First Reviews of the 3G iPhone!!

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:57:38 -0700, Mark Crispin <mrc@Panda.COM> wrote:

>The only thing worse than Microsoft's perversion of English is their perversion of Japanese


SO true! I've never heard others say it, but you are spot on
there.


>there's quite a grey market of them selling on eBay.

I get to Japan often, and have purchased phones for others. It
happens that I've been with Sprint for nine years, which has naturally
limited my options a good deal.



>You have to ask yourself -- what is it that you want besides Japanese
>capability? If you want a media player, go with iPhone.

I do not. I dislike MP3. My wife does, and she holds a slight
edge in the voting, don't ask me how.

One feature of the iPhone that does make a very positive
impression is the Safari mobile browser. I haven't yet seen a RIM or
Palm device with a useful browser. I must admit I haven't really
examined this aspect of the Windows Mobile platform, but I imagine it
would be strong as well.

You've given me a lot of great information and I appreciate it
very much!

DGI

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

> > http://www.thepocketsolution.com/PSI-35159.html
>
>
> ...and they said you can't tether an iPhone!
>
> > or there are now several iPhone specific battery packs like this one.
> >
> > http://www.mophie.com/products/juice-pack
>
> So much for thin... Now your iPhone can be as thick as my Tilt!
>
> > geeesh, you know nothing about what you speak.
>
> He was limiting the discussion to swappable, user replaceable batteries, I
> assume.
>
> No problem, though- as you've always said, the iPhone battery is certainly
> user replaceable- instead of the products you mentioned above, you could
> just carry this:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html?ie=UTF8&a=B000EM98KW

(smirk)

i see the new iphone has two small screws at the base, so this possibly
will open more doors for battery options. we'll know friday with the
first take-a-parts.

David Moyer <davmoy@world.com> wrote in news:davmoy-904180.22285409072008
@news.qwest.net:

> i see the new iphone has two small screws at the base, so this possibly
> will open more doors for battery options. we'll know friday with the
> first take-a-parts.
>
>

.....This to be followed by a special YouTube posting of "Will It Blend",
within 24 hours, I'm sure....(c;

"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
news:Nlfdk.61300$pe5.8334@fe115.usenetserver.com.. .
> At 09 Jul 2008 19:19:03 -0700 4phun wrote:
>
> > > > proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's
why.
>
> > >
> > > You just don't understand. The fanbois whose entire existence is
defined
> > > by an electronic device think it is so important (in their minds) that
> > > they need to "convert" everyone else even if they could care less.
> >
> > If you do not caare for the iPhone have enough maturity to ignore it
> > and move on without wasting everyones else's time with comments like
> > the above when there are those who are looking for information and
> > appreciate posts on iPhone 3G developments. Another words GET A LIFE.
>
>
> That doesn't excuse Oxford's continued crossposting. Where does your
> slippery slope end? Are the Cletus KKK posts here ok because someone
might
> "appreciate" racist drivel? Maybe the recent Islamaspam is ok because it
> might be interesting to someone on a cellphone NG?
>
> The point stands that anyone who might "appreciate posts on iPhone 3G
> developments" can go to the SEVERAL groups where such posts are actually
ON
> TOPIC, and don't need Oxford, you, or I to "deliver" them elsewhere.

I wonder what will happen after the iPhone 3G comes out tomorrow.

BTW after all the hype about the iPhone 3G I still don't know if it has
Stereo Bluetooth.

"Roger 2008" <rwpcs@att.net> wrote in news:-
cqdnW7NvvtmlOvVnZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@giganews.com:

> BTW after all the hype about the iPhone 3G I still don't know if it has
> Stereo Bluetooth.
>
>

NADA....no A2DP to play your music on.....

It's the same old phone with a 3G upgrade.

In article <davmoy-904180.22285409072008@news.qwest.net>, David Moyer
<davmoy@world.com> wrote:

> i see the new iphone has two small screws at the base, so this possibly
> will open more doors for battery options. we'll know friday with the
> first take-a-parts.

the first take-apart has been posted and the battery is no longer
soldered.

<http://live.ifixit.com/images/OTQqbZKJ4PfZLZYf-large.jpg>

"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9AD766A4D14E4noonehomecom@208.49.80.253...
> "Roger 2008" <rwpcs@att.net> wrote in news:-
> cqdnW7NvvtmlOvVnZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@giganews.com:
>
> > BTW after all the hype about the iPhone 3G I still don't know if it has
> > Stereo Bluetooth.
> >
> >
>
> NADA....no A2DP to play your music on.....
>
> It's the same old phone with a 3G upgrade.

Thanks for the info on the iPhone 3G and Stereo Bluetooth isn't just for
"music." You can also use Stereo Bluetooth for the Slingplayer Mobile.
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/spm

But I wonder how long it will take Slingplayer Mobile to make it to the
iPhone.

In article <1KCdnZicyfzypOvVnZ2dnUVZ_rPinZ2d@giganews.com>, Roger 2008
<rwpcs@att.net> wrote:

> But I wonder how long it will take Slingplayer Mobile to make it to the
> iPhone.

<http://gizmodo.com/395415/sling-on-iphone-video-hands-on>

nospam wrote:

> i've never seen voice dialing work particularly well, but nevertheless,
> at least one third party (and i think more than just one but i can't
> remember whom) has announced voice dialing support.

It works very well on the models where you train it with your own voice,
assigning a voice tag to the number in the phone book. The models with
general voice-recognition work less well, especially on complicated names.

"Roger 2008" <rwpcs@att.net> amazed us all with the following in
news:-cqdnW7NvvtmlOvVnZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@giganews.com:

>
> "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
> news:Nlfdk.61300$pe5.8334@fe115.usenetserver.com.. .
>> At 09 Jul 2008 19:19:03 -0700 4phun wrote:
>>
>> > > > proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone,
>> > > > that's
> why.
>>
>> > >
>> > > You just don't understand. The fanbois whose entire existence is
> defined
>> > > by an electronic device think it is so important (in their minds)
>> > > that they need to "convert" everyone else even if they could care
>> > > less.
>> >
>> > If you do not caare for the iPhone have enough maturity to ignore
>> > it and move on without wasting everyones else's time with comments
>> > like the above when there are those who are looking for information
>> > and appreciate posts on iPhone 3G developments. Another words GET A
>> > LIFE.
>>
>>
>> That doesn't excuse Oxford's continued crossposting. Where does your
>> slippery slope end? Are the Cletus KKK posts here ok because someone
> might
>> "appreciate" racist drivel? Maybe the recent Islamaspam is ok
>> because it might be interesting to someone on a cellphone NG?
>>
>> The point stands that anyone who might "appreciate posts on iPhone 3G
>> developments" can go to the SEVERAL groups where such posts are
>> actually
> ON
>> TOPIC, and don't need Oxford, you, or I to "deliver" them elsewhere.
>
> I wonder what will happen after the iPhone 3G comes out tomorrow.
>
> BTW after all the hype about the iPhone 3G I still don't know if it
> has Stereo Bluetooth.
>
>
>

It does not.