Re: RE Lock ups in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20390524 en Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:24:43 EDT Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:24:43 EDT Re: RE Lock ups http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20398660 mobbo : I appreciate the advice. I will see if my company will let me expense a new phone... this Blackjack is killin' me! I'd say about 50% of calls that go over 4 minutes are dropped, which is quite often since I troubleshoot support issues over the phone to see if I can solve it before I walk my ass over. I think I may start logging the number of dropped calls.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20398660 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:16:35 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20395146 jc100 : Yes and what company SOLDERS a battery in? Better yet, what companies makes a product that is highly overpriced and then simply makes a simple update it to reprice it again? I mean give me a break that Apple couldn't have done an initial launch with 3G.... People like you are the flocks that line Steve Job's pockets. Too ignorant to think about things and too quick to blow your money on them due to the logo.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20395146 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:41:15 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20394327 itguy05 : You are an idiot.

There are plenty of companies selling iPod batteries. The only ones that are soldered in are the Nano, Touch/Phone. The rest you can replace relatively easily. And there are plenty of places that will do it for you if you're not handy.

And I'd imagine there will be companies that will do this for you with the Touch/Phone shortly.

I'd never worry about the battery life - for every cell I've replaced batteries in - usually another month or 2 later I'm replacing it anyway so it's a no brainer.

I'd rather have the goodness of the iPhone vs the POS that is Win mobile or the orphaned thing that is Palm OS (I've got a Treo 650 now).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20394327 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:27:49 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20390562 jc100 : Nor does wasting 500 dollars only to blow another 500 a few months later on an upgrade that should have been included the first time around.. Can you say GULLIBLE and CHA CHING on APPLE'S part as all the people like you go and blow another 500 bucks for round 2.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20390562 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:50:52 EDT Re: RE Lock ups http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20390524 tlcbob : That's why I went with Blackberry 8830. It is the ONLY converged device I ever had that actually would not lock up as you described. Palms and Win Mobiles seem to have issues when it comes to balancing the load when using wireless sync email,cal,contacts and incoming or outgoing calls. I had about 25% lock ups on those platforms.

The problem with Blackberry, was you had to invest $3000 in their Enterprise Blackberry software (supports 1000 users). Not any more! They now have a free download of the server that comes with 1 user license. Additional licenses are like $10. I have been using my 8830 for a month and have had NO lockups! I have factory bluetooth handsfree in my car and added a bluetooth stereo adapter to my car. I can talk and play music wirelessly! Who needs an iphone? ;) Not to bash it - I think the iphone is cool. However, if it has lock ups - it is useless for me. Any actual users (no fanboys allowed) who have real experience using enterprise syncing? Are there lockups with iPhone??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20390524 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:40:06 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20389976 atuarre :
said by gonefishing :

WTH are you talking about. iPhone battery life is FANTASTIC. Way beyond anything I've ever used before. Including Motorola's, LG, Nokia, Samsung. Including BlkJack, Razr, Shine, N65, Blackberry and several other run of the mill standard every things the same pieces of junk.

I have used my iPhone on a 8 hour flight to EU and watched 2 full movies, Listen to few dozen songs, Browsing pics. Landed, used it to make couple dozen calls, map, checking and responding to dozens of emails will in cab. Updated sales charts at web server. Got to hotel, took lots of pics and emailed them to wife. Got caught in a SMS chat session for hour or so back and forth. Forgot to plug in phone and fell asleep. Next morning, still 1/4 charge.

Stop making crap up. iPhone battery life is unbelievably good
Umm...alright "anonymous" user. I have an iPhone. The battery life is horrible. Perhaps you should research (Google) iPhone battery life before you start to speak about things you know absolutely nothing about. Since your "anonymous" I will take what you say with a grain of salt.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20389976 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:29:48 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20389006 anon : GSM a minority, I really doubt that.
said by DaveNJ See Profile :

GSM is going to become a minority. With UMTS becoming the norm, with LTE riding its coattails.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20389006 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:34:02 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20387503 anon : Wow, you really are on the "gimme something to hate" bandwagon. Someday you will learn. The quality of the iPhone make EVERY piece of junk plastic phones out there look like crap. Really, if you can't get past your need to feel part of something like the "i hate ________(insert company) products" club, you will miss out on a lot of great things in life. Oh, and you won't have to lie anymore either. And regardless what you hear on the internet... bashing something most people like really doesn't add to your coolness.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20387503 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:39:12 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20387467 anon : WTH are you talking about. iPhone battery life is FANTASTIC. Way beyond anything I've ever used before. Including Motorola's, LG, Nokia, Samsung. Including BlkJack, Razr, Shine, N65, Blackberry and several other run of the mill standard every things the same pieces of junk.

I have used my iPhone on a 8 hour flight to EU and watched 2 full movies, Listen to few dozen songs, Browsing pics. Landed, used it to make couple dozen calls, map, checking and responding to dozens of emails will in cab. Updated sales charts at web server. Got to hotel, took lots of pics and emailed them to wife. Got caught in a SMS chat session for hour or so back and forth. Forgot to plug in phone and fell asleep. Next morning, still 1/4 charge.

Stop making crap up. iPhone battery life is unbelievably good]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20387467 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:31:43 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20387045 mobbo : I recently received a Blackjack from my employer with 3G data capabilities and I am not impressed at all. When trying to make voice calls, it will only actually dial 25% of the time. The other 75% of the time it will just stop attempting to dial... no noise or notice that it didn't do what you just told it to do.

