Authentication issues on the 3G iPhone

July 11, 2008 //

[Update 19:21 - I've just tried to reinstall the software. It managed to delete what I had but failed to restore it. "Unable to complete your iTunes store request'. So, looks like I'm back to the old one for now]

I appear to be experiencing authentication issues and starting to wonder if it’s a widespread problem, or just me. My POP email is behaving weird. It took at least 20 attempts before it authenticated my details. When I finally managed to get it working it only downloaded one email from today and two from yesterday. How weird is that?! There’s no logic to the issues I’m experiencing.

I’m still unable to sync mobile me with my Mac Pro. The account is setup but it fails to authenticate when I try to sync.

I’m wondering if there’s a general authentication issue due to server load. Are you aware of known authentication issues with the new 3G iPhone or the old phone with version 2.0 of the software?