brit-gob 9 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Spelling lessons, on the other hand, often are not. Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Nope, no iPhone here. My trusty 6310i is still rated by many as the best phone out there and as a phone I agree. Cept it's starting to die, so I need a replacement. Dammit. The iPhone is the first PDA phone (and a couple of the very new phones) to tempt me for years as it has some applications I want like google maps and some IM's, not to mention the oh so sexy UI. On the downside it is still expensive, esp if you go for an unlocked prepay one, there are a few bugs and the 3G coverage in many countries is lacking. So I think I'll wait for some of those issues to go away. I'm wondering about another 6310i (yep, still unused ones on eBay for £40 - £70!) or perhaps a Nokia E65 to get some IM's and Google Maps. Any alternative suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 How about this Link to post Share on other sites
journey_man 0 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 I used to use one like that, oh the kudos! Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Impressive! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 2pints that's a good phone. The retros are sought after. Discovered a new bug the other day. Keep your favorites empty, otherewise, even if you have a PIN lock for your phone, you can still go to the favorites and thus all other functions. Meaning no lock at all. Solution is, not to lose your phone. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I bailed the iPhone. Ended up with the Nokia 95i 8gb. Hopefully by the time my contract is done Apple will have added to the capabilities of the phone. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 yeah a few fixes to come too. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 You like meat and the ipod phone don't you thursday? Here's the bacon case Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 mmmmmm. bacon Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Bit streaky that. I like my bacon cooked too. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 mmmmmmmmmmm bacon...... Homer style. good find Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 tried to upgrade the software version to 2.1 First downloaded ITunes 8 connected Iphone, downloaded 2.1 software auto ran update >update failed >restarted PC >tried restore>FAILED seating now, Restarted PC >retried restore FAILED retried restore again, OK this time. resynched, OK too. looked at software version. 2.1. WHAT A SCAREY WAY TO UPGRADE. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 That sounds like a lorra lorra fun. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 just upgraded to 2.2. The same happened again. This time a bit scarier as had to reboot PC and Iphone several times. Man, can't wait for the next time. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 ipod always seems to be clumsy with updates. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Are the upgrades worth it thursday? I upgraded an earlier ipod once and it was never the same, very wary of it. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 the upgrade fixed some crap like you'd be browsing and it will jump out of the browser. When you go back in, it's at the page you started. Well annoying. The battery meter used to say you had nothing left when it fact it was half full. Now, it says you've got plenty left when in fact you are running on half full. Google search added to browser top bar. Handy. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 of course, what it really does is to disable the jailbreakers. Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Don't know anyone with one yet (here). Found this Quote: Does Japan really hate the iPhone? That depends on who you talk to. A recent sequence of stories about the iPhone's level of success in Japan – a notoriously tough market for Western companies to crack - has turned into an avalanche of inaccuracies, accusations and mudslinging. The furore was started by the news that Japanese phone network Softbank was going to start subsidising iPhones, and offering them free with a contract. This was reported by some outlets as a tacit admission of failure - including CrunchGear, which said it clearly indicated that "sales need a boost" (despite admitting there were "no official statistics" on iPhone sales in Japan). The assumption that giving away phones for free is intended to stimulate demand makes sense, but to claim it represents failure ignores out the fact that free phones – subsidised by a long contract - are the norm in many countries outside of America, even for high-end smartphones and expensive new handsets. However, the presumption that the move to free was the result of terrible sales continued to spread until, finally, Wired.com's Brian X Chen tipped things over the edge. His story, entitled "Why the Japanese hate the iPhone", suggested that "Apple's iPhone has wowed most of the globe – but not Japan, where the handset is selling so poorly it's being offered for free". Like any negative comment about Apple, that drew vociferous reaction from the company's legion of fans – including as an absurd 3,000 word rebuff/rant by Apple Insider – but, intriguingly, also from one of the subjects interviewed for the article, Noboyuki Hayashi. He responded by publishing his actual view of the iPhone in Japan, including the full text of the email he sent Chen (none of which was used in the article). This all proved mildly entertaining for observers - but while it served to reiterate a couple of well-known facts (journalists get things wrong sometimes; Apple has a vast army of dedicated defenders) it did little to shed light on whether or not Japanese consumers actually like the iPhone. The best answer for that question comes from sales figures, and there aren't any official numbers available at the moment. However, Softbank said last year that the iPhone was boosting subscriber numbers and one industry estimate suggested that Japanese consumers had bought 200,000 iPhones in the three months after it launched last summer (Hayashi revised that figure to suggest it was in excess of 300,000). With concrete numbers telling story, that figure was contrasted with unsourced claims that Softbank and Apple had wanted to achieve 1 million units sold by the end of 2008. However, given that O2 has admitted it took 16 months to sell 1 million iPhones in Britain, reaching a similar number in less than six would be a stretch - even in Japan's mobile-crazy environment. All that's clear is that while the iPhone might not be a strong player in Japan's mobile culture – and with no built-in TV, no multimedia messaging it's not a surprise - it seems that plenty of Japanese people like it well enough. Not as exciting, but probably a bit more realistic. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I got my Iphone free in July. Contracted for the full no limit data package plan for 18 months. It's the normal thing to do, unless you want to pay for it and mind the volume of data you use. In an article I read last week, some geeks stumbled on firmware for a new Iphone. Just hope the new one will include video, forward facing video camera for vid calls, flash support, beefed up SMS capability, and a longer lasting battery. Until that battery prank is fixed, the Iphone won't win many more fans. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 and my upgrade to 2.2.1 crashed the phone again and I had to restore, after which it miraculously got the 2.2.1 upgrade. What a kretinous upgrade process. Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 How long do you get on your battery now it's worn in so to speak? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 yeah, run in now. I can get a full one and a half days moderate use. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Apple seem unable to get the update thing working anything like. Wonder why. Link to post Share on other sites
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