“Gripping any mobile phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.”
Apple responds to iPhone 4 reception issues: you’re holding the phone the wrong way
– via gsmarena
“Steve Jobs tells 1.7 million new iPhone users that they are holding their phones the wrong way, Android’s growing presence keeps insisting that they are just holding the wrong phone.”
http://androinica.com/2010/06/29/opinion-why-1-7-million-iphone-sales-no-big-deal/
How do you hold your Nokia?
http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/06/28/how-do-you-hold-your-nokia/