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iOS 8.0.1 has just killed my cellular connectivity
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One person ran into an issue disabling the "find my iPhone" because they had no wifi. I though that you only needed to do that if you did a restore, not an update. Can anyone back me up on that?
For everyone freaking out and saying someone needs to be fired, please calm down. I'm sure people have worked hard around the clock with iOS 8 and to suggest they should be fired for one mistake like this is ridiculous. We don't even know how widespread the problem is yet. I'm sure everyone here has made a mistake at work in our careers and would have just loved to have been fired and unable to take care of our families over what is likely an honest mistake. Calm down and go outside for a bit. I promise there are bigger issues in life then losing cell connectivity for what is likely to be a small amount of time. Taking care of dying patients every day at the hospital I can promise you this is not a big deal if you have some perspective in your life.
Unfortunately, some patients at a hospital might die BECAUSE of errors like this. People rely on their phones for mission critical tasks, and anyone who updated could lose the very connectivity that could save lives. So this IS a big deal, and there need to be consequences whether you like it or not.
Hate to say it, but even though I see your point initially.. I have to think that for anyone in a 'mission critical' situation, they shouldn't be updating their phone in the middle of it. Shouldn't they be... focusing on the mission?
You're right, to us this should not be a big deal. To a company that runs off a reputation of "it just works" "not as buggy as android" etc, this is a deal breaker to release buggy release after buggy release. But for any release, the first and foremost important step to an update should at least be making sure the device can function as it is intended, meaning having it be able to connect to a cellular tower and make calls. Lest we forget, it is a phone first, a media consumption/tool/camera second. This release has 12 pages or so of people having their phones borked. Untold amounts not on the forums no doubt have this issue and don't have access to a computer to restore to 8.0 or just aren't simply tech savvy enough to figure it out.
I'm not flipping out like some here, but if you want to put things in perspective like you did above, when your one job is making sure your flagship phone can function as a phone, and you borked that, well I got some news for you, you're not doing a very good job.
iOS 8.0.1 has just killed my cellular connectivity
Losing network connectivity is about the most serious bug that could've been let through. You realise people use their iPhones for work, business etc. and not just for personal use, right? This error could actually cost people money.
Whoever let this update through when it could potentially result in a class action lawsuit should be fired for sure.
Losing network connectivity is about the most serious bug that could've been let through. You realise people use their iPhones for work, business etc. and not just for personal use, right? This error could actually cost people money.
Whoever let this update through when it could potentially result in a class action lawsuit should be fired for sure.
LOL really? Mission critical in my line or work involves vehicles running correctly and weapons/equipment properly vetted, cleaned, and function tested/checked. I'm not going to change a bolt or upgrade an optic in the middle of a mission, nor am I going to change a motor in a vehicle transporting me, b/c it has 5 hp more than the last one, in the middle of a mission.
Anyone doing this, especially in a hospital setting where people's lives are on the line should have their creds yanked ASAP.
I agree. Any mission critical equipment should be vetted prior to release into the environment for which it's intended. My company tests the new releases as a result before letting us upgrade. So far, we have a no-go on iOS8.
I doubt it, not that I defend Apple. All this talk about suing. If atmospheric conditions disrupt cell phones do you sue the big guy?
this is turning really ****ing stupid, sad, dumb, & idiotic real fast..(certain posters, not the signal problem)
Certainly not. In a mission critical application your organization would properly test any updates before allowing or pushing it to the entire organization.
When iOS 8 became available, my company told its iOS users to not upgrade to it as there were some compatibility issues. It took a few days to resolve before we were allowed to upgrade to iOS 8. No doubt, they would have tested this update as well. Since it was pulled so quickly, it is likely no one in my company got the update yet.
Wow Apple have really gone downhill quality wise.
Listening to guys on the Verge the other day they had been talking to some Apple guys off the record and said in the old days everything went through Jobs even the tiniest details. You'd go in and go through how things would look, work and feel then Jobs would make the final decision. Now apparently they have massive committees that talk things over and vote on them. Doesn't seem to be working.
Listening to guys on the Verge the other day they had been talking to some Apple guys off the record and said in the old days everything went through Jobs even the tiniest details. You'd go in and go through how things would look, work and feel then Jobs would make the final decision. Now apparently they have massive committees that talk things over and vote on them. Doesn't seem to be working.
For whoever said someone could lose their life in the hospital over this, sorry but that is total bs. Yes I use my phone all the time in the hospital to look up meds and I use Uptodate for treatment plans but if a patient is coding you should be able to take care of them without your phone. If not then you need to go back to school. Yes of course I know people use their phone for business as I use it all day at work but people can surely survive without it for a short while. I just thought it would help for people to step back and take a deep breath. It will be ok.
i was just thinking the same thing.
Apple really fed up on this one. How do you release the first update to your biggest cell phone roll out and this happens? are you kidding me? the people that had to go thru all the bs just to buy the freaking CELL PHONE got home to a buggy ios and now this? you have got to be kidding me.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CALLS ON MY EXPENSIVE A$$ CELL PHONE. ITS A CELL PHONE!
For those of you who rely on their iPhone for "mission critical" activities probably shouldn't install an OS update the second it's available. Anyone who's been involved in providing mission critical services know that you have to test any change in a controlled environment and only after it works as you expect do you deploy it to production. While there's no arguing that Apple definitely dropped the ball on this, there's some responsibility on those users who rely on their phones to work 100% of the time to use caution when applying updates.
Just my two cents...
Just my two cents...
I have a torrent of the 8.0 IPSW on my seedbox, ready to share. Am I allowed to post a torrent link on here? It's not technically piracy since its available for free.
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