[DT]Apple's IPhone Suffers More Signal Problems - Overclock.net

5entinel · 06-27-09

Quote:

Many users are reporting signal oddities with the new iPhone

Apple's problems, like history, seem to have a way of repeating themself. The iPhone 3G S launch, like the 3G launch of a year before brought more crashed servers and more unhappy customers. And just this last week Mac Pro users began to experience display problems with their new computers, echoing problems that have been reported for a couple years in various models. Now iPhone users are reporting reception and signal problems that echo the iPhone 3G's problems last year that were eventually traced to/blamed on faulty chipset firmware.

MacWorld's Ted Landau reports that his own research with his 3G and 3G S phones revealed that the 3G S is perplexing switching to the slower EDGE networks, while the iPhone 3G shows no problems accessing the faster 3G networks.

Apple claims that this actually shows that its hardware is working better. Writes Mr. Landau, "Checking online, I found others reporting a similar situation. So I contacted Apple Support for an explanation. They said they were familiar with this matter and that there was nothing wrong. At least not with my iPhone 3GS. According to Apple, the software behind the status bar on an iPhone 3GS does a better job of showing when a switch from 3G to EDGE has occurred than does the comparable software on an iPhone 3G."

Apple Support claims that increased traffic is to blame for the 3G S switching to EDGE when the 3G has a high (four or five bar) signal strength. Apple also claims that it switches users to EDGE first who have been connected to 3G for the longest.

However, this explanation doesn't match real world testing. Writes Mr. Landau, "To test this out, I went to Settings -> General -> Network and turned off Enable 3G. After waiting a few seconds, I turned it back on. This typically had an effect, but not a predictable one. The iPhone sometimes succeeded in shifting from an EDGE to 3G connection. At other times, it shifted to No Service! No matter what happened, the connection returned to its prior EDGE state within a few minutes. Powering off and turning the iPhone back on led to similar results. As a result, I am skeptical of Apple’s explanation on this point."

For now there is no clear solution or explanation of these problems. Their scope also remains unknown -- they may be limited to a handful of users, or be relatively common. While just an inconvenience, it's another troubling sign that Apple still has not worked out the trouble spots with the iPhone.

http://www.dailytech.com/Apples+IPho...ticle15540.htm

Squeeker The Cat · 06-27-09

i was wondering why all of a sudden it took me like 2 minst to log into the app store from my phone

Drift0r · 06-27-09

I lost 3G in an area that would get full signal 3G (flat, residential, and I can see the cell towers).

HappycoreDJ · 06-27-09

Sounds like an AT&T problem not an Apple problem.

ImAmazing · 06-27-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappycoreDJ

Sounds like an AT&T problem not an Apple problem.

AT&T is known for pretty crappy signal. Heck every time I call out a technician from AT&T they always have an excuse on why they can't get signal at my place.

Evostance · 06-27-09

*cough* O2 problems too *cough*

3.0 might be the problem as the iPod has crap WiFi since the 3.0 upgrade

Vargus · 06-27-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evostance

*cough* O2 problems too *cough*

3.0 might be the problem as the iPod has crap WiFi since the 3.0 upgrade

It could be this as well since I have noticed that the wifi on 3.0 has been worse then it was on 2.2.1 seems odd that a firmware update would do this.

r3skyline · 06-27-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evostance

*cough* O2 problems too *cough*

3.0 might be the problem as the iPod has crap WiFi since the 3.0 upgrade

i havent experienced this "crap wifi" with my 2g

SyncMaster753 · 06-27-09

i'm looking for an upgrade from my k790a (great phone but the browser sucks)

3gs and BB Curve8900/tour were my top picks and i'm really stumped on this one.

(my ultimate phone would be the c905 but i can't get that for a reasonable price)

rancor · 06-27-09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evostance

*cough* O2 problems too *cough*

3.0 might be the problem as the iPod has crap WiFi since the 3.0 upgrade

My 3G has horrible WiFi problems with 3.0. It can be connected to the WiFi but not be able to connect to the internet.

		Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Industry News > Hardware News
[DT]Apple's IPhone Suffers More Signal Problems

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)