iPhone 3G network issues frustrating early adopters

[KeepItReal]

"Network problems appear to be frustrating iPhone 3G users in their first two weeks with the phone.

A huge thread on Apple's discussion boards has sprung up related to problems that iPhone 3G users say they are experiencing with AT&T's network, and I received several e-mails from CNET readers following last week's Ask the Editors session reporting similar problems. It's not clear at the moment exactly what is causing the issue, but it has some iPhone 3G early adopters up in arms.

The most common complaint seems to be poor reception in areas that are known to have a strong 3G signal. AT&T's 3G network is not nearly as pervasive as its EDGE one, but its Web site claims that 3G coverage is available in large cities like Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, as well as smaller metropolitan areas like Sacramento, Calif., Tulsa, Okla., and Hartford, Conn."

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[PSPS]

1. The poor battery has been the biggest problem for my clients

The battery is the iPhone's real weak spot. With the 2.0 upgrade, ActiveSync is available. But if you use ActiveSync in the usual "push" mode, you'll have a dead battery in two or three hours. Instead, you have to set it to "fetch" every, say, 30 minutes to get any useful life out of the battery. Other phones with ActiveSync like, say, the Blackjack, can go all day with ActiveSync in the "push" mode.