F.O.A Orange UK Iphone 4 Users

Hi all
Been using my iphone for a few days and I am absolutely in love with it, best phone I have used since the nokia n95...
anyways, to any orange uk users what I like to know is, how much bars of signal do you get on average with your iphone?
I am asking this because I notice on my iphone i seem to get between 2 - 4 bars outside and while I am at home I seem to get 1 - 3, now before you ask yes I am using a case with the phone.
I have tested the network in my house and outside with a sony erricson K800i and i get full bars EVERYWHERE...
Now does this mean there is something wrong with my phone? or is this normal on orange with a iphone?
thanks

I'm on Orange and my first handset would show a full set of bars pre 4.0.1 on 3G. After the upgrade (identified with the larger bars) they switched regularly between 1-2, 1-3 and 1-4 (no matter if i was indoors or outdoors) but never a full 5 set and I live right by a mobile mast (B36). I also use a bumper which was bought at the same time as the phone but this was for protection purposes more than the reception issue which was later established at the 16th July press release.
Although I was kind of happy with that, I did start to notice my battery draining faster and faster even without using it - about 10% per hour - and I put this down to searching for 3G signal. But the drainage started happening when I had full signal and feeding off wi-fi so I booked a genius appointment and got a replacement due to a faulty battery.
The new unit came pre-loaded with 4.0 and I immediately noticed a difference in the signal bars since leaving the store - full set all the way home from Birmingham - so I tested it a few days and all seemed great. I then took the plunge and updated to 4.0.1 and still everything seemed great but not only with the signal bars on and off 3G constantly being at 5 with no or little drops, the battery seemed to be loads better too. Latest stats (yesterday) 1 day and 13 hours standby with 7 hours use after charging on Tues afternoon - pretty good from what I have been reading on the net.
Like you, I also came from a Nokia so I have high expectations (N95 and N96) - and have to say that the reception with orange has been pretty good so far wherever I am with the new handset. No grip of death, no dropped calls, no missing bars (unless it's been buried in my pocket while in a field) and not really any obvious battery issues but then again, it is a bigger device for pumping power round especially the beautiful screen.
My advice would be is to see what the next update brings which should be due within the next week, if it doesn't make a difference, you're still under warranty so maybe go and get it checked out at the genius bar. If you're in it for 24 months like me, you want it to be perfect!
Hope that gives you some peace of mind.

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