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From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 27 Jun 2010 05:40 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:33:33 +0100, Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >If Apple couldn't be bothered optimising iOS4 to work on the 3G at a >reasonable speed, they should have just restricted it to 3GS and above >hardware, if you ask me. It's very surprising to me that they didn't. Well, there's rumour of 4.0.1 being soon, but probably mostly to fix the current marketing debacle of the signal dropping by holding the phone lefthanded - might be worth a wait before reverting to 3.1.3 (which is a bit twiddly). Cheers - Jaimie -- "I do not like the feel of the middle way; and I do not like the smell of the left hand way" -- J R R Tolkien
From: Chris Ridd on 27 Jun 2010 06:29 On 2010-06-27 10:40:47 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh said: > On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:33:33 +0100, Ben Shimmin > <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > >> If Apple couldn't be bothered optimising iOS4 to work on the 3G at a >> reasonable speed, they should have just restricted it to 3GS and above >> hardware, if you ask me. > > It's very surprising to me that they didn't. > > Well, there's rumour of 4.0.1 being soon, but probably mostly to fix > the current marketing debacle of the signal dropping by holding the > phone lefthanded - might be worth a wait before reverting to 3.1.3 > (which is a bit twiddly). I think something may be up with push notifications as well. With them enabled for a number of apps, my battery life under OS 4 was dreadful. If I left in standby for 24 hours, I'd get a low battery warning. I disabled push notifications yesterday and have had good battery life since. I suspect there's just a problem with one app or so, so I may start enabling them one at a time. -- Chris
From: Mark on 27 Jun 2010 08:08 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:56:12 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote (in article <40fe26dq6dt9rfd8lrso51sl0l22irf9r1(a)4ax.com>): > On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:01:05 +0100, thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid (Tim > Hodgson) wrote: > >> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >> >>> Well, there's rumour of 4.0.1 being soon, but probably mostly to fix >>> the current marketing debacle of the signal dropping by holding the >>> phone lefthanded >> >> What sort of software fix could there be for that (apart from boosting >> signal strength, which I guess would require ratification from various >> bodies, if it were allowed at all)? > > Complete guess, I know rather little about aerials - but if it's down > to crosstalk on the two aerial segments that the hand semiconducts > between, then it might be partly repairable in software by more > cunning signal processing. > > Cheers - Jaimie > Seems people have been using nail varnish or tape to keep skin off the case at that point(s). Maybe it'll need some change in the manufacturing process to fix the issue? Cheers ... Mark
From: zoara on 28 Jun 2010 04:59 Tim Hodgson <thnews(a)poboxmolar.com.invalid> wrote: > Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> Well, there's rumour of 4.0.1 being soon, but probably mostly to fix >> the current marketing debacle of the signal dropping by holding the >> phone lefthanded > > What sort of software fix could there be for that (apart from boosting > signal strength, which I guess would require ratification from various > bodies, if it were allowed at all)? I've heard that the software/hardware that switches to different something-or-others to get a better signal (new either in iOS4 or iPhone 4, I think the latter) is not functioning properly. If it was, it would compensate for the signal loss caused by bridging the antennae by switching to a something-or-other that got a better signal in that circumstance. I posted this before: http://bit.ly/cHTDYl -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: zoara on 28 Jun 2010 08:21
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:33:33 +0100, Ben Shimmin > <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > >> If Apple couldn't be bothered optimising iOS4 to work on the 3G at a >> reasonable speed, they should have just restricted it to 3GS and > > above >> hardware, if you ask me. > > It's very surprising to me that they didn't. > > Well, there's rumour of 4.0.1 being soon, but probably mostly to fix > the current marketing debacle of the signal dropping by holding the > phone lefthanded - might be worth a wait before reverting to 3.1.3 > (which is a bit twiddly). The only feature that my wife would appreciate is the birthdays calendar. It would actually be really useful for her, but not if it slows down her 3G. I'll be paying attention to whether the performance gets fixed so I can upgrade her phone. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm |