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Better Cell Phone Towers Kill People [Cell Phones]





AT&T's network sucked in 2008, glutted with iPhones and facing the menace of a 3G rollout. So like its competition, it put together a slapdash operation to build towers at any cost. Even a human cost, ProP...
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Elderly Couple Killed by AT&T Dropped Calls after Escaping Nazis [Phones]





Madeleine Morris survived Nazi-occupied France, and went on to happily marry a wonderfully trained musician. Then she went on a trip the country, where their car slammed into a ditch. Nine dropped AT&T cal...
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‘One Person for the Rest of my Life?!’


We would all have that reaction, but not all of us would have said ‘I do’ in the first place.
Just say “I do.”

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‘I Said That Dress Looks Bad on You!’

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4G Reception is Not Immune to Outages Either, as Verizon's LTE Services Goes Down for the First Time [Blip]


It's been several hours according to Verizon Wireless customers (some of whom work for your favorite tech site), but Verizon's LTE service shows no sign of going back up. All over the US there have been confirmed outages, with some also rep...
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AT&T is Now Selling Portable Cell Towers So Emergency Workers Can Get Some Signal [Blip]


These portable cellular antennas aren't new—but AT&T selling them is. It may be a years-too-late admission that their service isn't up to scratch, or could just be them trying to please corporations and governmental officials with alw...
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How to Survive Horrible Cellphone Reception [Video]






You probably use your cellphone as your primary phone line, and since it's with you all the time, that's extremely convenient. It turns into a problem, however, when you're stuck with crappy reception. If...
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The weirdest (but working) iPhone 4 reception trick I have ever heard
Yesterday I was having dinner at the famous and very popular Pasta e Basta in Amsterdam. The restaurant is well known for their great food but even more for the performances. While you are dining the (beautiful) waitresses sing classic Italian songs. It i...
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This Explains So Much About AT&T Service [Image Cache]






Now I understand why AT&T representatives react so cheerfully when I call to complain about my reception. [Shoebox] More »






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The Price of Perfect Cell Service: A Collapsing Apartment Building [Reception]






Good cell service is hard to come by, especially in NYC, but five bars won't do much good when you're DEAD. Some New Yorkers are convinced that the AT&T and T-Mo antennas on their roof are bringing the bu...
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Use a Bluetooth Headset for Improved Reception in Spotty Locations [Cellphones]






If sitting stone still in the one corner of your apartment that actually gets decent reception sounds like a terrible way to conduct a phone call, a Bluetooth headset can act as an extender for your cellp...
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How To Hide a Cell Tower [Cellular]






While older cell towers were topped with those those unsightly satellite-looking antenna fixtures, newer ones can be contained entirely in sleek, featureless polls and thus disguised as trees. Nice for ...
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NYT: Second Software Update To Fix iPhone 4 Reception "Glitch" [Unconfirmed]


According to the NYT, a "person with direct knowledge" of the iPhone 4's design indicated that the device's reception troubles would be fixed by a second software update—one different from the iOS 4.0.1 update made available earlier t...
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Top Apple Engineer Warned Jobs About iPhone 4 Antenna Problems [Iphone 4]






According to Bloomberg, one of Apple's senior engineers raised concerns as late as last year over the potential for the iPhone 4's design to cause dropped calls. More »






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This Is How Much the New iPhone 4 Signal Bars Have Grown [Iphone 4]






As promised, the new iPhone system update corrects the bar signal display. Also as promised, it provides another "enhancement": Taller signal bars! Free tip: If you paint flames on the back of your iPhone...
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Initial Reports: Software Update Doesn't Fix iPhone 4 Antenna Problem, As Expected [Iphone 4]






Initial reports on Apple's iOS 4.1 update confirm what we already knew and what AppleCare is telling to customers: The iPhone software update doesn't fix the iPhone 4's antenna problems. The good news is ...
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iPhone 4 Silent Recall: Some Readers Confirm [Iphone 4]






Yesterday, a reader claimed that—after exchanging his iPhone 4—he couldn't reproduce the sharp signal drop caused by the antenna problem. Since then, we've received 14 similar stories. However...
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Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now? [Iphone 4]






We've received only one report, so take it with a hill of salt: A Gizmodo reader claims that, after Apple replaced his iPhone 4, he can't reproduce the sharp loss of signal. He says that the hardware seem...
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Apple Censors Discussions On Negative Consumer Reports' iPhone 4 Test [Iphone 4]






Apple has deleted at least six threads talking about Consumer Reports' iPhone 4 tests. Customers on Apple's support boards were discussing the publication's negative report, which demonstrated that the de...
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AppleCare: The iPhone 4 Update Won't Solve the Antenna Problem [Iphone 4]






AppleCare has confirmed what we already knew: The incoming software update won't fix the iPhone 4's transmission and reception problems. They acknowledged the antenna problem exists, offering the same sol...
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Why Apple's iPhone 4 Update Won't Fix Your Reception Problem [Giz Explains]






