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Interesting....Glad I jumped ship to an EVO

optimizm324

Jul 2, 2010, 12:28 PM
This is amazing to me. I actually thought something wasn't quite right with my original iPhone and later my 3GS.

I got the original iPhone in 2007. Then, I got a 3GS in 2009. It did seem that my signal bars were almost always at 4 or 5 bars anywhere I went. I wondered if this was just a great phone with great reception or if it was too good to be true.

Now, having read this news from Apple, it leads me to believe the latter. Apple, how have you just now figured this out? Why would they have chosen to use their own "math" for the signal strength indicator as opposed to the service provider's? Wouldn't the service provider have the most accurate representation of signal strength determination?

It also has me thinking that AT&T could...
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SPCSVZWJeff

Jul 2, 2010, 12:37 PM
This is an Apple issue and not an AT&T issue.
I often go camping all over the Pacific Northwest and with the exception of US Cellular customers AT&T customers are the only ones with consistent coverage. Unless of course you own any iPhone. I have loaned my Jack to countless grateful iPhone users who cannot make a call in the area.
In my years of experienc in the industry I can say that the phone makes a huge difference in coverage.
AT&T and Verizon are both overpriced compared to Sprint and T-Mobile.
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ells2187

Jul 3, 2010, 7:43 AM
is this jeff in 3720? its true though. atleast in the northwest, ATT has better coverage than most, and more often than not, in the middle of nowhere too.
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bluecoyote

Jul 2, 2010, 1:19 PM
Not to gloss over the antenna issues, but the Evo makes the iPhone 4 look flawless by these issues .
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optimizm324

Jul 3, 2010, 2:04 AM
We'll agree to disagree on that point, I'm afraid. At least for what I use a phone for, the EVO ran faster on Sprint than my 3GS did on AT&T in my apartment. The internet loaded up faster on the EVO. I can only speak from what I have personally experienced, though. I don't regret my switch by any means. I'd gladly rather pay $20 less each month and still have more features than the iPhone 4. It's not a bad phone by any means, but it is a very over priced phone which is not as fully loaded as some of the phones coming out within the next month or so, including the EVO. One particular advantage: mobile hotspot. Not too mention video chat with a lot more people than just other iPhone 4 owners over Wi-Fi. Apple gets an A for effort, though.
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misschris

Jul 4, 2010, 3:05 PM
How exactly does the Evo make the iPhone look flawless by comparison?? Please please elaborate. Our demo Evo works great on 3G, 4G, and wifi.

Sometimes I really have to wonder how you come up with this stuff, blue...
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RockTripod

Jul 7, 2010, 7:47 AM
Well, it would need an apple with a bit missing on the back to make it flawless! Der!
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hkphooey

Jul 6, 2010, 3:49 PM
LOL you know what you could do? Have someone write an Android app that shows a couple more bars for signal strength....hey it worked for the iPhone since 2007 right?
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HEKNOWS

Jul 5, 2010, 1:23 PM
jumped ship to an EVO
freakin zombie the main reason this country its soo mess up too many followers no leaders
sad sad 😕
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Poking Pixie

Jul 5, 2010, 3:18 PM
you are now banned from speaking until you learn some proper grammar and can compose a coherent sentence that's not just random words strung together into something that LOOKS like a sentence. And stop being such a troll. 🙄
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HEKNOWS

Jul 6, 2010, 10:47 PM
Learn grammar blah blah it doesnt changed the fact the you are a freaking follower aka zombie. And you dont know crap about cellphones so keep watching. Your reality show and eating your big mac super size now you know why the rest of the world laught a. America!!!!!!!!

Borrower money from china
9. 11. A inside job yall so dumb to realized it
The only country the award. People the dont want to work
Food stamp welfare etc now free healh care too wooow
Get you sht str8 b4 you talk. Fat boy
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daxdc

Jul 7, 2010, 8:22 AM
Oh Look! An internet bully! How cool. Maybe this is the first one who isnt some little twerp hiding behind a keyboard who would get his A$$ kicked as soon as he actually tried to spit crap like this to someone's face.
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hkphooey

Jul 6, 2010, 3:51 PM
Kettle...meet pot
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