The iPhone thread

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by Russ

Tesco are getting in on the act - http://www.tesco.com/mobilenetwork/content.aspx?page=12

I heard a rumour that the PAYG iphone will cost around £800

[Russ]

Better gets saving those clubcard points....

[leggoman]

Originally Posted by Hom3r

I heard a rumour that the PAYG iphone will cost around £800

pay as you go carphone warehouse £538.30 iphone 3Gs 32gig
see link for more details
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...pple-iphone3gs

Hope their contract is cheaper, which forces Orange to be cheaper, and away I go. I shall wait until the next iPhone comes out before I upgrade though.

Can anyone confirm that when my existing O2 contract expires, I can continue to use it on a month-by-month rolling contract until I renew? I actually have to confirm I wish to sign for another 18 / 24 months?

[sherer]

Tesco is partnership with 02 as seeing as Orange and 02 have basically the same price then I think we can already work out the price Tesco will use too.

This only leaves Vodapone who might lower the price but I can't see that happening either

Originally Posted by sherer

Tesco is partnership with 02 as seeing as Orange and 02 have basically the same price then I think we can already work out the price Tesco will use too.

This only leaves Vodapone who might lower the price but I can't see that happening either

The partnership with O2 is to use their network. I think O2 basically sell them network access and a fee for when it is used. Tesco can set their own prices and services. (As far as I am aware).

[broadbandking]

Does anyone know when or around when Vodafone will have the Iphone?

[cuggle]

was told by voda early next year but nothing definate

[wwe]

any news when the iphone will be coming on 3 as i heard its coming on tesco mobile soon

[punky]

New iPhone being trialled in San Francisco?

http://gizmodo.com/5414731/unknown-i...+%28Gizmodo%29

Could be something, could be nothing, but an "iPhone3,1" mysteriously popped up in the usage records of a Bay Area App Store developer. If you'll remember, the "iPhone2,1" turned out to be the 3GS.

Also noteworthy is the timing of the discovery: In October 2008, Apple starting testing the 3GS in and around the San Francisco area.

[Richy99]

Originally Posted by broadbandking

Does anyone know when or around when Vodafone will have the Iphone?

january time i think

[Hom3r]

I am thinking of going to the darkside. (Only when I gt another job, and I know I said "I wouldn't buy this piece of carp")

Most of the guys I work with have one.
But I have a few questions

1. I'm with orange PAYG, and want to know can I convert my number to pay monthly.
2. What happens to my remaining balance.
3. how does the inlimited WiFi work?
4. Do you need to use iTunes to put stuff onto the phone?
5. How easy is it to connect to a laptop as a modem and use the internet on the laptop.
6. how are you charged for apps?
7. can you download apps via the phone
8. Are there anything I need to look out for.
9. I guess the 3GS is the best one to get.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Hom3r

I am thinking of going to the darkside. (Only when I gt another job, and I know I said "I wouldn't buy this piece of carp")

Most of the guys I work with have one.
But I have a few questions

1. I'm with orange PAYG, and want to know can I convert my number to pay monthly.
2. What happens to my remaining balance.

Dunno..

3. how does the inlimited WiFi work?

Well, with O2, the contract for WiFi provision is with both The Cloud and BTOpenzone. The first time you go to a web page on either of the networks, you are asked to register your phone number. Then, they act like normal WiFi networks.

4. Do you need to use iTunes to put stuff onto the phone?

Officially yes. Unofficially, the ml_ipod plug in for winamp supports the iPhone. Be warned though, last time I tried this (a few months back, and there has been a new version since), I ended up having to reformat and transfer all my music and videos again. As the saying goes, Your Mileage May Vary..

5. How easy is it to connect to a laptop as a modem and use the internet on the laptop.

As long as your tariff supports it (mine doesn't without an extra monthly payment which I am not paying), it should be easy..

6. how are you charged for apps?

You need to register a bank card with the iTunes store. You also need an iTunes account.

7. can you download apps via the phone

Yes. You can download Apps or Media from the iTunes store via 3G/Edge/GSM (if the download is less than 10 meg) or WiFi. To prevent accidental purchases or downloads, the phone will ask you to enter your iTunes password to download the item(s).

8. Are there anything I need to look out for.

Apps wise? Well, we have a thread for that.. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/26...hone-apps.html

9. I guess the 3GS is the best one to get.

Yes. It offers a compass and extra speed over the 3G. Apple do seem to be having some success persuading people to use those facilities. For instance, the Yelp app is a good local directory application on the 3G. It uses AGPS to display businesses and facilities in the local area. With the 3GS's compass, it becomes an "Augmented Reality" directory. Basically, you point the iPhone down the street, and it will highlight (on it's display) any facilities in that street. The 3GS also does video recording and trimming (it's not a full video editing package, you can't edit clips together or put special effects on them, but you can chop the start and/or end off).

One thing I like about the iPhone (I have a 3G) is that Apple have been very successful in encouraging programmers to write apps to use the iPhone's features. Featurewise, the iPhone 3G offers slightly less than my old phone, the N95. However, Nokia seem to be spectacularly bad at encouraging developers to use those features (I only found a handful of apps that used GPS and even fewer that used the accelerometer, both of which are used extensively on the iPhone).

Good luck.

[Hom3r]

When I said

8. Are there anything I need to look out for.

I meant any concerns or issues.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Hom3r

When I said



I meant any concerns or issues.

Sorry, wasn't sure. The only concerns I have are that if you travel abroad a lot, it is easy to build up a large bill for data comms. Thankfully, you can put the iPhone in Roaming mode, which disables any "push" data facilities (like Push email) and stops the phone automatically checking other email accounts.

Another concern is that (like pretty much any smart phone) the iPhone can go through the battery at a rate of knots. Particularly if you play a lot of music/games/videos. Thankfully, the iPhone will charge from anything with a USB port (unlike my N95) and you can buy external battery packs if the power is a problem.

Also, the iPhone can only be managed by one computer. Not a concern if you only have one computer, but a pain if you have more than one. Thankfully, this is fairly easy to work around using the instructions at http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/03/3...computers.html

My final concern isn't a real concern, but something to be wary of. The iPhone makes it easy to purchase things from the iTunes store (if it's too big to download on the phone, iTunes will download it next time you sign in on that). The problem comes because it is easy to hear a song (on the radio or elsewhere) and think "I haven't heard that in a while, think I'd like a copy of that" and before you know it, you've already bought it. And yes, this has happened to me. You just have to discipline yourself..