The iPhone 4G is not recommended by Consumer Reports. The iPhone 4G bomb was dropped by the magazine because of reception issues. iPhone 4G antenna troubles and what the media calls the “iPhone death grip” have been in headlines since the business released the gadget last month. Apple is promising an iPhone software update to ensure a more accurate display of signal strength. Consumer Reports ran its own tests on the iPhone 4G and recreated the reception problems everyone has been complaining about.
Source of article: Consumer Reports won’t recommend iPhone 4G after reception tests by Personal Money Store
Free iPhone antenna fix asked for by Consumer Reports<
The Consumer Reports rejection is the latest blow to the iPhone 4G. Since the iPhone 4G was released, complaints about the death grip and class action lawsuits about the gadget have besieged Apple. Apple has responded by promising an iPhone software update that will change how the phone displays signal bars. As outlined by CNN, a study by the magazine questioned Apple’s “optical illusion” claim. The iPhone 4 was tested with other AT and T phones, such as the iPhone 3GS. None had death grip issues as the iPhone 4G does. Consumer Reports noted the iPhone 4G otherwise ranked highest on the list of wise phone ratings that it released Monday. But the magazine said it will not recommend Apple’s new device until the business unveils “a permanent — and free — fix for the antenna problem.”
Tests show that Apple carrier AT and T is off the hook
The iPhone 4G is the first Apple iPhone that Consumer Reports refuses to recommend. It was reported by the Wall Street Journal the conclusion was an about-face for the magazine, which said in a July 2 blog post the iPhone 4G antenna issues weren’t a deal-breaker for the device. In its rejection of the iPhone 4G, Consumer Reports took some heat off Apple iPhone carrier AT and T, which was being blamed for all the data load problems for iPhones. ”The tests also indicate that AT and T’s network may not be the primary suspect in the iPhone 4G’s much-reported signal woes,” says Consumer Reports.
iPhone antenna solution contains duct tape
As well as promising an iPhone software update, Apple has been telling all of their iPhone 4 users to hold the phone differently or purchasing a $ 30 iPhone cover. It was reported by PC World that Consumer Reports iPhone 4G test confirms that. But you will find numerous a few less costly alternatives to Apple iPhone covers — some iPhone 4g users have used the yellow rubber Livestrong bracelets that cost $ 1. Consumer Reports says duct tape works just as well.
More information accessible at these sites:
CNN
money.cnn.com/2010/07/12/technology/consumer_reports_iphone/?npt=NP1
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363011516770540.html
PC World
pcworld.com/article/200924/consumer_reports_throws_iphone_4_under_the_bus.html?tk=hp_new
No comments:
Post a Comment