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02 Jul 2010 11:35

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Tech: Apple’s stance on the antenna thing: The signal bars are a lie!

  • We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising. Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong.
  • A press release from Apple • Explaining what they think is causing the real problem with the iPhone’s reception (kinda). It’s not the reception itself that’s bad, they say, but the way it was presented. Engadget explained a little of what was happening yesterday. Basically, the levels at which it displays five bars are much higher than where it displays four bars, but everything else is at a fairly similar level. We’re guessing this doesn’t explain everything, and it’s not going to completely placate iPhone users. Give them all bumpers! source

23 Sep 2009 21:46

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Culture: When the cell signal drops, you know a cliche is coming

  • Funny as heck compilation of the lack of cell-phone coverage by the well-written fourfour. 66 movies are included in this compilation, all of them facing a similar problem: No cell phone coverage. source