Topic: The iPhone

[S24 LFC]

is anyone having a problem with podcasts? If im listening to one and i delete another, the one im listening to stops playing!

nothing major but a little annoying

[Something Else]

is the o2 cloud thing free? i tried getting on the wi-fi in McNasty's but it said i had to sign up to that!

yep you sign up once then your sorted`

[lincolnred-dad]

hi nerds, geeks, techies or gods (delete as appropriate)

i'm just waiting for my first iphone to be delivered today and i remember seeing a while back somewhere on RAWK that someone had posted a pic of an iphone screen with all the buttons changes to Liverpool theme ones. can this be done and if so how? do i have to jailbreak first?

also can anybody recommend any good apps for it, got a £15 voucher as a present ages ago which i've not used as i don't buy my music from itunes but figure i may as well use it here. clean ones are better due to the wife but i may try and hide the playboy one somewhere!

[Something Else]

hi nerds, geeks, techies or gods (delete as appropriate)

i'm just waiting for my first iphone to be delivered today and i remember seeing a while back somewhere on RAWK that someone had posted a pic of an iphone screen with all the buttons changes to Liverpool theme ones. can this be done and if so how? do i have to jailbreak first?

also can anybody recommend any good apps for it, got a £15 voucher as a present ages ago which i've not used as i don't buy my music from itunes but figure i may as well use it here. clean ones are better due to the wife but i may try and hide the playboy one somewhere!

Yes you need to jailbreak, then you can do loads to it, it really improves the phone and makes it what it should have been in the first place

then you wont need to pay for apps either and can spend the itunes money on music, films, tv programmes or audiobooks

As for recommendations look in the itunes top 100's both free and paid, there are plenty of lists in the apps thread too

[Brian Blessed]

Also if you jailbreak you can hide icons, including Playboy.

[lincolnred-dad]

Also if you jailbreak you can hide icons, including Playboy.

genius!

[250505]

How do you jailbreak?

[LiamG]

Look in here!
http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=245476.0

[iSmiff]

How do you jailbreak?

[LiamG]

ismiff is close to a meltdown

[Something Else]

What is blackra1n, is it something to do with global warming?

[iSmiff]

USE THE FUCKING INTERNET YOU FUCKING DUMB SHITHOUSES

[Walshy nMe®]

USE THE FUCKING INTERNET YOU FUCKING DUMB SHITHOUSES

Can I get the internet on my iphone?

[LOKKO]

is the next iphone due out around april or july?

[Brian Blessed]

What is blackra1n, is it something to do with global warming?

You are way off. blackra1n is a 1989 American action-thriller film starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw and Yusaku Matsuda. The film was directed by Ridley Scott.

The story is centered on two New York City police officers who arrest a member of the Yakuza and must escort him back to Japan. Once there, he escapes, and the two police officers find themselves dragged deeper and deeper into the Japanese underworld. This film illustrates the stereotypes of American and Japanese cops and gangsters. The film was nominated for Oscars in Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing.

[iSmiff]

is the next iphone due out around april or july?

normal is july but rumours of april, there's an event on the 27th which will involve apple revealing their line up, hopefully that should confirm their plans

[.adam]

normal is july but rumours of april, there's an event on the 27th which will involve apple revealing their line up, hopefully that should confirm their plans

This the 27th event will be the unveiling of the much-rumoured iSlate.

[iSmiff]

This the 27th event will be the unveiling of the much-rumoured iSlate.

yarr, also expected to reveal os4.0 for iphone/ipod touch (slate might run on it as well)

when they reveal it they normally say when it will be available

[LOKKO]

normal is july but rumours of april, there's an event on the 27th which will involve apple revealing their line up, hopefully that should confirm their plans

im due an upgrade so im goin to wait and see the new one rather than get the 3gs

[iSmiff]

rumours about 4.0



● There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide.
● “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking.
● Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient.
● The update will supposedly be available for only the iPhone 3G and 3GS, but will “put them ahead in the smartphone market because it will make them more like full-fledged computers” more than any other phone to date. Everyone is “really excited.”
● The last piece of information is the most vague, but apparently there will be some brand new syncing ability for the contacts and calendar applications.

[Ed-Zeppelin]

Cheers for that Smiff, was about to ask if I'd be able to run the new OS on the 3GS.

I've just jumped on the iPhone bandwagon and am loving the phone, and all that it entails.

Decided against waiting for April/July on the basis that there is always something new around the corner and if I kept on waiting I'd never get anything!

At least being able to update to the new OS means it'll keep up with the standard! Hopefully it won't slow things down beyond the current OS. Although I trust Apple not to do what MS do and progressively bog down the hardware with ever more intrusive software.

[Zizou]

So its looking like OS 4.0 rather than a new iPhone?..Or both? Oh and how stale is the iPhone UI now? Really lost its wow factor.

