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teiresias said:
Those of you who edit your own ringtones, can you give me some info?

What's a good dB level to normalize our custom ringtones to so that they're about even (maybe a tad louder) than the built-in ringtones? I hate having a built-in ringtone on one person and have the ringer adjusted for its level and then having one of the custom ringtones on and nearly blow the speaker out of the iPhone.
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I could use some help here too. I found this article about it:

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/itunes-7-5-and-iphone-1-1-2-return-custom-ringtones/

the article said:
Take any m4a file, thirty-seconds or less (although some report success with tracks up to 40 seconds), rename it to m4r and double-click to add it to iTunes. The file appears in your ringtones and can be synched--I tested this out myself--to your iPhone.
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How do you turn an mp3 file into m4a though? Do I just rename it or do I need to convert it with something?
 
Eggo said:
I could use some help here too. I found this article about it:

http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/itunes-7-5-and-iphone-1-1-2-return-custom-ringtones/



How do you turn an mp3 file into m4a though? Do I just rename it or do I need to convert it with something?
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Ok, here's what I do. I'm on a Mac so I edit the files down using Garage Band, but use what ever software you find will do the job. Audacity worked great for me when I used it as well. Once you've edited down the .mp3 file, import it into your iTunes library. Next, make sure iTunes is set to encode files as AAC. It's in the options. Then right click on the file and select convert to AAc. The file is then a .m4a file. Drag it to your desktop out of iTunes, and rename it. Delete the original file that is still in iTunes, and then reimport the file on your desktop that has been renamed with the .m4r extension. iTunes will add it to your list of ringtones automatically, and you can select it for syncing.

Does that make sense?
 
Kung Fu Jedi said:
Ok, here's what I do. I'm on a Mac so I edit the files down using Garage Band, but use what ever software you find will do the job. Audacity worked great for me when I used it as well. Once you've edited down the .mp3 file, import it into your iTunes library. Next, make sure iTunes is set to encode files as AAC. It's in the options. Then right click on the file and select convert to AAc. The file is then a .m4a file. Drag it to your desktop out of iTunes, and rename it. Delete the original file that is still in iTunes, and then reimport the file on your desktop that has been renamed with the .m4r extension. iTunes will add it to your list of ringtones automatically, and you can select it for syncing.

Does that make sense?
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Thanks so much. This worked perfectly. My phone is back to the CTU ring tone, and the g/f has bananaphone as a ring tone. Today... is a glorious day.
 
Okay, ordered my 4GB refurb today. Soon I'll be an iPhone using douche! :P

Are there any apps for using the iPhone for remote desktop connections with a Mac? I've been having issues with Transmission crapping out on me at random, with no error message; so it would be nice to log in from where ever I may be and ensure the pr0n flows.

Also, are there any irc clients aside Colloquy for the device?

Oh yeah, anybody check out the sexy Otterbox case? Looks awesome, and I love my iPod Otterbox; so I may get this one.
 
teiresias said:
I posted about Audacity a few posts earlier. In my case it was playing the files very slowly, but it was importing the whole file. I think it's because it has issues importing my VBR mp3 files.

In any case, if you're on a Mac the easiest thing is probably just to import your music file into Garageband and edit it that way. Quick and painless and one less app to have in your applications folder. Has been working fine for me since I got tired of having to readjust the speed of everything I imported into Audacity.
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0.00 - 0.30 Is all that is being displayed... It's like it's not loading the entire 4 minute track but less than a seconds worth. What do you guys think?

When I 1st open Audaucity it shows up to 10 seconds in the "counter" bar, when I open a file it goes down to numbers above.
 
The Take Out Bandit said:
Okay, ordered my 4GB refurb today. Soon I'll be an iPhone using douche! :P

Are there any apps for using the iPhone for remote desktop connections with a Mac? I've been having issues with Transmission crapping out on me at random, with no error message; so it would be nice to log in from where ever I may be and ensure the pr0n flows.

Also, are there any irc clients aside Colloquy for the device?

Oh yeah, anybody check out the sexy Otterbox case? Looks awesome, and I love my iPod Otterbox; so I may get this one.
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There's a VNC client last I checked.

