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by geuis 5843 days ago
Ive is right. My new iPhone is like a work of art. Like a piece of art in a museum, because I can't touch it either. The unit I have has so many problems, simply holding it makes it lose both 3G and wifi signal. I'm exchanging mine or switching back to my 3GS
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nickpp 5843 days ago
3G AND WiFi? Somehow I doubt you even own an iPhone...
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geuis 5843 days ago
I have owned each iPhone, usually within a few days of release. Yes, since the iPhone has always supported bother a cell connection and a wifi connection, the devices have both. Additionally, people have been reporting problems with both the 3G antenna issue and connecting to wifi routers. I had both. I said nothing about them both being related to the same antenna problem. I suffered from both. I exchanged my phone today at the Apple store in downtown SF and have had no problems since. Don't understand why I was downvoted SO much for that. I'm happy that you downvoters have had excellent experiences with the new device. Did you wait in line for over 5 hours for yours? If I wait that long for a product, I apologize for having the expectation THAT IT WORKS.
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MisterWebz 5843 days ago
Could you explain why? I don't own one and never really read much about Iphones.
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atlbeer 5843 days ago
The "holding" problem is only related to the 3G signal.

WiFi has a completely separate antenna which is unaffected

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bmalicoat 5843 days ago
When you're on wifi you have no indication of the signal strength of any other data source (3G, Edge or GPRS).

It's possible the Wifi would go out and then the bars would drop, I suppose. Any signal issues I've seen have been non-wifi though.

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bombs 5843 days ago
You do. The signal strength bars are to the left of the carrier name, while the connection type (EDGE, 3G, WiFi) icon is the right.

The WiFi icon (which acts as a signal strength indicator for WiFi connections) unfortunately does hide the cellular data indicator, which shows whether you're connected to EDGE or 3G.

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bmalicoat 5843 days ago
What I mean is you could have full voice signal with no data signal and not know it if you are connected to wifi too. Most areas have at least GPRS, but you can still find some towers that are voice only. Because of this you really don't have an indication of your cellular data. You can assume you have it, which is true most of the time, but you can't know for sure.
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