A survey of more than 2,000 iPhone 3G users shows that problems with the device strongly correlate to which network carrier is being used, rather than the device itself.

Wired.com surveyed 2,636 iPhone users in the United States, Europe, Australia and Canada. The results showed variation by country, major metropolitan areas and carrier.

“In our view, that goods is a strong indicator that performance of the mobile carrier’s network is affecting the iPhone 3G more than the

handset itself,” wrote Brian X. Chen of Wired.com. “[I]t’s highly unlikely that Apple is going to wave a magic wand and say, ‘3G problems, be gone’ with a software update. Before Apple can produce such a claim, it needs to wait for all of its carriers to optimize 3G network behavior — in terms of number of towers, how they’re positioned and how much bandwidth each tower can handle.”

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