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What's the Problem With iPhone 3G Reception?
CWmike writes "Apple's iPhone 3G was just a couple of days old when reports began trickling onto the company's support forum from dissatisfied customers complaining about poor reception. Although no one outside of Apple and AT&T — and maybe a chipmaker or two — really knows, that has not kept others from speculating, or in a few cases, making claims based on unnamed sources. What's going on? We may not have all the answers, but we do have questions. Gregg Keizer put together everything we know in a FAQ on the griping about iPhone 3G reception."
Im posting this from my samsung inatinct. I was given this phone for work and what i thoight was a shitty iphone wannabe phone has led me understand and love many of the samsungs unique functions and designs not to mention sprints fantastic data services...anyways ive always been an avid tmobile fan and cant wait to see htc and google this september. iphone lacks basic phone functionality...
Trying to install linux on my microwave, but keep getting a kernel panic...
Beyond this the issue we are seeing is that Apple is one again trying to compete on specifications instead of overall performance. It is like buying a computer based on processor speed and memory and the number of USB ports, but ignoring bus speed and the fact that USB is the slow version 2.0. Apple knows that for consumer products it can't compete on overall performance, because consumers will inevitable choose the cheaper product that has the biggest penis/cup size.
What this means in this case is that Apple probably put out the 3g stuff earlier than it should have because the consumer market demanded cool specifications even if it meant worse overall performance. Even thought the iPhone worked well, few wanted it because it was not buzzword complaint. So now we have a phone that does not work so well, eats the battery, and is a less satisfying experience. Oh well, at least it still looks cool and has the proper features listed on the box.
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not going to let it slide." Orphan Black
What's wrong with you? How would you "love" your phone if you can't use it for its primary purpose? Is it mandatory to "love" this phone? Would you burn in hell if you don't? Or most of the people just lack balls to say that you don't "love" it anymore?
I think what he is trying to say "When it works, its works better than anything else out there in terms of functionality or meeting my personal preference."
Its like old Ultima Online. I loved to play that game to death but the game client was so damn buggy it crashed all the damn time.
It was a very love hate relationship. Sure I could play text muds, but it wasn't the same.
Hope that makes.
This is a bunch of nonsense. My iPhone works perfectly. Never had a dropped call 3G is perfect. I've never had a single problem. I can only assume that you have never had enough cash in your bank account to afford an iPhone and you're jealous.