iPhone

[Pauro 76]

Not sure whether to post this in music or off topic. But anyway...

http://www.apple.com/

Swoon. Thud.

Serious looking piece of kit. Want one now!

[RogerMilla]

looks top class , i am a big ipod fan but will wait until the second generation of this one as i reckon they will have a few bugs to iron out and hopefully there will be more memory...

[Pauro 76]

A huge Apple fan, but battery life doesnt look great, and music capacity is 8GB. But still looks stunning though.

[RogerMilla]

apple need to sort the battery problems out quick style , a phone is worthless without a serious battery

[pete]

I heard Cisco are suing Apple as they already have an iPhone (http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/iphone/)...

[Pauro 76]

I heard Cisco are suing Apple as they already have an iPhone (http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/iphone/)...

Thought there was a deal struck to use that name?

[SligoBrewer]

no... apple are in bother now..

[strangeirish]

This is top-notch
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[SligoBrewer]

what are they gonna call it though now..

iCell?

[Pauro 76]

[QUOTE=strangeirish;602865]This is top-notch
even more in love with it now. :cool:

[strangeirish]

PAURO 7, you might want to edit that post. Dahamsta doesn't want 'video's' 'quoted'.

[kingdom hoop]

wow, very exciting, good on apple the touch screen looks brilliant.

trademark dispute is reminiscent of the bother with the beatles company years back..for all apple's innovation they're not too inventive when it comes to names!!

[SligoBrewer]

i love the way you zoom in on a photo... very cool

[Dodge]

Edited pauro's post above. Looks very very cool

[Pauro 76]

PAURO 7, you might want to edit that post. Dahamsta doesn't want 'video's' 'quoted'.

Ooops didnt know.... flicking through the covers of albums on the iPod section looks just amazing. The zooming in on pics just looks astonishing.

[paul_oshea]

thats class. have to say though some ppl will never buy it as they dont like people touching their screens. or touching screens full stop.....

[tetsujin1979]

Thirteen questions about the iPhone - http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9677208-1.html?tag=bubbl_1
My take on it that it's not going to be cheap enough for as casual mobile user to buy, and is missing 3G so gadget freaks might give it a miss in favor of a smart phone. Still a class looking piece of machinery though.

[Pauro 76]

Thirteen questions about the iPhone - http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9677208-1.html?tag=bubbl_1
My take on it that it's not going to be cheap enough for as casual mobile user to buy, and is missing 3G so gadget freaks might give it a miss in favor of a smart phone. Still a class looking piece of machinery though.

its only a 2 megapixel phone though. that standard on most cameraphones, thought they'd push that up a bit.

[paul_oshea]

its only a 2 megapixel phone though. that standard on most cameraphones, thought they'd push that up a bit.

theyy will dont worry, all the techies will buy this out dated "phone" and then they still make a killing, they will come back with a much improved versoin at a cheaper price, that the general consumer will then buy ( and buy into )

[DmanDmythDledge]

That's quality. I wouldn't be surprised if it cost close to a grand !

[strangeirish]

That's quality. I wouldn't be surprised if it cost close to a grand !
US$499.00 Not bad.

[dahamsta]

Moved to Off Topic, as it's not just a music player.

I took the time and trouble to write a long, detailed post about the iPhone here (http://explic.it/want/), but I'm having second thoughts. Mostly because Apple is renowned - nay notorious - for closed services and ideas, which goes against my need for cross-platform tools.

I don't have any choice now anyway, I lost my SonyEricsson P910i the other day and I need to buy a replacement immediately. I'm leaning towards the Palm Treo 680 over the Blackberry Pearl. The Pearl seems fiddly, and the Treo will work in Linux (PalmOS).

adam

[Pauro 76]

The new OS for iPod, is it worth all the hassle of upgrading? Don't have one myself, but is it worth getting the old version for cheap if there isnt much difference?

[Dodge]

The new OS for iPod, is it worth all the hassle of upgrading? Don't have one myself, but is it worth getting the old version for cheap if there isnt much difference?

There's no cost to upgrading the OS so if you get an old phone you can do that via itunes anyway

The difference will be the iPhone 3gS which will have a few new/better functions when its launched here next week

[Pauro 76]

Better camera, better video playing facilities etc. The camera is only 3MP, hardly revolutionary. If I was getting one, I'd probably get the old one for a knockdown fee and still use the software update. A lot of bleating going on here about the endless updating of iPhones...

[Dodge]

A lot of bleating going on here about the endless updating of iPhones...

