iPhone 3G - Who else got one? [Archive]

chrisgrieve

11-07-2008, 11:39

i got one too, in aberdeen at 6:45 11th in que. problem was that they only got 5 16gb iPhones so nearly everyone else had to get an 8 GB, going to be a week or so before they get back in stock, so just went for the 8GB.

problem is i am at work and cant activate it :'( today is going soooo slow

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 11:41

hopefully mine is waiting for me at home. But you never know with dhl

h4rri

11-07-2008, 12:17

Heh, had plenty of both 8 & 16's. Went for the 16 in the end, don't know why though I only ever have 3Gb on the old one ...

TorqueRevs

11-07-2008, 13:23

just ordered mine from carphone wharhouse :-0

2blue4u

11-07-2008, 13:32

I've tried to buy a couple from OhPoo - what a bunch of muppets.

Now awaiting a promised call back from Carphone Whorehouse business.

marko400d

11-07-2008, 13:41

no, i decided to poke my eyes out with a cocktail stick instead :thumbs:
oh no, anyone want to buy a camera

yoby

11-07-2008, 13:59

Beginning to feel that I am the only person in the known universe who feels cheated and underwhelmed by the whole iphone thing.....

Unless you're either
a) deranged
b) clinically insane
c) employed by apple
d) devoid of an original iphone......

Why would you want to extend 18 months of phone contract for a phone that struggles to do phone like things......

OK, it's a sexy gadget, but in real money terms...... ??????????????

(Oh, should mention that I already have a non 3g one..... it's rubbish)

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 14:07

2 x 02 shops and a carphone warehouse all are empty before 9.00 AM :eek:

Plus I seem to have managed to mis place my driving licence, so I only have one proof of Id on me :annoyed:

h4rri

11-07-2008, 14:15

2 x 02 shops and a carphone warehouse all are empty before 9.00 AM :eek:

Plus I seem to have managed to mis place my driving licence, so I only have one proof of Id on me :annoyed:

Only needed a debit card when I went in.

Beginning to feel that I am the only person in the known universe who feels cheated and underwhelmed by the whole iphone thing.....

No you're not. It's a personal thing. I love it and have a load of disposable income so picked one up. Not worried about the 18 month contract as if I don't like it I'll do the usual of buying a new phone sim free.

Same as everything really, some little tard spotted it and said have they improved the camera yet? Dunno dullard I bought a phone not a camera, why would I spend £3k on a body and use my iPhone FFS.

I use a lot of the features which are offered on the other models but are not implemented well so feel it's worth paying the cash for it :)

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 14:46

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 14:48

does anyone know of the 3g will send and recieve mms now?

I've not seen mention of that, not a big problem for me..... But I do have a person in my life that can't use mobile mail !!!!!!! You know who you are :D ;)

from what i heard version 2.0 still doesnt do MMS.
i got to say i never really missed it. I always found it quite crappy on my other phones.

yoby

11-07-2008, 14:51

Only needed a debit card when I went in.

No you're not. It's a personal thing. I love it and have a load of disposable income so picked one up. Not worried about the 18 month contract as if I don't like it I'll do the usual of buying a new phone sim free.

Same as everything really, some little tard spotted it and said have they improved the camera yet? Dunno dullard I bought a phone not a camera, why would I spend £3k on a body and use my iPhone FFS.

I use a lot of the features which are offered on the other models but are not implemented well so feel it's worth paying the cash for it :)

You actually put this so much more eloquently than I tried to......
Should clarify that I'm happy with the performance of the unit itself, can't see a pressing need for 3G, and quite disappointed (or frustrated) in that there are some really useful applications available to "enhance" the user experience, but because they aren't sanctioned by Apple, you have to bend or break rules to make things work the way you want them to....

Summary
iPhone = sexy kit
upgrade = no rush
potential to be better - Huge.

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 14:52

Why would you want to extend 18 months of phone contract for a phone that struggles to do phone like things.....

