Originally Posted By: wfaulk

What is the deal with putting the antenna on the bottom of the phone?!? I complained bitterly about that when I was still putting up with my Crapberry. I had no idea it was so common.

Supposedly it allows them to run the radio at higher power. The FCC tests for maximum radiator are measured with the phone held against the head, where the measurement takes place where the users brain would be. So putting the antenna on the lower rear maximises the power they can use and stay under the limit.

Whether that is actually true or not I don't know, but it seems to make sense.
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