grahamc Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Loving it... Stunning!! So easy to use, FAST (which my nokia was not), wicked gadget/apps... iPod and phone together = brilliant idea!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm thrilled for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'm thrilled for you. Thanks, would you like some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks, would you like some pics *sits down* Hell yeah! If you could describe it to me too I think I'd be in heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 *sits down* Hell yeah! If you could describe it to me too I think I'd be in heaven. here you go... its a guided tour http://www.apple.com/iphone/gettingstarted/usingiphone.html BTW - its a phone and ipod in one ;) ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I've had mine since November, its a laptop in your pocket plus more iPod, phone, iTunes, youtube, basic satnav from google earth, recieving emails like texts.. The list goes on and I'm sure you'll love it but anyone after a good camera should look elsehere.. My last fone was the LG prada which compared to the iPhone was cr*p. I'm posting this with my iPhone the noo... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 recieving emails like texts.. I have two qu re the iphone: When you recieve emails do you have to pay 02/included in your contract with 02 to download them or does the iphone download for free from your wireless network? Also, can you surf the net on the ipod via your wireless network or would you need to pay 02? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 everything is free basically.. all email stuff is free, theres a mail button (email) you press it and it goes straight to your inbox (once you've set your details). anytime you recieve an email it beeps, exactly like a text. me and a mate who also owns an iphone never text anymore we only email coz its free. the iphone works exactly like your laptop when it comes to wireless, there is no charge except whoever is paying for the broadband, it will pick up all wirless signals as soon as you hit safari, even if none are around the wap connection is excellent, very fast and also very free.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 everything is free basically.. all email stuff is free, theres a mail button (email) you press it and it goes straight to your inbox (once you've set your details). anytime you recieve an email it beeps, exactly like a text. me and a mate who also owns an iphone never text anymore we only email coz its free. the iphone works exactly like your laptop when it comes to wireless, there is no charge except whoever is paying for the broadband, it will pick up all wirless signals as soon as you hit safari, even if none are around the wap connection is excellent, very fast and also very free.. lol Cool so it basically downloads direct from the wireless and doesn't incur cost with o2? I had a friend once who accessed his internet though his phone (web designer) and he got a bill at the end of the month for over a grand... just paranoid something like that would happen to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 nothing to worry about mate, its really a laptop that happens to have a phone function.. Go for it you won't regret it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 its wifi if you have access, but you can also buy the data package from a provider for a nominal fee. o2 charges £10 a month, unlimited... within reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Can you get these from the USA/far east and get them unlocked for any network? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Can you get these from the USA/far east and get them unlocked for any network? i'm not sure about this.. i can't see how it's possible (perhaps naive) but the iphone is like an ipod as it does not come apart,no separate battery, no sim card at all, it is all integral so you can not insert a sim card, how you can get on a different network i have no clue as when i registered my iphone (it is all done at home on the tinternet) the only page that came up was O2 but if you allready have a O2 contract you can just transfer it onto your iphone and keep your existing phone number... so IMO i can't see how unlocking a phone like this works in any way??? if anyone knows about this please enlighten me..... but unless you don't get signal for O2 or want to keep your existing contract with anything but O2 then there's nothing too loose as it's worth every penny of the £269 price tag IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 that's if you could'nt give a hoot about the camera BTW.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Dupra Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 My girlfriend got one an unlocked one from the US about a month or two back and absolutely hates it, as a phone its fu*king huge, it has no 3G so downloading or uploading is slow, and the cameras rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 each to there own mate, mine is very fast 3G or not and it's about the same size as a standard 60gb ipod and no one seems to care about how big that ipod is when its sitting in there pocket (if you want a big screen for browsing, logic dictates...).. but i suppose its what you use it for.. yes the camera isn't up to much but anyone who uses there phone for anything other than a couple of snaps (which the iphone is more than capable of) should invest in a decent digital camera... for me it's perfect as a phone, laptop, and camera and i would rate it over anything else.. but for some it may not be and should perhaps research a bit first before bying. ie size and whatever.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 How is it a "laptop" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thanks, would you like some pics No pics for me please. The camera in them is rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 How is it a "laptop" ? You can use it on the top of your lap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 How is it a "laptop" ? Depends what you use your laptop for surely? - I know of people who use their laptop only to access emails and their diary on the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 i'm not sure about this.. i can't see how it's possible (perhaps naive) but the iphone is like an ipod as it does not come apart,no separate battery, no sim card at all, it is all integral so you can not insert a sim card, how you can get on a different network i have no clue as when i registered my iphone (it is all done at home on the tinternet) the only page that came up was O2 but if you allready have a O2 contract you can just transfer it onto your iphone and keep your existing phone number... so IMO i can't see how unlocking a phone like this works in any way??? if anyone knows about this please enlighten me..... but unless you don't get signal for O2 or want to keep your existing contract with anything but O2 then there's nothing too loose as it's worth every penny of the £269 price tag IMO. So the phone aspect of this gadget is rom based and not simcard based? That means then that it is pre-programmed with the phone settings ie IMEI and the cell phone number etc. All you need is a cooked ROM with your own network settings which can't be that hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I was thinking about it, my friend admitted to me that he finds it way to slow and expensive to use GPRS as the EDGE doesn't work here. Might as well buy an iTouch if you're only going to use wireless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 i'm not sure about this.. i can't see how it's possible (perhaps naive) but the iphone is like an ipod as it does not come apart,no separate battery, no sim card at all, it is all integral so you can not insert a sim card, how you can get on a different network i have no clue as when i registered my iphone (it is all done at home on the tinternet) the only page that came up was O2 but if you allready have a O2 contract you can just transfer it onto your iphone and keep your existing phone number... so IMO i can't see how unlocking a phone like this works in any way??? if anyone knows about this please enlighten me..... but unless you don't get signal for O2 or want to keep your existing contract with anything but O2 then there's nothing too loose as it's worth every penny of the £269 price tag IMO. No offense, but if you think there is no SIM card, you are sadly mistaken. Mine is an unlocked version. O2 is a rip off, completely!!! My girlfriend got one an unlocked one from the US about a month or two back and absolutely hates it, as a phone its fu*king huge, it has no 3G so downloading or uploading is slow, and the cameras rubbish. Considering some of the PDA style phones its similar size, but lighter. I find very fast, especially when compared to my old okia N73. I accept that the camera is crap, if I want to take a picture, I will go get my D40X. I was thinking about it, my friend admitted to me that he finds it way to slow and expensive to use GPRS as the EDGE doesn't work here. Might as well buy an iTouch if you're only going to use wireless. Just being able to carry one item instead of all this other crap, is well worth the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 So inside it does it have a simcard or not? Is it simcard based phone technology (I can't see it being anything else) or is it EPROM based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 So inside it does it have a simcard or not? Is it simcard based phone technology (I can't see it being anything else) or is it EPROM based? there is a sim card. in order to unlock mine, I had to cut a small piece of plastic off the SIM card. Then there is a flexible circuit board (best way to describe it) that is basically used to fudge the signal between the SIM and the phone. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=E2sZT1YzQnw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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