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I am now seriously getting frustrated here, I have no idea if the 3G on my phone is giving problems or if its MTN's crappy 3G service.

Is there anyways to check the phone's connections to make sure that 3G is actually up and running, and not just a flip switch that says so.

EDGE is working 100%, but my 3G will work for a couple of minutes and then be down, I have to open a ton of browser windows before its flying again, only to stand completely still 5 seconds later.

I need to know who to go and shout at or where to look for a walk around
 
Gothan said:
I am now seriously getting frustrated here, I have no idea if the 3G on my phone is giving problems or if its MTN's crappy 3G service.

Is there anyways to check the phone's connections to make sure that 3G is actually up and running, and not just a flip switch that says so.

EDGE is working 100%, but my 3G will work for a couple of minutes and then be down, I have to open a ton of browser windows before its flying again, only to stand completely still 5 seconds later.

I need to know who to go and shout at or where to look for a walk around
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disable mms and blank out the mms apn

install swirly

re enable all push services

your issues will be at an end
 
theron.roland said:
anyone else having the annoying cydia issue where, you launch cydia, it tells you there's 3 updates for example, which you install, it then restarts springboard or closes cydia or returns to cydia, but either way, the next time you look at the cydia icon, it shows (3) updates available on the icon badge, which happens to be the 3 you already installed, so if you launch cydia again, there's no updates, then press home, and the (3) badge as magically disappeared....? not a train smash, but, annoying, i don't like unfinished things on my springboard....
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The reason i assume this is happening, is when you click restart springboard, it seems that sometimes the springboard crashes, before cydia can reset the update counter, thus indicating you have 3 upgrades to do.
 
I am having another 'issue'. Sometimes when I open contacts, just as I dial someone, my emails start coming through. It is an issue, coz im also syncing with my account at work, and then for the next 5 min my outlook keeps asking to verify password (as iPhone is probably still logged in to the POP server. Phonebook is set to only show 'Contacts from my pc' and NOT 'Contacts from email'.

ANyone else experience this yet?
 
theron.roland said:
disable mms and blank out the mms apn

install swirly

re enable all push services

your issues will be at an end
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When you say swirly, do you mean swirly mms?

Im having the same issues but on VC, but I dont want push services enabled. Is this the only way around it?
 
Hey guys has anyone jailbroken with the 3.0 firmware update - if so what program did you use? yellowsn0w?
 
Did anyone else experience a significant drop in wifi signal after upgrading to 3.0? I have 2 wireless routers in the next room and I often can't pick up a signal only 6 meters away. Before the upgrade it was a perfect signal with no problems. I've had the same problem with other routers as well. Googled it and saw many seem to have the same issue.
 
jamezjunk said:
Did anyone else experience a significant drop in wifi signal after upgrading to 3.0? I have 2 wireless routers in the next room and I often can't pick up a signal only 6 meters away. Before the upgrade it was a perfect signal with no problems. I've had the same problem with other routers as well. Googled it and saw many seem to have the same issue.
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No issues here - picks up my 2 wifi routers just fine.
 
jamezjunk said:
Did anyone else experience a significant drop in wifi signal after upgrading to 3.0? I have 2 wireless routers in the next room and I often can't pick up a signal only 6 meters away. Before the upgrade it was a perfect signal with no problems. I've had the same problem with other routers as well. Googled it and saw many seem to have the same issue.
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yea i found wifi signal was crappy!
 
jamezjunk said:
Did anyone else experience a significant drop in wifi signal after upgrading to 3.0? I have 2 wireless routers in the next room and I often can't pick up a signal only 6 meters away. Before the upgrade it was a perfect signal with no problems. I've had the same problem with other routers as well. Googled it and saw many seem to have the same issue.
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Nope, wi-fi performing pretty well on this side :cool:
 
Haha - try 4 months :) I dropped my 16gb 2G in the toilet 4 months ago and *fingers crossed* will be receiving a shiny new White 16gb 3G next week so I wanted to know if you could jailbreak 3.0! Thanks for the goods news though!
 
theron.roland said:
settings -> general -> network -> cellular data network -> change apn to internet

or call vodacom and tell them to enable your phones on the iphone apn (the one which is set on the phone by default), if the idiot on the other side of the phone doesn't understand that, keep screaming till you speak to his manager/team lead, and ask them the same

ps, nicely done on the detail info provided....
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Just noticed that the iPhone APN is available for self-activation on Vodacom4me
 
jamezjunk said:
Did anyone else experience a significant drop in wifi signal after upgrading to 3.0? I have 2 wireless routers in the next room and I often can't pick up a signal only 6 meters away. Before the upgrade it was a perfect signal with no problems. I've had the same problem with other routers as well. Googled it and saw many seem to have the same issue.
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No problems here, WiFi router is downstairs, bedroom is upstairs +-15mtr away via 2 walls and a floor slab and no problems... and it's a TELKOM WiFi router :)
 
Guys im all new to IM scene...

Bought myself a copy of Beejive IM and have setup Google Talk with it. Session timeout is set to 24 hours.

Now is Push Notification suppose to chow so much battery?! I usually end my day at around 20% battery life, and now as I'm getting home I need to re-charge it!

Any comments?
 
jamezjunk said:
Did anyone else experience a significant drop in wifi signal after upgrading to 3.0? I have 2 wireless routers in the next room and I often can't pick up a signal only 6 meters away. Before the upgrade it was a perfect signal with no problems. I've had the same problem with other routers as well. Googled it and saw many seem to have the same issue.
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Have you tried resetting all settings?
 
xDISSENSIONx said:
Hey guys has anyone jailbroken with the 3.0 firmware update - if so what program did you use? yellowsn0w?
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You should Google before you ask your questions, otherwise people will just ignore a newb like yourself.

yellowsn0w unlocks, not jailbreak.

yellowsn0w doesn't exist anymore - it's replaced by ultrasn0w.

Use redsn0w to JAILBREAK. And yes, almost every one here has jailbroken their devices.

Google is your friend.
 
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