Remember when mobile phones had antennas? You know, those crazy Motorola flip-phones, back in the 1990’s? Seemed obvious at the time that placing the antenna in an area where the user’s hand wouldn’t interfere, was the logical course of action. Yet as of today, those days are clearly gone for one major smart phone maker.

The Antenna Sys Blog is reporting that Apple in their infinate brillianance, kind of blew it with antenna placement on the iPhone 4. According to the article, iPhone 4 early adopters are learning the hard way that how you grip the latest Apple phone, makes the difference between a good calling experience and a dropped call.