Have an iPhone 4 and a 3GS ? Make a real world reception test ...
Hi,
I read many tests about the iPhone 4 reception issue and mine exhibits the same behavior : if I am in an area where the signal is barely 5 bars, it goes down to 1 if I touch the bottom left corner. If I grip my iPhone 3GS in the same conditions, I can see a signal degradation of about 1 or 2 bars only.
But bars or db attenuation are only the most visible part of the story. If an antenna system is more sensitive, it can get better results even if the attenuation is higher. So I decided to compare the real performance of both phones.
So, here is my test : I install speedtest.net on both phones, set it to the same server, grip both "the wrong way" and tap start.
Guess what ? The iPhone 4, even with 1 bar gets better results in most tests. And if I slightly move my fingers on the iPhone 4, it gets much better results than the 3GS.
I tried this the first day so I moved on and enjoyed the phone. With all the fuss about reception issues, I tried it again today and got the same results.
This is just my unscientific experience but try it if you have both phones. Could be interesting.
I've done the tests too and my findings are totally different than yours. Not holding the phones at all, I can go in to areas where the 3GS will download a page in a typically fast manner while my 4 hangs and hangs and hangs. This can happen in many places. However, when I'm in an area where the 4 responds well, THEN it will be faster than the 3GS.
There was a thread that might have been shut down by Apple entitled "This might light a fire under Apple" and there was an IT clown who claimed our problems were all imaginary and he had no issues. It's hard to believe that anyone could be so utterly, 100% clueless to say something like that. Whoever he works for must have many 'satisfied' clients.
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Im not sure wether I got you right or not. But my advice/s would be as follows:
These steps help you get rid of old apps you downloaded years ago and you do not use anymore.(Also frees space on your mac after emptying the trash)
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