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	<title>Comments on: So does your international iPhone 4 have death-grip or death-touch?</title>
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		<title>By: Quiana Koetje</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-673217</link>
		<dc:creator>Quiana Koetje</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Seems to have worked ok for me as well. Thanks for the solution. Hopefully Apple will look at this problem as well at some point.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seems to have worked ok for me as well. Thanks for the solution. Hopefully Apple will look at this problem as well at some point.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Abdul-Muta'alee</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-509825</link>
		<dc:creator>Abdul-Muta'alee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 and Touch 9930 have 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen displays with 640×480 pixels resolution. The QWERTY Keyboard and the optical Trackpad make this smartphones a valued business class model. The ‘touch and type’ feature adds more fun to use this smartphones.</p>

<p>Products Includes
AC travel charger
Standard battery
Stereo Headset
4GB MicroSD
USB data cable
Sync software
User manual</p>

<p>AVAILABLE IN STOCK ….:</p>

<p>BLACKBERRY BOLD Touch 9900: $400
BLACKBERRY Bold Touch 9930: $350
BLACKBERRY STYLE 9670 FLIP: $300
BLACKBERRY TORCH 9800 ....: $270
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		<title>By: Christian Louboutin Flats</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-432540</link>
		<dc:creator>Christian Louboutin Flats</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;The things i have seen in terms of pc memory is that there are features such as SDRAM, DDR and many others, that must go with the technical specs of the motherboard. If the pc&#039;s motherboard is reasonably current and there are no main system issues, improving the memory literally will take under an hour or so. It&#039;s among the easiest laptop or computer upgrade methods one can envision. Thanks for sharing your ideas.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The things i have seen in terms of pc memory is that there are features such as SDRAM, DDR and many others, that must go with the technical specs of the motherboard. If the pc's motherboard is reasonably current and there are no main system issues, improving the memory literally will take under an hour or so. It's among the easiest laptop or computer upgrade methods one can envision. Thanks for sharing your ideas.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: FrozenCannuck</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-192616</link>
		<dc:creator>FrozenCannuck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;D&#039;oh... meant to say iOS 4.01 in my previous post... not 4.1 (that one is still in Beta 3 phase). Sorry for any confusion.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>D'oh... meant to say iOS 4.01 in my previous post... not 4.1 (that one is still in Beta 3 phase). Sorry for any confusion.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: FrozenCannuck</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-192615</link>
		<dc:creator>FrozenCannuck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No issues on Telus in Atlantic Canada. The first thing both myself/Telus sales guy tried after activating the phone was the death grip/touch just to see what would happen. No matter what we tried, bars stayed at full. Didn&#039;t drop at all. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That was with the default preloaded iOS 4.0. Fast forward a day later with the iOS 4.1 update which resized the signal bars and now I am getting random signal strength readings... sometimes it only drops by 1 bar, other times it drops almost down to nothing, other times it&#039;s not affected at all. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I think this &quot;update&quot; may have actually made things appear worse. I say &quot;appear&quot; since calls still work fine regardless of how many bars are showing and I&#039;ve yet to drop a call anywhere I&#039;ve traveled. I even notice more fluctuations in the signal bars with a full skin case present on the phone. The tallest signal bar keeps &quot;blinking&quot; in/out at random intervals. When I had iOS 4.0 it was at full strength all the time regardless.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No issues on Telus in Atlantic Canada. The first thing both myself/Telus sales guy tried after activating the phone was the death grip/touch just to see what would happen. No matter what we tried, bars stayed at full. Didn't drop at all. </p>

<p>That was with the default preloaded iOS 4.0. Fast forward a day later with the iOS 4.1 update which resized the signal bars and now I am getting random signal strength readings... sometimes it only drops by 1 bar, other times it drops almost down to nothing, other times it's not affected at all. </p>

<p>I think this "update" may have actually made things appear worse. I say "appear" since calls still work fine regardless of how many bars are showing and I've yet to drop a call anywhere I've traveled. I even notice more fluctuations in the signal bars with a full skin case present on the phone. The tallest signal bar keeps "blinking" in/out at random intervals. When I had iOS 4.0 it was at full strength all the time regardless.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Liam</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-190949</link>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Melbourne, Australia on Telstra. Generally Telstra coverage is great compared to when I had Optus. Death gripping the device results in dropping a bar which I imagine means dropping a call in weak signal areas. I dropped a call in one such area today, but it&#039;s hard to know if this was due to this or not.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Melbourne, Australia on Telstra. Generally Telstra coverage is great compared to when I had Optus. Death gripping the device results in dropping a bar which I imagine means dropping a call in weak signal areas. I dropped a call in one such area today, but it's hard to know if this was due to this or not.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Lukas</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-190839</link>
		<dc:creator>Lukas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;the solution is clearcoat. just take clearcoat  and then coat the matal frame. (not tested jet, waiting for my iphone)
the reason why the death touch  works is because you connect the 2 antennas with your finger. sorry for my english&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the solution is clearcoat. just take clearcoat  and then coat the matal frame. (not tested jet, waiting for my iphone)
the reason why the death touch  works is because you connect the 2 antennas with your finger. sorry for my english</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Thoby</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-190782</link>
		<dc:creator>Thoby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;It doesnt affect Singapore. I tried holding on the antenna for more than 30 seconds. The signal went down by only a bar. SO nope, no death-grip in Singapore. I think it must be the AT &amp; T network&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesnt affect Singapore. I tried holding on the antenna for more than 30 seconds. The signal went down by only a bar. SO nope, no death-grip in Singapore. I think it must be the AT &amp; T network</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Dumb boy</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-190602</link>
		<dc:creator>Dumb boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;To all you iPhone 4 owners, the deathgrip exists. All you have to do is hold your finger on the spot for at least 30 seconds before you see bars starting to dissapear. Keep your finger on the spot longer and they all go away.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The sad part is reception is affected immediatly, regardless of how many bars are showing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don&#039;t lie to yourself. Wait until apple fixes this hardware issue before you buy an iPhone 4.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To all you iPhone 4 owners, the deathgrip exists. All you have to do is hold your finger on the spot for at least 30 seconds before you see bars starting to dissapear. Keep your finger on the spot longer and they all go away.</p>

<p>The sad part is reception is affected immediatly, regardless of how many bars are showing.</p>

