i was going to add that i'm in chicago currently as well. i would have thought a major city like this would be set for 3g coverage. i thought wrong. edge seems ok.
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i was going to add that i'm in chicago currently as well. i would have thought a major city like this would be set for 3g coverage. i thought wrong. edge seems ok.
Yep. My edge is fine. I get bars everywhere, but when I turn on 3g- I get 1 bar here and there or even worse- I'll have 2-3 bars and then when I try to use the phone- it goes to 0-1 bars. That is almost like a bait and switch
. I went to ATTs website and they show that the whole area is blanketed with 3g but somewhere it mentioned that its because there are too many people using the towers so it drained the network and they are working on deploying more cell towers. Either way- 3G sucks in chicago unless you go to the apple store where they use something to boost the 3G signal.Ive had this dropping problem several times... Ive had to have whole conversations with people by calling saying two words and expecting the call to drop, then call back, another two words, call drops and repeat. It gets really old when youre trying to do something time/location important like giving somebody directions to your house. Its very inconsistent... wish I knew how to fix it.
I've had my iPhone drop many a 3G call in and around Chicago. I have to turn off 3G in my apartment otherwise I won't be able to complete a single call. It's beyond annoying. Further, I went to the AT&T store on Monroe Ave in the Loop, where I bought the phone, to complain and the guy said something to the effect of "well it's a toy that plays music and movies and it's not really a phone" and told me to take it up with Apple. Beyond BS!
I'm adding that I live in Wicker Park. Calls drop mostly in the apartment (before I turned off 3G all the time in here) and when driving. A few times at work--where I get a consistent 3 bars of 3G at my desk and listen to Pandora or AOL radio with headphones--it's happened too. But then again Pandora and AOL will stutter at least a few times a day and require restarts of the program or waiting for the signal to come back. Boo to 3G coverage, reception, and functionality.
I'm adding that I live in Wicker Park. Calls drop mostly in the apartment (before I turned off 3G all the time in here) and when driving. A few times at work--where I get a consistent 3 bars of 3G at my desk and listen to Pandora or AOL radio with headphones--it's happened too. But then again Pandora and AOL will stutter at least a few times a day and require restarts of the program or waiting for the signal to come back. Boo to 3G coverage, reception, and functionality.
Well it is CNet. They will go to any lengths to dig dirt on any Apple product - even if it means trolling Apple's support forum.
I'm not saying that the iPhone is perfect, but it does beat out every phone I've ever bought. I'm also not having the extent of the problems that others are, but I wonder how much of it could be related to AT&T overselling their network? When I bought my 2.5g iPhone about 9 months ago - I never had any problems with dropped calls. Once the new iPhone came out I have one every couple of weeks. I don't know if it's related to the iPhone 2.0 software, but since AT&T is reporting a lot of new subscribers I'm curious if they're keeping up on their infrastructure to support it.
I have two different AirCards, used two different notebooks, and an iPhone 3G. I can unequivocally say that there is a major AT&T 3G network issue in Manhattan (NYC); it's not the iPhone.
Prior to the iPhone 3G launch, I was usually getting about 80-190 KB/sec on both AirCards. Never slower than that. I was very happy.
After the iPhone 3G launch, I'm LUCKY to get over 10 KB/sec. ONCE yesterday - first time in a month - I actually got 80 KB/sec - for about 60 seconds, then dropped back down to 1-2 KB/sec. Completely unacceptable to get bandwidth on my 3G service that's significantly slower than EDGE. (In fact, I'm typing this on EDGE now since it's about 10 KB/sec and on 3G I was getting 1.5 KB/sec.) I've been getting 5 bars of signal strength on all three devices, and even got new SIM cards from AT&T just in case. AT&T should stop blaming Apple and fix their network, and allocate more bandwidth to 3G users.
Note that I have not had this issue in other cities I've been in this last month - Atlanta or Buffalo. I've gotten great bandwidth in both those cities. I'm about to call 611 to complain that my both my AirCard service and iPhone 3G service has been unusable and demand a refund on this month's bill. They can check my usage history over the last year to see that my usage this month has been next to zero - because their network is too slow to use!
Prior to the iPhone 3G launch, I was usually getting about 80-190 KB/sec on both AirCards. Never slower than that. I was very happy.
After the iPhone 3G launch, I'm LUCKY to get over 10 KB/sec. ONCE yesterday - first time in a month - I actually got 80 KB/sec - for about 60 seconds, then dropped back down to 1-2 KB/sec. Completely unacceptable to get bandwidth on my 3G service that's significantly slower than EDGE. (In fact, I'm typing this on EDGE now since it's about 10 KB/sec and on 3G I was getting 1.5 KB/sec.) I've been getting 5 bars of signal strength on all three devices, and even got new SIM cards from AT&T just in case. AT&T should stop blaming Apple and fix their network, and allocate more bandwidth to 3G users.
Note that I have not had this issue in other cities I've been in this last month - Atlanta or Buffalo. I've gotten great bandwidth in both those cities. I'm about to call 611 to complain that my both my AirCard service and iPhone 3G service has been unusable and demand a refund on this month's bill. They can check my usage history over the last year to see that my usage this month has been next to zero - because their network is too slow to use!
At&t
I've never really cared for AT&T. I really wish Verizon had jumped at the opportunity to have the phone. If they did, I'd have one... I think AT&T's service is much to blame not the phone itself. Sorry to disappoint...
