O2 having reception problems with the iphone

[studentmac]

I get pretty good signal where I am,

However, of about 10 messages I send a day, usually 2-3 of them wont be received! It doesn't happen all the time, but is bloody annoying when it does. When you get such a low amount of inclusive texts you want every single one of them to them be sent.

 

[eenu]

I have been with o2 for years now.
I'm sad to say that my old (RUBBISH) Nokia always had full reception at home. My iPhone is lucky to get 2 bars.
It pains me to say, but I think the problem has a lot to do with the hardware rather than the network.

Same here sony ericson on O2 with full bars the iphone drops one or two. Definitely hardware not the network.

 

[alFR]

Not saying that some people aren't having genuine issues, but why is everyone obsessing about the number of bars they see on their signal strength meter? How do you know that 3 bars on your iPhone means the same signal strength as 3 bars on a.n.other phone? Isn't how/whether it works when you actually make a call more important?

 

[eenu]

Not saying that some people aren't having genuine issues, but why is everyone obsessing about the number of bars they see on their signal strength meter? How do you know that 3 bars on your iPhone means the same signal strength as 3 bars on a.n.other phone? Isn't how/whether it works when you actually make a call more important?

When i have two phones right next to another one on the same network and one has two less bars does it bother me? Hell yes it does.

When i am in my lab and i normally get 2 bars on the sony ericson on O2 and am able to make and recieve calls and then the iphone doesn't have any reception now do you see the issue.... the iphone hardware is clearly not as good as the Sony E one at maintaining/receiving the signal.

 

[alFR]

When i am in my lab and i normally get 2 bars on the sony ericson on O2 and am able to make and recieve calls and then the iphone doesn't have any reception now do you see the issue....

I'd have thought that working in a lab you could see the point that the different signal meters might be calibrated differently. I don't know whether that is the case or not, I'm just speculating.

You are clearly having an issue with function, which isn't the same as just seeing less bars than on another phone but still getting proper function. I wonder how many other people are seeing a genuine loss of function though.

 

[eenu]

I'd have thought that working in a lab you could see the point that the different signal meters might be calibrated differently. I don't know whether that is the case or not, I'm just speculating.

You are clearly having an issue with function, which isn't the same as just seeing less bars than on another phone but still getting proper function. I wonder how many other people are seeing a genuine loss of function though.

Read properly! My statement clearly shows they are pretty much calibrated the same

 

[alFR]

Read properly! My statement clearly shows they are pretty much calibrated the same

Read properly! I'm not saying that they're not!

 

[marcol]

I wonder how many other people are seeing a genuine loss of function though.

I did (see my post on p1 of this thread). People here too:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1233355&tstart=0

 

[sparkyms]

accordng to Engadget apple are just swapping them out if you have a problem.

 

[Hudzilla]

I get good reception outdoors most of the time.

But indoors the reception is terrible. Has anyone swapped theirs because of a reception issue? If so let me know as I will have to take a trip to o2 if they have!!!

 

[nikao]

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Outdoors the reception is fine but indoors its terrible. Usually in my house I have one bar or no service. But when it sits on the cradle it goes to five bars. The thing is it doesn't matter if the cradles connected to the cable. It still boosts the signal no matter what.

There no 3g at all with the phone but edge is quicker than I expected so no complaints.

I have exactly the same issue no signal then put it in its cradle and 4 bars love the phone but the reception is crap

 

[iNeko]

I have an iPhone bought in december and it's perfect. The town I live in has full EDGE connectivity and only a couple of times it has gone to GPRS.

I guess I'm just one of the lucky ones