wraggster
February 9th, 2011, 21:57
Turns out that the Verizon iPhone 4 is also plagued with the same problem (http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/verizon-iphone-4-suffering-death-grip-antenna-issues-2011029/) as the AT&T version, the 'Death Grip.' This isn't completely surprising since Apple has made no significant changes in the antenna design to warrant a permanent fix. As a result, the 'Death grip' causes a drop in 3G data performance as well as the Wi-Fi performance. What's strange is that the Death Grip gives inconsistent results (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2379903,00.asp) which is why analysts don't view this as a big problem for Apple, chalking up the news as 'bloggers looking for something to write about.' Analysts also argue that Apple sold millions of AT&T iPhone 4's last year and despite the media-furor, consumers did not line up at Apple Stores demanding refundshttp://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/02/09/1943255/Verizon-iPhone-Also-Haunted-By-the-Death-Grip