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masseur
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congrats!
push a bit harder with the tool, the drawer should pop out far enough to grab, even if you have big fingers!
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AbuBasim
Joined: Nov 04, 2005
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Locked to an operator or unlocked? If unlocked then try to stay at 3.0 or 3.0.1 if you're planning to use tethering!
Apple disabled tethering in unlocked phones so my phone may go back into it's box waiting for Apple to fix this or until a jailbreak is available for 3.1 3GS. Time to dust of my old P990i?
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Supa_Fly
Joined: Apr 16, 2002
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From: Toronto, Ontario
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Thanks guys.
Will try SIM switch tomorrow morning or night - still gotta get a case first - I'm not risking breaking this sweetness.
* Already downloading basic apps.
- checking out iTunes University some VERY interesting learning there (Japanese Kanji, Cantonese, lots more)
- eBuddy old time favorite IM from SE W810 & K850i days.
- Skype: I have no idea WHY cause I don't use it EVER.
- WordPress: some upcoming thoughts in 2wks for my blog IF I spare time from enjoying 3G[S] lol.
- Watt pad: time to start reading some free books.
- looking for a GREAT money management application (gotta start fixing credit rating - this or apps is the LAST selfish purchases for a LONG time; save iPhone/iPod stereo for wife & I).
- etc etc.
Gotta clean up my music library too MANY duplicates and poor quality music I've never noticed before.
My PC is SERIOUSLY slow with CeleronD on Dell GX520 with 2GB of RAM
I now have a REASON to fillup 500GB HDD.
Oh and checkout VW Scirocco R challenge game looks cool & FREE.
Yahoo Finance; really want Google Finance app exactly like this.
BTW, my iPhone bought at Yorkdale mall here in Tdot came with OS 3.1 pre-installed 
no tethering for now, no laptop no need to.
OH gotta get Qik and Facebook
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frank2345babies
Joined: May 29, 2005
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Some advice please.
I have a 3GS and have had it since release i was happily running firmware 3.0 jailbroken using purplera1n until last night. I noticed that my battery had suddenly taken a leap from 55% to 85% but i thought nothing of this. i plugged in the phone and went to sleep. ZZzzzz.
When waking up this morning the iphone was showing the empty battery signal but showing as having the charger plugged in. the phone would just not take a charge however or turn on no matter what i did, i thought that i had stored my files in Cydia to restore with a 3.0 firmware however this was not the case and in order to get my phone working i had to put it in recovery mode and restore to the official 3.1 firmware through itunes. i use my phone on orange in the uk so need to unlock. now i know there is currently no jailbreak solution and potentially no future unlock solution at all but i would just like to ask advice on if i should take any further action to reduce the liklihood of the unlock being unavailable in the future. I Have the ibec, ibss and ecid from when i initially jailbroke but are there anyfiles i should back up etc under my current circumstances?
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AbuBasim
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Anyone still on 3.0 or 3.0.1? Don't update to 3.1! Wait for Apple to release the next update. The minor improvements 3.1 brings are not worth the problems the same firmware includes.
My iPhone was rock stable with the 3.0 and 3.0.1 firmwares. Good battery life. I didn't need to charge the phone more than at most every second day. Never any hangs. The phone would be on 24/7 for several weeks. And I enjoyed high speed internet tethering on my work laptop.
The 3.1 firmware is a huge disappointment. I have by now experienced three of the major problems other users have reported: rapid battery drain, coma (phone on but doesn't wake up from sleep; only hard reset helps), internet tethering disabled (why on an officially unlocked phone!?).
I love this phone but with the problems, especially missing tethering which I need for my work, I will have to wait for Apple to sort out this firmware. The phone goes back into it's box today.
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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strange. I haven't experienced any of those issues (yet)
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whentheleveebreaks
Joined: Jun 15, 2004
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The battery life for me is definitely worse than before
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Supa_Fly
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On 2009-09-24 11:29:20, whentheleveebreaks wrote:
The battery life for me is definitely worse than before
Cannot comment on Battery life of 3GS/3.1 yet as today will be the maiden voyage with it. However, I know it doesn't compare to any other phone I've had.
That said, I suggest you log your complaint over on Apple's support forums, since they've ALREADY contacted users complaining of battery life and created & distributed an application to see what battery usuage is on your phone so it reports back to Apple (surely looking for any trends, not just causes).
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Supa_Fly
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GODDAMN!!!
This 3GS is bloody FAST!
Simple switching of applications, that remember your last place or action; no big deal about multitasking since Email, IM, MMS and SMS, and phone calls work and get updated while your doing something else; Facebook too.
NOW I understand.
Is the simplistic things that make people love the iPhone:
- quickly browse between stock settings.
- quickly jump though contacts (E71 was almost as quick through Contacts, faster at dialing a contact entry though).
- rapidly able to load pages, scroll though them on side menus like forums sites (Esato, Macrumors, etc)
I haven't read the manual yet though...
so still haven't found out how to edit videos recorded, or how to zoom into focus. I can tap focus, but not ZOOOOM.
