Sci/Tech Got an iPhone 4? You may need duct tape

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(CNN) -- Has it really come to this?

The most talked-about phone in the U.S. -- Apple's iPhone 4 -- has a design flaw that's best fixed with a sliver of duct tape, according to Consumer Reports.

"It may not be pretty, but it works," writes Mike Gikas on that nonprofit consumer group's electronics blog.

The patch -- which sounds like it'd be more appropriate for kitchen plumbing than for a phone that retails for $200 to $300, plus an AT&T contract -- is supposed to correct an apparent problem with the iPhone 4's metal antenna.

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Jindo

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I haven't experienced this problem yet, I've had my iPhone for about a month now.

The case I bought for it is hopefully addressing the issue anyway.
 

Catastrophic

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Wow! Serious? Who the hell wants to duct tape their 300$ phone? And they have a 30$ bumper for it you can buy? For their design flaw!?!?!? Are you kidding me? Major fail. I would expect free replacements with it fixed! what BS.
 
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