iPhone 3G Connectivity Issues Tech Details

iPhone 3G Connectivity Issues Tech Details

Techtree News Staff, Aug 29, 2008 1530 hrs IST

An AT&T insider claims the latest iPhone update fixed the connectivity issues dogging the iPhone. Power consumption the cause of connectivity issues; Infineon gets clean chit.

Ever since iPhone 3G has reached the hands of the users, there have been complains pouring in about connectivity issues resulting in dropped calls and poor call quality. Many blamed the Infineon chipsets for the iPhone's connectivity problems.

Then there was speculation that Apple's 2.0.2 update for the iPhone might address this issue. But with the update came a simple statement from the company saying "this version of the software includes the following improvements and supersedes all previous versions: bug fixes", again leaving the users wondering if it covered the 3G reception problem.

However, the latest news on this issue is that RoughlyDrafted got its hands on the technical details of the 3G connectivity problems through an AT&T insider. This source has reveled that 2.0.2 fixed the UMTS (the technology used to deliver AT&T's 3G network) power control on the mobile, which was actually the root of the problem.

iPhones require a small amount of power from the transmitter, which is requested by the phone itself. But iPhone 3G was actually demanding too much power which was beyond the requirement. A number of iPhones asking for so much power at the same time resulted in overload and shutting down of the transmitter. As a result, iPhone users faced problems of dropped calls and poor call quality.

The 2.0.2 update fixed this power problem within iPhone 3G and it is up to users how soon they update their iPhones to get rid of this over power consumption issue. However, with this revelation form the AT&T insider, Infineon chipset get a clear chit for sure.



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What have AT&Ts bad network to do with iPhone in India?

by Shivakumar, Mumbai, on Aug 30, 2008 03:44 AM, Report abuse   Reply

we r here 2 know that your apple i-phone is having 7 defualt we would like 2 know the defualts

by aniket, maharastra, on Aug 29, 2008 10:16 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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