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iPhone Firmware Update 2.0.2 Did Diddly-Squat For Me
Late yesterday, Apple pushed out a second update for the iPhone's firmware. The new version, 2.0.2, offers more of Apple's famous (and nebulous) "bug fixes." I am sad to report, after downloading and installing it, my iPhone's bugs have not been fixed.Late yesterday, Apple pushed out a second update for the iPhone's firmware. The new version, 2.0.2, offers more of Apple's famous (and nebulous) "bug fixes." I am sad to report, after downloading and installing it, my iPhone's bugs have not been fixed.This morning I am sitting in midtown Manhattan. A Nokia E71 I have with me has full signal strength for AT&T's 3G network. My iPhone can't seem to find the 3G network and is connected to AT&T's slower EDGE network instead (yes, I have the 3G enabled). That's one major bug not fixed. And to boot, EDGE speeds seem to be much slower than on the first-generation iPhone I had (this has been consistent since I bought it). E-mail is taking forever to sync.
Last night, after updating, I attempted yet again to connect to my home Wi-Fi network, which I have WPA protected. The iPhone couldn't do it. It has refused to connect to secure Wi-Fi hotspots since I purchased it. It will only connect to unsecured networks, which doesn't do me much good.
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There does appear to be less lag with the keyboard, but the iPhone still crashes out of some applications, especially Mail and Safari.
I don't know what bugs were actually purported to be fixed with this firmware update, but the bugs I am experiencing were not.
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