Apple's IPhone 3G Firmware Update Bombs

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday August 20, 2008 @02:37AM from the oops-they-did-it-again dept.

JagsLive writes "After lots of complaints about iPhone 3G connection issues, Apple released a firmware update Monday with hopes it would fix the issues. But early reports suggest it didn't work as planned. Complaints have included dropped calls, abrupt network switches, poor reception, and service interruptions. Apple declined to offer details about its iPhone 2.0.1 update, other than saying it included 'bug fixes.' However, comments in Apple's support forum say plenty about the latest attempt to rectify poor user experiences. In fact, the update seems to be causing new issues, apparently interfering with the GPS function, among others."

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Time for a Windows Mobile v. iPhone ad series. by mr_mischief · 2008-08-20 02:48 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Microsoft is upset over the Mac v. PC, Leopard v. Vista commercials. They want to play dirty themselves, obviously, since they're showing idealized videotaped demos of their OS to gullible people under a fake name and saying "That's Vista, ain't it great?". So where are all the Microsoft-purchased ads slamming the iPhone's inability to even be a phone, while Windows Mobile phones get shit done?
Re:2.0.1? by daveywest · 2008-08-20 03:42 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Is it just me, or are we looking at last week's Slashdot today: iPhone 2.01, iPhone is having reception problems, and Psystar still shipping knockoffs?
Every one of these stories was on the front page last week.