<p>Don't lie to yourself. Wait until apple fixes this hardware issue before you buy an iPhone 4.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: paper</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189975</link>
		<dc:creator>paper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;i got new iphone4 from online store and it is very good and the price is cheaper than other suppliers,just $392 including shipping fee,if you are interested in it ,please feel free to contact me .msn:tracy-peggy@hotmail.com&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i got new iphone4 from online store and it is very good and the price is cheaper than other suppliers,just $392 including shipping fee,if you are interested in it ,please feel free to contact me .msn:tracy-peggy@hotmail.com</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: DC</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189890</link>
		<dc:creator>DC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;In West Palm Beach, no antennagate so far for me no matter what I try.  Signal is usually excellent around here tho but I&#039;ll keep testing.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In West Palm Beach, no antennagate so far for me no matter what I try.  Signal is usually excellent around here tho but I'll keep testing.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: JS</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189871</link>
		<dc:creator>JS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Please this delete both messages from mossay. Those are very stupid/vulgar messages written in French.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks,&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please this delete both messages from mossay. Those are very stupid/vulgar messages written in French.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: mossay</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189782</link>
		<dc:creator>mossay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;vous n&#039;avez même pas été foutu de recopier bêtement mon texte alors&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;culer en vous faire aller cul de trou&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>vous n'avez même pas été foutu de recopier bêtement mon texte alors</p>

<p>culer en vous faire aller cul de trou</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: mossay</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189781</link>
		<dc:creator>mossay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;c&#039;est la dernière fois que je viens sur ce site de merde quand on est incapable de traduire correctement une langue dans une autre on s&#039;abstient! ceci n&#039;est pas du français mais du petit nègre&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>c'est la dernière fois que je viens sur ce site de merde quand on est incapable de traduire correctement une langue dans une autre on s'abstient! ceci n'est pas du français mais du petit nègre</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: jboy</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189766</link>
		<dc:creator>jboy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Zurich/Switzerland: I bought two iPhone 4 from the Apple Store on Friday, both SIM-free (finally available through Apple, which is great!), and before I gave one to my friend, I was able to test them both: 
They both seemed to work just exactly the same. I got 5 bars at my location with Sunrise no matter how I held them, even when gripping the left line. Inside the house where 3g was low, I was at least able to reproduce somewhat of a Near-Death-Grip behaviour with one or two bars less life when trying hard to kill reception, but in a way I don&#039;t usually hold my iPhone. Basically, reception on the iP4 seems to be very good, actually feels even a little better than on the 3GS. I&#039;ve had not one lost call so far (lots of calls, having a flat rate).
The only issue I have is all my friends making jokes about the antenna, as bad media coverage on it was huge...&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zurich/Switzerland: I bought two iPhone 4 from the Apple Store on Friday, both SIM-free (finally available through Apple, which is great!), and before I gave one to my friend, I was able to test them both: 
They both seemed to work just exactly the same. I got 5 bars at my location with Sunrise no matter how I held them, even when gripping the left line. Inside the house where 3g was low, I was at least able to reproduce somewhat of a Near-Death-Grip behaviour with one or two bars less life when trying hard to kill reception, but in a way I don't usually hold my iPhone. Basically, reception on the iP4 seems to be very good, actually feels even a little better than on the 3GS. I've had not one lost call so far (lots of calls, having a flat rate).
The only issue I have is all my friends making jokes about the antenna, as bad media coverage on it was huge...</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Garry</title>
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		<dc:creator>Garry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m in Whistler, BC Canada. I&#039;ve had no problems so far. I even made a video about it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFyalnX0_M&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm in Whistler, BC Canada. I've had no problems so far. I even made a video about it... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFyalnX0_M" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRFyalnX0_M</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Sam</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I have used the iPhone 4 in Dubai, U.A.E. and in New Delhi, India without any major problems. Tried the Death Grip in Dubai but only got the iPhone to drop to 2 bars, and that was by holding it with both hands covering as much as the phone as I could, which is not how anyone would ever use it normally. In fact, I am getting a better signal everywhere than my BlackBerry 9700.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have used the iPhone 4 in Dubai, U.A.E. and in New Delhi, India without any major problems. Tried the Death Grip in Dubai but only got the iPhone to drop to 2 bars, and that was by holding it with both hands covering as much as the phone as I could, which is not how anyone would ever use it normally. In fact, I am getting a better signal everywhere than my BlackBerry 9700.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Wim Vlieghe </title>
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		<dc:creator>Wim Vlieghe </dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No problems here in Belgium. Amazing phone.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No problems here in Belgium. Amazing phone.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Rene Ritchie</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189731</link>
		<dc:creator>Rene Ritchie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Thread cleaned. Please stay on topic, be courteous and respectful, and NO ALL CAPS.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: IF</title>
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		<dc:creator>IF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No issue&#039;s here in Adelaide, Australia on the optus network. I can certainly make the phone lose a bar or two with the death grip when the signal is a bit weak, but i haven&#039;t dropped any calls, so im happy&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No issue's here in Adelaide, Australia on the optus network. I can certainly make the phone lose a bar or two with the death grip when the signal is a bit weak, but i haven't dropped any calls, so im happy</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Another Sydney-Australia iPhone 4 owner.
No death-grip issues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Feel sorry for the guys &amp; girl chained to AT&amp;T&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another Sydney-Australia iPhone 4 owner.
No death-grip issues.</p>

<p>Feel sorry for the guys &amp; girl chained to AT&amp;T</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: jheu</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189653</link>
		<dc:creator>jheu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I have my iP4 running for 3 weeks now in northern Germany (just north of Bremen) on t-mobile (Telekom) network. Compared with my former 3G (on iOS 4) and my wife&#039;s current 3G (on iOs 4.01) there is a slight trend towards more bars on the iP4 and I didn&#039;t loose any calls so far, nor any data connection (3G deliberately turned OFF all the time). &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I have to add, that all this antennagate-discussion has influenced the way I hold my phone. Without really noticing, I tend to avoid death-grip now. When applying it on purpose, I can typically erase 1-2 bars, slightly more (but may be not significant) than on the 3G.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have my iP4 running for 3 weeks now in northern Germany (just north of Bremen) on t-mobile (Telekom) network. Compared with my former 3G (on iOS 4) and my wife's current 3G (on iOs 4.01) there is a slight trend towards more bars on the iP4 and I didn't loose any calls so far, nor any data connection (3G deliberately turned OFF all the time). </p>

