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I've looked at the ATT coverage maps, but they area poor substitute for personal experience.

Any input would be most appreciated. ]]>Aug 14th 2008 2:55PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 14th 2008 3:22PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 14th 2008 3:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 14th 2008 3:43PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
It's Called a life, get one?
Erik F.T.W !!!!
:)]]>Aug 17th 2008 3:28AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 17th 2008 4:34AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 14th 2008 4:00PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
Now if we could just get freaking turn-by-turn navigation, I could stop swapping SIM cards between the two.]]>Aug 14th 2008 4:03PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
Its a shame apple doesn't speak up to us.]]>Aug 14th 2008 4:14PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
So I evaluated my options and what I could get in the $200 range, having spent close to $500 on the Mogul quite recently.

Well... The iPhone is amazing. I'm sure that anyone that's been through as many mobile OS's as I have will agree, I understand the hatred most of us harbor for Apple products, and would still rather shoot myself in the foot rather than switch to a Mac, but the phone... WOW. Can't keep my hands off of it. Even the battery life (that everyone says is horrible on the 3g model) is outlasting the WinMo phones by at least 3 hours, with much heavier use.

As far as 3g, when i bought it the other night I was in a 3g area and it ran a LOT faster than the Sprint EVDO-REV-A in our area, now that I'm back in my home town we only have EDGE and its running about as fast as my mogul REV-A phone did, so I have no problems with it.

Next week I'm in New York so it will be interesting to see just how fast 3g will be in an area that's really provisioned for it.]]>Aug 14th 2008 4:50PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 14th 2008 4:31PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 14th 2008 4:37PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
Untop on what the anti fanboys have been crying about:
# No mms
# Bad camera
# No apps in background
# iTunes

We also have
# Bad reception
# Not as fast in the menus as advertised
# The back plate cracks
# Not exactly that affordable as advertised
# Big boss Jobs can spy on you and terminate any app he sees fit

So what? I can´t really think of the right arguments against these so called "faults" right now, but with the help of the Apple fanboy zombie squad and their brainwashing distortionfield generator I´m sure we will turn this into a feature list in no time! Lets get crackin! ;)]]>Aug 14th 2008 5:07PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 14th 2008 5:07PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
I had one for over a year and had far worse 3G reception and no one (device maker or provider) ever addressed the issue or offered an update.

Since getting the iphone my 3G experience has been much better than WM and I don't need to shut down that pathetic WM browser everyday.]]>Aug 14th 2008 10:06PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 15th 2008 3:24AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 18th 2008 2:48PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
I have seen 2 theories about this (if you acknowledge that there is problem - which I believe there is). It is a hardware problem with a small percentage of units or it is a firmware/software problem that will be fixed in a future update (from apple). I naturally hope for the latter (as I am otherwise very impressed with the iphone). What I cannot understand though is this: If it is a firmware problem, and a lot of us are running the same firmware (more or less - or at least we are all running "faulty" firmware according to this theory), then why isn't everyone reporting this issue. Or is it the case that everyone with access to 3G is reporting the issue (and that most users - especially those in the US - don't have access to 3G and are therefore not aware of the problem). Alternatively, If it is not a firmware problem, and some people are lucky enough to pocess "error free" 3G iphones, then I guess I am looking at a future apple recall and replacement program (as I believe mine has a problem). :-(]]>Aug 20th 2008 10:39AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 15th 2008 4:39PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 17th 2008 1:40AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/
Back in the States here, there's like two AT&T towers near me that are down since July 11! and AT&T still hasn't bothered to fix them. It doesn't help that 3G is spotty all over Socal, there's a hill near the 101 that consistently drops any AT&T call, and I get dropped calls switched from 3G to Edge, not picking up 3G in an obviously 3G area -- metro LA, etc. This is all with the same 3G WIndows Mobile phone.

So the only common factor to blame here is AT&T and their crappy network rollout.]]>Aug 17th 2008 5:40AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/14/iphone-3g-reception-woes-unfixable-maybe-maybe-not/Aug 18th 2008 11:29AM