Maybe they fitted a standby battery, and maybe they connected an external antenna.

Consumer Reports magazine today said it won't recommend Apple's iPhone 4 because of major reception issues when users touch the external antenna.

Holly tapped through her options on the dashboard readout and selected transmit only to be informed that the external antenna was not available.

So I'd rigged up an external antenna and mounted it on the hood of a car at the top of the junk pile.

When you're not on the move, the 12-ounce handheld screws into an external antenna to give you up to 10 miles of coverage.

Webb has recommended that users hold the iPhone 4 in what he called the "Vulcan iPhone pinch" to minimize contact with the external antennas.