Why OS4 Upgrade Taking So Long?

[Resist]

So I starting the process to upgrade my 16GB iPhone 3G last night to OS4. After a few hours I stopped it because it kept getting hung up during the backup, or so I thought. I then deleted all the video on my phone, thinking that would speed thinks up with the backup. I got my data down to less than 3GB, started the download again and went to bed.

After letting the download run all night, I checked it today only see it again appears to be stuck at around 1% of the backup process. I will let it run for another day, but are you kidding me?

Apple......WTF! How many days does it take to finish this freaking upgrade?

 

[Resist]

It's finally completed! All my contacts are gone and swiping the screen is very slow and laggy. WTF APPLE, you just screwed up my iPhone!!!!!

 

[b166er]

The 3G really was not meant for iOS4. They did the best they could but it seems like the majority of people using 3G's are having some lag issues.

 

[Resist]

Okay so after restarting my iPhone, I have all my contacts back. But it still is extremely slow!

If Apple knew this would happen, then they should have included the 3G iPhone as a device not to receive OS4. I am so pissed and wished I had never upgraded!

 

[b166er]

Some people aren't having any issues at all. My 3G is lagging pretty bad but I'm getting my 4 within the next day or two so I'm not gonna sweat it.

The 3G's RAM just isn't cutting it- at least that seems to be the issue I'm having.

 

[Resist]

Somehow my iPhone worked itself out of being so slow, working much better now.

I did however, notice that my Wifi signal strength isn't at the usual 3 full bars in my home anymore. Now it is only 2 bars, unless I am in the same room as my wireless router, then it goes back to 3 full bars. I am also not noticing any improvements in locating Wifi signals. Back when OS 3.0 was released, Apple reduced the iPhone's ability to find local Wifi signals. I can only assume to save battery life. Guess it's gone for good.