Comments on: iPhone 3G radio antenna is just fine – look elsewhere

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:09:33 +0000

If you jailbreak your iPhone and install BossPrefs, you will have quick access to turn on/off 3G with a toggle. After toggling 3G off, my phone goes to Edge (slower connection), but I have 5 bars whereas I had 1 before with 3G on. As the Swedes found in their experiments, the attenna is not the culprit. Either it is the 3G chip or the firmware.

By: Zak

Zak — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:20:23 +0000

My theory is that if ATT is to blame for their network, then why isn’t it effecting all the 3g devices. As a user stated above I used 3g aircards and Moto Q on the 3g and didn’t see a drop in connectivity or slow speed. Shouldn’t the network effect all the devices in the same way rather than pick a certain device to give poor service too?

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:43:10 +0000

Well is not only AT&T because this is a huge problem in Europe and have nothing to do with 1-3 million users
of iPhone . There 100 of millions of 3G users and no problem with 3G with Nokia or some one else, only for iphone users .

The only conclusion all can make is that Apple have
huge problem with their 3G iphone !

Because now Apple have admit they have big problems
thats why they try to fix it with firmwire .

By: John W

John W — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:48:34 +0000

In addition to my iPhone, I also have an AT&T 3G wirless usb “card” for my laptop. This morning, I compared the speed of the two. While the iPhone refused to finish opening pages like testmyiphone and CNN.com, the laptop reported a download speed of 1.1Mps. So, either there is something wrong with the iPhone, or AT&T is recognizing the iPhone when it connects and providing inferior service.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:44:38 +0000

How has the release of the iPhone 3G affected useage on the 3G networks. 3 million new 3G phones in a month compared to 1 million normally (thats a guess) is any network capable of handling that increase in 3G users?? Might it be just a case of like we get at New Year where all the networks go down because of the volume of people using it. Are all the faulty 3G iPhones in one zip/postcode? if so then its network not hardware.

By: tim

tim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:27:18 +0000

well did they test just one iphone or mutiple?..would make sense to test more than one..

By: kachra

kachra — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:58:29 +0000

I think its AT&T

By: Freddy

Freddy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:57:27 +0000

But dont they have say is the 3G chip not the antenna?

Disappointing call performance in the 3G version of the iPhone
could be down to the Infineon chip used in its manufacturer academics have claimed.
Poor signal sensitivity is the cause of problems with the iPhone’s 3G connection,
according to research by the Claes Beckman,
professor of microwave technology at the University of Gälve.
Measurements show that the iPhone’s sensitivity
to the 3G network signal is well below the value specified in the 3G standard, specified by ETSI.

As users have complained of dropped calls, poor internet service and low battery life,
industry experts claim that substandard parts could be to blame.
Richard Windsor, an analyst with Nomura,
believes the problem involves a 3G communications chip made by the German company Infineon.