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londonlad123
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Anyone here using a jailbroken 2G iPhone with the latest firmware? Encountered any issues?
I'm still on 1.1.2 or something not really been bothered to update it since I've been very happy with it for what it can do. But I'd like MS exchange supported and powerpoint viewer is useful too. Got a new iPod touch coming tomorrow, so can test it on there.
Need to find out how the new 2.0 software works on the old iPhone? And instructions to do it? Has everyone upgraded theirs? | |
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anonymuser
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On 2008-09-29 17:34:24, masseur wrote:
I was with voda for years and years in UK but they just wouldn't do sensible data rates which is the only reason I moved to tmob, so I know where you're coming from. Also they wouldn't do non vodafine live phones even for customers who'd been with them since way before vodafone live, but thats another story
I think their data rates now are reasonable - basically for 27.50 all in, at the moment, I'm getting the same contract (complete with "unlimited" internet) as I'll get on the Iphone for £30, and that's on a 12 month contract rather than O2's 18 mth - but the difference doesn't bother me too much. In an ideal world I'd have a Vodafone Iphone, but hey - it's not an ideal world.
as I've said recently, the iPhone is not everything for me and I still keep WM phones.. just sold my HTC touch diamond as I'll be getting a retail X1. Is there a reason why you can't keep you're TyTN II with vodafone sim (some sort of rolling month sim as I do with tmob) and get the iPhone?... or just buy the payg iPhone and have what you really want with tmob?
I probably will just stick a PAYG sim in the Tytn II and keep it as a TomTom/emergency carphone, but that's not the point, for years I've been a one device person - one phone in my pocket which does everything I could wish for - and while the Tytn II I'm giving up was in many ways the ultimate example of that, the Iphone, well, isn't. Quite. It's not a swiss army knife, and I will have to keep the Tytn II around for TomTom and make sure that's in the car when I need it etc... whereas, as long as the Tytn II is my main phone, I always have my phone/email/TomTom/to-do list etc with me.
None of this is a reason not to get an Iphone, as evidenced by the fact I'm going to get an Iphone, I'm just really preparing myself for the fact that there's a tradeoff there. Better user experience, lesser useful features.
while I'm a big advocate of the USB/mini-usb cable, having an ipod/iphone cable is hardly an inconvenience... and do you really need permission from work to install itunes? do you not have admin privs on your work pc?
No, absolutely no admin privs, and I think you'll find that's the case for most people who don't actually work in IT! My PC is completely locked down, only our IT people are able to install any software, and since they have quite strict policies in force I doubt they'd allow Itunes on the network. Activesync has a clear business case, Itunes just doesn't have those credentials. The cable itself isn't a problem, but while you can find a mini-USB connection for charging in any office, the chances of finding an Ipod cable in an emergency are a lot slimmer..
and do you not have your own pc that you can install itunes onto anyway?
Yes, of course I do - the home PC's had Itunes installed for years for my wife's Ipod, and it has the cable ready too. But I don't spend seven hours of each day sat in front of it, and I'd rather have my fully charged Iphone in my hand at home, rather than syncing on the PC (yes, I know I should be able to charge it at work at least).
pre-iPhone the WM did perfectly well for me for my music/video needs but iPhone does it so much better that I just could no longer ignore the option any more... and also since mobile browsing is a major use also, iPhone does that so well too given its screen size and standard web page capabilities (except the well known flash etc!)
I reckon no matter what phone you use for what reason, we all like to be entertained and browse on a decent size screen and iPhone really does that so well... for now 
It does, and that's really the point - when I balance everything up, I just know I'm going to enjoy the Iphone a lot more, even with all its little disadvantages and quirks.
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scouser_75
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In terms of price efficiency and customer service t-mobile IMHO wins everytime. It's because of this that I really dont want to move to any other provider.
Boiing, check out t-mobile's flext plans. Im certain they'll blow any of the voda plans out of the water
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anonymuser
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On 2008-09-30 11:23:07, scouser_75 wrote:
In terms of price efficiency and customer service t-mobile IMHO wins everytime. It's because of this that I really dont want to move to any other provider.
Boiing, check out t-mobile's flext plans. Im certain they'll blow any of the voda plans out of the water
Two problems with T-Mobile:
1. Their coverage where I live (quite a rural area) is absolutely abysmal. I used them for a year and promised never to return.
2. I can't get an Iphone with them either.
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scouser_75
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1) I thought tmobile were tops in most locations. Where abouts are you Boinng?
2) Use a Turbo Sim on a PAYG iPhone |
anonymuser
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On 2008-09-30 12:18:23, scouser_75 wrote:
1) I thought tmobile were tops in most locations. Where abouts are you Boinng?
On the Hampshire/West Sussex border, all small towns and villages, trust me - nobody uses Tmo here!
2) Use a Turbo Sim on a PAYG iPhone
£350 and then service on top! Forget that!
