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The latest news on the iPhone 3G's reception issues is that the problems can most likely be blamed on the operators. Wired.com's Brian X. Chen reports that a global study of more than 2,600 iPhone 3G users found that "performance of the mobile carrier's network is affecting the iPhone 3G more than the handset itself."

"The data shows that the iPhone 3G sees the highest wireless data speeds in countries with fully-mature 3G infrastructure capable of serving up 3G data at faster-than-US speeds," writes Will at IntoMobile. "On the downside, the data also shows that the US wireless infrastructure is likely to blame for our iPhone 3G's data sluggishness."

"The takeaway here seems to be that it's not going to be Apple that fixes the iPhone's problems but its partners - meaning we could be in for a long haul of 3G annoyances as the companies slowly update their respective networks," writes Macworld's Dan Moren.

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