iPhone Update Fixes Dropped Calls, Poor Call Quality
Many iPhone 3G users often compained of dropped calls and poor call quality, but the iPhone 2.0.2 software update promises to fix all those issues, provided you decide to update…
RoughlyDrafted has information that the iPhone 2.0.2 update “fixed power control on the mobile” and also explains why the update “improves communication with 3G networks”.
“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. The sooner everybody is running 2.0.2 software the better things will be. Having seen the graphs the 2.0.2 software has already started to make difference.”
Crunchgear explains it in simpler terms
“The update controlled the UMTS power control in the phone. Each iPhone requires a small amount of power from the transmitter and that power is requested by the phone itself. If too many phones ask for too much power at once, the transmitter starts shutting down, resulting in dropped calls. The iPhone 3G was asking for too much power and, in 2.0.2, has been fixed to stop requesting that power so often.”
So the best way to fix your iPhone connectivity problems is to get the iPhone 2.0.2 software update today. To get the free 2.0 Software Update, just connect your iPhone to your Mac or PC and click “Check for Update” in iTunes. The free iPhone 2.0.2 Software Update has extend capabilities that make your iPhone more useful.
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I get no-to-lousy reception where I live even though AT&T claims that the area in which I live as great reception. But, when I put my iphone in its “sync cradle” whether or not the cradle is connected to m computer service information goes from “no service” to full service. I called Apple tech support about this and visited an Apple service center and non one has any explanation (I think that the service people don’t believe me). Love to know what is going on.
i have the same problem they said same thing to me “you have a tower 2 miles from ya” but still i have 1 to 0 bars at my house… hmmmmm
I know a number of people who have updated to 2.0.2 and still get dropped calls or slow/no data connections here in Portland, OR. I’m not worried about how many bars I have, I just want to be able to maintain a connection while on the 3G network and 2.0.2 isn’t any better.
I have updated to version 2.1 and continue to have problems with all calls dropped when calling from my home. My bars fluctuate wildly with no movement in my location. I live in Phoenix near the intersection of two major freeways and am shown to have excellent coverage on the AT&T maps. Works great for everything except making and receiving phone calls. Even drops calls to voicemail.
I updated to the latest iPhone 3G software, etc. and was still having problems, but noticed that the dropped calls were sporadic depending on where I was. At home (Denver suburb) I would still drop calls regularly, but in other locations things were fine. After checking with AT&T, it seemed as if the phone was switching between the 3G and EDGE network. We seem to live in an area where AT&Ts 3G network is still being ramped up. Anyway, going into settings on the phone, and turning off 3G seems to have fixed the alternating between networks, and thus, has fixed the call dropping significantly.