Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
2002. http://wiki.sidekick.com/page/Sidekick+HistoryTobor said:
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Tobor said:
I can
well, late 2000. I had the hottest samsung flip phone with a 1" B&W LCD screen. cost me 250 bucks but it was thin andslick as hell.
It cost me 50 cents to view pixelated B&W nudie pics or check my banking account (to see if I could afford to view more pixelated B&W nudie pics).
good times.
as you said, we all know that the internet existed on phones before but it either was a pain to navigate or too slow to be worth the effort.
Auron_Kale
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As far as cases go, I went with the Switcheasy Capsule Rebel for my 3GS and I absolutely love the thing.
Here's the site: Switcheasy
And here're a few pics of my case:
Here's the site: Switcheasy
And here're a few pics of my case:
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Web browsing on it wasn't useless. It's better now, obviously, but it was far from useless. Anyway, I'm also not stating that anyone here is saying mobile internet began with Apple.Tobor said:
I only made my comment to spark some discussion about pre-iPhone life for those of us who have been web browsing on the go for around a decade or so. Calm down, buddy. No need to get defensive. Don't worry, you're so great at the internet and technology follows your suit :lol
Re: Cases
I just bought a Case-Mate Smooth. It seems nice for those of us who like a minimal design. The inside is also coated well so that it won't scratch like an incase slider does.
BenjaminBirdie
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So is the 3GS battery life significantly worse?
BenjaminBirdie said:
According to Apple, the 3GS's battery life is slightly better than the 3G's: http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare-iphones/
BenjaminBirdie
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B-Ri said:
Yay!
Bboy AJ said:
Then you've only been skimming the thread. I continually say that the iPhone doesn't do any single thing new - it's how they implement it into a fashion (software and hardware) that makes it intuitive for the end user such that people ACTUALLY use it.
I've had internet on my mobile before the iPhone. But it didn't DO what the iPhone does. I could find a restaurant, by logging into gprs, or by texting the carrier's service, waiting for a reply sms identifying a list, calling them to see if they are nearby and so on.
On the iphone, it's go to maps, type in restaurant, and it pops a bunch of stuff up - click on the nearest to call. Heck, I can find directions before that, I can get reviews, I can friggin' look at the restaurant using street view.
But the point is, is that it's not only that I CAN do that, it's that I DO do that. the interface makes sense. It's simple, and effective. The GENERAL user does that. How many devices are packed full of features that people don't use? Apple released a number (I forget), but they were boasting about x% of people using y number of features, which was unprecedented.
Pristine_Condition
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Bboy AJ said:
Damn, you've got some serious rose-colored glasses on about "the good old days..."
I had one of those and surfing the web on it sucked balls.
Firstly...yay, black and white screen in 2002!
Next, every site had to go through that damn "Danger" proxy server. When you could get Danger to send you something back (after waiting about 40 seconds to a full minute for a single web page to load over that shitty "2.5G" GPRS network,) usually Danger had fucked up the formatting and removed most of the graphics/pictures. Usually though, Danger had to send you a "Data Services Unavailable" message at least once out of every three time you requested a web page, so you were happy to get anything.
Plus there was zero Java support, so any pulldown tabs, email boxes, page controls, ect. were fucked.
So most pages could only be viewed. And viewed BADLY, because there was no way to zoom in on the tiny, shrunken, over-pixelated black-and-white images that the Danger proxy server did manage to send you. If there was a .gif on the page, you were lucky if you got the first frame.
I eventually traded that POS in for a Nokia 2003 model I had shipped to me from Europe for way too much money, but it totally sucked too. At least it could do some Java though.
Just want to chime in here with another 'pick up the 3GS over the 3G' opinion.
If you have to pay a more expensive upgrade fee, the decision is less clear cut, but if I were just getting into the iPhone with the 99/199/299 pricing, the 3GS is definitely worth the extra 100 bucks.
In a year, the 3G is going to be feeling mighty slow, and even though the next iPhone will be out, you'll probably only qualify for more expensive 'upgrade pricing' if you buy a 3G right now.
