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Email From Steve Jobs Says 3G Reception Problems Affecting 2% Users, Software Fix On The Way

Submitted by Edward Kirk on August 18, 2008 - 8:58am.
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As you might remember, a bunch of users on the Apple Discussions forums have been complaining about strangely bad reception on their new iPhone 3Gs, causing one analyst to blame the Infineon chipset used in the device. Not long after, BusinessWeek claimed their sources said Apple was on it and would issue a software update. Now one user claims that he emailed Steve Jobs about the problem and got a response from His Steveness himself.

According to the email response, the issue is affecting 2% of iPhone 3Gs that shipped, and the issue is fixable with just a software update. From the email:

We are working on some bugs which affect around 2% of the iPhones shipped, and hope to have a software update soon.

Steve

Historically, Steve Jobs (or someone acting on his behalf) has been known to reply to emails sent to him, and he has in the past revealed information in them that we didn't already know.

[via MacRumors]

Submitted by mikerapin on August 18, 2008 - 9:57am.
All right! Maybe after the update I won't gain/lose signal at random in my house or at work...

Oh come on!

Submitted by BZATWORK on August 18, 2008 - 2:17pm.
I've got an e-mail from, uhh........Morgan Fairchild, yeah. . .that's the ticket. . .and she says, the uh.. . . .iphone, . . . is uh. . .fine and dandy. . yeah, yeah. . . .and uh. . . . you should all give me a million dollars.

Come on - are you really THIS gullible?

- Joe Isuzu

Submitted by frannyc28 on August 18, 2008 - 4:37pm.
What I really find funny is how lately Apple is totally Bullsh*** the ppl trust them. Ok so only 1% of the MobileMe service are having problems (I guess that together with ALL the people I know that use the service are part of that 1%) but you can read tons and tons of the people having the same problem... They have one of the biggest 1% I have even seen...

And now only the 2% of the iPhones are having the reception problems. COME ON! only 2%? I hae a question... If all the iPhones come with the same exact software and according to Apple the problem is on the software... how come ONLY THE 2% are having problems?

Come on fix the shi***y service already!