The data is slow. I would not call it broadband at all. Horrid lag, it takes 7 - 8 seconds for a website to even be found, then another 7 - 8 seconds for it to load. That's even when you have it tethered to a laptop.

Wireless data still has a LOOONG way to go before I would call it "broadband" with a straight face.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20387045 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:18:01 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20386407 jc100 : That's what I figured. However, you would have thought Apple would have made the phones dual band (HAH... I'm only kidding). This being the same Steve Jobs that makes IPODS with soldered batteries and charges the same 80 dollars to replace them. Apple merely makes junk and continues to upgrade it for all those gullible people willing to throw away their money. I might not be the most up to date person when it comes to technology, but I know a gimmick when I see one. Apple to me is one of those fad items best avoided.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20386407 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:29:33 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20385794 DaveNJ :
said by jc100 See Profile :

Well here's what I wonder. Are the fools that wasted their money on this overpriced piece of garbage able to flash their firmware to support 3G or does the chip within the phone limit speeds? I know hardware has a lot to do with things, but so does software. I highly doubt the people that rushed out would be given this luxury even if it was available, though. Apple wants people to toss their phones and go buy new. Sadly, there are plenty of idiots out there that will do it, too. Yes, anyone that pays 500 for a proprietary phone, then 80 to replace the battery, etc is an idiot. One would be much better off buying a Nokia with 30 FPS video capture and high quality video, than buying the Iphone. Hell, my 400 dollar sprint phone can do most of the stuff the Iphone does and I have had it 3 years now. I can even change my own battery without HAVING to pay someone as its not soldered in.
You cant FLASH a device to support 3G , its hardware based. As a side note 3G has features which make it worth the upgrade. Voice and Data at the same time, and 3G speeds. Another thing is that once 3G is everywhere , GSM is going to become a minority. With UMTS becoming the norm, with LTE riding its coattails.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20385794 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:06:34 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20385504 jc100 : Well here's what I wonder. Are the fools that wasted their money on this overpriced piece of garbage able to flash their firmware to support 3G or does the chip within the phone limit speeds? I know hardware has a lot to do with things, but so does software. I highly doubt the people that rushed out would be given this luxury even if it was available, though. Apple wants people to toss their phones and go buy new. Sadly, there are plenty of idiots out there that will do it, too. Yes, anyone that pays 500 for a proprietary phone, then 80 to replace the battery, etc is an idiot. One would be much better off buying a Nokia with 30 FPS video capture and high quality video, than buying the Iphone. Hell, my 400 dollar sprint phone can do most of the stuff the Iphone does and I have had it 3 years now. I can even change my own battery without HAVING to pay someone as its not soldered in.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20385504 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:22:17 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20385449 inkscarab : OT...

Might get your hopes up...
»www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Earth-···ned/8919

Maybe you'll get your seasons 1&2 after all...

Sorry for the OT everyone else..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20385449 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:12:04 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384520 Steve B : Off topic.....I know where I can get the other two seasons. Its too bad Seasons 1 and 2 were never released.

I live in Seattle which is a major metro market. It is a 3G market. The phones I had were 3G and the performance for voice sucked pretty bad. It look a long time for a call to connect if it would go through at all. Although, I do believe the latter part is capacity issues on the receiving end's carrier too. The data portion was ok though. I couldn't get used to the lag in call connections and call drops so I left AT&T.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384520 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:27:19 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384484 atuarre :
said by Steve B See Profile :

Sorry for being off topic but, I just noticed your avatar. I watched EFC all the time when it was on. I have I believe Season 3 on DVD, haven't gotten S4 or 5 and cannot find Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. The Taelons were cool. LOL...anyway, back to topic....

I recently used AT&T and was not happy with their network performance. They definitely had some capacity issues. I wonder if it was the fault of the iPhone.
Were you using 3G or EDGE? EDGE has sped up some, but it is still very slow. There is no 3G coverage here, so...I cannot comment on that, but from what I know of the build out, they are focusing on major metropolitan areas first.

People who already purchased an iPhone also, I think, will not be purchasing the new device whenever the launch date for the new device is. Hopefully, this time, instead of having people in lines, they will just sell it like a regular phone.

Off topic, you can find all that EFC stuff on-line; just gotta know where to look as S1 and S2 were not released because a different company, to my understanding, produced them.

The new iPhone is just another way for Apple to rape money out of its users. They released one in '07, and now in '08 they have released another, and unless they found a way to improve the battery life, I do not think it will be worth the money. You can barely use the EDGE version as the battery life is pathetic.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384484 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:20:30 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384479 cmslick3 : Just because it's a 3G phone does not mean it won't work in non 3G networks. I'm sure the sales will do just fine.. How many people bought original iPods and then forked out cash the following year to get the next version...

The ONLY thing that will crush this device is a sledgehammer..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384479 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:19:16 EDT Re: RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384460 Steve B : Sorry for being off topic but, I just noticed your avatar. I watched EFC all the time when it was on. I have I believe Season 3 on DVD, haven't gotten S4 or 5 and cannot find Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD. The Taelons were cool. LOL...anyway, back to topic....

I recently used AT&T and was not happy with their network performance. They definitely had some capacity issues. I wonder if it was the fault of the iPhone.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384460 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:13:57 EDT RE http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384431 atuarre : Considering AT&T does not have much 3G coverage except in major metropolitan areas, let's see how the sales do.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20384431 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:07:35 EDT