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PostPosted: 12:00 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: iPhone 4 Reply with quote

Is anyone else eagerly awaiting the keynote speech from Steve Jobs at the WWDC today?

The new iPhone is due to be officially unveiled today and set for release between today and the end of the month.

I'll be watching carefully as my poor old 3G is in need of updating.

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PostPosted: 12:24 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not due for a replacement of my 3g for another 6 months or so.
Should give it a bit of time to settle down and drop considerably in price.
I would appreciate it if all the hardcore Iphone fans could rush and and buy them straight away so demand drops off sharpish like with the theory that prices will follow.
Should also mean the jailbreaks will be out by the time I get one and most likely a few updates to boot.

Whilst I'm not a die hard fan ,I would have to admit the Iphone has probably been the most multi functional phone I've had thus far and they will probably get my hard earned yet again when my current contract is up.
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PostPosted: 12:25 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone

Tis almost on par with the desire but your still owned by apple.
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PostPosted: 12:29 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was eagerly awaiting it, then I bought an iPad instead. My 30 quid PAYG phone will have to plod on.
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PostPosted: 12:31 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Gizmodo thing was all well and good, but not much in terms of specifics.

I'm not a die hard fan and would swap to other phones if they suited my needs better. I am a fan of the iPhone - I like the way it does things.

And Mr Monkey, I think there is a jailbreak exploit already for 4.0 but the dev teams are keeping it underwraps until it's officially released so Apple can't patch it before release.
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PostPosted: 12:33 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dom wrote:
I was eagerly awaiting it, then I bought an iPad instead. My 30 quid PAYG phone will have to plod on.


I had a play on an iPad the other day and was impressed by the speed of it compared to my 3G.

I'm hoping the new iPhone has the same CPU and GPS chip.
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PostPosted: 12:43 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe wrote:
I had a play on an iPad the other day and was impressed by the speed of it compared to my 3G.

I'm hoping the new iPhone has the same CPU and GPS chip.


It should be very very quick. I imagine the new phone will have a spec that at least matches the iPad (which, hardware-wise, is basically an iPhone with a big screen and a huge battery). There's also the fact the screen is so much smaller, so it has far fewer pixels to push.

To be fair, from the limited amount of time I've spent playing with a 3GS, that already does most things instantly, so I don't know quite how much ground can be made up.

The big improvement should be the new OS, with multi-tasking etc. It's a shame that won't be available for the iPad for several months, but it's perfectly usable without it as everything is so quick to open/close.
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PostPosted: 12:45 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought the iPad would go to 4.0 at the same time as the iPhone, iPod etc?
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PostPosted: 12:47 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I cant wait to see what the new iPhone has to REALLY offer, my 3G S is starting to feel a little samey (Had a 3G too, so basically the same phone for 2 years)
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PostPosted: 12:51 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe wrote:
I thought the iPad would go to 4.0 at the same time as the iPhone, iPod etc?


Sadly not. Because Apple are the most secretive company in the world, there was one set of people working on 4.0 for the iPhone and one set of people working on the iPad. The guys working on 4.0 probably didn't even get to start playing with an iPad until a short time before it was released. As a result, 4.0 for the iPad is being developed separately and is supposed to arrive in 'the fall', as the yanks put it. Still, hopefully it'll have some extra bells and whistles as a result.

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PostPosted: 12:58 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't stand apples way of business so refuse to buy anything from them anymore.

I know this is kind of biased but seriously consider getting an android phone next. Cheaper and better which you don't usually get in the same sentence.

£22.50, 600mins, unlimited everything else and free handset.

So I am paying £540 over 2 years for a phone which costs £450 on its own so I am getting an absolute bargain I think.
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PostPosted: 12:58 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've a jailbroken 3G, and the only things I'd like is a much longer battery life and a cheaper monthly tariff. I can live with the former, and the new iPhone won't help with the latter, so I'll not be "upgrading". I might even go back to my old K800i when my contract is up in September, and flog the 3G.
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PostPosted: 13:12 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

See that just shows that the iphone can't hold people on, gets a bit old and useless.

Just read this https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=196007

Free sat nav built in that is actually very good.
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PostPosted: 13:16 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wouldn't say the 3G is old and useless, just that where you've been jobless for 18 months your priorities change. I like it, just don't need it.
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PostPosted: 13:28 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

Charlotte has a 3G one, and has been waiting for the new one to come up before getting an upgrade. When she does I will probably have her old iPhone.

Personally I am not that keen on it. They do the job, have just about usable internet access, pathetic battery life and use horrible on screen keyboards. However I have got to the point where I really can't be bothered with spending any money to have anything better.

For phone calls and texts my old windows based HTC was nicer to use, with a proper slide out keyboard. When it got broken I landed up using my old basic Nokia and realised I didn't miss the toys much at all.

All the best

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PostPosted: 14:12 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Digitalize wrote:
I cant wait to see what the new iPhone has to REALLY offer, my 3G S is starting to feel a little samey (Had a 3G too, so basically the same phone for 2 years)


probably some other feature they said the 2G would include a couple of years ago....but didnt.
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PostPosted: 19:10 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 19:20 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

this is better than i even expected.

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PostPosted: 19:49 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

What are the main new features of the new iPhone?
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PostPosted: 19:57 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know a couple of people who will be getting moist at the thought of new offerings from Apple. Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 20:08 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh yay, another product to waste hundreds of pounds on from the company that everyone druels over.
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PostPosted: 20:15 - 07 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had a play with someone's i phone recently, and it was lovely, until I realised that it didnt do anything more than my old phone that I would need.

Although I did quite like wifi internet on a handheld device, its actually more fiddly than a PC, and at home is the only place I would use wifi internet.

I have had a look at itouchs on ebay since though.
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PostPosted: 14:31 - 10 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Three UK are going to be carrying the iPhone 4 from release date Very HappyVery Happy

Roll on release date
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PostPosted: 14:45 - 10 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

you couldn't pay me to go back onto three
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PostPosted: 15:06 - 10 Jun 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

t121anf wrote:
you couldn't pay me to go back onto three



Why?

The iPhone was the only thing pulling me away?
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