Posted by sepehr_sz
Hey everyone quik question if i were to go Belgium and buy some iPhone 3Gs company unlocked would anyone buy it on here. And i will be purchasing 5 16's and 2 8GBs.
Posted by shelly58
ok can anyone help me i'm not a very techie person
but in my itunes there's a folder or whatever you call it saying 'ringtones' how the hell do i get songs into it??? coz i've tried everything and nothing works!! have got my photo's etc on no problem but tones no chance! help!...i just want to use some mp3's on my i phone as ringtones! am i right in thinking it cant be done? read somewhere the apple charge you to convert music files to use as ringtones?? i dont mind that but cant even find where you do it!
Posted by whentheleveebreaks
You can do it. First you need to change the track length to no longer than 30 secs, then change the .m4p (I think) to .m4r
There are loads or guides on google if you need extra help
Posted by smilerthe cheshirecat
There is also a program on a mac... called iToner... which you can add ringtones to the iPhone... not sure if there is a version for a Windows PC....
Posted by shelly58
On 2008-07-24 17:16:52, smilerthe cheshirecat wrote:
There is also a program on a mac... called iToner... which you can add ringtones to the iPhone... not sure if there is a version for a Windows PC....
found that but cant find a version for pc which is a shame
Posted by jackdaniels
I used a program called iringer and it works like a dream. It loads the song and cuts it to 30 secs and auto loads it into itunes ringtones section. Very easy to use in windows
Posted by haynesycop
I have an article on how to convert an MP3 into a ringtone, it was in iCreate magazine for mac but can be adapted for PC users too, quite simple to do. Will try and dig it out for you Shelly, tonight if i remember, unless you've sorted it already.
Posted by ofiaich
Can anyone help me with this... It's from page 33 of this thread..
I am trying to sort out the settings for an iPod Touch's Exchange server settings and wonder if they are the same as the iPhone's.
In the Touch
Email -
Username ( it shows greyed out, Domain/User )
Password –
Description – which defaults to the email address that was input
After touching ‘next’, a new box appears for the server address to be added.
I can't get it to work, but I know people with the iPhone who use the same server and service...
I want to know if the fields are named differently. A link to the iPhone PDF manual would suffice
edit... ok got it now,......
but it doesn't tell me the fields.................
Ofiaich :-0
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Posted by shelly58
thanks for all the help
am gonna have a go now and see if my untechie brain will master any of these lol
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Posted by shelly58
On 2008-07-24 18:16:28, jackdaniels wrote:
I used a program called iringer and it works like a dream. It loads the song and cuts it to 30 secs and auto loads it into itunes ringtones section. Very easy to use in windows
thanx!!! flipping brilliant and works a treat even for me who no techie, so simple to use
Posted by >500
On 2008-07-18 03:12:22, >500 wrote:
prices here for pre-paid (payg) 3g iphones are:
8gb - $729aud = about 355gbp (black only)
16gb - $849aud = about 413gbp (black or white)
and you can unlock them for $80aud = 39gbp
so total for an unlocked 3g iphone from down under:
8gb - $809aud = 394gbp
16gb - $929 = 452gbp
http://personal.optus.com.au/[....]obileappleiphone&site=personal
just thought id let people know if anyone wanted an iphone from here at the prices above, give me a shout (pm), im more than happy to help out. they seem better priced here than many other places around the world.
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Posted by masseur
iPhone roundup: Apple seeds 2.1 with new GPS features, possible copy/paste, also completely out of phones (engadget)
Posted by shelly58
A question if i take out my o2 contract sim to put in another phone and put my son's contract sim in (whos on o2 as well although not sure if he even wants the i phone!!) will that be ok? i.e will he be able to use the i phone ok? or is it locked to my sim only? sorry if sounding thick but this is my first time on contract with o2 (always been on orange before)....am loving the i phone but thanks to all my nagging at work about not giving us blackberry's they finally go and decide to give us one! so hubby taking over my contract but does'nt want the i phone! he wants to stick to his nokia 6500!
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Posted by sepehr_sz
any news over iPhone 3G unlocking?
Posted by themarques
On 2008-07-29 17:11:31, shelly58 wrote:
A question if i take out my o2 contract sim to put in another phone and put my son's contract sim in (whos on o2 as well although not sure if he even wants the i phone!!) will that be ok? i.e will he be able to use the i phone ok? or is it locked to my sim only?
