iPhone 3G Reception Problems? Yes, The problems seem to have started as soon as the Phone was released on 11th July. But people were too busy stroking their new and sleek phones, they could not believe that the phone could have any problems. Of course ignore those activation glitches, they were because of those servers that could not keep up with the demand.
So the problems seem to involve 3G service as we too mentioned in our previous article. Bad reception, equally bad and wavering signal strength, Slow data speeds and worse, dropped calls. (I have been known to throw phones when that happens and I always took those expensive insurance form the phone companies that were looking to make an extra bucks. So I could afford to throw one or two phones!.
Back to iPhone troubles, I have been following discussion threads on Apple’s board from the beginning and on the first thread I read statements like;
““Two cups and a string could get better reception!”“
But there were no proper answeres tot he question regarding reception question raised. People have gone through software upgrades and such but without success in getting better working iPhone. In the last thread one user mentioned that he is having trouble with both Softbank, Japan (Now we know why those Japanese were stroking their iPhones.) and AT&T thus concluding that the problem lies with the phone!
That thread you can find here. So far I have not seen any response from Apple. So it will be interesting to know how many phone did get returned!. The current active Discussion thread is here.
I would blame Steve Jobs for all this trouble. Let him go and find the one to blame and fire! If you want more information on the subject, you can follow this Slashdot discussion as well. And if yoou are still unhappy, get a Blackberry!
First thread at Apple which got locked and continued here only to be continued in the above thread.
iPhone 3G Reception Problems?
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So What Are those iPhone Trouble And Whom To Blame?
August 19th, 2008
Nortel has bought Pingtel from mobility firm Bluesocket. Nortel hopes the open source IP PBX division will have better luck moving forward.
Financial terms of the deal remain confidential but Nortel will acquire the key assets of Pingtel from Bluesocket, Pingtel’s existing OEM relationship with Nortel will be brought in house and Pingtel employees will be integrated into Nortel’s Massachusetts facility. Pingtel and Nortel have already been working together for a while on OEM SIP based enterprise solutions.
Pingtel’s sipX open source IP PBX software is highly regarded for its ability to scale to support up to 10,000 users and Pingtel landed Amazon.com as its largest publicly announced customer. The Amazon.com installation reportedly supports over 5,000 users in a high availability configuration.
We think this is an interesting move and we remember when Pingtel produced one of the earliest SIP phones called Xpressa which had a knob on the side to scroll through the phone book and later they moved away from hardware to focus on software and sipX development. In 2007, the company was purchased by Bluesocket. We like the way Nortel has made a move to an OpenSource system but has avoided the Asterisk race, it will be interesting to see how the Asterisk community reacts to such a big player in the Telecoms marketplace making a move into their area.
See the Nortel Press release here.
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Nortel Acquires Pingtel
August 15th, 2008
If you are in China for Olympics but not a speaker of Mandarin, the Chinese language spoken by people in mainland China, you have a mobile interpreter now thanks to Jajah.
JAJAH Babel takes the hard work out of traveling in China with real time translations. Speak in English and say it in Mandarin from any phone.
What could be more easier than dialing a number, say what you need in English and hand over the phone to the Chinese person you want to talk to, like a taxi driver or hotel clerk.
More information from Jajah Babel.
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Converse In Mandarin With Jajah
August 11th, 2008
Luxury brands have been in touch with mobile devices and mobile phones. We have seen many companies like Prada releasing LG Phone, Dior releasing their own line of in-house (or out house from the looks of some of those prestigious mobile phones,)designed mobile phones. As mobile phones are a part of our day to day life, many people are looking to get a piece of the pie. When some companies sell a phone in the vicinity of $1000 where the same technology could be bought for less than $100 or gotten free with a contract, Luxury brands are realizing that there are enough people who would like to show off their phones in addition to talking! So other prestige brands are also adding cellular handsets to their product lines. If the above statement is to be said in Queens English, Mobile phones which personal items used frequently in public, mobile handsets can take on a powerful symbolism, representing the user’s social status and personality. In partnership with handset manufacturers and vendors, luxury brands are starting to carve out a distinct niche within the cellular handset industry.
So ABI Research has done a study that answers questions such as;
- What are the handset market environments in 2008?
- Why have the key success factors changed from hardware performance to brand power for handset manufacturers?
- Why are handset manufacturers introducing luxury branded handsets?
- What are the subcategories in the luxury handset segment and what are the differences and values for customers?
- What characteristics do consumers value in luxury handsets?
- What are the differences between the existing ‘Fashion’ segment and the fast-evolving ‘Luxury’ segment?
- What are the impacts of luxury handsets on market participants, from the perspective of mobile operators, manufacturers, consumers, luxury goods providers, and CDMs (customized design manufacturers)?
- Why is brand management important in the mobile handsets market?
- What are the strategic brand management and brand equity factors for handsets?
- How do manufacturers develop brand management programs for future success?
- What are the expected outcomes through brand management?
- Why do luxury goods providers target the mobile handset market to introduce their own branded phones?
- What are the key success factors that manufacturers and luxury goods providers should develop in co-branded luxury models?
- What are the key issues surrounding top five handset manufacturers in 2008, and what are their strategies for the future?
- What are the detailed forecasts for luxury handsets based on region and development entities to 2013?
Research director Kevin Burden comments, “For luxury goods producers, mobile phones are a logical addition to their basic product portfolios of jewelry, watches, and other fashion accessories. From the perspective of handset manufacturers, a luxury mobile phone does not simply mean a new handset model, it represents a meaningful strategic approach to increased brand equity.”
So if you want to taste the pie, you can obtain the new study, “Luxury Mobile Phones,” follow this link.
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Luxury branded handsets revenue will reach $43 billion in 2013, ABI Research.
August 10th, 2008
July 24, 2008
By Daniel Connor
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Hmm, using Vonage on AT&T’s Triple Play Uverse offering, which offers VoIP of their own. Seems like strange bedfellows, eh? Well maybe not for the cost-conscious. Read this thread for more.
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Vonage VoIP Forum Digest - July 24, 2008
July 24th, 2008
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