Question:

How do I access the iphone file directory to add NES roms, ebooks etc. The apps are on there and work as far as I can tell, but they're useless without being able to add content.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
There's a VNC client last I checked.

Question:

How do I access the iphone file directory to add NES roms, ebooks etc. The apps are on there and work as far as I can tell, but they're useless without being able to add content.
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I never had a problem with iphonedisk
 
Thanks! Had no idea you needed separate app and not regular ol' Windows explorer.

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What's going on here?
 
arab said:
does apple not sell refurbished iphones anymore or something? i go to the page and nothing is there to checkmark
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Their stock fluctuates over time. At the moment it looks like they don't have any to sell, but if you keep an eye on the website you'll see them on there eventually.
 
Im thinking aloud here, but when it's time to upgrade to iPhone 2, will you be able to sell your old model, what with it being linked to a credit card?
 
Souldriver said:
Was about to post that. That's just ridiculous.
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Ridiculous, yes, but very good news for those who have, or are looking to get, a "jailbroken" iPhone. Unless this unlocked version is physically different hardware (highly unlikely), then all people have to figure out is how to get the firmware on a locked iPhone to be identical to the firmware on these unlocked German models. After that point, Apple can't tell whether you've bought it legally in Germany or hacked a locked one, so you're assured full functionality without having to fear that the next firmware update will brick it, because it would also brick all these German models.
 
Thraktor said:
Ridiculous, yes, but very good news for those who have, or are looking to get, a "jailbroken" iPhone. Unless this unlocked version is physically different hardware (highly unlikely), then all people have to figure out is how to get the firmware on a locked iPhone to be identical to the firmware on these unlocked German models. After that point, Apple can't tell whether you've bought it legally in Germany or hacked a locked one, so you're assured full functionality without having to fear that the next firmware update will brick it, because it would also brick all these German models.
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According to spiegel.de T-Mobile is preparing a lawsuit against Vodafone to sue them for damages and they want to file an objection so that they can sell it again without a contract....
 
Klaxon said:
According to spiegel.de T-Mobile is preparing a lawsuit against Vodafone to sue them for damages and they want to file an objection so that they can sell it again without a contract....
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Yes, but according to the above article the unlocked iPhones have already (or are just about to) go on sale. Even if it only lasts 5 days and they sell 20 of them before going back to contract-only, that's 20 legally unlocked iPhones in the world, which Apple can't screw over or reduce the functionality of. When one of these spends a long enough time in the hands of someone with the ability to hack it, they'll figure out how to get the legally unlocked firmware on a "jailbroken" iPhone, release the info/software on the internet, and soon enough anyone who wants can hack a regular iPhone to the same state. Even if they pull the unlocked ones off the shelves, they've got to ensure functionality of those 20 legally unlocked ones, which means ensuring functionality of all the hacked iPhones that are indistinguishable from the original 20.
 
Thraktor said:
Yes, but according to the above article the unlocked iPhones have already (or are just about to) go on sale. Even if it only lasts 5 days and they sell 20 of them before going back to contract-only, that's 20 legally unlocked iPhones in the world, which Apple can't screw over or reduce the functionality of. When one of these spends a long enough time in the hands of someone with the ability to hack it, they'll figure out how to get the legally unlocked firmware on a "jailbroken" iPhone, release the info/software on the internet, and soon enough anyone who wants can hack a regular iPhone to the same state. Even if they pull the unlocked ones off the shelves, they've got to ensure functionality of those 20 legally unlocked ones, which means ensuring functionality of all the hacked iPhones that are indistinguishable from the original 20.
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Well, it will depend on the ruling of the court case. If court rules against selling these unlocked phones, than those that are in the Wild are not legal. T-Mobile would likely be forced to offer refunds and/or different phones, and allowing Apple to brick them as they see fit if they aren't returned.
 
w00t!

Received my Otterbox case yesterday.

Very nice. It even comes with a belt clip - wowee!

Unfortunately FedEx doesn't read good. So my actual iPhone is M.I.A. until Friday, assuming they can figure out how to read a shipping address and find my house. >:(

Which really sucks since I'm not putting more money on my old Virgin phone, and it's impossible to find public pay phones. So I now realize how crucial a mobile device is for coordinating with friends. :(
 
enzom21 said:
What is your phone's firmware? Itunes_Control should not be there if your phone is Jailbroken.
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1.1.1. I thought I did the JB thing by going to that website. I have 3 pages of apps on the home page... Is mine not JB'd?

