iphone 4

[incisor]

hmmm $849 for an iphone 4

who is dashing in at 00:01 on friday morning to buy one?

[Banjo_pluker]

Especially when Apple admitted that no one is perfect when questioned about the iphone 4, Im not even allowed the iphone 3:(

[5teve]

at least when you get telmarketers on the phone you can legitimately say your losing signal.. cant hear you ... losing.. oh gone.. then take your hand away from the antenna join! :D

I'll stick with my htc legend...

Steve

[Tombie]

Which also drops signal strength when held.
Only the signal meter was incorrect.
The phone works fine and doesn't drop calls any worse than the others.

Mine and Emmas are shipping Friday.

Don't forget the mini-sim!

[VladTepes]

I can think of better ways to spend the money but i would like one if I could there are some good apps out there.

[dmdigital]

And $999 for the 32GB version. Not bad seeing as it sells for US$299:eek:

Still I'm probably getting one. Like Tombie said there's more than the iPhone that drop signal and I haven't had a good experience with HTC (never mind the fact they don't support Mac OS X on their phone/PC interface).

[5teve]

Which also drops signal strength when held.
Only the signal meter was incorrect.
The phone works fine and doesn't drop calls any worse than the others.

Mine and Emmas are shipping Friday.

Don't forget the mini-sim!

nope mine doesnt drop the signal and its not just a software issue.. if it was how does that cause call dropouts? Many many tests have been done. Isolated controlled tests inclusive not just youtube videos. When the gap is bridged the signal falls.. and falls far worse than any other phone. if you are in low signal areas the call will be dropped over other phones. In its favour when it isnt bridged it performs very well in low signal areas better than most. There is a rumour going that they may have insulated the new phones.. but nobody seems to be able to confirm it.. just dont forget to get your free bumper case. its the closest to an acknowledgement that mr jobs is willing to give.

Steve

[rumman43]

Where did you get the pricing from??

how many GB?

and is that buying it outright?

[cal415]

That 299 price tag in the US also comes with a 12-24month contract i believe...

I will be getting one, hopefully friday if not early next week, i will get the 32gb - why not it wont be my money buying it :)

[incisor]

Where did you get the pricing from??

how many GB?

and is that buying it outright?


base model, outright from the apple store.

i was going sell them but have bailed.

[incisor]

imho htc legend vs iphone = no contest, sorry.

had them both, wont be buying a htc until they get a feature set to rival the iphone.

itunes is bad enough, the windows sync foibles are even worse.

the only plus is being able to store files on it imho.

[inside]

My Nexus One should be here on Thursday. Thought about the iPhone 4 but the N1 is $200 cheaper and by all accounts a damn good phone.

[LOVEMYRANGIE]

Well i am exceptionally happy with my first gen 3G iPhone, in fact using it right now. I use the apps more than i use it as a phone!!
The current v4 software seems to be a little mem hungry and it has a few hesitations bit a memory app clears that.
Im out of contract end of the year so will watch the i4 and maybe wait till the updated model comes out.
I do want to look at Android just to keep abreast of things....
Cheers

Andrew

[samuelclarke]

My contract on my iPhone 3G with Telstra finishes tomorrow...good timing if you ask me! I've had a very good run with my iPhone 3G - and it's had a hard two years as I have a rather active lifestyle, but is still in good condition as it's lived in hard cases. Will be getting the iPhone 4 with Telstra as the carrier again...very happy to see the plans being offered this time are actually good value! :thumbsup:

[Dmmos]

I've always loved Apple products, I've had an iMac, iBook, MacBook & about 5 iPhones (my gf has had more :s), but I've finally had it with the iPhone. The day it was originally released in Aus as the 3G - 2 years ago - I queued at Optus :wasntme: and bought one. It was awesome. Since, though, I've been troubled with a list of problems that is frankly too long to be a coincidence. The number of times myself or my girlfriend have had to go back to the Apple store to get a (free) replacement within a week or so of receiving the last replacement is appalling. Silence switches not working properly, speakers broken, cracking sides along the bezel (more than once), and - most importantly - an operating system that still has not managed to remove so much glitchiness. It's not bad when it works, but if my new ones get through the first few weeks, they end up breaking down after 4 or 5 months.

I'm over it completely - the apps are cool and it is a very, very sexy phone, but the next time I need a new one I'm going to try something else. Somebody put up a great video on this sight a few days ago comparing the Evo (I think) to the iPhone - it was spot on. Unfortunately we won't be getting it :(

It's why I would never, never buy an iPad. I went into Best Buy and played with one for 10 minutes - it was glitchy, the iPod functioned terribly and to top it off after 10 minutes it completely froze. I was the biggest Apple fan but their products completely irritate me now. Still love my iMac though :)

By the way - I've looked at the issue as objectively as possible and I am tending toward thinking that the iPhone 4 antenna issue is a bigger issue than Apple or it's customers want to acknowledge. It's not the end of the world - the press get a little excited - but there is definitely merit to the criticisms that have been levelled at it. I don't want to get carried away, but the choice of design over functionality is something I can easily see Jobs & Ive making without hesitation. End Rant!

