11-28-2009, 09:14 PM
The Genius asked if I had restored the iPhone - which I did prior to my visit to the Apple Store. He said that there's probably a corruption in the system (I'm guessing the "upgrade") and that I should restore the phone to factory settings (which I did not do then and still have not done).
I want to note that these problems did not occur prior to the upgrade to the iPhone OS.
With the iPhone practically untouched and in the same condition that it was demonstrating problems in the United States, it did not exhibit these problems in Central America on the Claro network.
I was considering that perhaps it could be a "lying on the table" thing that caused the phone to shut down but it did so (shutting down) on the Continental flight to Houston and down to Central America in a vertical position.
While in Central America, I used the iPhone as normal. Both in my pockets, on the table and no problems with shut downs whatsoever.
As far as apps are concerned, I'm not a power user. Outside of the standard apps that come with the iPhone, I use Shazam, Facebook, Tweetdeck and ReMovem Free. In spite of the expense of using the iPhone while outside of the United States, I did end up using the apps on several occasions.
With regards to the network - I was on the Claro network while in Central America which, I presume also uses the Edge system because the "E" on my screen would be active. Outside of that, I don't know whether the frequencies are the same but I can't imagine that damaged/overloaded Edge circuitry would foul up in the US on the ATT network but not foul up on the Claro network.
Charger- Same style of charging as in the USA: through the computer (though it now is a Dell Mini9 Hackintosh, but not the computer to which I sync the phone.
Thanks again for your thoughts.
I want to note that these problems did not occur prior to the upgrade to the iPhone OS.
With the iPhone practically untouched and in the same condition that it was demonstrating problems in the United States, it did not exhibit these problems in Central America on the Claro network.
I was considering that perhaps it could be a "lying on the table" thing that caused the phone to shut down but it did so (shutting down) on the Continental flight to Houston and down to Central America in a vertical position.
While in Central America, I used the iPhone as normal. Both in my pockets, on the table and no problems with shut downs whatsoever.
As far as apps are concerned, I'm not a power user. Outside of the standard apps that come with the iPhone, I use Shazam, Facebook, Tweetdeck and ReMovem Free. In spite of the expense of using the iPhone while outside of the United States, I did end up using the apps on several occasions.
With regards to the network - I was on the Claro network while in Central America which, I presume also uses the Edge system because the "E" on my screen would be active. Outside of that, I don't know whether the frequencies are the same but I can't imagine that damaged/overloaded Edge circuitry would foul up in the US on the ATT network but not foul up on the Claro network.
Charger- Same style of charging as in the USA: through the computer (though it now is a Dell Mini9 Hackintosh, but not the computer to which I sync the phone.
Thanks again for your thoughts.