i anybody answer my question?? izzit possible to buy an iphone 3GS from US without a contract?

@Dante18,
Yes I believe it is possible except they're locked units. And obviously it wouldn't be at the price of US199 or 299.

tink...
i shall go down the road to 3gs...
only time will tell when i'd make the journey...

shall i go the Italian way or Australian way...

but the OZ units are much cheaper!
Dang!

I need to dispose of my 3g too la like this....

if cheaper then go to OZ way lor..

but i can use turbo sim to unlock right?

wrong answer.........u got to wait for dev-team to come out with the jailbreak n unlock software

Not sure where to post this but Beejive 3.0 or IM+ Push (3.1) ? both out now with push notification and both priced USD 9.99!!!

@sinyc,
Both app not v stable tonight. I'm having problems with BOTH of the app.

but would the update new version for im+ lite too?

Yaloh..my Beejive also keeps on quitting leh...GRRRRRR!

hey! how come i didnt get the memo bout NZ launch 10th of july! if i didnt visit this thread, i might still be oblivious and thinks that it will come on the 17th!!

Yes, I have updated to IM+ 3.1 also and it quits sometimes. Weird. But push notification works and the power consumption isn't really optimistic. I've turned them off and rely the email notifications.

Anyone saw this ?

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/white-i...e-of/#continued

I knew why my BeeJive keeps on quitting. Its due to the CHAT history it is keeping. I deleted all CHAT history and now no more quitting.

I will wait till Singtel & Maxis announce pricing for 3G[S] ... the NZ set I have... any warranty issues... too far to claim la...

Honestly I am also waiting for the Singtel announcement. I wonder why Singtel still have no announcement at all until today although rumor points out that the launch date might be 9th July. (Will that means that there will be no 3GS on 9th July in Singapore).

@xandman,
So when U making the switch?! Italy or AU way U decide; but choose one where U haf friends aplenty so in case anything happen, warranty may be resolved

@neekun,
I'll test it and revert later; phone charging now *grins*

@davidmak,
Wouldn't the email notifications consume as much batt as the push notifications? *grins* But ur absolutely right about battery levels reducing at super duper fast speeds!

@xaw5162,
Touch wood on warranties ! So far so good *big grin*

@shdwkillr,
Nothing much to whine about; just have to wait it out.

i guess ill b using the 3g for a while longer.
maybe ill be getting the 3gs and keeping the 3g for development purposes.
OZ or italy...still havent decided yet la tink...
most prob italy...
bcoz the "contact" can buy first without me paying upfront!
hahahaha...

I'm testing browsing features of iPhone 3gs. Seems like the loading takes half the time on average. Overall interface are much faster especially when you are typing. No usual sluggishness especially when it auto scroll for a new line. Oleophobic screen works like a charm. Hope my other buyers can fill in more about iPhone 3gs.

I've been trying out Syngic Australia for the past couple of days and here's my short review of it.

The interface is great, extremely smooth and fast response. It's able to support portrait or landscape. Has got 3D and 2D view with loads of POIs.

But here comes the crappy part... after I've entered my desired destination and got a 3/4 bar signal, the triangular marker won't seem to move properly. It jerks back and forth quite often. To make things worst, I noticed that the marker is probably somewhere about 2-3 seconds behind my actual position while in the moving car. (Do note that on the same time I have my good old HP 612c Navigator's Garmin Mobile XT running at the same time which doesn't have similar problems)

The few possible explanations for this:
1. iPhone 3G's GPS receiver might not powerful enough.
2. iPhone 3GS might have a better GPS receiver + processor for turn-by-turn apps to work properly.
3. My iPhone 3G unit might be faulty somehow.
4. Both iPhone 3G and 3GS users might have to face that the GPS receiver in iPhones aren't good enough for proper turn-by-turn applications (without extra booster or some sort)

Some screenshots for your viewing pleasure:


This post has been edited by BlueHeng: Jun 27 2009, 10:58 PM