As you’re probably well aware, the much ballyhooed iPhone 4 isn’t without it’s share of issues. It shatters far too easily for a cell phone, scratches, and hates left handed people.
Keep in mind the antenna issue doesn’t seem to be present on all phones, but it certainly does appear on a lot of them. I was using my friend’s iPhone 4 last night and despite my finest efforts of deliberately trying to put my fingers in the correct places to get the reception to drop, I got nothin’… not even a measily 1 bar drop.
However, if you are expereiencing these problems, here are some solutions you could try.
Scotch Tape
This is the simplest and cheapest of the solutions and many have said it works so if you don’t mind putting a little bit of clear Scotch Tape on your phone, this could fix you up for less than a penny. Just put a small strip of tape over the little black strip on the bottom left hand corner of the phone. The theory is that it will stop your skin from shorting out the antenna.
Get A Bumper
The standard Apple response has been to either get an iPhone case (the $30 bumper) or that there is no problem. While
Vapor4
The Vapor4 is an aluminum case that can solve not only the antenna issue, but will also make it a lot tougher to shatter your phone if you opt for the carbon fiber back plate ($100).
Magellan Toughcase
If you want to make your iPhone 4 nie invulnerable and waterproof to boot, then Magellan has the solution for you – the Magellan Toughcase. Though it costs as much as the phone ($199), and is targeted towards those who want to use their iPhone like they would a rugged outdoor GPS unit, it will certainly fix those pesky little screen shattering and antenna issues. It also improves GPS accuracy and gives you even more battery life (has a built in 1840mAh battery built in) so you do get quite a bit for all that cash.
If none of these solutions satisfy you, you could join the class action lawsuit, or take advantage of the 30 day return policy offered by Apple and AT&T and return the damn phone.
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