After the price drop, I managed to get myself an Iphone !

This actually a huge leap since my last phone :




It has been like almost 3 - 4 years since my first handphone. After a long long wait, it feels so good to be able to get a sub RM1500 that won't have much better option than an iPhone.

So I don't know how to review this or anything, but for my first 10 minutes experience I shall say the activation is pretty easy and neat. Enjoy the pics !







ADDED:

Pictures taken using the iPhone:



More pictures of the iPhone :






My simple review on first few days with the iPhone:

1. software stability : so far everything is flawless. Safari works well, iPod have no complain about it. Other's such youtube, google map, weather everything works fine.

2. ease of use : This is my 2nd phone since 3 years of using the red Nokia (hav no idea what series, perhaps 6xxx ?). With my lowest knowledge in phone I still manage to figure out how to use it in minutes. So typical Apple user-friendly product.

3. signal strength : Signal strength ? the best provider in my specific place is indeed AT&T so it has been awesome. Wifi works almost everywhere I go (there are Wifi all over the place here) except for some places that doesn't have (and I will needs EDGE then). Online has never been so flexible and such addictive.

4. built and durability : So far no complain coz I got no guts to throw or do any durability test. Have seen ppl drop it tho (on concrete/tars). Nothing not even a scratch.

5. battery standby and actual usage time : Pictures above prove this part. Rite now Usage is about 5 hours 18 minutes with batt half full or half empty. Standby total of 14 hours 46 minutes. Call Time has current period of 2 hours 37 minutes. Average max batt life was told from 6 - 9 hours of non-stop calling time.

6. screen quality : Screen is small (used to laptop) but good enuf for a phone.

7. voice call quality : haha watch AT&T ads u will know how..


There are pros and cons but some of the cons are not even applied to me personally as I am no phone enthusiast. I will say this phone is good for common users or internet junkies; but still lacking more features for high-end phone enthusiasts. Nothing to worry, 3G iphone is coming out real soon. Seriously for me, this is more than enough and that means good news as I don't have to fork out few hundreds more (thousands RM) just for features I will never use (GPS, MMS etc). The only things that bugs me out is the ringtones. However at their site they mention that the ringtones customization will be available real soon. So I shall say this is a good buy and I am satisfied with it ( I risk it and I was really afraid that it will disappoint me, but so far it keeps on impressing me).

Special thanks to eddy230379 for the review layout

MORE ADDED:

Unlocking Iphone

iphonesimfree.com <--- more on that here, click on the links !



http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/10/iphones...nlocking-begin/

Video proof

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/iphone-so...p?autoplay=true

UPDATED:

there are more and more simhacks for free out there. To name a few google iBrickr or try nullrivers.com

I won't be posting alot about that because the softwares work varies with the user self-preference. For example one who use AT&T but just want 3rd-party software like NES etc, would only need iBrickr for his/her iPhone. And just for that type of user, he/she still has options whether to choose EDGE with carrier (AT&T) or not. So that means u need to find a software to disable EDGE. I have not gotten into simhacks yet as they are useless for me for the time being; not until I need to do it that is.

Plus, the updates for Wifi stores icon is here by now so, don't know if that will caused problem for like relocking the iphone. So far I am using the iTune 7.4.2 and nothing have change by far.

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 22 2007, 01:34 PM

nice ya ts hehehe

wow .... so bro .... how is it like in real life ???

any better than those motorola, nokia and sony ericsson ???

even better than windows mobile devices ???

give us a review bro ...



This post has been edited by eddy230379: Sep 7 2007, 10:55 PM

how u manage to unlock it ?

Waa...so you managed to unlock the phone? Very nice. Where did you get it from anyway?

if i m not mistaken ... our brother derred is in the usa right ???

so he doesnt need to get it unlock ...


This post has been edited by eddy230379: Sep 7 2007, 10:59 PM

wow now got big discount?

wooooooot
nice ya heheh

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry13134281

hmmm... if they officially luanch the 4gb model here and still around rm 1500 ...

i would grab one too ... look at the size of the screen man ...

good for music, pictures and videos ...



but is it stable yet ???