(Oh, should mention that I already have a non 3g one..... it's rubbish)

seems to me its just like Apple Macs.. You wither swear by it or hate it. I think if you like Macs you will like the iphone. By that i'm guessing you use Windows on your PC.

Extending the 18 month contract works out nicely.
I bought my 2G iphone 2 months ago for £100 on 18 month contract. I kept it prestine as i had a feeling i might need to sell it when a rumoured 3G version came out. So I just paid £100 for the 3G and sold the 2G for £150.
Considering all the 2G owners thought they would have to buy out their current contracts to get the 3G i reckon its all pretty good

NathanJT

11-07-2008, 15:20

First downside of the new phone (and the version 2.0 software it seems) it breaks the contacts/call history functionality of the BMW iDrive system. 1.1.4 on my original phone worked perfectly.

Time to drop an email to Apple/BMW me thinks!

yoby

11-07-2008, 15:30

seems to me its just like Apple Macs.. You wither swear by it or hate it. I think if you like Macs you will like the iphone. By that i'm guessing you use Windows on your PC.

Extending the 18 month contract works out nicely.
I bought my 2G iphone 2 months ago for £100 on 18 month contract. I kept it prestine as i had a feeling i might need to sell it when a rumoured 3G version came out. So I just paid £100 for the 3G and sold the 2G for £150.
Considering all the 2G owners thought they would have to buy out their current contracts to get the 3G i reckon its all pretty good

I use windows because all my clients use windows - If I never see a windows PC again it would be the happiest realisation of my life (and yes I need to get out more and take some photos). I love the MAC I get to play with on the odd occasion - Windows woes are doubled when using MAC (or Apple) stuff.

I do like the phone, but get frustrated that it could be so much better. Can't quite get my head around this frenzy for 3G when (in my humble opinion) the ability to forward sms, ability to receive and/or send mms, would be so much more user friendly.

I had jailbroke the old one and quite liked that I could record video, use it as a spirit level/torch etc. etc. and will no doubt be upgrading when stocks have stabilised. I just can't see the need to queue from stupid o'clock in the morning, for a relatively minor improvement.

I don't want to get embroiled in a MAC vs Windows thing, as plainly the MACs are better all round. Just think that the iphone is a bit of an Apple cop-out.....

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 15:35

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 15:38

I use windows because all my clients use windows - If I never see a windows PC again it would be the happiest realisation of my life (and yes I need to get out more and take some photos). I love the MAC I get to play with on the odd occasion - Windows woes are doubled when using MAC (or Apple) stuff.

I do like the phone, but get frustrated that it could be so much better. Can't quite get my head around this frenzy for 3G when (in my humble opinion) the ability to forward sms, ability to receive and/or send mms, would be so much more user friendly.

I had jailbroke the old one and quite liked that I could record video, use it as a spirit level/torch etc. etc. and will no doubt be upgrading when stocks have stabilised. I just can't see the need to queue from stupid o'clock in the morning, for a relatively minor improvement.

I don't want to get embroiled in a MAC vs Windows thing, as plainly the MACs are better all round. Just think that the iphone is a bit of an Apple cop-out.....

In that case my theory is 100% wrong LOL

but my new iphone just turned up whilst i was writing that, so i dont care!! :)

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 15:42

the biggest upgrade factor for me is the gps, that means I'll have an easier time out in the wilds on my MTB and not have to use a paper map quite so much :D

Mms or lack of though does seem odd to me.

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 15:42

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 15:46

Mms or lack of though does seem odd to me.

MMS will be a thing of the past soon.. Most phones wil be able to e-mail pics which is better and cheaper

Just a reminder to everyone upgrading: Itunes doesnt keep your phones 'notes' so write them down or something

Kerioak

11-07-2008, 15:50

Anyone else remember the days when phones were just for talking to other people :)

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 15:50

anyone else upgrading?

my new iphone is asking me for a sim. there isnt a sim in it, or in the packet that came with it labelled 'sim card'

yoby

11-07-2008, 16:00

In that case my theory is 100% wrong LOL

but my new iphone just turned up whilst i was writing that, so i dont care!! :)

Secretly jealous that I never had time to queue this morning !