If you have to pay a more expensive upgrade fee, the decision is less clear cut, but if I were just getting into the iPhone with the 99/199/299 pricing, the 3GS is definitely worth the extra 100 bucks.
In a year, the 3G is going to be feeling mighty slow, and even though the next iPhone will be out, you'll probably only qualify for more expensive 'upgrade pricing' if you buy a 3G right now.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Oh, it wasn't that great. Not sure where I implied anything about "good ol' days." I don't think anyone who likes technology has any desire to ever go back to the way things were, no matter what. Anyway, Danger's servers worked alright for me. I definitely remember reading GAF on it :lol
mrkgoo: I couldn't find the Great Wall restaurant in Washington, DC using my iPhone. So there. Seriously though, I wondered where that restaurant was. Google Maps gave me the right address, according to a quick internet search of the address. I called up the place using its listed number but it was disconnected. I wonder if it went out of business. Oh well. Totally OT
mrkgoo: I couldn't find the Great Wall restaurant in Washington, DC using my iPhone. So there. Seriously though, I wondered where that restaurant was. Google Maps gave me the right address, according to a quick internet search of the address. I called up the place using its listed number but it was disconnected. I wonder if it went out of business. Oh well. Totally OT
They will unlock it for you, in my experiences with TMo. Most carriers will for phones out of contract. I think the iPhone is a big exception to this.mrkgoo said:
I thought that you're supposed to be able to unlock it after the first year. For every other phone but the iphone you can call your provider to request an unlock code to use your phone overseas (for instance).mrkgoo said:
For the iPhone you can just jailbreak and unlock it.
Bboy AJ said:mrkgoo: I couldn't find the Great Wall restaurant in Washington, DC using my iPhone. So there. Seriously though, I wondered where that restaurant was. Google Maps gave me the right address, according to a quick internet search of the address. I called up the place using its listed number but it was disconnected. I wonder if it went out of business. Oh well. Totally OT
Oh well, I guess that wraps it up for iPhone. 
Interesting. Why is the iPhone an exception? What happens to all those people who had 1st gen iPhones that left AT&T?
They paid for a device that is no longer a phone :/
The US cellphone industry is, well, borked.
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I realise that you can always jailbreak, but that's not ideal.
Whoever is blocking the official unlock for people who leave (aT&T or Apple) is really ruining it.
The system SHOULD be: Subsidised iPhone, under contract. Unlocked version available (full unsubsidised price). If you break your contract, you pay the difference to the unlocked version. THIS is better for the consumers, as it will breed competition. It really is a monopoly at the moment.
I understand why it isn't like that - I have hunch it was part of Apple's doing, curse them. When they introduced it, they wanted the iPhone to be where it is now - a revolutionary internet communicator, as they put it. For it to ever become that, it HAD to have a forced unlimited internet connection.
But they are there now. It's the number 1 smartphone. Heck, it's the number one camera on Flickr. It's time to open it up - people will buy it regardless of the internet connection now. The brand is huge. The only risk is that maybe a bunch of people will get the phone without a connection and the phone being dubbed 'just a phone', but the momentum of the brand is too huge for that have any effect in my opinion.
It's the same issue in Canada. Rogers and Fido sell the iPhone, but whether you buy it on contract or unsubsidized, it remains locked and they will refuse to unlock the phone for you. It doesn't matter whether you bought it on no contract or your term is up, it's still locked to their network and you can't do anything about it.
Ridiculous.
Ridiculous.
jonnybryce
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If we're talking cases, my vote is for the Speck Candy Shell
It's rubber on the inside and hard plastic on the back, so it doesn't feel cheap and silicon like but if you drop it it will bounce and absorb shock. Also looks cool, imo. The new colors are not as bright, so my next case will be a black/black candy shell.
It's rubber on the inside and hard plastic on the back, so it doesn't feel cheap and silicon like but if you drop it it will bounce and absorb shock. Also looks cool, imo. The new colors are not as bright, so my next case will be a black/black candy shell.
