Australia’s Telstra gives Apple iPhone 4 award for ‘best coverage performance’

“Many people have asked us about how they can get the best coverage performance from the iPhone 4 when it launches on Friday. So we’ve assembled some tips based on our Next G network testing,” Richard Fink blogs for Telstra. “The first thing to know is that the iPhone 4, without the use of accessories, is approved by Telstra for handheld use in metro and major regional coverage areas.”

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“The great news for our regional and rural customers is that an approved rubberised bumper or case can help to maximise the coverage performance of the iPhone 4,” Fink reports. “In fact, the handheld coverage performance is improved so that it is equivalent to one of our Telstra ‘Blue Tick’ devices.”

Fink reports, “We award our Blue Tick to mobiles that have the best coverage performance and recommend them to customers working or living in regional and rural coverage areas… To help maximise coverage performance in metro and major regional areas, Telstra recommends that customers team their iPhone 4 with an approved rubberised bumper or case.”

Full article here.

[Attribution: AppleInsider. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “jax44” for the heads up.]