Iphone 3GS slow after update to iOS 5

oh come on Honeycroft, that kind of posting is a real misuse of the forum, unproductive and helps nobody.

Polarbreeze I agree 100% but I was just trying to lighten the debate.

Plus this thread is the most unproductive thing I know since the chocolate fireplace first came to Britain.

Your comments do nothing to lighten the tone, they're obnoxious and dull.

Not to mention probably the most "unproductive" of all the responses on this thread.

I suggest you go back to basics with your beloved phone, switching on features and installing apps gradually until you locate the problem.

As I mentioned before, I have 3 of these which work fine, and know of several others working the same way. Perhaps that can give you hope, rather than fuel your anger.

Jes some folk are so touchy.

If a customer/user can't use a forum to express their true feelings, what's the point?

4 months later and nothings changed.

Honeycroft, this is priceless, thanks! Maybe our only option is to get a testimonial, like Dave Carroll with "United Breaks Guitar" 😁 what about "Apple bricks iPhones"?

dan98, I know you are well intentioned, but your course of action is not an option for me, and, I guess, for many others. I don't have any hard facts about how many users with 3GS upgraded to iOS 5 and what percentage is affected by this problem. So I won't claim whether I'm in the majority or not. The bottom line is: I had a phone that worked satisfactorily with 4.3.5, Apple recommended to upgrade to iOS 5, the upgrade bricked my phone. It's Apple's fault and Apple has to provide a solution. I don't remember signing any agreement saying "hey, you know what? we have the right to brick your phone and your only option is to give us more money and be stuck for 2 more years with your beloved provider." I don't want to waste my time troubleshooting Apple's problems. It's their job, not mine. Besides that, I totally reset my iPhone and used it with no data, no pics, no apps, no iCloud and after 3 days I had the same slugginess. It's definitely a problem with iOS 5 and some iPhone 3GS. How many I don't know, but given the number of views of this thread I suspect it's quite a few. As I said before, I need a phone to work so I switched. My only goal now is to give this issue the maximum possible exposure and, if possible, get a compensation for the last 4 months. So long, Apple!

My iphone does not capture anylonger 3G network since upgrade to IOS5.0.1, only Edge, and so lost one of it's most essential features for a Smart phone , or being able to internet connecting outside a wireless environment.

And in Belgium the Iphone's 3GS price 2 years ago was around 1000$, so not cheap enough to "trash" this beautifull device, and get a new one...

I tried everything with settings changes/disabling, resets, repair, chut off I cloud, re-enter datanetwork names and passwords, etc etc ... and hours of reading and google to find the miraculous solution to get my iphone 3GS up and running properly and even accepting that it runs slower than with Ios4

Unfortunately to date no solution, and from this discussion forum it is clear that there is no straighforward solution for iphone's 3GS ios5 troubles and shortcomings. The suggestion by someone in this forum to start again with a vergin Iphone config, and to add progressively apps, is a good idea... however it will again cause probably a terrible amount of time to test, taking into account that I got many apps installed.

Apple can offer Trade in and use 3GS's for parts ? or sell it off to China or other country where people can't afford latest and may be greatest?. in that way, Apple product is use throughout every corner of the world?

otherwise start signing ticket to downgrade to 4.3.3-4.3.5 ? - cheaper?

what's been done has been done, we can't go back unless we saved our SHSH via third party software.

it makes me wonder if Apple actually test if the IOS performance on each device, and may be take out iOS 5 on 3Gs ?

Been trying to live with my old relic of a phone (which some people refer to as an iPhone 3gs) with not much success since the 5 then 5.01 updates of the iOS. Been a proud own of the iPhone with the 3gs (so not that long then), and each year since have bought the newer iPhone. So yes i do currently have the 4 & the 4s.

Checked out this thread & couldn't believe some people had the nerve to actually state that the 3gs runs faster or just as well since the iOS 5 update. Are these people real or just Apple employees?

I know of quite a few people who have got the 3GS and have faced huge issues actually using their phone's since the iOS5 update. the transitions from 1 screen to the next are SO slow, on most occasions it will hang between 1 screen & the next then finally give in & allow you to view the next screen.

Both the 4 & 4s i have work fine with iOS5 the 3GS is useless. Since this debacle i'm now seriously considering buying the SGIII rather the the iPhone5 purely as i feel Apple cares more about themselves & profits than their customers.

The other option may be to jailbreak the 3GS to allow me to actually use it like a phone which is what it was originally designed to do.

Agree with others about allowing us to downgrade to a lower iOS firrmware

Agree 100%.

Based on a lot of the answers i'm fairly convinced apple does damage control on their own forums.

I personally know of ONE person that didnt mind their 3GS after the update and thats mostly because theirs was only slightly impaired, and I don't think they are nitpicky enough to care about the difference in operation, but I surely saw it in their phone.

