The latest beta of firmware 2.0 for the iPhone has apparently revealed a preference screen that allows users of the new model to disable the 3G radio and fall back to GPRS / EDGE because the faster service “decreases battery life.”
The ability to disable 3G service in favor of improved standby performance is a pretty common one in modern phones, so not surprised to see it here — just a little disappointed that Apple hasn’t incorporated enough fairy dust to magically make the problem go away.
[…] But there’s nothing else on the site to hint at specs or release or whether this is indeed the upcoming 3G iPhone. […]