<p>I have to add, that all this antennagate-discussion has influenced the way I hold my phone. Without really noticing, I tend to avoid death-grip now. When applying it on purpose, I can typically erase 1-2 bars, slightly more (but may be not significant) than on the 3G.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Jobey</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189639</link>
		<dc:creator>Jobey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I just got my wife the IP4 on Thursday. I have the 3GS and previously she had the 3G.  While I agree it can be an issue from using it on my porch (which normally has poor reception) by touching it in the infamous location it hasn&#039;t impacted her real world usage thus far. My opinion on the matter is this:  while I think Apple was much more descreet in the intenuation location on the phone, I think it was a risk they were willing to take in order to get the best reception and form factor from the device.  So while I think it&#039;s easier to affect the reception the tradeoff is a sleeker phone with better overall reception. I think the smart phone market is full of tradeoffs and this is just one of them. If you can&#039;t live with it find another phone that has the features you want with the issues you are willing to live with. This was just overblown by a desperate media, entitled people that like to complain and the miserable masses that like to see people/companies that have what they don&#039;t dragged down to their level. It does always seem to be the usual suspects.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just got my wife the IP4 on Thursday. I have the 3GS and previously she had the 3G.  While I agree it can be an issue from using it on my porch (which normally has poor reception) by touching it in the infamous location it hasn't impacted her real world usage thus far. My opinion on the matter is this:  while I think Apple was much more descreet in the intenuation location on the phone, I think it was a risk they were willing to take in order to get the best reception and form factor from the device.  So while I think it's easier to affect the reception the tradeoff is a sleeker phone with better overall reception. I think the smart phone market is full of tradeoffs and this is just one of them. If you can't live with it find another phone that has the features you want with the issues you are willing to live with. This was just overblown by a desperate media, entitled people that like to complain and the miserable masses that like to see people/companies that have what they don't dragged down to their level. It does always seem to be the usual suspects.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Tristan Thomas</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189638</link>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Thomas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Look no matter what Apple does they will continue to dig their own grave. I mean it does have some great features but white or not the iPhone 4 has major design flaws. Design should never come before function and usability. Apple seems to have forgotten that. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I mean the iPhone 4 held the number one spot in the top ten ranking on pc world. Once Apple gave that press conference they took it down with out explanation. However, http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com/ took a look into it. The results are rather interesting.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look no matter what Apple does they will continue to dig their own grave. I mean it does have some great features but white or not the iPhone 4 has major design flaws. Design should never come before function and usability. Apple seems to have forgotten that. </p>

<p>I mean the iPhone 4 held the number one spot in the top ten ranking on pc world. Once Apple gave that press conference they took it down with out explanation. However, <a href="http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com/" rel="nofollow">http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com/</a> took a look into it. The results are rather interesting.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Max Power</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189636</link>
		<dc:creator>Max Power</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&#039;All of you are starting on 4.0.1 with the “new” formula.&#039;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and I can&#039;t speak for everyone else but my phone came with iOS 4.0 installed on it. iTunes told me 4.0.1 is ready to be installed but I haven&#039;t done it yet.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'All of you are starting on 4.0.1 with the “new” formula.'</p>

<p>I'm in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and I can't speak for everyone else but my phone came with iOS 4.0 installed on it. iTunes told me 4.0.1 is ready to be installed but I haven't done it yet.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: spiky</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189632</link>
		<dc:creator>spiky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;HK have problem... be honest guys and heres proof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-uP1XRn44&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HK have problem... be honest guys and heres proof
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-uP1XRn44" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-uP1XRn44</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Adrian</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189628</link>
		<dc:creator>Adrian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;In Ireland&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In an area with 3/4 bars signal strength, I can get it to drop 1/2 bars with either death grip or death touch. No effect in areas with full 5 bars&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Ireland</p>

