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I have an iPhone 4, and I've had a bumper on it since I bought it. I also put an invisishield on the front and back (basically, my whole phone is protected). I have not had any reception issues, and my phone has worked perfectly. Surely there are others out there in similar situations. I wonder why the negativity clouds the internet sometimes.

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It's common knowledge that Apple's rubber bumpers are a workaround for the antenna problem. But you shouldn't have to buy a $30 case for your $200 phone just for the privilege of making calls reliably.

You don't. On day one, my wife spent a couple minutes covering the gap with a piece of scotch tape. It's almost impossible to see and it worked flawlessly. Anyone who drops $30 just to solve the antenna issue is either lazy or a fool or a foolish lazy person or a loolish fazy person.

Or someone who doesn't like mucky Scotch tape on their brand-new high-tech device? I don't care, but I know plenty of people who buy the iPhone as a design statement & I can see how that tiny imperfection could infuriate these types of people.

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