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Apple unveils the 3G iPhone |
scouser_75
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True Boiing. I think I'm just getting itchy fingers as I've waited ages for a semi-decent offering from Apple!
I think I'll go with the patience thing  |
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anonymuser
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I have to wait till at least October, so I'm telling myself it's for the best... it'll be hacked wide open by that point, and the appstore etc will be in full swing hopefully...
Besides, I'd never buy one while O2 are in full-on hype mode, telling everyone how sold-out it is. If they're sold out that's fine, I'll keep my money, their loss! Whatever phone I end up buying this year, I'd rather feel like the network/manufacturer actually appreciated my custom..
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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I think it was having kids that gave me my patience... or perhaps just getting older
either way I'm not impatient any more... well... except that I've already got my wife ready to jump on the train to my office in London with my new iphone when it get delivered at home, under the guise of "having lunch together"
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anonymuser
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Masseur, I'm interested in your take on this - knowing that you've been both a kaiser and an Iphone owner already, how do you think the new Iphone might suit someone coming from the kaiser, using it as their one and only phone/PDA? I've enjoyed the kaiser but found some of the bugs/lack of refinement frustrating, and having essentials like exchange sync now built into the Iphone has turned my head. Is there anything obvious I'm going to miss, do you think?
There's the lack of keyboard, document editors, less freeware etc... anything else? Anything I'm likely to really hate/love?
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masseur
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I thought I would miss the keyboard on the TyTN II but the iPhone on screen keypad really is quick to use once you get used to it, which takes a day or two to realise just how clever it is. I can text/email just as fast on iPhone as I could on previous WM models.
I'll wait till I test the new iPhone in regards to document handling but I probably won't be happy until I've jailbroken the new one to install the many apps/games etc that I use today. I don't want to rely wholly on the AppleShop. The number of apps available is still less than on WM, but you can usually find apps for most things.
you'll love the size when compared to the TyTN II, thats for sure. my iPhone sits in my top shirt pocket which is something I never could do with the TyTN II.
bluetooth profiles is probably the other big thing to miss. but if you just use a BT headset for calls then you'll be right.
I've never really had a problem with the battery life but not being able to change the battery may be an issue for you. I just have a proporta gadget with a 3400mAh battery that charges anything via USB to sort out such problems, but I've rarely used it with the iphone
I'll keep this in mind and report back on Friday when I've (hopefully) seen the new unit
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anonymuser
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Thanks - to be honest I'm not worried about the bluetooth support since that's never been something I used particularly, as long as I can use a headset for calls if/when needed that's fine.
The keyboard I've been in two minds over, but when all's said and done the kaiser's keyboard is far from perfect anyway (I hate having to press Fn just for a comma!) so I'm willing to try something new.
The size/simple design always appealed to me since the original, it was really just the total lack of apps, fast data, and GPS that put me right off first time around - all the things that the 3G fixed!
Are there any good sites out there for the existing (non-appstore) apps?
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masseur
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on the iphone I rarely look at sites directly.
you use the installer app that gets installed when you jailbreak and it has "sources" in it. each day that you run installer, it auto updates the list of apps available at those sources. you can also add your own sources too if you find an iphone app that you want as you google around.
All apps are installed via the installer by downloading direct to the phone and it works very well
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scouser_75
Joined: May 24, 2003
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Well, I too will hopefully be moving over from a Vario III to iPhone
But will heed your advice and be patient
Masseur, where abouts in London do you work? Would be cool to hook up and get some tips and help on iPhone hacking and stuff. |
carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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This is the queue at Vodafone's Auckland store 5 hours out from iPhone launch:
34 people and growing ...
More photos to come later...
Less than 4 1/2 hrs to go.
Edit:
And here the local Media show up...
(Sorry to the Presenter in the first shot, it's not a great photo  )
And Vodafone take the wraps of a top-secret version for those of us with large fingers... 
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Muhammad-Oli
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Nice shots carkitter! It looks rather unexciting as an event though. Maybe it will go off at midnight.
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Scoobyd
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The presenter in the brown boots looks cute though...! |
K71
Joined: Jan 28, 2008
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i saw people queing up outside the wellington store tonight too.now 15 mins. past midnight, so i imagine some of them will now be on their way home to have sexy time with their new apple toys!! |
Muhammad-Oli
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On 2008-07-10 14:16:34, K71 wrote:
i saw people queing up outside the wellington store tonight too.now 15 mins. past midnight, so i imagine some of them will now be on their way home to have sexy time with their new apple toys!!
Or put them in glass cases. At our NZ prices you wouldn't want to risk actually using it!
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Muhammad-Oli
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Wow, check this out!
From the NZ Vodafone website:
Apparently the iPhone has a Phone!
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JK
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On 2008-07-10 14:34:09, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
Wow, check this out!
From the NZ Vodafone website:
Apparently the iPhone has a Phone!
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