Don't you need to use the "paperclip" tool to get the sim out of your old one and swap it with the new one? - I know they had trouble with activating new contracts this morning, but an upgrade should be a straight sim swap, plus aggravated re-install of anything you had before (like email accounts etc.)

Agree with the MMS Sentiment as well, but hionestly can't see some of my porn wielding mms mates getting to grips with email let alone paying extra for the priviledge. Hopefully will stand corected over time, but we are talking about people that think the internet is something that fishermen use to separate dolphins from tuna.....

Sadlybrokeboy

11-07-2008, 16:03

anyone else upgrading?

my new iphone is asking me for a sim. there isnt a sim in it, or in the packet that came with it labelled 'sim card'

If you're simply upgrading your contract/phone then shouldn't you be able to use your old one? :)

Matt

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 16:05

ahh yeah.. i assumed the old sim wouldnt work as with o2 you normally need a different sim for 3G, but the old sim says 3G on it! So it works.
thanks guys

dazzajl

11-07-2008, 16:07

Anyone else remember the days when phones were just for talking to other people :)

...and were stuck on a short wire in the hallway. :thumbs:

those were the days eh.

a 21mm lens was abnormally wide, AF was almost unheard of and people used to miss shots because they hadn't wound on the camera. :D:D

I quite like a bit of funky gadget sometimes but I hark after simpler times too. Perhaps what I really need is a bakerlite iPhone with a rotary dial input. :thinking:

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 16:08

well i havent got very far.. i plugged it into itunes and it says 'error accessing itunes store'

anyone else got the same prob? maybe server fell over

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 16:13

hmm
http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/2008/07/11/dont-upgrade-right-now-iphone-3g-error-an-unknown-error-occurred-9838/

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 16:20

LOL
apples forums are down too
http://discussions.apple.com/

dazzajl

11-07-2008, 16:27

With most of .mac AWOL, no iSync and iDisk all gone for a wander today too, it's a bit of a dropped nad for apple. :(

although, even as an apple fan I can't help a little :lol::lol:

Jelster

11-07-2008, 16:32

Iphone, one of the coolest looking gadgets for years. Vastly overrated, and doesn't really stand up against other top range "communication devices" such as the N95 or even some of the XDA units (IMPO).

The new Sony Ericsson C902 looks like a very tasty bit of kit, and it'll probably work too ;)

Steve

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 16:50

well, its working.. but i cant sync it until the itunes store (which i assume means o2 activation site) wakes up

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 17:00

I'm kind of glad I never managed to get one today as I write this from my 2g iPhone .......... I hate not being able to use new toys :D

tiler65

11-07-2008, 17:27

Forget the iphone this is ONLY one that will do it all and ALL the players are going to have it except O2.

HTC Diamond (http://www.devicewire.co.uk/htc-touch-diamond)

Venomator

11-07-2008, 20:06

I am really surprised no-one has mentioned the wonders of v2.0 and MobileMe ... :eek: ... this is really going to make business life easier ... for me at least ... :D ... not to mention the Apps button and the games that use the iPhone's accelerometer ... :suspect: ... they are simply awesome ... ;) ... that is if you need something to do between business calls, arranging meetings, taking notes, updating your calendar and blog whilst adding images to your web gallery and texting & e-mailing everyone on your contact list ... just because you can ... :lol: ... all whilst knowing precisely where you are, where you have been and where you are going ... :geek: ... have I missed much ... :cuckoo:

Forget the iphone this is ONLY one that will do it all and ALL the players are going to have it except O2.

I am sorry to say that I think you are entirely missing the point Tiler ... :shrug: ... not to mention the boat ... :naughty:

:p

matty

11-07-2008, 20:23

when will i be able to buy one legally to use on T Mobile? Someone wake me up when i can. o2 aint getting a single bean out of me since they stole £20 off mrs matt for 'not using her phone' when in fact she had been. Theiving motherfunsters.

