Tag Archive for 'iphone'

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Time to send my iPhone in for a tune-up

Published on September 2, 2008. 0 Comments Tags: , .

So my iPhone’s been dropping or scrambling every 3rd or 4th call since I got it. Not a real useful trait in a full time mobile phone. That and the bit about barely getting a 12 hour day out of an all night charge and I was starting to think that maybe my phone was sick.

So today I’m browsing the interwebs and I get this optus page that tells me my prepaid wireless broadband account needs re-charging. WTF? I don’t have a prepaid account.

Anyhow, long-story-short I need to find my proof of purchase and take the phone in for a “repair” tomorrow.

Not happy Jan.

iPhone 2.0.2 update ends in almost dead machine

Published on August 24, 2008. 0 Comments Tags: , .

So I tried to update my iPhone software on friday to get better 3G, at the end of the update the machine wouldn’t start again or activate.

Cue 20 minutes of “oh shit”. A restore from the pre-update backup meant a working 2.0.2 iPhone though, but that’s no way for a “polished” system upgrade to work.

Wanted: Decent iPhone 2.0 IM client

Published on August 13, 2008. 0 Comments Tags: , .

So one thing that’s been most disappointing about my recent move to iPhone world has been the lack of decent software tools. It seems that most of the app devs have not had enough time to port their apps over to the 2.0 version of the iPhone OS.

I can’t find a decent multi-protocol IM client in either App Store or other sources that doesn’t require me to give up all my IM credentials to another 3rd party. And in case you didn’t get that part, this means Parlingo and Meebo are out of the question. I’d rather keep my passwords to myself thank you very much.

Update: It looks like fring may be the one. Can’t get it on the iphone 3G yet so will have to wait and see.

First impressions on iPhone

Published on August 9, 2008. 0 Comments Tags: .

As a pda with voice call capabilities it’s an incredible device, mainly due to the UI.

As a phone with convergence capabilities, it’s bordering on crap.

I’m already pretty sick of Apple’s walled garden approach to the device. Why can’t I use it as a mass storage device?

So I iPhoned

Published on August 7, 2008. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

I caved and got one. Will give it a few months before I consider going back to a more fuller featured phone.

The first app I installed was the worspress app that this post was made from.