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>> "The iPhone’s call quality is notoriously abysmal" I've heard other people complain about call quality with the iPhone, but only people in the US. Is this a

by axod 18y ago

>> "The iPhone’s call quality is notoriously abysmal" I've heard other people complain about call quality with the iPhone, but only people in the US. Is this a US only phenomenon? Surely this is down to the network, and not the handset. I know that doesn't help much if you don't have a choice of network, but I haven't heard of any UK users complain about call quality. All in all my experience of call quality in the US on any phone has been abysmal, including land lines... Also I think you place way too much importance on the app store. I doubt that many people buy a phone based on the apps they can install on it, obviously to hackers it's important, but for most people I'd say the app store is a sort of bonus they didn't know about. I tried out a G1 yesterday, and although it looked quite nice, the keyboard is so small it's impossible to use :( Still thinking of getting one sometime, wondering how it stacks up against the iPhone. Great to see some more competition though :)

mikeyur 18y ago
I find the call quality great over 3G, or good enough for my standards at least. I have yet to experience a dropped call or bad connection, but that's more about the network than the phone. Looks like the main problem is AT&T
- dhimes 18y ago
  No, I use AT&T just fine. But my son has an iphone and it doesn't have nearly as good reception as my old Razr. I can make and receive calls standing next to him when he can't. An since I need my phone to be a phone first, I'm waiting.
enomar 18y ago
> I tried out a G1 yesterday, and although it looked quite nice, the keyboard is so small it's impossible to use :( I have to completely disagree with you here. The keyboard is one of the G1's redeeming features. I type much faster and make much fewer mistakes on it than when typing on my iPhone. It's especially better than all those phones with physical keyboards with weird non-standard layouts. YMMV...Just thought I'd offer a counter example to yours :)
- axod 18y ago
  Yeah you may be right, I just couldn't work out how I'm supposed to use it... One finger, two thumbs, 2 fingers? With the iPhone i use 1 finger and can type pretty fast, but with the G1 it was just really hard to hit the right key, and you actually have to press pretty hard which slowed me down a lot. How long did it take you to get used to it? Does it always take so much effort to register a keypress, or does that 'loosen up'.. :/
  - randallsquared 18y ago
    I've had mine for about two months, and the keyboard feel hasn't changed. I haven't noticed that it takes a lot of effort, but I tend to press buttons much harder than necessary anyway, since my proprioception is poor. By the same token, I'm fairly abusive of hardware, and I was really worried that the G1 would come apart quickly, but it's held up very well, aside from the occasional ominous creaking sound. One thing I really like about the G1 keyboard is that there's a definite "break" when the key is pressed, so if I'm paying attention, I can tell when the key goes down. The physical feedback helps a lot for me.
  - lacker 18y ago
    If you're trying to do 1-finger typing, no wonder you found the G1 inconvenient. Use the G1 keyboard with two thumbs, holding the device with both hands. (I can't even figure out how you would use it with two fingers.)
    - axod 18y ago
      Yeah I just can't do 2 thumb typing. iPhone one finger peck works for me... does the G1 also have an on screen keyboard?
      - enomar 18y ago
        It will... http://lifehacker.com/5115473/touch+screen-keyboard-shown-in-android-cupcake-video http://lifehacker.com/5115473/touch+screen-keyboard-shown-in...
swombat 18y ago
I'm in the uk, and the call quality is absolutely fine here.
- andyking 18y ago
  O2 have always had a very good network. I'd imagine that unless you're using a really awful phone, call quality is similar on the prehistoric Nokia 3210 or the latest state of the art iPhone.
jemmons 18y ago
I have a 1st generation iPhone in the US on AT&T and reception and clarity are as good as they eve were on HTC, Blackberry, or Treo. It's possible this is a 3G issue as all of the above ere 2G phones. But given the author's demonstrated propensity for writing things he's only heard about third hand, we might want to brand this entire line of criticism [citation needed].
beamso 18y ago
I've had a few dropped calls (the display on my iPhone froze, so I suspect something on the phone had crashed), I've had it not pick up calls (unlock to answer the phone -> the phone won't unlock) and calls where I can hear the other party but they can't hear me. iPhone: great internet device, questionable phone.
- axod 18y ago
  As I say, that seems to be a US phenomenon.

by axod 18y ago

mikeyur 18y ago

I find the call quality great over 3G, or good enough for my standards at least. I have yet to experience a dropped call or bad connection, but that's more about the network than the phone. Looks like the main problem is AT&T

dhimes 18y ago
No, I use AT&T just fine. But my son has an iphone and it doesn't have nearly as good reception as my old Razr. I can make and receive calls standing next to him when he can't. An since I need my phone to be a phone first, I'm waiting.

enomar 18y ago

> I tried out a G1 yesterday, and although it looked quite nice, the keyboard is so small it's impossible to use :( I have to completely disagree with you here. The keyboard is one of the G1's redeeming features. I type much faster and make much fewer mistakes on it than when typing on my iPhone. It's especially better than all those phones with physical keyboards with weird non-standard layouts. YMMV...Just thought I'd offer a counter example to yours :)

axod 18y ago
Yeah you may be right, I just couldn't work out how I'm supposed to use it... One finger, two thumbs, 2 fingers? With the iPhone i use 1 finger and can type pretty fast, but with the G1 it was just really hard to hit the right key, and you actually have to press pretty hard which slowed me down a lot. How long did it take you to get used to it? Does it always take so much effort to register a keypress, or does that 'loosen up'.. :/
- randallsquared 18y ago
  I've had mine for about two months, and the keyboard feel hasn't changed. I haven't noticed that it takes a lot of effort, but I tend to press buttons much harder than necessary anyway, since my proprioception is poor. By the same token, I'm fairly abusive of hardware, and I was really worried that the G1 would come apart quickly, but it's held up very well, aside from the occasional ominous creaking sound. One thing I really like about the G1 keyboard is that there's a definite "break" when the key is pressed, so if I'm paying attention, I can tell when the key goes down. The physical feedback helps a lot for me.
- lacker 18y ago
  If you're trying to do 1-finger typing, no wonder you found the G1 inconvenient. Use the G1 keyboard with two thumbs, holding the device with both hands. (I can't even figure out how you would use it with two fingers.)
  - axod 18y ago
    Yeah I just can't do 2 thumb typing. iPhone one finger peck works for me... does the G1 also have an on screen keyboard?
    - enomar 18y ago
      It will... http://lifehacker.com/5115473/touch+screen-keyboard-shown-in-android-cupcake-video http://lifehacker.com/5115473/touch+screen-keyboard-shown-in...

swombat 18y ago

I'm in the uk, and the call quality is absolutely fine here.

andyking 18y ago
O2 have always had a very good network. I'd imagine that unless you're using a really awful phone, call quality is similar on the prehistoric Nokia 3210 or the latest state of the art iPhone.

jemmons 18y ago

I have a 1st generation iPhone in the US on AT&T and reception and clarity are as good as they eve were on HTC, Blackberry, or Treo. It's possible this is a 3G issue as all of the above ere 2G phones. But given the author's demonstrated propensity for writing things he's only heard about third hand, we might want to brand this entire line of criticism [citation needed].

beamso 18y ago

I've had a few dropped calls (the display on my iPhone froze, so I suspect something on the phone had crashed), I've had it not pick up calls (unlock to answer the phone -> the phone won't unlock) and calls where I can hear the other party but they can't hear me. iPhone: great internet device, questionable phone.

axod 18y ago
As I say, that seems to be a US phenomenon.