IPhone 3G reception versus iPhone 1G reception
I just purchased the new iPhone and got rid of my 1G iPhone. My experience so far is that the signal I'm getting is weaker. For example, at my desk at work, I get practically no signal from the 3G, where I got a great signal from the 1G. Also, when driving, I have far more dropped calls and the service seems to disappear temporarily more frequently. Is this a problem with my specific phone? Do I need to take it in to the Apple Store. Help anyone? Thanks!
Ah, this is where the finger-pointing begins between AT&T and APPLE I'd say.
While I never owned the 1G as you refer to it, I do own the 3G for 3-days and have noticed 3-4 dropped calls in my local area, whereas I never had the issue while on Verizon for 5-yrs now. So while that doesn't answer your question... I would assume APPLE will tell you nothing has technically changed internally between the 1G and 3G other than the 3G having a plastic back cover... therefore, the reception from either phone should be the same and that it is an AT&T issue. On the flip side, AT&T will say that nothing has changed with their 3G technology (ask in person so you can watch them evolve into Pinochio); therefore, if there were no reported problems with the 1G, then it has to be something about APPLES "3G iPhone's" technology and not AT&T's 3G network. While both have some merit in their argument... we do know that the 3G network may not work as well in buildings, etc. and that it's "available" bandwidth with the significance of more 3G iPhones being in use has to cause a drain on it.. which is why they are having to add more 3G towers... remember IT 101? The analogy of bandwidth with a highway? So, if in 2000 you had a four-lane highway capable of handling "x" amount of traffic during rush hour with no issues and in 2008 that same highway is now experiencing 10-fold in additional traffic volume... guess what? So as APPLE was caught by surprise by the increase in volume demand and sales of the new 3G, so was AT&T in being able to ramp their systems and servers to accommodate the increased traffic. There are system performance tools out there that proactively manage the performance of heterogeneous and multi-vendor networks, thereby, pinpointing areas of potential and actual performance degradation before they happen, generating reports in advance in id'g problematic areas of concern prior to systems failing. These systems also provide flexible and scalable thresholds to accommodate s... [Show more]
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