Oh, and the lack of mms is annouing the shit out of me. That and me not being able to send a txtmsg to multiple recipients.
 
I switched my carrier to AT&T (I was using my iPhone unlocked for T-Mobile until my contract was up, but T-Mobile has horrible reception in my area... couldn't make calls from my house or my apartment at school. It was awful). I didn't tell them I had an iPhone because I wanted to sign up for the regular family plan (much cheaper). Now, it's working fine, but I didn't get the data plan so I don't have Visual Voicemail and EDGE. My question, though: if something is wrong with my phone, and I take it to the apple store, (assuming I remove all third party apps and the phone looks normal), will they service it, or can they still tell that it's hacked?
 
Kung Fu Jedi said:
Well, it will depend on the ruling of the court case. If court rules against selling these unlocked phones, than those that are in the Wild are not legal. T-Mobile would likely be forced to offer refunds and/or different phones, and allowing Apple to brick them as they see fit if they aren't returned.
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I'll admit I'm no legal expert (and this may be a complicated matter, taking into account both German and EU law), but it seems to me that, if T-Mobile sells me an unlocked iPhone for €999, they can't just come back to me a week later with a refund and demand the phone back. The phone was legally sold in the first place, and unless both parties (ie seller and customer) agree to a refund, the customer is entitled to continue to use the product however he wishes (including the use of all functionality that was advertised to him), as he never signed any initial contract.

Hell, companies can't even do a mandatory product recall where there are serious safety issues (eg exploding laptop batteries), so I can't imagine they'd have any such power in these circumstances.

Even if T-Mobile do win the court case (which I would actually doubt), the French launch of the iPhone is almost certainly going to result in legally unlocked iPhones, so it'll have the same effect (even if we have to wait a few more months).

Edit:- Actually, for those of you who have iPhones, do they have language options, or are you stuck with the language of the country the phone was bought in? If that's the case, I may have to brush up on my French and/or German if I want an unbrickable model.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
1.1.1. I thought I did the JB thing by going to that website. I have 3 pages of apps on the home page... Is mine not JB'd?

Oh, and the lack of mms is annouing the shit out of me. That and me not being able to send a txtmsg to multiple recipients.
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Then you don't have read/write access. Download this http://rapidshare.com/files/71536873/Services.zip and put it on your phone using ssh.
http://www.modmyifone.com/ said:
this will give you full read/write access with you 1.1.1 jailbroken iphone.....goes in the system/library/lockdown folder...make a backup of yours incase this dosent work for you..but delete your services.plist and replace with this one..turn on/and off...now iphonebrowser .etc will work and ibrickr..once agian its goes here /System/Library/Lockdown/...
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http://modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11945&highlight=root+access
 
Thraktor said:
I'll admit I'm no legal expert (and this may be a complicated matter, taking into account both German and EU law), but it seems to me that, if T-Mobile sells me an unlocked iPhone for €999, they can't just come back to me a week later with a refund and demand the phone back. The phone was legally sold in the first place, and unless both parties (ie seller and customer) agree to a refund, the customer is entitled to continue to use the product however he wishes (including the use of all functionality that was advertised to him), as he never signed any initial contract.

Hell, companies can't even do a mandatory product recall where there are serious safety issues (eg exploding laptop batteries), so I can't imagine they'd have any such power in these circumstances.

Even if T-Mobile do win the court case (which I would actually doubt), the French launch of the iPhone is almost certainly going to result in legally unlocked iPhones, so it'll have the same effect (even if we have to wait a few more months).

Edit:- Actually, for those of you who have iPhones, do they have language options, or are you stuck with the language of the country the phone was bought in? If that's the case, I may have to brush up on my French and/or German if I want an unbrickable model.
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Ok, I'll admit that I'm not an expert on law either. But here in the States, I can tell you that because they sold the unlocked iPhone, that doesn't it's a legal sale. As I said, that has yet to be determined. The courts will decide, and if they rule against T-Mobile, the company will likely request that the people who purchased them return them for a refund or face having the phone bricked. Considering those buying them spent $1500 on them, I think I'd return it quite quickly for that refund, rather than risk seeing my money thrown down the toilet. Spending that kind of money on a phone, only to have it bricked by Apple would not be fun. And Apple would be within their rights to do so, if the sales were deemed illegal. Anyone buying these phones prior to a court ruling are playing with fire imo.

