[mattparcher]

This is a common misunderstanding. In fact, Apple showed members of the press specially-equipped vans that they use to systematically test reception in the field under a variety of scenarios, in addition to the dozen or so anechoic black rooms they have indoors. [1]

[1] http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/16/inside-apples-black-lab-w... (among others)

[gigafemtonano]

Simulated and real world are two different ball games. In the real world tests with sh- er um crappy AT&T signal strength, they were testing in privacy cases. Ideal tests in the anechoic chambers or iVans were just that - ideal.