Buttonbasher
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Question regarding Voice Memos:
I recorded something yesterday and it lists it as 0s when it was really like 25 minutes. I'm positive it recorded as I would periodically check. Syncing with iTunes, it won't show up in the Voice Memos Playlist, but it DOES show up in my iTunes folder. When I click it though it says the file is corrupt. There's nothing I can do about this, right?
I recorded something yesterday and it lists it as 0s when it was really like 25 minutes. I'm positive it recorded as I would periodically check. Syncing with iTunes, it won't show up in the Voice Memos Playlist, but it DOES show up in my iTunes folder. When I click it though it says the file is corrupt. There's nothing I can do about this, right?
jonnybryce said:If we're talking cases, my vote is for the Speck Candy Shell
It's rubber on the inside and hard plastic on the back, so it doesn't feel cheap and silicon like but if you drop it it will bounce and absorb shock. Also looks cool, imo. The new colors are not as bright, so my next case will be a black/black candy shell.
I had that red and white one, let dirt in under the case and the bottom-front lip tore after about two months of use. The Switcheasy Capsule Rebel is such a better case by leaps and bounds.
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Chorazin said:
The lip is plastic, I've had mine since the 3GS came out and there's no sign of it being weak. According to google, the Switcheasy Capsule Rebel's lip is horrible too. I guess it's all your mileage may vary.
BenjaminBirdie
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Okay dudes!
Hit me with the must have Apps!
Hit me with the must have Apps!
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Again?
BenjaminBirdie
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Also, how do I get the keyboard to go sideways reliably? It seems to just do it randomly.
Well, I mean, there's no list in the OP or anything...
Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Well, I mean, there's no list in the OP or anything...
jonnybryce said:If we're talking cases, my vote is for the Speck Candy Shell
It's rubber on the inside and hard plastic on the back, so it doesn't feel cheap and silicon like but if you drop it it will bounce and absorb shock. Also looks cool, imo. The new colors are not as bright, so my next case will be a black/black candy shell.
I love the candy shell. I think I am going to order one.
BenjaminBirdie
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Ashhong said:
OMG Thank you that totally worked.
BenjaminBirdie
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Wow. The NeoGaf "app" is amazing. I'm using it right now!
tHa_vIlLaMaN
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Which model did you end up getting?BenjaminBirdie said:Wow. The NeoGaf "app" is amazing. I'm using it right now!
BenjaminBirdie
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tHa_vIlLaMaN said:
3GS you bastards.
BenjaminBirdie
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Tobor said:Good man. Now buy some games and enjoy.
I've actually been more about Apps than games straightaway.
Tobor said:Good man. Now buy some games and enjoy.
No better time than the present, either.
Notable discounts:
Doom Resurrection: $9.99 -> $2.99
Wolfenstein Classic: $? ->99c
Star Defense: ? -> 99c
BenjaminBirdie - you shouldn't really ask for Must-haves, as this happens every page, but I suggest reading through the App recommendation (one for gaming, and two for off topic) threads that are a good place to start.
BenjaminBirdie
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mrkgoo said:
Oooh sweet. Didn't know we had those.
Mr.Squirrel
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BenjaminBirdie said:Oooh sweet. Didn't know we had those.
best apps for me are fandingo (moveis), aim, yahoo, ebay, pnc bank (my bank duh), facebook, myspace, amazon, career builder, and wordpress for my blog.
games, too many to mention. fucking loving drop7 now tho. and love bejeweled, wurdle, and flight control...
BenjaminBirdie
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bdizzle said:
Thanks. I can't for the life of me seem to find the app recommendation thread.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Related to this, there was a survey released today that shows the iPhone 3GS has a 99% satisfaction rate: http://www.appleinsider.com/article...one_3gs_has_99_percent_satisfaction_rate.html. (Clearly everyone is just a batshit insane Apple fanboy.)Y2Kev said:
The best part is in the "what you don't like about it" category, where AT&T is the clear #1 with 55%.
BenjaminBirdie
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Anyone have any experience with the Human Japanese app? Sounds pretty good, and with the iPhone interface, could be a really ideal way to learn.
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