Aug 31

Be sure to take this rumor with a heavy does of tablesalt, but word on the street is that Marco Quatorze, director of value added services at Mexico-based Telcel, speculates that his company and country will receive the current iPhone 4 version and then will receive an improved antenna design iPhone 4 after September 30th.  September 30th also happens to be the deadline for Apple’s iPhone 4 Case Program, but this may merely be coincidence.

As you may recall, Apple had to deal with a lot of pressure from critics regarding the infamous “antenna-gate” controversy — so much so that they cranked up their iPhone 4 Case Program, allowing iPhone 4 owners to request a free case on Apple’s site in order to insulate the iPhone’s external antenna band and help prevent reception issues and dropped calls.

If this rumor gains substance and becomes fact, how will you feel if you picked up an iPhone 4 already and learn that a “new, improved” iPhone 4 is coming so quickly after buying your “old” one? I have an iPhone 4 and I haven’t experienced antenna issues because I keep my iPhones in cases anyway. As for the rest of you iPhone 4 owners out there, what do you think about his rumor?

[AppleInsider]

Jul 02

Those of you out there with an iPhone 4 — how are things going? Any call reception problems? Antenna issues? There’s been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere about iPhone 4 reception and dropping calls, signal strength, etc. Much of the hand-wringing concerns how the iPhone 4 is gripped — where it’s touched, how firmly or loosely it’s held, whether the caller is chanting ancient burial rights while turning in circles during their call, and so on.

Fortunately, Apple and Steve Jobs hears all and they have posted an open letter to iPhone 4 owners in an effort to calm frayed nerves and dispel the fog of war. According to Apple, their testing reveals no unique issues with the iPhone 4 antenna or call reception that are any different than other cell phones on the market. They do, however, admit to using the wrong formulas to calculate signal strength so that the signal strength meter displays properly on your iPhone. They promise to be working with AT&T to fix this issue and make a free update available in the next couple weeks.

Do you have issues with your iPhone 4? Does Apple’s open letter and plan for action give you the warm fuzzies?

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