WiFi problems after 2.2.1 update

[ThePirateHulk]

Has anybody else been having the WiFi issues discussed on the official apple forums? http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1141&start=0

I bought my phone when O2 were doing them for 169 last year and it is now out of warranty according to the Apple site. Everything was fine until Apple pushed out the latest firmware which has now destroyed my WiFi (and that of loads of other users too). Pretty poor for frm Apple if they don't replace the handsets they have wrecked with the latest update.

 

[ThePirateHulk]

Yep. A full restore and even roll-back to 2.2 makes no difference

The current speculation is that previously the WiFi chip was throttled (which was why you never really got full speed with it). With the latest release it appears that this restriction has been removed allowing the WiFi chip to operate at full capacity which has caused loads of them to overheat and burn out in some cases.

There's loads of people on that forum who have put their iPhone in a sealed bag in a freezer for a while to bring the temp down which has allowed them to use WiFi for a few minutes before the failures start again. This definately suggests a heat/hardware issue but without Apple even acknowledging the problem exists this is nothing but speculation (albeit quite likely from anecdotal evidence). If it is a hardware issue then it's unlikely it can be fixed in future updates as the damage has already been done.

I was thinking of upgrading when the rumoured new iPhone comes out in a few months anyway...but I still think apple should address the issue...even if my warranty has expired.