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Kung Fu Jedi
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rikichi said:
It definitely gets easier, I already find my speed picking up quite nicely and I've posted on GAF, done full e-mails, and more with it.
I have to say, I'm totally in love with the iPhone as well. On the way home from work tonight, I noticed traffic was coming to a standstill, but I couldn't tell what was going on. I pulled out the iPhone and checked traffic on the Google Maps app and saw that the road ahead was only "Yellow" and not "Red". So, rather than taking a longer route home, I stayed on course, and it turned out there was a strip of heavy rain coming down in one small area. Traffic moved briskly, and when we got through the rain, it went back to "Green" just like the Google Maps said. Very cool.
Does the iPhone version of Google Maps display traffic in all roads or just highways? I got it on my phone, but it only displays traffic for highways. Furthermore, does it give you alternate routes in heavy traffic (the version in my phone also lacks this)?Kung Fu Jedi said:
Kung Fu Jedi
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Killthee said:
I haven't zoomed down to the smaller streets to check, but it's most clearly evident on the major highways. I'm guessing this has less to do with the app you use, and more to do with the data that Google is providing. As more data becomes available for busier streets other than than highways, I'll bet we'll see that fed to any apps we use, iPhone or not.
And no, it won't suggest alternate routes, you'll need to use know them yourself, although if you drive off on a different route, you could easily use it to find your way to your destination anyway.
sonycowboy
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Over 1M iPhones sold (and activated)
http://www.waitingforiphone.com/2007/07/05/att-activates-over-1-million-iphones/
http://www.waitingforiphone.com/2007/07/05/att-activates-over-1-million-iphones/
Christopher
BDE (Big Dad Energy)
Doesn't Apple rape AT&T with their contract though? So 1 million is good...but for apple, and on some level AT&T
all apple stores were completely sold out yesterday but it looks like the east coast is getting new shipments in now: http://www.apple.com/retail/iphone/
california is still sold out completely but all of NJ and most of NY are receiving more.
california is still sold out completely but all of NJ and most of NY are receiving more.
seems like the apple stores are getting shipments daily (at least some of the ones around here). Store near me said sold out last night after 9 but I know they got some in today. Unfortunately when I called they only had 4gigs left so I'll just go try again tommorow, even though the retail site says they're all sold out
Finally posting this from my own iPhone. Snagged one today from the apple store in Sacramento. The website def doesn't take into account that apple gets more every day.
I had a lackluster first experience though . The one I bought had a broken wifi and I couldn't connect to any networks. Had to make a genius bar spot for later that afternoon to get a new iPhone. But after that it was all good. I'm still having sporadic wifi problems though.
Keyboard works great in safari landscape mode which is what I'm using right now. In regular mode though it's frustrating. Still trying to get used to this...
I had a lackluster first experience though . The one I bought had a broken wifi and I couldn't connect to any networks. Had to make a genius bar spot for later that afternoon to get a new iPhone. But after that it was all good. I'm still having sporadic wifi problems though.
Keyboard works great in safari landscape mode which is what I'm using right now. In regular mode though it's frustrating. Still trying to get used to this...
Robobandit
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yayaba said:
I'm pretty fast at single finger typing at this point, but I prefer landscape when I can get it, so I'm hoping that they release a software update to allow it in more applications
Kung Fu Jedi
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Christopher said:
We don't know anything about the contract between Apple and AT&T. Saying that Apple is "raping" them is just wrong. The rumors leading up to the launch was that both compaines shared in the profits of selling the device, with most of that going to Apple, and that Apple got a bounty for every new customer that they signed up for AT&T. There is no evidence that Apple is getting any money from the service plans beyond speculation and rumors.
Kung Fu Jedi
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SonnyBoy said:
Quit being a Mamma's Boy and go buy one already!
Did we mention they're adding Flash to it in an update!
dammitmattt
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Kung Fu Jedi said:
It's amazing that none of the details have leaked, but I would guess that Apple is making out better than Motorola, Samsung, RIM, Nokia, etc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19627590/
Apple issues battery program for iPhone
Replacements cost $79, $6.95 shipping, three business days
The Associated Press
Updated: 6:40 a.m. ET July 6, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A consumer advocacy group has expressed outrage over Apple Inc.'s battery replacement program for the iPhone, while developers and hackers are trying to figure out ways they could expand the capabilities of the hot new gadget.
The hybrid cell phone, iPod media player and wireless Web-browsing device launched to much fanfare on June 29.
On the same day, the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights fired off a letter to Apple and AT&T Inc., the cell phone's exclusive carrier, complaining that customers were being left in the dark about the procedure and cost of replacing the gadget's battery.
The iPhone's battery is apparently soldered on inside the device and cannot be swapped out by the owner like most other cell phones.
Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Hakes said Thursday the company posted the battery replacement details on its Web site last Friday after the product went on sale.
