iPhone 3G - The worst mobile phone I have had in years
First let me clarify - when I refer to the iPhone being the worst mobile phone I have had in years I am talking directly about the using the device as a phone itself. My reason is quite simple, the coverage is terrible and I have had more dropped calls every day and failed connections than I can ever remember having with any previous mobile phone.
The first thing people say is that it must be AT&T and if I had not been an existing AT&T mobile phone customer for years I might believe them. However, my previous AT&T phone, a Blackberry Pearl, had excellent coverage and I almost never dropped a call and never had a problem initiating calls.
I now have to stand near the front windows of my house or wose stand outside to get reliable coverage.
Another co-worker was in town with his iPhone and had the same problem in the same areas I had - again areas where my AT&T Blackberry worked flawlessly.
Something is definitely wrong with the iPhone's phone capabilities and I have already recommended to people in my area to stay away from it.
Now, the iPhone's phone may work perfectly in other areas of the country but when I had a previous AT&T phone then upgraded to a new only to have less quality and covergae I find that completely unaccetable.
DAJ
The first thing people say is that it must be AT&T and if I had not been an existing AT&T mobile phone customer for years I might believe them. However, my previous AT&T phone, a Blackberry Pearl, had excellent coverage and I almost never dropped a call and never had a problem initiating calls.
I now have to stand near the front windows of my house or wose stand outside to get reliable coverage.
Another co-worker was in town with his iPhone and had the same problem in the same areas I had - again areas where my AT&T Blackberry worked flawlessly.
Something is definitely wrong with the iPhone's phone capabilities and I have already recommended to people in my area to stay away from it.
Now, the iPhone's phone may work perfectly in other areas of the country but when I had a previous AT&T phone then upgraded to a new only to have less quality and covergae I find that completely unaccetable.
DAJ
Great site. I like the way you explain everything without using complicated terms.
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Damn. I was looking to buy a 3G. Do you think the 3GS works better with coverage? I hate dropped calls. But then an iPhone is probably more of a small computer than a phone, and most people I know use it more for emailing and texting than to actually have phone conversations.
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You are right, my brother faced same problem. Every time he had to run outside to have communication. Call gets disconnected due to network problem.
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