Posted by RyaN
i reckon it might just be a restriction of the network then and the area i'm in..... like it's not transferring the packets across properly or something.
Has anyone tried Fring yet? Is it good to use as for msn etc?
Posted by Nanu
On 2008-10-16 11:40:21, RyaN wrote:
Has anyone tried Fring yet? Is it good to use as for msn etc?
Try beejive im mate it may not be free (without a good ole Google) like Fring but it gives it a good run for its money and has never let me down on my Blackerry
Posted by RyaN
ahh cheers nice one dude, will check out beejive later when i can 'obtain' a copy
Managed to download Fring in the end... seems to be ok, dont really like the interface though tbh. No landscape keyboard support which is a small -ve
Posted by scouser_75
Finally, it's here and sitting next to me
I can't believe how excited I still get when getting a new toy to play with!!
Haven't had much time to play with it as had to rush off to work straight after receiving it.
I had a bit of a scare when I first opened the box as I couldn't find the sim release tool (What a pain in the backside that thing is)!! But eventually found it inserted into the small case cover.
Popped my t-mobile sim in and crossed me fingers. And voila it all seemed to work perfect. Made a couple of quick calls. Sent a couple of quick texts. And no problems as yet.
Now just gotta get it all sync'ed up and sort out my.mac email.
Oh and it's already running 2.1 so I may wait a tad till I jailbreak it. Don't fancy ruining my new toy just yet.
PS I only have 19 apps so far (inc phone, mail, safari etc). Are those the default amount that came with the phone?
Will give a better update when Ive had more alone time with the phone.......
Thanks all for your help and advice... and convincing me to get the phone
Posted by masseur
finally indeed!
personally, I'm not bothered about jailbreaking any more as there is more free stuff in the appshop than you could ever possibly use
Posted by dicky
same here, i just recently got one, and was gonna jailbreak it. but there is so much on the app store, i dont think ill bother!
Posted by scouser_75
But you can't get Categories from the App Store, and that's the one thing... along with Inteliscreen, that I really want.
Oh, by the way, when getting an incoming call, is there a way of setting the phone so as not to "Slide to Answer". Just a simple, traditional way of answering would be much better. I checked the settings and can't seem to find a way of doing this.
Now, I must do some work!!!!!!
Posted by RyaN
Yeah but there are a few things that'll never be made available in the app store ie themeing capabilities and such, and for me QuickGold is the most useful app i have ever used on my iPhone.
But i agree, jailbreaking isnt what it once was, pre-app store. Back in the day of 1.1.4 and even before then, a jailbroken iphone was worlds apart from a non-jb device.
Pleased you got the phone ok scouser_75.... Enjoy! I'm sure you'll be back here with some ?'s, once you managed to put it down that is!
Posted by RyaN
On 2008-10-16 14:12:32, scouser_75 wrote:
Oh, by the way, when getting an incoming call, is there a way of setting the phone so as not to "Slide to Answer". Just a simple, traditional way of answering would be much better. I checked the settings and can't seem to find a way of doing this.
There is, kinda, if you jailbreak it... you can download 'tap to unlock' and 'tap to answer' sliders from Cydia. Then you dont have to swipe everytime you unlock or answer a call....
Posted by scouser_75
Thanks Ryan.
Also, I figured out that when phone is on lock and you get a call you have to slide to answer. But if it is not locked then you can tap to answer. Bit weird, but never mind.
I need some games on here so I just tried to go into the App store, but it seems to be down. Can anyone confirm?
Posted by masseur
appshop is working fine here
Posted by scouser_75
bother. I hope it's not got anything to do with my having an italian iPhone!?!?! I can't access app store or itunes.
Will try again a little later.
Edit: Just had a thought - does App Store and iTunes have to be used with wifi? Or can it be used over normal internet?
[ This Message was edited by: scouser_75 on 2008-10-16 14:20 ]
Posted by Berry
Can be on both.
Have you got your apn settings correct?
Posted by masseur
app store works on any data connection, itunes only works on wifi, but it tells you that if you try to access without wifi
to setup your APN go to settings -> general -> network ->cellular data network
Posted by scouser_75
are apn setting for using the internet? If yes, then they're are already set up as i've done a touch of surfing already and set up my email account (whilst working, of course
)
Edit. Nope. There are no APN settings. Where do I get these settings from guys?
[ This Message was edited by: scouser_75 on 2008-10-16 15:04 ]
Posted by masseur
how have you been surfing then? presumably using wifi?
anyway, what network are you on?
edit: t-mobile... i remembered
just set the APN to general.t-mobile.uk
no username or password are required
_________________
Unless I'm very much mistaken...
A-ZoTT
[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2008-10-16 15:08 ]
Posted by DragonEye
jailbreaking is essential still imo..
without it you don't get "full system file access"
forward sms
video recording
mms
MULTITASKING!
and a whole bunch of other tweaks and mods...
PLUS THEMES!! lol
[ This Message was edited by: DragonEye on 2008-10-16 15:15 ]
Posted by Berry
What multitasking app is there?
