The iPhone Thread

Tejas@perioimpl · 19th December 2009, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by vickyy22

I am planning to upgrade my 2G to 3.O. But, I have one question regarding EDGE settings (General->Network->Edge). Since Vodafone mobile connect requires these edge settings to access internet, I need to know that these edge settings will get deleted or not after upgrade.

You will need to jailbreak and add an edge settings patch from cydia to enter the edge settings. 2minute job. Go for the upgrade.

amoghchaphalkar · 19th December 2009, 11:05

@Tejas : for some reason Airtel GPRS runs pretty slow on my 3GS. Youtube especially is painfully slow. And it seems the phone does not have any EDGE settings option (or I have not been able to find it.)

Any suggestions ?

Tejas@perioimpl · 19th December 2009, 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

@Tejas : for some reason Airtel GPRS runs pretty slow on my 3GS. Youtube especially is painfully slow. And it seems the phone does not have any EDGE settings option (or I have not been able to find it.)

Any suggestions ?

from your iphone safari, using wifi go to www. unlockit .co.nz (don't put the spaces that i have put in the address here). Enter your airtel settings and download the patch. this will then show in settings - > general

BTW, if you can connect to the net using gprs, that means your settings are fine. your airtel gprs plan is at fault.

Tejas@perioimpl · 29th January 2010, 14:03

New Rumor: iPhone 3GS coming to India on 7th Feb.

amoghchaphalkar · 29th January 2010, 14:31

Yeah ! Heard about it. And the pricing is supposedly going to be as follows:

iPhone 3gs 16 GB : 31,900
iPhone 3gs 32 GB : 35,900

And another rumor is : Only the white colour is going be launched and iPhone 3G is going to be repriced. I don't believe the "White Colour Only" news !!

Punzabi · 1st February 2010, 11:11

I recently upgraded to a 3GS 32 gb and lovin it. I never had old 2.0G or 3G but my friends who had old Iphones played around on mine and kind of liking it allot. Its my first Iphone and I like it but still missing some features of contemporary phones like replying to messages, having different profiles and more freedom to share phone contents. Even bluetooth in 3GS is completely useless, you can't share photos or any other media. Its there only to play multi player games in shared mode. If you have a 3G phone connection and network reception is bad in your area then you'd be charging new Iphone more frequently (as I do

).

Despite all those rant, my Iphone keep me hooked to games all day and I love it for this.

amoghchaphalkar · 1st February 2010, 12:34

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Originally Posted by Punzabi

Its my first Iphone and I like it but still missing some features of contemporary phones like replying to messages, having different profiles and more freedom to share phone contents. .

Not being able to reply to messages ? Where did that come from ?

You just start typing in the text box when you open a new msg from a sender. Tap on send and your reply is sent !!
In fact I love iphone's conversational sms format. Add to it the copy-paste functionality !!

Agree about bluetooth though. But it works beautifully with my Punto's blue & me.

Live To Jive · 1st February 2010, 16:10

Well reading all this I've decided to buy an iPhone. I don't need the 3G, so I'd prefer to go for the older 2G version. In fact there was one available in the classifieds today. This is the first generation phone and it's still locked as the guy was using it in the US. He's asking for 12K. How much should I pay. Can it be easily unlocked? Can I add applications and will it work with a BSNL Sim card. I would like to browse occasionally, so will that be possible with BSNL GPRS. I'm not the techie type so please excuse me if I've asked anything stupid.

amoghchaphalkar · 1st February 2010, 16:24

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He's asking for 12K. How much should I pay.

I would say 10k. Why ? My colleague bought an unlocked iPhone 2G for 10k

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Can it be easily unlocked?

Yes. Browse through this entire thread. You will find your answer

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Can I add applications and will it work with a BSNL Sim card.

If unlocked properly : it will work with any sim card. Yes : you can add applications

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I would like to browse occasionally, so will that be possible with BSNL GPRS.

Yes

Gurpartap Singh · 1st February 2010, 16:34

Went yesterday to iStore in Ludhiana. The salesperson there said she has a 3GS if I want. I didn't check, however.

Live To Jive · 1st February 2010, 16:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

I would say 10k. Why ? My colleague bought an unlocked iPhone 2G for 10k

Thanks for the quick reply. Are these prices for unused phones? The phone in question has been used in the US for 2 years and is still locked. So how much will it be worth.

Punzabi · 1st February 2010, 18:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by amoghchaphalkar

You just start typing in the text box when you open a new msg from a sender. Tap on send and your reply is sent !!

