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Old 12 June 2008, 09:33 AM
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So my understanding of this MMS thing is that you can't take a piccy with the camera and send it onto someone?

That sounds pretty poor really, I think most of us have been doing that for about 5 years now.

Would be suprised if the camera didn't get a major overhaul sometime in the next twelve months, certainly seems like its the iPhone's weak link at present - certainly won't stop me from getting one though. Sony's new cybershot phone is packing 8.1 mp. Having said that, I'm currently using a K850i which is supposed to be the cream of the cameraphone crop but it's still not a match for a proper digital camera - esp in the usability stakes.
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You can email the picture very easily and also upload it to a web gallery very easily. You can't blame Apple for dropping an outdated system, good on them I say.
Old 12 June 2008, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
You can email the picture very easily and also upload it to a web gallery very easily. You can't blame Apple for dropping an outdated system, good on them I say.
Thats all very well and good assuming all your mates have a phone capable of receiving emails or web access. Yes i can understand them moving to the future but surely they could of left that function in aswell.
Old 12 June 2008, 10:06 AM
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Thats all very well and good assuming all your mates have a phone capable of receiving emails or web access. Yes i can understand them moving to the future but surely they could of left that function in aswell.
you can have any colour you like as long as it's black
Old 12 June 2008, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by bob269
Thats all very well and good assuming all your mates have a phone capable of receiving emails or web access. Yes i can understand them moving to the future but surely they could of left that function in aswell.
Works both ways and email and the web's been around a fair bit longer than MMS.

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Old 12 June 2008, 11:01 AM
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Lots of people have said I can just unlock my 2G iPhone and sell it on ebay to pay for the upgrade. How do I go about unlocking it?

Also, is the value that much less if it's still locked? Someone more savvy than me could buy it and unlock it, right?

Cheers!
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The MMS thing does seem strange. It's not a deal breaker for me as I've sent 5 in the last 2 years!

Still a bit embrassing when someone says 'send me that pic' or 'I'll send it you'

They can't even to it over Bluetooth either!

But....29 days to go.......
Old 12 June 2008, 11:28 AM
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I think the MMS thing is weird. I used to really like having the ability to take a photo then quickly SMS it to my wife. Losing that was a compromise I made when I bohght the iPhone. So it wasn't a dealbreaker for me. But it does seem a shame that they don't do it - they easily could do it in software and I don't see a reason why they wouldn't? And no, the ability to send photos by e-mail isn't the same. Maybe when the missus gets an iPhone too ...
Old 12 June 2008, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Father Jack Hackett
Lots of people have said I can just unlock my 2G iPhone and sell it on ebay to pay for the upgrade. How do I go about unlocking it?

Also, is the value that much less if it's still locked? Someone more savvy than me could buy it and unlock it, right?

Cheers!
Go and have a look at ZiPhone, as I believe that is the current favored method.
Old 12 June 2008, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
you can have any colour you like as long as it's black
I'm reading the white one might be more popular - apparently the black is a fingerprint magnet whereas the white hides them more and it makes it more distiguishable from the old model and the iPod touch for that "look what I've got" appearance as you're strolling down the street being followed by a few unsavory chav's...
Old 12 June 2008, 01:57 PM
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I was referring more to the omission of the MMS... the manufacturer dictating to the customer what they should use with regards to messaging rather than allowing them a real choice.
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The new iphone can't be hacked so I can't see the old iphone prices plummeting
Old 13 June 2008, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
The new iphone can't be hacked so I can't see the old iphone prices plummeting
Bit early to state that, but anyhow <cough>Turbosim</cough>
Old 13 June 2008, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by stevebt
The new iphone can't be hacked so I can't see the old iphone prices plummeting
The've already unlocked the early beta(s) - claiming that you can run ANY App.
Old 13 June 2008, 08:41 AM
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The O2 deal seems to get better.....

Interesting iPhone details out of O2... | 9 to 5 Mac


Tethering
Old 13 June 2008, 12:24 PM
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Interesting bit about the tethering. It means they have changed the BT support then
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Originally Posted by Markus
Interesting bit about the tethering. It means they have changed the BT support then
Indeed. If true it would be a great bonus.
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I would love to see BT data transfer enabled, but I'm guessing as you can sync things using MobileMe, that it won't be, as MM would be the preferred method to sync your files, though that obviously ignores the fact that you might want to receive files from someone other than yourself over BT, rather than email or another method.

It will be interesting to see what needs to be done to jailbreak the new firmware. As said by others, I think the SDK has allowed unlock apps to be created, however, the key thing is how you get that app onto your phone in a state that you can run it. There is no way Apple would allow it on the AppStore, so you'd need some other method.
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