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scouser_75
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Boinng, trust me, I calculated this out.
If you are due an upgrade from your current provider, tell em you dont want a new phone but you want £10/15 off your monthly line rental. So, over the space of 12 month contract you'd save at least £120.
You can do the rest of the math 
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scouser_75
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Lads, what's the most you'd pay for an OFFICIALLY unlocked iPhone?
I have one being offered to me for £550 - which seems waaaaaaaaaaaay too much considering I can get a PAYG and stick in a Turbosim |
anonymuser
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Hmm - we're still talking £350 up front, with £230 still sunk in the phone alone when the year is up - a bit too rich for my blood, just as O2 intend. The O2 contract's my only option really, I'll just have to hope they don't give me any trouble.
EDIT - just saw your £550 offer - wouldn't touch that with a bargepole! Far too expensive, and I'd be highly suspicious of any unlocked 3G Iphone, let alone one claiming to be "official"!
If I was wanting to pay up front for one, I'd wait until the prices came down and there was an easy way to unlock it yourself (that's bound to happen soon). At the moment, all the prepay prices are silly, while the contract's are actually not that bad value.
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Adobe Flash player for iPhone due 'soon' if Apple approves
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Adobe is nearly done with a version of its Flash Player for the iPhone the could be released 'in a very short time' if it passes Apple's App Store screening process, an Adobe official said this week.
Speaking at the Flash On The Beach (FOTB) conference in Brighton, Sr. Director of Engineering at Adobe Systems Paul Betlem was asked by an audience member for an update on Flash support for iPhone users.
Betlem reportedly responded by saying his team is "working on Flash on the iPhone" but given that the iPhone is a closed and closely guarded system, Apple will have final say over whether the application makes its way onto the App Store.
Should Apple approve the software, it would be available "in a very short time," Betlem added.
In March, Adobe chief executive Shantanu Narayen publicly confirmed that his engineers had begun work on a version of Flash for the iPhone. Three months later he said he was pleased with the ongoing progress. Therefore, the only new information to come from Betlem's comments is word that the first version of the software is nearly ready for submission to Apple.
Betlem offered no further details, leaving several unanswered questions , such as how the player would function within websites given Apple's current iPhone developer guidelines, or how it would prove useful in accessing Flash media as a standalone application.
Earlier this year, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs panned Flash on the iPhone, arguing that its fragmented architecture offered no middle ground suitable for use on his company's mobile products.
Specifically, he said Flash Lite "is not capable of being used with the web" because it doesn't support the same types of Flash media accessible by the traditional version of Flash player on the PC. On the otherhand, the version built for PC was dubbed a resource hog that "performs too slow to be useful" on the iPhone.
"There's this missing product in the middle," he said.
It remains to be seen whether Adobe's most recent efforts are suited to fill that gap.
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smilerthe cheshirecat
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FRING now available free on the app store....
http://www.fring.com/blog/?p=364
Apparently works with ipod touch too...
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scouser_75
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Well, I did what I said I would and went and played with the iPhone over the weekend.
And IMHO i felt that:
a) it had a great look to it and the touch screen was very responsive.
b) BUT texting with the qwerty keyboard was darned hard and I kept making mistake after mistake after....
c) In order to do something as simple as dial a number or turn on bluetooth you have to go through so many presses.
d) calendar entries and reminders where somewhat un-user friendly - especially if you had to access certain dates/appts quickly.
e) if i had a lot of apps installed i would have to scroll and look carefully to find ones i wanted. it would be great if apple had a folder option on the home screen rather than all apps bundled into one muddled mess; ie games, tools, business etc
f) no way have syncing to-do list
But having said all this I'm holding out hope that apple will fix some of these things and so I'm still going to get an iphone and trial it for a couple of weeks. And if after that time I dont like it I can return it.
Oh, and did I mention that the thing does look darned nice |
RyaN
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Yeah i understand your point about inputting a number, having to open up the phone app, then the keyboard tab...it takes a tad longer than just typing in the number straight away. With the regard to the texting - it gets better trust me! It just takes some getting used to, but the word correction is very good on it so if you just mis-type a letter, carry on typing and it'll correct the word at the end.
I can answer one of your concerns, cos this is one things thats keeps me on a jailbroken iphone, an application called Categories... i too couldn't stand having apps everywhere, and all different types jumbled up. This is a simple way of finding what you want pretty quickly, and keeps everything neat and organised in folders
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scouser_75
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Thanks for that Ryan.
Can the icons you use for folders be changed to different ones? Or are the ones in your picture the only folder icons you can use?
As for typing on the keyboard - a lot of people have said exatly what you have, that it gets easier with time. |
RyaN
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absolutely, you can choose from loads of different incons that come in the package with Categories. Or you can change them yourself to any icon you want, as long as the icon is named the same as the folder
Apps like that really are a god-send to the iphone... stuff like that should really be implemented in to standardised firmware | |
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