Infineon Chipset May Be Cause of IPhone 3G Issues

JagsLive sends along a CNet blog piece about a plausible theory to explain the iPhone 3G connection problems many users have experienced. Apple has not acknowledged any such problems. "Richard Windsor of Nomura published a research note... Tuesday singling out the iPhone 3G's chipset, made by Infineon, as the probable culprit for the reception problems we reported on Monday. The dropped calls, service interruptions, and abrupt network switches experienced by iPhone 3G users reminded Windsor of similar complaints five years ago, when 3G phones were first launched in Europe. 'We believe that these issues are typical of an immature chipset and radio protocol stack where we are almost certain that Infineon is the 3G supplier,' Windsor wrote. 'This is not surprising as the Infineon 3G chipset solution has never really been tested in the hands of users. Some people will not experience these problems as it is only in areas where the radio signal weakens that the immaturity of the stack really shows.'"

From my iphone 3G

[Frion]

I have no idea what connection issues they are tal

that's ok

[Colin Smith]

I guess some of us will never learn.

Not your fault, it's genetic.

 

Re:From my iphone 3G

[Ethanol-fueled]

Annoyingly, the same iPhone 3G glitch also sends the messages right before they are dropped.

Re:that's ok

[autocracy]

Now I wont be able to sleep.

That's ok, that's genetic too.

goddammit

[Profane MuthaFucka]

can you iPhone people just ATH and drive?

Re:No.

[Darkness404]

...And why would they? Not only do you have a devoted Mac rumors bunch of people who will blog about a suspicious scratch on someone's iPhone, but you have the fanboys who if Apple markets iCrap they will buy 10 of them, and then 5 more when the price drops. Not to mention the fact that Apple is half-way open source and Unix based it keeps the tech guys buying it. Really, Apple can't even test an iPhone outside of a secret underground lab without it being leaked. Take that plus the fanboys and you have a company that can't and has little need to do testing.

Why is this a problem?

[ForestGrump]

AT&T has the best network around - More bars in more places. So this flaw should never be visible to the end user...unless AT&T has been lying to me.

Grump

Re:It's the antenna

[Anonymous Coward]

I have always been somewhat concerned about phone radiation, but so far, not enough to stop using them.

Hee hee hee..."I've always been a little concerned, not enough to actually read about the issue and decide if it's bullshit or not, I mean, it's only brain cancer, but anyway I just keep using them."

If only all of us could skip through life with such merry apathy.

Cell phone-wise...

[Anonymous Coward]

...my el-cheapo Nokia 1100 is looking better all the time. Works like a champ, and the battery seems to last forever!

Re:that's ok

[Sponge Bath]

Not your fault, it's genetic.

Kids today! What ever happened to blaming it on society?

Re:Who the hell is Richard Windsor...

[Bender_]

Yep, now we have analysts predicting and solving engineering problems. What's next?

Re:Why is this a problem?

[Sponge Bath]

...unless AT&T has been lying to me.

As an ATT stock holder, I thank you for believing those lies.
Thank you, come again.

Re:No.

[clang_jangle]

Are you kidding? Apple products face the most rigorous real-world testing known -- the real world! Those of us who've used their products since the 1980s know this well, and we never buy the new stuff until the masses have tested it thoroughly for us and at least Rev C has been released. Typically, by then it will be perfect. Although sometimes it pays to wait for Rev D -- that's usually the final version, and the most featureful.

Re:No.

[lymond01]

perceived slowness in the interface

It's real, I tell you! The slowness is....ooooh, shiny Apple Logo on the back...

Re:OMG APPLE SUX, news AT 10!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

hey, have some balls and don't post ac.


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