Posted by scouser_75
On 2008-10-16 16:05:54, masseur wrote:
how have you been surfing then? presumably using wifi?
anyway, what network are you on?
edit: t-mobile... i remembered
just set the APN to general.t-mobile.uk
no username or password are required
_________________
Unless I'm very much mistaken...
A-ZoTT
[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2008-10-16 15:08 ]
Very odd. I have no idea how I've been surfing so far. I hope they aint been charging me!!
I'll go try those settings now. Thanks again guys for the help
BBS...
Posted by scouser_75
Bu**er!!
I just entered the APN settings and still no luck.
I just the message iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later
Hmmmmmmmmm???
Posted by RyaN
@DragonEye, are you referring to Insomnia as the multitasking app? The one thats available in Cydia and allows apps (non-app store) to continue running in the background after you've hit the home button...
Also whats the forward SMS app that you mention!?
Posted by scouser_75
Just spoke to Apple Care. They said that I need to sync the phone with my iTunes at home before I can access app store on the phone.
So it hopefully is something as simple as this.
Posted by masseur
yes, actually that would make sense as your itunes username details are transferred into the iphone at that time
Posted by Berry
Scouser - assuming you also have an account set up too
Posted by scouser_75
Yup. Got an account set up.
PS Another question. I thought my firmware was 2.1 as this is what is set in Settings; General; About; Version 2.1 ((5f126)
I'm only assuming this is the firmware. I could be wrong though.
Posted by RyaN
yep... thats the firmware version
Posted by DragonEye
the background app is called backgrounder.. it's not insomnia
for forwarding use bitesms
Posted by RyaN
ah yes ive got backgrounder installed, think it installs with Categories iirc. How does it work? And i take it that it does only work with jailbroken apps?
Nice one for the heads up on bitesms, never actually thought of that although i've had it installed for ages. Gonna give it a blast. . . cheers
Posted by RyaN
sweet i'm happy now... can forward on and delete individual messages...woohoo! So simple, Apple should've implemented something that simple surely. I dont see why they can't look at some of these apps and realise that they should do something about it. Leaving basic phone functions out like forwarding and deleting individual messages is criminal. Anywho its been said a million times before by a million different people...
Posted by scouser_75
Well, had a little chance last night to play about with the phone. Noticed some good stuff. But also noticed a lot of bad stuff.
If it's OK with you guys, would it be OK if I started a little "niggles/glitches" topic on this thread?
But 2 things I have to ask for now are:
1) Everytime I make a call I get a message saying "call forwarding active" - even though I have this switched off in the Settings.
I done some Googling and found the reason for this. But can anyone who has an unlocked iPhone confirm the best way to get rid of this annoying message please? I believe it may be possible via jailbreaking - but not 100% certain.
2) If I go into an app - eg Mail - and go into Deleted Items, when I hit the home screen and then at a later time go back into mail I am still at the Deleted Items screen. Is there a way of making it go back to the main Mail screen. This seems to be the case with ALL Apps - Phone, Safari etc
3) OK. Sorry, I lied. Just one more query. In safari, if I search a website and then close the app, the next time I go back to safari it is at the last website I was looking at. Is there a way of making it go by default to a Home Page?
Thanks
Posted by bavlondon2
Dont most phones have that call forward active message?I used to get that all the time on my n82.
Also with the mailbox maybe try going back to the main mailbox insteadof just hitting home. It's not like it takes a long time. It only involves moving pressing a key.
I have had mine for a while now and for all those who say after a while you will grow bored of the fancy UI ect...thats BS. I love mine and would not trade it for anything else. I especially love the fact that it's got a battery than can outperform anything else around. I keep trying to rinse out the battery by watching video and surfing and dont even charge it overnight anymore and it still lasts me 2 days. I find myself using emailso much now. PDFs read quite nice on it too.
[ This Message was edited by: bavlondon2 on 2008-10-17 14:52 ]
Posted by dicky
On 2008-10-17 15:48:26, bavlondon2 wrote:
Dont most phones have that call forward active message?I used to get that all the time on my n82.
yeah they do,its because your voice mail diverts are switched on.
Posted by scouser_75
Bav, I agree it's only a 2 second movement of the fingers, but it's just something that should be added as default by Apple - most if not all other mobiles do this! Most of the times I just check my email and hit the home screen without thinking. Guess I'll just have to get into the habit of going back a screen or 2 first.
But then I'll have to do this to most apps that i use - phone, safari etc!!!
Dicky, regarding the Call Forwarding message. It seems that this is something put in by Apple to just p1SS off people who do not use the allocated networks! So even if you do not forward calls to voicemail you'll get this message come up. I have it switched off in my settings and still get the message everytime I make a call.
Posted by DragonEye
@scouser_75
nothing you can do about the "where you left off thing" if anything it's more of a "function/feature" just depends on how you look at it i guess....
Posted by scouser_75
oh well. I'll just try and get used to it and hope they sort it in a future update
Posted by dicky
i have switched mine off and i dont get the message.
try the cancel all diverts code - ##004#
Posted by DragonEye
On 2008-10-17 16:48:41, scouser_75 wrote:
oh well. I'll just try and get used to it and hope they sort it in a future update
if you want you can force quite every app before you exit lol.. i don't think they'll change this.. unless they add a mini home button for every app.