I understand why people would want one (hell, I still want another ;)), and my one piece of advice to those of you deciding is to not discount the value of Telstra's network. You will be mighty peeved if you take your Optus-serviced iPhone three metres away from a cafe, because it won't work. My current iPhone is with Telstra, and it is worth what you pay them (constant 3G coverage almost everywhere, within reason).

Good luck!

[dullbird]

my friend just got an iphone4 a week ago and she said it is the worst phone she has ever had it constantly drops off calls she said it is incredibly frustrating...

[Scallops]

I'm waiting until September, or there abouts, when Apple are dropping their "fix" of a free cover. 'Cos, according to rumours - that's when the fully operational, fixed, 2nd version of iPhone 4 is coming out! ;)

[5teve]

imho htc legend vs iphone = no contest, sorry.

had them both, wont be buying a htc until they get a feature set to rival the iphone.

itunes is bad enough, the windows sync foibles are even worse.

the only plus is being able to store files on it imho.

I wasnt suggesting the HTC was better :D its just different.. i like the design, the single peice aluminium chassis.. and android is as open as.. it suits me..

Not quite sure what you mean about the windows sync? it uses HTC's software for that.. not pretty in the slightest.. but does kinda work. I tend to sync everything online anyway.. as the gmail account we have has been running for years.. everything but the contacts was easy as.. (contacts shoud be but google in their same as apple arrogance wont address some simple issues)

I also like the fact that i got the phone free on a $39 a month contract.. with 500mb data included.. that aint gonna happen with any iphone....

The apps arent up to the iphone.. yet.. but its getting there and getting there quickly.. android 2.2 again will help as it supports running apps from the sd card, meaning people can run more and bigger apps.

At the end of the day.. if the IP4 suits what you need and do.. great.. bit like 4wds really aint they :D

Steve

[incisor]

older iphones are now going to be free on plans i am told...

[3toes]

Have had an iPhone 4 for a few weeks now. Never had an iPhone before however have not had any problems. Am left handed yet have not had any calls drop out as the media claims. Replaced phone was a Motorola V3 that was about 7years old.


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[dullbird]

my friend has sent hers back she now has a htc desire..

[cal415]

My 32gb 4g is on its way, had to go through telstra business shipping from sydney as i couldnt be bothered waiting all night for one at the local telstra owned telstra shops as they only had 10 units per shop 5 of each people were lining up all night waiting for the 7am open time.

Did anyone actually get one today(well friday i should say)?

[Reads90]

imho htc legend vs iphone = no contest, sorry.

had them both, wont be buying a htc until they get a feature set to rival the iphone.

itunes is bad enough, the windows sync foibles are even worse.

the only plus is being able to store files on it imho.


Can store files on an iPhone I have all my work files stored on mine

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[Reads90]

Well i am exceptionally happy with my first gen 3G iPhone, in fact using it right now. I use the apps more than i use it as a phone!!
The current v4 software seems to be a little mem hungry and it has a few hesitations bit a memory app clears that.
Im out of contract end of the year so will watch the i4 and maybe wait till the updated model comes out.
I do want to look at Android just to keep abreast of things....
Cheers

Andrew


I would have to agree

I use my iPhone more for everything else than as phone

I have a company mobile but the company pay me $20 a week for using my iPhone to receive work emails as the work phone does not have internet. As I am on the road all it has saved me alot of time not having to come home and then check emails

I also fly all over Aus so I have the Tom Tom app and when I go away I have my gps, iPod, phone, laptop, and some where to watch films and plays games all in one device . I am off to Taiwan in a couple of weeks already downloaded the maps and a few apps about Taiwan

I got mine a couple of months ago I knew there was a new one coming out but Telstra were giving away the 16g ones

Think there great

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[CraigE]

hmmm $849 for an iphone 4

who is dashing in at 00:01 on friday morning to buy one?
I phone, was ist das?????

[dmdigital]

Anyone got their iPhone4 yet?

[cal415]

Yep! its nice... the screen is by far the best screen i have seen on a mobile phone i just cant get over how good it looks, it doesnt matter what angle i look at it it still looks perfect and finally i can use iOS4 without lag!

[sniegy]

I know its early:o, but what is the battery life like?
How many days do you get just using it as a phone?

Cheers.

