We’ve been covering the Nexus One 3G connectivity problems for a while now. 2 weeks ago Google declared they got to the bottom of the problem, issuing an OTA update for the device to improve what we assumed would be connectivity behavior while in a 3G-covered area, but made it clear that this wouldn’t improve 3G coverage as that was a shortcoming of T-Mobile’s.
As Engadget reports, all is not right with the world after the update was released.
In the video below you can see a user with a Nexus One, with the update applied and signal stats up on his screen, simply shift his hand placement from the top of the phone to the bottom and watch the signal strength drop down to EDGE and then when he moves his hand back again, the signal is re-established on the 3G network:
Given the landscape orientation usage of the Nexus One in browsing or just general data-usage of the phone, having your hand across the bottom (natural place to use the trackball) is going to happen all the time.
This isn’t a software issue and we don’t know if this means new antenna hardware is required or just the placement of the antenna inside of the phone’s casing.
Moto Droid customers on Verizon are grinning to themselves right now and I’m certainly happy I returned my Nexus One now.
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