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iPhone 3G reception issues to be relieved by software update - report
AppleInsider —
... that captures very weak signals from the antenna. For his part, Windsor speculated that an "immature" chipset solution from Infineon could be to blame for the sporadic issues experienced by users across multiple continents. Yet another theory from iSuppli analyst Francis Sideco fingered any of a number of parts, "from the phone's antenna and amplifier and the radio frequency transceiver to the baseband that processes the digital signal and sends it to the speaker or screen." The most recent report on the problem arrived Thursday courtesy of BusinessWeek's Peter Burrows, ...
iPhone 3G glitches possibly due to Infineon chip? Software fix around the corner? HSBC considers ordering 200,000 iPhones????
Krunker —
... If you’re having problems with your 3G reception on your new Apple iPhone 3G - it might very well have to do with the phone and not so much the area that you’re in. BusinessWeek is reporting that the Infineon Technologies communications chip inside the iPhone 3G could be the culprit behind the rising number of complaints related to 3G connectivity. Several sources have told BusinessWeek that faulty software on the Infineon chip causes problems “when the iPhone needs to switch from wireless networks that allow for faster Web downloads to slower ones”. ...
Report: iPhone Fix in the Works
Today @ PC World —
... Two separate "well-placed sources," however, now insist the German-made Infineon chips inside the phones are the sole reason for the issues, according to a report released by Business Week Thursday. Perhaps the bigger revelation: A fix, they say, could already be in the works. Matching Stories The claims echo ...
Apple Working on Software Fix For iPhone 3G Reception Problems [IPhone 3G]
Gizmodo —
... could be easier than most of us probably expected. They believe Apple has found a way to correct the problem with a simple software upgrade instead of a costly and annoying recall. Businessweek claims that Apple and chip maker Infineon are hard at work on the fix and it could be released as early as the end of this month. [Businessweek via ...
Infineon deny their iPhone 3G chipset to blame for reception woes
SlashGear —
... Infineon - who supply the 3G chipsets for the iPhone - had released hardware with “an immature chipset and radio protocol stack”. However Infineon spokesman Guenther Gaugler is quoted in Business Week today as claiming “our 3G chips are, for example, used in Samsung handsets and we are not aware of such problems there.” ...
Atualização poderá corrigir problemas de recepção dos iPhones 3G
MacMagazine —
Os problemas de recepção de sinal dos iPhones 3G parecem ser algo mais generalizado do que era esperado, de forma que uma atualização de firmware — possivelmente, versão 2.1 — poderá chegar em breve para solucioná-los.
A novidade, se comprovada, será bastante positiva para a Apple, que corria o risco de ter que realizar um recall dos aparelhos (ou, ao menos, de parte deles) se o problema fosse no hardware.
De acordo com a BusinessWeek, a Maçã está trabalhando diária e intensivamente com a Infineon Technologies — ...
Apple iPhone 3G software update to fix signal reception issues
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... and more iPhone 3G’s come online, the problem with overcrowded 3G networks will likely get worse.
Apple’s next version of the iPhone OS, iPhone 2.1 OS, is expected to bring with it the necessary code changes to allow the iPhone 3G to hold a 3G signal even when the local cell approaches saturation.
We’ll keep a close eye on upcoming iPhone OS updates. Hopefully users with spotty reception issues will see an improvement in 3G performance.
[Via: BusinessWeek]
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Opinion: Firmware Update to Fix iPhone 3G? I Doubt It
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... Peter Burrows of Business Week claims
two "reliable sources" have leaked information about a firmware upgrade
to iPhone 3G that will rectify widely reported problematic issues with
the 3-G network. He writes that a 3-G chip produced by Infineon is the
sole cause of the problem, and a firmware update will do the trick. ...
iPhone 3G problems: who's responsible doesn't matter, Infineon will take the blame
Ubergizmo —
... As the finger pointing continues in the 3G reception fiasco, unnamed sources quoted by Business Week claim that the issue comes from a component provided by Infineon and that a software patch from Apple will solve the problem. That's the best solution for Apple, which would rather avoid an expensive (and embarrassing) product recall and for users, obviously. Business Week seems to think that the rumor reinforces the sentiment of ...
Will Apple iPhone 3G software update fix reception problems?
Phones Review —
... Week contemplates that an iPhone software update would fix the 3G problem.
It is presumed that the iPhone 3G has been programmed to revert to EDGE when it perceives too many people are accessing their local 3G cell and perceives the 3G signal has dropped below the threshold.
With Apple every expanding the countries it ships the iPhone 3G to and the growing number of sales, any problems of overcrowding with 3G networks is simply bound to get worse.
Source – businessweek via intomobile
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iPhone 3G Press Coverage
The Tao of Mac —
... What’s Behind the iPhone 3G Glitches ...
iPhone 3G Reception to Improve in September — or Not
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... , and as it’s scattered across the globe, it sure can’t be completely blamed on AT&T, much as we might want to. Rumors are that Apple is working on a firmware fix to correct the issue, which more than one source has said is related to the iPhone 3G’s Infinenon chipset. On Friday, in fact, Business Week said that the firmware update is due in September. However, the question is: how can a chipset problem be fixed by a firmware upgrade? Or can it, at all? If the chipset itself is programmed by portions of the iPhone firmware, and that’s what’s causing the problem, it could in ...
iPhone 3G Connectivity Issues, Steve Jobs responded?
I4U News —
... still continue to make waves this week. MacRumors reports that one of their users claims to have received an email response from Steve Jobs to his complaints about his 3G connectivity issues on the iPhone. The email says that there are bugs that affect 2% of the shipped iPhone 3G phones and that Apple works on a software update to fix them. Apple has sent out emails in the name of Steve Jobs to customers in the past. So it could be real information. BusinessWeek reported also about rumored software update that would fix the iPhone 3G connectivity issues last week. More ...
Video: AT&T Blames iPhone 3G For Network Issues
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... the handset's 3G chip is weak and immature; unnamed sources have claimed Apple will be releasing a software update that fixes network issues. ...