[cal415]

Hard to say yet, but will let you know in a few days.

Its so much smoother then my old 3g, everything is fast and lag free, so far the receptions been fine, i cant seem to replicate the dropped signal no matter how i hold it but like my older phone if you clasp it between both hands and cover it up signal drops a bar.

[incisor]

they are borderline blue tick apparently which means better reception in rural areas than the 3g

would be interested in feedback on that part of their performance.

[cal415]

So far everywhere i have been reception has been spot on, but i am in town training this week so not really heading out anywhere rural, i will be back out on the mine site again from monday so i will see how it handles out there.

[cal415]

Well I'm posting from the gym normally my reception sucks here but the 4g is working better then my 3G did by far, Also charged it last night and havnt stopped playing with it all day and battery life is down to 60% at this point my 3G would have been completely dead...

[Banjo_pluker]

If the Iphone4 is nearly tick approved, does that only include the data side or both.

The old iphones only transmit data in nextg not the phone site,

it might be worth looking at if they use phone for nextG as well now

[Catmatt]

Got a 3G iPhone when they 1st came out after years of Nokia and was sold straight away.

Have had the opportunity since then to use a Blackberry in favour of the iPhone for work purposes but steadfastly refused in favour of my Apple! I loathe Blackberrys with a passion due to their complex features and small and lousy qerty keypads.

The only small issue I have with the 3G iPhone is that I cannot live video which has proven essential for business/teleconference and "look-at-what-I-am-talking-about" purposes when I had a Nokia.

But.......bought the latest iPhone4 on the web over a month ago already unlocked and am just as convinced of there errr....greatness ;) And I can live Video - Coooool:cool:

I'm enjoying the Apple products and am staring to be swayed from Microsoft to a Mac however, the iPads are just dumb and a marketing ploy......Oh please - they are just a big iPhone for crying out loud :mad:

Cheers!

[dmdigital]

Whilst I can't totally disagree on your comments about the iPad I really think that Apple has delivered the first, mass market, usable slim, tablet PC. Don't get me wrong, I won't be rushing out to buy one as my 13" MacBook Pro is much better at present and the iPad doesn't do what I need. What I want to see is where Apple and the other's go with this over the next few years. To me it is simply the tip of the ice berge of what the future holds.

Good to hear what everyone's findings are of the iPhone4. Mine's on order, 2 to 3 weeks I'm told. Waited for the 4 to come out.

[Catmatt]

Yeah fair point DM on the mass market tablet PC:)

How is the reception/coverage out your way? Limited to cell coverage around town areas??

[dmdigital]

Yep just like 98% of Australia is;) Though NextG with a car kit can give a fair range from the town cell.

[Catmatt]

Ahh I envy your location!:) Spent 2.5 years in Darwin and would relocate in a heart beat. Being a North Queenslander originally, I just love the tropics and the country!!

BTW - did you know that Telstra market a pretty cool Sat-Phone that uses local cell coverage when you are in the 'net' but auto switches to satellite once you lose the 3G network? Sounds like a bloody handy bit of kit if you spend time out bush!
Cheers mate;)

[dmdigital]

BTW - did you know that Telstra market a pretty cool Sat-Phone that uses local cell coverage when you are in the 'net' but auto switches to satellite once you lose the 3G network? Sounds like a bloody handy bit of kit if you spend time out bush!
No wasn't aware of one. I have a Telstra/Iridium 9555 SatPhone though and it works very well all around the country. I've got a feeling a NextG SIM will work in it though but it's still a SatPhone only.

[Catmatt]

I'll get some information for you - seems to me to be a better option than carrying 2 phones! (As I did during my stint in the NT although the Govt paid for the Iridium call costs ;) )

[Armadillo]

I went the HTC Desire....awesome.
Spent last weekend rooting the phone (ie; getting root access), loosing Telstra bloatware, installing Generic HTC Android OS (which also unroots the phone) and then got the OTA Froyo update when it was released in Europe last Sunday night [thumbsupbig]. All I can say is the phone is excellent - particuarly without the rubbish that Telstra puts over the top.

[inside]

I've had my Nexus One for a week now and I am amazed at how good Android is. Anyone looking at an iPhone would be mad not to at least have a play with a Desire or similar in store.

[Landy Smurf]

i stil have my colour screen nokia 6-7 yrs going strong it texts and calls thats all i need

[seano87]

i stil have my colour screen nokia 6-7 yrs going strong it texts and calls thats all i need

Ha! That's what I thought. Then I got a Blackberry. (Wait... Am I allowed to say Blackberry in an iphone thread, will the swear filter block it out? :p )

Hang on... You've had the same phone 6-7 years?! How have you not killed it? I barely make 2 years! More to the point, how old were you when you got it?! You're only a young'un!