Ooops..My bad, was unaware of this.like I said Its my first phone and bought it recently, so still didn't get the hang of it.will spend more time to explore the features rather than just playing games all day

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gurpartap Singh

Went yesterday to iStore in Ludhiana. The salesperson there said she has a 3GS if I want. I didn't check, however.

How much did they ask for it. Is 3GS officially launched or they are selling second hand NRI's phones? Am asking this because in Jalandhar its a common trade. NRIs bring insurance claimed new phones with them to India and sell to shops at like half price..

F50 · 3rd February 2010, 05:27

I have joined the gang!

After being part of Blackberry gang for 6 months the temptation was too strong. Been through lot of hassles for shifting from T-Mobile to AT&T for iPhone. Unlocked ones were out of my reach. So finally everything fell in place and after a month's wait I got my black iPhone 3GS 32 gigs. I still have my 8900, I love that phone too!

Jaggu · 3rd February 2010, 14:29

I had a feeling an update was on its way when itunes got updated and now its confirmed, iPhone OS 3.1.3 is out, but hold on if you are into JB/Unlock.

Jaggu · 4th February 2010, 12:19

Wok have updated to the latest firmware 3.1.3, no major difference apart from the snappy feeling you get when you do a restore. Have to check GPS locking since some people mentioned its better in this version.

19th December 2009, 11:05	#1862
amoghchaphalkar BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 640 Thanked: 718 Times	@Tejas : for some reason Airtel GPRS runs pretty slow on my 3GS. Youtube especially is painfully slow. And it seems the phone does not have any EDGE settings option (or I have not been able to find it.) Any suggestions ?
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29th January 2010, 14:03	#1864
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,430 Thanked: 9,764 Times View My Garage	New Rumor: iPhone 3GS coming to India on 7th Feb.
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29th January 2010, 14:31	#1865
amoghchaphalkar BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 640 Thanked: 718 Times	Yeah ! Heard about it. And the pricing is supposedly going to be as follows: iPhone 3gs 16 GB : 31,900 iPhone 3gs 32 GB : 35,900 And another rumor is : Only the white colour is going be launched and iPhone 3G is going to be repriced. I don't believe the "White Colour Only" news !!
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1st February 2010, 11:11	#1866
Punzabi BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: PB-08/Adelaide Posts: 143 Thanked: 44 Times	I recently upgraded to a 3GS 32 gb and lovin it. I never had old 2.0G or 3G but my friends who had old Iphones played around on mine and kind of liking it allot. Its my first Iphone and I like it but still missing some features of contemporary phones like replying to messages, having different profiles and more freedom to share phone contents. Even bluetooth in 3GS is completely useless, you can't share photos or any other media. Its there only to play multi player games in shared mode. If you have a 3G phone connection and network reception is bad in your area then you'd be charging new Iphone more frequently (as I do ). Despite all those rant, my Iphone keep me hooked to games all day and I love it for this. Last edited by Punzabi : 1st February 2010 at 11:12.
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1st February 2010, 16:10	#1868
Live To Jive BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Swindon, UK Posts: 698 Thanked: 89 Times	Well reading all this I've decided to buy an iPhone. I don't need the 3G, so I'd prefer to go for the older 2G version. In fact there was one available in the classifieds today. This is the first generation phone and it's still locked as the guy was using it in the US. He's asking for 12K. How much should I pay. Can it be easily unlocked? Can I add applications and will it work with a BSNL Sim card. I would like to browse occasionally, so will that be possible with BSNL GPRS. I'm not the techie type so please excuse me if I've asked anything stupid.
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1st February 2010, 16:34	#1870
Gurpartap Singh BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chandigarh — PB Posts: 209 Thanked: 4 Times	Went yesterday to iStore in Ludhiana. The salesperson there said she has a 3GS if I want. I didn't check, however.
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3rd February 2010, 05:27	#1873
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,704 Thanked: 103 Times	I have joined the gang! After being part of Blackberry gang for 6 months the temptation was too strong. Been through lot of hassles for shifting from T-Mobile to AT&T for iPhone. Unlocked ones were out of my reach. So finally everything fell in place and after a month's wait I got my black iPhone 3GS 32 gigs. I still have my 8900, I love that phone too!
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3rd February 2010, 14:29	#1874
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,383 Thanked: 17,296 Times	I had a feeling an update was on its way when itunes got updated and now its confirmed, iPhone OS 3.1.3 is out, but hold on if you are into JB/Unlock.
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4th February 2010, 12:19	#1875
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,383 Thanked: 17,296 Times	Wok have updated to the latest firmware 3.1.3, no major difference apart from the snappy feeling you get when you do a restore. Have to check GPS locking since some people mentioned its better in this version.
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