Help Vibrant death grip?

[Truo621]

Does anyone else notice that they lose service when the hold the bottom sides or bottom of the phone?
(as of now)When i hold my phone from the top sides of my phone i have 3 bars, but when I hold the bottom sides or bottom of the phone, it drops to 0 bars instantly. I didn't see any vibrant forums for this problem yet so am I the only one?

 

[Truo621]

*I dont have a case on it either*

 

[VegasTouch]

Ive had no bars showing and ive still been able to make and recieve calls. My signal seems to fluctuate quite a bit but it hasnt made a difference making calls.

 

[robo21]

When early iPhone 4 adopters discovered that touching a certain spot on the exposed antenna could cause the phone to lose signal strength, reduce data speeds and even drop calls, Apple in­­sisted that all smart phones suffered from a similar defect.
We tested that claim with five different smart phones. We looked at RF signal strength, data speed rates and call quality in areas with weak and strong signals.
While every phone we tested was affected by a "grip of death," none went so far as to drop calls, as the iPhone 4 did. Bottom line: If you don't have an iPhone 4, you don't need to worry too much about this antenna issue.

No big deal. Especially if you avoid the "death grip."

Citation: Technology's biggest myths - Technology & science - Tech and gadgets - msnbc.com

And: iPhone vs. Everybody: Battle of the Smartphone Death Grips - PCWorld Business Center

 

[BigCiX]

I lose no bars when I hold it in that area

 

[darksandz93]

i noticed this the first day i got my vibrant about over a month ago......I called tmobile about it and even the representative said he has it too, but honestly i've never dropped a call, my speedtest says its over 2mbps so i honestly dont care much for it, i just get OCD about not having the phone displaying any bars though..

 

[bamcclure]

Just how hard are you squeezing it? I squeezed mine quite hard.... no lose of signal for me, nor do I have a case....

 

[Truo621]

lol im just holding it normally, as long as i get any dropped calls or anything like yall say then i guess im good

 

[w_bovine]

I can't seem to get much of a signal when I'm in the shower. Dunno why.

 

[Deleted User]

It seems my bars are always going up and down but I don't find the reading of the bars to be actuate because I still seem to be able to text and make calls np even when I have no bars

 

[robo21]

The Vibrant continues to impress. Yesterday, my wife and I drove through an area where we always (100% drop rate) used to drop calls. This has been true for the last 7 years with Tmo. Before entering the "drop zone" I placed a call and we stayed connected the entire way.