Gary Wood

11-07-2008, 20:35

Matty sorry but that will prob never happen , you know Iphone 1 can be unlocked right ?? as to legal unlocking phones is not illegal

matty

11-07-2008, 20:49

is o2 contract with apple perminant?

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 20:50

Has anyone managed to update a 2G phone up to 2.0?

Itunes is fobbing me off big time

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 20:54

Has anyone managed to update a 2G phone up to 2.0?

Itunes is fobbing me off big time

how'd you mean? its already v2.0

you mean when you connect it to itunes for the first time and it says it cant connect to the store?
all you can do is click OK, then click on one of your music folders, then click back on your iphone and go again.
Mine worked on about the 45th try
the problem is i got my phone round about the same time all the americans got back from the apple store :)

Gary Wood

11-07-2008, 21:00

Has anyone managed to update a 2G phone up to 2.0?

Itunes is fobbing me off big time

is there an error message

Venomator

11-07-2008, 21:02

Has anyone managed to update a 2G phone up to 2.0?

Itunes is fobbing me off big time

Yes DF ... ;) ... did it this afternoon with no trouble at all ... :shrug: ... and also managed to update to MobileMe from .Mac too ... :D ... although it has been painfully slow at everything ever since ... :suspect:

Hardly surprising I suppose given the demand for 3G's and setting them up and all ... :eek:

:p

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 21:05

how'd you mean? its already v2.0

you mean when you connect it to itunes for the first time and it says it cant connect to the store?
all you can do is click OK, then click on one of your music folders, then click back on your iphone and go again.
Mine worked on about the 45th try
the problem is i got my phone round about the same time all the americans got back from the apple store :)

My software on my antique 2G iphone is 1.1.4 and I want to bring it up the todays 2.0 release, but itunes 7.7 says 1.1.4 is the latest release.

I'm getting the feeling like they've restricted the upgrade path until all the demand has leveled.

typical....first I can't get a 3G and then I can't get the updated software.

Anyone lend me a cat ? :bang:

badgerbaiter

11-07-2008, 22:02

My software on my antique 2G iphone is 1.1.4 and I want to bring it up the todays 2.0 release, but itunes 7.7 says 1.1.4 is the latest release.

I'm getting the feeling like they've restricted the upgrade path until all the demand has leveled.

typical....first I can't get a 3G and then I can't get the updated software.

Anyone lend me a cat ? :bang:

my bad! i read that you had a 3G phone not a 2G phone.. sorry about that.
must learn to stop skimming peoples posts!

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 22:24

Looks like the update is working again, it's just under a 100mb into the download :eek:

digitalfailure

11-07-2008, 23:48

All updated to 2.0 now :)

I'll search out a 3G tomorrow too

Venomator

12-07-2008, 07:59

All updated to 2.0 now :)

I'll search out a 3G tomorrow too

I reckon both Apple and O2 completely under-estimated demand for both the 3G and the upgrade tov2.0 yesterday ... :suspect: .. caused all sorts of download and other problems and didn't do either of them any favours ... :shrug:

Glad you are now sorted though DF and good luck with the 3G search ... :) ... are you going with MobileMe too ... :shrug:

:p

digitalfailure

12-07-2008, 16:12

I probably will Rog,

It makes sense on soooo many levels :)

russdaz

12-07-2008, 19:49

No on the Iphone, although it i did have a look at one today, but i opted to a N95 couldnt get on with the touch screen of it, plus the contract price was above what i wanted to pay.

JumboBeef

13-07-2008, 09:44

iPhone G3 owners, don't watch this (http://www.willitblend.com/videos.aspx?type=unsafe&video=iphone3g) :D

petemc

13-07-2008, 10:05

iPhone G3 owners, don't watch this :D

Ok then.

chrisgrieve

13-07-2008, 15:30

:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(

at least mine is safe here with me, :lol:

digitalfailure

13-07-2008, 15:45

5 shops in Chester town center are officialy i
iPhone 3g free areas.

