Filed under: iPhone
AT&T prompting 3G owners to update
A few TUAW readers have reported receiving a text message from AT&T on their 3G iPhones. Specifically, it prompts users to upgrade to iPhone software 2.0.2."An important software update for iPhone 3G has been available on iTunes since this past Monday," the message reads. "To get it, simply sync your iPhone 3G with iTunes and click the 'Check for Update' button."
Thanks for nagging, AT&T. Since I own an original iPhone that's fully up to date, I haven't received the message. So, dear readers, have you been nagged by Auntie AT&T today?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Todd said 4:37PM on 8-22-2008
I got the text; already updated as soon as at came out (thanks, TUAW). It was fun to read it with "No Service" in the upper left corner.
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Dallin said 5:05PM on 8-22-2008
Yeah, I got mine today at about 11:39AM PST. Coincidentally, I had been calling ATT earlier today to see if they could do anything about my poor reception. The rep on the phone said "Didn't you hear? The new update just came out!"
"c'mon dude" I said. That came out Monday -- what self respecting iphone fanatic would not have heard about that until today (Friday)?
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ZyberJoe said 4:41PM on 8-22-2008
they texted me about updating my iPhone 3G, I HAD THE UPDATE SCENCE MONDAY!!!!! AT&T need to work on their recod keeping skills!
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Alex said 5:50PM on 8-22-2008
And you need to work on your spelling and grammar skills.
decibelJONES said 6:19PM on 8-22-2008
@ alex - Did you just start a sentence fragment with the word and?
If you did would anyone really care?
robogobo said 5:09AM on 8-23-2008
@decibelJONES
No, he didn't. Subject, verb, preposition. It's all there. And it's acceptable to start a sentence with a conjunction in modern usage.
http://editingpublishing.suite101.com/article.cfm/can_i_start_a_sentence_with_and_
John Ng said 4:50PM on 8-22-2008
I've got the same message even though I've upgraded to 2.0.2 the night before.
Location: Honolulu Hawaii.
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Josh said 4:43PM on 8-22-2008
It doesn't matter if you've updated our not, AT&T sent the text message to all iPhone 3G owners. I found it to be pretty worthless... but some people have had some luck with it. You can read more about it here:
http://www.cocoatouchapps.com
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Bassir said 4:43PM on 8-22-2008
Yes, I did! And I broke my jailbreak for it.
And no change in service. Still no 3G service in my house, an area supposed to have 3G... New York City, Jesus Christ.
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PSM said 12:54AM on 8-23-2008
I'm also in NYC. I had been working out of town in the Boston area since June and finally came home. I had no idea why people were complaining about 3G problems -- the signal quality had been flawless for me. I came home to NYC this week and immediately found that much of the time data doesn't work at all -- I can only use wifi -- even when it shows 5 bars of 3G.
Going to go to 2.0.2 now and then re-jailbreak. But I'm curious -- since this problem seems to be regionally-based, is it likely to be the phone's fault? Doesn't that indicate that it's something wrong with the network in certain areas? I'm no expert, but that seems to point to an AT&T problem, not an Apple problem.
robogobo said 5:14AM on 8-23-2008
@PSM
Let us know how that 2.0.2 jailbreak goes.
Bootes said 7:50AM on 8-23-2008
I was in Richmond, VA and the phone worked great. I came back home to NYC suburbs and can barely get a page to load on the phone because the signal comes in and out so much. I think it's just the network sucks in the NYC area.
Fozzy Bear said 12:38PM on 8-23-2008
I live in RVa and can say 3G here is pretty stout to begin with.
But I did get the text this morning after updating as soon as it came out and thought... Wow what waste. But at least they're trying to communicate!
Anthony said 4:25AM on 8-24-2008
Bassir - I updated to 2.0.2 as well, and am in coastal LA, supposedly blanketed with 3G coverage, yet I spend maybe 10-15% of the time on 3G.
Ralph Daily said 4:49PM on 8-22-2008
I thought it was my Obama VP text but it was AT&T. Actually my iPhone 3G is working fine with 3G but the apps crash now.
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dan said 7:17PM on 8-22-2008
lmao, i thought the same thing!
Brandenburg said 4:48PM on 8-22-2008
No text message yet, but then again, my area code is 920, so maybe they're working down the list in numerical order.
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sURGE said 4:52PM on 8-22-2008
Is there any difference in 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 if ur a 1st gen iphone user?
2.0.2 is a fix for 3g reception so
Has any one with 1st gen iphone updated to 2.0.2 and saw a diff. in performence?
im on 2.0.1 and my text mail and contact apps take long to open.....
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nick said 4:56PM on 8-22-2008
I just got the text... Also with 1 bar or no service in the upper left corner(sitting in richmond airport)...this fixed NOTHING! I've had the update since Monday. I will say though, Ive been on Richmond, VA. Since Wed. And my reception has been 98 times better here, then in Dallas, TX. I've had 3-5 bars in Richmond, and never more than 1-2 bars in Dallas.... I'm starting to get pissed!
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nick said 5:11PM on 8-22-2008
Yea i got mine as well today and had already updated upon release of the update.
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