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Lefties need not Apply, iPhone 4 is dropping your calls

By Joshua Schnell Thu, Jun 24, 2010 @ 1:30 PM

We’re not joking. If you hold your iPhone with your left hand, much like I do, you might notice a lot of dropped calls. Early adopters are noticing that the seam in the new iPhone 4 case gets covered up by left handed peoples palms. The result, dropped calls because the signal strength drops. We’re taking this one with an entire tablespoon worth of salt considering AT&T is notorious for dropped calls and crappy signal strength, but if anyone in an international market notices the same problems we’d love to hear from you.

This could be a huge deal breaker for me — being left-handed and all. So the next time anyone laughs at me when I complain about being a lefty in a righty world, please remember this moment.

  • rougerobot

    Um….didn’t THE STEVE say that the entire steel band is the antenna, not the seam? I don’t think your palm can block a radio signal very well anyway

    • http://www.macgasm.net Joshua Schnell

      Yuppers, I know how random it sounds, but that video speaks volumes. Although, it doesn’t look like his AT&T signal was very good to begin with on the iPhone 4.

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  • Glen

    Well, I am in Vancouver Canada, so when it comes out here ill let you know…. oh wait,….. that might be another month before that happens! I dont get it. We are right above America, yet we have to wait! I hope its just an AT&T thing and not an hardware issue!

    G

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