Reports: IPhone's 3G Well Below Specified Standards

Fix may be in the works for flawed iPhone 3G, but can it mend Apple's broken fences?

Yesterday, DailyTech reported that some iPhone 3G users were experiencing below average call quality and that the 3G service was effectively broken in many areas. However, Mark Siegel, a spokesman for AT&T's wireless unit commented, "Overall, the new iPhone is performing just great on our 3G network."

It appears, though, that Apple and AT&T may soon have to address 3G issues publically as two separate internal sources at Apple and an independent analysis have seemingly confirmed there is a major problem, and Apple has a software fix in the works which may help.

First up is an independent analysis by Ny Teknik, Sweden's foremost engineering weekly, which obtained test documents from unknown sources, which indicated the iPhone was well below specified standards for 3G. The International Telecommunication Union, a Geneva-based organization, sets and enforces strict standards about the quality associated with products using the 3G moniker. The deficient 3G iPhone appears to have slipped through the cracks.

According to Ny Teknik’s obtained test report, adjustments between the antenna and an amplifier, which capture the faint signals received by the antenna, are defective. This makes the phone likely to drop calls and have slower than hoped data speeds.

Read the whole article @ Daily Tech

Get a Free iPhone! Yes, that is correct! Stay away from the hassles of earning enough to pay for it for you can get it the simple way .... straight to your doorstep! Free! Interested? Then find out how to get a Free iPhone!