http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/08/21/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-3g-iphone/ iPhone and Touch news and tips Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/2008/08/21/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-3g-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 Rich Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:04:08 +0000 http://iphonetouch.blorge.com/?p=314#comment-3009 I travel around the country with a 3G phone (not iPhone) and would venture a guess that the dropped calls are more an issue with AT&T's network than with the iPhone. Since Apple / AT&T started selling these things like hot cakes, MY service (using a Palm Treo 750) has also been taking a hit. AT&T touts their 3G coverage, but "coverage" and "capacity" are NOT THE SAME THING. You could be standing right next to a 3G tower and get dropped if the network is too congested. That's probably why you have been seeing all of the carriers threatening to cut off 3G users who use more than 5GB/mo of bandwidth. I am guessing that AT&T saw lots of $$$ from the sale of these iPhones and SERIOUSLY underestimated how much people would actually USE them. I travel around the country with a 3G phone (not iPhone) and would venture a guess that the dropped calls are more an issue with AT&T’s network than with the iPhone. Since Apple / AT&T started selling these things like hot cakes, MY service (using a Palm Treo 750) has also been taking a hit. AT&T touts their 3G coverage, but “coverage” and “capacity” are NOT THE SAME THING. You could be standing right next to a 3G tower and get dropped if the network is too congested. That’s probably why you have been seeing all of the carriers threatening to cut off 3G users who use more than 5GB/mo of bandwidth. I am guessing that AT&T saw lots of $$$ from the sale of these iPhones and SERIOUSLY underestimated how much people would actually USE them.

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