Sounds like another ATT network problem/limitation pushed off as some form of manufacturer defect.
If all the devices are poor 3G performers across the board regardless of network, that is one thing. If the issues are only isolated to certain cities, that could mean another.
It's also possible that the 3G radios are a bit more sensitive than other phones of similar caliber and without a robust ATT 3G network they'll perform sub par, but I'm leaning more towards a poorly constructed wireless network courtesy of MaBell.
I would agree with you Kathy but, I have a N95-3. It worked great, when I first got it. Around the time of the iPhone 3G it started to drop calls like crazy. And when going from 3G to 2G it would go crazy. The caller on the other end couldn't hear me but, I could hear them. The only option to stop this was to turn off my bluetooth earpiece and turn off the phone. It would do it without the earpiece also. I drive for a living and at night, so this was fun. I went out and brought an iPhone 3G and received hardly any dropped calls. And it was the device causing mayhem on At&t's network and supposed to be bad for reception. The areas in question have been tweaked by At&t lately due to capacity issues, I think. Can't blame At&t for that as long as their native handset work ok. People bash At&t for the network but, how many other carriers let you bring your own device, only 2 major carriers. And how many have unlocked handsets able to be used on their 3G? Oh only 1 major carrier. So, do we have another model to compare them to? NO!!
On my N95-3, I waited for a software upgrade that never came. They have only given out about 2 upgrades for the handset. While the N95-4 has received several since. When I called Nokia and told them my problem. Guess what they advised as a solution? Upgrade to a N95-4. I spent over $600 on the device in question and this is the response. It wasn't even a year old. Oh and I wouldn't mess with the 5800 now. In case they decide to scrap it like they've done others in the past. The N78 for example. I love Nokia products and, I realize that any device can be buggy but, they have 'THE WORST' customer service. Non at all!
Somewhat of a fanboy but, I actually keep it real. At&t is the closest thing to an open network that we have.
I recently travelled from Scandinavia to NY to attend a family wedding some weeks ago and my wife's 5800 worked perfectly roaming in London (where we changed plane) but stopped receiving 3G & data as soon as we landed at Newark (N.J.) so (thankfully ) she could'nt check her e-mails for a 3/4 days. So did my HTC touch HD, which however started to receive 3g data again in Manhattan when the automated roaming choose a different carrier from AT&T (Verizon), My work's phone , a Samsung Omnia, had no problem with any american carrier. I hink that if a phone works perfectly all over the world and has some troubles only in a specific country, whith a specific carrier and in a couple of particoular cities, maybe the issue should be looked for in that carrier network instead that in the device itself. Or what?
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Sounds like another ATT network problem/limitation pushed off as some form of manufacturer defect.
If all the devices are poor 3G performers across the board regardless of network, that is one thing. If the issues are only isolated to certain cities, that could mean another.
It's also possible that the 3G radios are a bit more sensitive than other phones of similar caliber and without a robust ATT 3G network they'll perform sub par, but I'm leaning more towards a poorly constructed wireless network courtesy of MaBell.
I would agree with you Kathy but, I have a N95-3. It worked great, when I first got it. Around the time of the iPhone 3G it started to drop calls like crazy. And when going from 3G to 2G it would go crazy. The caller on the other end couldn't hear me but, I could hear them. The only option to stop this was to turn off my bluetooth earpiece and turn off the phone. It would do it without the earpiece also. I drive for a living and at night, so this was fun. I went out and brought an iPhone 3G and received hardly any dropped calls. And it was the device causing mayhem on At&t's network and supposed to be bad for reception. The areas in question have been tweaked by At&t lately due to capacity issues, I think. Can't blame At&t for that as long as their native handset work ok. People bash At&t for the network but, how many other carriers let you bring your own device, only 2 major carriers. And how many have unlocked handsets able to be used on their 3G? Oh only 1 major carrier. So, do we have another model to compare them to? NO!!
On my N95-3, I waited for a software upgrade that never came. They have only given out about 2 upgrades for the handset. While the N95-4 has received several since. When I called Nokia and told them my problem. Guess what they advised as a solution? Upgrade to a N95-4. I spent over $600 on the device in question and this is the response. It wasn't even a year old. Oh and I wouldn't mess with the 5800 now. In case they decide to scrap it like they've done others in the past. The N78 for example. I love Nokia products and, I realize that any device can be buggy but, they have 'THE WORST' customer service. Non at all!
Somewhat of a fanboy but, I actually keep it real. At&t is the closest thing to an open network that we have.
I recently travelled from Scandinavia to NY to attend a family wedding some weeks ago and my wife's 5800 worked perfectly roaming in London (where we changed plane) but stopped receiving 3G & data as soon as we landed at Newark (N.J.) so (thankfully ) she could'nt check her e-mails for a 3/4 days.
So did my HTC touch HD, which however started to receive 3g data again in Manhattan when the automated roaming choose a different carrier from AT&T (Verizon), My work's phone , a Samsung Omnia, had no problem with any american carrier.
I hink that if a phone works perfectly all over the world and has some troubles only in a specific country, whith a specific carrier and in a couple of particoular cities, maybe the issue should be looked for in that carrier network instead that in the device itself.
Or what?