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iPhone 3G Connectivity Issues

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Is the iPhone 3G connectivity issue really as big of a deal as everyone seems to be making it out to be? I know a lot of you guys have an iPhone, are you having these persistent issues?

Despite the hype over AT&T's 3G coverage, users around the world of Apple's new smartphone are reporting connectivity issues. CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Kent German discuss what's causing the glitches and how to configure an iPhone 3G for a better connection.
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Its 3G that is the problem, not the phone. My sisters Tilt will have coverage in one spot but move 1/2 inch in any direction and she looses coverage. it is that damned bad.
 
It's the phone that's the problem. The problem is worldwide with a lot of phone operators, and the phones from others, like Sony Ericsson, works just fine in 3G.

Here in Sweden the iPhone is having problem with 3G too, but that's the only phone that had 3G problems in the past 3-4 years.
 
my 3G iPhone works perfect with Rogers here in Canada. i have never lost 3G signal.
 
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my 3G iPhone works perfect with Rogers here in Canada. i have never lost 3G signal.
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I agree that it's the phone. My Motorola with Rogers sucks but my wifes Nokia has no problem.
 
i have the original iphone and my service behaves just as the same, their 3G network is just pretty gay
 
It's AT&T's network that sucks. My Blackjack II gets spotty 3G coverage as well.
 
AT&T's coverage is pretty good around here apparently (they just expanded the 3G area). I usually get 4-5 bars in most places. I get better signal at work than the people who have AT&T Tilts.
 
For the Denver area (we just got 3G last year) it's pretty good. I can pick it up in most areas and have had passengers streaming YouTube while driving without any issues.
The only knock I've found on it is when you hit an area with a ton of wireless networks but you're getting poor signals for all of them. I find that I just have to turn wireless off around town just because it'll keep trying all of them and 3G's better than a bad wireless connection.
 
Every carrier designs their network and will give specs for their network for outdoor coverage only. Unless it's a venue that's specifically wired for in building coverage. So for comments as this cnet video that people complain that they go in and out of 3G when they go indoors is the reason CNET is seen as a joke by everyone. Another factor is that unless you're in a very spectrum rich market, (and this varies even by carrier) most carriers have multiple frequency in the US it's 800 and 1900 in europe it's 900 and 1800 MHz. So the lower the frequency, the better in building penetration and the lower the frequency the better propagation (wider area of coverage) so if you're in a market where EDGE and voice is deployed on 850 and 3G is deployed at 1900... you're going to see a difference. If you're in a market that's only 1900 or a market that was deployed with 850, then you're not going to see much of a difference between 3G and EDGE. Lastly 3G is a W-CDMA based technology, as such it works completely differently than EDGE wich is a TDMA based technology, as such it's worse on batery life and it varies in signal strenght based on the network load. It's wireless it's desinged for outdoor mobility first.
 
Well, no dropped calls as of yet, and I seem to get 3G reception indoors acceptably (one bar -- which seems to be adequate), but I was half-expecting the coverage to be better. I'm, as of this moment, sitting right in the heart of downtown L.A., with about a foot of concrete separating me from signal glory, and I'm still stuck at one measly bar.

3G/EDGE switching doesn't seem to be a problem, and EDGE reception is fairly decent, so I may very well just switch off 3G entirely until the network's in a better state and save myself a little battery.
 
I've been having alot of call failures lately here locally, since about the release of the iPhone, I have a Razr V3xx. I wonder if all the new 3G iPhones could be stressing the network and if so, they need to seriously boost it.
 
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