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AT&T & Reviews & iPhone 24 Jan 2010 10:50 pm
AT&T rumored to lose iPhone exclusivity this Wednesday?
“But it’s tied down to AT&T…” Those may be words that you’ll never hear again when it comes to the iPhone. Now, it’s not written in stone just yet, but one of Hot Hardware’s inside sources feels very confident that AT&T will lose its iPhone exclusivity during Apple’s big announcement this week. If this is true, coupled with an announcement / beta release of iPhone 4.0, Apple’s iPhone sales could skyrocket — especially since some people have avoided the iPhone like the plague strictly because of AT&T. Where will the iPhone go? Will there be an unlocked version available? We’re not quite sure, but we’ll find out soon as it’s shaping up to be a big week for Apple with a tablet announcement, iPhone 4.0 and now possibly the iPhone may finally be unshackled from AT&T’s grip. One thing to consider, however, is that if AT&T loses its exclusivity this Wednesday, who’s going to want to buy an AT&T-locked iPhone until the next generation model comes out? That alone gives us some doubt.
AT&T & Uncategorized & iPhone & iphone 3g & refurbished 27 Nov 2009 05:27 pm
AT&T has refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $49
Carrier is offering refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $49 and waiving the $35 activation fee.
Uncategorized & Verizon & Verizon Wirleess & iPhone & verizon wireless 25 Nov 2009 12:02 pm
Verizon iPhone rumors are just rumors
I'm not going to believe any rumors about a Verizon iPhone until I hear something from Apple and Verizon.
Originally posted at iPhone Atlas
iPhone 01 Apr 2008 07:49 am
Iphone dev team website hacked
In an interesting development, the Hackers have been Hacked !!
www.iphone-dev.org, the iPhone Dev Team famous for their Jailbreak of the iPhone
has been hacked
You see a cartooned Steve Jobs in Russian (Can someone translate it ?)
iPhone 08 Feb 2008 09:50 am
Software unlock your OOB 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 iPhone free !
Yes it’s possible now to unlock your iPhone version 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 out of the box
No PC or Mac required and very easy steps !
You must start with a jailbroken 1.1.2 or 1.1.3 phone (see tutorial in this site), connected
vi Wi-Fi to the Internet
1 – Add the Big Boss experimental sources to your installer
2 – Using installer, install the Geohots Gunlock Script
3 – You MUST have BSD Subsystem and Terminal vt100 installed (or install them now using the iphone Installer)
4 – Exit the Installer
5 – go to Settings : Set Autolock to Never
6 – Set Airplane mode to ON
7 – Open the Terminal
8 – Type the following commands
cd /usr/bin
geounlock
9 – it takes about 30 seconds to run . That’s it !!
Enjoy your unlocked iphone !!
Unlock was written by “Geohot”
feel free to donate to him !!
In case of loss of signal (bricked phone) under 1.1.3,
use the Iphone-Elite team unbricktool
download it here http://code.google.com/p/iphone-elite/downloads/detail?name=bricktool.zip&can=2&q=
iPhone 18 Jan 2008 07:07 am
iPhone Jailbreakme – the Trick !!
Hi
By now most of you know the process for bypassing Activation and Jailbreaking the iPhone
For version 1.1.1 , proceed right away
For version 1.2.1, you need to restore it to 1.1.1 (downgrade)
But most important, a lot of people, including myself, keep trying and trying the “Install AppSnapp” from
http://jailbreakme.com (see below) and it doesn’t work
There is a trick ! (and it’s not given neither on iClarified nor in hackint0sh.org )
The trick is :
- You need to be connected to iTunes before having Safari go to the http://www.jailbreakme.com
without iTunes running on your PC(or Mac) and the iPhone detected, it will NEVER Work !!
Bypass activation and prepare phone for software installation
- Make sure you have a SIM-card with PIN turned off, and power on your phone (the supplied AT&T card works fine).
- On the activation screen, slide for emergency and dial: *#301# to make the phone call itself. (If the incoming call dialog quickly disappears but it keeps ringing, just dial 0 (remove *#301# first), and it will call itself)
- Answer the call, and tap on Hold
- Phone will call it self again, tap Decline. You will now be returned to the normal dialer.
- Tap on contacts, and tap the + icon to add a new. The only info you are going to add to this contact are two URL’s. To add a URL, tap Add new URL. The first URL is prefs followed by a colon: prefs: and the second is jailbreakme.com. Tap Save.
- Your contact now has two “web pages” – tap on the first one (prefs:). This will take you to the settings dialog. The reason you want this, is because you need to connect to a Wi-Fi network, so tap on Wi-Fi, and get connected to a network, and make sure the icon on top of the screen is indicating that you are connected. While you are in the settings dialog, you should also set: General → Auto-Lock → Never.
- Now, press the home button, and again, slide for emergency dial 0, Answer the call, Hold and Decline the new call so that you get to the contacts. Tap on your contact (No Name), and this time tap on the other home page, jailbreakme.com
- Safari will launch and show you a webpage. Read through the text, before you Install AppSnapp
- Phone will return to activation screen, but don’t panic, just wait.
- Phone should automaticly restart after almost a minute. . If it does not restart withing 2 minutes, click here.
