[LINK] Phone companies latest iPhone slowdown culprit

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Wed Aug 27 16:37:20 AEST 2008


<http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224626/phone-companies-latest-iphone>
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> The magazine asked some 2,600 iPhone 3G users around the world to 
> contribute 3G performance numbers from their localities.
>
> The results 
> <http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/global-iphone-3.html>, claims 
> Wired, suggest that the sluggish 3G speeds have more to do with the 
> local 3G networks than any shortcomings in the hardware.
>
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> The survey also found that the fastest 3G speeds were being reported 
> on T-Mobile's networks in Europe, while Australian carriers Optus and 
> Virgin reported the slowest 3G speeds.
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Ah, the advantages of competition.

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David Boxall                    |  The more that wise people learn
                                |  The more they come to appreciate
                                |  How much they don't know.
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