iPhone 3G Reception Problems “Fixed”
Finally someone has spoken and explained the whole mystery behind the latest 2.0.2 firmware and the 3G reception issue. While we thought that the latest 2.0.2 update has improved the 3G performance, it wasn’t the case for many. Reports of poor 3G performance kept pouring in from all over the world. And now we know why some were able to see 3G performance improvements and why some weren’t. Seems like the bad power control algorithm in 2.0 & 2.0.1 is to be blamed for causing the issue.
RoughlyDrafted reported Thursday that it’s the bad power algorithm in previous firmware versions that is causing the 3G reception problems. Because each iPhone uses a certain amount of power from the nearby transmitter, so when too many requests have been made at once, the transmitter starts shutting down and users start experiencing dropped calls and poor reception. And this happens because the previous version of software has flaw in power control mechanism.
“In a mixed environment where users are running 2.0, 2.0.1, and 2.0.2, the power control problems of 2.0 and 2.0.1 will affect the 2.0.2 users. It is not the network that is fault but the interaction of the bad power control algorithm in 2.0 and 2.0.1 software and the network that is at fault.”
So to stop these “Ohh’s and Ahh’s” every iPhone user has to upgrade to the latest firmware otherwise the problem will continue because the previous version of the software will keep chewing up too much power. So, let’s upgrade to 2.0.2 and start seeing the performance for you and for everyone else.
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