Comments on: Is Apple’s 3G Network Poisoning the iPhone 3G Experience? http://www.techcraver.com/2008/08/11/apples-3g-network-poisoning-the-iphone-3g-experience/ Craving tech, craving life! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:37:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Josh Bancroft http://www.techcraver.com/2008/08/11/apples-3g-network-poisoning-the-iphone-3g-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 Josh Bancroft Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:51:29 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=330#comment-1060 I'd dispute this. I've used AT&T's 3G and EDGE networks extensively - I had a 3G WinMo phone, then EDGE iPhone, now 3G iPhone, and I haven't had any more or less network reliability problems recently than I had before. Sure, the network is probably being strained in places - that can happen when you add a couple million new data-hungry 3G devices to a not-very-old 3G network. I don't doubt that people are having problems in some places. But "poisoning" the experience? Sorry, but I think that's FUD. Where are the facts to back it up? Anything more than anecdotes? What is it they say about the squeaky wheel? That for every one person who complains or has a bad experience, there are X number of people who don't have problems, but also don't speak up to say "hey, things are going just like I expect over here!"? :-) I’d dispute this. I’ve used AT&T’s 3G and EDGE networks extensively - I had a 3G WinMo phone, then EDGE iPhone, now 3G iPhone, and I haven’t had any more or less network reliability problems recently than I had before.

Sure, the network is probably being strained in places - that can happen when you add a couple million new data-hungry 3G devices to a not-very-old 3G network. I don’t doubt that people are having problems in some places.

But “poisoning” the experience? Sorry, but I think that’s FUD. Where are the facts to back it up? Anything more than anecdotes?

What is it they say about the squeaky wheel? That for every one person who complains or has a bad experience, there are X number of people who don’t have problems, but also don’t speak up to say “hey, things are going just like I expect over here!”? :-)

]]> By: Bill Poulos http://www.techcraver.com/2008/08/11/apples-3g-network-poisoning-the-iphone-3g-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Bill Poulos Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:38:14 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=330#comment-1051 After using my new iPhone 3G on car trip on the US east coast on I-95 in cities with 3G coverage from Washington, DC to Miami, FL, and I-40 (the entire width of NC), I can testify about to the lousy coverage by AT&T. Over 50% of my voice calls drop. Frustrating. AT&T is not delivering even minimal quality and availability of service. Bad news for Apple and AT&T if this does not get fixed... quick! I gave up a reliable Verizon cell phone for this lousy service! After using my new iPhone 3G on car trip on the US east coast on I-95 in cities with 3G coverage from Washington, DC to Miami, FL, and I-40 (the entire width of NC), I can testify about to the lousy coverage by AT&T.

Over 50% of my voice calls drop. Frustrating. AT&T is not delivering even minimal quality and availability of service.

Bad news for Apple and AT&T if this does not get fixed… quick!

I gave up a reliable Verizon cell phone for this lousy service!

]]> By: Jason Harris http://www.techcraver.com/2008/08/11/apples-3g-network-poisoning-the-iphone-3g-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Jason Harris Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:45:57 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=330#comment-1050 @Ryan Williams hmmm...so far I'm glad I didn't rush in to buy an iPhone 3G. I'm still waiting on the sidelines @Ryan Williams

hmmm…so far I’m glad I didn’t rush in to buy an iPhone 3G. I’m still waiting on the sidelines

]]> By: Ryan Williams http://www.techcraver.com/2008/08/11/apples-3g-network-poisoning-the-iphone-3g-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1049 Ryan Williams Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:23:06 +0000 http://www.techcraver.com/?p=330#comment-1049 When I was spending some quality time recently at the Genius Bar, trying to get my 2G iPhone fixed, there was a constant flow of people coming to complain about the 3G performance. What the geniuses were saying most of the time was, keep 3G turned off unless in a strong 3G reception area and wanting to use the internet. When I was spending some quality time recently at the Genius Bar, trying to get my 2G iPhone fixed, there was a constant flow of people coming to complain about the 3G performance. What the geniuses were saying most of the time was, keep 3G turned off unless in a strong 3G reception area and wanting to use the internet.

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