Drop calls still with iPhone 4

i took my iphone 4 back about a week ago.

maybe some of you want to believe that it's the software or something that causes the dropped calls, but for me there was an obvious correlation between losing signal strength and gripping the outside of the phone. i even tried touching it in different places, with different fingers, with gloves on, etc. i concluded that it's not your skin or touch that causes the signal drop, it's the amount of pressure applied to (just about anywhere) the antenna.

in every scenario, i would go from 5 bars to 0 bars within 30 seconds. went back to my iphone 3G and the problem obviously went away.

Well I don't know the legitimacy of Mac Beep's claim, but I did go to the store because I was fed up with it not getting/keeping service, my face hanging up on calls, dropped calls, etc. Of course the Apple store rep, at two different locations, said I was probably in a bad reception area...yada..yada...and never admitted to any issues with the phone and where shocked that I had them.

Nevertheless I demanded a replacement after the 14 year old at the genius bar told me to set my phone up as new and it would fix the problems. I didn't buy that argument.

They gave me a new phone and I have to say that I have not been below five bars yet and I've even tried the "death grip" that caused my old iphone 4 to lose service. It seems to be fine, as of now, and hopefully they did secretly fix something. But I'm still skeptical and will see if the new iphone 4 I have will continue to be way better than my old one.

I'm glad to hear that you persisted at the store and am interested to know if you have any future problems with the phone. I could not afford any more downtime nor was I willing to be distracted by phone issues any longer. I am more than happy staying with my 3gs for a while longer but find it interesting to hear about how many people suffered exactly the same symptoms as I did while others are only slightly affected.

Mac Beep was probably right about the return but for me this only underscores the fact that Apple business practices seem to be totally marketing driven and suffering from the quality management side of the business. You can only profit from hype and flash for a period of time until the public gets fed up and moves along to a more reliable manufacturer.

Overall, there are clearly design flaws accompanied by manufacturing as well as software flaws in this round of IPhones.

I am also having this problem! I called apple support about this and they said it was an issue with my phone and that they have only had one similar call about the issue. An on top of that it did while i was on the phone with them.... TWICE! and the second time i some how managed to three-way a call.
This is really irritating and apple knows that they are in the wrong.
They said that i could replace my phone for a new one... oh but wait i would first have to ship my phone into apple to get my new one. Or the can cross ship the phone but have to put a $599.00 credit hole on my card!!! My last options going to an apple store or att retail. but none of them are going to have the iphone for 14day!

Apple I have been a very long and loyal friend. I have to say I am really disappointed in what you are doing. You know the consumers that feed your company.
And on my last note. I am back to having my reception issue.. you know what they said... your holding it wrong.... Not acceptable.. second thing that they said. buy a case. All the current ones that i can get a hold of suck. And were in the commitments of buy this phone say that "you must also buy a case if you want it to work the way it should." And what if i like it just the way it is and i have two screen protectors on it? Then looks like I have to make a sacrifice for a product that i paid for to get to work 100%.

APPLE THIS IS A HUGE FAILURE FOR YOU. AND I DO BELIEVE YOU HAVE LOST ME AS A LONG TIME LOYAL CUSTOMER!

Thank You,
Corey

Also I think the "Answered" status on this thread should be revoked.

I would be interested to know if adding a skin or cover to the IP4 has any
effect of the antenna issue. I would think that insulating the antenna with a
skin or other cover would reduce the interference.

Do you honestly believe they read these threads? To say that Apple is arrogant is an understatement. If they screwed up the design, -- they should provide the skin for free. It probably costs them $1 to make/ buy. To tell customers that they are holding the phone wrong ... well... I'm glad I'm using something other than iPhone for the phone. My apple products are limited to iPod, and that, too, is the last mac I will ever pay for.

dropped calls are driving me crazy, a phone you can't hold! I guess we must take them back for a fix.