That was half sarcastic and half statement.
And with your statement it would be obvious then that Apple knew had problems and released anyway.
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Apple Looking Into LTE Connectivity Issues Affecting Some iPhone XS and XS Max Owners
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And with your statement it would be obvious then that Apple knew had problems and released anyway.
In all honesty, if this was Microsoft or any other tech company releasing hardware/software with issues, all the fanboys would be all over it.
I have the 5 gig wifi problem in New Zealand. Can't comment on LTE issue as only 4G here/showing.
I agree I got my Max on the morning of the 14th in New Zealand for the first couple of days the 5 gig wifi wouldn't connect. Only after router restart and airplane mode toggle would it connect. Now I have to toggle between 2.4Gig and 5 for 5 gig to work. Without it, I get an apparent connection but the warning there is no Internet connection.
If I remain on 2.4gig no issue. My "old" X has no issues at all.
Even here in Italy, I returned my iPhone XS this Saturday after a week of use. Beautiful device but, as it is still called "phone", it must receive calls...
Same here. It fails at being a Phone.
And can anyone explain why the giant display button on the right acts as an end call button argh.
Apples iPhone was literally the best mobile device.
Up until 2017
Android Hardware and Software just surpass it.
All Apple can offer are Gimmics
FaceID
Animojiis
Force Touch
LivePhotos
I like real Features.
High quality Bluetooth Audio Codec support aptXHD LDAC
Keyboards that have Haptic feedback
3.5mm Jack
Split screen multitasking.
Fast charging included
Gorilla Glass 5 and 6
Strong Qualcomm LTE Radios
Okay wait. If it’s a design flaw all phones are affected. Right. All the phones components and software and programming is the same. Right that’s the Apple advantage they control all aspects of the device. How could an antenna defect not be discovered in test? How could some test show it performing as designed?
You need to run the speed tests simultaneously to compare, especially when you have so much variability from one minute to the next.
There are posts on Reddit with similar issues across all 4 major carriers, and the thread on Apples own forums now has more pages than chargate did.
Apple is deleting more posts about LTE issues when people post db gain screenshots like these.
Chargegate was an easy fix
LTE issues will not be.
I'm taking screenshots and documenting my Signal readings from the Service menu.
So for the people that continue to have issues with cellular connectivity, are you returning your phones? Just curious - at this point with no response from Apple, why anyone would continue with a phone that just doesn’t work properly?
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Has anyone returned and got a replacement phone that works correctly?
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It makes no sense, especially for the ones that have/had the poor reception.
Has anyone returned and got a replacement phone that works correctly?
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Are you serious? They are deleting posts showing their product in a poor light?
Me too on Vodafone UK, not sure how to report to Apple other than taking back to a store for a new phone, but how are these selected people chosen to run tests? How does Apple know they're having issues?
Is the problem really one-off bad phones? The question is, has anyone returned and now have a replacement phone that works? I did a return with mine, but would love to get a new one. If these are just a few phones with problems, then a new one would have a better chance of success, right? However, if the hardware design is flawed, then it’s likely I would get another that doesn’t work.
I’m in central NH with a mix of fringe and good LTE service on ATT.
Some of it could be software related, band preference etc.. but if the antenna really are only one at a time that seems like a design flaw. I know they do real world testing but the world is a big place with tons of variables, and conditions change too. If it's cloudy here in Orlando I get better reception than on sunny days. And until recently, during the holidays when the tourist hordes arrive, my service was unusable. I used to get NYE text messages 3 days later. My point is they made a decision years ago to use cheaper Intel modems with documented weaknesses and their 4x4 MIMO isn't working properly either so those things combined into more real world problems than they should consider tolerable.
did you guys see this article?
https://www.idropnews.com/news/ipho...-and-wi-fi-issues-on-iphone-xs-devices/83989/
https://www.idropnews.com/news/ipho...-and-wi-fi-issues-on-iphone-xs-devices/83989/
Antenna are not one at a time. MIMO is multiple antennae at a time. That’s the whole point of diversity reception.
Yes. It’s based on the experience of one person. I tried it only because an Apple tech support guy convinced me to. Things got better for a few hours, then the same problems with LTE and WiFi returned.
Wiping your device and setting it up as a new iPhone (rather than restoring from a backup) is very time-consuming and does not fix the problems.
The Genius did a restore as new at the Apple store with my Max and it did not fix the cellular connectivity problem.
I know thats why I said Apple's implementation isn't right. Because according to testing and FCC docs, it's only using one at a time.
https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-mostly-fail-to.html?m=1
That’s clearly not true, because many tests show double the throughput of 2x2 phones. The issue is negotiation of tower connections, not the use of antenna.
You are also reading this link wrong. It’s talking about TRANSMISSION, not reception. People aren’t complaining about transmission. And transmission would typically use only one antenna in a device this small, as long as the device can dynamically choose the antenna.