Q: Iphone 3G slow after update to IOS4

To add to my last post:

When my phone randomly freezes up, I try and do a hard reset on the phone. When I try and turn the phone back on, the apple logo stays on for a really long time (over 5 minutes) and the only way I can actually get the phone to turn on is to plug it into the charger and it forces it to turn on.

Looking at the software update page, I saw the headline

"iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS owners. Haven't upgraded to iOS 4 yet? The free iOS 4.0.1 Software Update brings over 100 new features to your iPhone. Here are a few."

So I finally broke down and uploaded it via iTunes to my iPhone 3G.

So much for functionality...
Not only is it super slow (as with all the complaints), I have to perform a double hard reset (DHR) any time it goes to sleep just to make the phone turn on. If I needed to make an emergency call to 911, it will take me at least three minutes with the DHR just to gain access to the phone. When a phone call comes in, the phone doesn't ring (because it's dead when it's asleep). There are no notifications of text messages. When the phone is awake and a call comes in, the phone rings once, then goes to voicemail. I'm not able to answer the phone.

My wonderful iPhone 3G that has worked perfectly for the last year, has now been turned into a useless piece of junk because of IOS 4.1. And of course, there is no way of going back to the previous OS.

The reality of the situation is that I feel cheated, no duped, into this new OS that has essentially destroyed my phone.

I want a fix or a way to go back to the old OS...

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I have the same problems as you. This is why I came to this website hopefully to fine some answers because APPLE IS SURE NOT GIVING ANY ANSWERS OR HELP.
IT IS SO FRUSTRATING I WANT TO THROW THE PHONE AWAY, BUT I NEED A PHONE AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO GET A NEW ONE. I guess that is what they want, for us to buy a new IPHONE4.

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This is ridiculous. If Apple thinks this behavior will encourage me to upgrade to a newer iPhone think again. Why would I invest more money in a new phone that may be broken again by another poorly tested software update? Why is Apple not addressing our substantial concerns? I say that it is time for all of us to start flooding the Genius bars and make our frustrations known! C'mon Apple, be responsible and responsive to your user community!

Oh the iPhone, went from something i used to love! Couldnt take it out of my hands to something that annoys me so much and refuses to work that i wanna smash it on the ground!! I want a 3gs so bad now or an iphone 4 but dont wanna pay the full price! Guess im stuck with this extremely slow fone for a while now

2 months and 56 pages in and Apple still has done nothing to fix this situation? Pretty lame if you ask me. This has a big impact on my mac/apple preference.

My iPhone 3G is just plain crap with iOS 4. It used to be wonderful with iOS 2, slowed down a little bit but got great extra functionality with iOS 3, but now, with iOS 4 it's just a useless piece of crap that's annoying me more than ever. It reminds me of the old crappy Nokias I used to have that froze every half an hour! This is just unacceptable from an Apple product!
Most of the apps, even the built-in ones like Messages, Notes, Safari (especially this one) and Maps have become unsuable in that they're really slow and crash all the time. I noticed that apps tend to crash when I use the keyboard, especially when switching between languages or when the keyboard pops up for typing...

Hope iOS 4.1 fixes that and fixes it soon. I was so going to buy iPhone 4, but after that I'm starting to loose faith in Apple, in that it no longer can guarantee that a product will even work (not to mention the rest of super-magical functionality that Apple used to offer)...

Big dissapointment so far! Hope we get a fix soon!

What if I do not have Mac Computer to reinstall 3.0?

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Is ANYONE from APPLE out there listening? All I want to know is that you acknowlege these problems and that a fix will come in the future...I don't care when or how...just that you guys acknowledge this forum somehow!

Cheers.

Update 4.01. is a MESS !!!! my 3GS was working perfect before in 4.0. I can hardly use my PHONE in my own home among many other places where i had perfect reception and call quality before. I cant believe this. i left verizon for this. What a big let down. !!!!! is this a scheme to have users buy signal boosters or some other device to obtain the call quality they had before?

APPLE NEEDS TO FIX THIS FAST !!!!

DAVID GROUCHER

Have been a loyal Apple customer for 17 years, understand that nobody's perfect but this is completely unacceptable. My formerly terrific 3g phone barely works, maps are useless and battery drains at least 2x as fast. Can only talk on the earbud as the phone gets so hot can't even hold it. Takes 15-20 seconds for settings to open.

I paid $318 for this phone 2 years ago, and pay AT&T $85/month for poor signal and constant dropped calls. I would expect it to function a little while longer. How about a credit towards a new phone that actually works?

am also having same problem..Is there a way to go back to OS3.0??? really tough time...what happened to apple these days...

Same problem, Apple. Upgraded wife's 3G and my 3Gs to 4.01. My 3Gs isn't terrible, but certainly MUCH slower than with 3x, especially Camera, Text and Map.

Wife's 3G Map app practically unusable unless we're in no hurry at all. Takes forever to load and update. We end up hitting buttons 2-3 times trying to get it to respond, then all the commands fire at once and we screw up what we were trying to do. Very frustrating. Turned a perfectly functioning phone into a pretty useless device.

Apple: Either fix iOS4 or give us a consumer easy way to revert back to 3x.

I use to have full bars before the IOS4. Now it fluctuations between 1 through 3. I get drop calls and miss calls that never ring. I don't think APPLE is listening.

I am having the same problem i hope apple can fix it