Gray Powell to blame for signal issue?

[iKennett]

Some reports going around that the signal issue is due to the baseband software, wasn't that what are friend Gray Powell was doing?

More of a joke than anything.. .but possible!

Readers report that Apple's tech support forums originally confirmed that a iOS 4.0.1 software fix addressing the issue would ship early next week (as early as Monday), before the comments were subsequently taken down along with all the other related discussion about the matter.
The fix is expected to address a issue in iOS 4 related to radio frequency calibration of the baseband. Readers who saw the original forum discussions say that the issue is believed to occur when switching frequencies; because the lag is allegedly not calibrated correctly, it results in the device reporting "no service" rather than switching to the frequency with the best signal to noise ratio.
iOS 4 introduced some enhancements to how the baseband selects which frequencies to use, so it makes sense that the error may have crept into those changes. Additionally, this explains why iOS 4 has also caused similar problems for iPhone 3GS users.

http://gizmodo.com/5573284/rumor-ios-401-update-coming-on-monday-will-fix-reception-problems

 

[irich25]

if it wasn't for him the iphone wouldn't have come out so early haha

 

[maflynn]

Unless he's the one who designed the antenna, then no its not his fault.

 

[Nykwil]

See how this FUD goes from one ridiculous accusation to another?

Now we have people blaming it on one lowly engineer who has nothing to do with the antenna design.

 

[master-ceo]

if it wasn't for him the iphone wouldn't have come out so early haha

wrong. Gray is innocent.

Its that stupid 3GS field test case to blame.

 

[2002cbr600f4i]

Lovely, they are rushing out a fix for the iPhone after a week, but I've been dealing with constantly dropping wifi on my iPad for nearly 2 months with no sign of a patch.... Way to go apple..... Grr

 

[peestandingup]

Yes! I also blame Gray Powell for the gulf oil spill & the housing market crash. And Im pretty sure that SOB had something to do with 9/11.

 

[interceptor47]

It's our friend, not are friend. Big difference.

 

[Maverick713]

Lovely, they are rushing out a fix for the iPhone after a week, but I've been dealing with constantly dropping wifi on my iPad for nearly 2 months with no sign of a patch.... Way to go apple..... Grr

i still have not seen this issue with my ipad