Maybe I'm just getting old... (At 23...)

Seano

[Disco_owner]

imho htc legend vs iphone = no contest, sorry.

had them both, wont be buying a htc until they get a feature set to rival the iphone.

itunes is bad enough, the windows sync foibles are even worse.

the only plus is being able to store files on it imho.

have owned a new HTC Desire running Android since it's release, I'm really impressed with this little gadget . loads of features

[Scallops]

Bugger it! Just ordered the iPhone 4! :BigThumb:

Let's have a FaceTime when I get it - someone...please...

[SwedishBloke]

If Apple would make a 4x4 vehichle, the iCar, with poorer specs than any Land Rover and much higher prices. People would be over the moon about it, claim that Apple re-invented off-road driving and set the benchmark for others to follow. All Land Rover models to date, and future ones, would be called a "potential" iCar-killer/wannabe.


Having that said, the iPhone 4 does seem like a really nice phone, and I wouldn't mind having one myself if they could make them less fragile. But the hype that starts prior and after every time Apple "re-invents" something can be a tad too much at times.

[Scallops]

If Apple would make a 4x4 vehichle, the iCar, with poorer specs than any Land Rover and much higher prices. People would be over the moon about it....

:D Dunno about the iPhone having poorer specs....One thing about Apple - all their stuff seems to polarise opinion - well maybe almost always...

iPhone 4 threesome: the definitive review (http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/iphone/iphone-4-threesome-the-definitive-review-20100804-117ta.html)

CHOICE takes a hands-on look at the Apple iPhone 4 in a bid to replicate the controversial reception problems. (http://www.choice.com.au/Reviews-and-Tests/Technology/Phones-and-mobile-devices/Mobile-phones/iPhone4-first-look/page/Introduction.aspx)

New iPhone 4 - the verdict is in | The Daily Telegraph (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/iphone-4-the-verdict/story-e6freuy9-1225898632579)

[dmdigital]

Bugger it! Just ordered the iPhone 4! :BigThumb:

Let's have a FaceTime when I get it - someone...please...
Will let you know when I get mine then.

[Scallops]

I went the HTC Desire....awesome.
Spent last weekend rooting the phone (ie; getting root access), loosing Telstra bloatware, installing Generic HTC Android OS (which also unroots the phone) and then got the OTA Froyo update when it was released in Europe last Sunday night [thumbsupbig]. All I can say is the phone is excellent - particuarly without the rubbish that Telstra puts over the top.

Don't download any wallpaper then, mate! :D Otherwise the Chinese will be hacking into your QR linear rail systems! :p

http://www.cio.com.au/article/355255/free_android_apps_scrape_personal_data_send_it_chi na/?fp=2&fpid=1


Will let you know when I get mine then.

My ETA is 3rd September - we can have a FaceTime happy hour once you're feeling better. :twobeers:

[dmdigital]

Haven't got an ETA yet but I expect it will be about the same time.

Just got back from another check up and everything is improving. Back to work tomorrow I'm happy to say but will be taking it easy as sitting doing nothing for a week or more certainly takes it out of you when you start moving around again.

[Scallops]

Haven't got an ETA yet but I expect it will be about the same time.

Just got back from another check up and everything is improving. Back to work tomorrow I'm happy to say but will be taking it easy as sitting doing nothing for a week or more certainly takes it out of you when you start moving around again.

Good news! Hope it all continues to go well for you. :)

[Scallops]

Apple - everything comes in the box! ... :D

iPhone owners have the most sex partners: study (http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/iphone-owners-have-the-most-sex-partners-study-20100811-11yr2.html)

[abaddonxi]

Apple - everything comes in the box! ... :D

iPhone owners have the most sex partners: study (http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/iphone-owners-have-the-most-sex-partners-study-20100811-11yr2.html)

That or iPhone owners consistently inflate their numbers to show everyone that they're bigger, better, faster, and easier to turn on, and their software is easier to access by even the greenest (computer) virgin.


:D:D

[sniegy]

Hi all,
Everyone that is using an I-phone 4 at the moment, what is your battery life like?
I went to the shops on Monday to have a look at one but was advised that there are none in existance & will have to order one, I did explain to the salesman i was looking & will decide in the next few months or so. Yet he then shoved down my throat the HTC Desire, nice but wanted to look, touch, feel the I-phone 4 as this is what my 1st choice was!!!!!!

I was told by the salesman that the battery doesnt last more than a day if lucky?

HTC owners, what is your battery life like?

After chating & trying to get away, the salesman pulls out an I-phone 4 & thats waht i wanted to see says I....

Anyway after having a play with both am very undecided..

Time to start from scratch again.

Cheers.

