iPhone

[tetsujin1979]

for me, the number one benefit is it's not an iPhone!

seriously though
you buy it unlocked
development is free
runs multiple apps simultaneously

[paul_oshea]

what development, you mean java development.

IM not that nerdy tets i doubt i will create my own app to be honest.

the iphone has a huge amount of apps available and it plugs into itunes pretty easy(i actually dont konw i dont have one but from what others have told me). Will the nexus take off like the others and as many apps be developed for it? Or are these apps platform independent i.e. all built in java and will run on either OS therefore all apps currently written for Iphone will run/are supported on the nexus? Can it plug into itunes other/download thingies as easy?

What about the camera etc? Are the apps better? does google maps work any better for example on nexus given its a google phone and google app? Ive heard it was somewhat of a deflated launch and the idea is software not hardware.

[tiktok]

I love my iPhone.

I find it great for browsing, I'm on O2 and the use of bitbuzz locations is an added bonus. I wil say that the coverage isn't great in some areas, but that I assume is an O2 issue rather than an Apple one.
The only bug I'd fix is, as tets points out, the inability to run multiple apps simultaneuosly.

As a radio [I got the Wunderradio app] and mp3 player it's very good.

[OneRedArmy]

for me, the number one benefit is it's not an iPhone!It was supposed to be great if you used lots of Google cloud services (Gmail, Gcal etc. etc.) but feedback has been very mixed.

I'm not entirely sure selling your soul to Google rather than Apple is really much of a difference, but each to their own.

I'd say Google will keep improving the software so the gap should narrow pretty quickly.

[Dodge]

Love the iphone. Best gadget ever. Fits my needs/wants absolutely perfectly

Apparently from end of March/April it will be available on vodafone and meteor too

Vodaphone have a placeholder on their website http://comingsoon.vodafone.ie/iphone

[tiktok]

Love the iphone. Best gadget ever. Fits my needs/wants absolutely perfectly

Apparently from end of March/April it will be available on vodafone and meteor too

Vodaphone have a placeholder on their website http://comingsoon.vodafone.ie/iphone

Just to bring two threads together Dodge, there's a very good free Australian Open App available at the moment.

[Dodge]

yeah, have it. All tennis and golf majors have excellent apps

[red bellied]

Some good apps for Iphone or touch.
Jelly Sms or Eirtext, can send your web based texts using these.
Wunder radio connects to thousands of stations.
Air Video for streaming and transcoding from pc on wi fi.
Irish weather is a good free app.
Iscores for the latest football.
Some good games like Paperboy and Ghost n Goblins.

If you are jailbroken there is a free video recorder called Cycorder for those on 2g and 3g. Sb settings lets you toggle stuff on and off like edge, 3g or wifi without having to go into settings all the time.

[Dodge]

Iscores for the latest football.


Better off bookmarking this on your home page

http://iphone.livescore.com

[Real ale Madrid]

Lads, just wondering if you are using a radio app and you don't have an internet connection available, are you using a lot of kb's?

Would like to listen to radio here at work but there is no internet connection available.

would it cost an arm and a leg to listen for a few hours in the afternoon? O2 charge 4.98 per mB for the first 4 mB's used while abroad. its free then up to 50MB's.

[dublinred]

Cheers Dunny. So can anyone recommend a place to buy one cheap? Obviously there's loads on the net that offer them to you for nothing but they're clearly dodgy.

Seen a few in the newsagents/phone shops in Chinatown circa e300-500 , what are the different versions availible was looking for one with 3g and wifi but dont need too much space for music also assume they can be unlocked for Vodafone?

[Jofspring]

Love the iphone. Best gadget ever. Fits my needs/wants absolutely perfectly

Apparently from end of March/April it will be available on vodafone and meteor too

Vodaphone have a placeholder on their website http://comingsoon.vodafone.ie/iphone

Has there been rumours of this floating around? I knew about Vodafone getting it but had heard there is no way Meteor will get it as the company is too small to get any kind of exclusive rights to it with its small customer base (only Ireland).

I really don't see why at this stage it is not just open to every network. People are finding ways to get around it anyway.

[Dodge]

afaik the iphone won't have an exclusive deal with any Irish network

[shakermaker1982]

I joined the revolution last week and have wasted most of it playing mafia wars. I have stopped now. It's ****.

Downloaded the guardian app for 2.40p last night and it's worth the money.

Any other must have games/apps?

[Battery Rover]

Can anyone recommend an application that can be used to send the free web based texts on o2.ie

[tiktok]

Can anyone recommend an application that can be used to send the free web based texts on o2.ie

eirtext pro.

Costs 0.79c, easy to use too, works a treat'

[Dodge]

I have the free eirtext. Works fine. uses the numbers in your contacts list ofr you can add the number manually.

I also got Jelly SMS when it was free. Think its 79c now

Both are fine

[Battery Rover]

*Thanks*

[Lev Yashin]

I joined the revolution last week and have wasted most of it playing mafia wars. I have stopped now. It's ****.

Downloaded the guardian app for 2.40p last night and it's worth the money.

Any other must have games/apps?

Scrabble is a good game(if your into word games)
Tiger wood golf, very playable.
Eirtext is very good. used to be free though....
02 have an account one now so you can quickly monitor your bill...very handy
RTE news one
Sky News
Sky sports...all worth having for quick access to whats going on
Today fm streaming one
Guitar toolkit is excellent for tuning and the like
Ocarina...its mental..its a musical instrument..you blow into your iphone and you place your finger on certain places to make a tune.
imdb...dont really need to say much
Ireland cinema times.

Now I haven't paid for many if any of those as i have Jailbroken my iphone and then downloaded apps via torrent.

[shakermaker1982]

cheers Shannonman.