IPhone 3G

[Mia.Colpa]

And you all are going to pay a hefty premium for that with Rogers...


I love this new toy, but the monthly fees are ridiculous.

The people that pay that hefty premium are the ones that pave the way for those that currently find the monthly fees ridiculous. Those that buy now provide the manufacturers with capital to continue to advance technology, reduce costs and eventually allow those that can't afford it initially to finally get in the game. Let's not diss and bite the hand that helps us, we should thank them and encourage more to buy now.

 

[svtcobra]

ITunes was down until about 4pm, but after that I was able to register and unbrick it. .

Just to clarify. You were 100% able to unlock the new 3G Iphone ? If so how were you able to unlock the 3g Phones ?

 

[Tangwhich]

Just to clarify. You were 100% able to unlock the new 3G Iphone ?

I'm sure he'll clarify, but it's my understanding that you have to register the phone to use it fully, even on your own network. It's unlikely he means making it completely unlocked to use with any SIM.

 

[shmeis007]

An unlocked iphone is useless on rogers or fido. All data will be tracked by each devices specific IMEI number. They ener these in their systems and then you are billed accordingly.

If you were naïve enough to use an unlocked phone on an iphone specific plan the amount you would be paying for data would reach into the thousands a month.

 

[svtcobra]

An unlocked iphone is useless on rogers or fido. All data will be tracked by each devices specific IMEI number. They ener these in their systems and then you are billed accordingly.

If you were naïve enough to use an unlocked phone on an iphone specific plan the amount you would be paying for data would reach into the thousands a month.

LoL

Ok, I travel abit and I would like to use this phone in other parts of the world where GSM service is available. I'm assuming Iphones are locked to the rogers network (like all their other phones. So unlocking it would be an essential to me. I don't care about data use, charges etc which is associated with it, as I already know about that.

 

[svtcobra]

I'm sure he'll clarify, but it's my understanding that you have to register the phone to use it fully, even on your own network. It's unlikely he means making it completely unlocked to use with any SIM.

Thx, I'm more interested in the unlocking to use with any SIM card for travelling.

 

[mav256]

And you all are going to pay a hefty premium for that with Rogers...


I love this new toy, but the monthly fees are ridiculous.

I don't consider $30/6 Gig to be a hefty premium. Hydro charges more than that for their crappy Wifi network. So far the 3G is much faster.

 

[mav256]

Just to clarify. You were 100% able to unlock the new 3G Iphone ? If so how were you able to unlock the 3g Phones ?

No, I didn't try to unlock it. As far as I know you can't (but I'm sure someone will hack it).

 

[xarir]

iPhone software (v2.0) has already been jailbroken. It is therefore possible to unlock a 3G iPhone.

http://gizmodo.com/5023971/iphone-os-20-unlocked-yes

Other countries already sell unlocked 3G iPhones so it's not really necessary to unlock it "illegally" if you have a way of purchasing the phone outside of Canada.

 

[MixedNuts]

The people that pay that hefty premium are the ones that pave the way for those that currently find the monthly fees ridiculous. Those that buy now provide the manufacturers with capital to continue to advance technology, reduce costs and eventually allow those that can't afford it initially to finally get in the game. Let's not diss and bite the hand that helps us, we should thank them and encourage more to buy now.

Hey, you're talking to both a Blu-ray and HD-DVD owner from last year. I know about the benefits and pitfalls about early adoption.


Anyways, I wasn't dissing anyone purchasing the iPhone. My comment clearly states I love the gadget. I was merely pointing out Rogers' ridiculous monthly fees for the iPhone, which Apple themselves are rumoured to be unhappy with.


The hardware is affordable, it's Rogers' fees that will not advance this technology effortlessly in Canada (as AT&T managed to do in the States).

 

[rb420]

And for the bell mobility customers out there.....anyone plan on getting the instinct? Basically Samsungs version of the Iphone. It is already available to those on the sprint network. Coming to bell early august (the 4th i think)

I'm looking to upgrade my phone (samsung a920) to either the blackberry curve or the the Instinct.

 

[chrispalen]

Wait for the Blackberry Bold or the Blackberry Thunder.

CP

 

[mav256]

Convergence and Synergy, my friend.

The combination of phones, computers, and GPS devices has applications and uses we haven't even started to tap yet. For example, imagine being downtown, pulling out your phone, tapping in "sushi restaurants", fixing a price range, a distance range (as your phone knows where you are), tying in your favorite review site/service, and getting 5 options, each with a website & an option/link to make a reservation on the spot. You choose one, your phone spits out your confirmation information to your email queue, along with a link to take you navigation instructions (as you might change locations between making the reservation and leaving for lunch, the directions are - of course - calculated in real time).

That's a fairly simple and off-the-cuff idea. Ubiquitous access to the internet in real time, in your pocket, is going to make things very interesting in the next decade or so.

The iPhone is a good step towards that.