<p>In an area with 3/4 bars signal strength, I can get it to drop 1/2 bars with either death grip or death touch. No effect in areas with full 5 bars</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: emil_vivi</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189621</link>
		<dc:creator>emil_vivi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Wow, thanks God.
Looks like Apple was not lying in that iPhone 4 press conference.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, thanks God.
Looks like Apple was not lying in that iPhone 4 press conference.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Martin</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189614</link>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I bought the Incipio NGP from the TiPb store the week before launch knowing I&#039;m going to want a case before hand anyway.
btw I can now see the case program app in the AU app store (apparently only through the link and not search) where before I would just get a &quot;not found&quot; page&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I bought the Incipio NGP from the TiPb store the week before launch knowing I'm going to want a case before hand anyway.
btw I can now see the case program app in the AU app store (apparently only through the link and not search) where before I would just get a "not found" page</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Pauli</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189608</link>
		<dc:creator>Pauli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Picked up my iPhone 4 in Switzerland on Friday and have had absolutely no problems with reception and without bumper or case. Fabulous!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Picked up my iPhone 4 in Switzerland on Friday and have had absolutely no problems with reception and without bumper or case. Fabulous!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Brenden Donaher</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189604</link>
		<dc:creator>Brenden Donaher</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Nothing here in Canada. Toronto area on Rogers. Can not get it to drop a bar no matter how hard I try.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing here in Canada. Toronto area on Rogers. Can not get it to drop a bar no matter how hard I try.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Rene Ritchie</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189600</link>
		<dc:creator>Rene Ritchie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Went back to same poor signal location and repeated tests with Nexus One. Results added as an update.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Went back to same poor signal location and repeated tests with Nexus One. Results added as an update.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Ridin Dirty</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189599</link>
		<dc:creator>Ridin Dirty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I have noticed one strange situation. My iPhone 4 is awesome, but when I went to TN, my friends iPhone 4 did not register the same signal strength. His was consistently lower then mine. Could it be a bad batch of phones?&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have noticed one strange situation. My iPhone 4 is awesome, but when I went to TN, my friends iPhone 4 did not register the same signal strength. His was consistently lower then mine. Could it be a bad batch of phones?</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Johnson</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189596</link>
		<dc:creator>Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m from Singapore got my iPhone Friday,tried the grip and in some cases dropped 2 bars but didnt lose connection.  When I have full bars though it seems it wouldn&#039;t drop at all. I guess it not a huge problem although i feel reception is indeed a bit worse than the 3G&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm from Singapore got my iPhone Friday,tried the grip and in some cases dropped 2 bars but didnt lose connection.  When I have full bars though it seems it wouldn't drop at all. I guess it not a huge problem although i feel reception is indeed a bit worse than the 3G</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Morte Di Dio</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189595</link>
		<dc:creator>Morte Di Dio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I have tried 2 different iPhone 4&#039;s in Australia now and tried the &quot;death grip&quot; but couldn&#039;t even get 1 bar to drop, not 1 problem with the iPhone 4 here in Australia&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have tried 2 different iPhone 4's in Australia now and tried the "death grip" but couldn't even get 1 bar to drop, not 1 problem with the iPhone 4 here in Australia</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Ethan</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189594</link>
		<dc:creator>Ethan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m drunk&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm drunk</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Peter</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189582</link>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;@Xebobia posting from Sydney Australia with the 3 network&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: BrianT</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189580</link>
		<dc:creator>BrianT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Is it possible international iphones shipped with an internal hardware fix?&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Peter</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189575</link>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Lined up for 5 hours get my hands on an iPhone 4 and the first thing I did is grip it in every way with no loss of signal.In fact I am death gripping as I write this message with 4 bars showing!!!!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lined up for 5 hours get my hands on an iPhone 4 and the first thing I did is grip it in every way with no loss of signal.In fact I am death gripping as I write this message with 4 bars showing!!!!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189569</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I live in rural New Zealand, and just upgraded from 3G to iPhone 4, I have no problems, generally reception is not great where I live but have found the iPhone 4 reception to be far better than my old iPhone 3G. I never got 3G connection at home only in town, but now with my iPhone 4 I get 3G connection at home, I am really happy with the upgrade.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I live in rural New Zealand, and just upgraded from 3G to iPhone 4, I have no problems, generally reception is not great where I live but have found the iPhone 4 reception to be far better than my old iPhone 3G. I never got 3G connection at home only in town, but now with my iPhone 4 I get 3G connection at home, I am really happy with the upgrade.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: xen0gen</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189566</link>
		<dc:creator>xen0gen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No death grip/touch issues on my iPhone 4 using Optus here in Sydney, Australia.  It&#039;s all good!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No death grip/touch issues on my iPhone 4 using Optus here in Sydney, Australia.  It's all good!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: TFA</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189564</link>
		<dc:creator>TFA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Eventhough I&#039;ve tried every grip possible with iPhone 4, the reception in Saudi Arabia is always good.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eventhough I've tried every grip possible with iPhone 4, the reception in Saudi Arabia is always good.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189563</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you Dylan, I did find it when I searched up &quot;Iphone 4 case program&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I ordered the Incase slim hard case. The guys at Future Shop threw in a rubberized Incipio 2mm case, so I figure no sense in getting a rubberized bumper. Also got an invisible shield for the front and back. FANTASTIC product. Easy to install, works excellent.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Back on topic: To clarify, on Rogers in Vancouver BC I&#039;ve yet to have any reception issues, but like I said, I can voluntarily reproduce reception loss by gapping the antennae.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Dylan, I did find it when I searched up "Iphone 4 case program"</p>

<p>I ordered the Incase slim hard case. The guys at Future Shop threw in a rubberized Incipio 2mm case, so I figure no sense in getting a rubberized bumper. Also got an invisible shield for the front and back. FANTASTIC product. Easy to install, works excellent.</p>

<p>Back on topic: To clarify, on Rogers in Vancouver BC I've yet to have any reception issues, but like I said, I can voluntarily reproduce reception loss by gapping the antennae.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: ElDuquay</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189557</link>
		<dc:creator>ElDuquay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Great reception in Pointe-Claire and Montreal area....not able to reproduce issues seen elsewhere.  Most important...I LOVE my iPhone 4.  What a HUGE upgrade from 3G.  I&#039;m experiencing the same giddy excitement I felt when my 3G arrived in 2008.  It is awesome.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great reception in Pointe-Claire and Montreal area....not able to reproduce issues seen elsewhere.  Most important...I LOVE my iPhone 4.  What a HUGE upgrade from 3G.  I'm experiencing the same giddy excitement I felt when my 3G arrived in 2008.  It is awesome.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Peter</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189555</link>
		<dc:creator>Peter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Just watch this movie of the death touch from the Netherlands. iPhone 4 on T-Mobile network. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgkowqx0MaI&amp;feature=player_embedded&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just watch this movie of the death touch from the Netherlands. iPhone 4 on T-Mobile network. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgkowqx0MaI&#038;feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgkowqx0MaI&#038;feature=player_embedded</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: mountain man</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189541</link>
		<dc:creator>mountain man</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Nobody should have problems on Bell/Telus shared HSPA network. We get full 3G out at the lake ( Jaffary BC). Not many dead zones anymore with either of those carriers. Rogers out there, hah, forget about it.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: frog</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189539</link>
		<dc:creator>frog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No issues in Australia&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Scotty</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189538</link>
		<dc:creator>Scotty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I am a Bell Canada Employee, I activated 12 iPhone 4&#039;s yesterday AND, in my store which has FULL service on every single phone. I did drop 1 bar while holding it.  I ALSO tested the &quot;death grip&quot; on the Blackberry 9700 and got no less of signal. One thing will be, i&#039;m going to test it in a area where service is weak with my 3GS&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a Bell Canada Employee, I activated 12 iPhone 4's yesterday AND, in my store which has FULL service on every single phone. I did drop 1 bar while holding it.  I ALSO tested the "death grip" on the Blackberry 9700 and got no less of signal. One thing will be, i'm going to test it in a area where service is weak with my 3GS</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189523</link>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I actually was using a belkin bluetooth receiver last night and found, if i touch the black strip along the top on my iphone 4, the music stops playing on my bluetooth device immediately.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This is a significant issue, because if I put the device in my pocket I almost always have a portion of my hand covering the top of the device.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Can&#039;t believe apple didnt try this stuff out properly first.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I actually was using a belkin bluetooth receiver last night and found, if i touch the black strip along the top on my iphone 4, the music stops playing on my bluetooth device immediately.</p>

