Do other mobilphones also have a connection problem.
The most recent iPhone model has lately been launched by Apple to an desperately anticipating hoard of enthusiasts. Nevertheless, a short while after people got their hands on it, reports of malfunctioning began to come in. More precisely many of the new users claimed that they experience connectivity issues when they hold the phone in a certain way. And to Apple’s dismay, these statements were not singular cases and it developed into an malfunctioning epidemic with almost all the phones exhibiting the same symptoms.
The issue arises especially when the iphone is held in a certain way with the left hand, causing the reception abilities of the inbuilt antenna to drop significantly. If the iPhone is placed on a table for instance, it displays five complete lines of signal but after it’s picked up and held in the hands, the range of lines drops to three, two and even zero. The situation of the iphone 4 is caused by the two external antennas which loose sensitivity when covered.
The rest of the earlier iPhone models have had internal antennas and this issue never occurred until now. It seems that the connection problem is unique to the iPhone 4. However, Apple has released a statement saying that this issue happens in all cell phones on the market if they are touched near the receiving antenna. Whether this is only a PR tactic form the communication giant, it is not sure, but it’s a guarantee that almost no other phones have the same issue when held close to the receiving antenna.
The solution suggested both by Apple and by new iphone 4 users is to buy a plastic phone cover that may actually isolate the hand form the exterior antennas. By doing this, no matter how somebody touches the unit, the signal is not interrupted, or at best the results are not that visible. Although this is only an improvised solution, it does not solve the core issues and it would appear that Apple doesn’t really care about the situation.
Whatever the case, this can definitely remain a connection problem unique to the iPhone 4 and people will remember it for quite a while. It is to be seen just how much will this stain affect Apple’s future market share. For many, an incident like the connection issue is definitely sufficient to send them towards other spartphone alternatives, other people however love the iPhone so much that they’re ready to go down with the ship if needed.
