The latest conspiracy theory is that Apple intentionally altered the signal strength to bar formula so they'd appear to have a better signal than other phones.

I also heard that Elvis was the programmer responsible for this but he was assisted by a team of Roswell aliens...

Originally Posted By: andy
give me a free Bumper

According to the apparently leaked AppleCare documents, you're not going to be able to get a free bumper case out of them. Also unless you have issues with the iPhone reception when its not actually being held by yourself then it doesn't count as faulty. If you're not happy with this then take it back for a refund...