Users would have to submit their iPhone to Apple for battery service. The service will cost users $79, plus $6.95 for shipping, and will take three business days.
The procedure is similar to the one it has for the company's best-selling iPod players, but because some users will not want to live without their cell phones, Apple is also offering a loaner iPhone for $29 while the gadget is under repair.
Harvey Rosenfield, founder of the Santa Monica, Calif.-based consumer watchdog group that wrote the letter last week, contends the iPhone's battery and repair costs should have been clearly disclosed earlier. The company outlined its cellular service rates and many other features of the iPhone in advance of its launch, which drew snaking lines around stores across the country.
"Some of them might be waking up now," Rosenfield said, "wondering who they got in bed with."
Apple did not have an immediate comment on the consumer group's concerns.
Rosenfield said he didn't detect the battery information, which is located under several layers of links on Apple's support page on its Web site, until earlier this week. Technology blogs also started reporting their discoveries of it this week while one of the questions Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg fielded Thursday from his readers was about what happens when the iPhone battery dies.
"The cell phone industry is notorious for not being consumer-friendly while Apple has a fairly good reputation, so for Apple to stand on a technicality of a hidden disclosure that's going to cost the user as much as 20 percent of the purchase price I think will prove to be a colossal mistake," Rosenfield said.
The iPhone costs $499 or $599, depending on the model, and requires a minimum two-year $60-a-month service plan with AT&T.
The consumer and taxpayer organization has gone to court over these kinds of issues in the past. It is embroiled in a pending lawsuit against Cingular, now part of AT&T, over its service termination fees, and is also one of the plaintiffs in a pending lawsuit against Apple over an early model iPod Nano that was allegedly defective because it scratched easily.
In addition, Rosenfield said, replacing the iPhone battery should be free to begin with while the product is under its one-year warranty.
He also questioned why Apple chose to go against the norm of what cell phone users are accustomed to swapping out their own batteries and generally at a cost that is less than half of what Apple is charging now for the iPhone.
"I'm just surprised at Apple's decision to defy the common practice of allowing people to purchase replacement batteries," he said. "And the fact that the information is buried is just not appropriate."
Apple has not disclosed how many iPhones were available at launch, though analysts have speculated the amount was 500,000 or more. AT&T said the gadget had sold out at most of its stores on the night of the launch while many Apple stores ran out of stock by early this week. Those ordering the iPhone online through Apple's Web site on Thursday were being promised delivery would be in two to four weeks.
Apple issues battery program for iPhone
Replacements cost $79, $6.95 shipping, three business days
The Associated Press
Updated: 6:40 a.m. ET July 6, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A consumer advocacy group has expressed outrage over Apple Inc.'s battery replacement program for the iPhone, while developers and hackers are trying to figure out ways they could expand the capabilities of the hot new gadget.
The hybrid cell phone, iPod media player and wireless Web-browsing device launched to much fanfare on June 29.
On the same day, the Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights fired off a letter to Apple and AT&T Inc., the cell phone's exclusive carrier, complaining that customers were being left in the dark about the procedure and cost of replacing the gadget's battery.
The iPhone's battery is apparently soldered on inside the device and cannot be swapped out by the owner like most other cell phones.
Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Hakes said Thursday the company posted the battery replacement details on its Web site last Friday after the product went on sale.
Users would have to submit their iPhone to Apple for battery service. The service will cost users $79, plus $6.95 for shipping, and will take three business days.
The procedure is similar to the one it has for the company's best-selling iPod players, but because some users will not want to live without their cell phones, Apple is also offering a loaner iPhone for $29 while the gadget is under repair.
Harvey Rosenfield, founder of the Santa Monica, Calif.-based consumer watchdog group that wrote the letter last week, contends the iPhone's battery and repair costs should have been clearly disclosed earlier. The company outlined its cellular service rates and many other features of the iPhone in advance of its launch, which drew snaking lines around stores across the country.
"Some of them might be waking up now," Rosenfield said, "wondering who they got in bed with."
Apple did not have an immediate comment on the consumer group's concerns.
Rosenfield said he didn't detect the battery information, which is located under several layers of links on Apple's support page on its Web site, until earlier this week. Technology blogs also started reporting their discoveries of it this week while one of the questions Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg fielded Thursday from his readers was about what happens when the iPhone battery dies.
"The cell phone industry is notorious for not being consumer-friendly while Apple has a fairly good reputation, so for Apple to stand on a technicality of a hidden disclosure that's going to cost the user as much as 20 percent of the purchase price I think will prove to be a colossal mistake," Rosenfield said.
The iPhone costs $499 or $599, depending on the model, and requires a minimum two-year $60-a-month service plan with AT&T.
The consumer and taxpayer organization has gone to court over these kinds of issues in the past. It is embroiled in a pending lawsuit against Cingular, now part of AT&T, over its service termination fees, and is also one of the plaintiffs in a pending lawsuit against Apple over an early model iPod Nano that was allegedly defective because it scratched easily.