<p>This is a significant issue, because if I put the device in my pocket I almost always have a portion of my hand covering the top of the device.</p>

<p>Can't believe apple didnt try this stuff out properly first.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Carlito</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189506</link>
		<dc:creator>Carlito</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;First thing I did when taking it out of the box was attempt to death grip(on the bell network) but it wouldn&#039;t drop any bars at all .. I&#039;m not saying there isn&#039;t a problem with the antenna but I was concerned about paying $779 for a phone and on top of that waiting in line for 8 hours ..&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First thing I did when taking it out of the box was attempt to death grip(on the bell network) but it wouldn't drop any bars at all .. I'm not saying there isn't a problem with the antenna but I was concerned about paying $779 for a phone and on top of that waiting in line for 8 hours ..</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Macboy15</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189492</link>
		<dc:creator>Macboy15</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;@Josh no AT&amp;T is not the problem try again.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189480</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;That is odd. On my iPhone 4, I was able to reproduce the same signal drop with a &quot;death touch&quot; time after time in the same areas. It would go from about 2.5 down and 1 up to .3 down and 0 up in the span of a minute after touching the forbidden spot. Of course some of your fluctuation might be due to network traffic, but I bet you can reproduce the signal drop consistently. It&#039;s a real issue, and one Apple apparently has either absolutely no idea how to fix, apart from a complete redesign, or is just willing to live with the flaw because people are buying to phone regardless.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is odd. On my iPhone 4, I was able to reproduce the same signal drop with a "death touch" time after time in the same areas. It would go from about 2.5 down and 1 up to .3 down and 0 up in the span of a minute after touching the forbidden spot. Of course some of your fluctuation might be due to network traffic, but I bet you can reproduce the signal drop consistently. It's a real issue, and one Apple apparently has either absolutely no idea how to fix, apart from a complete redesign, or is just willing to live with the flaw because people are buying to phone regardless.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Gonzalo</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189469</link>
		<dc:creator>Gonzalo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Spain, no death grip. Any carrier. No news from deathgrip anyhow from consumers. People say deathgrip= ATT&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Steph</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189379</link>
		<dc:creator>Steph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m on Fido in alberta and i have not been able to make my signal drop on my iphone 4 but i have been able to death grip on my 3g. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;the 4 does nothing with a death grip.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm on Fido in alberta and i have not been able to make my signal drop on my iphone 4 but i have been able to death grip on my 3g. </p>

<p>the 4 does nothing with a death grip.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Dylan</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189338</link>
		<dc:creator>Dylan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;PS: To stay on topic. Zero issues on my iPhone 4 on the Bell network in Vancouver, BC.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PS: To stay on topic. Zero issues on my iPhone 4 on the Bell network in Vancouver, BC.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Dylan</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189334</link>
		<dc:creator>Dylan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;@Joe I was able to find the iPhone 4 case app just fine in the Canadian app store. Try searching case instead of bumper, that&#039;s how I found it.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Joe I was able to find the iPhone 4 case app just fine in the Canadian app store. Try searching case instead of bumper, that's how I found it.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Jose</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189322</link>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I could definately duplicate the issue at home.  I tried the death grip in Venice&#039; Rome and Capri but it would not drop any bars.  It has to be an AT&amp;T issue. I&#039;m convinced.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I could definately duplicate the issue at home.  I tried the death grip in Venice' Rome and Capri but it would not drop any bars.  It has to be an AT&amp;T issue. I'm convinced.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Jose</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189316</link>
		<dc:creator>Jose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I was just in Italy from north to south. U tried the death grip everywhere and I could not duplicate it&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was just in Italy from north to south. U tried the death grip everywhere and I could not duplicate it</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Wow</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189287</link>
		<dc:creator>Wow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Fantastic idea, to get people around the world to report their take on this.  For those with no issue with their units but are blind enough to conclude that other should not either are silly, as obviously this issue is real.  I just wish Rene did his tests with say a Nokia or a BB side by side with the iphones.  thanks.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fantastic idea, to get people around the world to report their take on this.  For those with no issue with their units but are blind enough to conclude that other should not either are silly, as obviously this issue is real.  I just wish Rene did his tests with say a Nokia or a BB side by side with the iphones.  thanks.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Raul Restrepo</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189260</link>
		<dc:creator>Raul Restrepo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Here in Canada with Rogers ... I have tried it in many different places... It would drop 1 or maybe 2 in worse signal areas.   I believe this is an AT&amp;T issue.  I have to say that everything works perfect and unable to duplicate the antenna nor the proximity sensor.   10/10.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here in Canada with Rogers ... I have tried it in many different places... It would drop 1 or maybe 2 in worse signal areas.   I believe this is an AT&amp;T issue.  I have to say that everything works perfect and unable to duplicate the antenna nor the proximity sensor.   10/10.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189257</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Rene, we all know full well that the &quot;death grip&quot; is a full on hardware problem. EVERY SINGLE IPHONE 4 EVER BUILD has this issue if you decide to hold your finger/hand over that lower left corner antenna space. Anyhow, it hasn&#039;t affected me yet in day to day use.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More important question: How do international customers get free bumpers? There&#039;s no free case app in the Canadian store.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rene, we all know full well that the "death grip" is a full on hardware problem. EVERY SINGLE IPHONE 4 EVER BUILD has this issue if you decide to hold your finger/hand over that lower left corner antenna space. Anyhow, it hasn't affected me yet in day to day use.</p>

<p>More important question: How do international customers get free bumpers? There's no free case app in the Canadian store.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Ferre</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189247</link>
		<dc:creator>Ferre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Belgium&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I am able to let it drop one or two bars with the death-grip/touch.
BUT - In real life usage I can honestly say - No problem at all.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Belgium</p>

<p>I am able to let it drop one or two bars with the death-grip/touch.
BUT - In real life usage I can honestly say - No problem at all.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: bobbylee</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189245</link>
		<dc:creator>bobbylee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;applying tight death grip reduces 1 - 2 bars from full bars
no problem with day to day use&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>applying tight death grip reduces 1 - 2 bars from full bars
no problem with day to day use</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: matt</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189187</link>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m on O2UK mine drops to no bars at all but i still get a 3g signal  i&#039;ve never had a dropped call&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm on O2UK mine drops to no bars at all but i still get a 3g signal  i've never had a dropped call</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: SockRolid</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189168</link>
		<dc:creator>SockRolid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;@ Mark Hernandez - ...&quot;an array of antenna segments that can be dynamically ganged together&quot;...&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Wow.  That&#039;s a great idea if it could work.  Not sure how to electrically group physically separate segments together, but if that could be done, it&#039;s the solution.  Maybe some kind of semiconductor between the segments that could be switched between insulation and conductivity...&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Mark Hernandez - ..."an array of antenna segments that can be dynamically ganged together"...</p>

