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07/09/09
They are still overlaying 850mhz 3G on networks that are practically worthless without them, and that is over a year after many have already paid for 3G service 12+ times in an area that 'has 3G' on AT&T's maps, but in reality doesn't.
For shame, AT&T...
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So no matter how hard you try, you'll never download 7.2mbps on your iPhone 3G S until AT&T upgrades their towers in your area to support it.
07/09/09
When batteries last a whole month before you have to charge it, you'll complain that you have to charge it at all. When one country supports faster speeds, you'll blame them for Apple not making the iPhone support those speeds.
Seriously, did anyone consider that maybe Apple was the one that made this decision on their own and not AT&T?
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I agree though, the battery life is sort of shitty, but I found that if you use EDGE instead of 3G and you buff down the brightness to a little lower than half (if you are in direct sunlight, it doesn't even matter anyway) you should be golden. That bluetooth though KILLS the battery. Turn it off when it's not in use at least.
07/09/09
And in the interest of maximizing your battery life, I'm gonna give you a quick run down on what I've done to achieve ridiculous battery life on the iPhone I've had for almost two years now: keep WiFI ON (when it comes to internet battery consumption Wifi
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07/09/09
The major problem for me is that it costs way too much to use 3g as primary internet access. 30$/month is quite expensive for the averge Joe who doesnt badly needs it. Hence, what's the use of a netbook if you don't have internet on the go... I bet netbooks sales would go to the roof if some sort of network existed and besides, why bother using a wired network when the wiresless one gives about the same, costs about the same and is accessible anywhere*?
Theres a need there and theres money to be made by doing it: it's meant to be. The question is who will do it and when?
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What a surprise!
If internet, telecom, and computer companies were subject to truth-in-advertising laws, they'd all be in jail.
American telecom: "Keeping things primitive until we can jack up your price on the level of service we originally advertised."
This gets so old.
07/09/09
When would i notice the lack of upload speed? Anyone know of any popular apps in particular?
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they didn't intentionally and arbitrarily throttle it; the hardware simply doesn't support speeds higher than 384kbps.
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Ahh okay. So it was me misunderstanding the article. I kind of thought that was it. Thanks for the clarification, guys!
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that's a megabyte in 3 seconds. 20 megs a minute. how much do you really
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We are talking 384 kbits per second not kbytes per second. It takes 3 seconds to upload a megabit which is only 1/8 of a megabyte. It would take 21 seconds to upload a megabyte.
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But then again are there really that many people getting it solely for the internet speed boosts? i would just like to have it due to the processor urgrade
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And with companies using the broad term 3g everything sounds the same. Most people never heard of HSUPA/HDPA/UMTS,
does gizmodo have a 3g chart of the technologies and companies, explaining these terms? would be a great article
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