The iPhone

[MrBurns]

Yup, aint that the truth.

I have a 16g phone and $49 a month plan with Optus and I cant remember how many gig download that includes, but I never go close to using even half of it.

Hey Mr B, make sure you have all your power settings correctly done (eg turn off 'location services', wireless, brightness, and possibly even 3G) if you find your battery drains too quickly.

They should drop a pallet load of these over the Taliban , they would forget all about terrorist attacks, no time

Yeah thanks prospector, I'll see how long the battery lasts then turn off bits here and there.

 

[Largesse]

They should drop a pallet load of these over the Taliban , they would forget all about terrorist attacks, no time

Yeah thanks prospector, I'll see how long the battery lasts then turn off bits here and there.

or they would use them to guide cruise missiles

 

[MrBurns]

or they would use them to guide cruise missiles

Yeah tricky little buggers back to plan A load the nukes.

Does anyone know if you can transfer a ringtone from a mobile to an IPhone it's the Top Gear theme and I miss it.

 

[togs]

Yeah tricky little buggers back to plan A load the nukes.

Does anyone know if you can transfer a ringtone from a mobile to an IPhone it's the Top Gear theme and I miss it.

If you can get the Top Gear ringtone on to your PC, you might be able to. From my own tests, the iPhone will only use ringtones that appear as ringtones in iTunes.

If the transfer trick doesn't do it, I can probably make it up in an hour or two.

 

[Prospector]

Yeah tricky little buggers back to plan A load the nukes.

Does anyone know if you can transfer a ringtone from a mobile to an IPhone it's the Top Gear theme and I miss it.

Yep, there are many free little programs that allow you to take a clip from any sound track, convert it to ITunes format and then put it into the library. There are also lots of YouTube demos doing exactly the same thing. No need to pay for Itunes ringtones at all, although they try to make you think you do. Just do a google on 'converting ringtones for iphone'

Ah, the things we do when we first get our iphones. Dont worry, eventually the novelty will wear off.

 

[MrBurns]

Googled it and there it was, now installed and working, I wait by it all day hoping someone will ring me.

 

[Prospector]

Oh yeah, and I have converted my four most favourite movies onto the iphone too - great for a quick watch while travelling etc. The picture is fantastic. My iphone (16gig) is almsot full.

 

[MrBurns]

Ok I've learned how to set an alarm using the clock, but it only allows you to do it for the current 24 hour time frame, you cant set an alarm for a week in advance ? Is that correct ?

 

[togs]

For the clock alarm, yes. Use the calender alarms for future alerts.

 

[MrBurns]

For the clock alarm, yes. Use the calender alarms for future alerts.

I see, thanks, it's a bit convoluted, you should be able to do both from the one screen.
I guess you can if you use the calendar for all alarms but then why can you do it from the clock as well ?

 

[togs]

I see, thanks, it's a bit convoluted, you should be able to do both from the one screen.
I guess you can if you use the calendar for all alarms but then why can you do it from the clock as well ?

Kinda makes sense to me - i.e. I can't set my clock radio to go off next week, only within 24 hours.

Cheers,
togs

 

[MrBurns]

Kinda makes sense to me - i.e. I can't set my clock radio to go off next week, only within 24 hours.

Cheers,
togs

The Nokia was easier but you get used to anything new in a few days so doesnt really matter.

 

[M34N]

I only bought an 8GB iPhone a couple weeks ago, they are fantastic and I highly recommend them. Only thing that I dislike about them are that there's no ability to copy and paste text, and that the battery life is pretty poor, but if you have a USB cable with you, it can be charged from a PC or wall socket so it's no drama. I've noticed about 4 hours of heavy usage and the battery will be at about 20%, pretty poor. But that's with games going and music being played; with normal usage it lasts a day easily but would definitely need to be charged overnight.

Love the way you can virtually have a MSN chat-style log of SMS's, has the ability to check both POP3 and Hotmail accounts, Safari web browser is excellent and loads pages very quick, WiFi access is great, iPod built in is one of the most useful things especially if you travel a bit, the quality of the audio especially with headphones plugged in is astounding. And the range of games and applications available is phenomenal, although you do have to pay a small fee for the most popular applications (sometimes around $5 per app so it's still cheap anyway).

