The IPhone is totally awesome oh my gawd thread

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:14 pm

btw espn just finished their iPhone site and it is badass. Check it out.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:27 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:btw espn just finished their iPhone site and it is badass. Check it out.

Is it just ESPN's mobile site or is it a special iPhone only site?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:45 am

Diablo25 wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:btw espn just finished their iPhone site and it is badass. Check it out.
Is it just ESPN's mobile site or is it a special iPhone only site?

It is specific to the iPhone. Big buttons for the touchscreen and it is easy to navigate.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:24 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:
Diablo25 wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:btw espn just finished their iPhone site and it is badass. Check it out.
Is it just ESPN's mobile site or is it a special iPhone only site?
It is specific to the iPhone. Big buttons for the touchscreen and it is easy to navigate.

Yeah, it's pretty awesome!

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:49 pm

greggsand wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:
Diablo25 wrote: Is it just ESPN's mobile site or is it a special iPhone only site?
It is specific to the iPhone. Big buttons for the touchscreen and it is easy to navigate.
Yeah, it's pretty awesome!

So is it a special URL or does the iPhone just access it? The one I have on my iPhone is nice so I am guessing that is it.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:15 pm

Diablo25 wrote:So is it a special URL or does the iPhone just access it? The one I have on my iPhone is nice so I am guessing that is it.

If you look at the address it says m.espn.com/wireless/iphone or something along those lines.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:55 am

FYI...iPhone firmware update 2.0.1 is up. Its a 250MB file. Hopefully it fixes the nitpick issues of 2.0 (laggy scrolling, etc.) Supposedly its just a bug fix update.

As you were...

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:32 am

Diablo25 wrote:FYI...iPhone firmware update 2.0.1 is up. Its a 250MB file. Hopefully it fixes the nitpick issues of 2.0 (laggy scrolling, etc.) Supposedly its just a bug fix update.

As you were...

It's been out since last week and it's as buggy as 2.0. I should know as it froze my phone for awhile. But apparently it has to do with the latest iTunes update. Just be cautious, a lot of people had problems since the latest firmware.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:35 am

Yeah...I haven't noticed much of a difference in the week I've had it.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:51 am

10spro wrote:
Diablo25 wrote:FYI...iPhone firmware update 2.0.1 is up. Its a 250MB file. Hopefully it fixes the nitpick issues of 2.0 (laggy scrolling, etc.) Supposedly its just a bug fix update.

As you were...
It's been out since last week and it's as buggy as 2.0. I should know as it froze my phone for awhile. But apparently it has to do with the latest iTunes update. Just be cautious, a lot of people had problems since the latest firmware.

Hell, I hadn't synced my phone in a few days

I thought I had a juicy tidbit for us iPhone guys

Oh well

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:26 pm

Kept my fingers crossed as I updated the latest firmware 2.02. The last one messed up my iphone but this time it went OK. It's supposed to improve 3G network coverage.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:51 pm

10spro wrote:Kept my fingers crossed as I updated the latest firmware 2.02. The last one messed up my iphone but this time it went OK. It's supposed to improve 3G network coverage.

It doesn't...don't get your hopes up.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:57 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
10spro wrote:Kept my fingers crossed as I updated the latest firmware 2.02. The last one messed up my iphone but this time it went OK. It's supposed to improve 3G network coverage.
It doesn't...don't get your hopes up.

Personally, I haven't been affected as many others and overall I find myself using more WI-FI as it does the job just fine for me.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:17 am

10spro wrote:
dbdynsty25 wrote:
10spro wrote:Kept my fingers crossed as I updated the latest firmware 2.02. The last one messed up my iphone but this time it went OK. It's supposed to improve 3G network coverage.
It doesn't...don't get your hopes up.
Personally, I haven't been affected as many others and overall I find myself using more WI-FI as it does the job just fine for me.

Wifi is faster than 3G.

It'll likely be faster than 4G too.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:21 am

10spro wrote:Personally, I haven't been affected as many others and overall I find myself using more WI-FI as it does the job just fine for me.

Last time I checked, you can't make calls over Wifi. Of course it does the job...data wise. It's the calls that are dropping out because of sh*tty tower transfers from 3G to EDGE. I love At&t. What a crappy network just in general. It's just too bad they are the only ones with the iPhone. Oh well...suck it up. I don't make that many calls anyway.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:34 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:
10spro wrote:Personally, I haven't been affected as many others and overall I find myself using more WI-FI as it does the job just fine for me.
Last time I checked, you can't make calls over Wifi. Of course it does the job...data wise. It's the calls that are dropping out because of sh*tty tower transfers from 3G to EDGE. I love At&t. What a crappy network just in general. It's just too bad they are the only ones with the iPhone. Oh well...suck it up. I don't make that many calls anyway.

Again, no issues for me regarding calls either. Rogers is not any better but no call drops so far.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:36 am

Yeah, 3G on = 1.5 bars. 3G Off = 5 Bars... (Sherman Oaks, CA)

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:38 am

greggsand wrote:Yeah, 3G on = 1.5 bars. 3G Off = 5 Bars... (Sherman Oaks, CA)

I have 5 bars of 3G in my condo (Thousand Oaks) and in my office (Oxnard), yet I still drop calls. So go figure. Wifey does as well. Not all the time...but in the 3 weeks I've had At&t...I've dropped more than the 10 years I had Verizon. Not happy about that.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:45 am

dbdynsty25 wrote: Last time I checked, you can't make calls over Wifi.

Anyone try Truphone?

Surprised their VOIP client was approved.

Maybe Skype would be approved as well.

Post by **Jared** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:39 pm

I'm thinking about getting an IPhone. I know that you can't edit Office files on the IPhone itself. However, can I transfer a .doc file from an e-mail attachment received on the IPhone to a laptop via ITunes, the USB port, or Bluetooth? (Assume that there are no wireless networks in the area.)

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:00 pm

Jared wrote:I'm thinking about getting an IPhone. I know that you can't edit Office files on the IPhone itself. However, can I transfer a .doc file from an e-mail attachment received on the IPhone to a laptop via ITunes, the USB port, or Bluetooth? (Assume that there are no wireless networks in the area.)

No, you can't...at least not with an official iPhone software package. If you go and Jailbreak the thing, you can, but then you void warranties.

Post by **Jared** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:11 pm

Thanks...I may still take the plunge...debating between the IPhone and other ones with Office support. I think all of the cool features of the IPhone may outweigh that negative.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:30 pm

Jared wrote:Thanks...I may still take the plunge...debating between the IPhone and other ones with Office support. I think all of the cool features of the IPhone may outweigh that negative.

It certainly is a fantastic phone...even with it's shortcomings. Hopefully those are improved in the near future.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:36 pm

Jared wrote:I'm thinking about getting an IPhone. I know that you can't edit Office files on the IPhone itself. However, can I transfer a .doc file from an e-mail attachment received on the IPhone to a laptop via ITunes, the USB port, or Bluetooth? (Assume that there are no wireless networks in the area.)

If you have an IMAP email account, wouldn't you be able to access the .doc you opened on the iPhone later on the laptop?

How about Exchange email accounts, do they store the emails (including attachments) on the server?

If they get Mobile Me working, it's suppose to keep all your email and other content in sync.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:38 pm

If you read Jared's post, you'd see that he doesn't have internet available on the laptop. Of course he could just email it to himself if he had internet access.