[MickS]

Bloody I phone/Me phone/U phone....bring back the brick I say!!! At least Shonky could use it to stop his defender rolling down the street :p


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[incisor]

Hi all,
Everyone that is using an I-phone 4 at the moment, what is your battery life like?

out of the box the iphone can be power hungry but altering a couple of settings gets you to 2-3 day battery life very easily...

tried a htc desire today...

like stepping back to a series iii

much prefer the iphone approach...

viewed the samsung wave.. looked okay anyone used them?

how good do they sync with outlook ?

just wish my old 3g would die.....:D

[sniegy]

Incisor,
I had a little play with the HTC Desire, it was "Windows" based which threw me. Start it up & there is that common Windows theme, It was strange, I was holding a phone i thought:eek:.


I have had neither phone (I-phone or HTC) before, At the moment i have an old Nokia, originally wanted to go to a N97 mini, but....anyway.. so just turning on from the start they both did what i wanted & were very easy to navigate through, The app's on the I-phone loaded amazingly fast, Whereis -bang it was there, up & running. They say the speed of the I-phone is remarkable & i could see that playing with both phones simultaneously the I-phone was quick, damn quick.

I think i want the I-phone, just keep talking myself into it...:p

[VladTepes]

I want an iphone for the apps. Android phones havent got some of the apps I want (gun related ones).

[inside]

Incisor,
I had a little play with the HTC Desire, it was "Windows" based which threw me.
The Desire is andoid HTC - Products - HTC Desire - Specification (http://www.htc.com/au/product/desire/specification.html)

"Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense™"

[Catmatt]

I want an iphone for the apps. Android phones havent got some of the apps I want (gun related ones).

I've got the iGun app....great fun and really, really scary in a crowded movie cinema:eek::eek:

[inside]

Android is already starting to leave iPhone behind. The speed of development is very fast.

YouTube- Introducing Voice Actions for Android

[incisor]

sorry but i definitely have to beg to differ..

and i was so looking forward to getting away from itunes but the alternatives are still worse from what i can see.

just spent more than a week trying to find a phone to do what i need doing and it looks like the iphone is still the one with the features and the ease of use when it comes to being able to keep in sync with outlook etc etc

i tried a few android based phones and the interface is like stepping back into a series iii by comparison imho, maybe after a few years of iphone use i am set in my ways, maybe...

and the data syncing appears to have quite a few glitches

the desire was clunky, and about as intuitive as my left boot on a cold damp morning i thought.

the samsung wave was a good thing till i found out about the return rate and the syncing woes.

the sony phones are even worse in the sync department

in a year or so you may be on the money, but not yet i dont think.

loved to be proved wrong as i despise the itunes approach and i still have 5 days to find an alternative.

[adm333]

I was shown the nokia N8 last week and it looks like like it is closing the gap.

Nokia - Sorry (http://www.nokia.com.au/find-products/all-phones/nokia-n8)

[ozscott]

Got a 32 G Iphone 4 yesterday. Already its syncing Calendar through Google Sync back to work and home, sending and receiving mail. I have downloaded a heap of free apps that are terrific. I love it. I have just stepped from years of Nokia phones including their smart phones (but a few years old) and 2 years of Blackberry Bold ownership. I have to say I can never go back to an iphone. I just got my wife a HTC Legend which is a very cool phone also. The iphone is really amazing.

Cheers

PS. I love the functionality. For eg I downloaded the white pages App...looked up a music place today and it asked me if I wanted to add it to contacts - said yes and all the details including address and e-mail etc are added. Then when you are on the road you can plug that into the phones map easily...it all just integrates so well! Battery life is great too for a smart phone.

[Hendrik]

I'm stuck between choosing the HTC or the Iphone :o
To me the HTC makes a lot more sense, 24 months warranty and I can get it on a $0 upfront, whereas I would have to pay $150 up front for an Iphone 4.
They say the HTC is a great phone, but the same is said about the Iphone...so I have no idea which to go for.....

[incisor]

i got myself a 16g iphone 4 today..

impressed as hell... apart from itunes....

old one wasnt going to last long enough to see a nokia n8 enter the fray...

installed the free cover app, and ordered that (funny how the dearer ones take twice as long to arrive as the cheaper ones :p)

downloaded a few nice ringtones and am happy as a pig in poop...

bloody fast compared to an iphone 3g with the wobbles ;)

and saving a couple of hundred a month to boot on my business plan.

[JamesH]

I'm still iPhone 3 and will be for another 14 months I hope (because upgrading early to 4 means Ive put my 3 in the wash).

I'm a rusted on iPhone person but I'm interested to know what it is I'm supposed to hate about iTunes. Seem okay to me, mind you I have no idea about the competition.