2 software updates so far I think, both free of charge

Nothing extravagent IMO

[Pauro 76]

2 software updates so far I think, both free of charge

Nothing extravagent IMO

I meant the hardware, the original iPhone, then the second version and now the 3.0... people on contracts must be quite peed off..

[Dodge]

Oh right, didn't realise there was a previous hrdware update too

[awec]

Was looking at this earlier.

Phone contracts down there are ludicrous!!

[Dodge]

Well compare the UK and Irish packages

O2 Ireland (http://www.o2online.ie/wps/wcm/connect/O2/Home/Shop/Phones/iPhone/iPhone+3GS/Pay+monthly)

O2 UK (http://shop.o2.co.uk/promo/iphoneindex)

[awec]

You get far more for your money in the UK.

Three are the best I've seen so far in Ireland but they don't do iPhone.

Hope they'll do the N97 when it comes out

[Dodge]

You get far more for your money in the UK.

Three are the best I've seen so far in Ireland but they don't do iPhone.

Hope they'll do the N97 when it comes out

I wasn't arguing. I was just posting the two for comparison


And for my needs 02 are by far the best so each custmer should do their own research

[awec]

I wasn't arguing. I was just posting the two for comparison


And for my needs 02 are by far the best so each custmer should do their own research
I'm getting a contract in ireland soon and I recon I'm going with three. Texting is the thing I do the most, and the o2 packages don't give you that many.

[Dodge]

While I'm PAYG with o2 and all my texts are free (though I think they've stopped that...)

[Lev Yashin]

Anyone got it??
was thinking of getting one just wondering is it worth it???

[Lev Yashin]

Right i bit the bullet and bought the new iphone 3gs..but...i cant seem to get on line using 3G anyone have any idea how to do it...i mailed O2 but no reply...
any help would be great:(

[red bellied]

Make sure 3g is turned on. Go to settings/general/network and then enable 3g.

[Aberdonian Stu]

I reviewed it over the weekend if that's any help. I think posting a link up here might constitute pimpage and I don't want to annoy the boss man but if you PM me I can fire it your way.

[dahamsta]

I'm sure the tech mods'd welcome an editor/contributor. ;)

[tetsujin1979]

I could be wrong, but don't you have to request the settings from o2.ie for 3g? I know I did for my n95. It gets sent as a text message, then you add it to your connection settings, then Bob's your uncle - high speed interweb access on your mobile!

[Aberdonian Stu]

Okey doke, review is here (http://villa81.com/blog/?p=247) for anyone that wants to see it.

[De Town]

Right, I want an iPhone, they're the dogs, but I've a few problems.

1 - I'm with Meteor pay as you go, and really don't fancy changing.

2 - I dunno where I can get an iPhone that I could put a Metoer sim card into.

3 - I'm a student so don't have 100's of euro to be throwing away.

So, my question is, is there anywhere on the internet that I can buy an iPhone for relatively cheap* that can take a Meteor sim card?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Lev Yashin]

Right, I want an iPhone, they're the dogs, but I've a few problems.

1 - I'm with Meteor pay as you go, and really don't fancy changing.

2 - I dunno where I can get an iPhone that I could put a Metoer sim card into.

3 - I'm a student so don't have 100's of euro to be throwing away.

So, my question is, is there anywhere on the internet that I can buy an iPhone for relatively cheap* that can take a Meteor sim card?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

You can Jailbreak your phone and unlock it....
i have mine jailbroken but i haven't unlocked.....yet....

[De Town]

What's jailbreak? Does it cost much? How do you do it?

[Dunny]

What's jailbreak? Does it cost much? How do you do it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jailbreak_(iPhone_OS)

[De Town]

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.

[tetsujin1979]

why not give it a few months until the Nexus One comes out here?

[dahamsta]

Nexus One has slightly dodgy radios, like the Pre. Needs time to work out the bugs.

[OneRedArmy]

2nd hand values for iPhones are still fairly high. How much do you want to pay?

I wouldn't go any earlier than a 3G model as I'm not sure Meteor have Edge so your interweb browsing will be painful.

As to where you buy it, like anything else ebay is the best bet, but be very careful about feedback ratings and scams. 30 mins to an hour spent searching and you should be able to find out what the going price is.

Personally, if you really want one, I'd suck it up and port your number to Vodafone or O2 and get a legit one.

[paul_oshea]

i thought the nexus hasn;'t lived up to the expectations.

what are hte benefits/pro's for getting a nexus as opposed to an iphone.