iPhone...

NickK · 16 Feb 2009 at 15:39

This will be for personal use.. my requirements are simple and I was just wondering if any of you have managed with them:

1. Voice & Voicemail - a must
2. SMS - a must, the current lady friend is SMS crazy
3. MMS once in a blue moon so not that important
4. Mobile web - a must and should be able to access websites with SSL etc such as banks/credit cards. Current work blackberry has Edge so I'm used to that speed at least.
5. Must sync with Mail, iCal and AddressBook. Safari bookmarks and iTunes a bonus - additional bonus points for OTA with
6. Must be able to use home wifi for web if in range automatically and use that for syncing with the mac..
7. Should, at a push, allow mac to access internet via phone - infrequent but very useful.

Will the current iPhone do the above? Otherwise I may look at other phones and forget the Apple sync..

NickK · 16 Feb 2009 at 16:11

So it does over-the-air sync with your home mac now? Ie not wifi sync.

NickK · 16 Feb 2009 at 16:57

I see MobileMe is effectively an Mail/AddressBook/iCal service that your mac(s) and iPhone then sync to.. all for an additional £58/year.. I use my own domain for email so the fact that it can do that (ie not delete the emails on the email server is a must as my MBP can then download it). I suppose the calendar/contact sync is easy enough via wifi..

Hmm probably get away with wifi sync - I hate cradles, just more junk on your desk and if you need to sync the MBP and phone away from your desk you need to transport yet more junk.. mobile my ass!

NickK · 16 Feb 2009 at 17:10

Last question

With O2 there are two options - Pay-as-you-go and normal pay-monthly contract. Is there any difference in service offered? With Pay-as-you-go can you change the SIM (as you pay for the phone up front)? I assume the post-pay is sim-locked.

Doing the calculations I see you get absolutely raped on the Pay-as-you-go..

NickK · 16 Feb 2009 at 19:09

What about data charges?

I'd say I'm 20% talk, 40% text and 40% email/web.

NickK · 17 Feb 2009 at 11:56

So where did you folks get yours? Any difference in service options?

I'm assuming either O2 online/instore or Apple online/instore?

NickK · 17 Feb 2009 at 12:42

EVH said:
I've read that the next major iPhone update will allow Bluetooth syncing, so over the air syncing could be closer than you think

Hardware or firmware update?

NickK · 18 Feb 2009 at 13:13

Product iPhone
Recommendation: Don't Buy - Updates soon *

According to macrumors.com so I'll think I'll hang tight for the update.

NickK · 18 Feb 2009 at 17:28

LordSplodge said:
Sometime around June according to the Blogsphere.

Hmm.. to be honest other than 32GB and grippy matt-black back I can't see much more they can add! It's already 3G/GPS and does voice!

NickK · 18 Feb 2009 at 18:10

Not sure I'm too worried about video calling. After all the phone network has to support it so this will be the first drop of it and it'll probably be a pain to use initially. Not too fussed on video calling mates..