@Panserbjørne: If a phone drops calls regularly, it shouldn't get a Very Good rating in the Phoning category. If a phone call is garbled because the signal is weaker, it shouldn't get a Good rating in the Voice Quality category. If a phone can't send or receive messages reliably, it shouldn't get a Very Good rating in…

@Panserbjørne: I don't understand why you're trying to explain CR's point when you consider their recommendation idiotic.

Yet iPhone 4 is still the best rated smartphone on their site. If they can't recommend buying the best, do they recommend not buying a smartphone at all? This discrepancy has made me reconsider whether or not I trust their testing and rating process.

Anyone know if the power failure causes data loss or if the hard drives remain usable (ie, throw it into another unit and keep going where you left off)? My Time Capsule doesn't fall into this range but I'm curious.

@Voyou_Charmant: Well if you reread the letter, they passively accept responsibility that this phone - like most other mobile phones - experiences attenuation. Whether or not this is ample responsibility to accept remains up for debate. It depends on where iPhone 4 attenuation falls in comparison to other phones, not…

@Grive: You're assuming that people watch their bars like a hawk. I honestly only look at mine when the phone isn't working the way I expect it to. It's like the first line of troubleshooting. "My call isn't going through... oh, that's because I have no bars." If I'm not dropping calls and I'm getting data, I don't…

@Voyou_Charmant: That's fine. I just wanted to clarify that you weren't basing this solely on what you read on the internet.

@kaizoman: You aren't making the connection here. This is just an extreme example used to make a point. I am getting a signal strong enough to receive incoming text messages with iPhone 4, and I didn't get it with iPhone 3GS in the same exact place two weeks ago. It doesn't matter if I'm on the subway or on the street…

@kaizoman: Did you even read my entire post?

@FriarNurgle: I'm sure the improved network here in the city helps, but I've been in three states in the last week. I've experienced better reception almost everywhere. The texts on the subway are just an example.

@JohnnyricoMC: What this is saying is that a software error exaggerates the attenuation, making it seem like a bigger deal than it is.

@Quasigizmodo: If the crappy service is to blame, then there's nothing wrong with shifting blame accordingly.

@Voyou_Charmant: No, it is inconsistent with what some people are reporting their experience to be. This is not necessarily the same as the truth. Do you think the internet is some bastion of truth? If so, I point you to yesterday's fake email exchange with Steve Jobs.

If this antenna were a bad design, would I have gotten three texts on the New York City subway this week? No. Same network as I've had for years with no service ever underground, but now I occasionally see 10-15 seconds of a single bar, probably near ventilation grates or an emergency exit. The Anandtech article you…

@Voyou_Charmant: It is not a "lie". It is inconsistent with your admittedly unscientific two minutes worth of anecdotal evidence. I, on the other hand, have been using iPhone 4 for over a week now, and this is completely in line with my experience. I can make bars drop, but a change in call quality or data speed does…

@comrade_leviathan: I agree that the handling was less than stellar, but I don't get that tone from the letter. Truthfully, people would probably read it differently if we hadn't gotten the flippant responses from Steve. Because we've all been primed to believe Apple is sweeping this under the rug, we're believing…

@maarten.verhaegen: Do you have your own experience with iPhone 4 to base your assessment on? Until you do, you are simply regurgitating the opinions and experiences of others. These experiences may be misrepresented, especially online.

@liebermojo: When you drop from one or two bars to nothing, it's not much to think about. When you drop from four or five, you think there's a problem with the phone. If the iPhone is misreporting bars, you think you're dropping from five to zero, exaggerating the problem.

@comrade_leviathan: If you have extensive experience with an iPhone 4 to the contrary, I'd love to hear about it. This letter is totally in line with my experience.

Everything in this letter is totally in line with my iPhone 4 experience. I've only ever been able to make the bars drop in areas that have historically had bad coverage. However, in those areas, my iPhone 4 experience has been better – in some cases, better than any mobile phone I've tried on any network. I've gotten…