iPhone 3G - Who else got one?

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Just activating mine now.

16GB model and there were plenty available.
 
Yup, was at the O2 store in Yeovil at 7:20. They had enough for the 30-40 people who had queued up. Was taking an age to upgrade though as the systems at Apple, O2 & CPW were down :(
 
Same here on the delays.

I was at the Derby O2 store at 8am. 7th in the queue.
 
There was even a queue in sleepy old Taunton, about 20 folks waiting as I went past this morning.
 
i got one too, in aberdeen at 6:45 11th in que. problem was that they only got 5 16gb iPhones so nearly everyone else had to get an 8 GB, going to be a week or so before they get back in stock, so just went for the 8GB.

problem is i am at work and cant activate it :'( today is going soooo slow
 
Heh, had plenty of both 8 & 16's. Went for the 16 in the end, don't know why though I only ever have 3Gb on the old one ...
 
just ordered mine from carphone wharhouse :-0
 
I've tried to buy a couple from OhPoo - what a bunch of muppets.

Now awaiting a promised call back from Carphone Whorehouse business.
 
no, i decided to poke my eyes out with a cocktail stick instead :thumbs:
oh no, anyone want to buy a camera
 
Beginning to feel that I am the only person in the known universe who feels cheated and underwhelmed by the whole iphone thing.....

Unless you're either
a) deranged
b) clinically insane
c) employed by apple
d) devoid of an original iphone......

Why would you want to extend 18 months of phone contract for a phone that struggles to do phone like things......

OK, it's a sexy gadget, but in real money terms...... ??????????????


(Oh, should mention that I already have a non 3g one..... it's rubbish)
 
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2 x 02 shops and a carphone warehouse all are empty before 9.00 AM :eek:

Plus I seem to have managed to mis place my driving licence, so I only have one proof of Id on me :annoyed:
 
digitalfailure said:
2 x 02 shops and a carphone warehouse all are empty before 9.00 AM :eek:

Plus I seem to have managed to mis place my driving licence, so I only have one proof of Id on me :annoyed:
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Only needed a debit card when I went in.

yoby said:
Beginning to feel that I am the only person in the known universe who feels cheated and underwhelmed by the whole iphone thing.....
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No you're not. It's a personal thing. I love it and have a load of disposable income so picked one up. Not worried about the 18 month contract as if I don't like it I'll do the usual of buying a new phone sim free.

Same as everything really, some little tard spotted it and said have they improved the camera yet? Dunno dullard I bought a phone not a camera, why would I spend £3k on a body and use my iPhone FFS.

I use a lot of the features which are offered on the other models but are not implemented well so feel it's worth paying the cash for it :)
 
does anyone know of the 3g will send and recieve mms now?

I've not seen mention of that, not a big problem for me..... But I do have a person in my life that can't use mobile mail !!!!!!! You know who you are :D ;)
 
digitalfailure said:
does anyone know of the 3g will send and recieve mms now?

I've not seen mention of that, not a big problem for me..... But I do have a person in my life that can't use mobile mail !!!!!!! You know who you are :D ;)
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from what i heard version 2.0 still doesnt do MMS.
i got to say i never really missed it. I always found it quite crappy on my other phones.
 
h4rri said:
Only needed a debit card when I went in.



No you're not. It's a personal thing. I love it and have a load of disposable income so picked one up. Not worried about the 18 month contract as if I don't like it I'll do the usual of buying a new phone sim free.

Same as everything really, some little tard spotted it and said have they improved the camera yet? Dunno dullard I bought a phone not a camera, why would I spend £3k on a body and use my iPhone FFS.

I use a lot of the features which are offered on the other models but are not implemented well so feel it's worth paying the cash for it :)
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You actually put this so much more eloquently than I tried to......
Should clarify that I'm happy with the performance of the unit itself, can't see a pressing need for 3G, and quite disappointed (or frustrated) in that there are some really useful applications available to "enhance" the user experience, but because they aren't sanctioned by Apple, you have to bend or break rules to make things work the way you want them to....

Summary
iPhone = sexy kit
upgrade = no rush
potential to be better - Huge.
 
yoby said:
Why would you want to extend 18 months of phone contract for a phone that struggles to do phone like things.....

(Oh, should mention that I already have a non 3g one..... it's rubbish)
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seems to me its just like Apple Macs.. You wither swear by it or hate it. I think if you like Macs you will like the iphone. By that i'm guessing you use Windows on your PC.

Extending the 18 month contract works out nicely.
I bought my 2G iphone 2 months ago for £100 on 18 month contract. I kept it prestine as i had a feeling i might need to sell it when a rumoured 3G version came out. So I just paid £100 for the 3G and sold the 2G for £150.
Considering all the 2G owners thought they would have to buy out their current contracts to get the 3G i reckon its all pretty good
 
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First downside of the new phone (and the version 2.0 software it seems) it breaks the contacts/call history functionality of the BMW iDrive system. 1.1.4 on my original phone worked perfectly.

Time to drop an email to Apple/BMW me thinks!
 
badgerbaiter said:
seems to me its just like Apple Macs.. You wither swear by it or hate it. I think if you like Macs you will like the iphone. By that i'm guessing you use Windows on your PC.