It is very stable. Apple had just released iPod Touch and it's almost the same as iPhone's design infact the phone menus. Heard that we can use 3rd party iPhone apps on the iPod Touch as both runs Mac OS X and they use the same binary on those devices.

iPod Touch is another version of iPod right? i thought it is another iPhone lol

wah!...you bought iphone already...congrats...
guess...you got another cool gadget here...its "the most wanted phone"...
do drop by some reviews about it...how well the touch-screen thingy?...

wah!!>....so so lucky..

but he in da US wor..different story la..

but still must congratulate him..hheheehe

CONGRATULATIONS!!.....

Well you can see the big AT&T Bag over there, so definitely it is a ori set from US

Anyways, it looks really good >_<"

look cool
XD

I doubt they will, as the price cut for the 4GB is due to them planning to phase out the 4GB version and stick to the 8GB version (or was it because the 8GB version is selling too well and they want to push out the 4GB stock?) ....

I forgot...

LOL

Anyways, anything that is launched officially in Msia will be overpriced , especially when it comes to mobile.

it would be almost 3k

how much is it...? where u get it also..i am so intrested..

where u buy?

you guys should get the unlocked version here

thanks man appreciate it. It has been a day since I use my iPhone. The touch screen is pretty annoying especially when I one-hand typing. But got to say I know the "tricks" so the not really a problem. I don't know in general bcoz this is my new phone since like what, 3 -4 years ? See my previous phone on the frontpage

thanks man..

WOW, what a cool gadget you have there! congrats. this is gonna be my next must have items but hope it comes with 3g feature when it arrive here...

ok now i'm so jealous that i hide my face under the ground and watch the ants mate. it's better than pulling my face towards first post and burning myself up with kerosene poured all over me.

there is no 3G version mer..erm..is there??
i knw the current 1 doesn't have..

heys derred..
do r..sum reviews..take more pics mer..hehe

u shud read more carefully. He said hope it comes with 3G, means he knows that it doesn't have for now. For that purpose it definitely come in the next gen of iPhone, maybe 2nd gen I shall say. We'll see. I have no idea how to review a phone. Anyone can come with a layout or basic that I can prolly fill in or sumthing. Seriously this is my second phone since the red phone. So I am really not a phone guy at all. I buy it bcoz I think it worth the price given its purposes and functionalities.

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 9 2007, 12:10 PM

hmmm.... what to review ??? ... i got a few ideas ...

1. software stability

2. ease of use

3. signal strength

4. built and durability

5. battery standby and actual usage time

6. screen quality

7. voice call quality

hmmm ... those r the few things i can think so far ...

you're welcome...
anyway...this phone been a mouth-talk for phone users...they looking forward to have one...guess you got yourself "the wanted" phone...
wah!...this phone also got tricks...cool...
guess...the phone will be pass down to some one or would be remain inside treasure box?...

yeah!...we want to see more pictures...mind to share?...


if there's more maybe can add later...so to derred feel free to write...

thanx for the wish. Currently working on the review and stuffs.

Pictures taken using the iPhone:



More pictures of the iPhone :






This post has been edited by derred: Sep 10 2007, 05:16 PM

u make me sick !! showing off like that huhuuh i want one

1. software stability : so far everything is flawless. Safari works well, iPod have no complain about it. Other's such youtube, google map, weather everything works fine.

2. ease of use : This is my 2nd phone since 3 years of using the red Nokia (hav no idea what series, perhaps 6xxx ?). With my lowest knowledge in phone I still manage to figure out how to use it in minutes. So typical Apple user-friendly product.

3. signal strength : Signal strength ? the best provider in my specific place is indeed AT&T so it has been awesome. Wifi works almost everywhere I go (there are Wifi all over the place here) except for some places that doesn't have (and I will needs EDGE then). Online has never been so flexible and such addictive.

4. built and durability : So far no complain coz I got no guts to throw or do any durability test. Have seen ppl drop it tho (on concrete/tars). Nothing not even a scratch.

5. battery standby and actual usage time : Pictures above prove this part. Rite now Usage is about 5 hours 18 minutes with batt half full or half empty. Standby total of 14 hours 46 minutes. Call Time has current period of 2 hours 37 minutes. Average max batt life was told from 6 - 9 hours of non-stop calling time.

6. screen quality : Screen is small (used to laptop) but good enuf for a phone.

7. voice call quality : haha watch AT&T ads u will know how..