I've never really cared for AT&T. I really wish Verizon had jumped at the opportunity to have the phone. If they did, I'd have one... I think AT&T's service is much to blame not the phone itself. Sorry to disappoint...
LA Reception
I live in Valley Village and most of my time is spent in this general part of the Valley (VV, SC and Sherman Oaks), Hollywood and the West Side.
I have exactly the same problem except in parts of the West Side. I'm pretty much always set to edge unless I want to surf.
I live in Valley Village and most of my time is spent in this general part of the Valley (VV, SC and Sherman Oaks), Hollywood and the West Side.
I have exactly the same problem except in parts of the West Side. I'm pretty much always set to edge unless I want to surf.
I also had the old iPhone in Vancouver with no problems, but my 3G phone has been brutal. I drop more calls than I used to, but the real problem is with the reception. 15% of the time, the audio from my phone is all garbled, not static, but like a electronic pixilation of the audio. I can't seem recreate it at the apple store, so no solution has been provided for me.
I dont think it is a 3G specific issue. I have had a number of dropped calls in areas AT&T states are the best signal areas. I dont think that they are keeping up the the infrastructure --- OhEsTen. Since they released the 3G i have had more no service reports then anyother time with my Iphone. Still being in areas where AT&T states the best coverage is. Come on Ma Bell its time to upgrade the phone network. Stop sulking you got broken up from the juggernaut you were. Time to Move on.
ATT is the Walmart of telecommunications. They are everywhere whether you like it or not and provide a substandard product.
It has happened it someone in my family where for a period of time none of the calls to their phone would last longer then a few seconds. They called ATT and they said if they rebooted their iPhone it would work again. The said it was something with the phone not using the right tower settings or something, and that reloaded that data. Which totally fixed the problem.
wow... my boyfriend and I both have the phone and live on folsom street here in san francisco and can barely get reception ever. I usually have to walk to the opposite side of my bedroom to get a clear call. And while I would say it's just bad reception in general... I had another phone with ATT before this and it was full bars all the time.
At times we will put our phones beside each other and his phone will have 4 bars while mine has 1... it makes no sense at all... especially because we live in the center of a major city... a major city that is iphone heavy... and a block from the ATT headquarters here in SF... just slightly ironic that random people in iowa gets much better reception...
or all the phones have something messed up with them... god i hope it's software related so it can be fixed...
At times we will put our phones beside each other and his phone will have 4 bars while mine has 1... it makes no sense at all... especially because we live in the center of a major city... a major city that is iphone heavy... and a block from the ATT headquarters here in SF... just slightly ironic that random people in iowa gets much better reception...
or all the phones have something messed up with them... god i hope it's software related so it can be fixed...
Same Problem Here!!
Yep, its kind of anoying to be getting low bars and dropped calls. ever since the 2.0.2 upgrade it has been bad. Apple needs to get quick with the next upgrade and fix this problem. Whithe 2.0 I always had a full set of reception bars in the phone and 3G was always working, now, maaaaan its bad. But, I have faith, Apple, Please Fix This Already!!!!!!!!
Yep, its kind of anoying to be getting low bars and dropped calls. ever since the 2.0.2 upgrade it has been bad. Apple needs to get quick with the next upgrade and fix this problem. Whithe 2.0 I always had a full set of reception bars in the phone and 3G was always working, now, maaaaan its bad. But, I have faith, Apple, Please Fix This Already!!!!!!!!From my experience. I live in a city of about 100K in Colorado and the reception is great 4 bars everywhere. I drive 15 minutes to work in Boulder CO (a much larger city) and my reception sucks.
I am having huge issues more recently with my 3g iPhone. At work there is a tower south of me and north of me. If I am in the north building I get great service and no dropped calls (even with 1-2 bars). If I am in the south building connected to the south tower, I have to switch to edge to make calls. If I am on 3G I can hear people great, but they say I cut out the whole time and get dropped calls all the time on the south tower.
I thought I read that it has to do with the band the 3G is transmitting on, but this is crap. Edge works a lot better and never have the dropped call issue. I am going to try the swap sim card trick and see if that fixes it.
As a note, this didn't happen for the first few weeks I had the 3G iPhone which leads me to belive it is related to network stress or hardware issue (SIM card or phone).
I thought I read that it has to do with the band the 3G is transmitting on, but this is crap. Edge works a lot better and never have the dropped call issue. I am going to try the swap sim card trick and see if that fixes it.
As a note, this didn't happen for the first few weeks I had the 3G iPhone which leads me to belive it is related to network stress or hardware issue (SIM card or phone).
This isn't just an AT&T issue, other subscribers are having the same problem with 3G. Some people have compared their iPhone with other 3G phones in the same spot - the other phones don't have a problem.
This has been an ongoing problem since the iPhone 3G launch.
This has been an ongoing problem since the iPhone 3G launch.
While the "wonderful" coverage map AT&T provides indicates that I should be well covered for 3G (Norman, OK), I get 1-3 bars routinely, with the signal strength around -90 to -100. Strength can fluctuate drastically within a range of a few feet. My calls will drop when the phone is trying to hand off to Edge. I have no issues with Edge only. The main thing annoying me is that I am paying a $10 premium a month compared with my first gen iPhone for the 3G service. The only thing lacking is the reliable 3G service.
I bet Steve Jobs has a big a_s cell tower outside his office. ATT knows who their important clients are. i highly doubt he has 1-2 bars in his office unless they serve alcohol.