Extending the 18 month contract works out nicely.
I bought my 2G iphone 2 months ago for £100 on 18 month contract. I kept it prestine as i had a feeling i might need to sell it when a rumoured 3G version came out. So I just paid £100 for the 3G and sold the 2G for £150.
Considering all the 2G owners thought they would have to buy out their current contracts to get the 3G i reckon its all pretty good
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I use windows because all my clients use windows - If I never see a windows PC again it would be the happiest realisation of my life (and yes I need to get out more and take some photos). I love the MAC I get to play with on the odd occasion - Windows woes are doubled when using MAC (or Apple) stuff.

I do like the phone, but get frustrated that it could be so much better. Can't quite get my head around this frenzy for 3G when (in my humble opinion) the ability to forward sms, ability to receive and/or send mms, would be so much more user friendly.

I had jailbroke the old one and quite liked that I could record video, use it as a spirit level/torch etc. etc. and will no doubt be upgrading when stocks have stabilised. I just can't see the need to queue from stupid o'clock in the morning, for a relatively minor improvement.

I don't want to get embroiled in a MAC vs Windows thing, as plainly the MACs are better all round. Just think that the iphone is a bit of an Apple cop-out.....
 
NathanJT said:
First downside of the new phone (and the version 2.0 software it seems) it breaks the contacts/call history functionality of the BMW iDrive system. 1.1.4 on my original phone worked perfectly.

Time to drop an email to Apple/BMW me thinks!
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OH NO WHAT WILL WE EVER DO!!!?

:)
 
yoby said:
I use windows because all my clients use windows - If I never see a windows PC again it would be the happiest realisation of my life (and yes I need to get out more and take some photos). I love the MAC I get to play with on the odd occasion - Windows woes are doubled when using MAC (or Apple) stuff.

I do like the phone, but get frustrated that it could be so much better. Can't quite get my head around this frenzy for 3G when (in my humble opinion) the ability to forward sms, ability to receive and/or send mms, would be so much more user friendly.

I had jailbroke the old one and quite liked that I could record video, use it as a spirit level/torch etc. etc. and will no doubt be upgrading when stocks have stabilised. I just can't see the need to queue from stupid o'clock in the morning, for a relatively minor improvement.

I don't want to get embroiled in a MAC vs Windows thing, as plainly the MACs are better all round. Just think that the iphone is a bit of an Apple cop-out.....
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In that case my theory is 100% wrong LOL

but my new iphone just turned up whilst i was writing that, so i dont care!! :)
 
the biggest upgrade factor for me is the gps, that means I'll have an easier time out in the wilds on my MTB and not have to use a paper map quite so much :D

Mms or lack of though does seem odd to me.
 
the biggest upgrade factor for me is the gps, that means I'll have an easier time out in the wilds on my MTB and not have to use a paper map quite so much :D

Mms or lack of though does seem odd to me.
 
digitalfailure said:
Mms or lack of though does seem odd to me.
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MMS will be a thing of the past soon.. Most phones wil be able to e-mail pics which is better and cheaper

Just a reminder to everyone upgrading: Itunes doesnt keep your phones 'notes' so write them down or something
 
badgerbaiter said:
In that case my theory is 100% wrong LOL

but my new iphone just turned up whilst i was writing that, so i dont care!! :)
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Secretly jealous that I never had time to queue this morning !


Don't you need to use the "paperclip" tool to get the sim out of your old one and swap it with the new one? - I know they had trouble with activating new contracts this morning, but an upgrade should be a straight sim swap, plus aggravated re-install of anything you had before (like email accounts etc.)

Agree with the MMS Sentiment as well, but hionestly can't see some of my porn wielding mms mates getting to grips with email let alone paying extra for the priviledge. Hopefully will stand corected over time, but we are talking about people that think the internet is something that fishermen use to separate dolphins from tuna.....
 
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badgerbaiter said:
anyone else upgrading?

my new iphone is asking me for a sim. there isnt a sim in it, or in the packet that came with it labelled 'sim card'
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If you're simply upgrading your contract/phone then shouldn't you be able to use your old one? :)

Matt
 
Kerioak said:
Anyone else remember the days when phones were just for talking to other people :)
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...and were stuck on a short wire in the hallway. :thumbs:

those were the days eh.

a 21mm lens was abnormally wide, AF was almost unheard of and people used to miss shots because they hadn't wound on the camera. :D:D

I quite like a bit of funky gadget sometimes but I hark after simpler times too. Perhaps what I really need is a bakerlite iPhone with a rotary dial input. :thinking:
 
With most of .mac AWOL, no iSync and iDisk all gone for a wander today too, it's a bit of a dropped nad for apple. :(

although, even as an apple fan I can't help a little :lol::lol:
 
Iphone, one of the coolest looking gadgets for years. Vastly overrated, and doesn't really stand up against other top range "communication devices" such as the N95 or even some of the XDA units (IMPO).

The new Sony Ericsson C902 looks like a very tasty bit of kit, and it'll probably work too ;)


Steve
 
I'm kind of glad I never managed to get one today as I write this from my 2g iPhone .......... I hate not being able to use new toys :D
 
Forget the iphone this is ONLY one that will do it all and ALL the players are going to have it except O2.

HTC Diamond
 
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