Poll: iPhone 4 problems thread
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can you not read? can you not see the huge thread on iphone 4, have you been living under a rock?
can you not see that the op's problem is nothing to do with the known antenna problem?
as a seemingly pretty unique problemis he not well entitled to open a new thread looking answers?
i see everybody is in a real friendly mood tonight then!?!?
I haven't tried changing sim's with another handset, i will try this.
The only thing i can really think of that will make it loose All its signal is that its switching between masts?
But the lack of 3g is slightly baffling me :/
For people suggesting take it back to the shop, i got it from apple and the nearest store is about 50miles away.
I would like to see if its a problem i can resolve without having to go 100miles lol
Thanks to all
might be worth contacting o2 (if that's your network provider) maybe they would let you exchange the phone at one of their shops if they have one closer as it does sound like there is some sort of technical problem with the handset
Yup its enabled, tried turning it on and off again, and all the O2 data links and port stuff is correct.
Right so people don't believe that one second I have 5 bars full 3G surfing away, the next I have 1 bar no 3G and anything I am loading (even during mid-page download) stops when holding the phone a particular way!
Interesting
Aha, interesting indeed. I assumed you were talking 5 bars 3G to 1 bar 3G, not 1 bar non-3G.
This could be software related just like I reckon the dropped calls are.
When the 3G signal drops down past a certain level, the baseband software automatically assumes that there isn't enough signal to sustain the 3G connection, and so drops it and falls back to EDGE/GPRS in order to maintain some form of connectivity.
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use the ofcom site finder to find your nearest o2 mast. Go and sit under it (or very near it at least) to check its not a signal strength issue
http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/
http://www.sitefinder.ofcom.org.uk/
Its nothing to do with holding it "as tightly as you can" or the "gorilla grip" as some apple diehards have dubbed it. Simply holding it with your hand in that area bridging the 2 metal pieces triggers it, regardless of how tight or loose you hold it.
Aha, interesting indeed. I assumed you were talking 5 bars 3G to 1 bar 3G, not 1 bar non-3G.
This could be software related just like I reckon the dropped calls are.
When the 3G signal drops down past a certain level, the baseband software automatically assumes that there isn't enough signal to sustain the 3G connection, and so drops it and falls back to EDGE/GPRS in order to maintain some form of connectivity.
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But interestingly it doesn't drop down to EDGE or GPRS, it just dies!
Just watched a BBC breakfast piece on this. Apple say the normal signal is shown as higher than it actually is, and holding it in a certain way just causes the signal display to lower. Yeah, right, pull the other one Steve! I really feel for those who have this issue, utter rubbish from Apple treating customers like mugs.
Sent from a tightly gripped HTC Desire...
Sent from a tightly gripped HTC Desire...
Another misconception!!! Everyone with an iPhone 4 suffers with the antenna issue, Apple have conceded this in their email!! Software or Hardware, whatever it is, after that email from Apple, no iPhone 4 user can tell you otherwise! Some people are affected by the issue immediately because they live/work in an 'average' coverage area and others are not, that does not mean the issue does not exist! Its a mobile phone, someday somewhere even the most smug (Apple fanboi) iPhone 4 user will experience it
As it stands I'm now finding the iPhone 4 totally unusable as a phone. I get the NO SIM fault hourly now and it's almost impossible to make a call whilst holding the phone for fear that it'll lose connection. I'll give it two weeks to see if it's rectifiable through a software update; if it's not then the phone is going back.
Did you cut a normal Sim down to Micro Sim size? If so then you did it wrong
Sounds like a faulty iPhone or SIM. Have you tried removing the sim, cleaning the contacts on it and then putting it back in!
Absolutely! I'm sure this is hardware, and Apple are buying time with this flannel!Another misconception!!! Everyone with an iPhone 4 suffers with the antenna issue, Apple have conceded this in their email!! Software or Hardware, whatever it is, after that email from Apple, no iPhone 4 user can tell you otherwise! Some people are affected by the issue immediately because they live/work in an 'average' coverage area and others are not, that does not mean the issue does not exist! Its a mobile phone, someday somewhere even the most smug (Apple fanboi) iPhone 4 user will experience it