Consumer Reports won't recommend the iPhone 4G. The iPhone 4G bomb was dropped by the magazine because of reception issues. iPhone 4G antenna difficulties and also the "iPhone death grip" have dominated headlines about Apple since the company released the gadget last month. Accurate display of signal strength could be shown soon with an update Apple promises to be sending out. However, Consumer Reports ran its own tests on the iPhone 4G and recreated the reception problems everybody has been complaining about.
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<p><strong>Free iPhone antenna fix demanded by Consumer Reports</strong></p>
The rejection from Consumer Reports is the latest blow for the iPhone 4G. Since the iPhone 4G was first 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. But CNN reports that a study by the magazine questioned Apple's "optical illusion" claim. Such as the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 was tested with other AT and T phones. None had death grip issues as the iPhone 4G does. Consumer Reports noted the iPhone 4G otherwise ranked highest on the list of smart 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."
<p><strong>Tests let AT and T off the hook</strong></p>
Consumer Reports has picked the iPhone 4G as the first Apple iPhone they won't recommend. The Wall Street Journal reports that 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 not being able to deal with the data load 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," Consumer Reports explained.
<p><strong>Duct tape- iPhone antenna solution</strong></p>
In addition to promising an iPhone software update, Apple has been telling disgruntled iPhone 4 users to hold the phone differently or purchasing a $ 30 iPhone cover. PC World reports the Consumer Reports iPhone 4G test confirms that assertion. But there are many a couple of less expensive alternatives to Apple iPhone covers -- some iPhone 4g users have used the yellow rubber Livestrong bracelets that cost $ 1. Consumer Reports has an even more affordable solution: duct tape.
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CNN
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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
