If its a software issue then...

[Geoff.]

If its a software issue that is causing the reception drop and its meant to be iOS4's fault then why is there no issue on iPhone3G's and 3GS's running iOS4.

Apple is just going to release a software update that will just show it has full bars when it really doesnt

 

[fishmoose]

Some people are reporting having the same issue on there iPhone 3G(s) running iOS 4.0 I have not been able to reproduce it on my iPhone 3G but I haven't really tried that much.

 

[diabolic]

If its a software issue that is causing the reception drop and its meant to be iOS4's fault then why is there no issue on iPhone3G's and 3GS's running iOS4.

Apple is just going to release a software update that will just show it has full bars when it really doesnt

There are several videos that have been posted showing the same issue with those phones running 4.0.

Just curious, are you a cell engineer? How would you know what the problem might be? I'd be more inclined to trust Apple than random posters on the internet.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Story time. I bought one of the first BMW E93s back in '07. One of the options I bought was the iPod connector. Turns out it didn't work right for me and many other owners as it would randomly stop playing the iPod and switch to FM. Oddly some owners did not have this problem. Others were able to get a new module installed which reportedly solved the issue. But early on in the situation BMW stopped authorizing replacements saying it was a software issue. I thought that was unbelievable since new hardware fixed the prob. Also it didn't affect all owners.

We'll a couple months later BMW finally issued the s/w fix. I took my car in, but I was skeptical it would work, and ready to raise Caine b/c I was beyond fed up. But you know what -- the s/w fix worked. I don't know how, but I never had the problem again nor did anyone else report an issue.

So lesson here is that s/w can play funny tricks to make an issue look h/w related when it's the s/w the. whole time.

 

[tuatha]

I'd be more inclined to trust Apple than random posters on the internet.

Like with the iMac screens, when they refused to even admit the existence of the defect until four months later when all the fuss had died down?

True, the internet isn't exactly the best place for reasoned discussion, but the fact remains that no corporation deserves your trust.

 

[PhoneI]

If its a software issue that is causing the reception drop and its meant to be iOS4's fault then why is there no issue on iPhone3G's and 3GS's running iOS4.

Apple is just going to release a software update that will just show it has full bars when it really doesnt

I can't believe how many "experts" we have around here now which knowledge of the situation. Please post your credentials on how you would know about these type of matters.

 

[Steve Jobs=God]

If it is a software issue, how come it isn't happening to everyone? Not like some iPhone 4 owners have one version of software and others have something different, it's the same software on all the devices

 

[master-ceo]

I can't believe how many "experts" we have around here now which knowledge of the situation. Please post your credentials on how you would know about these type of matters.

Your post can go either way. Are you an expert?

 

[PhoneI]

Your post can go either way. Are you an expert?

Nope, but I'm not making posts about "why it can't be a software problem", because I do not have any background in electrical engineering and know little of the matter. Just like 99.9 percent of the " arm chair cell phone engineers" we have here.

 

[diabolic]

If it is a software issue, how come it isn't happening to everyone? Not like some iPhone 4 owners have one version of software and others have something different, it's the same software on all the devices

According to all the "expert" internet posters, it is happening to everyone. We just don't know it.

As far as I'm concerned, if I don't notice it, I won't complain. I hope it gets fixed for those who do notice but it's not affecting me or my calls. I guess I don't hold the phone the "right" way.

 

[Kahnyl]

Nope, but I'm not making posts about "why it can't be a software problem", because I do not have any background in electrical engineering and know little of the matter. Just like 99.9 percent of the " arm chair cell phone engineers" we have here.

This post should be stickied.

 

[pilotError]

We should all blame Gizmodo.

If they didn't steal that RF Engineers iPhone the Fu**ing drivers would have gotten finished on time! LOL

 

[d3n13d]

The hardware itself is controlled by software. If theres a problem there they can fix it.

 

[Ganesha]

If it is a software issue, how come it isn't happening to everyone? Not like some iPhone 4 owners have one version of software and others have something different, it's the same software on all the devices

My company develops and builds low production count scientific instruments. These systems utilize electronics and software we develop and build in house or we subcontract out. There have been plenty of times when what we thought was a hardware noise problem (because it only effected some of the units) turned out to software.

 

[cfairbank]

I have been able to replicate the signal drop on my own as well as a friends 3GS.

 

[brentsg]

I can't believe how many "experts" we have around here now which knowledge of the situation. Please post your credentials on how you would know about these type of matters.

That's the blessing of the whole situation. Suddenly overnight, thousands of new physicists and electrical engineers were born.