Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[Sunray]

Eh? Surely just use BigOven which is free and has millions of sausage recipes.

 

[Me76]

Loving the latest update on tapatalk which shows me who is online and also takes me to my first unread post in threads I have been on before.

 

[Leafster]

Is there a fix for this? My bloody alarm is going off an hour after the time it's set for...

Set your alarm an hour early.

just set it back one hour. that worked this morning for me. no fix as yet.

I don't often use the alarm on my phone but I had to get up at 4:00 this morning so I tested it yesterday and yes, in order to get it to work properly I had to set it an hour early. This morning, it went off at the correct time of three o'clock!

 

[dlx1]

daily mail launching iPhone app if anyone interested

 

[cybertect]

I am not so sure that is a large amount of money for a year. does it let you download the lot before you go out like the Indie and the Daily Heil apps?

Apparently it does. Well, you can pick the sections you want to download, so I suppose you could grab the lot.

 

[fen_boy]

So after the alarm fiasco I went to Paris at the weekend and on my return, despite the world clock telling me it's the correct time in London, my iphone is staying resolutely on Paris time. Now at least my alarm goes off at the correct time in the morning, but the clock is an hour in the future. Did I mention I went to Paris?

 

[fen_boy]

I've fixed that now by switching 'Set date and time automatically' off and on again. Bet my alarm is wrong again now though.

 

[editor]

You can get two alarm clocks for just 99p from the 99p store if you want to get an alarm back up while Apple are sorting it out. I'm sure there'll be a class action suit starting up in the States soon, where someone will try and sue them for $789m for missing a plane or something.

 

[fen_boy]

I have a 5 year old and a 3 year old as backup alarm clocks.

 

[editor]

I have a 5 year old and a 3 year old as backup alarm clocks.

Don't they go off at times even more unpredictable than the iPhone?

 

[fen_boy]

Don't they go off at times even more unpredictable than the iPhone?

Yes, but it's always before my iPhone alarm.

 

[elbows]

You never know though, version 4.2 will be out fairly soon but I really am not expecting any improvement from it but could get lucky I suppose.

There is now a rumour that iOS 4.2 does improve performance somewhat on 3G devices.

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/11/08/ios-4-2-to-bring-more-performance-improvements-to-iphone-3g/

 

[kittyP]

I've fixed that now by switching 'Set date and time automatically' off and on again. Bet my alarm is wrong again now though.

I did this and it fixed the alarm in the pm but it was still going off an hour late in the am, which is when you generally bloody need it.

However, this morning it went off at 4am, which is what I had set it too to go off at 5....
Any one know if it's fixed over all or just a one off?

 

[Sunray]

Version 4.2 of iOS is due out this month which I expect will fix it and probably why Apple haven't issued small fix.

 

[elbows]

4.2 seems very close to release now.

 

[Me76]

I have a really basic/stupid question. How do I get photos from my iPhone on to my computer?

 

[Bungle73]

I have a really basic/stupid question. How do I get photos from my iPhone on to my computer?

Just go into your phone from "My Computer" and they are all there.

 

[Me76]

Thank you. And also for not taking the piss.
I have been trying from ITunes. Doh!

 

[Bungle73]

I think you can do it through iTunes as well, but I've always found it easier to use My Computer.

 

[electroplated]

Iphone to get hardware keyboard via a nifty add-on

http://www.reghardware.com/2010/11/18/boxwave_keyboard_buddy_iphone_4/

 

[editor]

Could Apple's control freakery be going too far for European carriers?

European Carriers Not Happy about Apple’s Proposed Built-In SIM

European carriers are reportedly warning Apple that if Apple goes ahead with plans for custom, built-in SIM cards for future generations of the iPhone. the carriers may refuse to subsidise the iPhone altogether.

The cost of the iPhone without a carrier subsidy is around $600 and estimations say that global sales may drop by around 12% if the phone isn’t subsidised. Some of the carriers known to have concerns include:

Vodafone UK
France Telecom (Orange)
Spain Telefónica
Like Apple, all 3 of these carriers have refused to comment. Robin Bienenstock, an analyst from Sanford C. Bernstein said:

Any decision by Apple to introduce an iPhone with a Sim embedded would undermine the operators’ relationship with their customer and such a move could ultimately prove to be the first step in a process in which the mobile operators cede customer control to handset vendors like Apple
What do you think about a possible built-in SIM? Would you still buy an iPhone without carrier subsidy?

http://www.tipb.com/2010/11/20/european-carriers-happy-apples-proposed-builtin-sim

 

[paolo]

I'm not sure I understand.

You get the phone, and then what? It's locked to the first carrier you use? Forever, or to the end of a contract? Rolling monthly deals are or are not possible?

 

[paolo]

Ok, have now found this on the FT site:

"Closer to the operators’ hearts, it could allow customers to switch more easily from one to another or insist on shorter-term contracts."

That's excellent. The sooner the better.

 

[editor]

You want Apple to dictate terms on what networks you can use? Again.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Iphone to get hardware keyboard via a nifty add-on

http://www.reghardware.com/2010/11/18/boxwave_keyboard_buddy_iphone_4/

Don't see the point, it adds too much bulk and if having a hardware keyboard is that important getting an iPhone isn't very clever.

 

[paolo]

You want Apple to dictate terms on what networks you can use? Again.

You'd like not to be able to move between networks more freely?

To be honest, until we know what this actually means, who knows whether it's good or bad for consumers. It's not like carriers are saints. Vodafone, for example, are pretty good at control freakery when it comes to paying tax.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

You'd like not to be able to move between networks more freely?

To be honest, until we know what this actually means, who knows whether it's good or bad for consumers. It's not like carriers are saints. Vodafone, for example, are pretty good at control freakery when it comes to paying tax.

Well said.

 

[Sunray]

I read they were going to embed a generic SIM, although where I read that I can't remember. It was discussing the latest SIM tech rather than Apple iPhone 5, with regard to the ability to program the carrier into a SIM and therefore the actual electronics could be embedded and set up by Apple/Operator at the point of purchase?

This makes perfect sense to me.

 

[Crispy]

Eventually, the operator-subsidised and network tied phone model will be history I think. You aren't tied to a data service when you buy a computer so why should you be when you buy a pocket computer? What I really want to see is a universal data bill - landline, wifi, cellular. All in the same service plan, agnostic of device.

 

[Bungle73]

Eventually, the operator-subsidised and network tied phone model will be history I think.

I don't think so. How many people would by an iPhone if they had to pay the full price up front?