“Infineon Technologies AG, Europe’s second-largest maker of semiconductors, declined to comment on an analyst report stating Apple Inc.’s 3G iPhone has reception problems because of a chipset supplied by the German company,” Andreas Hippin reports for Bloomberg.
According to Richard Windsor, an analyst at Nomura International Plc in London, some iPhone 3G users complained about dropped calls and loss of reception while in good coverage. Windsor wrote in a note to customers dated Aug. 12, “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.”
Hippin reports, “Infineon spokesman Guenter Gaugler… wouldn’t say whether the company supplies the components to Apple. Cupertino, California-based Apple also declined to comment.”
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Brawndo Drinker” for the heads up.]
I wish someone would define what ‘some’ translates into real numbers.
This is frustrating. I need to know the cause of these supposed problems. I am having little problem in my area of the US where I expect ATT coverage is very good. The number of bars does seem to way up and way down in 3G without moving anywhere. I think this can happen when the amount of traffic in a cell goes up and down. Not sure about that though.
Analyst Richard Windsor is once again spreading iPhone FUD:
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={A660CD8F-3C9B-4203-A22A-9D812D7ED443}
– Same guy who made up the “dead spot” problem with the previous iPhone in August last year…..
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/screen-woes-iphone-could-develop/story.aspx?guid={24ED2DBC-D12F-405B-A7C8-02A1126093CE}
See also: iPhone ‘Dead Spot’ discovered between Analyst’s Ears:
http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20070810/iphone-deadspot/
I am also having issues with the new 3g iPhone. Hope someone admits there’s a problem soon and then fixes it.
UPS sorry:
– Working link to the old “dead spot” article:
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={24ED2DBC-D12F-405B-A7C8-02A1126093CE}
“LONDON (MarketWatch) — Reports of dead spots developing on the screen of of Apple’s iPhone raise the question of whether the device will stand the test of time, Nomura International analyst Richard Windsor told clients in a note published Friday. Windsor explained that the screen of the iPhone uses a chemical deposition to provide touch sensitivity based on heat. The international property rights for this technology, he said, were purchased from a bankrupt Finnish company that was trying to make a similar device. But that company encountered the problem that with extensive use, the film would begin to degrade and the screen would lose its sensitivity. Windsor said the problem typically manifested itself within three to six months. While Apple should have been aware and fixed the problem, the broker said, only time will confirm that all is well with that touch screen”
Funny, I have those issues with my 2G iPhone at home. I think it has to do more with radio wave penetration at certain frequencies through certain building materials.
There’s something in the air in the Apple community, and this time it’s not the same old buzz about a next-gen iPod, Steve Jobs’s health or a Mac tablet: It’s the sour topic of the iPhone 3G’s poor data reception.
Specifically, people aren’t happy about how fast the iPhone downloads data over AT&T;’s wireless network. Many have reported that the phone frequently switches from the faster 3G network to the older, slower EDGE network without warning — or drops the data signal altogether. And even on 3G, some users are disappointed by the performance, which seems far short of Apple’s promise that it would be twice as fast as the old iPhone.
@Tommy Boy
I am with you. I have a 2G phone, and at one point inside a building, I could not make a call while others around me seemed to be using their cell phones normally. Since I don’t have a 3G, I can’t opine on it’s performance, but as far as cellular reception, it has never been stellar on my iPhone.
I’m on my 3rd 3g phone. I don’t only have some reception problems I am also having problems with the over all function of the phone. It does not work as well or as fast as the 1st gen iphone that I had.
My biggest problem is getting my email. I have to restart my iphone several times a day in order to get my email. I suspect that it happens mostly when the phone switches between edge and 3g.
Well, this is not a pretend issue. I was a first generation iPhone user and now I have to iPhone 3G. It cannot hold on to calls. These issues are real.
Yesterday, I went to AT&T;and they switched the SIM. That didn’t make a difference. I could be standing in one place and the phone goes from 5 bars to 3 to 0, then no service and back. It is really insane. Once I turn off the 3G, it is stable.
If I lose a call, I can wait for up to several minutes to resume a signal. Frustrating! Very frustrating!
Shh! Not so loud! You don’t want to jinx the HSBC deal, do you?
The Germans arent going to go preening and prawning to some asshat journalist who calls, panting on the phone, that some analyst says their chipset is immature.
LOL. Funniest story I have heard yet.
To the asshat whiners, call your operator up and tell them to get off their ass and get their 3G network coverage up to speed.
Now the reason is obvious: Everything from Europe goes on holiday in August, and barely works for the rest of the year.
Steve Jobs should beat the living crap out of the CEO over at Infineon and then kick his azzz all up and down 1 Infinity Loop!
“Steve Jobs should beat the living crap out of the CEO over at Infineon and then kick his azzz all up and down 1 Infinity Loop!”
Or next time do a better job of choosing which components to design in.
Why would any company admit anything without concrete proof?
Infineon, Apple and AT&T;would have to see evidence of issues then investigate the cause. This takes time.
I own a 3G iPhone and I have never experienced this issue.
Then again-I haven’t experienced any of the other so called issues people claim with the 3G iphone either.
Had mine for a week or so and have no problems to report. Best sound quality I’ve had in a phone for a few years, too.
“I own a 3G iPhone and I have never experienced this issue.”
I’ve seen it in areas of strong 3G coverage, Other 3G phones showing 5 bars, iPhone showing 1 and barely/not able to browse, iPhone showing 5 bars when 3G switched off and browsing OK but at Edge speeds. There’s something not right.
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