According to an anonymous researcher in Sweden, the iPhone 3G is less sensitive to 3G signals than published 3G standards dictate and less sensitive than other 3G phones. CNet.com's Tom Krazit tells us that this means "the phone drops the connection with a 3G tower more quickly than other 3G phones as it moves away from the tower and averages slower data speeds when connected."
We've discussed here before that we think that Apple's software developers must be stretched too thinly, because they seem to be making a lot of basic mistakes that should have been caught in testing and QA. Now, we have to wonder if their hardware engineers are having the same problems.
The old joke that Apple's paying customers are its beta testers is starting to look more like a reality.
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