Zenith
Magnavox
Posted on 07/19/2010 2:51:29 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Curiously, Consumer Reports’s list of “Recommended” smartphones includes all of the smartphones suffering from “holding it wrong” attenuation I’ve linked to tonight (Palm Pre, HTC Incredible, Nexus One, BlackBerry 9650) as well as three of the phones Apple posted videos about (iPhone 3GS, Droid Eris, BlackBerry 9700). I’d link directly to Consumer Reports’s web page for this list, but can’t, because it’s behind a paywall that their coverage of the iPhone 4 antenna is not. I’m sure they’ve been performing the exact same attenuation testing with all of these phones that they have with the iPhone 4, and that they have published precise technical standards regarding how much attenuation is acceptable to still qualify for a “Recommended” rating.
My next payola check from Apple is going to be a doozy.
ConservativeMind is a Mac-hating bigots and I condemn the him for being an obnoxious element and twerp.
Being a Windoze fanboy is worse than eating dirt, isn’t it? Try another line of attack. Yours is too childish and needs a lot of improvement if you intend to dissuade the Mac community, or anybody else with a brain! You apparently lack that ingredient!
Enjoy being a Windoze troll! Does it pay well?
They aren't known for grammar knowledge in West Virginia, are they?
Uh, Conservative??? WVKayaker, is parodying your tagline... complete with grammar...
So, why didn’t Consumer Reports “recommend” the iPhone 4?
My answer stands.
Attenuation means nothing unless you state from WHERE you start your signal attenuation. They didn't. The rest of the report is available only behind a pay wall. The iPhone 4 was two points higher than all other phones on all tests including reception and average in call quality in their review...
I can sit here and "short" across that line on my phone with my fingers, dry or wet, and NOT have a drop in calls... or a loss in data if I am surfing the internet. Most iPhone users can do the same thing. So what is the problem?
I have several friends who have purchased the iPhone 4... they too do not experience this issue. Where is the problem?
I am getting reception in areas where my iPhone 3Gs was not getting signals before. Now I get a good reception with the iPhone 4. Where is the problem?
We see the "problem" being screamed about in the press, being touted by people WHO DO NOT OWN AN IPHONE~ What are we to conclude?
John Gruber is AWESOME!
But I love the kicker... all the CR info is hidden behind a firewall for members only.
All... except...
All... EXCEPT...
Apple.
No, that one they issue press releases regarding, while not only remaining silent on the others but actively suppressing the information.
But the Philco had much better looks than the Zenith or Magnavox.
I learned to ignore signal bars on my non-Apple phones long ago. They never seemed to have much to do with the actual reception as I perceive it. I’ve been dropped at four bars, and gotten crystal-clear reception with none.
Unfortunately, it's not for sale.
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