Posted by SE-Naz
@iainkane
Ur welcome... its easy...
Just make sure you have enough battery charge before doing it... that all and go for it...
You will need itunes installed and the ZiPhone prog and all go...
Takes around 10mins to do...
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by DragonEye
On 2008-04-17 16:40:36, iainkane wrote:
The thing I was thinking was that I had been told the bootloader was permanently downgraded.
don't worry now that pwnage is out (on osx) you can restore the bootloader to whatever version you want.. the windows version is coming soon... and it looks like the best solution out there.. that will stay.. since it allows you to make custom firmwares...
Posted by masseur
the winpwn beta I'd available now too
Anyway, it seems this £169 deal I'd popular as none of the 2 cpw and 2 O2 shops on my way home have stock. They reckon they'll get more tomorrow though
Posted by shanespencer
I wonder why CPW took a day longer than O2 to slash the price of the iPhone? When I got mine yesterday, I went into CPW first and they still had it for £269, so I got mine at the O2 shop for the lower price. When I went in to CPW today they had finally lowered the price.
By the way, I tried unlocking mine using PWner first, which didn't work (kept getting errors when trying to restore from the custom firmware, which is common, apparently). I then tried iLibertyX, which caused me to have a few heart attacks - it seemed to do nothing for ages, so I cancelled. Then when I restarted the iPhone, all I got was miles and miles of code running up and down the screen! I ended up restoring in iTunes and then I moved onto Ziphone. That worked perfectly, although I had to do it twice - the first time it went well, but I had no network signal!
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Posted by iainkane
Woohoo I am in the process of restoring my iphone to upgrade and unlock it. Its soooo exciting.
So can I join the club now
Posted by masseur
sounds like you already did
Posted by iainkane
ok so ZiPhone is the easiest thing to use its crazy. Its all unlocked sync'd and ready to go!!!
So now the important bit what apps are worth having and what are a waste of time???
Also can you see your del.icio.us bookmarks on it?
Posted by iainkane
When you use ZiPhone does it automatically put the installer on and how do you install other apps onto it? I've just sync'd I really dont want to have to do it all again.
Posted by spikeyjac
Sooo wish I could get one of these
I'm stuck with a broken(ish) k850i
Do you think these will be cheaper, after the promotion runs out..
thanks
Jack
Posted by iainkane
ok how do i get the old sim card out and my new one in?
Posted by masseur
you need a small pointy thing like a paperclip and you stick that in the hole at the top and press hard. a little drawer pops out with your sim card in it
Posted by iainkane
any good apps worth grabbing for it and where do you get them?
Posted by Superluminova
Anyone know of any sites that have really nice iphone icons?
I'm getting a bit feed up with the ones i made.
Posted by masseur
assuming you've got installer, there is plenty of choice in the summerboard themes section
Posted by Superluminova
any themes you can recommend?
Posted by masseur
personally I quite like the Louie Mantia themes but I'd suspect your taste will be different from mine and it only takes a minute to try each one until you find what you like
Posted by Miss UK
On 2008-04-17 09:53:07, bavlondon2 wrote:
On 2008-04-17 00:15:00, Miss UK wrote:
N95-2 runs well though and it does have some good apps available for it! For me personally its decent enuff! iPhone needs alot doing to it before I have one! I don't like Touchscreen texting I think it would take the biscuit consider how many ppl contact me!
My personal opinion on iphones keypad is that its the best one I have ever used. I can text much quicker than on a regular keypad even with T9.
theres also another issue though "Fingerprints" lol
does it work ok with screen protectors?
Im used to Keypads lol
Posted by bavlondon2
On 2008-04-18 03:13:44, Miss UK wrote:
On 2008-04-17 09:53:07, bavlondon2 wrote:
On 2008-04-17 00:15:00, Miss UK wrote:
N95-2 runs well though and it does have some good apps available for it! For me personally its decent enuff! iPhone needs alot doing to it before I have one! I don't like Touchscreen texting I think it would take the biscuit consider how many ppl contact me!
My personal opinion on iphones keypad is that its the best one I have ever used. I can text much quicker than on a regular keypad even with T9.
theres also another issue though "Fingerprints" lol
does it work ok with screen protectors?