This graphic shows why some people experience the iPhone 4 signal drop problems while others haven't been able to reproduce it. It also explains why Apple's incoming software update—which promises m...
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Steve Jobs to Angry iPhone 4 User: "Relax, it's just a phone." [Iphone 4]






A BGR reader wrote an angry email to an engineer and Steve Jobs about the iPhone 4's antenna problem. Surprisingly, Jobs replied. Repeatedly. And even while countless tests show voice and data problems, J...
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First iPhone 4 Class Action Suit Filed Against Apple and AT&T [Iphone 4]






The first iPhone 4 class action suit against Apple and AT&T has been filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lawsuit focus on the antenna design problems, making ...
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Wireless Expert On iPhone 4 Antenna: We Got a Problem [Chart]






Richard Gaywood—Ph.D in wireless network planning from Cardiff University—has tested the iPhone 4 communications problem. Before, he thought there were no problems. Now, his conclusion is clea...
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Apple Wants Antenna Engineers for iPhone [Iphone 4]






What a coincidence: On June 23—exactly when you first reported about the iPhone 4's antenna problem, Apple posts multiple request for antenna engineers for the iPhone. Too late? Too soon? Let the co...
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Apple's Internal iPhone 4 Antenna Troubleshooting Guidelines Leak [Apple]


The folks at BGR got their hands on Apple's internal iPhone 4 antenna troubleshooting procedures. This is what Apple representatives are supposed to follow when you call about your reception troubles. Of course, sometimes they even give the...
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Video Clearly Shows Antenna Defect on iPhone 4 Web Browser [Apple]






The iPhone 4's antenna problem continues. People around the world keep experiencing it. So many that a class action suit is already in the works. This video proves that a simple touch affects web page lo...
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Sign Here If You Think Apple Should Give Free Cases to Fix the iPhone 4's Problems [Iphone 4]






Apple acknowledges the iPhone 4's reception problems. Their solution: Hold it differently or buy a case. But if this is an Apple design problem, they should fix it for real or give out cases for free. ...
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Nokia Gets Cheeky and Says You Can Hold Their Phones However You Want [Phones]






Ever-opportunistic Nokia has taken to its official blog to cheekily tell its readers that "whether you're left-handed or right-handed, there's no shortage of ways to hold your phone." Whatever *could* the...
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AT&T Done With NYC 3G Upgrades. Can You See a Difference? [At&t]






New York City's long-suffering AT&T customers should be seeing some relief, according to the carrier. A bump to 7.2Mbps HSPA at all cell sites across all five boroughs should mean a 47% improvement in voi...
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Fake Steve Jobs: There Is No Spoon [Apple]






Fake Steve on the iPhone 4 and reception: More »






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Unofficial "Finger Test" Reveals iPhone Antenna Issue Impacts Reception and Transmission [Iphone 4]






Watch and listen closely as YouTube user and iPhone 4 owner Mike "Mself27" demonstrates a striking call quality issue using nothing but a finger. Call quality suffers at about 2:45. A simple software fix,...
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Have You Noticed the iPhone Reception Problem in Practice? [Qotd]






We've seen many examples of iPhone 4 reception problems when people hold their devices a certain way, but we're wondering: What about during normal use? Have you experienced reception problems when you're...
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Did Concealment of Prototype iPhone 4 Devices Mask Reception Issues? [Apple]


We know that prototype iPhone 4 units were disguised to look like older generation units using some clever cases. Now the NYT is speculating that this clever iPhone 4 testing disguise may have actually prevented Apple from noticing the odd ...
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If You Have These iPhone 4 Problems, You Should Exchange Your Phone [Iphone 4]






We've been getting trouble reports from users about their iPhone 4, especially around the antenna reception/dropped calls issue. There are smaller factory defects as well, and thankfully they're not as wi...
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Apple Acknowledges iPhone 4 Reception Issues, Says Don't Hold It Like That [Iphone 4]






Here's Apple's response to the now officially-acknowledged iPhone 4 antenna reception problems. More »






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iPhone 4 Loses Reception When You Hold It By The Antenna Band? [Iphone 4]






This is a reader video found on Macrumors forums illustrating something weird. When the guy holds the iPhone in his hands, touching the outside antenna band in two places, he drops reception. Placing the ...
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AT&T Takes a Commanding Lead... In Dropped Calls [Cellphones]






AT&T may have improved their dropped call performance lately, but they've still got a lot of work to do. According to a recent survey from ChangeWave Research, AT&T customers experience 3x the percentage ...
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Here's How AT&T Served Up Great 3G Data (To SXSW Geeks—Not Us) [Wireless]






MG Siegler asks the great question of why AT&T was able to beef up their network for the geek collective at SXSW, but won't do that in badly covered cities like SF and NY. I've heard a few reasons why. ...
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