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Apple To Fix Reception Issue WIth Software Update

Submitted by Edward Kirk on August 14, 2008 - 10:29am.
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Users have been reporting unusually bad reception and an abundance of dropped calls on their iPhone 3Gs, leading one analyst to suggest that the Infineon chipset may be defective. Now a source of BusinessWeek corroborates the story, saying that Apple is aware of the situation and that the problem is in fact related to the chipset.

According to this source, Apple is planning to fix the issue in existing phones through a software update rather than something more disruptive like a product recall. It is said that software residing on the chip that lets it function is creating a problem, which they will fix in the update.

Another source says that Infineon's technology is still too new and hasn't been properly tested in high volumes.

[via BusinessWeek]

Submitted by warlock on August 14, 2008 - 11:00am.
anybody have a prediction of the date the S.U. will be released?

Submitted by Edward Kirk on August 14, 2008 - 11:02am.
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anybody have a prediction of the date the S.U. will be released?
Nope, sorry. I haven't seen anything about when yet.

Submitted by warlock on August 14, 2008 - 11:04am.
No probelm... Luckily I don't have this problem... but my brother's phone is at 1 bar when I have 5... the Apple Store has no solution, hope fully this SU will do the trick! Thanks!
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Nope, sorry. I haven't seen anything about when yet.

Hurry!

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 14, 2008 - 12:57pm.
3G is unusable on my phone. I have been stuck on 2G or noG for the past 3 weeks of ownership.
Thanks for the update. I am encouraged.

SU

Submitted by wolfensteinnu1 (not verified) on August 14, 2008 - 3:22pm.
Sure hope a SU will really fix a chop problem

Submitted by wolfensteinnu1 (not verified) on August 14, 2008 - 3:24pm.
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Sure hope a SU will really fix a chop problem
Mean chip problem

Submitted by wolfensteinnu1 (not verified) on August 14, 2008 - 3:26pm.
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Originally Posted by wolfensteinnu1 View Post
Sure hope a SU will really fix a chop problem
mean chip problem

Submitted by Unregistered (not verified) on August 14, 2008 - 5:30pm.
I think a another question that needs to be asked is whether or not the software upgrade will fix the original iPhone's reception issues. Since the upgrade, I have noticed / experienced a decrease in my device's ability to hold or acquire a signal. Dropped calls, no service indicators and poor voice quality have plagued my phone since the upgrade. Not to mention the constant crashing........

This might help

Submitted by peter34 (not verified) on August 19, 2008 - 12:53pm.
Just wanted to add that Gotreception.com (http://www.gotreception.com) is a great resource for finding out where reception problems are most likely to occur.

Submitted by Beast on August 19, 2008 - 1:11pm.
Sadly, this problem wasn't fixed in 2.02. Hope they fix it soon.