I'm a HUGE fan (to say the least) of all things iPhone so i thought i would create a topic to consolidate all conversations involving the iPhone whether it's rumors, specs, or Q&A. It's no doubt that the iPhone has revolutionized the US cell phone market far beyond expectations. I will update this first page with iPhone news that i think ya'll should see!

News!
(Korea) KT Unveils Pricing Plans
• MobileMe iDisk Launches
• KT to Exclusively Supply iPhone from July in Korea!
• Video on iPhone to iPhone File Transferring
• Skype for the iPhone+iTouch
• iPhone 3G OS 3.0 Features In-depth Look
• Streaming iPhone 3G via Bluetooth in the car
• Next-gen iPod touch, iPhone to support low-power 802.11n
• 3.2 MegaPixel camera for new iPhone 3G?
• Gmail Mobile Site Launched for iPhone
• Apple Orders 100 Million 8GB flash chips
  
  My FavLinx:
• Official Apple iPhone site
• Official Apple iPhone AppStore
• TUAW
• Apple Insider
• iPhone Hacks
  
  Common FAQ:
• Can I get the iPhone in my country?
  Check out the country list for the iPhone!
• How do i jailbreak my phone?
  You can either jailbreak your iPhone on Windows or Mac.
• Why Jailbreak my iPhone anyways?
  There are a lot of benefits to jailbreaking your iPhone. The iPhone dev team approves of jailbreaking and it does not void your warranty. Read the Top 10 reasons.
• Do I have to use AT&T as my service provider? What if I travel to Europe?
  You will need to unlock your iPhone, or buy it contract/SP free from an Apple Store where an 8GB iPhone 3G sells for $599 or a 16GB model for $699.

I don't have the iPhone but I'm thinking about getting one. Not the 3G one, but the next one that will be released in June.

AT&T is upgrading their networks just for the iPhone:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04...one_launch.html

Yay an iphone thread!! I have a 16gb white iphone myself. I can't wait for the 3.0 firmware updates.
Lets try to get this thread more popular. What's your top 5 iphone apps you cant live without?

im looking for a new phone but I'm pretty much anti-apple products from laptops to mp3 players (but im willing to change now).
what is this iphone offering that is different from other smart phones on the market?

modmyi.com and macdailynews.com are pretty good sites as well.

Modmyi more for theming stuff, but useful news in the home page once in awhile.

IPHONE THREAD !

i have a question , about jail-breaking.
if you suddenly mess up during the process...what happens then ? O_O

and what are the cons to jailbreaking ?

Design, ease of use, and plenty of apps.

They're the market leaders and the next iPhone will set the standard again. The competition is just catching up to the iPhone 3G but the next iPhone will widen the gap. Or at least that's what I see.


Cons of jailbreaking is that you could fubar your iPhone and the warranty would be void.

I wish I should've waited to get mine when the new one releases in June. I've always wanted to jailbreak my iPhone but have been too scared that I'll mess up.

I'm glad to see improvements but wish it didn't take so long to wait for the process.

Sorry but this is inaccurate. You can always reset your iPhone if Jailbreaking does not work. It will not just become a dead paperweight just due to Jailbreaking. Also note, Jailbreaking does not void your warranty.




Check out the guided tour.



For those looking for essential iPhone apps check out Gizmodo's Must HAVE iPhone App List.

So if I jailbreak an iPhone and get stuck and go to my Apple store, they'll fix it for me?
And you can ALWAYS reset the iPhone?

Yes.

Might want to read: http://www.sleepers.net/2008/09/why-jailbreak-iphone/

Just a FYI, if you take your jailbroken mobile to the Apple store, they might scare you into thinking that your warranty is null and they can't do anything about it.

has anyone ever jailbroke their iphone before? i just want to know the outcome of it and read or know other's opnions and process.

Ok so i have a few questions...

i've look ALL over online and cannot find a reasonable way to sync hotmail with my iphone mail. does anyone know how to do this?

also, can the original iphone (2g) be "jail broken" ?

Does anyone know or have heard any strong speculations about the physical
appearance of the new iphone?

From the 2g to 3g they changed the back
do you think they'll change it again lol?

Don't know if it's worth it to wait for the new one in june or just
get the 3g out now.

NOOOOO! WAIT!!!!

