3G iPhone Thread - [sourcing Qs / news about 3G iPhone here *ONLY* !!!]

Dicksboro_man

hey lads,any info about when 02 will have more iphones 3G in stock?went to them last nd they said that theres no particular date when they'll have a new arrival

thenakedchef

can 3g iphones be bought in france unlocked,i heard that it is illegal for phones to be locked in some countries and france been one?

Dicksboro_man

thenakedchef wrote: »

can 3g iphones be bought in france unlocked,i heard that it is illegal for phones to be locked in some countries and france been one?

dunno about france but Belgium is selling sim-free iphones;)

xbox36016

still have not got my bill

thenakedchef

Dicksboro_man wrote: »

dunno about france but Belgium is selling sim-free iphones;)

do you know how much they are in belgium and where abouts?
cheers for the heads up:)

Dicksboro_man

thenakedchef wrote: »

do you know how much they are in belgium and where abouts?
cheers for the heads up:)

they should be on sale in most of the phone shops in the country...not sure about the price...its aroung 600-700 euro (what a rip off:()

dunkindonuts

Guys i need some help badly

I got a 16gb i phone.the guy before me had songs and his contacts on it so i pressed re set all settings and after about 1 hour the reset function finished but now i am getting a blank screen with the apple sign and a loading feature but its stuck.
can someone with experience please tell me what to do as i am abit worried.Its a canadian/ US phone so i cant bring it to a shop for refund or anything


any genuine help is appriciated.

Dicksboro_man

dunkindonuts wrote: »

Guys i need some help badly

I got a 16gb i phone.the guy before me had songs and his contacts on it so i pressed re set all settings and after about 1 hour the reset function finished but now i am getting a blank screen with the apple sign and a loading feature but its stuck.
can someone with experience please tell me what to do as i am abit worried.Its a canadian/ US phone so i cant bring it to a shop for refund or anything


any genuine help is appriciated.

u've sim-locked it.not a big deal.just read a few FAQ's about unlocking an iphone

Quazzie

Ever since I upgraded to 2.1, which was about two weeks ago, my positioning i.e my maps locating device, and indeed any app that uses my location seems to position me north of Alaska. N78W172. This is obviously wrong. Has anyone else noticed this? Or does anyone know how to rectify this?

atgate

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Ever since I upgraded to 2.1, which was about two weeks ago, my positioning i.e my maps locating device, and indeed any app that uses my location seems to position me north of Alaska. N78W172. This is obviously wrong. Has anyone else noticed this? Or does anyone know how to rectify this?

Yeah this happened to me when I first got my 3g. It cleared when I tried using the gps outside (so the chip had clear view to the satellites). Worked for me.

godskitchen

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

any app that uses my location seems to position me north of Alaska. N78W172. This is obviously wrong.

Are you sure........I mean really sure?

Quazzie

godskitchen wrote: »

Are you sure........I mean really sure?

100% positive. I even looked out the window to be extra sure. Those might not be the exact numbers but on maps it shows me north of Alaska in the sea. I can get the exact numbers off another app if ya like.

Dicksboro_man

hey lads,i wanna buy an iphone 3g from 02 once they have them in stock.have never been on bill pay before.can u give some advises about it?tnx a million:rolleyes:

nanook

Any more updates on the potential 32gig iPhone. I know it was only a rumor but it you never know

action jackson

hi,

my new iphone is not registering on the latest version of itunes. got 16gb version and am trying to connect it to my laptop, which has vista. anybody experienced this yet ?

so, i got a brand new phone that does not work on vista !

the error message i get is that phone is not compatable with version of itunes, which is complete crap as i have latest itunes and quicktime.

any tips ?

thanks

andrewh5

action jackson wrote: »

hi,

my new iphone is not registering on the latest version of itunes. got 16gb version and am trying to connect it to my laptop, which has vista. anybody experienced this yet ?

so, i got a brand new phone that does not work on vista !

the error message i get is that phone is not compatable with version of itunes, which is complete crap as i have latest itunes and quicktime.

any tips ?

thanks

I assume you are running iTunes v8? Uninstall itunes then reboot the PC. Go into Program Files and rename the iTunes folder, then reinstall iTunes v8.

action jackson

i have already reinstalled it about 4 times, however have not renamed folder.
will try it again tonight.

thanks

Idu

Apologies since this will no doubt have come up a million times but if I buy a 3G i-phone in the states will I be able to use all the functions on it if I get it unlocked?