There are pros and cons but some of the cons are not even applied to me personally as I am no phone enthusiast. I will say this phone is good for common users or internet junkies; but still lacking more features for high-end phone enthusiasts. Nothing to worry, 3G iphone is coming out real soon. Seriously for me, this is more than enough and that means good news as I don't have to fork out few hundreds more (thousands RM) just for features I will never use (GPS, MMS etc). The only things that bugs me out is the ringtones. However at their site they mention that the ringtones customization will be available real soon. So I shall say this is a good buy and I am satisfied with it ( I risk it and I was really afraid that it will disappoint me, but so far it keeps on impressing me).

Special thanks to eddy230379 for the review layout.

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 10 2007, 06:50 PM

hey man... Nice la the phone... When will available in malaysia? I'm waiting for very long already...

I see, I added in a review in the frontpage and also some pictures specially for you (since u ask )

It will be either in the treasure box or resell on Ebay or sumthing like that..

I almost sell my laptop like last week..

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 10 2007, 06:04 PM

cun seyh ! haha
nobody is using iphone here in canada.
thou jiran US,
but still need to be unlocked~

whoa!!..

check the pics out...the camera on the iphone is simply fantastic..

hmm..in the apple byte of this forum...there is a 3G version to b launched in europe...

I also did a review on it as u demanded. Check it out.

ur welcome bro ... thanks a lot for ur review too ...

i wonder if they will ever reach our shores here in asia ...

i bet with all the future improvements they r going to make on the iphone, its gonna cost a bomb when it reaches here ...

everyone ... time to save up for the iphone ...

so i guess the only option left is the 8GB version ...

apple is going to kill the 4GB version right ???



by the way ... the pictures taken with ur iphone is quite good too ...



This post has been edited by eddy230379: Sep 11 2007, 01:41 AM

yeah u got that right. I actually was waiting for the next gen until they dropped the price. And when I did my own analysis and research, I think it will cost me premium price, which I feel unnecessary. Like I said before, I am no phone enthusiast, so I could use the extra hundreds buck (thousand RMs) in my other important interests that I will appreciate and utilize more.

For the price that I paid, I feel it worth every penny that it costs me.

As I was tempted and going to buy one, I was looking forward for the 4gb version. Then the sales attender somehow manage to hasut me and I fall for it. Then I go with 8gb and his mission was successful. I hope u guys like the pics added and the review. Ask anything if you like coz I have no idea what to do when it comes to phone.

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 11 2007, 01:47 AM

with wifi access almost anywhere in ur place, i guess 3g would be very redundant ...

anyway ... does the bluetooth work ???

i heard that the bluetooth has only 1 purpose and i forgot what it is and u cant use it to transfer files right ???



have u tried playing a mini movie clip in it ???

does it run smoothly ???

anyway bro ... i m so envious of u ...



congrats on ur new iphone and do tell us the new discoveries u find on ur iphone ok ???

thanks ...



This post has been edited by eddy230379: Sep 11 2007, 01:50 AM

I see thank u for the wish. I actually have breaking news !! here it is :



http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/10/iphones...nlocking-begin/

to eddy230379,

I haven't try bluetooth but I played around with it yesterday. No laptop no bluetooth thing was around that time. I think I shud try on that.

Ok somehow I couldn't find video as u mention or it doesn't come with it ? Still nothing special for me, even my dslr don't have that which I feel should have that as a camera (especially when it comes with a good pixel counts). I saw my friend's O2 or something like that that he bought for like $599 - $699, the video was so-so; for the price he paid I said it sucks.

As the breaking news coming up, we shall see more ppl can use it anywhere including Malaysia. yeah !!

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Added on September 11, 2007, 2:18 ammore on that here too. Video proofs :

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/iphone-so...p?autoplay=true


iphonesimfree.com <--- more on that here, click on the links !

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 11 2007, 02:35 AM

wow ... the iphone unlock tool is official ...

man ... u know what thats means ... ???

we r going to see people starting to use the iphone in malaysia in a couple of months time ...

from the reviews i have read ... the screen quality is very goodso i guess videos shouldnt be a prob ... but it depends on the video quality itself right ???

it seems that they r selling the iphone unlocking tool cheaper in australia ...

but is apple actually going to allow this ???



