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| MarcelG |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 09:45:26
After the "Do you Wii?! topic I think a new topic is necessary ; do you (have/use an) iPhone 3G? 
I have one, and here's my three minute review: click.
Man, I haven't been an Apple fan at all, but I'm sure loving this nifty featurephone!  < |
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| balexandre |
Posted - 07 December 2008 : 17:21:53
hey! I know that link 
@ arnold
I still have my HTC P3300 with GPS that runs TomTom 6 to move me throu the streets of Denmark, if only Apple give the green light to TomTom (they already have it working and ready to ship, but no permision the Cuppertino company.
It's not just the web, I do love to read my email on the iPhone, I do love the free apps that I have that save me a bunch, like money converters, wifi search spots, etc.
Here in DNK the prices are costly regarding the iPhone (well, starting with the 25% VAT)!
1699 dkk (230 Euros) to get one and 6 month paying 599 dkk (80 Euros)
the monthly payment includes, free calls to the same mobile network and landline numbers, 300 minutes to other country lines (other mobile networks), free sms to denmark, 300Mb of data.
I did turn 3G off cause it swallows battery! so I'm only using Edge and still looks fine from here :)< |
| AnonJr |
Posted - 07 December 2008 : 08:59:54
http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=67915 < |
| arnold |
Posted - 07 December 2008 : 07:15:55
After leaving Nokia in 2002 for Windows Mobile (PocketPC) Ipaq 6310/ Qtec2020/ Qtec9090/ HTC Compact/ HTC Touch Cruise/ HTC Touch Diamond i now switched over to the Iphone 3G. For me, Windows user and Apple hater, a cultureshock!
And yes, the GPS function is not like the TomTom experience on WM and the phone part is not the best available on the market but mobile internet is really another experience. To my humble opinion there is at this moment no real competition for the Iphone 3G regarding access/ look and feel for internet. And when flash arrives i will be nearly perfect. Besides the Appstore and gaming possibilities.
At this moment 10 million+ Iphones (not counting Ipod Touch with Wifi) are sold and these users really DO use internet.
For that reason there should be a porting, mod or other improvement for Snitz to service Iphone.
BTW: in the Netherlands de Iphone package for T-mobile is not bad at all. Here in Amsterdam the 2m/bit flatfee subscribtion is enough for me at a reasonable price.< |
| MarcelG |
Posted - 24 July 2008 : 05:35:27
I've been thinking of a BlackBerry too, specifically for the pushmail functionality, but here in the Netherlands BlackBerry devices are pretty expensive. Only Vodafone and KPN sell them, and the subscriptions with pushmail are all over 40 euro's a month.
On the iPhone I've now enabled VPN access to my work (AtosOrigin), and the Exchange mail/calender and contacts is pulled every couple of minutes ; they haven't enabled pushmail yet on our Exchange infrastructure.
I cannot be on VPN all day though ; after 10 minutes or so it closes the connection. 
I'm hoping that Google will enable pushmail on GMail soon and integrate the Google Calender and their contacts feature.
Then, my iPhone is a real 'fake' BlackBerry.
About the fingerprints and greasy finger stains on the iPhone ; yup, that is an issue at least for the back of the iPhone. On the front, you see the stains only when the screen is off.
I gave up polishing the back too after 10 minutes....
I now keep it in a sock-like thing my wife knitted for me 2 years ago ; it was a snug fit for my other phones, and even the iPhone fits in perfectly.< |
| Classicmotorcycling |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 16:20:30
Work supply me with a HTC TyTN II and I have unlimited data on that (work pays), been looking at the iPhone (3G) for personal and could get a non 3G 16Gb model for $530 delivered to the door.
