@CaptainJack: Except by the most recent indications it ISN'T A DESIGN FLAW! Its looking more and more like a software flaw that has been so complex that Apple didn't catch it. Considering that no one's ever attempted an exposed antenna on a phone before, its not hard to believe it took a while before the issues…

@MfnT: Stp tlkng t f yr ss. Y dn't knw wht y'r tlkng bt hr.

@MifuneT: You still have no idea what you're talking about. The software that every phone uses to interact with its antennas and the controllers is different. What this may have exposed is a weakness in how the hardware/software deals with interference. Considering that there has never been a phone whose sole antenna…

@Wozamil: Don't tell me you're someone that actually believes that every media outlet actually knows what you're talking about...

@CaptainJack: Says someone that knows nothing about the iP4's radio stack, and apparently believes everything he reads on the internet.

@ddhboy: What I posted just went right over your head. The software can't stop it. Nothing can. What the software can do is affect HOW THE PHONE REACTS to the interference, which in turn can prevent the signal drop. So while the current software might just drop off with the attenuation, the updated software might…

@ddhboy: And you have some direct knowledge of the iPhone's software that you would like to share with us?

This is all well and good, but in case you missed it Mozilla Sync is COMPLETELY borked. You can't even download the damn add-on, and half the users that already have are reporting major issues. Or to put it another way, this app is completely useless.

@JohnnyricoMC: Who cares if there are free ones? You don't need to download ANYTHING.

@JohnnyricoMC: You're not recording so that argument holds no water. I used this method today, ironically enough.

@.Trenchant.: So? If the phone doesn't work as a phone for them, they shouldn't keep it. If they choose to, they lose all rights to complain.

@BrodySF: People ARE having problems with their 3GS. Just because you don't, doesn't mean they don't exist. (just like the iPhone 4 problems; some people just aren't having them)

@craigeryjohn: Because it isn't a reporting issue. Its an issue with how the phone handles the bridging of the two antennas.

@Devin Teague Connelly: Only if you know nothing about the interaction between software and the antennas. ;)

@Devin Teague Connelly: That's not true. The hardware is only a part of the problem. If the software isn't coping with the problem the way it should, its going to make things a lot worse.

@Devin Teague Connelly: It can't. What it can fix, however, is what the hardware DOES when the short circuit occurs. (which is the problem here)

@TylerDurden0: Nobody knows what it is except Apple. Since many are experiencing the problems on other iOS 4 handsets, its likely software related exacerbated by the 4's unique antenna setup.

@DPeezy: Exactly. The software probably didn't take this into account enough, which is why signal fell off the face of the earth.

@trs: No they won't. If there is a problem with frequency switching, it would be manifested by this rapid drop in signal. There is also likely a problem with the antenna not increasing its output when there's a disruption in the form of a hand or the bridging of the two antennas.

@fjpoblam: Because its common sense. If you're having reception problems when you hold your phone a certain way, you probably should avoid holding it that way.