iphoneatlas.com - 8/19/2008
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Apple has released iPhone OS 2.0.2 with its obligatory but unhelpful release notes indicating only “bug fixes.” Unfortunately, a resolution to widespread, frustrating 3G reception issues is not among those fixes. In fact, some users have reported that the update manifests poorer 3G reception that 2.0.1, with devices now giving a “No Service” message in previously 3G-accessible locations. As ...
att.com - 8/20/2008
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att.com —
AT&T and LG Mobile Phones Introduce Invision New
3G Phone with AT Mobile TV is Ideal for...
Video on the Go and Just in Time for College Football Dallas, Texas, San Diego, California, August 20, 2008 Visionaries of video with a voracious vent for mobile ...
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macrumors.com - 8/18/2008
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macrumors.com —
One MacRumors reader claims to have received a
response from Steve Jobs after emailing in a complaint...
about the current iPhone 3G connectivity issues that have been widely reported. According to the email response which is addressed f...
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iPhone 3G Connectivity Affecting 2% of Customers? ...
arstechnica.com - 8/20/2008
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arstechnica.com —
We all knew it was coming, it was
just a matter of time. A lawsuit has been...
filed against Apple over what the plaintiff is referring to as the "Defective iPhone 3G," which she hopes will become a class-action complaint. Alabama resident Jessica Alena ...
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Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over iPhone 3G ...
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iPhone 2.02 - Time to Fire Mine Back Up
Mobility Site —
... This is supposed to be a bug fix, but some early reports I have been reading around the web seem to indicate that bugs are being added. Seriously though, some people are having issues so far according to iPhone Atlas. ...
IPhone 2.0.2 Kills 3G Connectivity For Some Users
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... users thought
the handset's latest firmware update would wave a magic wand and make
3G problems disappear forever. Instead, for some, 3G connectivity has
disappeared altogether, according to an Ars Technica report.
Ars's Jacqui Cheng reports that the iPhone 2.0.2 update
completely disabled Ars editor in chief Ken Fisher's iPhone 3G from
making calls over the 3G network. A few other iPhone users have
reported the same issue at the Apple support forum, iPhone Atlas, MacTalk, Engadget and MacRumors.
I agree with Cheng that ...
Is Apple shooting in the dark to fix iPhone 3G issues?
Engadget —
... Hopes were high that 2.0.2 would decisively crush the reception woes some iPhone 3G owners have experienced since taking delivery of their cracking beauties; dropped calls, latching onto EDGE reception when 3G (also known as "the good stuff") is ...
Is Apple shooting in the dark to fix iPhone 3G issues?
Engadget Mobile —
... Hopes were high that 2.0.2 would decisively crush the reception woes some iPhone 3G owners have experienced since taking delivery of their cracking beauties; dropped calls, latching onto EDGE reception when 3G (also known as "the good stuff") is ...
Apple iPhone 3G 2.0.2 makes things worse apparently
Phones Review —
... to get 1-3 bars of 3g service in my house and now I can’t make a call… I have to switch off the 3G to get any bars Things are going the wrong way!”
Another discussions poster says: “Yes I have about 15 Apps loaded and now only 8-10 work with the new 2.0.2 software.”
The thing is fixes are supposed to fix not fail, just what do Apple think they are playing at, and they should at least make sure a new upgrade doesn’t actually make things worse!
Source – iphoneatlas via mobilitysite and engadget
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iPhone 2.0.2 OS update doing more bad than good?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... , but has caused third-party applications to crash repeatedly, sometimes failing to start up at all. And, some iPhone 3G users are experiencing problems with voice calls on the 3G network - specifically, they just can’t make alls on the 3G network. ...
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