Google Confirms Nexus One Issues Due to 3G Coverage, Radio Issues

Humberto Saabedra

Google has released an official statement regarding the long-standing 3G reception issues found on the Nexus One smart device, with the good news/bad news conclusion in play.

After extensive testing, Google and HTC have discovered a bug in the radio firmware that exacerbated the 3G reception issues experienced by so many users, but did acknowledge after some time that the other reason for the issues did have something to do with T-Mobile’s native 3G coverage footprint being smaller, causing incidences of poor 3G coverage.

As a result, Google is currently testing a fix for improving 3G coverage that is expected to help some users and expects to have it ready for distribution by next week.

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