iphone!?

Hamzter · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:35

Wired have posted an blog entry encouraging hackers to fix the iPhones faults and add new features. I like the idea of being able to record calls, i always forget what i've said in important phone calls!

http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/06/hackers-start-y.html

Valo · 29 Jun 2007 at 19:29

I think our prayers have been answered! Have a read here. If this is true and apple are putting 3G into it for european customers then the iPhone just went back to the top of my shopping list.

Keep an eye out on Monday

Hamish · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:24

Apparently Vodafone could be the exclusive UK partner for iPhone

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article2002888.ece

LeoWyatt · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:35

Hamish said:
Apparently Vodafone could be the exclusive UK partner for iPhone

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article2002888.ece

looks like I won't have to change carriers and lose the unlimited Web 'n Walk \o/

Mr.Clark · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:41

Hamzter said:
I like the idea of being able to record calls, i always forget what i've said in important phone calls!

That's a can of worms if ever I saw one.

There's a whole bucket of legal issues involved in recording phone calls. I doubt they'll ever allow that.

Jaaay · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:53

Mr.Clark said:
That's a can of worms if ever I saw one.

There's a whole bucket of legal issues involved in recording phone calls. I doubt they'll ever allow that.

I think i can do it with my Samsung D900?

J1234 · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:59

A few people have posted pics of them on American forums. Looking good.

Christo · 30 Jun 2007 at 00:16

Mr.Clark said:
That's a can of worms if ever I saw one.

There's a whole bucket of legal issues involved in recording phone calls. I doubt they'll ever allow that.

Nokia had a phone recorder years ago so did SE, I am not too sure tho.

Wicksta · 30 Jun 2007 at 00:21

Mr.Clark said:
That's a can of worms if ever I saw one.

There's a whole bucket of legal issues involved in recording phone calls. I doubt they'll ever allow that.

A lot of phones allow you to do it already, most give a bleep over the call every now and again to let the other person know what's happening.

jas72 · 30 Jun 2007 at 06:10

BUSH said:
I think a delayed European launch will benefit Europeans users, as it will give them time to iron our any software or hardware bugs.

I'm very tempted to get one as I can't live without a smartphone these days and it does sound very innovative, and I really like the idea of it being a closed software platform as it should hopefully lead to stability which has been my biggest bugbear with all the Symbian phones I've owned. Although this would obviously be at the expense of 3rd party applications, but in my experience there are few 3rd party symbian applications I've been that impressed with. Also being a closed platform would hopefully mean no network branded firmwares and the myriad of problems those can cause.

I couldn't live without 3g though, so hopefully the rumours of a 3g model for a European launch will come to fruition.

Pricing will be interesting in the EU, as US customers are more used to long contracts and high handset prices, whereas we're not in Europe. I'd still want a 12 month agreement and considering I pay 75quid a month in line rental i'd expect it for free.

most european countries don't give away phones with contracts like UK the UK is a very specific country regarding mobile phone tech it is eons ahead of here in Belgium where this phone will bomb thanks to

The handset has also been criticised because it does not use the 3G network, does not support instant messaging or voice-activated dialling and does not let people choose ringtones beyond the 25 pre-installed on it.

the only people who will buy it is business men who can write it off against something

sid · 30 Jun 2007 at 11:00

Any proper reviews out yet?

theres one on anandtech but not of the UI and the OS

sid

m4cc45 · 30 Jun 2007 at 11:28

Chrisp7 said:
I think you being a little short sighted - that phone is years ahead of any other. And imagine.. a bug free smartphone - at last!

Amazing how you are pretty much guaranteeing it will be bug free. Being the sceptic that I am I will say that it will have as many bugs as the next smartphone...

AdWright · 30 Jun 2007 at 11:34

bigredshark said:
regarding shipping one from the states, it doesn't take a SIM card so it'll be no use at all to you...

Wrong (link). But the phone is network-locked to AT&T

BoomAM · 30 Jun 2007 at 12:26

The rumored second iPhone revison, coming supposidly in Q1 2008 will be the one to get.
I would have thought that Apple would have integrated/fixed all the major flaws with the current iPhone by the 2nd revision of it.

Combat squirrel · 30 Jun 2007 at 13:47

Looks nice, however my O2 Orbit does all that, also has real GPS, has changable battery, I can buy a longer life battery, already has a longer bat life, syncs seemlessly with my PC, has a scroll sphere thing in addition to touch screen, has the ability to connect to any network, has litterally 1000's of free software apps already available for WM5.....no doubt someone will write an interface for this phone that makes it look and behave exactly like (as close as it can) to an iphone, was free on my contract....and I have it here and now, illl er stick with 'myphone' for now thanks

BoomAM · 30 Jun 2007 at 14:00

Combat squirrel said:
I can buy a longer life battery, already has a longer bat life

Where from and what life do you get?

I have a TyTn at the moment, and while the bat life is good, it still not upto par compared with my old K800.

MouseMat2004 · 30 Jun 2007 at 14:18

I've been umming and arring over the iPhone, I'm gonna see what it's actually like before taking the plunge. It's been the iPhone and the HTC Kaiser atm.

youstolemyid · 30 Jun 2007 at 14:42

Some silly prices on the US bay link

Does look very impressive, although I hope the screen is stronger than an ipods as they scratch like hell.

Combat squirrel · 30 Jun 2007 at 15:47

BoomAM said:
Where from and what life do you get?

I have a TyTn at the moment, and while the bat life is good, it still not upto par compared with my old K800.

02 Orbit standard 1400 mvh battery = 8.33 days standby N95 = 1 day (if lucky)
5/6 hour life of continious GPS usage (very good on par with stand alone GPS units)

With the 2400mvh battery iv just received in the post (which ill use for GPS when I go walking in the mountains, have ordanance survey maps with gps overlaid in the phone using memory map 5 = freakin awesome by the way !) I get over 10 hours of continuous GPS usage out of that, and presumibly double standby time, say 16 days)

So for the features (of which GPS was v important for me) and plain old battery life it totally ruins the N95, which doesnt have non-subscription based gps

sid · 30 Jun 2007 at 16:42

Combat squirrel said:
02 Orbit standard 1400 mvh battery = 8.33 days standby N95 = 1 day (if lucky)
5/6 hour life of continious GPS usage (very good on par with stand alone GPS units)

With the 2400mvh battery iv just received in the post (which ill use for GPS when I go walking in the mountains, have ordanance survey maps with gps overlaid in the phone using memory map 5 = freakin awesome by the way !) I get over 10 hours of continuous GPS usage out of that, and presumibly double standby time, say 16 days)

So for the features (of which GPS was v important for me) and plain old battery life it totally ruins the N95, which doesnt have non-subscription based gps

That doesn't make sense. no one leaves their phone on standby, people actually use it as well so theres no way you can get 8days out of the orbit realistically. btw the n95 doesn't have a 1 day standby either, i've heard the battery life is 1-2 days with heavy usage.