Posted by fatreg
On 2008-10-17 16:49:24, Dicky Snapples wrote:
try the cancel all diverts code - ##004#
or ##21# on O2
Posted by scouser_75
On 2008-10-17 16:49:24, Dicky Snapples wrote:
i have switched mine off and i dont get the message.
try the cancel all diverts code - ##004#
Thanks Dicky. Would this also cancel my tmobile voicemail?
Posted by dicky
On 2008-10-17 17:09:07, fatreg wrote:
On 2008-10-17 16:49:24, Dicky Snapples wrote:
try the cancel all diverts code - ##004#
or ##21# on O2
well he's not on o2 so i was right and you were wrong!
Posted by fatreg
oooooooooooops
Posted by rockiran_25
Hi All Iphone users,
Jus wanna know the music and video playback quality of this phone.
Hw different it is from our SE music player?
Does the music player have an equalizer setting option?
Thanx in advance.
Posted by carkitter
On 2008-10-18 15:12:20, rockiran_25 wrote:
Hi All Iphone users,
Jus wanna know the music and video playback quality of this phone.
Hw different it is from our SE music player?
Does the music player have an equalizer setting option?
Thanx in advance.
Music playback is very good but the standard headphones are average - Listening to my V640i with SE headphones is marginally better SQ. A friends Sennheiser headphones had much better bass than the standard iPhone fare.
Video playback is superb. I used AnyVideoConverter (freeware) to convert my wife's Sony Handycam videos to iTunes friendly MPEG-4 and they look great on the big 3.5" screen. Possibly the best at video playback that there is IMO but iPod Touch will do the same. The photo album function is great too, my V630i/V640i 2Mp photos look stunning on the iPhone screen. If only the iPhone 2Mp shots looked half that good...
As for Media Player comparison, the iPhone is great but is handicapped by awkward iTunes sync (if you don't have a Mac) while A200 is a gem IMO but seems somehow boring without Apple's multi-touch interface and big screen. iTunes does sync faster than my V640i in Mass Storage Mode though.
Multimedia is the iPhones big strength, it's in other areas that SE kicks it's butt.
There are 23 Graphic Equaliser presets in the Settings menu not the iPod Application.
Settings > iPod > EQ > choose your setting
Posted by rockiran_25
On 2008-10-18 18:21:50, carkitter wrote:
On 2008-10-18 15:12:20, rockiran_25 wrote:
Hi All Iphone users,
Jus wanna know the music and video playback quality of this phone.
Hw different it is from our SE music player?
Does the music player have an equalizer setting option?
Thanx in advance.
Music playback is very good but the standard headphones are average - Listening to my V640i with SE headphones is marginally better SQ. A friends Sennheiser headphones had much better bass than the standard iPhone fare.
Video playback is superb. I used AnyVideoConverter (freeware) to convert my wife's Sony Handycam videos to iTunes friendly MPEG-4 and they look great on the big 3.5" screen. Possibly the best at video playback that there is IMO but iPod Touch will do the same. The photo album function is great too, my V630i/V640i 2Mp photos look stunning on the iPhone screen. If only the iPhone 2Mp shots looked half that good...
As for Media Player comparison, the iPhone is great but is handicapped by awkward iTunes sync (if you don't have a Mac) while A200 is a gem IMO but seems somehow boring without Apple's multi-touch interface and big screen. iTunes does sync faster than my V640i in Mass Storage Mode though.
Multimedia is the iPhones big strength, it's in other areas that SE kicks it's butt.
There are 23 Graphic Equaliser presets in the Settings menu not the iPod Application.
Settings > iPod > EQ > choose your setting
Thanx a lot for ur in time response..gonna get the black(16gig)one today...thanx again..
Posted by scouser_75
Oh oh! I think I may have a dodgy iPhone after all!
My wi-fi has gone. When I click on Settings the wi-fi option is greyed out and says No Wi Fi. I've tried re-booting etc but none of this is working.
It did work for me last night when I downloaded some Apps. But then turned the phone off and when I turned it on the problem began.
I've tried also to Google a solution but out of the few solutions out there none of them worked.
Has anyone else experienced this? Or does anyone know a fix?
Posted by RyaN
Worst comes to the worst, just try doing a restore in itunes and see if that fixes the problem
Posted by scouser_75
I done a re-store yesterday and the phone became locked again :-0
But thankfully I had a back-up and so re-stored using back-up - which saved my skin
I think I may just wait till a new firmware comes out and see if that fixes it!
Posted by bavlondon2
When did you buy yours? Can you still take it back to O2/CPW?
Posted by scouser_75
On 2008-10-19 14:03:31, bavlondon2 wrote:
When did you buy yours? Can you still take it back to O2/CPW?
Unfortunately no can do. I bought the phone off a bloke who bought it from Italy
So Apple will not do a replacement here. I'd have to get it done in Italy!
I'm just hoping this is some kinda firmware issue :-I
Posted by bavlondon2
Is it one of the ones that were factory unlocked?