[stig0000]

i jsut got a new HTC desire, and loving it,, i looked at the iphone aswell, and was not impressed;), the htc is faster, better user friendly, cheaper, lot more customizable, bigger LCD(i think), change the SD card, replacment batterys 24month warrenty, and not a iphone:D:D:wasntme:

been serious, the shop i was at, said that they have been down on iPhone 4, lot more people after the 3gs,

the only things i dont like about it,, is the speaker on the back isn't loud enough and i think id be pushing for 2 fulldays of use on one charge,

[Ace]

Im not reading all 7 pages but I wont be rushing out to buy one, cant stand them. Can understand what the hype is either.

[Ace]

i jsut got a new HTC desire, and loving it,, i looked at the iphone aswell, and was not impressed;), the htc is faster, better user friendly, cheaper, lot more customizable, bigger LCD(i think), change the SD card, replacment batterys 24month warrenty, and not a iphone:D:D:wasntme:

been serious, the shop i was at, said that they have been down on iPhone 4, lot more people after the 3gs,

the only things i dont like about it,, is the speaker on the back isn't loud enough and i think id be pushing for 2 fulldays of use on one charge,

I have the other model, i reckon its great, Stacey has the Desire model and she reckons its the ducks guts aswell. Apple can keep their I-Phone4

[cal415]

Well i found out just how tought iphone 4g's are.... i will post some "carnage shots" later and a better explaination... luckily its my work phone not my personal one that got damaged,, ive had 2 3g's for 2 years and never broken them but in the end it probobly just comes down to bad luck. I have ordered a replacement and will be sending this one off for new glass - 140 dollar repair which isnt to bad considering i thought it would be unrepairable.

[incisor]

i jsut got a new HTC desire, and loving it,, i looked at the iphone aswell, and was not impressed;), the htc is faster, better user friendly, cheaper, lot more customizable, bigger LCD(i think), change the SD card, replacment batterys 24month warrenty, and not a iphone:D:D:wasntme:
quicker? you have to be having yourself on, surely...

i tried a desire for several hours and at most things it was about the same speed as my technicians iphone 3gs and they are quite a bit slower than a 4.

user friendly? in a series iii kind of way, maybe :p

lot more customizable, sorry wrong again...

cheaper, hey you got one right!

and the signal strength at home was less than the iphones

got mine with 2 year warranty $38, 0 upfront, 1.3g data a month on a $65 plan with free calls between my multiple mobiles, all of which unused credit (they are on $45 plans) falls on to mine which is used the most..

[samuelclarke]

Quite by accident I was passing through the middle of Sydney at 6am on the Friday the iPhone 4 came out in Australia... :angel: Was actually on my way to meet up with friends for a weekend of 4wding inland from Nowra...anyways, drove past a Telstra shop and couldn't resist the chance to get one early! My contract on my iPhone 3G had finished the day before, so worked out perfectly.

After almost 3 weeks with the phone I can say it's the best phone I've had. Leaves the 3G for dead. Also reception with the iPhone 4 isn't an issue - it was actually a lot better than my iPhone 3G. After the weekend at Nowra I camped in the High Country, drove down to Cann River in East Gippsland then back up home to Noosa via Dubbo, Lightning Ridge and St George - 4,800+Km's all up and reception was the best I've had in the bush...plus battery life is great too.

Is it the perfect phone? No, there's things I don't like about it...but it sure as hell beats anything else out on the market! :thumbsup:

[stig0000]

i can see this becoming another 'td5-puma' thread:D:D:p:p

both good in ways, both could be better,

[Armadillo]

Don't download any wallpaper then, mate! :D Otherwise the Chinese will be hacking into your QR linear rail systems! :p

Free Android apps scrape personal data, send it to China - smartphones, security, privacy, Phones, consumer electronics, Apple - CIO (http://www.cio.com.au/article/355255/free_android_apps_scrape_personal_data_send_it_chi na/?fp=2&fpid=1)


Unfortunately this is something that will be facing all smartphone users in the future - both iPhone and Android...:(

Innovation: Mobile malware develops a money bug - tech - 17 August 2010 - New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19321-innovation-mobile-malware-develops-a-money-bug.html)

BTW, for the other Desire owners, the latest Android 2.2 is considerably faster than 2.1. There are also some great new features ;).

[kenleyfred]

Just for fun, seeing if this works. Sending from my new iPhone 4.
Kenley

[dmdigital]

Well mine arrived at long last today. Now just waiting for network activation to complete :(

At present the WiFi works well around home.

