The iPhone thread

[mr_bo]

Originally Posted by Matt D

Has anyone at CF with a 3G upgraded to the 3G S, or is planning to do so?

Ordered one on Friday for my wife. She has the 1st iphone which is jailbroken and will go on ebay.

[Ramrod]

Doesn't look like XP64 is supported yet

[Tezcatlipoca]

Originally Posted by Matt D

Mazuma & a few others will give £200 for a 16GB 3G, and Mobile Phone Buyer will give £211.

Mazuma: https when registering. Money comes via a cheque.

Mobile Phone Buyer: no https when registering, money comes via BACS to your bank account (but: details of which are entered into an unsecure page).


Mazuma for me.

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For anyone planning on getting a 3GS on contract - if you buy from Mobiles.co.uk (part of CPW AFAIK) via the cashback website Quidco you will earn £60 cashback (info courtesy of Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert.com weekly email):


http://www.quidco.com/mobiles-co-uk/

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-iphone

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/sho...hback-websites

I would do what your are Matt if it were not for the fact that I would need the 32gig which is a wooping £500. Might as well wait until next iPhone when hopefully the upgrade will be more drastic.

[Tezcatlipoca]

I want 32GB... but only 'cos it's the biggest.

But I need no more than 16GB.

I've only actually filled about half of my 16GB 3G. Although I still haven't got around to ripping all of my CDs, I'd probably not top 10GBish, so still have room for more music or some videos.

I downloaded the Entire season of Brass Eye, along with my music collection it pretty much wipes out the 16gig :P

[squiggs1982]

Yeah, I bought the 16gb 3Gs thinking it would be enough - stupidest thing I've ever done! Went back today for a 32gb swap over! :-)

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Doesn't look like XP64 is supported yet

Then install 32 bit xp in a VM you have been told this before surely

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by zing

Then install 32 bit xp in a VM you have been told this before surely

Yes m8, you did

[Tezcatlipoca]

"Find my iPhone" in action...

http://happywaffle.livejournal.com/5890.html

[Tezcatlipoca]

Well, as expected, I gave in...

I picked up a PAYG 16GB iPhone 3GS from the Apple Store on Friday evening after work.

Got there at about 5:50pm, 10 minutes before closing.

Got served a few minutes before six. The assistant ("A-Train") was very helpful, & I was out of there around 6:10pm.

I had to do a £10 Top Up online on the PAYG SIM & Activate the iPhone in store, even though I said I was planning on simply putting my Pay Monthly SIM in it & not actually using it as a PAYG. Apparently this is standard practice & the same happens if you buy a PAYG one in the O2 store too. He told me though that all I had to do was phone O2, & they could credit it back to my contract bill - I did that on Saturday, & a very helpful O2 iPhone CSR called Patrick sorted that out for me.

Swapped SIMs at home on Friday, hooked the 3GS up to iTunes & then restored the 3G backup to my 3GS & sync'd it. And then my new 3GS was up & running

Not had a full play with it yet, but it's definitely a lot faster than the 3G. Even just web-browsing with Safari is noticeably faster.

The compass works well, & the way Google Maps orientates accordingly is good.

I tried the Voice Control, but didn't have much luck. Seemed a bit hit & miss (something I also found when using voice control on my old old XDA Mini S running WM5). It's just a novelty for me though anyway.

Me: "Play Portishead."

iPhone: "Playing The Verve."

Me: "No, PLAY PORTISHEAD."

iPhone: "Call Richard?"

Tried a few other things. Some worked, some were way off...

[Blackened]

Originally Posted by Matt D

"Find my iPhone" in action...

http://happywaffle.livejournal.com/5890.html

Ha! Brilliant.

Originally Posted by Matt D

I tried the Voice Control, but didn't have much luck.
Me: "Play Portishead."

iPhone: "Playing The Verve."

Me: "No, PLAY PORTISHEAD."

iPhone: "Call Richard?"

Sounds like you had great luck there, Matt. A 3GS with a good taste in music!

[Derek]

Might not be by design but seemingly the 3GS is waterproof when shooting video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qbWjaW25mQ

[dilli-theclaw]

HHHmmm that is just the kind of thing Rammy would do

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edit - I spilt a cup of tea over my touch without damaging it.

[bopdude]

I wonder how long the 3GS kept on working