[Nexus One General] bmj1086:
I wasn't targeting any one person in particular. I was making a general statement. I'd like to see this "G1 with full bars of 3G and Nexus One with Edge" because that sounds fabricated. Nobody has given hard evidence that this happens. I hear someone talking about it on here every day but nobody has any sense to prove it. I have a Nexus One, My wife has a MyTouch, My cousin has a Nexus one, two friends have a G1, One friend has a MyTouch. I have been around all of Dallas, Texas with all of them, in and out of buildings, etc and at any moment I would glance at our phones and we all had the same signal strength [signal strength is obviously stronger in Dallas than a lot of cities so this is why I point the finger at T-Mobile the same way I have for the past 6 years of being on their network]. If you stand still long enough in an area with low 3G signal you will drop to edge, if you move away from that area you will regain 3G [SOME PHONES FASTER THAN OTHERS REGARDLESS OF THE OS OR VERSION]. I've seen my N1 recover from Edge faster than the MyTouch. It happens. Everybody seems to be focusing on monitoring their signal all day long that they realize the flaws in the network. I sit at my desk at work where each specific spot on my desk could be edge, low edge, full 3G, little 3g, etc. but I know that it happens. I had this same desk when I had my G1 and MyTouch and they all do the same thing. I would never [common sense again] think that the two phones would perform exactly the same each second of their time. It doesn't work like that. Two laptops connected to the same WIFI router do not always have the same signal strength, even if they're on the same OS, same hardware. If you sit still long enough they will possibly have the same. If you're walking in circles with both laptops around the router then they will change and they will not display the same strength at all times. Maybe it's the 15 years of networking talking. Maybe it's common sense. Maybe I'm just wasting my time trying to explain it to pretentious pricks who think they're the final word [not you]. At this point I think I'm pretty much done trying to show the proof that I have.

I did test the G1, nobody asked for the information. I figured since the MyTouch and G1 are 99% the same phone it wouldn't matter. Besides I grew tired of repeating myself.

First off, It may have appeared that I dismissed opinions but that is not what was intended. I dismissed unproven myths with facts and research. I guess you didn't read everything I said. If you want to go and get a G1 and a Nexus One and show me proof than I will GLADLY admit that it may be an issue. I understand that HTC made a mistake in the placement of the Antenna, but the constant whining of how it is an issue with the OS and with everything else is what I argued. The arguments were If you cover the antenna you drop bars. Well no ****, welcome to networking 101. [again, not targeting you so don't get defensive]

And again, I do not dismiss the poor placement of the antenna on HTC's part. I will dismiss the ignorant rants of how Google's OS is causing the issue and how covering the antenna loses signal. The manual clearly states to not cover the antenna or you will lose signal.

I use my phone probably more than anybody I've ever met. I notice that I drop to Edge once in a while but I don't post a thread every time it happens because I understand mobile networks. I guarantee there wont be anywhere near the amount of complaints from the people who get the AT&T N1's.

I'm done posting this thread.