So far since Friday I have:

- Looked up a restaurant phone #, called to see if it was busy and made a restaurant reservation while we we driving there (we called a few)
- Check to see when a movie was playing (3 times, we kept changing our minds as we stayed longer in the restaurant), then bought the tickets on-line
- Reserverd a rental car on-line, returned it, got the receipt on-line
- Looked up a couple of phone numbers I didn't have
- Check my email (work/home) several times, booked a few meetings for next week
- Chatted on-line with some friends in China, talked about my next trip (which of course, I will book on-line on my IPhone)
- Went to a park with my daughter, took several pictures, emailed them to her mother
- Tracked my location, and got driving directions
- Taunted some n00b about about PDAs

I have never been able to do all that before without being on a computer or very close to a Wifi connection (with my ITouch). I feel I am much closer to Convergence and Synergy than I have ever been!

And I could care less about reading Word documents (I mean really, who the fuck reads Word documents anymore, god!).

 

[shmeis007]

So far since Friday I have:

- Looked up a restaurant phone #, called to see if it was busy and made a restaurant reservation while we we driving there (we called a few)
- Check to see when a movie was playing (3 times, we kept changing our minds as we stayed longer in the restaurant), then bought the tickets on-line
- Reserverd a rental car on-line, returned it, got the receipt on-line
- Looked up a couple of phone numbers I didn't have
- Check my email (work/home) several times, booked a few meetings for next week
- Chatted on-line with some friends in China, talked about my next trip (which of course, I will book on-line on my IPhone)
- Went to a park with my daughter, took several pictures, emailed them to her mother
- Tracked my location, and got driving directions
- Taunted some n00b about about PDAs

I have never been able to do all that before without being on a computer or very close to a Wifi connection (with my ITouch). I feel I am much closer to Convergence and Synergy than I have ever been!

And I could care less about reading Word documents (I mean really, who the fuck reads Word documents anymore, god!).

I do that all and more for the past year with my phone too. And i dont have to be online all the time to do it either. Whats the point of gps if i cant use it in the middle of nowhere?

Im interested about the pda taunting. Please let me in on some of that wisdom.

Baaaaaaaa baaaaa

 

[Crixus]

So far since Friday I have:
And I could care less about reading Word documents (I mean really, who the fuck reads Word documents anymore, god!).

Me

Or at least text. I read a great deal, and the ability to access eBooks in a portable device is a big draw. Sadly, the Amazon Kindle wasn't available in Canada last time I looked.

I also would like to be able to write on the go (as in the subway) - which is partly why platforms likes the HTC P4000 or Tilt (with a PDA display and a hardware keyboard) appeal to me.

I realize that those aren't requirements for everyone though.

 

[Crixus]

So the iPhone has surfing capability.

How's TERB look on it?

 

[steeverus]

And I could care less about reading Word documents (I mean really, who the fuck reads Word documents anymore, god!).

Me too!!
I HAVE to have Excel and Word editability but so far I have found that you can view these documents on an iphone but you can't edit them.

 

[Fred Zed]

Aside from the fact that "Robbers" is pretty much the worst in terms of plans, the iPhone itself is a POS as far as I'm concerned. Maddox agrees:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

Priceless Quote:

"On an iPhone, you have to press an additional button that opens up an alternate keypad that will allow you to type numbers and punctuation. So typing something as simple as elipses (...) requires you to tap your finger 9 times. Enjoy your phone, losers! People like me who have shit to do will stick to a keyboard that doesn't have its lips wrapped firmly to the user-interface equivalent of a throbbing dong"

Most people probably don't have much use for an iPhone but for those who do it's great. The keyboard is very easy to use and you can enter text or numbers very fast. The quote from Maddox above link is quite stupid because those characters require a few keystrokes on any keyboard. The problem with regular cell phones is it takes forever to
type a message. If all you do with your wireless device is make phone calls and send a few text messages a day by all means stick with your cell phone.

Wireless plans are not that different from carrier to carrier
and for those with a Rogers contract switching to an iphone plan does not necessarily
change the contract price significantly. In my case I have estimated that depending
how I use the iPhone I may not only make more money, I may also save money on my wireless plan compared to what I was paying before.
I suspect those of you who are knocking the iphone probably
don't have much use for it.

 

[onthebottom]

I'll get one this summer sometime.... I have a Windows Mobile now and Windows just sucks. I've had crackberries several times over the years, they're great for email but the calendar/address book sucks. Palm is just so 90s.... I guess for me it's iPod's turn to disappoint.

Iv'e had a touch since Xmas, it's a fantastic ipod so we'll see.

OTB

 

[WinterHawk]

A couple of things that could be better with the iPhone.

1) NO VOICE COMMANDS, can't use it to dail wirelessly
2) The only wireless headset available is from Apple, it syncs via the cable
3) Have to use iTunes to do EVERYTHING!!!