I've been an apple fan for twenty plus years (MacBook Pro) and an ATT wireless customer for over five years. On 15 June I pre-ordered my Iphone 4 and it was delivered on 24 June. It's my first Iphone and took me up a learning curve, so some of the early glitches were to be expected.
But last night I was on a call from my home, a call I've made almost every night for five years. This time, with the IPhone 4, the call dropped several times, at least five times in an hour, and this was with my holding the phone very carefully to avoid the antenna issue. Even when it was not dropping the call, there were random periods of severe voice distortion to the point it was un-intelligible. Please understand, I live atop an 800 ft hill with excellent ATT signal strength. Since moving here in 2005, my cell phone is my only phone. Before the IPhone 4 it's been a Motorola V3xx for at least three years; on that same call, to the same number, it would stay up throughout the call at least 95% of the time. The IPhone 4 is the only variable in this scenario: same cell tower, same geography, same everything except the IPhone.
My plan going forward: I will continue using the IPhone 4, including that same call every night for another week - ten days. These nightly calls will be my benchmark, since I have three+ years of experience with the V3xx phone. If the IPhone does not improve I will either return it or have ATT restore my V3xx for cell service and use the IPhone 4 as an IPod Touch.
I look forward to comments on how others perceive their IPhone 4 service and any suggestions on alternatives.
Regards
RCharles
But last night I was on a call from my home, a call I've made almost every night for five years. This time, with the IPhone 4, the call dropped several times, at least five times in an hour, and this was with my holding the phone very carefully to avoid the antenna issue. Even when it was not dropping the call, there were random periods of severe voice distortion to the point it was un-intelligible. Please understand, I live atop an 800 ft hill with excellent ATT signal strength. Since moving here in 2005, my cell phone is my only phone. Before the IPhone 4 it's been a Motorola V3xx for at least three years; on that same call, to the same number, it would stay up throughout the call at least 95% of the time. The IPhone 4 is the only variable in this scenario: same cell tower, same geography, same everything except the IPhone.
My plan going forward: I will continue using the IPhone 4, including that same call every night for another week - ten days. These nightly calls will be my benchmark, since I have three+ years of experience with the V3xx phone. If the IPhone does not improve I will either return it or have ATT restore my V3xx for cell service and use the IPhone 4 as an IPod Touch.
I look forward to comments on how others perceive their IPhone 4 service and any suggestions on alternatives.
Regards
RCharles