death grip issue still there on the iphone 4s

sfag31

All over the internet they say it was fixed but on my new iphone 4s if I hold the phone without a bumper the reception drops by two bars.
Thumb is near the volume controls.
Anyone else noticed this?

CathalDublin

sfag31 wrote: »

All over the internet they say it was fixed but on my new iphone 4s if I hold the phone without a bumper the reception drops by two bars.
Thumb is near the volume controls.
Anyone else noticed this?

It use to be bottom left corner

1ZRed

I have an iPhone 4 and I've noticed two or three points on it where the coverage or wifi would go down if you held it a certain way. I've messed around with a 4s and for the most part I think the issues are still there but improved. You have to remember that it's the same design of the 4 so it will have some of the problems that came with it.

godtabh

never been an issue for me and I had both the 4 and the 4s

copacetic

I had issue with the 4, easily reproducible by bridging the gap between antennas in lower lhs corner. Can't recreate with the 4s.

Wasnt an issue in general use anyway.

ironclaw

Same thing happens in new Nokia's as most people don't realise the antenna is in the base of the phone for SAR reasons. I've had a 4 and never ever had a problem with it. It was just made into a bigger issue, in my opinion, by the Apple bashers of the blog and YouTube world.

mihau

ironclaw wrote: »

Same thing happens in new Nokia's as most people don't realise the antenna is in the base of the phone for SAR reasons. I've had a 4 and never ever had a problem with it. It was just made into a bigger issue, in my opinion, by the Apple bashers of the blog and YouTube world.

Agreed. Been having smartphones all my life and they all dropped signal. Media frenzy pointed to the iPhone but the problem was there all along.

murpho999

Have the 4s, never been an issue.

Tried bad grip this morning, no drop in bars.

Why do people constantly look for faults in the iPhone?

This wasn't even as big an issue as made out on iPhone 4.

LukeS_

Just tried it there and it kept full signal. Maybe it's fluctuating signal in your area perhaps?

potsy11

I think its signal.

I have 4s and have problems with it. Every day, every second call that i make or receive in my house and office will drop out 'call failure'.

I have been onto O2 and they are looking into it for me but the phone works fine in strong signal areas. In my house and office the signal does fluctuate.

Very frustrating but I just can live without the iphone 4s :-))

biko

The death grip used to be neutralised by using a cover.
Is this still the case?