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I picked one up on launch day and I seriously think all these "problems" are no big deal. Yes, if you intentionally place your hand over a particular spot on the phone you lose signal strength, but in my experience, it takes a deliberate effort to reproduce, so who cares? It's kind of like saying "gee... every time I throw my phone in the bathtub, it doesn't work." Just don't throw it in the bathtub and you're fine!

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I disagree. This should absolutely not be an issue in a 4th generation phone.

Well, using a generational milestone doesn't really work well here. That's like saying every Ford these day, with so many models before it, should be flawless.

I was under the impression that left handed people naturally hold the phone in the problematic position? Is that not true? It's estimated 10% of people are left handed, that probably translates into about 10% of iPhone owners seeing as your handedness has little to do with your penchant for trendy gadgets.

I doubt that anyone holds their phone in only one hand, at all times. At least not anyone with two ears.

I do.. I'm half deaf in my right ear.

I'm left handed, own an iPhone4, and can only reproduce the issue if I try really hard. It's not at all a natural hold.

I'm left handed and find it extremely awkward to hold the phone in a manner that would cause the problem. I understand that if you do hold the phone the "wrong" way then this would be a huge issue for you, but my gut still tells me that this isn't really such a big deal in terms of sheer numbers.

Yeah, as long as some people aren't affected, it's ok. The people that have problems just haven't had enough Kool-Aid yet.

I'm right handed and I've always held phones in my left hand. If other people hold the phone in the hand opposite their strong hand, that would raise the percentage affected by this issue, assuming your impression is correct.

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