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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03PQyWp0mWE&feature=player_embedded Wow it really is bad - even has worse signal strength off the bat compared to a 3GS.
    Jun 24, 2010 4:14am PDT
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03PQyWp0mWE&feature=player_embedded Wow it really is bad - even has worse... : abrasionThis person is cool!

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      http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23299948#itemanchor_23299948 : nakedsavageThis person is cool!
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        abrasions link is a better video though because it compares the 4 to the 3GS : mrtonyThis person is cool!
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          I figured that since there was already a thread about the same issue with over 180 posts we didn't need a... : nakedsavageThis person is cool!
          • That thread has become a "talk about your new iphone 4" "have you got your new iphone 4 yet!" and nothing... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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      lol that sucks. I wonder if I can return my iPhone 4 and just keep using my 3GS : mrtonyThis person is cool!
      • The most disturbing thing is on a table, without either being touched, the 3GS is distinctively better. : abrasionThis person is cool!
    • recall? : massdev
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      Engadget quotes Mossberg as saying it's a display issue, not a reception issue. : Dave-A
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        in the above video it looks like the iPhone 4 actually drops the call when the 3GS doesn't. kinda tough... : mrtonyThis person is cool!
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          Remember when cell phones had that big goofy antenna sticking out, that was retractable? : Dave-A
          • Hell, I was amazed going from my Treo 650 to the 755p that there was no more antenna nub. : DeathloveThis person is cool!
        • prior to fix less than 2 bars, after fix 5 bars; with dropped calls. : massdev
      • I quote Mossberg as "[unintelligble garbling, voice heard in background saying 'Play with the balls, Walt... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
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      i just tried this and didn't get the same results. : KorbanThis person is cool!
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        Do you have a 3GS to compare signal bars to at least? : abrasionThis person is cool!
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          yes, i have the 3Gs, but my 3Gs is now inactive so it's showing No Service. my iPhone 4 is simply not dr... : KorbanThis person is cool!
          • Don't have another AT&T SIM in the house? : abrasionThis person is cool!
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        Korban that video clearly shows it, it must be true. IT MUST BEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee... : Dave-A
        • No the 17 other videos uploaded in 4 hours to Kotaku kind of hint it might be..... T T H ' D : abrasionThis person is cool!
        • it happens to me on my new iPhone 4. in my case it even seems worse because I don't have to actually tou... : mrtonyThis person is cool!
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      looking at the video I wonder if the problem is that his palm is acting as a conductor between the two di... : mrtonyThis person is cool!
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        This is pretty obviously what the problem is - apparently the 2 different sides are different ends of the... : abrasionThis person is cool!
        • yeah I have vague memories of that stuff. I actually got a radio license when I was kid because my uncle... : mrtonyThis person is cool!