The iPhone thread

[handyman]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

Using Internet Explorer, I take it.

Not saying Safari is a bad browser, it's just I didn't find the zooming thing as much of a revolution as everyone is claiming.

Using both IE and Opera.

Its not the zooming in thing that's perhaps the revolution, its the smoothness and speed that the whole things runs at. Its also the fact you don't have to have a pointer stick and when you click a link it gets it bob on most of the time.

For instance when navigating a thread on CF it takes a steady hand to click next or page 3 of the thread etc. With the zoom its a quick pinch or a double tap then click you link with confidence.

I have to say I was sceptical about the device and bought it becasue I was going to get a nano or a shuffle and my contract was up and this had what I needed. I did not expect it to be this good.

using the ipod mode and then surfing the net at the same time, like I am doing now is great! So smooth

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The first 10 things we’re doing with our UK iPhone tonight

http://www.pocketpicks.co.uk/latest/...ght/#more-4955

i like the comment at the bottom some chap as made 11-12-13

11. Cry in a corner after realising you’ve spent at least £900 on a phone with specs that weren’t even cutting edge 2 years ago.
12. Plan to shoot a video about how great it is then cry again at it’s non existant video functionality.
13. Play with safari, very, very slowly. Cry that your kid brothers ‘crappy’ nokia is faster at surfing the web.

Then head over to:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/11/iphone_uk_flop/

my monday morning read of all the new iphone stuff was basically very negative while everyone is more than happy to admit its "cool" seems people want more than cool

As to why, I'm sure everyone knows, but here's a recap as to why it's not the saviour of the UK's mobile industry;
1. We're used to either paying for the phone, or the contract, but not both;
2. We're used to accessing mobile internet on 3G, which was rolled out wider and earlier here than across the USA;
3. There have been several competing devices launched recently, which appeal to a range of demographics; for example, techies will like the N95 while fashion victims will like the Prada wotsit;
4. It's quite chunky as phones go - which might sound pernickerty but the market here is very much geared towards fashionable, neat phones (for example, no manufacturer would dare launch a phone with an aerial here within the last few years as they look so dated, while I hear they're still available in the US).

well those of us that own one seem to love it

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as long as you are happy thats all that matters there is no right or wrong when choosing a phone

the mighty SUN posted:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...icle451486.ece

SALES of the new iPhone are believed to have topped 100,000 in just over TWO DAYS.
Analysts say Apple could sell a whopping 500,000 of the £269 gizmos by Christmas.
At the height of the UK frenzy on Friday night, more than four per SECOND were being sold at 1,300 outlets.

[handyman]

£900 ?? Why add the cost of the contract into things. WTF would I want to use payg for. As for £35 a month I don't think that is bad considering you get :

1gb gprs/edge (Approx £7 - £10 worth)
unlimited wifi hotspot (up to £30 on freedom to surf for 20 hours)
200 mins
200 texts

Video on most mobiles is pretty crappy anyway and despite owning (at the time one of the most advanced camera/video phones the k750i) I only took one video on it and that was useless.

I fail to see how surfing on the n95 can be anywhere near as fast as on wi-fi on the iphone anyway. I think those that are knocking it are perhaps too tight to buy one and are jealous ;-)

Handyman, I think it's more than 1GB, They removed the cap. Now it's just "Don't take the ****"

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by handyman

£900 ?? Why add the cost of the contract into things. WTF would I want to use payg for. As for £35 a month I don't think that is bad considering you get :

1gb gprs/edge (Approx £7 - £10 worth)
unlimited wifi hotspot (up to £30 on freedom to surf for 20 hours)
200 mins
200 texts

Video on most mobiles is pretty crappy anyway and despite owning (at the time one of the most advanced camera/video phones the k750i) I only took one video on it and that was useless.

I fail to see how surfing on the n95 can be anywhere near as fast as on wi-fi on the iphone anyway. I think those that are knocking it are perhaps too tight to buy one and are jealous ;-)

Try using Wifi outside a major metropolitan area.

Also, bear in mind that the Nokia has the WiFi option *as well*.

[handyman]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

Try using Wifi outside a major metropolitan area.

Also, bear in mind that the Nokia has the WiFi option *as well*.

I should have mentioned that another deciding factor in buying a new phone was that there is bugger all sigal of any description in the Lakes so 3g is out of the window as it would always revert back to gprs. At least with o2 they will be adding edge to all cell sites in time. (I'm not sure what their 3g roll out plans are).

[dilli-theclaw]

I was wondering if someone could do me a favour.....

Can you post a picture or two of the iphone (in internet mode) looking at CF at maximum zoom, and one of it in coverflow mode would be nice.

I'm not that interested in the phone part - but I am interested in a ipod touch.

I'm hoping that I can still see the screen with my Mr MrGoo glasses on.


Thanks for your help

Dilli.

p.s. I know I can get plenty of pictures on the internet - but one showing CF would help me judge scale much better.

[Acathla]

Originally Posted by Damien

It will cost quite a bit to replace, that's the problem. I might insure it but not sure where. Maybe O2's insurance

Damien,

Can't you get it insured under your home insurance. Should be MUCH MUCH cheaper.

Originally Posted by Jefferson T

I was wondering if someone could do me a favour.....

Can you post a picture or two of the iphone (in internet mode) looking at CF at maximum zoom, and one of it in coverflow mode would be nice.

I'm not that interested in the phone part - but I am interested in a ipod touch.

I'm hoping that I can still see the screen with my Mr MrGoo glasses on.


Thanks for your help

Dilli.

p.s. I know I can get plenty of pictures on the internet - but one showing CF would help me judge scale much better.

I tried but I could not get the text in focus. Hopefully these might help a bit until someone with a better camera has a go.

Originally Posted by Acathla

Damien,

Can't you get it insured under your home insurance. Should be MUCH MUCH cheaper.

Mmm, O2 will replace the handset quickly though. Insurance companys might take longer since they will need to provide the cash and get the phone and then I'll have to phone up O2 and move it all across....

[dilli-theclaw]

Originally Posted by Damien

I tried but I could not get the text in focus. Hopefully these might help a bit until someone with a better camera has a go.

That's brilliant - cheers

[Help!!!]

he 1.1.2 firmware update for the iPhone was meant to block hackers from jailbreaking the device. However, almost instantly, this update was hacked as well. Apple’s 1.1.2 update for the iPhone patched a flaw in the way its OS X handles TIFF image processing. The bug was the way hackers gained access to the iPhone after the 1.1.1 update, but apparently they found another way. The new firmware also wiped out third-party applications just like previous updates. Apple said it will open up its iPhone for software developers early next year, as previously rumored. Until then, “It’s a cat-and-mouse game,” said Jobs in October. “We try to stay ahead. People will try to break in, and it’s our job to stop them breaking in.” Good luck with that.

In addition to attempting to block hackers, Apple’s 1.1.2 update actually brings some real improvements: it adds international language and network support to the iPhone (in time for the UK and Germany launches), and the much-desired ability to both add and edit calendar events to the iPod touch. Unlocking the iPhone may be good for customers who aren’t going to be bossed around by Apple, but it hurts both Apple’s and AT&T’s businesses. Apple does not get its cut from AT&T if the device is not activated in their network, whereas AT&T can’t “enslave” yet another customer in its service plans. Late October, Apple acknowledged that around 250,000 of its iPhones were unlocked, out of the 1.4 million iPhones sold until then, which amounts to 17 percent, or about one in six.

Source: eFluxmedia