[LINK] Phone companies latest iPhone slowdown culprit

[Richard Chirgwin]

David,

You said that with a smile, didn't you? After all, Optus = Virgin (even 
if Wired doesn't know this ...).

Richard

David Boxall wrote:
> <http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224626/phone-companies-latest-iphone>
> ...
>   
>> 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.
>>
>>     
> ...
>   
>> 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.
>>     
> ...
> Ah, the advantages of competition.
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