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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by smoldesu on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:57PM (#28546566)
They've tried that before, it turns out that "you're holding it wrong" isn't the best customer experience.
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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by nerbert on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:38PM (#28546906)
I still can’t believe they went for that
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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by retSava on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:55AM (#28549203)
Not just that they went for that - but that they ended up in that situation to begin with. IIUC, the outer rim was two (or more) metal pieces, whereof one acted as antenna. The signal degradation occurs when the user holds the phone and bridges the antenna-piece with a non-antenna piece. This affects the antenna tuning and attenuates the signal.

Just missing out on such a basic thing is a bit boggling to me. My iphone 4 was working pretty good though, but I was also mostly in the inner city where connectivity is good to begin with.

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