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Is It the iPhone? Or the Network? - att - Gizmodo
It's a funny thing. Right after AT&T's CEO admits their network has problems
If an iPhone app designed solely to report crappy coverage doesn't say it loudly enough, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega admitted today that AT&T sucks in NY and SF, saying they're "performing at levels below our standards." But! It's "going to get fixed." He promises. (As AT&T has for over a year.) Besides, part of it's in your head—AT&T says they have a national dropped call rate of 1.32 percent, which is within two-tenths of one percent below the "highest-scoring provider." (Though it's, um, higher in NY on some phones, according to some people.)
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and the iPhone's shitty reception becomes a late-night punchline, AT&T crushes our nationwide 3G test. It makes you wonder, again, is it the network, or the iPhone?
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AT&T's network is generally reviled. Users of the iPhone, in particular, loathe it the kind of deep hatred reserved for people who steal from charities or beat up grandmothers.
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AT&T fares the worst in JD Power's call quality ratings overall.

It's no secret that the iPhone isn't merely the embodiment of AT&T's network woes, but it's also, at least in part, the cause. The 3 percent of people responsible for 40 percent of the traffic on AT&T's network de la Vega is so fond of pointing the finger at are most assuredly iPhone users. AT&T notoriously didn't roll out MMS for the iPhone until this fall, not only months behind international carriers, but behind their own schedule, because they needed "to make sure our network is ready to handle what we expect will be a record volume of MMS traffic." And iPhone tethering still isn't offered by AT&T, even though international carriers do, because it "could exponentially increase traffic on the network." Congestion is a very real problem on AT&T's network, even AT&T admits that.


Yet AT&T crushed our 3G tests all over the place, not just in their backyard of Atlanta. The major consideration is that we didn't use phones to test, but 3G sticks, and we only tested data. While coverage is inherently a part of the test—if we hadn't have gotten a signal in the places we tested, or the signal was shitty, it would've affected their placement in the test, obviously (just look at T-Mobile's results in some spots)—we were mainly testing for speed. The iPhone's problem is that it drops calls, frequently, or simply doesn't connect. It has crappy reception. Other phones we've used on AT&T fare noticeably better. So it's easy, and obvious, to blame the iPhone, and its chipset as some have. (We explain why cell reception isn't perfect across the board here.)


But why isn't there an international outcry about the iPhone having garbage reception, then? It's possible, I suppose, that those networks have so much better coverage, even if the iPhone does have an inferior chipset with poor reception, it doesn't matter. It's just wrapped up in a blanket of coverage so comfy it still works fine. (And we have heard, though can't confirm, that the iPhone 3G at least used an inferior, cheaper Infineon chipset because AT&T wouldn't certify the one Apple actually wanted to use.)
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Is It the iPhone? Or the Network? - att - Gizmodo
It's a funny thing. Right after AT&T's CEO admits their network has problems
If an iPhone app designed solely to report crappy coverage doesn't say it loudly enough, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega admitted today that AT&T sucks in NY and SF, saying they're "performing at levels below our standards." But! It's "going to get fixed." He promises. (As AT&T has for over a year.) Besides, part of it's in your head?AT&T says they have a national dropped call rate of 1.32 percent, which is within two-tenths of one percent below the "highest-scoring provider." (Though it's, um, higher in NY on some phones, according to some people.)
Click to expand...
and the iPhone's shitty reception becomes a late-night punchline, AT&T crushes our nationwide 3G test. It makes you wonder, again, is it the network, or the iPhone?
Click to expand...
AT&T's network is generally reviled. Users of the iPhone, in particular, loathe it the kind of deep hatred reserved for people who steal from charities or beat up grandmothers.
Click to expand...
:slappy:
AT&T fares the worst in JD Power's call quality ratings overall.

