New iPhone 3g continuously dropping signal strength for no reason...HELP
Hello. My wife & I have been iPhone users since they few came out. Today I picked up our new 3g's and while her's always maintains a good, steady, strong signal...mine will continuously drop the signal down to one or no bars. This happens in areas where I've always had signal (ie: my house) & I compare her's to mine at the time & she continues to have full 5 bars. Any theories???
Hi - I noticed that, yes, she had 3g "off" & I had 3g "on." Once I turned off my 3g I had full bars. Does this mean that 3g hinders the actual cell signal for receiving calls? Or when 3g is "on" do the bars then only show 3g signal & not the phones ability to receive calls? Thanks!
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