[kenleyfred]

Well i found out just how tought iphone 4g's are.... i will post some "carnage shots" later and a better explaination... luckily its my work phone not my personal one that got damaged,, ive had 2 3g's for 2 years and never broken them but in the end it probobly just comes down to bad luck. I have ordered a replacement and will be sending this one off for new glass - 140 dollar repair which isnt to bad considering i thought it would be unrepairable.

How did you go on the repair and who did it? We just got two new iPhone 4's and within a week my wife dropped hers. Still works, but the screen is cracked top to bottom. Did not think it could be repaired.

[ozscott]

I am not a techie and this is the first apple product I have owned...LOVE IT! Best thing I have bought in a long time. I just got my wife a HTC Legend which is a fantastic bit of kit also.

Anyone looking at topo 4wd mapping for theirs - such as Memory Map or Ozieexplorer when the app finally comes out...or is it better to go HEMA Nav' or Garmin etc as a stand alone unit?

Cheers

[miky]

Also luv my iPhone 4 and while the Google maps app is alright for finding your way around a strange city/town it would be a VERY small screen for something like OziExplorer or similar.

Far better IMO to get a 7" screen unit dedicated to Ozi etc.


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[Scallops]

I love my iPhone 4 too - it's just amazing - especially to a guy like me who has never owned anything like it before.

For navigation - check out the Metro View app - it's a one off $25.00 investment. Reviews rate it as being superior to Tom Tom and Garmin apps that cost well over $100.00. I have it - am using it regularly - it's brilliant. ;)

Free upgrades in the future - all maps loaded onto phone - so no using your quota when the app is running - unlike google maps. It also gives voice command directions as you drive.

[simonmelb]

Also reception with the iPhone 4 isn't an issue - it was actually a lot better than my iPhone 3G. After the weekend at Nowra I camped in the High Country, drove down to Cann River in East Gippsland then back up home to Noosa via Dubbo, Lightning Ridge and St George - 4,800+Km's all up and reception was the best I've had in the bush...plus battery life is great too.:thumbsup:

Yes, contrary the rumours about poor reception, the iPhone 4 is close to being a Telstra 'Blue Tick' device (good for rural reception) when a cover is used. ( I have this on good authority here at Telstra )

Reception is not quite as good as a true 'Blue Tick' device but it's better than phones designed only for City/Regional areas. so thats why it's working well in areas like those above.

Future Apple software updates will not improve reception as the iPhone4's reception is limited by it's antenna design.

I would definitely buy one, but Ive just got a Telstra Tough T90 - good reception but it cant do 1/100th of what an iPhone can !

[ozscott]

Thanks Gents. Scallops - mate I will check that out...I dowloaded CMAP for my boat as a back up...$12.00 from memory. I have a dedicated Garmin in the boat but its a nice backup and very handy to have it on the iphone for trip planning. The GPS in the iphone 4 is very powerful unlike the old phones. Have you come across a topo for 4wd tracks that you like?

Cheers

[Scallops]

Have you come across a topo for 4wd tracks that you like?

Cheers

No - I haven't really looked yet though - last time I got to go away camping was at Easter. :(

Here is some info about Metro View....

http://www.metroview.com.au/iphone.html

[DiscoMick]

Keeping looking at iphones, but haven't moved yet. Don't know much about HTCs or Blackberrys.
Is the iPhone really that superior to the others?
I'm just on a cheap Virgin plan - do you really need Telstra to make the iPhone work properly?

[stig0000]

mine came with garmin navigator and sum other maps app, the navigator is excellent, very fast at finding you and were your going, and the voice control is very good, i thort it was garbage till i used it,

HTC desier FTW:D

[Scallops]

DiscoMick - I suggest you go and have a play with any phone you might want to get - maybe you can't do that with a Blackberry or Desire - I don't know - but you can go to an Apple Store and play with all their stuff.

I came to the conclusion that the iPhone did what I needed - it's basically a portable social computer that is also a phone. The thing about Apple stuff is - its sleek, it works and it sets the benchmark that others copy. Sure, the others might even raise the bar, but they would never bother if Apple didn't place the bar in the first place.

Look at recent newspaper articles about "iPod killer devices" etc. The point these guys miss is this - the competitor's products have only come about because Apple went first and actually made something to "kill".

To me, it's kind of the same with the iPhone.

[dmdigital]

Well the iPhone4 was activated overnight and I have only managed a quick play today. Fast, simple and really nice screen. Signal at work is usually crap with any mobile but the newest phones all seem to be an improvement and the iPhone4 was no exception.

One of my work colleagues has an Otterbox Defender (http://www.otterbox.com/iphone-cases/iphone-4-cases/iphone-4-defender-series-case/) for his iPhone4 and I have ordered one too. This should keep it a lot more secure from drops etc. The 1to3shop on eBay has these at a very good price and is cheap for delivery. should arrive next week I hope.