<p>Wow.  That's a great idea if it could work.  Not sure how to electrically group physically separate segments together, but if that could be done, it's the solution.  Maybe some kind of semiconductor between the segments that could be switched between insulation and conductivity...</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: spiky</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189159</link>
		<dc:creator>spiky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;hey guys.. unfortunately HK has problems with the antenna.. damn.!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-uP1XRn44&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey guys.. unfortunately HK has problems with the antenna.. damn.!
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-uP1XRn44" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-uP1XRn44</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Cunny67</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189151</link>
		<dc:creator>Cunny67</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m in Canada on the Bell network and I don&#039;t have any issues with signal strength. If I completely wrap my hand tightly around the bottom, I&#039;ll drop a bar or two but I don&#039;t ever hold the phone that tight, nor do I think anyone else does.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm in Canada on the Bell network and I don't have any issues with signal strength. If I completely wrap my hand tightly around the bottom, I'll drop a bar or two but I don't ever hold the phone that tight, nor do I think anyone else does.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Bern</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189147</link>
		<dc:creator>Bern</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Oh and FYI I work for one of the mobility carriers in Canada and I have seen the death grip, as customers have already come back in store to complain...&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh and FYI I work for one of the mobility carriers in Canada and I have seen the death grip, as customers have already come back in store to complain...</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Bern</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189141</link>
		<dc:creator>Bern</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I for one think it is complete nonsense to have to have a special case on a phone so that you don&#039;t lose signal (I wonder how well this case even works?).  Iphone 4 still has issues that should have been corrected by now... It just launched yesterday in Canada with these antenna problems still. They tested the phone before launching it and were clearly well aware of the signal problems but did nothing about it since they knew people would still buy it because its an apple product.  Customers that have been warned about these issues and still purchase an iphone4....well you can see where I am going with that comment. No 4G networks in Canada only 3G, so Apple nice try on blaming the issues on the companies with 4G networks in the States.  I did have a good laugh when I went to apples website though.  They try and attack some of the other manufactures out there with images showing models that have similar problems with the antenna.  Sorry apple my blackberry works just fine no matter how I hold it.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I for one think it is complete nonsense to have to have a special case on a phone so that you don't lose signal (I wonder how well this case even works?).  Iphone 4 still has issues that should have been corrected by now... It just launched yesterday in Canada with these antenna problems still. They tested the phone before launching it and were clearly well aware of the signal problems but did nothing about it since they knew people would still buy it because its an apple product.  Customers that have been warned about these issues and still purchase an iphone4....well you can see where I am going with that comment. No 4G networks in Canada only 3G, so Apple nice try on blaming the issues on the companies with 4G networks in the States.  I did have a good laugh when I went to apples website though.  They try and attack some of the other manufactures out there with images showing models that have similar problems with the antenna.  Sorry apple my blackberry works just fine no matter how I hold it.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: James T. Kirk</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189135</link>
		<dc:creator>James T. Kirk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reminding the population, that the one finger death-touch is the problem. Not the death-grip. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Reason I say that is because, it personally bothers me how Apple is trying to divert attention from the real issue at hand, to a more common death-grip occurence- one that under normal real world circumstances, an individual would not experience. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for showing the rest of the world, that we can still think things through, and not be brain washed by whatever corporate company wants us to believe.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for reminding the population, that the one finger death-touch is the problem. Not the death-grip. </p>

<p>Reason I say that is because, it personally bothers me how Apple is trying to divert attention from the real issue at hand, to a more common death-grip occurence- one that under normal real world circumstances, an individual would not experience. </p>

<p>Thanks for showing the rest of the world, that we can still think things through, and not be brain washed by whatever corporate company wants us to believe.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: MV ROB</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189114</link>
		<dc:creator>MV ROB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Just goes to show that the media blows things out of proportion and that the biggest problem is due to the network here in the USA&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Simon</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189087</link>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;@LCW
Another problem is that the cell towers are configured differently than in the biggest part of Europe. And if there&#039;s no 3G, it will jump back to the GSM network (GRPS/EDGE) so you can still make calls. In a big part of the USA, if you don&#039;t have 3G, it will just say &quot;No Service&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@LCW
Another problem is that the cell towers are configured differently than in the biggest part of Europe. And if there's no 3G, it will jump back to the GSM network (GRPS/EDGE) so you can still make calls. In a big part of the USA, if you don't have 3G, it will just say "No Service".</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: LCW</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189080</link>
		<dc:creator>LCW</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Glad to see the international peeps not having nearly as huge an issue with the &quot;death grip&quot;... Goes to prove and show that a) the issue was blown out proportion here in good ole litigious US of A, and b) AT&amp;T sucks as a network #attfail&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glad to see the international peeps not having nearly as huge an issue with the "death grip"... Goes to prove and show that a) the issue was blown out proportion here in good ole litigious US of A, and b) AT&amp;T sucks as a network #attfail</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Simon</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189076</link>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No dropped calls or anything. Although in some low signal areas (like where I&#039;ve only got 1 or 2 bars) I can get to drop my 3G service. Than it will fall back on the GSM (GRPS/EDGE) network. I can not replicate the problem on the GSM network.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No dropped calls or anything. Although in some low signal areas (like where I've only got 1 or 2 bars) I can get to drop my 3G service. Than it will fall back on the GSM (GRPS/EDGE) network. I can not replicate the problem on the GSM network.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Mark Hernandez</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-189026</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hernandez</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Yeah, this is a dead topic.  Asking regular people to test and offer conclusions about the complex interaction between the transmitter, the unseen electromagnetic environment in between, and the handling of the receiver will not help the discussion any further.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;What Apple needs to do is to physically change things so that &quot;regular people&quot; and the media cannot discuss this anymore and truly make it a dead issue.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;--- Here is one solution&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;My recommendation is for Apple to continue to employ the [electromagnetic and structural] advantages of an external antenna and make the metal band around the phone an array of antenna segments that can be dynamically ganged together in real time depending on how the phone is being held for maximum benefit, and call it the world&#039;s first &quot;touch antenna.&quot;  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;They could make the gaps between the segments invisible and the same color as the metal so no one knows where the gaps are (like the way Apple hides indicator lights in the surfaces of many of its products) and thereby &quot;detune&quot; the endless and meaningless discussion.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You may quote me.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Mark Hernandez
The Information Workshop&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, this is a dead topic.  Asking regular people to test and offer conclusions about the complex interaction between the transmitter, the unseen electromagnetic environment in between, and the handling of the receiver will not help the discussion any further.</p>