I compared this with the Nokia 5800 and found the iPhone more reliable; loading web pages on the Nokia was very slow compared with the iPhone, but I did like the touch screen of the Nokia and the fact it could be used in only one hand... it almost felt like a direct rip-off of the iPhone to be honest, and I preferred the existing support base of the iPhone and it was proven technology.

BTW I'm on the Optus 24-month $49 cap paying an extra $7 p/month for the phone; cheap considering they retail for around $800 for an 8GB iPhone!

 

[Sean K]

I don't like the iPhone.

My wife bought one a couple of weeks ago, and we haven't spoken since.

 

[MrBurns]

The weather has been showing 16 deg (Melbourne)all morning but it's 20, anyone else noticed any problems there ?

 

[Prospector]

Yes Mr B, I have always noticed a problem with Melbourne's weather!

 

[Boggo]

... and that the battery life is pretty poor, but if you have a USB cable with you, it can be charged from a PC or wall socket so it's no drama. I've noticed about 4 hours of heavy usage and the battery will be at about 20%, pretty poor. But that's with games going and music being played; with normal usage it lasts a day easily but would definitely need to be charged overnight.

I am looking at the 16G through Optus.
From their site I would be better off with their 16G and $49+ $13 for the phone than my current plan with my Motorola.
I am with Internode for my broadband and they have free software for the iPhone which will connect me to their WiFi for free where its available.

I have been told that you cannot replace the battery in an iPhone, is this correct?

Also, for those on the Optus plans can you answer the query on the pic below.
I have phoned the local SA outlet but the person I spoke to was still coming down from from her latest rave party

I have been told that the flagfall is outside the $300.

 

[Largesse]

i can't speak on behalf of optus because i have never used on of their caps/plans but with vodafone the flagfall is billed in the '$300' worth of calls, not as an extra.

I assume it is the same for most caps across most companies.

 

[M34N]

I don't like the iPhone.

My wife bought one a couple of weeks ago, and we haven't spoken since.

Smart woman :

The weather has been showing 16 deg (Melbourne)all morning but it's 20, anyone else noticed any problems there ?

It's showing 19 degrees on my iPhone, but the BoM is showing 21.4 at the moment... could be the data being supplied to Yahoo being incorrect?

I am looking at the 16G through Optus.
From their site I would be better off with their 16G and $49+ $13 for the phone than my current plan with my Motorola.
I am with Internode for my broadband and they have free software for the iPhone which will connect me to their WiFi for free where its available.

I have been told that you cannot replace the battery in an iPhone, is this correct?

Also, for those on the Optus plans can you answer the query on the pic below.
I have phoned the local SA outlet but the person I spoke to was still coming down from from her latest rave party

I have been told that the flagfall is outside the $300.

That is from my understanding correct regarding the cap plan, at least that's how I interpreted it anyway! It's a bit bad I'm not 100% sure myself but I guessed that's how it goes, that's how it worked with Vodafone for the past 7 years I was with them. Also I considered the 16GB phone but decided against it as I don't put that much stuff on my phone anyway, and really wanted it more for the applications and emails/internet.

Personally, I think the $49 plan is better value, you get $300 worth of calls and 250MB of internet usage, but the latter becomes redundant when you consider you get free internet usage if you connect to a WiFi, which I am 90% of the time. I think on the $59 cap they give you $350 worth of calls but 500MB of net usage, so no real benefit IMO unless you are a heavier user of the internet. Either way in most capital cities Optus have free WiFi so it's excellent coverage in the major CBD's. Otherwise it's the $79 cap, and you don't pay a cent for the (8GB) iPhone each month and get a lot more calls.

From what I've discovered, Optus is the cheapest and offer the best rates (for the iPhone anyway), otherwise if I didn't mind paying extra Telstra's Next G network is the quickest but you pay extra for the better service...

 

[ojm]

The weather has been showing 16 deg (Melbourne)all morning but it's 20, anyone else noticed any problems there ?

I recommend going to the AppStore and buying a program called Pocket Weather. Cost about $3. Uses the BoM for current temperature and forecasts, and therefore is very accurate.