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No its not locked to your sim, it will work fine with any o2 sim once its been activated.
Posted by bavlondon2
Has anyone noticed any cracks yet on theirs? Apple took down the thread and poll on their forum which got to around 16%. Thats quite a high number considering its only been out a few weeks.
Its a shame how much quality has been compramised in bringing the price down.
Posted by masseur
no cracks here
firmware 2.0.1 is out on itunes btw
Posted by Merlyn101
no cracks here either!
Haven't noticed any difference in the firmware version yet...
Posted by spikeyjac
Have any been Unlocked yet
?
Posted by Merlyn101
Not unlocked as yet for two reasons:
1) Waiting tip I'm sure there are no drawbacks.
2) Not really sure how to go about it!
Posted by Dogmann
Hi all,
Well it appears you can Jailbrake and add Clydia installer to the 3G even running 2.0.1 firmware but no unlock solution seems to have of appeared as yet.
Marc
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Posted by ardzuna
Steve Jobs Confirms iPhone Has a Kill Switch
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone 3G has a kill switch that can remotely remove software from the devices.
Jobs told The Wall Street Journal that Apple needs the capability in case it inadvertently allows a malicious program -- such as an application that steals user's personal data -- to be distributed to iPhones through its App Store.
"Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull," Jobs said.
Switch Not Used
Jobs' statement reveals Apple hasn't used the kill switch yet, but the company did remove an application from the App Store last week.
Apple removed the $999 "I Am Rich" application, which had the sole purpose of showing people the owner has money. The program creates a red icon that sits on the iPhone deck with a the words "I Am Rich" underneath. After the user activates the application, it glows on the handset like a ruby.
Apple initially approved the application, which bumps up against the pricing limit for applications sold on its App Store. The company was not immediately available for comment on why it decided to pull the plug.
Disappearing Acts
But the real controversy started when Jonathan Zdziarski, author of the books iPhone Open Application Development and iPhone Forensics Manual, discovered a URL buried in Apple's firmware. That URL links to a file dubbed "unauthorizedApps" where malicious or simply bad apps might go once they disappear from the App Store.
According to Zdziarski, I Am Rich isn't the only app to disappear. BoxOffice (renamed to Now Playing) and NullRiver's NetShare were also removed. But removing the applications from the App Store and removing them from a consumer's iPhone are two different issues.
"The kill switch is a very controlling gesture. I am not sure why Apple didn't disclose it up front as simply a security measure," said Avi Greengart, an analyst at Current Analysis. "Consumers will accept an awful lot if you let them know what they are accepting."
What Else is Apple Hiding?
In the past, Jobs has said he wants to be careful not to allow applications to bring down the network. Greengart doesn't see that as a major threat, especially since Apple is approving the applications.
However, Greengart said he's less concerned with the "heavy-handed and Big Brotherish" kill switch than the fact that Apple didn't disclose it in the first place. As far as he knows, no other mobile phone has a kill-switch capability.
"To my way of thinking, the issue is that you don't really know what your phone might be doing or not be doing," Greengart said. "I am not 100 percent sure what the capability is or is not. That is the problem. What is the capability? When might they use it? When wouldn't they use it? Is there anything else Apple is not disclosing?"
source
Posted by smilerthe cheshirecat
iPhone firmware 2.0.2 out... "fixes bugs"!?
Posted by masseur
no.... its "bug fixes"!
(as usual!)
anyway, I'm half way through so I'll see if I can see any difference.
still, its sort of nice not having to wait for a new jailbreak/unlock solution between updates....
Posted by smilerthe cheshirecat
He he.... snap me too Masseur....
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Posted by Merlyn101
Just updating to new software now...
Is just me or is this thread very quiet lately?
Are there so few iPhone users?
Posted by masseur
I think its quiet because there's not much to say.
I'm certainly not having any problems other than the occassional 3g hang where I see full reception but it seems the phone can't get data. after some seconds (up to a couple of minutes somtimes) 3g functionality returns again but it doesn't happen very often.