Staff in the 2 O2 shops didn't know when they'll get more and said to check the website for more info :(

question for other iPhone users ...... Have you managed to make flash work ?

petemc

13-07-2008, 16:00

Flash isn't supported.

digitalfailure

13-07-2008, 16:12

That's good then....... I thought it was just me :D

I wonder if it'll get support now that the sdk has launched.

petemc

13-07-2008, 16:25

I wouldn't count on it. Apparently it'll drain the battery life something stupid. TBH I can't think of any Flash sites I would want to browse on the iPhone.

digitalfailure

13-07-2008, 16:40

it'd be handy for some of the animated sections of some websites,

Someone linked to the will it bend website and the video needs flash :D

petemc

13-07-2008, 16:46

I bet the video is on YouTube :p

badgerbaiter

16-07-2008, 14:06

something i just noticed is that you can use any headphones on the new iphone.
on the old one you had to have special ones that would fit in the socket

Kev_mk3

16-07-2008, 14:46

i work with PDS's, Iphones etc all day every day setting them up - dont see why people want the iphone personally. im happy with my simple cheap yet fully working sony ericsson

petemc

16-07-2008, 14:56

As a freelance photographer its great to get email on the go wherever I am. Oh sure I could have that on my k800i but the interface is horrible. The k800i designed for dialing numbers more than anything. The iPhone has been designed with the internet in mind. Like on Monday. I was driving about all over the place from meetings to shops getting supplies. All the while my email was pushed to the phone and when something came in I could check it out and reply in an easy way. I didn't have to type on a fiddly keyboard or drive all the way home to find that I had to go all the way back. Its one device instead of 2. I've got my favourite tunes on there for when I'm out and about. I've got my portfolio on it too to wow people on the street. If I don't have an image on there I can get it from my website. It fits in my pocket better than my k800i too. GPS for those times when I just can't find the building I'm looking for. The odd game for when I'm bored waiting for something. I quite enjoyed playing Bomberman earlier in the dentists. Its got a fantastic interface. Its just a modern phone. Everything else seems so old with their 9 digit keypads and tiny screens. Its freedom from the desk in a way that the laptop can't provide.

But of course if you're not me or one of the other people who bought it for their own personal reasons then you won't see why we wanted one :p

russdaz

16-07-2008, 15:02

Must admit i did consider the iphone, for many of the reasons mentioned. But i stuck to the n95 as i didnt like the touch screen, nor the waiting time. Having the GPS on the n95 is great and is used most days, saves me having to carry a satnav and setting up particularly as i have a car for personal use, and a company van too.

badgerbaiter

16-07-2008, 15:08

the one thing that put me buying an iphone originally is that i thought it would be too common.
so its pretty good that a lot of people dont want one.

i dont know about you guys, but i've had a lot of mobile phones in my time.. they nearly always are below par. on the smarter phones the processors can never keep up with the OS or software.
Windows Mobile 5 was terrible.. then i upgraded it to WM 6 and they hadnt fixed any bugs and just changed the interface colours!
The iphone is by a long long way the best phone i've ever had.

Chillimonster

20-07-2008, 14:18

Looks like the 3g has been Jailbroken, but not unlocked...... YET

http://www.modmyifone.com/wiki/index.php/Pwnage_2.0_Guide_3G

TorqueRevs

20-07-2008, 14:23

how fast is the 3g on yours....i would not say its that quick ....all the hype is that it was fast...

is it just mine thats slow

badgerbaiter

20-07-2008, 15:09

pretty fast when it has 3 or 4 bars of signal.. bit iffy at anything lower

TorqueRevs

20-07-2008, 15:12

another thing...does the sim card ahve anything to do with it...i.e do you have to have a "3g sim"

because mine came with a "3g sim" and i put that bugger in and nothing happened...put my old one in that i have had for years and she worked straight away...

im on contract and have been with 02 for donkeys...they never said to keep my old sim or put this new one in...i presumed since they sent a new one that i had to put that in

badgerbaiter

20-07-2008, 16:15

it def needs to be a 3G sim, but the sims that were in the 2G iphone were 3G sims so you should be OK.

