Published on 08/27/2008
Just when you thought that the iPhone 3G's connection is disappointing, along comes the BlackBerry Bold from AT&T that suffers from a similar woeful cellular access performance. Early testing from certain reputable quarters have shown that the Bold will drop its connection to the slower EDGE network for inexplicable reasons, and even cutting off completely. There are a few possible explanations: the Bold's firmware needs a patch (battery management is too aggressive), or it could be an internal component issue