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blog.wired.com - 8/15/2008

What's Wrong With the 3G in iPhone 3G? | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

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In an e-mail interview, David Nowicki, vice president of product development at femtocell developer Airvana, laid the blame at the network's feet. He pointed out that AT&T's 3G network is new and will take several years to optimize, which is normal -- problems crop up in new networks all the time. Also, when AT&T deployed its 3G equipment, the company put it on its existing transmission ...

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