[Brian Blessed]

New phone, too.

[iSmiff]

i would think they'll have a new phoneout, it just won't be anything more than more memory and better camera so it's not worth bragging about

personally i think it will be about the OS4.0 and how it runs both the iphone and the islate and has some mad sharing capability between the two etc

they'll be wanting everyone to have both after all

[.adam]

i would think they'll have a new phoneout, it just won't be anything more than more memory and better camera so it's not worth bragging about

personally i think it will be about the OS4.0 and how it runs both the iphone and the islate and has some mad sharing capability between the two etc

they'll be wanting everyone to have both after all

Wifi syncing perhaps? If they insist on the syncing being only over 802.11n I'll be pissed off though.

Heard that the iSlate won't have a camera.

[Zizou]

That iSlate is rumoured to cost about a grand isn't it? I guess that's a pittance to your average Mac owner, but way too much for me.

[iSmiff]

but for that £1000 (rumoured to be $1000 but we all know that means 1:1 exchange rate) you get an underpowered piece of hardware with a fancy OS

[Brian Blessed]

but for that £1000 (rumoured to be $1000 but we all know that means 1:1 exchange rate) you get an underpowered piece of hardware with a fancy OS

They know their target audience.

[MichaelA]

but for that £1000 (rumoured to be $1000 but we all know that means 1:1 exchange rate) you get an underpowered piece of hardware with a fancy OS

*rubs hands together in glee*

[S7ARZ]

Anyone ever been able to talk any other the networks down on either price or contract length...
The £35 contract for the 16gb 3gs is perfect for me...but 24 months "/ really?

[cevans16]

Anyone ever been able to talk any other the networks down on either price or contract length...
The £35 contract for the 16gb 3gs is perfect for me...but 24 months "/ really?

Tried my best both in store and over the phone but they wouldn't budge at all, kept offering me the blackberry and other phones.  I had a loyalty discount with my previous contract of £15 off my tariff every month but they would not renew it.  Really didn't want a 24 month!

[Grushko]

it's a design fault, they'll replace it regardless of warranty for this reason, if they didn't it would end up with a class action suit against them

Would Apple still have to replace the phone if the screen is cracked and the handset has not been looked after very well?

[iSmiff]

Would Apple still have to replace the phone if the screen is cracked and the handset has not been looked after very well?

worth a shot though they'd certainly have grounds to not replace it

[Grushko]

worth a shot though they'd certainly have grounds to not replace it

Thought the same meself. Can only give it a go aye.

[Something Else]

Thought the same meself. Can only give it a go aye.

Just go in and be nice, ask what they can do, you might get lucky, or you might even get your phone replaced

[Lent§]

Alright folks, I dropped my phone today, and from the home button to the safari button on the botoom right and onto the black there are several cracks. There is no damage to the actuall screen but I need to get a rough idea how much this is gonna cost me cos I've just gone from weekly to monthly pay so money is tight till feb 28th... Any ideas? Ta

[iSmiff]

http://www.youtube.com/v/EIs0P3Jt9mc&hl=en_GB&fs=1&

Freeze app for iphone, lock your computer and unlock by proximity

[royhendo]

OK. I phoned o2 and they are unlocking the iphone free gratis.

Apparently I then need to hook it up to itunes and "unbrick" it. Anyone know how to do that?

[JP-65]

OK. I phoned o2 and they are unlocking the iphone free gratis.

Apparently I then need to hook it up to itunes and "unbrick" it. Anyone know how to do that?

Google it!  Loads of info there.....

http://theappleblog.com/2009/08/20/apples-official-iphone-3g-unlock/

http://shop.o2.co.uk/update/unlockmyiphone.html

[gazzalfc]

Alright folks, I dropped my phone today, and from the home button to the safari button on the botoom right and onto the black there are several cracks. There is no damage to the actuall screen but I need to get a rough idea how much this is gonna cost me cos I've just gone from weekly to monthly pay so money is tight till feb 28th... Any ideas? Ta

If its just the glass screen thats shattered (the touch screen still works fine) then you can do one of 3 things

If its still in warrenty then You could try and talk your local apple store into doing a repair. Definatly the more expensive option if the store wont cover it under their warrenty. But it'll look brand new

If your pretty handy with a screwdriver and doing the fiddly stuff then you can pick up a replacement off ebay for £30

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Digitizer-iPhone-3G-LCD-Glass-Touch-Screen-Replacement_W0QQitemZ170435198721QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MobilePhones_MobilePhoneAccessories_MobilePhoneBatteries?hash=item27aebabf01

Cheaper. But it means you have to replace it yourself and thats a fiddly job and you really need to know what your doing

Or you can see if your local market has a phone shop and see if they can do it. That might cost you around £40-50 though but you get a quality job because if they mess up you dont pay.