iPhone 4 affecting my television signal and all home speakers

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iPhone 4 affecting my television signal and all home speakers

Has anybody else had this problem and why hasn't it been addressed yet? I noticed last night when I was sitting 20ft away watching TV that when I point my iPhone 4 antenna spot (the black line) at my the TV, my DirecTV loses its signal immediately for as long as the phone is pointing at it. when I turn it away, it takes about two seconds before my TV signal comes back. Also, when I walk around the house, every time my phone gets within 2-3ft of a speaker (surround sound, computer speaker, doorbell speaker, ect.), they play an odd crackling noise that sounds like standing under a powerline. Again, has anybody else noticed this???

iPhone 4, iOS 4

Posted on Aug 2, 2010 12:02 PM

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roaminggnome

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Aug 2, 2010 12:05 PM in response to Mike Popma

Never heard about the television effect.

But the other is GSM buzz and is the nature of the GSM signal and unshielded speakers.

Very common, not unusual.

http://www.eetimes.com/design/microwave-rf-design/4019057/Minimize-GSM-buzz-nois e-in-mobile-phones

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Aug 21, 2010 11:35 AM in response to Mike Popma

Used to get GSM buzz all the time in my home speakers and speakers in class. The buzz is independent of volume. This was with my iPhone first gen. Never found a really good way of shielding from buzz with out moving the phone away. As for your TV, maybe trying to shield the receiver in a cabinet that has some sort of wire mess on the inside of the door might work. Just a guess though.

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