The iPhone Thread

amitk26 · 17th February 2009, 14:44

In western countries operators sell phones ( iphone included) at subsidy so to recover cost they are network locked. iPhone retail price in India is way above its MRP in USA so locked iPhone by Airtel or Vodafone in India is daylight robbery and some one must move to consumer court ASAP

abhibh · 17th February 2009, 16:18

Problem again!

I downloaded a free app and synced it to iphone but it is not showing up on iphone :(

kb100 · 17th February 2009, 20:07

I just added iRealSMS from xSellize ... absolutely brilliant! Way better than BiteSMS IMHO - just everything one would want including spellcheck, character counter, templates , multiple views, and landscape mode!

Brilliant I say!

abhinav.gupta88 · 17th February 2009, 20:16

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Originally Posted by normally_crazy

yes - still nothing. Came to work today and it logged on flawlessly on the office wifi network.

The problem should lie in your router settings.
Did you try connecting any other device with WIFI?

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhibh

Problem again!

I downloaded a free app and synced it to iphone but it is not showing up on iphone :(

Any error coming up?

iraghava · 17th February 2009, 20:29

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Originally Posted by kb100

I just added iRealSMS from xSellize ... absolutely brilliant! Way better than BiteSMS IMHO - just everything one would want including spellcheck, character counter, templates , multiple views, and landscape mode!

Brilliant I say!

Downloaded from where??

abhinav.gupta88 · 17th February 2009, 20:35

xSellize ( 20 Chars)

wads78 · 17th February 2009, 20:50

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Originally Posted by abhibh

Guys i jailbreaked my cousins iphone today to 2.2.1. Everything went smooth. Updated cydia etc too. Phone is working fine.

Installed cydia updates and those installicious, mobileinstallation patch too. Now when i sync cracked games with iphone they get synced in phone without any problem but when i try to open them it says "Application cannot be opened".

Any idea ?

Hey Abhibh,

can you tell me which software you used to jailbreak 2.2.1? i have winpawn but it doesnt help.

abhibh · 18th February 2009, 01:35

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Originally Posted by wads78

Hey Abhibh,

can you tell me which software you used to jailbreak 2.2.1? i have winpawn but it doesnt help.

I used QuckPwn. Works like charm. Just follow the instructions on screen.

iClarified - iPhone - How to Unlock/Jailbreak Your 2.x.x 2G iPhone Using QuickPwn (Windows)

abhibh · 18th February 2009, 01:39

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Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

Any error coming up?

No error coming up. It just doesn't show it in iphone. Some apps show some doesn't.

srijit · 18th February 2009, 10:38

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Originally Posted by amitk26

iPhone retail price in India is way above its MRP in USA so locked iPhone by Airtel or Vodafone in India is daylight robbery and some one must move to consumer court ASAP

By that logic, I can also sue Merc or Audi saying that their cars are priced cheaper in the UK.

abhinav.gupta88 · 18th February 2009, 18:06

Then that app would not be supported by your firmware ( It seems)

saurabh159 · 20th February 2009, 18:48

Hi friends,
I am little confused and want your help !
I am currently using windows mobile but want to shift to Iphone. I also dont want to spend 29k on new iphone 3g, I have an offer from a person who is selling 2g for 13k which is in my budget.
Considering the fact that 3G affordability will not be there in our country for next 6-8 months, and I have wifi at home, should I go with this 2g as of now ?
I have an external GPS receiver which I dont know can be used with this 2g phone or not.
Please guide me !

abhinav.gupta88 · 21st February 2009, 00:16

The 2g phone wont support any external gps.
It is good.
The features you will miss out would include but not restricted to ,

3g
GPS ( 2g only has maps)
Warranty.

saurabh159 · 21st February 2009, 10:04

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Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

The 2g phone wont support any external gps.
It is good.
The features you will miss out would include but not restricted to ,

3g
GPS ( 2g only has maps)
Warranty.

Thanks for your opinion!!!
I am getting the 2G phone in half price of what 3G would cost, I think its better to go with 2G as of now. May be 7-8 months later, I will purchase new one when 3G is available with affordability in India.
GPS is a major stuff but I can do without it for some time.
To be frank, I dont want to invest 30k on a phone as of now in this uncertain environment.
When I last checked, Google Maps was not providing navigational direction in India ?(Non voice). Is it available now on Iphone ?

HellwratH · 23rd February 2009, 11:06

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Originally Posted by saurabh159

Thanks for your opinion!!!
I am getting the 2G phone in half price of what 3G would cost, I think its better to go with 2G as of now. May be 7-8 months later, I will purchase new one when 3G is available with affordability in India.
GPS is a major stuff but I can do without it for some time.
To be frank, I dont want to invest 30k on a phone as of now in this uncertain environment.
When I last checked, Google Maps was not providing navigational direction in India ?(Non voice). Is it available now on Iphone ?

Go for it, if you don't need 3g as of now. EDGE on Airtel MO gives pretty decent speed, if you need and there are hell lot of applications there including the maps itself which uses the cellphone towers and map your location to an approximate position. And I find it ok for my use as I am not that much into GPS.

17th February 2009, 14:44	#1306
amitk26 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,089 Thanked: 715 Times	In western countries operators sell phones ( iphone included) at subsidy so to recover cost they are network locked. iPhone retail price in India is way above its MRP in USA so locked iPhone by Airtel or Vodafone in India is daylight robbery and some one must move to consumer court ASAP
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17th February 2009, 16:18	#1307
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Problem again! I downloaded a free app and synced it to iphone but it is not showing up on iphone :(
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kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	I just added iRealSMS from xSellize ... absolutely brilliant! Way better than BiteSMS IMHO - just everything one would want including spellcheck, character counter, templates , multiple views, and landscape mode! Brilliant I say!
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17th February 2009, 20:35	#1311
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	xSellize ( 20 Chars)
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18th February 2009, 18:06	#1316
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Then that app would not be supported by your firmware ( It seems)
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20th February 2009, 18:48	#1317
saurabh159 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 94 Thanked: 10 Times	Iphone 2G vs 3G Hi friends, I am little confused and want your help ! I am currently using windows mobile but want to shift to Iphone. I also dont want to spend 29k on new iphone 3g, I have an offer from a person who is selling 2g for 13k which is in my budget. Considering the fact that 3G affordability will not be there in our country for next 6-8 months, and I have wifi at home, should I go with this 2g as of now ? I have an external GPS receiver which I dont know can be used with this 2g phone or not. Please guide me !
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21st February 2009, 00:16	#1318
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	The 2g phone wont support any external gps. It is good. The features you will miss out would include but not restricted to , 3g GPS ( 2g only has maps) Warranty.
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