iPhone Signal Strength Problems In the UK

An anonymous reader writes "British iPhone users, who bought the Apple phones when they went on sale in England on Nov. 9, are reporting persistent problems with signal strength on O2, the UK's only iPhone service provider. The complaints started only 2 days later. InfoWeek blogger Alex Wolfe says there's a debate as to whether O2 or the iPhone is at fault; it appears to be the handset, which is unusual since US users haven't reported similar problems. Some 02 customers report that getting a replacement phone fixes things; others have had to do a software restore back to version 1.1.2 of the iPhone software."

Re:Sounds like

[irn_bru]

It'll be the fog... probably.

Re:Clarification of the summary

[$RANDOMLUSER]

nothing in the summary indicated that England = the UK.

Nice job. Now you've assigned England == the UK.

"=" is an assignment; "==" is pronounced "is equal to". Say it! Say it and mean it!

Is this really a frontpage story?

[Anonymous Coward]

If it only effects a couple of people, it is not a story.

You would need at least 03 customers before this should make a headline.

It's not a bug, it's a feature!

[Erikderzweite]

OK, listen up guys.
What are you discussing now is actually the designer feature thoughtfully provided by Steve Jobbs himself.
Imagine, just imagine - you're listening to the iTunes music on your iPhone. Do you want to be distracted in such a wonderful moment? No!
*Especially* not by a phone call!

Re:different freqs?

[Anonymous Coward]

but anyway... what about other metropoli?

Nobody knowi for sure, but it appeari that in many placi the signal tendi to show weaknii.

Re:England != UK

[Anonymous Coward]

"went on sale in England on Nov. 9" Just FYI, the UK isn't just England, it's got Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in it too.

Yeah, but we've got people working on this problem.

It's because Jobs is too far away

[SteeldrivingJon]

The Reality Distortion Field is too weak in the UK because Jobs is too far away.