Mobile phone advice
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I thought my girlfriend's iPhone was awesome until we went to France for a week. On the second day, it gave up working and required a reset with iTunes.
Which was on her computer at home in the UK. So she spent the entire holiday without her phone. A dealbreaker in my opinion.
But to be fair, it hasn't happened much since that.
Every time I watch a review of "iPhone beaters" on the gadget show etc, the iPhone still wins
Which was on her computer at home in the UK. So she spent the entire holiday without her phone. A dealbreaker in my opinion.
But to be fair, it hasn't happened much since that.
Every time I watch a review of "iPhone beaters" on the gadget show etc, the iPhone still wins
iPhone all the way! I've not had a problem with iTunes & I sync mine frequently, but a mate has one & used iTunes to activate it & hasn't connected it since... the bonus with iTunes is the complete back up so if you ever lose the phone u have all your data backed up (without paying for MobileMe).
I know a number of people have issues with the keyboard (or lack of) but it takes a few days of getting used to & trusting the predictive text & i find it better than a physical board now so 110% thumbs up from me!
I know a number of people have issues with the keyboard (or lack of) but it takes a few days of getting used to & trusting the predictive text & i find it better than a physical board now so 110% thumbs up from me!
as a11y said at the end of the day its a phone 
just writing this using my netbook connected to my SE w890i via bluetooth while on a weeks break
There is an article 'Battle of smartphones' in this month's Stuff magazine which looks at the various mobile operating systems and the relevant merits - might be worth a read?
just writing this using my netbook connected to my SE w890i via bluetooth while on a weeks break
There is an article 'Battle of smartphones' in this month's Stuff magazine which looks at the various mobile operating systems and the relevant merits - might be worth a read?
I do that a lot too with my SE phone. Can you do it with an iPhone? Oh no they disabled it didn't they...gannet said:just writing this using my netbook connected to my SE w890i via bluetooth while on a weeks break
Reason I want the SE X10 is because imho Android is the next big thing.. it's the first handset that will actually be speedy, and you can get a diddy one too.
Released next month - can't wait.
If I was just linking up to use email/www i'd use my phone too, I'm talking about more intensive stuff like VPNs / RDP.. etc. I know you can get RDP on an iPhone but try controlling anything usefully with a small screen. I use mine 95% of the time as a phone. But sometimes I'm in a hotel with no wireless, staying at a friends.. I whiz out my netbook and tether it and I can achieve anything I could at home.
I can also use the P1i via USB as a card reader - direct access to the memory stick, which I have a few of. This comes in handy occasionally to store the odd random dvd iso, music etc. If a friend likes an album on my phone, I'll bluetooth filetransfer it to them. iTunes? Faffy DRM. Voice dialling through a bluetooth headset? nope..
iPhones are bloody expensive, they shouldn't need hacking to do things that other manufacturers had 3 years ago. It's good that Apple brought the web and email to the masses, but it was there already, all they did was add style - and size.
I can also use the P1i via USB as a card reader - direct access to the memory stick, which I have a few of. This comes in handy occasionally to store the odd random dvd iso, music etc. If a friend likes an album on my phone, I'll bluetooth filetransfer it to them. iTunes? Faffy DRM. Voice dialling through a bluetooth headset? nope..
iPhones are bloody expensive, they shouldn't need hacking to do things that other manufacturers had 3 years ago. It's good that Apple brought the web and email to the masses, but it was there already, all they did was add style - and size.
Well I caved and went for the iPhone, had it 48 hours. Backs up my original thoughts. I've got a couple of Bold 9700s on my desk and I still say that's a better 'phone' and email device - much nicer to use. If you rarely / never use the browser and just do calls, SMS and Email, buy that. But as a hybrid of a phone and a laptop with all the extra functionality - i.e. if you use the internet and the bundled applications - the iPhone wins...
iPhones are ONLY warrantied in the country of sale ie any warranty issues and the phone will have to be returned to USA
or any other country that you might be tempted to try to purchase from
AND US phones are locked to AT&T and at $199 you will have an AT&T 24 month contract not much help in UK :thumbsdown:
If in any doubt search through this Apple User Forum
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=201
or any other country that you might be tempted to try to purchase from
AND US phones are locked to AT&T and at $199 you will have an AT&T 24 month contract not much help in UK :thumbsdown:
If in any doubt search through this Apple User Forum
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=201