I'd wait. If you don't like the new one, you can get a 3G for cheap!

There is actually an application for that but the cost of it is like $4.99. It's called mbox Mail. Apple and Microsoft are competitors but with that app, I'm guessing you can sync your hotmail directly to it. I haven't tried it. I just use gmail and have or change all my hot mail to my gmail.

Other then that I think you can jail break it, I'm not sure or you can google up for ways to get your hotmail to your iphone.

There is a rumor going around that AT&T may cut the monthly bill by $10.
So that is another reason to wait...

^ I heard about cutting the cost of the monthly charge also
but would that apply only if you got the new iphone? No right?

Just have hotmail forward your mail to a gmail account, then push it to your iphone.

Normally with services such as Hotmail, etc. you could set up email using the Apple Mail program on your iPhone through IMAP. But Hotmail specifically blocks this because they want you to sign up for a Hotmail PLUS subscription. If you try it you get this:



The best idea was already suggested - set up an email forwarder and forward to your Gmail or other email service.

Some news updates:

Rumor: iPhone next gen specs, on-sale date July 17
A look at three new Gameloft iPhone games
Email 'n Walk: Keeping an Eye on What's in Front of You

Has anyone been having problems with updating apps?

My iPhone refuses to play youtube videos =(
What's wrong with it?
Even when I have wifi, it'll load all the videos on the page, but when I press on a video to watch, it says, "This movie could not be played."
This has never happened before.

Mentos, have you tried restarting your phone? It used to happen to me when I tried to load a page or video and it would say that it couldn't load. All I had to do was restart my phone. :/

^ Yes, I have
It still doesn't work.

i had the iphone but couldn't stand the poor call quality/reception... i miss my iphone =(


where are you from, and how's the call quality/reception on your iphone?

^
Southern California-- Orange County... my call quality is superb.
I haven't had a single dropped call, and my reception is really good.
In terms of the clarity of the person on the other end, it's pretty legit and I rarely have any problems with my calls (quality-wise).
All the more reasons to love my iphone-- besides Korean texting and the apps XD.

I used iPhone.
And it having a problem again. =P

When I turn on the iPhone. It turn on and turn off again and again.
What should I do ? Please anyone help me.

I've tried forwarding my hotmail to my gmail but it tells me thhis

skinny genes really? you got poor quality? i live out in the boonies of tennessee and i get good quality. i've haven't experienced any dropped calls. i might have to see if it'll work in the mountains.

deityzero have you tried restarting it by turning it off and then turning it on? i've had that problem with my iphone when i become impatient and don't wait for things to load so i try to go back to the main page and it freezes me. i just usually restart the phone.

Hi guys, i have a question..

So I'm on AT&T right now and they told me that I'm eligible for an upgrade on July 1st. By then, the new iphone will be announced and everything so I will most likely buy it. However, I was wondering if anybody has any idea if the cost would stay the same? Right now, i believe the 8gig is $199 with a new contract (which would apply to me)

thanks

i wouldn't say ease of use...
i've used one myself and got so tired and annoyed of it.
the graphics however, are amazing on the iphone.

Ahh is today (well, later today) the big day hopefully? I can't wait to see what the new iphone has to offer

A few questions

1) Once you sign up with AT&T, can you change different aspects of your plan? I'm a light texter, but I don't know if 200txt/month is going to cut it. So can I sign up for the $5 text plan and if it doesn't work out, upgrade to the $15 plan? And does this include IM or not?

2) Anybody know what service is like in NYC? I hear it isn't the best.

3) What cases and batteries do you guys like?

4) I think my credit might be not the best, what kind of deposit am I looking at?

5) Anybody with a work discount? How does that work out? I've been told all I have to do is go to the AT&T store with my badge and I get the discount. I've heard it's 15% off- is it off the entire bill, just data, what?

Anybody getting the 3GS? I am

I am anticipating getting the GS too. I have been wanting an iphone for a long time now and I don't know what is keeping me from buying one. I think since a new version came out, I should finally buy it!

^Thinktwice, you don't have to sign up for a texting plan at all if you want. You can change it whenever you want too, and it'll take effect on your next billing cycle. It does include IMing and other chat clients, so watch out for that if you IM a lot.

