Since I disabled 3G on my iPhone last week, I have experienced very good reception and call performance. I am now able to make calls in remote areas, such as 6A in Yarmouthport, and calls are no longer dropped when driving between towers on route 6. It’s ironic, really, that the feature that the new iPhone is named for pretty much cripples the device. The phone should have been more aptly name, “iPhone 3G Capable.”
Also, if you’re reading this, and are interested in some feedback on bluetooth headsets, stay away from the “jawbone.” That headset is an overpriced piece of crap. I returned it after two weeks of frustrated clients that could not hear me. I’m back to a cheapo Jabra that works just great. I miss being able to listen to voice mails with the bluetooth, but the Jabra is 1/3 the cost and I am able to make calls.
In addition to documenting information such as system serial numbers and software license numbers, consider documenting your network drops.
Quick and easy to implement, documenting network drops can save a lot of time and effort in the event of an equipment failure on your network. Be sure to record which computers and devices are connected to particular ports on your patch panel and network switches. This can be done on paper or electronically, but no matter how you choose to document this, I would suggest posting a hard copy near the network equipment. This can be very useful in troubleshooting a bad switch or router.
I had actually already updated to iPhone firmware 2.0.2
While this might improve things elsewhere, here on good old Cape Cod, you won’t have a prayer of maintaining a phone call if you are driving on the mid-Cape. Yes folks, if you want to drop 100% of your calls, just buy yourself an iPhone…
Since I don’t know a thing about cellular networks or service, I decided to disable the 3G radio on my phone to see if it would improve my ability to maintain calls. It did not appear to have any affect. Oh well, at least I can listen to my iTunes when I’m out of cell range.
Hello everyone!
I have been making some adjustments to the website to make it a little more user friendly. I have made the following changes:
1) Removed the bulletin board - didn’t seem to have any purpose. You can leave comments on the blog if you’re really mad about that…
2) Improved the way my schedule displays, so that it doesn’t open a new window. (Now if I can just keep it updating automatically…)
3) Integrated the trouble tickets and knowledgebase pages into the site so that they do not open new windows. Let me know if you have any trouble posting new tickets. I may have to adjust the code some to tighten up the way the pages display under Internet Explorer 6
Thanks!
BK
Ever google yourself to find that you’re listed in some goofy directory with all the wrong information? Yep. Happens to me sometimes as well. I wonder who’s phone number that is…