The Defender - got to love the name :) - case is a little chunky but it's a good trade off. I also took advantage of the Apple case offer before it closes at the end of September.

Next job will be a suitable ring tone.

[Hendrik]

Has anyone seen the Sumsung Galaxy, had a play with one in the shop the other day, and it beats the Iphone hands down. Just as easy to use, but it just feels so much better. Would love one, but only Optus has it, and I really need to go Telstra as their reception is the best.

[Scallops]

Has anyone seen the Sumsung Galaxy, had a play with one in the shop the other day, and it beats the Iphone hands down. Just as easy to use, but it just feels so much better. Would love one, but only Optus has it, and I really need to go Telstra as their reception is the best.

I'm not disagreeing - but in what way? "Feels so much better" - surely not! :p

[DEFENDERZOOK]

Next job will be a suitable ring tone.


if youve got a mac computer....you can make your own ring tones using garage band......
be it music...songs.....or recordings......

[stig0000]

Oi hendo.. mate at work got a galaxy and its the same op sys as my phone.. its just got a cople lil diff things here and there.. not much.. tho it is biger and thicker then my HTC.. not buy mich but.. looks good i think

[dmdigital]

The iPhone4 is fantastic for texting :D I hate text shorthand - probably as much as Ron ;) - and I have always been annoyed at how long a text would take me to type in. I know this isn't just an iPhone thing and that other smartphones (never had one before) are also much just as easy to enter a proper understandable message, so why don't people do this :mad: :confused:



if youve got a mac computer....you can make your own ring tones using garage band......
be it music...songs.....or recordings......
Can also do it from iTunes files. Maximum 40sec grab. Easy to do on Mac or PC.

Now have several new ringtones :)

[Grizzly_Adams]

Regarding ringtones on the iPhone - if you've got a spare $1.19 you could also use this app: Ringtone Designer Pro (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ringtone-designer-pro/id383819300'mt=8)

[dmdigital]

Looked at that but it's so easy to do I couldn't see the point in buying the app.

[dangermousehouse]

I'm thinking of getting an iphone4 to replace an old LG phone, but I've been told that you can only video call using wifi.

Is this true, as my old LG doesn't need the internet to video chat with my missus when I'm away from home. Just uses telstra.

[dmdigital]

Yes it is true. I do hope they open this ability up in the future.

The Facetime application in the iPhone is presently the only way to video call and requires WiFi. I think this application is a little like the iPad and a number of other things from Apple, Google et al. They are all tip of the iceberg of what the future holds. The Facetime app is very clever in that it drops the phone call and switches to WiFi. Whilst this isn't great use unless your friends have iPhone4's the idea cannot sit well with the telco's that phones can revert to WiFi rather than stay on the mobile bands.

[dangermousehouse]

Thanks dmdigital, much appreciated.

'Techs' in the Telstra shop aren't too clued up on this......even a local expert asked me to call him back (on my old LG) to see if we could video chat outside of wifi!

Shame really, as I mostly work out at sea where we are sometimes within range for Telstra, but obviously there is no free Maccas wifi in the area.

Anyhoo, still tempted as I like all things apple :D

[incisor]

love facetime...

i get to talk to my grandkids all the time on it....

[Pedro_The_Swift]

is there any iPhone app you dont know about Inc???? :o

[incisor]

is there any iPhone app you dont know about Inc???? :o
most i imagine :p

i use very few really...

[DiscoMick]

I see Tony Curtis was buried with his iPhone. Wonder how long the battery will last?

[scottygc]

I see Tony Curtis was buried with his iPhone. Wonder how long the battery will last?

wouldnt mind his contact list

[DiscoMick]

RIng his number and ask. Its only been a few days so his battery should still be OK.

[CJT]

Another option is the Nokia N8.

I have just ordered one, too many people have Iphones....:D

Features:

Touch screen
16.7 million colours
Talk time GSM 720min
Standby GSM 390hrs
16GB Internal Memory
Memory slot up to additional 32GB
HD 12 megapixel camera
Carl Zeiss lense
Built in flash
HDMI output
USB

Nokia Australia - Nokia N8 - Specifications (http://www.nokia.com.au/find-products/all-phones/nokia-n8/specifications)

[Scallops]

For those who do have an iPhone, the latest OS (4.2) has a free Find my iPhone app which uses mobile me (but without cost) - you can locate a lost phone on a map, put a message on the screen for it to be returned, disable the phone etc. You can even use it to find a misplaced phone in your house etc, by sending a 2 minute audio alert to the phone from any PC/Mac/other smart phone.

Just downloaded and activated on my iPhone 4 - works well.

[incisor]

Another option is the Nokia N8.



only part i liked was the default ringtone :p