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iphone 4 getting fed up! No bluetooth,bad signal!
I guess I am a phone addict,been through the networks over the years! Since moving a couple of year's ago, I could only get a good signal with 3. But had no problems with 3, I held off getting an iphone, thought I'd wait until upgrade time.
So went a head and got one from 3, it came with a ''Bumper'' had to check up what the bumper was:p
But I have found even with the bumper on, the signal isn't good and frequently turns to 'no service' Whereas, my other Sony W995 gets a higher signal than 3g, comes up with H as the signal.
It crashes quite a lot, I have been trying to transfer photo's off my Sony W995 via Bluetooth but the iphone can't find the phone. Yet the Sony finds the iphone immediately:(
So, is it impossible to do Bluetooth with another mobile phone?
I am disappointed with it to be honest for not doing simple things.
I'm worried most when the signal drops, I'd forgotten about the issue last year with connection problems with iphone4.
Is the Bluetooth on the phone only for other Apple products?
Oh well I am impulsive
So went a head and got one from 3, it came with a ''Bumper'' had to check up what the bumper was:p
But I have found even with the bumper on, the signal isn't good and frequently turns to 'no service' Whereas, my other Sony W995 gets a higher signal than 3g, comes up with H as the signal.
It crashes quite a lot, I have been trying to transfer photo's off my Sony W995 via Bluetooth but the iphone can't find the phone. Yet the Sony finds the iphone immediately:(
So, is it impossible to do Bluetooth with another mobile phone?
I am disappointed with it to be honest for not doing simple things.
I'm worried most when the signal drops, I'd forgotten about the issue last year with connection problems with iphone4.
Is the Bluetooth on the phone only for other Apple products?
Oh well I am impulsive
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But I have found even with the bumper on, the signal isn't good and frequently turns to 'no service' Whereas, my other Sony W995 gets a higher signal than 3g, comes up with H as the signal.
It may be the phone is faulty, is it just some locations or everywhere. The iPhone is documented that holding it the "wrong way" can affect signal, hence the bumper, butIt crashes quite a lot, I have been trying to transfer photo's off my Sony W995 via Bluetooth but the iphone can't find the phone. Yet the Sony finds the iphone immediately:(
What do you mean Crashes? Locks up or an app just quits?
Again pointing at a faulty phone, may be worth taking it to an Apple store to be looked at.
Apple don't permit file fransfers on the iPhone. The logic is if it could transfer files you'd be able to transfer music between people. You can get some add ins that will do it, but out of the bot the iPhone can't transfer files by bluetooth. Even theough the Sopny finds the iPhone it probably will not be able to send the file to the iPhone.
Again a known limitation in iOS, did you research the buy before you made it?0 -
I guess I am a phone addict,been through the networks over the years! Since moving a couple of year's ago, I could only get a good signal with 3. But had no problems with 3, I held off getting an iphone, thought I'd wait until upgrade time.
So went a head and got one from 3, it came with a ''Bumper'' had to check up what the bumper was:p
But I have found even with the bumper on, the signal isn't good and frequently turns to 'no service' Whereas, my other Sony W995 gets a higher signal than 3g, comes up with H as the signal.
It crashes quite a lot, I have been trying to transfer photo's off my Sony W995 via Bluetooth but the iphone can't find the phone. Yet the Sony finds the iphone immediately:(
So, is it impossible to do Bluetooth with another mobile phone?
I am disappointed with it to be honest for not doing simple things.
I'm worried most when the signal drops, I'd forgotten about the issue last year with connection problems with iphone4.
Is the Bluetooth on the phone only for other Apple products?
Oh well I am impulsive
As above, bluetooth in the iPhone is only for headsets, headphones and tethering to a computer. You can't use it to transfer files from one device to another (at a guess this will be some sort of record label requirement to stop music and videos being passed from device to device).
If you're receiving no signal even with a bumper on the phone, I suggest you take the device to an Apple shop, or send it off for service if no Apple shop is nearby.0 -
Thanks for your replies, I went on a few review sites and it did get very decent reviews. I'd forgotten about the 'bumper' issue that Apple brought out. My friend has an iphone for a while - no problems, but it is an iphone3.
Think I will call in an Apple shop, even though it's from the network 3, would it be up to them to repair it I mean 3 (if it is faulty)
In my earlier post I said it crashes, I mean freezes, although it take a good half hour to recover!0 -
In my earlier post I said it crashes, I mean freezes, although it take a good half hour to recover!
Have you tried a reset of the handset?
Go to 'settings' > 'General' > scroll down to 'Reset' > then 'Reset All Settings' (no data or media will be lost by doing this)
Failing that, power off, then hold down the power button and 'Home' button at the same time and keep them pressed down for about a minute. This reboots the iPhones system.0 -
my first ip4 on 3 was doing the same sort of thing as yours,i took it back & the chap rekoned it was the phone & not the network.i didnt belive him so gave him the fone back,but to cut alnong story short i took another on out with them & thats been fine from day 1,that was 2 months ago0
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