iPhone questions
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Id be interest in seeing a change sheet since the original release.
From what I understand there has been at least 2 firmwares. Have these changed any of the problems listed in initial reviews, such as MMS not being supported, poor SMS functionality (listed by other people here), inflexible email client (having to delete 1 mail at a time) and Instant messaging issues such as threaded chats 14 miles long.
I cant see anywhere on apple.com that publishes the change log for each firmware unless im missing something??
From what I understand there has been at least 2 firmwares. Have these changed any of the problems listed in initial reviews, such as MMS not being supported, poor SMS functionality (listed by other people here), inflexible email client (having to delete 1 mail at a time) and Instant messaging issues such as threaded chats 14 miles long.
I cant see anywhere on apple.com that publishes the change log for each firmware unless im missing something??
The multitasking is superb. Playing tunes and surfing the web while email is pushed to me through my Yahoo IMAP account is brilliant but it should be with a 700MHz processor and 512MB of RAM!. Even with 5 or 6 web pages open, it is as smooth as silk. This is something which cannot be said for my previous phone which was an N95. That POS couldn't even play an mp3 with a simple website open without crashing to the standby screen (i'm sure the 8GB N95 is better with the increased RAM but it still has a hideous and disjointed UI).
The UI counts for a lot sure, but even a fluid UI doesn't change the fact that there are some serious useability issues with the iPhone. No MMS, not being able to send SMS to more than 1 person, limited audio-only bluetooth support, no 3rd party app support, etc. Some of this can be fixed by firmware updates, some can't.
Bearing in mind this is Apples first forray into mobile phones I definitely think it's prudent to wait for v2 of the iPhone. Of course nothing about it will stop a certain percentage of people from buying it without hesitation purely on the strength of the Apple logo.
Bearing in mind this is Apples first forray into mobile phones I definitely think it's prudent to wait for v2 of the iPhone. Of course nothing about it will stop a certain percentage of people from buying it without hesitation purely on the strength of the Apple logo.
Well you would expect since its inception that the 2 firmware upgrades before the UK model is released that these 'essential' and expected features would have been included or at least commented on...
Doesnt seem so - so in my mind if they cant be bothered while its still the technology zeitgeist then it doesnt bode well for the future...
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Yes.
I really want one now tbh.
I love the way that everything is integrated, contacts on the map, ringing people from the map etc etc.
Working, as in actually on there as an option, or working as in its on there but broken?
If its the former, yes;
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Working, as in actually on there as an option, or working as in its on there but broken?
If its the former, yes;
Great stuff, have you tried using it, just when I googled it, all it came up with was how Apple were going to liscense ActiveSync so people could use exchange. to access exchange emails without activesync you need to have IMAP on the server, I dont know if my works does, is this standard functionalty
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-to-license-exchange-activesync-for-iphone/
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Can I use it to send texts to more than one people, for example, when organising a meeting with friends?
Can I use it for anything other than being pretentious, cool and following trends?
What does it do that makes it worth £270 on top of a contract when an N95 8Gb is free and an iPod Touch is £199?
Can I use it for anything other than being pretentious, cool and following trends?
What does it do that makes it worth £270 on top of a contract when an N95 8Gb is free and an iPod Touch is £199?
Doesn't seem like it does currently.
If it works anything like Apple Mail or even Microsoft Entourage for Mac then it will use Outlook Web Access (OWA) as opposed to the actual Exchange protocol (hence the need for IMAP access). In other words - it will be pretty crappy. I guess you can blame Microsoft for having a closed standard which is so widely used in enterprises.
SDK is due in Feb for the iPhone and quite possibly the iPod touch too.
Scenario - I have an O2 pay as you go SIM already and I don't want a new, long O2 contract. What is to stop me buying an iPhone from the Apple store and using it with my existing SIM assuming I could get the phone activated ? Theoretically I wouldn't have any of the re-locking problems as it is on the 'correct' network.. what am I missing here.. sounds too simple, there has to be a catch 
