gigaom.com - 8/12/2008
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Om has complained about his frustration with the 3G iPhone, which has poor reception and forces him to spend more time on the 2.5G EDGE network than he thought, but the issue may be with Infineon’s 3G chip, according to Richard Windsor, an analyst with Nomura Securities. In a research note today, he said: “We believe that these issues are typical of an immature chipset and radio ...
mophie.com - 8/10/2008
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mophie.com —
The All-New mophie ‘Juice Pack 3G’ is designed
to more than double the time you can Rock,...
Talk, Surf and Send with your iPhone 3G The Juice Pack for iPhone 3G is available for Pre-Order. The expected ship date is in late September. This is the first ...
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Juice Pack - iPhone 3G (pre-order, available Sept '08)
discussions.apple.com - 8/12/2008
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discussions.apple.com —
I suspect that most writers on this forum,
even if they are experiencing problems, would have no...
way to tell if it is a chipset or software based problem. People get hysterical when they experience a problem and sometimes jump to the worst case ...
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Support - Discussions - iPhone 3G Reception Problems? ...
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Slow iPhone 3G? Blame it on the chips
CrunchGear —
... is the 3G supplier.”
Users have posted complaints that their new iPhone 3Gs sometimes suffer poor reception and downshift to the EDGE network.
Windsor also reportedly wrote that the problem most likely won’t be solved with firmware updates, which means Apple might have to replace the chips to meet performance promises.
While good news for AT&T that the slowdown isn’t its fault, it could be bad news for Infineon and Apple.
via Gigaom
iPhone 3G's Sluggish 3G Could Be Caused By Lousy Chipset [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... compared to other phones in their network—even in Japan—which secures that it's a hardware issue. Our guess is that Apple will somewhere down the line either run an update to the protocol stack via an upgrade, or quietly swap out the chipset for a more mature one that may or may not be made by Infineon. [GigaOm] ...
Speculation iPhone 3G Poor Reception Could be Related to Infineon bad batch
SolSie.com —
... are typical of an immature chipset and radio protocol stack where we are almost certain Infineon is the 3G supplier.â The bad batch of Infineon chips power the iPhone 3G seems to be caused by poor packaging by Nvidia and similar problem has been more visible with laptop. There are no details from NVidia nor Apple about the problem, please take this with a grain of salt. This could explain some users replace their faulty device with a different one and have seen improvement. [Via GigaOm ] [image] [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Spam ...
iPhone’s 3G Problems Possibly a Chipset Issue: Analyst
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... did nothing to fix the issue. In fact, more and more media attention has focused itself on the issue. On Tuesday, Richard Windsor, an analyst with Nomura Securities chimed in. In a research note, he said :“We believe that these issues are typical of an immature chipset and radio protocol stack where we are almost certain Infineon is the 3G supplier.” Someone hasn’t been reading iSuppli’s ...
What's Wrong With the 3-G in iPhone 3G?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... The inconsistent 3-G connection is due to an "immature" 3-G chip inside the iPhone, presumably manufactured by Infineon, says analyst Richard Windsor. This would point fingers at iPhone's hardware -- not the AT&T network. ...
Report: iPhone Fix in the Works
Today @ PC World —
... Thursday. Perhaps the bigger revelation: A fix, they say, could already be in the works. Matching Stories The claims echo predictions made by an industry analyst earlier this week. Nomura's Richard Windsor noted similarities between the current crop of complaints and the problems seen when 3G phones first surfaced in Europe five years ago. "We believe that these issues are typical of an immature chipset and radio protocol stack where we are almost certain that Infineon is the 3G supplier," Windsor theorized. Simple Solution Chips or not, most iPhone users just want a ...
Video: AT&T Blames iPhone 3G For Network Issues
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Wakeling's video adds to a pile of reports speculating that problems with the 3G network are tied solely to iPhone 3G's hardware. Some have said the handset's 3G chip is weak and immature; unnamed sources have ...
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