Thanks

TrueDub

janets_on_clubs wrote: »

Apologies since this will no doubt have come up a million times but if I buy a 3G i-phone in the states will I be able to use all the functions on it if I get it unlocked?

Thanks

You cannot unlock the 3G iphone without using a SIM adapter.

colm_c

janets_on_clubs wrote: »

Apologies since this will no doubt have come up a million times but if I buy a 3G i-phone in the states will I be able to use all the functions on it if I get it unlocked?

Thanks

You also cannot buy one in the states without signing up for an 18 month contract - Social Security Number, ID etc. are required.

vinnycoyne

Just a heads up to EirText Pro users that there is an update (v1.1) now available which fixes crashing on firmware 2.1.

jamieh

Hi all,

I have my phone about 6 weeks now and I don't think the battery is great.

eg. Today it's been on standy for 11 hours 30 mins and usage was 3 hours and I'm down to 10% battery.

Is this the norm?

cuaifeadh

jamieh wrote: »

Hi all,

I have my phone about 6 weeks now and I don't think the battery is great.

eg. Today it's been on standy for 11 hours 30 mins and usage was 3 hours and I'm down to 10% battery.

Is this the norm?

Sounds like mine, if I use it for any length of time it just eats up the battery, and I lost the charger so I have to plug it into the laptop to charge ::hassle::

BostonB

Its a mini internet browser that can make calls. I don't think I could live with the battery life myself.

jamieh

cuaifeadh wrote: »

Sounds like mine, if I use it for any length of time it just eats up the battery, and I lost the charger so I have to plug it into the laptop to charge ::hassle::

Some balls isn't it. Mine was fully charged at 11 this morning, 12 hours later its dead. So say if it's a weekend night and I go out for a few pints it means I have no phone for the night unless I charge it again in the evening time!!

colm_c

jamieh wrote: »

Some balls isn't it. Mine was fully charged at 11 this morning, 12 hours later its dead. So say if it's a weekend night and I go out for a few pints it means I have no phone for the night unless I charge it again in the evening time!!

Turn off 3G and you'll get 4x the battery life, that's what I'm doing and only turning on 3G if/when I need it, usually get 3-4 days out of it.

dunkindonuts

TrueDub wrote: »

You cannot unlock the 3G iphone without using a SIM adapter.

What sim adapter?

grizzly

jamieh wrote: »

Some balls isn't it. Mine was fully charged at 11 this morning, 12 hours later its dead. So say if it's a weekend night and I go out for a few pints it means I have no phone for the night unless I charge it again in the evening time!!

You could get one of these. A hassle to carry around, but better then having no power!

grizzly

Another thing is to turn the brightness right down to about 20%.


Does anyone know how to turn off G3 when not in use? Do I just select Carrier> O2 IRL (instead of O2 IRL G3)? or is there another way of doing this?

Thanks,

OCD

colm_c wrote: »

Turn off 3G and you'll get 4x the battery life, that's what I'm doing and only turning on 3G if/when I need it, usually get 3-4 days out of it.

yes, second that! i got similar results after the 2.1 upgrade.

brightness and 3g kill the battery. also, turn off fetch mail, wireless and bluetooth. turn on as and when you need. you easily get 30 hours even with wireless on constantly.

@jamieh
i would recommend you get a car charger (if you drive that is!). top up the battery when you're out and about and you'll never be stuck.