- When the phone starts again, it should no longer say slide for emergency, but rather Slide to unlock It means it was successfull! Activation is now bypassed, and phone prepared for software installation! (If you are going to use an AT&T SIM, you won’t need to do the next step.)
Motorola & iPhone 24 Dec 2007 12:27 pm
Moving from a Motorola SLVR to an iPhone (part 1)
Hi
I recently bought an iPhone and want to share my experience in moving from my 18 months old Motorola L7 SLVR to the iPhone. Having done that, I still have theSLVR and actually my wife is using it now instead of her older Nokia
Migrating contacts
The first step for me was to migrate my address book. As slick as it is, the iPhone was useless unless it had my address book ! The 2 phone numbers I can remember are my wife’s and my mom’s ! I guess that makes me a lazy tech junkie but that’s the truth.
So I went on to install the “Motorola Phone Tools” software which came on a CD in the SLVR box on my new Vista Toshiba laptop, then connected the USB cable to the SLVR and started “detecting device”. It didn’t work. I lost 2 hours trying to make it work, before suspecting a “Vista” problem and switching back to my wife’s laptop which is (luckily) still running XP – and wham ! it worked like a snap..
(I really hate Vista for that… so many applications don’t support it..)
I moved the contacts back to my laptop using the SLVR as a USB flash drive (that’s one of its best features) and imported into iTunes, synced back to my iPhone …
Using the iPhone as a Phone
Using the iPhone as a phone was a bit unnatural at first.. Apple made some unique choices in the way the address book is presented, but I really liked the “Favorites” tab. However the Groups thing was a bit disappointing since you have to do it on the PC first and sync via iTunes.
in the Call history list, the incoming calls, outgoing calls and missed calls are all listed in the same list, sorted by date & time. Missed calls are luckily highlighted in red. However it is a bit unusual vs the Motos & Nokias where received calls are distinguished clearly from outgoing calls..
The iPhone’s SMS handling is very neat. It uses a “Gmail”ish way of handling SMS’s as “conversations”. Its on-screen keyboard is really great and easy to use with the forefinger, so you can type quite fast on it. However there is no “forwarding” of SMS’s and also it doesn’t support Unicode encoded messages, meaning your relatives abroad’s messages or some Web to SMS messages can come scrambled
Add to that, the iPhone’s does have a very handy “silence” mode using a left hand side outside button, so you can easily switch to silent mode and back in a snap ! However I found that the ringtones are not loud enough, therefore when you’re in a mall or a crowded place it makes it hard to hear the phone ringing
upcoming in part 2 : Using the iPhone as an Internet tablet
iPhone 16 Sep 2007 07:27 am
Apple iPhone 200$ cheaper… but still no 3g
Friday Sept 14, 2007
Apple reduced the price of the 8Gb iPhone 200$ to 399$ last week in a bid
to boost sales and market share. This move has upset the early buyers so much Apple is offering them a 100$ rebate..
nice move by Apple.. I remember my first Nokia 2110 I bought for 699$ which dropped the next year to 399$… Nokia and Ericsson ignored early customers’ hurt feelings in these early days
At the same time, the 4Gb model is being dropped..
But users in Europe and the Middle East are waiting for the real news .. When will the 3G model be available ?
“I would be very surprised to see the first iPhones in Europe not be 3G,” Mark Donovan, senior analyst at mobile industry research firm M:Metrics, told Macworld. “Having 3G will be very important for them [Apple] out of the gate.”.
When Apple released the iPhone domestically in June on AT&T’s network, the two companies used Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) or Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS). The decision to use the slower 2G standard caused complaints among users, but U.S. customers have the option to use Wi-Fi where available.
However, Wi-Fi networks are not as plentiful in Europe and those customers will be less forgiving of a 2G phone, according to Donovan. According to M:Metrics research, 80 to 90 percent of Europeans use smartphones for things like text messaging on a regular basis.
What M:Metrics fails to evaluate is that users in Paris, London or Dubai are now watching TV on their cell, making video calls and downloading files on the fast UMTS 3g networks.. No can do without for iPhone …
iPhone 28 Jun 2007 04:18 am
iPhone Detailed Video Review
Walt Mossberg wrote a very complete review on the iPhone
based on two weeks of use.
I also loved his video review of the iPhone (below)
So what do you think of the iPhone and will it live up to its incredible Hype ?
iPhone 21 Jun 2007 12:48 am
Google boss endorses iPhone
Interesting development : will we see Google apps running on iPhone ?
ZDNet: Apple’s much-vaunted iPhone received a ringing endorsement from the chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt, after he claimed that the handset was a perfect platform for the search specialist’s hosted applications.
Speaking at an event in Paris on Tuesday, Schmidt was questioned on whether, as Google’s boss and an Apple board member, he had any insights into future collaboration between the two companies. “What you are really asking is to see my iPhone,” he quipped before producing a handset from his pocket. “iPhone is a powerful new device and is going to be particularly good for the apps that Google is building. You should expect other announcements from the two companies over time,” he said.
The iPhone fully incorporates Google’s search and mapping services. Users can make phone calls directly from Google Maps.
Key to Google’s belief in the potential of the iPhone is Apple’s decision to integrate support for the Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) web-development technique.