So, long as you have a symbol next to the signal strength that says 3G then you should be on a 3G network

TorqueRevs

20-07-2008, 20:28

i aint got nbo 3g thing...just a "E"..

hmmm

digitalfailure

20-07-2008, 21:55

E is EDGE

Is there a setting that turns the 3G on?
I still haven't managed to track one down.

Getting a bit annoyed with bugs in V2.0 software though :(

The screen doesn't always rotate is the phone hasn't been used for a while

inputting text if the screen is zoomed in makes the screen go nuts

inputting text can be laggy....especially passwords

and the camera seems to take an age to come on now

I've suffered this since the 2.0 software and looking around the net shows other owners of 2 and 3G iphones have the same issue and apple are already working on an update.

Chillimonster

20-07-2008, 22:00

I can't see why Apple Stores are not doing the upgrades :shrug:

Its not as if they can't as they use the O2 system to activate the phones.

TorqueRevs

20-07-2008, 22:00

hmmm...so E for edge is not 3G then...

im confused..

badgerbaiter

20-07-2008, 22:16

hmmm...so E for edge is not 3G then...

im confused..

yup, EDGE is Enhanced Data somethinG E
its slightly faster than normal WAP

TorqueRevs

21-07-2008, 12:16

so what does the 3g logo look like...

Chillimonster

21-07-2008, 12:17

Little 3G in a box on mine

TorqueRevs

21-07-2008, 12:18

Little 3G in a box on mine

thanks:'(

i aint got one

Chillimonster

21-07-2008, 12:19

I only get one when outsite. When in the office or at home i get the [E] symbol.

TorqueRevs

21-07-2008, 12:21

hmmm. i may have to go on a wonder...i aint seen a 3g yet

TorqueRevs

21-07-2008, 12:23

ive got a blue square with a whote dot in it now

Chillimonster

21-07-2008, 12:26

Not seen that one :thinking:

TorqueRevs

21-07-2008, 12:36

im sure mines kerplunked....the apps are not working now...touch one and it pops up then straight back to home screen

Chillimonster

21-07-2008, 12:44

Give a full restore in itunes - might do the trick :shrug:

TorqueRevs

21-07-2008, 13:02

thanks everyone for your help. I think they are very tempremental. I in installed the apps and downloaded then again. Still pretty cool though. I sent this message from my iphone as the wife has hijacked the laptop

digitalfailure

21-07-2008, 14:48

the little square with the dot is the slowest data carrier :(
Can't remember it's name at the mo ....... But it's slooooooow

digitalfailure

25-07-2008, 12:56

w00t

I have a 2.5G iPhone :D

I say 2.5 because I'm yet to see a 3G logo :annoyed:

It has the same software glitches as the 2G v2.0 phone too :(

Gps is soooooooooo cool though :D

dazzajl

25-07-2008, 13:06

Sooooooooo, does anyone have a fully working, totally functional and non glitching 3g phone then? :thinking:

Chillimonster

25-07-2008, 13:12

w00t

I have a 2.5G iPhone :D

I say 2.5 because I'm yet to see a 3G logo :annoyed:

It has the same software glitches as the 2G v2.0 phone too :(

Gps is soooooooooo cool though :D

Jailbreak it and put MacMan on there - Wicked game.

Also got Twinkle on mine (Crap!)

petemc

25-07-2008, 13:37

Twinkle is on the app store

digitalfailure

25-07-2008, 13:38

Sooooooooo, does anyone have a fully working, totally functional and non glitching 3g phone then? :thinking:

I don't think that such a device exists :(

I still have server not responding messages, error 302 in safari , no 3G and still laggy.

I also still have the weird screen jumping thing when typing a post if the screen is expanded :eek:

Not that impressed with the change tbh apart from the GPS and the extra 8gb

Chillimonster

25-07-2008, 13:43

Twinkle is on the app store

Yeah i know :)

I was reffering to Macman from Cydia (Jailbreak installer app)

Whittie

25-07-2008, 14:08

I have one, although I think it's cack and overrated :/

badgerbaiter

25-07-2008, 14:19

i think my 2G one had less issues than this 3G one
i've had quite a bit of buginess on this iphone
the funny thing is that even with these issues its still by far the most reliable and usefull phone i've ever had

Matt.

