Comments on: Signal trouble: British iPhone mystery

By: Turner, Seattle, WA

Turner, Seattle, WA — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:30:45 +0000

That makes sense! However, if that was the case wouldn't everyone who has been messing with their phone to get it unlocked be affected. I would expect to see a more widespread problem then.

By: Doh!, CA

Doh!, CA — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:48:40 +0000

"Another is that the indicator on the iPhone tends to jump to five bars as soon as it is placed in the charging dock, which suggests that the problem is battery related."

Uh, how about "it might be a firmware problem"? Apple products usually run different/modified code when connected to the dock.

My bet: it's corrected (shortly) with a firmware update.

By: Daryl Oidy, Melbourne, Australia

Daryl Oidy, Melbourne, Australia — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:25:29 +0000

Matlock isn't his name, it's where he lives.

By: Tommo_UK, London, UK

Tommo_UK, London, UK — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:27:54 +0000

More deFUD …

Most of these iWhiners actually lose signal strength because they were screwing around with their phone trying to unlock it. Typically, to do so with a new 1.1.2-based phone, you have to downgrade the OS (and also the modem firmware) to a previous version and then hack into it. It wouldn't surprise me at all if many of these problems stem from people installing incompatible versions of the iPhone OS and modem firmware, which of course magically go away the moment they restore the phone to its factory-state.