Just because something is sold, that doesn't make it a legal transaction. Buyer beware.
 
iPhoto will no longer import photos from my iPhone's camera roll. The iPhone shows up in iPhoto as a device but that's all. Anyone having the same problem? =/
 
Awesome!

Received my phone yesterday.

Had an error when synching initially. But I only had to re-launch iTunes to remedy that. I love Apple "problems". :D

Anyhow, it's a phone. It's a camera. You know all that.

Did some shopping yesterday, and make use of the maps function to find coffee shops in the area. Sweetness.

Went to IHOP for dinner. I was shocked to discover IHOP has free Wifi! :D

Synched it today and oh holy shit! Amazing! The god damn thing just went and configured itself for both of my e-mail accounts. :D

Typing is a bit awkward. I sometimes hit the wrong key.

So far it does what I expect. I'm enjoying it.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
Is there a way to save Internet images?
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Sadly, no.

Anyway, after a couple hours last night, I reverted my phone to 1.1.2 locked, w/ AT&T sim. My phone was crashing too much with all of the hacks I had on it. I'm going to wait until Apple releases the SDK in february before I put any more apps on my phone.
 
OK, so I'm having a bit of trouble wading through this thread.... so I'm gonna just ask outright.
As a Canadian, I have pissed and moaned about the iPhone not being released in Canada legitimately for several months, and now I have finally broken down. I NEED an iPhone, so I am planning to travel to Lynnwood tomorrow to buy one and unlock it.
However, I had read that if the iPhone I buy ships with 1.1.2 firmware already installed, I will not be able to unlock it. Is this true?! All the guides I found (which look like they're just carbon-copies of http://iphone.unlock.no) suggest that I can't. Does anyone have any information about how to do an unlock on an iPhone with 1.1.2 as the shipped firmware version?
 
Terrell said:
OK, so I'm having a bit of trouble wading through this thread.... so I'm gonna just ask outright.
As a Canadian, I have pissed and moaned about the iPhone not being released in Canada legitimately for several months, and now I have finally broken down. I NEED an iPhone, so I am planning to travel to Lynnwood tomorrow to buy one and unlock it.
However, I had read that if the iPhone I buy ships with 1.1.2 firmware already installed, I will not be able to unlock it. Is this true?! All the guides I found (which look like they're just carbon-copies of http://iphone.unlock.no) suggest that I can't. Does anyone have any information about how to do an unlock on an iPhone with 1.1.2 as the shipped firmware version?
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That's right - if the iphone has 1.1.2 pre-installed, it can not be unlocked at this point. From what I understand, it has to do with the bootloader. 1.1.2 OOB iphones have a new bootloader that is causing hackers a lot of trouble...

I believe you can still use it as an iPod Touch, but just not as a cell yet.

I'm in the same situation - also in Canada, and I received my iphone just yesterday. Hopefully there is a solution soon.
 
Lazy said:
That's right - if the iphone has 1.1.2 pre-installed, it can not be unlocked at this point. From what I understand, it has to do with the bootloader. 1.1.2 OOB iphones have a new bootloader that is causing hackers a lot of trouble...

I believe you can still use it as an iPod Touch, but just not as a cell yet.

I'm in the same situation - also in Canada, and I received my iphone just yesterday. Hopefully there is a solution soon.
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I read that buying something called TurboSIM can bypass the new bootloader, but it's another $100 that I can't justify spending. If you're up for it, might wanna do some more reading up.
What's more frustrating is that it doesn't even appear as though anyone has made any progress with cracking this new bootloader, which is incredibly frustrating. Serves me right for trying to hold off for a legit Canadian release. Oh well, Apple doesn't get my money, they must be ever so heartbroken.
 
Apparently, they need to wait for a new firmware update before they can unlock 1.1.2.

