Iphone 4 antenna Problem?

Question

Hi
Can anyone with an iPhone 4 confirm if the reception issue (antennagate) occurs ONLY if the *gap between the two antennas (wifi and 3g) is bridged (connected)* with your finger?
OR if it *happens even* when you touch the bottom left corner of the phone without bridging the gap between the two antennas?
Message was edited by: mnohr096
Message was edited by: mnohr096

Answer 1

Both. The issue occurs most notably in poor outdoor reception areas or indoors where most testing was done (CR, PhoneDog, etc tested indoors). Mostly tested with 3 bars in 4.0.1 or 4-5 bars in 4.0. If you use a smartphone as covering the whole phone on the left palm, this can interrupt the signal unless you keep away from the black line.
The typical way people hold normal phones is by the fingertips, not the palm, during phone conversations. Just avoid putting your fingers on the black line and put it in the center of the sides and you won't have the issue.
Data entering, people would cover the phone when texting or surfing the web. This would lower the bars significantly while surfing the web.