Reports of the iPhone 4 “Death Grip” issue are popping up all over the web, a widespread bug resulting in loss of signal and dropped calls. Holding the new iPhone such that your hand covers both sides of the black band on the lower left corner of the case causes the problem – it’s something to do with antenna placement and the conductivity of human hands – and that’s a pretty natural way to hold an iPhone. So people are upset.

One of those upset people emailed sjobs@apple.com. Steve Jobs replied, and the customer sent the reply over to Engadget, who ran it along with Apple’s official response. And like I said, I’m just flabbergasted.

Customer: “When I put my hand on the steel bands” of iPhone 4 “I lose all reception.”

Steve: “Just avoid holding it in that way.”

Wow, you’re doing wrong? is that the best that apple can tell there Customers? You’re doing wrong?  well maybe steve was having a bad day when he reply to that email. But the official Apple response to problem went along that same lines

Gripping any mobile phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.

So apple basically said you’re doing it wrong, it’s a fact of life and you should get a case

lol……I find it funny, what do you guy think of it?

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