Freeteor - Native iPhone app for WebTexts

vinnycoyne

Hi su_dios, it sounds like you're using Freeteor, which has been put on the back burner since I started working on EirText. If you are running firmware 2.0 on your iPhone, I'd recommend installing EirText instead.

Message count no longer works for Meteor and the sending feature of 0.7 broke when Meteor changed their website. I'd suggest checking for updates (latest version is 0.8) in installer (make sure you have http://myrepospace.com/repo/lackofcolour added in sources). If you're still stuck, make sure you can log into the Meteor website from your computer just in case.

http://code.google.com/p/freeteor/ has a guide to installing the VCard on your phone. I had a lot of problems integrating Freeteor with the iPhone contact list so it was necessary to make a separate list and store it locally. This has been fixed in EirText.

su_dios

lackofcolour wrote: »

Hi su_dios, it sounds like you're using Freeteor, which has been put on the back burner since I started working on EirText. If you are running firmware 2.0 on your iPhone, I'd recommend installing EirText instead.

Message count no longer works for Meteor and the sending feature of 0.7 broke when Meteor changed their website. I'd suggest checking for updates (latest version is 0.8) in installer (make sure you have http://myrepospace.com/repo/lackofcolour added in sources). If you're still stuck, make sure you can log into the Meteor website from your computer just in case.

http://code.google.com/p/freeteor/ has a guide to installing the VCard on your phone. I had a lot of problems integrating Freeteor with the iPhone contact list so it was necessary to make a separate list and store it locally. This has been fixed in EirText.

Ok cool. I may wait a few days then. I'm waiting for installer to be released and a few main apps I use to be updated before I switch over. Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to using this.

randombar

Hi,
For some reason the program is crashing on my iphone? It loads up and then just goes back to my home screen?
Anyone else have this?
Thanks
Gary

vinnycoyne

hmm that's strange, although i've heard of it happening to other apps on fw 2.0. try restarting your iphone and see if that helps.

randombar

Ya I've done a restart with no joy.

One thing I did note was the folder I put it in wasn't really /Applications it was /(shortcut to applications) where all the other applications were!

vinnycoyne

no that sounds about right, it's a symlink to another folder. it's the same on mine.

you could try delete the EirText preferences file in /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/

it's a .plist file in there, i can't remember the exact name of it off the top of my head...

randombar

Will give it a whirl when I get home, the wireless at work is a bit weird connecting to the iphone!

vinnycoyne

no probs, let me know how you get on.

by the way, i've submitted the app in it's current form to apple for app store approval. fingers crossed it gets accepted...

Basq

Best of luck lackofcolour.

I reckon you could charge a euro or two for it. It'd says people a fortune in the long run.

vinnycoyne

Cheers. I think it'd be wrong to charge for it though, seeing as it's essentially a port of the JSMS sending code. I might set up a donations link or something, but I'm not all that bothered really.

Username!

@lackofcolour

First of all, I'd like to say how great this application is to use, it's exacly what I need.

Secondly, are you doing any work on it to get it working on 2.0, because I'm getting my new iPhone this week and I'd love to have in on it.

Cheers!

Basq

Username! wrote: »

@lackofcolour

Secondly, are you doing any work on it to get it working on 2.0, because I'm getting my new iPhone this week and I'd love to have in on it.

It is working on 2.0.

See here!

TrueDub

Does it work on Vodafone? I know a few posts back you said you were working on it, but I may have missed an announcement where you said it was working.

vinnycoyne

sorry, no vodafone support yet. i'd recommend using basquille's web app for the moment: iphonetext.basquille.net

Username!

basquille wrote: »

It is working on 2.0.

See here!

Brilliant, thanks!

mrs.ljungberg

How do I get my contacts saved on this?
Im on 1.1.4 and using Freeteor v 0.8
Its working perfectly but I cant figure out how to save my contacts

Basq

mrs.ljungberg wrote: »

How do I get my contacts saved on this?
Im on 1.1.4 and using Freeteor v 0.8
Its working perfectly but I cant figure out how to save my contacts

Are you on Mac or Windows mrs.ljungberg?