Thus far I'm liking the experience. Now its fixing my music library which is a horrible mess and create ringtone's ALL over again. arrgh.
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ares
Joined: Dec 11, 2003
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From: Coimbra, Portugal
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Eh eh...happens to everyone...turning from iphone haters into iphone lovers after spending some quality time with one
Anyway, you only can see itīs true potential by jailbreaking...thatīs why i īm still on 3.0 and will remain like this untill 3.1 is problem free and there is jb available
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ofiaich
Joined: Nov 12, 2001
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From: East Yorkshire, England
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Hi everyone!
I am thinking of getting a 32GS iPhone.
I will research the O2 site later today but would like Esato members opinions.
What's the best thing to do? Contract and then the phone is cheap? But I guess contracts are for 2 years.. I don't want that as I would want to upgrade when the next generation is released.
or Pay and Go and use my own o2 pay and go sim but then pay a high price for the phone?
@ares - Not sure why "you only can see itīs true potential by jailbreaking"
could you explain more please?
Ofiaich 
[ This Message was edited by: ofiaich on 2009-09-26 11:12 ] esato since Nov, 12, 2001  |
masseur
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32GS? assume you mean 32gb 3GS?
contract is cheaper but I'm not sure 24 months is worth just Ģ100 less. I think 18 months is the way to go if you don't want payg... remember that with payg you get unlimited 3g and wifi data, but I don't think you get calls or texts without a min Ģ10 topup/month
I bought my payg 32gb 3GS when it came out when I still had 7 months to go from my 16gb 3G contract.
I put the sim from the contract in the 3GS and am using that and put the payg sim into another phone which I only use for data anyway, so come Jan 2010 I'll be out of contract again with O2 but will still have some months left (prob until the next iphone release) with the payg
not sure if it helps but thats my way of working with 18 month contract
with regards to jailbreaking, there is more than you can download and do with a jailbroken phone because of the app store limitations, but even those seem to be getting less and less over time (maybe as Apple see more revenue possibilities  )
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nicv27
Joined: Oct 15, 2002
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From: kent
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so come Jan 2010 I'll be out of contract again with O2 but will still have some months left (prob until the next iphone release)
i have the same problem i got rid of my 3g 16gb and got a Blackberry Bold, i dont want to get a 3gs in january if they are going to release another one in june. I know it `s probably far too early but has anyone heard any rumors ???
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ofiaich
Joined: Nov 12, 2001
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From: East Yorkshire, England
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Hi masseur!
32GS? assume you mean 32gb 3GS?
yes, just me not getting my brain in gear! 
contract is cheaper but I'm not sure 24 months is worth just Ģ100 less. I think 18 months is the way to go if you don't want payg... remember that with payg you get unlimited 3g and wifi data, but I don't think you get calls or texts without a min Ģ10 topup/month
Thanks, I looked at their website and saw - Top up Ģ10-Ģ14 and get 500 minutes but not sure how many texts..
I see the cheapest contract is Ģ29.38 with 75 minutes, 125 texts and unlimited data, and the phone would be Ģ274.23
but for an extra fiver, 600 uk minutes and 500 texts..
I bought my payg 32gb 3GS when it came out when I still had 7 months to go from my 16gb 3G contract.
I put the sim from the contract in the 3GS and am using that and put the payg sim into another phone which I only use for data anyway, so come Jan 2010 I'll be out of contract again with O2 but will still have some months left (prob until the next iphone release) with the payg
Sounds good! I have a Voda contract till next June. No cheap roaming in Japan now, so I don't need to keep that contract. Just port my number to a pay and go sim and keep it activated.
not sure if it helps but thats my way of working with 18 month contract
Yes, it helps, masseur, thanks !
with regards to jailbreaking, there is more than you can download and do with a jailbroken phone because of the app store limitations, but even those seem to be getting less and less over time (maybe as Apple see more revenue possibilities )
OK, But I guess jail breaking is only useful if I see an app that it not available through the iStore !
Thinking time !!
Thanks again!
Ofiaich
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Supa_Fly
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On 2009-09-26 13:32:07, ofiaich wrote:
OK, But I guess jail breaking is only useful if I see an app that it not available through the iStore !
Jailbreaking is ONLY useful for 3.0 Firmware. You NEED to be careful not to attempt if your iPhone 3GS ships with 3.1 firmware; like mine did straight from Apple store here in Canada.
Man I'm LOVING this!
Cannot wait to get an intel mac and learn to code Objective-C apps for it! Got a LOT of ideas.
Oh yes and the App Store ... quality apps, developers get paid, more apps. Nuff Said.
Now as for accessories its incredible a TRUE ecosystem.
Next purchases:
Stereo Headset+mic+remote (better than stock.
"Klipsch Image S4i Earphones with Microphone"
Also getting Remote app which is FREE and the AirTunes WiFi adapter so that I can control iTunes library for playback on speakers connected to it from my iPhone ANYWHERE in the house! This is the future boys & girls.
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Posted: 2009-09-22 15:33
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