In addition, Rosenfield said, replacing the iPhone battery should be free to begin with while the product is under its one-year warranty.
He also questioned why Apple chose to go against the norm of what cell phone users are accustomed to swapping out their own batteries and generally at a cost that is less than half of what Apple is charging now for the iPhone.
"I'm just surprised at Apple's decision to defy the common practice of allowing people to purchase replacement batteries," he said. "And the fact that the information is buried is just not appropriate."
Apple has not disclosed how many iPhones were available at launch, though analysts have speculated the amount was 500,000 or more. AT&T said the gadget had sold out at most of its stores on the night of the launch while many Apple stores ran out of stock by early this week. Those ordering the iPhone online through Apple's Web site on Thursday were being promised delivery would be in two to four weeks.
Robobandit
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ant1532 said:
Bingo
Kung Fu Jedi
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IRC running on the iPhone. Can MUD's be far behind! :lol
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/06/irc-on-iphone/
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/06/irc-on-iphone/
StrikerObi
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Does anybody know if AT&T stores are re-stocked yet? Today is payday for me and the urge to buy one of these is hitting me hard.
Kung Fu Jedi
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StrikerObi said:
Rumor has it that re-stocks were suppose to hit both Apple and AT&T stores today, but I don't know if that happened or not. If the AT&T stores near you were taking orders for them when they ran out of stock, they may not have any to sell even when they do get restocked.
If you have an Apple store near by, you'll have more luck getting one there.
StrikerObi
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Kung Fu Jedi said:
An Apple store would be preferable, obviously (they seem to get so much more stock in), but the closest one is two hours away in Jacksonville, FL
.holy shit browsing the web on this thing is nice. I'm def getting used to the keyboard now as I just let the autocorrection do its thing. Wayyyy better than t9 that's for sure.
I'm on edge right now and it's really not that bad. Just takes a bit longer to load but I had Neogaf up in about 15 seconds.
I'm on edge right now and it's really not that bad. Just takes a bit longer to load but I had Neogaf up in about 15 seconds.
SuperPac
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seriously the speed on edge is actually quite good where I am. It's slowish but not the snail's pace I had been led to believe it would be. And I've been very surprised with how readable everything is. Real easy to keep up with neogaf on the go from this little thing. So worth the money.
SteveMeister
Hang out with Steve.
SuperPac said:
Well, apparently AT&T spent some time recently increasing their bandwidth around the country in preparation for iPhone. The night before iPhone's launch, EDGE users all over reported a sudden increase in speeds.
Robobandit
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My favorite part of this little device is the screen.. I don't think I've ever seen a better one on a portable device.
Even my anime episodes look absolutely fantastic at 480x320 at "half quality" from the divx files I have. Down from 190ish mb at 640x480 to 89mb at 480x320 and they look amazing.
I've got enough room for an entire anime series on this thing, with 865 songs on it too
Even my anime episodes look absolutely fantastic at 480x320 at "half quality" from the divx files I have. Down from 190ish mb at 640x480 to 89mb at 480x320 and they look amazing.
I've got enough room for an entire anime series on this thing, with 865 songs on it too
Phoenix
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SteveMeister said:
I can confirm this to be the case. AT&T upgraded most of their urban network nodes to accommodate more data traffic AND to allow for more utilization since pretty much everything the iPhone does goes through the data network. The one thing I am happy with about the iPhone is that it is exposing more and more consumers to what is possible when you actually have a phone with a data plan.
Crybabies. The battery is covered under the one-year hardware warranty, so I don't see why anyone is freaking out about this or claiming Apple has buried the information on their page. Anyone with an iPod over a year old has likely gone through this saga at some point, no one should be surprised.Piper Az said:
Robobandit
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cvxfreak said:
Same problem for me cvxfreak. The charge was pending for several days on my check card, but it has fallen off and hasn't re-surfaced yet. I'm getting a little concerned myself. Even moreso now that I know that it isn't just me :/
MikeOfTheLivingDead
Grapetastic!
Robobandit said:
They'll probably invoice you for it with your first month of service.
Marty Chinn
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I may just take the plunge later today. My wife is pushing that I get it, especially since she's going back to school later in the year and funds won't be as available later as they are now. I've been trying to hold out for a second or third generation but I may jump the gun if the following scenario is easy enough.
If I buy an iPhone, set up a family plan for me and my wife on AT&T, and she gets a plain old phone, how easy is it down the road when a second or third generation iPhone is out for me to give my wife the first gen iPhone and me buy the new one while keeping our numbers?
If I buy an iPhone, set up a family plan for me and my wife on AT&T, and she gets a plain old phone, how easy is it down the road when a second or third generation iPhone is out for me to give my wife the first gen iPhone and me buy the new one while keeping our numbers?
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