25-07-2008, 17:12

The updated Last.fm app is WAY better than before. It buffers so much faster and doesnt crash... still no scrobbling, but that probably wont ever happen.

TorqueRevs

25-07-2008, 17:16

mine is working proper now...

even though i was told to put my old sim card in...i had to port my number to the new sim card...

old sim was not worthy of the iphone...

everyone who has the iphone needs at least the phone saber app and shazzam...midomi is cool also

petemc

25-07-2008, 18:11

I have one, although I think it's cack and overrated :/

I've said it before and I'll say it again. So's your face :p

2blue4u

31-07-2008, 21:43

Carphone Warehouse were determined to prevent me from having an iPhone. Two weeks of misinformation, missed promises and downright lies. I've never come across a supplier with such contempt for a paying customer.

So I cancelled the order on Tuesday and midday today I just happened across an O2 outlet that had a couple 16gb phones in stock. The deed was done, but it took ages as the prats at CW entered my order onto the O2 system - this morning, two days after I cancelled.

I'll probably end up with four :(

digitalfailure

01-08-2008, 06:20

glad you've got one blue, it's a great device.

Don't let the software niggles put you off it, 2.0.1. Isn't far away :)

petemc

01-08-2008, 08:10

Actually 2.1 isn't far away. Its been sent out to developers along with the push API.

Chillimonster

01-08-2008, 08:12

Actually 2.1 isn't far away. Its been sent out to developers along with the push API.

Thats good to know, thanks :)

Chillimonster

01-08-2008, 08:13

i'm sure i was told that O2 bills are emailed to the account owner now instead of sent through the post. As i am only 10 days into my contract i have not had my first bill yet, so can anyone confirm this for me.

Thanks

Chris

NathanJT

01-08-2008, 08:18

Yes they are emailed.

Also, for anyone that uses it, you can now use MSN,ICQ etc on the iPhone using Palringo from the app store. Oh, and like all good iPhone apps, it's free!

:D

digitalfailure

01-08-2008, 09:16

oh didn't know you could use msn on it...... I'll never use all my texts now :D

2.0.1 needs to solve some major bugs for me

Safari gets stop errors 302 a lot
Safari also tells me the server has stopped responding....lies !!!!!!!!!
Safari has a weird screen issue if posting a quick reply with the main window zoomed in

Key board is laggier on v2.0 than it was on 1.1.4

I get the odd accelerometer issue from wake up to, but it doesn't seem as bad on the 3g as it was on the v2.0 2g

digitalfailure

01-08-2008, 09:16

*Deleting double post!*

Edited by InaGlo: Apparently the iphone makes you see double too.

I dunno ... you just cant get the staff! :p

Craikeybaby

01-08-2008, 12:58

I'll be getting mine on Sunday (when my last contract will have expired) can't wait.

Venomator

01-08-2008, 13:17

Still got three weeks to wait before I can upgrade ... :annoyed:

But on v2.0 software with my 2G and it is a marked improvement imhgo ... :thumbs:

Still think Monkey Ball is mad ... :lol:

:p

digitalfailure

01-08-2008, 14:58

Glo........that was a safari hang induced double post :(

Ven.....strange how functionality of your 2g is better, mine took a nose dive on V 2.0

Venomator

03-08-2008, 15:33

Perhaps what I really need is a bakerlite iPhone with a rotary dial input. :thinking:

And now the RotaryDialer App for iPhone comes with authentic sound ... ;) ... and it works ... :suspect:

Well nearly ... :lol:

Ven.....strange how functionality of your 2g is better, mine took a nose dive on V 2.0

Only thing I could whinge about if I was minded (but I'm NOT ... :lol:) ... is the battery life is noticeably shortened ... :shrug:

:p