Other than that, the only people I know of that are happy with their 3GS are the ones who heard the bad news coming and have continued to hold off on the update to the new IOS. My phone is barely useable and its a little over a year old. I refuse to buy another phone at this time.

Apple clearly doesnt care, as they've received a slurry of complaints and the common response appears to be "whelp look like its time for a new phone".

Would be interesting if a reporter or paper were to catch wind of this forum and do a little digging into how the new magnet of the stock market actually treats their customers. Might see a little bit of price per share correction too.

Ouch, Apple. That might hurt.

Been over a week now with my 3GS running iOS 501. My experience has been great so far. I don't use iCloud and like few others my cell phone is not connected to the cellular network. I use Skype over wifi and save the $50 a month for dining out in Mexico. If you can afford a cell contract don't complain when you screw up and upgrade. this forum should be a place for users to help each other, not to vent your anger for your mistake or hardware failure.

Apple may not be perfect but it sure beats what's second. If that makes me a fanboy so be it. If you don't like the way apple runs their business, leave. Android seems great, my brother swears by it, but then he is a trained computer technician.

I feel for you people with bricks as I suffered over the upgrade to ios4. Took forever and a week later my wifi fried. Whatever, I bought another iPhone (my current 3GS) on Craigslist in San Diego and sold the broken 3G to a repair man in Zacatecas Mexico. Loss was about $50. Hardly worth whinnying over but consider this. What would you get selling a broken anything else. Apple products are so well designed even the broken ones command a resale value. I'm heading to Mexico for two months again this summer send me your bricks if you want a hand.

Btw there was a technique to downgrade to ios3 from 4 I just never bothered. Might be the same technique for ios5 to 4. Has anyone looked? The 3G was lightening fast in ios3.

Short case here is take responsibility for your actions. Or is that just a Canadian value? Nobody forced you to upgrade and there is certainly no strong reason to upgrade to ios5. So why did you?

Ken:

You stated: "Short case here is take responsibility for your actions. Or is that just a Canadian value."

How is anyone not suppose to take offense to that? You first insinuate that anyone who isn't taking responsibility for their actions has to be some other nationality then Canadian. I know plenty of Canadian's that do not take responsibility for their actions, as well as Americans, and many other nationalities.

Second, let's talk about who's responsibility is it for all the bricked phones.

If Apple said, "hey, in this upgrade there is all this awesome stuff...BUT, all 3gs users BEWARE that your phone might become a brick" then yes, nobody should be on here complaining.

However, Apple did not say "your phone 3gs could become a brick by upgrading" which means APPLE is NOT taking responsibility. With the iphone 4 they didn't "admit" responsibilty of the antena issue, but they "took" responsibility by giving out free covers to fix the issue. A company has a responsiblity to support their product and not ignore their customers that they didn't warn what upgrading could do to their phone. That is what taking responsibility for actions is all about.

I think my position in this argue is clear, so I'm not going to start all over again.

As you call yourself an Apple fanboy at least I know it would be difficult to make you change your mind. That is the most incredible thing about Apple. Their customers are like zombies looking for brains.

The only correction I'm going to make is that Apple is forcing everybody to upgrade. If you want to reset your iPhone you are forced to upgrade to latest iOS, and that is 5.0.1. So you are wrong in this point.

The solution is simple and costless. Give 3GS owners their iOS 4.3.5 Shsh blobs and let them choose if they want to stick with 5.0.1 or rollback to iOS 4. Any other alternative means Apple gives a **** about old customers.

And the moral of the story seems to be to always save your Shsh blobs, and jailbreak everytime you can. If apple support is going to be like is better to lose your warranty and not depend on apple 'policies'. What a pitty...

Big point here. DON'T UPGRADE WITHOUT GOOD REASON. These are state of the art devices not for those that think they know a thing or two. Wait until the fix (x.0.1) comes after a major upgrade if you can. I waited until I had a good reason to upgrade before I did and then consulted this forum to find the problems I would encounter. If that means I have a good working device

Why did you upgrade?

Another point. Things break. Hardware wears out. Don't cry, look for the cause it may have been factors not obvious.

Another point. Did you look for a way to downgrade ? A way existed for ios 4 to 3.

Another point. Did you read the SLA? You are captain of your own iPhone. Think of apple as a support resource not your mother.

To darklomba ( not your real name I'm guessing, why is that ?, please sign yer name, it adds civility, dude)

I just reset my iPhone in iOS 4 when I had the picture sync problem so doubt your facts here. Where did you come up with that dude? I think you best recheck yer facts and report back here with a step by step explaination or go away.

Regardless if you check the SLA apple has its ***** covered. I looked after my iOS 3 to 4 hasstle. Did you ever read it?

Point being, apple beats what is second best, if that makes me a fan boy so be it. And change my mind about what? Your point is not clear.

Ken