AMP IT UP
Being the eternal optimist when it comes to tech gadgets, I'm inclined to try this latest iPhone accessory from Griffin, despite the logical reservations. iLounge describes the new product as follows:
"Griffin Technology’s ClearBoost ($35), therefore, is a major stand-out. Described by the company as an “antenna-boosting case,” which “improves reception as it protects your iPhone,” ClearBoost is the first iPhone case with an integrated, stub-like antenna at the top, as well as the first that measurably improves iPhone cell reception—under certain conditions."
Here's the crux of its capabilities that's interesting if it works:
"The good news is that, under conditions than an unencased iPhone would report as being between 2 and 3 bars of service, ClearBoost did actually achieve a benefit. With one or two unencased iPhones next to the ClearBoost one, we saw gains of 1-2 bars under such conditions, such that the standard iPhone might be at 2 or 3 and the ClearBoosted one would be at 3 or 4.
In some cases, this might mean the difference between a stable EDGE connection and one that seems to slow down or give up in mid-load of a web page, and this sort of benefit isn’t trivial."
Since I use the iPhone primarily as a mobile web surfing device, boosting the EDGE connection a bit in various places is something of interest.
Then again, one could always wait for the long-anticipated 3G iPhone expected any month now, and presumably the upgraded ClearBoost case for the 3G phone.
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