Firmware 2.2 coming - Page 3 - iPhone 3G

acosmichippo · 10-02-2008, 07:34 PM

that puts you in the minority. Most people have no problems with 2.1.0 at all.

Furthermore, no one is forcing jailbroken people to update. If it's a pain in the ass for you to restore, update, rejailbreak, and reinstall apps... Then don't!

FuelieNova · 10-02-2008, 09:09 PM

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that puts you in the minority. Most people have no problems with 2.1.0 at all.

No disrespect but are you baggin me?

See my latest post on "continued dropped calls" in the 3G area. All you need to do is stand in the apple store near the genius bar and watch how many iPhones they are replacing. While I waited today, they replaced 7 in a row for dropped calls all after 2.1 update. I was next in line.

I spent one hour with apple support on Monday, the guy told me the call volume for dropped calls and email connectivity is overloading the system . I spent an hour with ATT on Tuesday with dropped calls and email connectivity problems, the agent on the phone said "sir I am not sure what to do, we are having very high call volumes for dropped calls, I will put you up to my manager". When I went in to the ATT store today and mentioned dropped calls, I immediately got the deer in the headlights look.

While 2.1 did cure my lag problems and create quicker backups it definitely did not make mine and many other iPhones more reliable for the most rudimentary function of a cell phone, that is, making and receiving phone calls with a certian assurance that you are not going to have to call someone back multiple times to complete the conversation providing you have good coverage in the area.

I think it is wishful thinking to think most people have no more problems since 2.1.
Tg

acosmichippo · 10-02-2008, 09:28 PM

poor choice of words perhaps... 2.1 is not gonna fix ALL problems, but overall it's a huge improvement over 2.0. And I feel pretty confident in saying most people feel that way. Not a bag on you at all.

FuelieNova · 10-02-2008, 10:32 PM

Agreed... it did fix a lot of problems.
Tg

flabyboy · 10-02-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by acosmichippo

poor choice of words perhaps... 2.1 is not gonna fix ALL problems, but overall it's a huge improvement over 2.0. And I feel pretty confident in saying most people feel that way. Not a bag on you at all.

I disagree. 2.1 has caused me nothing but problems. my new phone has 2.02 loaded and will remain that way for the time being

danipoak · 10-02-2008, 11:23 PM

I thought my battery life with 2.1 had improved but the last couple of days it has been just awful. It has always lagged pretty bad I though, especially when opening up my sms's. Safari has been a non-stop problem with me, last night it would stay open for a couple seconds and then crash right away, even after a restart. I am wondering if my poor battery life is due to the phone just being a little older, its a version 1 I bought back in December. I am contemplating claiming warranty on it.

iksn · 10-03-2008, 11:01 AM

2.1 gave me better battery operation, less dropped calls. A noticeable difference.

Hawk · 10-03-2008, 02:09 PM

I hate seeing this debate get rehashed over and over again.

2.1 update was usefull to approximately75% of iPhone owners that updated -specifically those that were having problems in 2.0.2. Even more specifically, 3g owners

The other 25% of users did not see an improvement. Performance actually degraded, as well as battery life. It was like getting a couple new so-so features, but at the same time, taking a giant step backwards. I notice that the ratio of V1 owners versus 3g owners is almost 3 to 1.

Lets face it. The 2.1 update was targeted for 3G users, and for most, it did the trick. For a lot of the V1 users, either it degraded battery life and performance or it stayed the same, but the update really wasn't for them. Besides, as I have read in a couple threads, Apple's solution to a V1 phone ( in warranty or not) having problems seems to be to upgrade to a new 3g phone.

Let's all agree that many are enjoying the update, but there are those of us that are not, and it's not our fault, it's the update, and lets leave it at that.
Personally, I hope that they spend a little more time on tweaking 2.2 and making is solid for both versions of phone before they release it, but my personal feeling is that this update is going to be geared a little more towards fixing those last little problems, and mask it with 3-4 new little features.

acosmichippo · 10-03-2008, 06:31 PM

I don't see how you can blame it on the update being that it benefitted most people. I'm inclined to believe the people that have problems had something go wrong during the update process, or maybe downloaded a corrupt software image... Obviously can't prove it though.

Hawk · 10-03-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by acosmichippo

I don't see how you can blame it on the update being that it benefitted most people. I'm inclined to believe the people that have problems had something go wrong during the update process, or maybe downloaded a corrupt software image... Obviously can't prove it though.

I have run the update/restore 3 times now. The first time my battery wouldn't last 3 hours. Same for the second time. I then erased all settings and content and tried from there- still no good.
I restored back to 2.0.2 and it was just like most people described- Buggy, laggy, and crashing a lot. this was not the case when I originally went to 2.0.2. I LOVED it. It was solid, fast, and my battery was around 8 hours of use.
Because the downgrade to 2.0.2 was so buggy, I went back to 2.1 and setup as a new phone. it's about the same as it was the first time I upgraded.
This is a problem with the update. Also, my phone RARELY got hot. Now, it's the norm under "heavy" use - without using things like games or 3rd party apps.
The best I can do at this point is suck it up and hope that 2.2 resolves these issues.