Then again we are going to move to Blackberry's at work and I go to a launch next week of the Blackberry Bold (here in Australia), where I am told they are giving them out for free to the invited people (me).< |
| MarkJH |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 14:33:56
http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/htc-touch-diamond-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php
I've got one of these for my 160GB iPod Classic. Keeps it clean and scratch free and gives it a nice "grippiness" to it.< |
| HuwR |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 13:24:38
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Nah, I don't want a screen constantly covered in thumbprints.
actually, it's not really the screen that gets covered in thumb prints on the Touch, just the nice shiny black back!!! gave up polishing after about 10 mins < |
| HuwR |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 13:23:02
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So, no, there's no catch
cool, I'm jealous.
just discovered the coolest game on my Touch Diamond, you know those games you get where you have to drop a little silver ball into a hole while avoiding all the other holes etc, well ther is a version on the diamond, it is wicked, even has vibration feedback when you bump the walls and stuff, endlees fun < |
| AnonJr |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 12:13:16
That is related to one of my few complaints about the Tilt - when you're using an on-screen keypad its hard to dial a number without looking at the phone... I miss that part of my old Treo 650.< |
| MarkJH |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 11:47:53
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do you (have/use an) iPhone 3G?
Nah, I don't want a screen constantly covered in thumbprints.
That's why I recently upgraded from my trusty N73 to an N95 8GB. Cost me less than £50 to upgrade and I'm very happy with it. Oh, and it's 3.5G when surfing.  < |
| MarcelG |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 11:44:50
Huw, yep, I've triple checked it, and checked the Service Agreements numerous times already, and there's no fair use policy.
It's unlimited.
There's one catch though ; you are not allowed to use the iPhone 3G as a tethered modem with your laptop. Given the fact that that is not possible (for now) as the iPhone has no software for that (yet), there's no real catch.
In Germany however, the same company (T-Mobile) is providing the same phone with the same monthly price, but for that you only get 50 minutes, no texts and only 500 MB of data (after that it's GPRS speed, and still 'FUP').
Worst part ; the 16 GB iPhone is then still € 249.... (more info: http://oxle.com/reply/44303)
So, no, there's no catch, and the Netherlands is a very iPhone friendly country. < |
| HuwR |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 11:33:02
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Huw, did you get the HTC Touch Diamond?
Yes, it is tiny, but it is a lot easier to use than my Orange SPV M600 (imate Jamin)
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unlimited 2mbit down 384 kbit up HSDPA
Have you checked what they actually mean by "unlimited" you will probably find that unlimited does not mean what you think and is almost certainly subject to a 'fair use policy' which limits you to 3Gb a month< |
| ruirib |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 11:32:19
Well, if you're an iPhone afficcionado, the Netherlands are a good place to be .< |
| MarcelG |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 11:03:26
The US models are cheaper? I don't think that's valid for the Netherlands.
Let's calculate:
iPhone 3G 16GB : € 159,-
Subscription: 24 months € 29,95
Included in subscription: unlimited 2mbit down 384 kbit up HSDPA, 150 minutes, 150 text, unlimited access to T-Mobile WiFi hotspots.
That's € 13 euro more expensive than my previous sim-only subscription, which did not include the HSDPA connection speed, and had 90 texts less per month.
So, in fact this phone is not that expensive.
Next to that, I sold my previous phone for € 220, so all in all it's almost free of charge.
Huw, did you get the HTC Touch Diamond? I had it in my hands last Saturday ; it's tiny compared to the HTC Tytn2 I previously owned ! < |
| ruirib |
Posted - 23 July 2008 : 10:56:42
Bruno,
I will never spend 600 euros on a phone, never. My phone is used for, of all things, talking. I hardly use SMS, never MMS. My current one, a Motorola RazR2 Luxury Edition (or whatever it's named), cost me 99 euros on a fidelity promotion by my provider and it does a lot of stuff I hardly use. It has an MP3 player as well, 2 GB storage, camera and stuff and they hardly get used. I'm happy with it and will keep it for a long time.
I also find the european cost of the iPhone to be outrageous when compared with the US. The US models are cheaper and with the current USD / Euro conversion rate, they are even cheaper. Apple is trying to make a lot of money on europeans.< |
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