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voicegy
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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Combination and Timing
I have been obsessed with 3G iPhone "issue" news over the past month and have read everything, everywhere about the reception/dropped calls/bad handover to EDGE problems that SOME 3G iPhone users are experiencing.
My conclusion to date is that there are a combination of things going on: please note, I still have my first gen. iPhone and have been/continue to be happy with it.
In Australia (where there is much discussion going on) users seem to have narrowed down the issue to one of MHz from the carrier - iPhone problems ONLY seem to happen on the 2100 MHz networks, Optus and Voda. Almost no complaints have come from Telstra users (850 MHz).
In Oregon, a manager (or regional manager) at an AT&T store shared with a dissatisfied customer that he believes Apple "went cheap on their chips" thus creating reception issues, so in an effort to "fix what Apple did" they are switching over to all 850 MHz. They weren't sure if it was going to be dual 1900/850 or just 850. They just knew, without a doubt that come September 30Th, 3G signals on the west side of Portland Oregon "would be booming."
As this whole 3G iPhone story gets more exposure on major web sites, what is starting to bubble up are cooberating reports that point to the following:
1. Networks using 2100 MHz cause issues.
2. The 3G iPhone "chipset" exacerbates those issues.
3. An eventual update will "fix" the alleged "chipset issue."
Which brings up a fascinating scenario: As Apple and various carriers work behind the scenes to address the MHz "issue," Apple is also working on "updates" to provide an eventual "fix." Apple may also have noticed this issue early on, and has since "retooled" 3G iPhones physically in some way to provide better reception. Or not.
I just think as all of the above come together at one magical moment, thousands of customers will experience the higher level of performance that they are currently not. I might even go so far as to say that, taking the Oregon case above, that while AT&T is furiously changing over the MHz coverage, Apple will time that with an update - and the update will be seen as the "fix" for the reception issue.
With no actual admission from Apple, it's all speculation. But due to the diligence of Apple enthusiasts worldwide, it seems the community itself is hearing of and coming up with some pretty fascinating stuff - and the field is narrowing greatly as to causation.
It's been an interesting situation to watch, to say the least.
