Will a skin cause any problems over the 3G antenna?

[SDM44]

This is probably a dumb question, but I just wanted to make sure and I did a search (a few with different key words) and didn't see anything about this.

I'm sure it's really no different than putting your 3G iPad into a fully enclosed case, but is there any reason why I should not put a skin (the peel & stick ones) on the back of a 3G iPad, covering up the 3G antenna black bar on the back side?

 

[Demandarin]

It shouldn't make any difference unless it's super thick or made out of some material that'll mess with radio waves.

 

[Hdchiky]

I had a skin on my first iPad for quite a while. Now I have a newer iPad and it already has one (see avatar) and I haven't noticed any issues.

 

[Tim SPRACKLEN]

I have the regular Apple case and there's no issue. All of the skins are non-metallic, so there's unlikely to be any problem. More of an issue is whether you're trying to use the iPad inside your car (metallic) or behind a serious obstruction (hill). Furthermore, the iPad and the 3G/GSM/CDMA basestation (aka cell tower) adjust their power output dynamically to compensate for signal attenuation.

Enjoy your iPad and have fun.

Tim
Scotland