This post has been edited by eddy230379: Sep 11 2007, 02:36 AM

aiyo..i just call my cousin to ask him to buy me an Iphon.But he said,he already asked the store that this phone cant use in Malaysia..How ah?any idea?i want it so much

i'm thinking of buying one iphone too.

wah!...cool and great reviews...thanks derred...
all the best in selling you red phone in Ebay...
erksss...selling off your laptop?...or maybe you can keep it in the treasure box...

there got one picture caught my eye...the one in stadium...having big event?what is it?...mind to explain...

owh!...really...Canada also can't use iPhone?...
guess...an unlucky neighbour for them...anyway...sure got people in Canada trying to unlock it...

It was a gameday. Football game. I did post about unlocking iphone, so nw not juz canada, even malaysia can technically use d iphone.

And oh, d game pic was taken using d iphone.

1.5k? serious or not? the other day i was in suband parade and saw an iphone for sale. the IT department site. i ask about the price is 4k++ wor...then later my fren said cannot unlock one. have to change hardware or something like tat./
correct me if i'm wrong

I suggest u read the other thread bout the -200 Usd off. Did u know that already? And today is the day they released the software. U n fren may possibly right back then, but u r definitely wrong today. Read at least the whole 1 st post shall ya?

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Added on September 11, 2007, 2:15 pmplus, iphone is not officially out yet in MY. So that could be d basic supply n demand law.


This post has been edited by derred: Sep 11 2007, 02:15 PM

i guess...few weeks later...maybe Apple will come up with official unlocked version of Iphone.

This post has been edited by david888: Sep 11 2007, 02:44 PM

ur pics shows that ur using AT&T service le.Where got unlocked o

Hi there thread passer, next time read 1st b4 making urself look like an idiot. That's just a news. It has diff title b4.plus it's not the time for me to unlock yet.

@derred
i think they all are from the ice age...... iPhone can be unlocked but they are jus simply like

hahaha ... good one bro dark mage ...

anyway ... i m saving up to get an iphone too ...

not long b4 someone brings it in malaysia and sell it as AP set ...

hopefully apple will bring it in malaysia sim free in the future ...

so no need to pay extra for unlocking it ...

by the way ... the iphone rocks big time ...

bro derred ... any new discoveries ???

This post has been edited by eddy230379: Sep 11 2007, 11:30 PM

AP? i thought AP are manufactured by other company?

no lar bro ... Ap set means it is brought in to malaysia but not by authorised distributor ...

thats y AP set cannot go to original service centers to repair ... if u do send it to the original service centers for repairs they will charge u ...

AP sets r cheaper and they dont offer full warranty like lcd problems as an example ...

This post has been edited by eddy230379: Sep 12 2007, 01:05 AM

oo that i didn't know.....i thought it was manufactured by another company

Pls read on IN-TECH on star paper yesterday. The unlocked i-phone in CHINA had a lot of problem. They are able to make call & send txt messenger. But not able to received call..The hacker is not smart enough yet...And this guy pay double of the price to get the i-phone..

that guy probably regretting now that iphonesimfee software is out ...

that guy will even more regret after APPLE announced no more unlock on all iphone.

Huiyo nice

no more lock or unlock?

owh!...its was during a football game...cool...
yeah!...nice photo taking using iPhone...keeps posting more and more outside-activities pictures here...



guess...more and more people saving up their money for iPhone...
also got few friend already saving their money for iPhone also...

owh!...pity with that guy...guess...they didn't received a completely worldwide information...
or the hacker try to make money?...or maybe the phone sellers?...

mind to elaborate?...

wah nice review and nice pics from it...share more pics from the phone itself to judge the quality

i mean based on current situation, i guess APPLE probably will soon announce all their IPhone can be used world wide, they won't lock their IPhone anymore.

wow, RM1500, tempting ah, gonna eat maggi everyday to save money up... ahaha

hehe... Eat maggi also expensive le... Mayb buy 1 roti canai rm0.60, seperated for breakfast, lunch and dinner...

This post has been edited by LeonTan: Sep 14 2007, 01:38 AM

1533 to be exact. With tax and cheap 20 bucks casing.

haha, me here at miri roti canai kosong cost RM1.00... haha...

derred, i don't know u get urself an iphone too. I got mine 2 days ago. 8gb one. Nice heh...

my iphone is still naked. I don't wanna dress it until i found some skin that worth the iphone.