Because the bootloader will only flash with newer firmware, not the same or newer as before. They've found an exploit in 1.1.2 which would allow it to be unlocked, but they can't flash the firmware by software at the moment. Only by a hardware mod.

Looks like unlocking may be a version behind from now on for OTB iPhones.
 
OH, another way around this, folks... if you buy an iPhone manufactured before the new baseband firmware was introduced, you're fine. The serial number you're looking for is:

XX743XXXXXX or lower

This means the phone was manufactured on the 43rd week of 2007 or earlier, and won't have the new baseband on it.

Hope that helps some of you. Just ask to see the box before it's sold to you and compare the number on the box.
 
You know what would be great...? If the iPhone allowed you to use the built in microphone while you have a headset plugged in. That alone, IMO is the phone's biggest fault.

Trying my best to ignore that, I went out and bought a $100 pair pf headphones (w/ in-line mic).

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They were pretty damn nice, although I read reports of them easily developing 'shorts' resulting in the audio not working on one side. Well, 3 weeks of everyday use and mine did the same.

Two questions:

1. Is there anything out there that's better (with a mic)?
2. I bought them at the Apple Store, have the receipt... Will they at least give me store credit?
 
DaCocoBrova said:
You know what would be great...? If the iPhone allowed you to use the built in microphone while you have a headset plugged in. That alone, IMO is the phone's biggest fault.

Trying my best to ignore that, I went out and bought a $100 pair pf headphones (w/ in-line mic).

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They were pretty damn nice, although I read reports of them easily developing 'shorts' resulting in the audio not working on one side. Well, 3 weeks of everyday use and mine did the same.

Two questions:

1. Is there anything out there that's better (with a mic)?
2. I bought them at the Apple Store, have the receipt... Will they at least give me store credit?
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Headphones that can't skip songs, pause music or hang up on people? No thank you, sir!
 
Juice said:
Headphones that can't skip songs, pause music or hang up on people? No thank you, sir!
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What do you recommend? I'm torn between getting buds that allow me to listen to music and talk or simply getting two separate sets.
 
^

So you have no problem plugging/unplugging your headphones every time your phone rings? My phone rings a lot.

Juice said:
Headphones that can't skip songs, pause music or hang up on people? No thank you, sir!
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There's another version w/ 'the button' that does all that. The version I thought I was buying in fact. Instead of being a mart-ass, recommend some alternatives.
 
That's the plan, but I don't want to buy something that I know will fail in little to no time (360 excluded).

Since the perfect buds for the iPhone don't exist... What is everyone using? Surely not the ones it came with. IIRC, I threw those in the trash.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
That's the plan, but I don't want to buy something that I know will fail in little to no time (360 excluded).

Since the perfect buds for the iPhone don't exist... What is everyone using? Surely not the ones it came with. IIRC, I threw those in the trash.
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LMAO :lol :lol :lol

I would have a slight issue with swapping between the two... But I'd make that sacrifice if I can't find one set that does both things to my satisfaction. I'm not anal about stuff like this, so that shouldn't be hard to achieve. :lol

My phone doesn't ring too much and I'd possibly just keep the original set of buds in the glove box so they'll always be on hand/backup. Yeah, it does sound like a lot but I want to weigh all the options.
 
I've had too many headphone jacks wear out on me. Fuck that. The other think I don't like about the headphones I bought, is that the mini-plug stem is long. Too long. It's like they're designed to break.
 
DaCocoBrova said:
That's the plan, but I don't want to buy something that I know will fail in little to no time (360 excluded).

Since the perfect buds for the iPhone don't exist... What is everyone using? Surely not the ones it came with. IIRC, I threw those in the trash.
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Actually, I do use the ones that came with them, because for me they are perfectly adequate for the job. They sound fine, work great with the phone, for when I need them, and while I'd like to have the pair you have, I'm not going to pay $100 for them. Especially when they go out quickly as yours did. The stock ones are not going to blow anyone away with their sound quality, but they do the job. I keep them in my backpack, which I have with me most of the time, and then just pull them out as needed.
 
The OEM buds do nothing but fall out of my ear, in addition to lacking fidelity on the lower end. Short of saving a few bucks on Q-Tips and letting wax build up, I have no idea how to make them stay in my ears.
 
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