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<blockquote data-quote="JuanGuapo" data-source="post: 710307" data-attributes="member: 32212">AT&amp;T's 3G network is a Wideband CDMA network (versus GSM of their standard network), and is succeptable to the same issues that CDMA carriers like Spring and VZW have--&quot;shrinkage&quot;.&nbsp; When a CDMA network becomes saturated, it will start to shrink in coverage.&nbsp;&nbsp; The best example i can give is to watch your bars in the same area during peak hours and during off-peak hours.&nbsp; I notice that in my apartment, I get 2-3 bars (3G) during peak hours and 4-5 bars in the middle of the night.&nbsp; I leave the phone in the exact same place each night (near a window), charging... A good site to read is wirelessadvisor.com, there's plenty of knowledgeable people on that site who can tell you about wireless phone technology (esp. w/ reception questions).Lastly, I've had &quot;6&quot; (yes, six) exchanges (4 new, 2 refurb) since launch.&nbsp; Most of the issues I've had were cosmetic (no cracks, though), but my last phone was exchanged b/c it wouldn't detect the SIM card.&nbsp; The build quality of the iPhone is generally good, but most of the issues people are having is w/ the manufacturing.&nbsp; When you're churning out 800,000 phones a week, if a mistake is made, it is made over and over and over until it is found.&nbsp; It's Apple's job to fix that, and to make sure you get a working iPhone.&nbsp; If you're not happy w/ your iPhone, bring it back to the store and they should take care of it.&nbsp; If you happen to get an apathetic or ambivalent Genius, then ask for the manager and go from there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JuanGuapo, post: 710307, member: 32212"] AT&T's 3G network is a Wideband CDMA network (versus GSM of their standard network), and is succeptable to the same issues that CDMA carriers like Spring and VZW have--"shrinkage". When a CDMA network becomes saturated, it will start to shrink in coverage. The best example i can give is to watch your bars in the same area during peak hours and during off-peak hours. I notice that in my apartment, I get 2-3 bars (3G) during peak hours and 4-5 bars in the middle of the night. I leave the phone in the exact same place each night (near a window), charging... A good site to read is wirelessadvisor.com, there's plenty of knowledgeable people on that site who can tell you about wireless phone technology (esp. w/ reception questions). Lastly, I've had "6" (yes, six) exchanges (4 new, 2 refurb) since launch. Most of the issues I've had were cosmetic (no cracks, though), but my last phone was exchanged b/c it wouldn't detect the SIM card. The build quality of the iPhone is generally good, but most of the issues people are having is w/ the manufacturing. When you're churning out 800,000 phones a week, if a mistake is made, it is made over and over and over until it is found. It's Apple's job to fix that, and to make sure you get a working iPhone. If you're not happy w/ your iPhone, bring it back to the store and they should take care of it. If you happen to get an apathetic or ambivalent Genius, then ask for the manager and go from there. [/QUOTE]

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