Either way:

Mac

1. Open Address Book and Ctrl-Click on All.
2. Click on Export Group VCard and save the file as Freeteor.
3. Use an app like CyberDuck to SSH to your iPhone / iPod (Open a new SFTP connection to your iPod / iPhone's WiFi IP address, using root as username and alpine as password).
4. Copy the Freeteor.vcf file to the following location: /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/

Windows

1. Windows users will need to download and install a third-party plugin for Outlook / Outlook Express that will export all contacts in a VCard file : http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=freeware+outlook+export+vcf&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
2. Use an app like WinSCP to SSH to your iPhone / iPod (Open a new connection to your iPod / iPhone's WiFi IP address, using root as username and alpine as password).
3. Copy the Freeteor.vcf file to the following location: /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/

spidermonkey

any update lack of colour? any feedback from apple wheather they will stock it in the app store?

vinnycoyne

no feedback from apple yet. it was submitted a couple of weeks ago and has been "in review" since. i've heard of apps taking up to six weeks to get approval so i'm not expecting it to be approved anytime soon.

while i'm here, i've made some progress on the vodafone side of things and hope to add it to version 1.1

vinnycoyne

hi guys, just letting you all know that i've finally implemented vodafone support into EirText and i've also set up a Cydia source for easy download & install.

simply open cydia, click on manage, sources, edit. click on add and enter the following (case-sensitive):

http://vinnycoyne.com/iPhone/cydia/

once that's done, click on sections and then on SMS and you should see EirText v1.1 there.

vinnycoyne

Good news everyone!

EirText v1.0 is now available for free download in the App Store. Please note that this version only supports O2 and Meteor, but version 1.1 will add Vodafone support in the near future.

Enjoy!

phreak

lackofcolour wrote: »

Good news everyone!

EirText v1.0 is now available for free download in the App Store. Please note that this version only supports O2 and Meteor, but version 1.1 will add Vodafone support in the near future.

Enjoy!

thanks, just downloading it now.

edit: works great. gave you a positive review on the App store.

fbradyirl

lackofcolour wrote: »

Good news everyone!

EirText v1.0 is now available for free download in the App Store. Please note that this version only supports O2 and Meteor, but version 1.1 will add Vodafone support in the near future.

Enjoy!

cool! I can't find it though. I'm on an iPod touch.

phreak

fbradyirl wrote: »

cool! I can't find it though. I'm on an iPod touch.

try this link: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=286099297&mt=8

vinnycoyne

phreak wrote: »

thanks, just downloading it now.

edit: works great. gave you a positive review on the App store.

cheers!

fbradyirl wrote: »

cool! I can't find it though. I'm on an iPod touch.

yeah it's not showing up in the categories just yet. just do a search for it and you'll be able to download it.

fbradyirl

nope still not showing. Maybe it's because I'm in Canada at the minute.

vinnycoyne

ah right, that'll do it. it's only available in the ireland store (plus a few others) at the moment. i'll enable it for canada so that you can access it.

chrislad

Got it. Only thing is it's not showing up how many texts I've left on the O2 site, but that's hardly a bit issue. Good job. Thanks.

vinnycoyne

chrislad wrote: »

Got it. Only thing is it's not showing up how many texts I've left on the O2 site, but that's hardly a bit issue. Good job. Thanks.

The remaining texts can act funny sometimes. I just tested it there on mine and it's working OK. Give it a few seconds to update after sending a text, then go into the More tab and hit the refresh button (top left). It'll perform a test login and should hopefully update the text display.

fbradyirl

lackofcolour wrote: »

ah right, that'll do it. it's only available in the ireland store (plus a few others) at the moment. i'll enable it for canada so that you can access it.

no it's fine honestly. I'll get it in a couple of weeks when I'm home. Cheers.