Im used to Keypads lol
You must have greasy fingers lol And yes there are tonnes of screen protectors that work fine with it.
I used to like keypads but touch screens are they way forward.
Posted by whentheleveebreaks
I love the keyboard, can also text faster than on a standard phone. Only took me a few days before i could type with two thumbs as well
Posted by masseur
I picked up one for my daughter this morning. Liverpool street station was the only cpw in the area with any stock and there were quite a few people buying them while I was there.
Posted by SE-Naz
I have tried txing on this phone... and could not get use it... found it a pain to be honest especially when it predicted a word for you...
I much prefer T9 input... its a lot more simpler for me...
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by masseur
took me a while but I'm quite zippy at typing now. in regards to texting, I do miss the delivery notification and I always forget to prefix the message with *0#
Posted by whentheleveebreaks
whats the prefix for?
Posted by SE-Naz
To receive Report on the O2 network...
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by masseur
its a standard gsm code. it should work on any network
Posted by whentheleveebreaks
i didnt know that, do o2 charge from them, because im pretty much got used to not having them now
Posted by Coxy
So the big question. With the price drop do I get another iPhone or is it just Apple's way of getting rid of stock before a 3G version comes (perhaps soon?)?
Opinions appreciated.
Posted by SE-Naz
@whentheleveebreaks
No they don't charge for them...
I only use them when I want to know if someone has got my tx otherwise don't really bother with it.
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by DragonEye
here's some i think everyone should install...
-screenshot
-avplayer
-customize
-bos preferences
-cydia
-smsd
-swirlymms
-mxtube
-preview
-snapture
-categories
-sysinfo
-mim
-fring
-taskbar notifier
-wallpaper
-iphysics
-lyrics
-ttr
-finder
-iphonehome
-poof
-ringtones
-nes
-books
-safari download plugin
-sketches
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Posted by fatreg
Right....
T-mo in Germanyt cut the price to 8Gb to 100euro...
is it the same as the UK, you buy it and reg at home?
if so... £73 for an iPhone?
anyone in Germany wanna get me one?
Posted by haynesycop
Yes activation is done through iTunes there is plenty of programs for mac that will unlock and jailbreak it for you, obviously £169 isn't cheap enough for you.
Posted by fatreg
well yeah but you can get 2 from Germany for £169
Posted by iainkane
I might be wrong but I believe that you need to register in store in Germany like a normal contract as I thought about this before. There is definately a catch to it
Posted by Miss UK
On 2008-04-18 09:57:21, bavlondon2 wrote:
On 2008-04-18 03:13:44, Miss UK wrote:
On 2008-04-17 09:53:07, bavlondon2 wrote:
On 2008-04-17 00:15:00, Miss UK wrote:
N95-2 runs well though and it does have some good apps available for it! For me personally its decent enuff! iPhone needs alot doing to it before I have one! I don't like Touchscreen texting I think it would take the biscuit consider how many ppl contact me!
My personal opinion on iphones keypad is that its the best one I have ever used. I can text much quicker than on a regular keypad even with T9.
theres also another issue though "Fingerprints" lol
does it work ok with screen protectors?
Im used to Keypads lol
You must have greasy fingers lol And yes there are tonnes of screen protectors that work fine with it.
I used to like keypads but touch screens are they way forward.
Only cos I use handcream the weather makes them very dry roll on the summer
I suppose if you get used to it then it grows on you,
good to know the Screen pro's work then
maybe in a few years they'll be dirt cheap then I can get on of eBay
im ok with my N95-2 till then anyway!
that phone is a print magnet should see the fingerprints on it without the Hard Clear case
Posted by masseur
ok, no worries with ziphone on my daughters iphone. had to do it twice as I couldn't see how to check what firmware it had until after I did it the first time.
the 8gb iphone I got had 1.1.2 on it! anyway its up to 1.1.4 now
so, I have a little more confidence to do mine but since I don't know if it was original jailbroken and unlocked by ziphone I'm a little uncertain
if I use itunes to restore 1.1.3 firmware I assume that will return it to its original state, i.e. not jailbroken and locked to o2 again. is that right? is there any problem with doing that? will it brick it?
if thats ok and it is basically restored to original state I assume I can then update to 1.1.4 and use ziphone to release it all again
I'm just looking for confidence from someone who has done this when the previous jailbreak/unlock method is not known
ta!
