Are newer iPhones leaving the factory with a fix?
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If you received an iPhone in the last few days, check the serial number to see if it is greater than 27. If so, get a hold of a multimeter to test the impedance of the metal frame. Hold the two sides about an inch apart near the gap in the frame (see the picture below). If the reading is much greater than 1 ohm, than your iPhone 4 could have the coating as a non-conductive coating would have a high resistance. The last thing you need to do is to report back to us because if indeed Apple has changed its manufacturing process to add non-conductive coating, it would be proof that their public hard-nosed stance is a cover-up and privately, the Cupertino based firm knows they made a boo-boo.
Apple iPhone 4 Specifications | Review
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1. hcbarclay posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:47 0 0
i am about to go out and buy one right now just to see if this settles the claim! thats how much i want this discussion to end!
17. vzwman posted on 14 Jul 2010, 14:52 0 0
Apple sucks my fat cuban dick or like how you white boys would say "cock"
32. wade1968 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 18:41 0 0
to bad it is only one person using the volt meter. wouldn't it be smarter to have someone put it in the death grip then have someone then use the volt meter?
33. Alienhuntr posted on 14 Jul 2010, 19:09 0 0
Iphone4 serial # has a 28 and resistance is still futile. The death grip still does its thing. Checked it with a multimeter and resistance is below 1 ohm. Used an Ifrogz case with my 3gs and now with my 4 as well, thus am able to avoid the left handed vulcan death grip. In reality who gives an crap about stainless sides. Should have been coated with rubberized material like back of most phones thus no conduction and grounding. Still love the phone. Transfer from 3gs to 4 was completely uneventful. If they issue a physical fix then start the recall ASAP. Apple has to maintain its "Brand" reputation. Might be time to short the stock!!
2. ilia1986 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:08 0 0
This is interesting.. let's see if this is indeed true. It seems everyday some new theory arises because of the antennae issue. Tomorrow they will announce that the lead engineer behind the iPhone 4 antennae was kidnapped by aliens during the manufacturing process..
19. SPcamert posted on 14 Jul 2010, 14:57 0 0
No he was kidnapped by aliens long before. You know, the day he started working for Apple.
3. networkdood posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:15 0 0
". The theory is that when the phone was held in this spot, the user's body created a "bridge", conducting the signal and de-tuning the antennas. By coating the phone in that spot with a material that cannot conduct the signal, the reception problems should end." This theory was already proved wrong....the where our bodies create a bridge... It maskes sense that apple would just fix future batches of iphone 4s rather than do a recall - much cheaper and they can do so while supposedly having a 3 wk delay due to the demand - the delay in demand masks the real reasons for the shipping delays...like I have always said....NEVER BUY STUFF WHEN it COMES OUT on the first day it is sold....especially true for MICROSOFT junk......I bought my ARIA ANDROID AT&T phone on day 2....lol, and it works just fine...hmmm, maybe HTC just knows how to build phones better.
5. EFchris91 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:18 0 0
Well i'd hope HTC knows how to build phones better, they've been building phones since 2002.
7. hawk62 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:32 0 0
Which is Apples biggest problem. They are not a PHONE company. The iphone is a great toy, computer. But a bad phone. To many that does not matter. Some of us really use the "phone" part of the iphone.
4. Androidluv posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:17 0 0
"If so, get a hold of a multimeter to test the impedance of the metal frame." Seriously?! Why would I need to test my phone to make sure that the company did their job? This is ridiculous. First they stage a prototype leak and then when the device is finally released, it cant even function as a phone which, btw,it is supposed to be before anything else and then they come up with all kinds of stories to cover up the flaws in the not-so-perfect piece of perfection...jeez, good job, Jobs!!!!!!!!!
27. E.N. posted on 14 Jul 2010, 16:39 0 0
We're just checking if the issue has finally been solved. Hopefully it has. We don't need a recap of all that's happened in the last three months.
6. CHEFJEFF posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:28 0 0
And if my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon.
8. messiah posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:35 0 0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=FL7yD-0pqZg&feature=player_embedded the sheep continue We are Droid. Resistence is Apple. -Messiah
11. shimmyx20 posted on 14 Jul 2010, 13:50 0 0
Dude, you're the one that sounds like a sheep...
12. messiah posted on 14 Jul 2010, 14:04 0 0
spoken like a true apple fanboy. It is broken, you will still buy it. The head spokesman flip flops on issues, you still believe him. Next we will all find out ou need to connect the phones with a piece of string to make calls, and you will offer to buy the string. All for a name, because this time around, it is obviously not for the product.
13. *HOVA* posted on 14 Jul 2010, 14:12 0 0
You shouldn't speak for others. I have the iPhone 4 and have fewer dropped calls then I did with my 3GS. If you're gonna hate, hate, but act like you know what you're talking about when you don't even have the phone.
18. clevername posted on 14 Jul 2010, 14:57 0 0
He doesn't even have o own an iPhone to be right. You sond like a sheep chanting some plagiarized drod cheer and adding a YouTube link. This is an apple article not an android vs. Appl article. Fanboys who bring up a device that has nothing to do with the article are guilty of this unless they have a good reason. Your just cheering. And yes it goes both ways.
20. messiah posted on 14 Jul 2010, 15:03 0 0
are you suggesting Consumer Reports is speaking for others? no. neither am i. All the fanboys are pretty quick to defend a product that was supposed top "change everything. Again" ... lol and fell on it's face from the get go. Spots on the screen, failed antenas, lousy stance from the company. Other companies, and no need to mention names as MOST other companies actually look out for their product and deal with any issues that arise. Apple is too proud, just like its fan base, to admit to any problems. Lucky you to have a phone that seldomely drops calls. I have a phone that NEVER drops phones. Right there, my product is better. it is a phone. it is supposed to make calls, sustain calls, and convince you to use more airtime. that is the number one way to generate revenue for any and all carriers. product that does not perform this function is a waste to all carriers. For Consumer Reports to say "FIX IT", right there you know you have an issue. That is not disputable.