Apparantly its a known issue to do with the infineon chip and its going to be fixed in a firmware update sometime soon.
they're some great apps appearing on the appshop. apart from shazam and a couple of others I mentioned previously, I really like Koi pond and brain tuner and I've also put visualit's Tube London on there now too, oh, and converter which is one I had in the pre-appshop days which is now available in appshop
Posted by DragonEye
yeah that's the thing.. there isn't always that much to discuss... some bugs but overall people are just satifisied and using it i think...
app store + jailbreak + cydia is support heaven...
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Posted by nicv27
Apple Admits iPhone Kill Switch
If I had paid a small fortune to be the owner of an iPhone and discovered that Apple had installed code in the operating system to kill third party applications it disapproved of, I would be around to the Apple HQ to insert saidiPhone into whatever orifice of Steve Jobs' first appeared.
The Daily Telegraph carries the full story but essentially someone has discovered lines of code in the iPhone operating system that acts as a kill switch to neutralise programs Apple doesn't want you to have on your phone. Apple has, unsurprisingly came out with a lot of guff and hot air to defend this, but the Telegraph story may hold the true reason.
The Telegraph story states: "Mr Jobs also announced that in the month since the iPhone 3G was released and the Application Store launched, around 60 million applications had been downloaded for the iPhone and iPod touch. About $30 million (£15 million) in revenue has been generated by the store. Developers keep a 70 per cent slice of this revenue, while Apple take the remaining 30 per cent. Mr Jobs said Apple was on course to make about $360 million this year from the App Store."
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/co[....]2008/08/11/dlapplephone111.xml
Posted by masseur
if you've got a jailbroken iphone the kill switch can be disabled by a hack
Posted by Bonovox
Just noticed the advertisment in a mag today. Phonedoctors.com saying FREE THE G...iPHONE UNLOCKED.
Posted by bavlondon2
Can the 3G iphone be unlocked yet? Also how much is it expected to go for once it hits PAYG?
Posted by Bonovox
Depending which one you go for in giga byte terms probably over £400. Who knows.
Posted by bavlondon2
Can it be unlocked yet though?
Posted by deepsme
Diamond clad 3G iphone...
Athem
Posted by bavlondon2
QuickPWN is claiming to be able to unlock iphone 3g. is this true?
http://www.quickpwn.com/2008/08/download-quickpwn.html
Posted by masseur
I can't see where it says that it unlocks the iphone 3g? it only jailbreaks as far as I'm aware
Posted by bavlondon2
Oh yeah my bad. Just a quick question regarding iphone 2g. If I get it unlocked do I have to jailbreak it as well in order to download app store apps from itunes or will I be able to download them without the need for jailbreaking?
Thanks
Posted by MWEB
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7582197.stm
Posted by bavlondon2
Blah blah blah I swear people will moan about anything these days.
Anyone able to answer my previous question?
Thanks
Posted by masseur
On 2008-08-27 11:03:56, bavlondon2 wrote:
Just a quick question regarding iphone 2g. If I get it unlocked do I have to jailbreak it as well in order to download app store apps from itunes or will I be able to download them without the need for jailbreaking?
no need to jailbreak to get apps from the app store.
jailbreak allows you to install other apps using the installer app that comes with jailbreaking but to be honest, I don't miss that at all as most of what I had on 2g are free or minimal price on app store
Posted by bavlondon2
Excellent thanks massuer. Im the same, I don’t feel any need for installer/cydia stuff but if I can still use appstore apps then that’s more that sufficient.
Cheers
Posted by kwabs2006
Hey, do any of u knw if the iphone 3g will be sim free & if its gonna b available in africa.. thx
Posted by bavlondon2
No and no.
Posted by kwabs2006
On 2008-08-28 13:39:22, bavlondon2 wrote:
No and no.
why not? it would be really nice if they did
Posted by Merlyn101
Well- my iPhone is going back tomorrow! Hopefully going to get one that works! Mine has crashed on me almost daily for the past few weeks. Doesn't matter what software version I use! It's bad enough that the sync/ backup takes sooooooo long, but when the restore takes almost a full day to do and it crashes so often- well....
Anybody else had similar probs?
Posted by bavlondon2
Anyone used turbosim with iphone3g yet?
Posted by masseur
I've been considering getting a universal-sim which apparantly is now slimmer and so less likely to get stuck in the phone
Posted by bavlondon2
So even with Turbo sim the 3G is not there for long and it may even stop working after a while?
Posted by jackdaniels
O2 Release payg pricing and release date
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