What the 2.0.2 fix did for the 3G iPhone…

bumbleit — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:52:20 +0000

Crunchgear has the details on what the 2.0.2 fix did for the 3G iPhone, as discussed by AT&T.

In summary: the iPhone was requesting too much power from the cell tower, causing the cell tower to terminate the connection! The 2.0.2 fix reduces the power requested by the iPhone.

If you have had problems or have been following the general topic, i recommend reading the full comment here: http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/28/straight-from-att-were-working-on-reception-problems-but-its-your-fault/.

Apple acknowledges iPhone 3G reception issues

bumbleit — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:46:53 +0000

Apple has finally acknowledged the iPhone 3G’s reception issues, confirming that the iPhone OS 2.0.2 software update was designed to fix those problems.

details here from cnet: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10021065-37.html?hhTest=1

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What the 2.0.2 fix did for the 3G iPhone…

Apple acknowledges iPhone 3G reception issues