I got the work discount too Starbucks Corp. discount! When I signed up at the store, I told her I worked at Starbucks and she signed me up for it immediately. I guess if you have the badge, show it to them and they'll do the rest. I think I showed her my name badge as well, i'm not sure. I got I think a 15% discount. And it's the entire monthly bill Not too sure about the GS though, we'll see.

Nice. I'm going to have to see if my work offers that discount.

i just got my iphone about 2 months ago and prior to that like the past 4 years i was a huge anti-apple fan. You may remember me pushing creative products back in the day. But my love for apple sprung out of necessity. I needed a new mp3 player (my creative died on me), i wanted to use Nike+, and the ipod nano 3g looked super cute. So i bought my nano, fell in love with it and than the touch 2g rolled out. And yes ever since than i've been hooked on apple products.

History aside, i love my iphone. It makes life more convenient, super easy to use and its just plain awesome. Does it have its flaws? yes, the camera (3g) is lacking, you cant picture message and baning out texts while holding it vertical is kind of difficult. But does it make up for it? yes, the auto correct function is awesome, seamless music playing, web browsing is immaculate, and the apps are incredible (ifart, not withstanding)

Needless to say i can't wait for OS 3.0 to come out (3 more days) and with that new OS everyone of the 3g's flaws might be remedied. Ability to type in landscape mode, copying and pasting, picture messaging; everything is fixed! would i upgrade to the 3gs? if money was no object, yes i would. However being strapped for cash the minor upgrades to the 3gs arent really that important to me.

All in all, i am one happy iphone user. The iphone even convinced me to get that new 13 inch macbook pro.

Oh, and as far chaging your plans, its really quite easy. Cause like you i had 200 texts and that was on a family plan...so when you think about over 2 phones thats only 50 incoming and outgoing texts. I changed my texting to unlimited like halfway through the first month with no problem. Just go dwn to your local at&t store and they'll change it.
Peace!

P.S. if you want to save your money and keep the iphone out of your mind. Don't buy a touch. Seriously, that thing is a gateway drug.

Uh dumb question, on iphones you can copy/paste an mp3 and make it your ringtone right?
How's the volume on it?

you cant use the songs you drag into your iphone as ringtones. they have to be a special format, i believe. i dont know the exact one but i go to audiko.net and it does the work for me. i just decide where i want the ringtone to start and for how long.

Peace!

So, I already have an iPhone (16 GB) but I'm going to buy the new one this July (iPhone 3GS (32 GB))
I'll give the old one to my sister, although I wont call it old - I bought it 7 months ago

Again, my family think I'm crazy


But I just love the iPhone and I can't think of any other cellphones..

i am waiting patiently for os 3.0 to update...its the 17th now.

**edit**
does anyone have 3.0 yet? its supposed to release on the 17th.

Peace!

Apparently it's going to be avialable for download in UK at 6pm
so yahrr im just waiting ^^

loving the update so far
texting sideways is so much better

Been on 3.0 the past week, nothing groundbreaking since apps have been doing some of the 3.0 stuff for quite some time.

Another question, if you buy an iphone 3g online, signed up for atandt but just got a cheap phone and sign up for regular texting and not iphone texting would it work on the iphone when you switch the sim?

so youre saying you bought an iphone 3g online, but you have a pre-existing phone plan with at&t? i think you'll need an iphone exclusive plan, but i'm not sure. Because at&t is "encouraging" consumers who usethe iphone as pay-as-you-go to get a standard plan.

Im loving the 3.0 updates...typing horizntally without having to use a third party app is wonderful.

Peace!

pay as you go???huh no like a regular phone plan. I'm going to switch to at&t but
I was wondering if "regular" texting plans would work on an iphone, cause I don't
want to pay for their iphone texting. For those thinking huh iphone texting and
regular texting is the same price it's because if i registered in at&t with an iphone
they'd make me pay for a data plan, but I'm good with wifi.

i want to add a phone strap to my iphone...
any recommendation on cases?
thanks !

i just learned how to unlock an iphone... i was taught by a professional!
me and my boyfriend are now starting our own mini business or unlocking and jailbreaking iphones

What cases do you the 3G and 3GS owners have?
I have an incase frame case.

I got my 32GB 3GS on the 19th... it's my first iPhone and it rocks!