What's the Problem With iPhone 3G Reception? 322
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."
With the fees that Rogers charges in Canada (Score:5, Funny)
We've all made our own Canadian version of the iPhone:
1. take your regular plain old cellphone
2. buy an iPod touch
3. buy duct-tape
4. if you can't figure out step four by yourself, please return your Handyman membership card to Red Green.
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? (Score:5, Funny)
If your Jesus phone won't work... (Score:5, Funny)
...it's because you're not praying hard enough. Try prostrating yourself towards Cupertino five times a day.
The Apple Product Cycle. (Score:5, Funny)
We have now reached Whiny, artistic types post lengthy diatribes about how this terrible design flaw has made the device unusable and scarred them emotionally. [misterbg.org]
Re:Compatibility (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"I love the phont, but..." (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The Iphone is Apple's Vista. (Score:5, Funny)
Well, Microsoft -did- try and copy Apple when they made Vista...
Re:If your Jesus phone won't work... (Score:5, Funny)
I love it! Faith based communications.
If it does not work, you are clearly not worthy.
The bar display does not indicate signal strength, it shows if your aura of cool is sufficient.
Re:Beware (Score:5, Funny)
a nice girl like you doesn't need a penis
Re:Wide-spread discussion. (Score:5, Funny)
A Cellphone is two parts ,
1) a radio transceiver
and
2) a computer
<SteveJobsRDF>
... and an iPod, and an Internet communications device!
</SteveJobsRDF>
Re:Wide-spread discussion. (Score:5, Funny)
But the problem may lie with the way Apple's software uses the radio [businessweek.com].
I know that I have full faith in the detailed engineering analysis ordered by a speculating stock broker. Which was then off-handedly barked to a respected journal such as Business Week.
It is good to see others do too. That's why our economy is so awesomely strong.
Re:"I love the phont, but..." (Score:3, Funny)
I note that criticism of Apple is often modded down here on /. - but starting with "I love Apple, but" seems a guaranteed way to avoid this.
Odd, I noted that "I really hate Apple users" seems to work much better.
Re:"I love the phont, but..." (Score:5, Funny)
What's wrong with you? How would you "love" your phone if you can't use it for its primary purpose?
Personally, because I despise its primary purpose, but am obligated to carry a cell phone with me.
Unfortunately, my iPhone has so far been way more reliable than my old Sony-Erickson. Anyone know how to enable this poor reception feature?
What's wrong is ATT&T Service Sucks (Score:3, Funny)
If AT&T were to make a commercial like Verizon's, the subscribers would be followed around by a bunch of retards (apologies to all the retards that may read Slashdot).
I have calls that sound crystal clear one second and then get dropped the next...while both parties are stationary.
Re:WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? (Score:4, Funny)
The post is from "mrSteveBallmer"... links to the "Fake Steve Ballmer" blog... and you're not sure if it's a joke or not?
My iPhone 3g... (Score:1, Funny)
...certainly has no reception pr
Re:"I love the phont, but..." (Score:1, Funny)
Because love is irrational, much like the signal strength of the iPhone 3G.
Re:"I love the phont, but..." (Score:3, Funny)
However, you can only do so anonymously.
Digital wireless sucks (Score:1, Funny)
The fact is that digital signals on radio frequencies is retarded. (at least with 0.5W transmitters) It will never work. There is a reason that amateur packet radio is 1200 baud, THAT IS WHAT RADIO WILL SUPPORT AT KILOWATT LEVELS AT THAT. All of these cellphone and wireless companies are selling a service that does not /cannot exist.
Criminals, plain and simple. All of them, yet they all have government support, there must be some pretty hefty pay-offs being made with all your cell phone bills.
I do not have a cell phone and will never get one. They do not work. Period.
After the revolution (or collapse), government supported organised crime will be a thing of the past.
Re:With the fees that Rogers charges in Canada (Score:1, Funny)
3. buy duct-tape
If you don't already have duct-tape, turn in your card.
Re:Not True (Score:3, Funny)
I've said it again and again.It may sound harsh to those who've thrown good money after bad.It may just outright,though unintentionally insult the faithful.However,in a realistic world it remains an indisputable truth.
Friends don't let friends drive Mac.