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RE: Apple responds to 'Antennagate'

erik.soderquist Updated - 16th Jul 2010

@trickytom2

personal experience in support call centers tells me that only around 5% of people who have the problem actually call about it. i'm sure this varies, but it is never a large percentage that calls, most ignore it and wait for the fix to be delivered.

based on 5%, with 0.55%, that means that around 11% of iPhone 4 users experience this problem.

i support a client who has several iPhones on their corporate account, a piece of scotch tape does work around the issue, and the good quality scotch tape is nearly invisible if carefully applied.

while it works, i still consider it only a work around, though i doubt Apple will actually fix the design flaw in the current model. it's an easy work around, and outside of this specific issue, the iPhone 4 has been the best iPhone so far, though the client still keeps the blackberry/verizon phones hidden close by to really communicate.

i'm actually looking forward to my client getting the iPhone 5 when it comes out, which i suspect will not have this design flaw.

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