<p>What Apple needs to do is to physically change things so that "regular people" and the media cannot discuss this anymore and truly make it a dead issue.</p>

<p>--- Here is one solution</p>

<p>My recommendation is for Apple to continue to employ the [electromagnetic and structural] advantages of an external antenna and make the metal band around the phone an array of antenna segments that can be dynamically ganged together in real time depending on how the phone is being held for maximum benefit, and call it the world's first "touch antenna."  </p>

<p>They could make the gaps between the segments invisible and the same color as the metal so no one knows where the gaps are (like the way Apple hides indicator lights in the surfaces of many of its products) and thereby "detune" the endless and meaningless discussion.</p>

<p>You may quote me.</p>

<p>Mark Hernandez
The Information Workshop</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: SRP</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188992</link>
		<dc:creator>SRP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;My phone here in the UK (o2) on 4.0.1 is affected by this. I&#039;ll have a consistent 4-5 bars over 3G at home &amp; at work, but if I remove the bumper &amp; hold over that bottom corner, I&#039;m lucky to get 1-2 bars over GPRS. Was hoping I could get rid of the bumper, but no such luck! :-(&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My phone here in the UK (o2) on 4.0.1 is affected by this. I'll have a consistent 4-5 bars over 3G at home &amp; at work, but if I remove the bumper &amp; hold over that bottom corner, I'm lucky to get 1-2 bars over GPRS. Was hoping I could get rid of the bumper, but no such luck! <img src='http://www.imore.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':-(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Allyson Kazmucha</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188987</link>
		<dc:creator>Allyson Kazmucha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Do not post comments simply to say first, odds are, they&#039;ll be deleted.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Thoby</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188980</link>
		<dc:creator>Thoby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;no issue in Singapore. I tested it indoor. Signal only dropped by one bar when the antenna was being held for a long while. Hmmm&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>no issue in Singapore. I tested it indoor. Signal only dropped by one bar when the antenna was being held for a long while. Hmmm</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Corlynn</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188979</link>
		<dc:creator>Corlynn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;All everyone ever talks about is the death touch. I would like to talk about the life touch of this phone. Ever since the launch of the 3G here in Canada, I have been lamenting my location. There is a cell tower literally within view of my house, yes I have no signal because of a ridge that runs between the field the tower is in, and my house. I brought my iPhone 4 home, ad was astonished to see that it still showed signal. My 3GS used to do this from time to time, but the signal would always mysteriously disappear if you tried to do ANYTHING with the phone. So I opened up a web page... And it loaded at 3G speeds no less. The signal still showed 2 bars. I tried to make a call, it went through. I looked at my old 3GS... No signal. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Can I make my iPhone 4 drop some bars, yes. But nothing I tried has EVER gotten my 3G or 3GS (or my sisters winnow phone, or my friend&#039;s blackberry) to have signal anywhere in my house. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That my friends, is the iPhone 4 touch of life, and what the press doesn&#039;t want you to hear, because it would make them seem petty and childish. Oh wait....&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All everyone ever talks about is the death touch. I would like to talk about the life touch of this phone. Ever since the launch of the 3G here in Canada, I have been lamenting my location. There is a cell tower literally within view of my house, yes I have no signal because of a ridge that runs between the field the tower is in, and my house. I brought my iPhone 4 home, ad was astonished to see that it still showed signal. My 3GS used to do this from time to time, but the signal would always mysteriously disappear if you tried to do ANYTHING with the phone. So I opened up a web page... And it loaded at 3G speeds no less. The signal still showed 2 bars. I tried to make a call, it went through. I looked at my old 3GS... No signal. </p>

<p>Can I make my iPhone 4 drop some bars, yes. But nothing I tried has EVER gotten my 3G or 3GS (or my sisters winnow phone, or my friend's blackberry) to have signal anywhere in my house. </p>

<p>That my friends, is the iPhone 4 touch of life, and what the press doesn't want you to hear, because it would make them seem petty and childish. Oh wait....</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Michael Fuchs</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188975</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Fuchs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Reliably down from 4bars to NO SERVICE in Glastonbury, UK on O2. However, no noticeable problems with the free Apple Bumper I received today.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reliably down from 4bars to NO SERVICE in Glastonbury, UK on O2. However, no noticeable problems with the free Apple Bumper I received today.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Josh</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188967</link>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;All of you are starting on 4.0.1 with the &quot;new&quot; formula. Since then I am also unable to drop to zero bars but before that it was quite easy. Like everyone says... Dead topic.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All of you are starting on 4.0.1 with the "new" formula. Since then I am also unable to drop to zero bars but before that it was quite easy. Like everyone says... Dead topic.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: sam</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188961</link>
		<dc:creator>sam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No issues on Telstra, Vodafone, 3, or Optus in Australia in downtown (CBD) Sydney.  I took a drive out to the outer suburbs and was able to make the bars drop a bit but no change in call quality.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;As I&#039;ve said before, its a non-issue.  It has NO effect on the actual functionality of the phone. I &lt;3 my iPhone 4s!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No issues on Telstra, Vodafone, 3, or Optus in Australia in downtown (CBD) Sydney.  I took a drive out to the outer suburbs and was able to make the bars drop a bit but no change in call quality.</p>

