{"id":3097,"date":"2010-06-16T08:59:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T16:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2010-06-16T08:59:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T16:59:41","slug":"will-the-iphone-4-with-the-new-antenna-layout-reduce-dropped-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2010\/06\/will-the-iphone-4-with-the-new-antenna-layout-reduce-dropped-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the iphone 4 with the new antenna layout reduce dropped calls?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As all iphone users have experienced, I get my fair share of dropped calls.\u00a0 Actually, live in the the San Francisco \/ San Jose Bay area, I get more then my share. I wrote about ways to reduce dropped calls<\/a> back in 2009 as a response.<\/p>\n

So when I saw the new antenna layout for the iphone 4, which places the antennas outside as part of the iphones structure, I wondered if this could help the situation.\u00a0 Unfortunately, as I look around, I have not seen any data on whether or not this new antenna has been tested to make any significant improvement on radio transmission and reception.\u00a0 It ‘should’ be though.\u00a0\u00a0 When it come to antenna’s, the bigger the better.. in general. However, this antenna is exposed, so how will human contact over time affect the antenna’s performance?\u00a0 It could actually make it better in some cases.\u00a0 Remember, these are radio waves were are talking about here and the body can serve as a type of antenna depending on the freq and other environmental factors.<\/p>\n

But the Antenna was not the only reason we have been dropping calls on AT&T.\u00a0 There is the network itself. If you have ever been to a conference where there are lots of iphones, and in the tech \/ socMed world that is the rule, AT&T’s performance tends to degrade.\u00a0 Although its gotten WAY better, its still an issue.<\/p>\n

So can we expect better performance with the iphone 4?\u00a0 I would say yes.\u00a0 Enough to change my mind from leaving AT&T at the end of this month??\u00a0 I guess we will just have to see.<\/p>\n

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