[vena]

When you see the breaks, the three little black reveals that interrupt the band, in photographs, you could be forgiven for assuming you're seeing three separate strips of metal with gaps in between; but in fact it's all one piece.

from the internal photos at ifixits iphone 4 teardown[1] this doesn't appear to actually be true... or am i crazy? ( i am fully prepare to be called crazy/blind :) )

[1] http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPhone-4-Teardown/3130/1

[wmeredith]

I'm pretty sure this is a difference of semantics. He means that it's all one piece and then they machine into the separate antennas that fit together with incredibly tight tolerances.