It's no secret that the iPhone isn't merely the embodiment of AT&T's network woes, but it's also, at least in part, the cause. The 3 percent of people responsible for 40 percent of the traffic on AT&T's network de la Vega is so fond of pointing the finger at are most assuredly iPhone users. AT&T notoriously didn't roll out MMS for the iPhone until this fall, not only months behind international carriers, but behind their own schedule, because they needed "to make sure our network is ready to handle what we expect will be a record volume of MMS traffic." And iPhone tethering still isn't offered by AT&T, even though international carriers do, because it "could exponentially increase traffic on the network." Congestion is a very real problem on AT&T's network, even AT&T admits that.


Yet AT&T crushed our 3G tests all over the place, not just in their backyard of Atlanta. The major consideration is that we didn't use phones to test, but 3G sticks, and we only tested data. While coverage is inherently a part of the test?if we hadn't have gotten a signal in the places we tested, or the signal was shitty, it would've affected their placement in the test, obviously (just look at T-Mobile's results in some spots)?we were mainly testing for speed. The iPhone's problem is that it drops calls, frequently, or simply doesn't connect. It has crappy reception. Other phones we've used on AT&T fare noticeably better. So it's easy, and obvious, to blame the iPhone, and its chipset as some have. (We explain why cell reception isn't perfect across the board here.)


But why isn't there an international outcry about the iPhone having garbage reception, then? It's possible, I suppose, that those networks have so much better coverage, even if the iPhone does have an inferior chipset with poor reception, it doesn't matter. It's just wrapped up in a blanket of coverage so comfy it still works fine. (And we have heard, though can't confirm, that the iPhone 3G at least used an inferior, cheaper Infineon chipset because AT&T wouldn't certify the one Apple actually wanted to use.)
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Bleed S & G;1624398; said:
The AT&T users I've talked to have no problems.. my iPhone sucks on the other hand. Gay.
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I think a big part of the iPhone's image-problem is people switch to the iPhone thinking it's some magical device that isn't going to have any technical deficiencies whatsoever and never drop a single call. A lot of people complain about the iPhone+ATT dropping calls in certain locations where they didn't complain about it before, and they're complaining now only because their new phone and plan cost a lot more than their old phone and plan, as if a $200 smartphone with an $80 plan should magically get service in BFE where a $30 disposable flip-phone and pay-as-you-go wouldn't.

The major grumblings come from the large concrete jungles (where all the media happens to be, too), where cell phone reception can be shitty on a lot of networks anyhow, not just ATT. I had Sprint for years and had major issues with them in NYC too, despite my overall opinion of Sprint's PCS network way back when being favorable.

No problems for me with the iPhone on ATTs network in Ohio though. Call quality is clear and I don't have any dropped calls when I'm on the go.

The iPhone accounts for over 17% of the worldwide smartphone market, and continues to expand its territory. The growth and popularity speaks for itself, and if that growth had occured on any other network, including Verizons, it would largely degrade their overall quality of service in large metro areas too.

ATT just wasn't ready for the explosive growth of the iPhone in places like NYC and LA.
 
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Report: Apple prepping dual-core iPhone for April launch | TG Daily

Apple is reportedly preparing to launch its next-gen, dual-core 4G iPhone in April 2010.

According to the Korea Times, the next-gen iPhone is expected to feature an OLED screen, video chat capabilities and a removable battery.

Negotiations over the initial sales volume have already begun, with KT - an exclusive Korean partner of Apple - slated to sell the iPhone to select local corporate clients as a ?litmus test.?

"With KT, we've been in talks with other telecom carriers to gauge the launching timing of 4G iPhones in South Korea. More tech-oriented features will be added to the models," an Apple representative told the Korea Times.

Meanwhile, AppleInsider claims the future iPhone will include an ARM-based Cortex-A9 processor design that is capable of breaking the 2GHz barrier.

"A new version of the iPhone could arrive in 2010 to support CDMA networks like Verizon in the US," wrote AppleInsider's Katie Marsal.

"Rumors over the last few months have said Apple has struck a deal to purchase chips from Qualcomm to support CDMA/EVDO carriers. However, there have also been allegations of disagreements between Apple and Verizon over potential handset pricing."
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