After reception tests, Consumer reports doesn't recommend iPhone 4G

Consumer reports do not recommend the iPhone 4G. Because of the reception issues, the magazine dropped its iPhone 4G bomb. iPhone 4G antenna issues and what the media has coined as the “iPhone death grip” have dominated headlines about Apple since the business released the gadget last month. Apple says there will soon be a software update showing accurate display of signal strength. However, Consumer Reports ran its own tests on the iPhone 4G and recreated the same exact reception problems everyone has been complaining about.

Post resource: 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 over-hyped gadget have besieged Apple. Apple then responded by promising an iPhone software update that will change how the phone displays signal bars. A study by the magazine questioned Apple’s “optical illusion” claim as outlined by CNN. The iPhone 4 was tested with other AT and T phones, including the iPhone 3GS. None had death grip problems as the iPhone 4G does. Consumer Reports explained that the iPhone 4G otherwise ranked highest on the list of intelligent phone ratings that it released Monday. But the magazine said it will not recommend Apple’s new device until the company unveils “a permanent — and free — fix for the antenna problem.”

Apple carrier, AT and T are off the hook because of tests

The first Apple iPhone that Consumer Reports doesn’t recommend is the iPhone 4G. The Wall Street Journal reports the conclusion was an about-face for the magazine, which said in a July 2 blog post that the iPhone 4G antenna issues weren’t a deal-breaker for the device. In its rejection of the iPhone 4G, Consumer Reports took quite a bit of heat off Apple iPhone carrier AT and T, which was being blamed for not being able to handle the data load for iPhones. ”The tests also indicate that AT and T’s network might not be the primary suspect in the iPhone 4G’s much-reported signal woes,” says Consumer Reports.

iPhone antenna solution includes 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 getting a $ 30 iPhone cover. PC World reports the Consumer Reports iPhone 4G test confirms that assertion. But there are numerous less expensive alternatives to Apple iPhone covers – many of the iPhone 4g users have used the yellow rubber Livestrong bracelets that cost $ 1. Consumer Reports has an even more affordable solution: duct tape.

More details about this topic at these websites:

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