Reception Issue
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iPhone 3G travails: Network, interrupted
News news analysis Users of Apple's marquee gadget say they are having trouble getting, and staying, connected to the 3G networks in their areas.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile/Wireless, Apple iPhone 3G, 3G Network, Advertisement, phone, message board, AT&T Corp.
Power-control software blamed for iPhone 3G reception issues
News A flaky power-control algorithm within the iPhone 3G seems to be a likely cause of the persistent reception problems that have plagued early adopters.
Tags: Smart phones, 3G (Third Generation), Mac OS, Apple iPhone 3G, Environment, New York, software, 3G, San Francisco, network
Apple acknowledges iPhone 3G reception issues
News After weeks of silence, Apple has admitted that the iPhone 3G can suffer from reception problems and that the latest software update is the cure.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Reception Issue, Apple iPhone 3G, Associated Press, 3G, 3G network, network
Tests clear iPhone 3G antenna as cause of reception problems
News Swedish tech publication GP tests the iPhone 3G's antenna to see if that part is to blame for the phone's reception issues, and finds no obvious problems.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple iPhone 3G, Research In Motion Ltd., Reception Problem, phone, software, 3G, Sweden
Apple, AT&T sued again over iPhone 3G
News A new lawsuit claims that Apple and AT&T knew that the iPhone 3G was going to encounter reception issues but failed to warn consumers of the problem.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Lawsuits, Legal, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, AT&T Corp., performance, software
iPhones en route to Russia
News Apple has reached a deal with the country's largest carrier, Mobile TeleSystems, that could put the iPhone on store shelves in October, according to Reuters.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Mobile, phone, Russia, WWDC, China, Apple iPhone
Analyst: Infineon chipset possible cause of iPhone 3G issues
News The reception issues experienced by some iPhone 3G users might be the fault of an "immature" Infineon chipset that has trouble with weaker signals.
Tags: Smart phones, 3G (Third Generation), Mac OS, Apple iPhone 3G, Infineon Technologies AG, Europe, phone, 3G, theory, financial analyst
AT&T fixes wireless data issue
News iPhone and other AT&T smartphone users should be able to surf the Web on their phones now that a routing problem has been fixed, according to a report.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Research In Motion Ltd., Wireless, phone, AT&T Corp., software, 3G
Apple faces US lawsuit over iPhone 3G glitches
News An Alabama woman is seeking class-action status in a lawsuit that claims Apple's iPhone 3G network is slower than advertised.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Lawsuit, Internet Connection, Advertisement, phone, Associated Press
Researcher claims iPhone 3G's sensitivity is poor
News Swedish researcher says that a manufacturing problem could be to blame for the iPhone 3G's problems in connecting, and staying connected, to 3G networks.
Tags: Smart phones, 3G (Third Generation), Mac OS, Mobile/Wireless, Apple iPhone 3G, phone, software, 3G, Sweden, financial analyst