<p>As I've said before, its a non-issue.  It has NO effect on the actual functionality of the phone. I &lt;3 my iPhone 4s!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: roland eit eitler</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188955</link>
		<dc:creator>roland eit eitler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;AUSTRIA (T-Mobile): got iphone4 yesterday noon from postman. everything works smooth (as expected) - no &quot;deathgrip&quot;-behaviour so far (and i really tried hard to simulate, but no chance).&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AUSTRIA (T-Mobile): got iphone4 yesterday noon from postman. everything works smooth (as expected) - no "deathgrip"-behaviour so far (and i really tried hard to simulate, but no chance).</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Troy</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188943</link>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No issues  actually better than my 3GS was on Rogers&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Amine</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188938</link>
		<dc:creator>Amine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I have my iPhone 4 for a month now. No real life problem. I can make it drop 1 bar sometimes and sometimes I can&#039;t. No dropped calls. 
France&lt;/p&gt;
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France</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Toby</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188935</link>
		<dc:creator>Toby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;UK, Portugal, Hong Kong Singapore. all places tested. can drop a bar or 2 but no &#039;No Service&#039; or loss of 3G or dropped calls = Media hype (or AT&amp;T fault).&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>UK, Portugal, Hong Kong Singapore. all places tested. can drop a bar or 2 but no 'No Service' or loss of 3G or dropped calls = Media hype (or AT&amp;T fault).</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Jules</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188934</link>
		<dc:creator>Jules</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I never actually seen less than 5 bars on either of my iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS or 4 in the city (Montreal) sometimes drop to 4 outside in the city though. Death grip always been a non-issue. Problem in the us is the high number of low-signal zones... We don&#039;t have that problem here.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never actually seen less than 5 bars on either of my iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS or 4 in the city (Montreal) sometimes drop to 4 outside in the city though. Death grip always been a non-issue. Problem in the us is the high number of low-signal zones... We don't have that problem here.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Glen</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188931</link>
		<dc:creator>Glen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Neither, my reception is rarely an issues... If you dont like the iphone, than bring it back!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Neither, my reception is rarely an issues... If you dont like the iphone, than bring it back!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Josh</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188929</link>
		<dc:creator>Josh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m on Rogers in Canada/Montreal and I don&#039;t have any drop calls or anything lime I&#039;ve seen on the Internet!! I think that it&#039;s AT&amp;T is the one to blame!! Because here with Rogers everything is fine!!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm on Rogers in Canada/Montreal and I don't have any drop calls or anything lime I've seen on the Internet!! I think that it's AT&amp;T is the one to blame!! Because here with Rogers everything is fine!!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Eagleyesmith</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188916</link>
		<dc:creator>Eagleyesmith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;This is one of those pointless articles to me that just keeps this whole antenna deal alive. Some will be affected, most won&#039;t. If you honestly try to reproduce the &quot;death grip&quot; you can but in terms of daily usage, no, you can&#039;t. (at least for me) So that&#039;s why you can, if you choose to, get a free bumper. Case closed, move on, and if it&#039;s so bad, return it. But all these articles are just annoying to me. (sorry for the rant, just my two cents on the matter)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;P.S.  Love my iPhone 4. Pretty Shweeeet.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is one of those pointless articles to me that just keeps this whole antenna deal alive. Some will be affected, most won't. If you honestly try to reproduce the "death grip" you can but in terms of daily usage, no, you can't. (at least for me) So that's why you can, if you choose to, get a free bumper. Case closed, move on, and if it's so bad, return it. But all these articles are just annoying to me. (sorry for the rant, just my two cents on the matter)</p>

<p>P.S.  Love my iPhone 4. Pretty Shweeeet.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Stevez4</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188913</link>
		<dc:creator>Stevez4</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Can&#039;t replicate your experience with deathgrip on Vodafone in Sicily&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188903</link>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I&#039;m on Telstra in Australia and haven&#039;t dropped a call while gripping the phone by &quot;death-gripping&quot; it, and there is sometime a 1 to 2 bar drop, but most of the time it just stays there.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm on Telstra in Australia and haven't dropped a call while gripping the phone by "death-gripping" it, and there is sometime a 1 to 2 bar drop, but most of the time it just stays there.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Craig</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188886</link>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Australia, as it&#039;s spelt. I&#039;m with Vodafone Australia &amp; don&#039;t find the deathgrip a problem. If in full strength areas, it drop 1 or 2 bars &amp; stops. If I&#039;m in a weak spot with 1 or 2 bars then yes it drops back 1 but doesn&#039;t go searching for a network. I think the deathgrip stuff is blown way out of preportion. Who in there right mind holds a mobile like that anyhow.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Australia, as it's spelt. I'm with Vodafone Australia &amp; don't find the deathgrip a problem. If in full strength areas, it drop 1 or 2 bars &amp; stops. If I'm in a weak spot with 1 or 2 bars then yes it drops back 1 but doesn't go searching for a network. I think the deathgrip stuff is blown way out of preportion. Who in there right mind holds a mobile like that anyhow.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Shrike</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188876</link>
		<dc:creator>Shrike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;If you don&#039;t know the conditions of the tower, you can&#039;t really understand your performance.  The tower and or phone can decide to boost signal levels to get a better signal. When you have 2 or more devices, a dance begins. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And like a TV antenna, your hand changes the tuning characteristics of the antenna, sometimes better sometimes not. Depends on the signal levels that day. It&#039;s crapshoot for every phone in low signal areas. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And like always, if you hold the two sides of the iPhone 4, you are bridging the two antennas. The only difference is several inches of skin.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you don't know the conditions of the tower, you can't really understand your performance.  The tower and or phone can decide to boost signal levels to get a better signal. When you have 2 or more devices, a dance begins. </p>

<p>And like a TV antenna, your hand changes the tuning characteristics of the antenna, sometimes better sometimes not. Depends on the signal levels that day. It's crapshoot for every phone in low signal areas. </p>

<p>And like always, if you hold the two sides of the iPhone 4, you are bridging the two antennas. The only difference is several inches of skin.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: mikeys</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188872</link>
		<dc:creator>mikeys</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;No issues in Orstraya on Telstra.  Death grip drops 1, sometimes 2 bars, but nothing major like &#039;no signal&#039; etc...&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No issues in Orstraya on Telstra.  Death grip drops 1, sometimes 2 bars, but nothing major like 'no signal' etc...</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>By: Chobbs11</title>
		<link>http://www.imore.com/2010/07/31/international-iphone-4-deathgrip-deathtouch/comment-page-1/#comment-188864</link>
		<dc:creator>Chobbs11</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;^^grow up&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>^^grow up</p>]]></content:encoded>
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