When reports of connectivity issues started cropping up on the Interwebs last week, there was a report that Steve Jobs had replied to an email from a customer who was concerned about the problems affecting his iPhone 3G. The email read,
"We are working on some bugs which affect around 2% of the iPhones shipped, and hope to have a software update soon."
Until now, Apple has been relatively quiet regarding iPhone 3G connectivity issues that have caused a quite a stir. Ed Baig of USA Today received word from Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Bowcock that Apple's latest update was indeed aimed at correcting iPhone 3G connectivity problems. "The software update improves communication with 3G network", said Bowcock.
There is still a lingering concern after several news reports that the issues are related to a faulty 3G chipset, an issue that might not be solved by a software update. An email that was alledgly from Steve Jobs, said this issue affected only 2% of iPhone owners. In our iPhone 3G Reception Poll , almost 70% of respondents had experienced dropped calls and/or network switching between EDGE and 3G.
One of our readers has been experiencing 3G connectivity issues, that have yet to be resolved with iPhone Software Update 2.0.2. After repeated calls to AT&T, they left him this voicemail stating network engineers " have found there is something in the 3G iPhone that has a problem connecting to the network. Unfortunately, that would be an equipment issue and that's something that we'd have to refer you back to the manufacturer."