Posted by TheWhizz_68
On 2008-04-18 18:57:33, masseur wrote:
ok, no worries with ziphone on my daughters iphone. had to do it twice as I couldn't see how to check what firmware it had until after I did it the first time.
the 8gb iphone I got had 1.1.2 on it! anyway its up to 1.1.4 now
so, I have a little more confidence to do mine but since I don't know if it was original jailbroken and unlocked by ziphone I'm a little uncertain
if I use itunes to restore 1.1.3 firmware I assume that will return it to its original state, i.e. not jailbroken and locked to o2 again. is that right? is there any problem with doing that? will it brick it?
if thats ok and it is basically restored to original state I assume I can then update to 1.1.4 and use ziphone to release it all again
I'm just looking for confidence from someone who has done this when the previous jailbreak/unlock method is not known
ta!
It should restore to your original fw thru itunes then update to 1.1.4 and then ziphone mate.
Posted by DragonEye
just restore to the newest firmware and use ziphone, iliberty, pwnage, winpwn to unlock and jailbreak..
use ziphone for now it's probably the easiest...
Posted by masseur
yeah, I'm happy with ziphone, I'm just concerned about restoring 1.1.3 to a device where I don't know what method it was jailbroken, and more importantly, unlocked.
A bit of googling suggests I should virginize the device first but I haven't yet seen a clear concise method for that and some posts even suggest that may cause a problem
I don't really need to do the upgrade, I'm just the curious type but I'll only do it when I feel I have enough info to be sure I won't spend the next 24 hours fixing it all!
Posted by DragonEye
masseur.. it shouldn't matter... the 1.1.4 update will put you back at the start point.
where was it purchased from?
1.1.4 also fixes some 1.1.3 bugs... and has better reception i find...
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Posted by masseur
ok, I plucked up the courage and initially restored it to 1.1.3
after jailbreak/activate/unlock there was no carrier found and in fact the carrier setting was missing from the settings dialogue! I could connect to my wifi no problem... bit scary at this point!
so... I restored to 1.1.4 and it seems all fine now so I'm just synching all my stuff
thanks for giving me the confidence guys
Posted by pow1990
I've heard from somewhere that Ziphone isn't the best to use because it permanently downgrades some software? Boot something? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Posted by djtwistter
On 2008-04-18 23:04:25, pow1990 wrote:
I've heard from somewhere that Ziphone isn't the best to use because it permanently downgrades some software? Boot something? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Posted by TheWhizz_68
In case anyone else wants to turn off edge ect using the latest fw 1.1.4 you can use the app bossprefs from installer.
Services doesn't work with the latest fw, only offering because I got feed up with my data usage going up when I didn't even know it was getting used...
Also anyway to restore bootloader back to 4.6 using a pc yet?
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Posted by shanespencer
On 2008-04-19 15:04:17, TheWhizz_68 wrote:
Also anyway to restore bootloader back to 4.6 using a pc yet?
You can install Bootneuter from Installer and run that. Check out the threads on Hackint0sh.org for more info.
Posted by mswallis
Pwnage is the only program you need people!
Mac Version:
http://www.modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98681
Windows Beta version:
http://www.modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120221
Posted by masseur
ziphone worked great for me but it took me quite a bit of courage to use it, so I'm sure I'll not trust a beta software to not brick my iphone!
unfortunately I still don't have a mac but I have a good contact for one soon
Posted by fatreg
^ wifey is looking at shifting hers' soon....
Posted by haynesycop
Indeed i am, but it will have to be private sale if anybody here is interested as it is over £500, sorry for swaying off topic.
Posted by voda_jon
finally decided to try out the iphone as ma mate works at an o2 store and got me it for £99.... thought if dont like it as a phone i can use it as an mp3 player like a touch lol...and cheaper!
I've unlocked and jailbroke it using ziphone so is there any apps or anything i should know or recommend doing apart from enjoyin it?
J.
Posted by SE-Naz
look on the previous page for the software you should try...
Cheers
ENJOY