I managed to unlock it .. it took me a whole evening from zero to unlock using the newly found free software unlock.

I restored and re-unlocked like 4-5 times already. just to play with it and tried to use different sim.

I'm using regular at&t family plan (20usd permonth) instead of the one with iphone data plan(which cost around 40 permonth ). I dont use edge so much so i dont think it worth to take the data plan.

Unlock experience:
I tried to use maxis simcard after unlock. I can't even connect. maybe because it's under roaming in the US. But i manage to make my iphone work with non-iphone simcard/plan.

lol I get it like the day after the price drop. Hmm I am thinking unlocking it but definitely not now. Prolly jailbreaking first for ringtones. But I have no rush for that. Plus, I won't waste my time doing all the complicated hacking. I'll wait something simpler like iphonesimfree to be really "free". Or hand it in to u for unlocking it.

hmmm... its a matter of time till apple announce that the iphone wont be locked anymore ...

they could sell even more if the make it unlocked to a certain service provider...

haha, yalo... dunno y they wan to lock it in the first time

I think nokia N95 way better than the iphone..

it is already selling like hot cakes even with it lock o haha

irwan,
and how did you unlock it? is it the one posted on engadget.com?
how did you not take the iPhone data plan?
thanks.

That means that he won't have EDGE and stuff. His plan will only allow him to have WiFi and normal calling times. But we don't know if he manages to hack that. How come you got all the times in the world? Ah forgot u r from S.I.T, damn u.

So ideoteque, that doesnt mean he skipped AT&T totally, he did that bcoz he still wants to use with AT&T but just the basic plan.

Derred,
I am aware that he still uses AT&T plan. But do they allow us to skip the data plan and go ahead with the basic minutes. It is not a bad idea to go with that plan instead.

Ideoteque

I went to the AT&T shop just to buy iphone without any plan. the next day, after i gather some friends, i opted for usual family plan (not for the iphone one). I got nokia 6126 free with the plan. then i just take the simcard from the free phone and put into the unlocked iphone.

method i use to unlock.

1. Restore to 1.02 firmware using Itunes
2. Use Ibrickr to jailbreak.
3. Use PACAY method to activate
4. Use Ibrickr again to install unlock.pxl method
5. run unlock.pxl from iphone

that's all. after u have done it once, you'll just need 5-10 minutes to unlock another iphone.

This post has been edited by irwan6179: Sep 15 2007, 06:29 AM

I see, it depends on usage. If ur thinking online flexibility meaning online anywhere u like so adding 20 bucks is not so bad imo.

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Added on September 15, 2007, 6:45 amAs existing customer, whatever u pay now plus 20 bucks on top of that. That is d way to do without unlocking it

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 15 2007, 06:45 AM

Hmm I wonder. I just spoke to an ATT representative, she told me that iPhone cannot be purchased without 2years contract+data plan. That's weird. Maybe she's a newbie. That's interesting, though.
Thanks irwan for the steps. When I get myself an iPhone, I will get back to you for indepth instructions.
Derred, Go State! haha

at garage sales thread got many ppl want to sell the iphone...is it exactly the origin item or china item

maybe at&t pay apple usd150mil for the exclusivity just like paramount case with HDDVD group

partnership ma

with an unlocked iphone.
for the Ipod part
if i sync with itunes
does it get locked back?

Seems like Iphone is not doing as much sales as its ipod thx to AT&T(country that r not covered)!
It is just a matter of time they will unlock the phone officially, $$ always is more important than partnership.....

Ipod Touch is already out like 3 days ago. Get Ipod touch if u want to use as an Ipod. It has twice as much room for hard drive (16gigs).

nope. it seems itunes doesn't care about the plan/carrier once we unlock. It even shows my phone number besides other info like imei.

what's more, at AT&T online account page, it even shows that I'm using Iphone even i'm not taking iphone plan.



This post has been edited by irwan6179: Sep 17 2007, 01:34 PM

have u already shiped a unit to malaysia to test?

not yet bro.. gonna ship today(monday US time)

where yo gonna ship to in malaysia?
KL?

I like to provide my input to clarify upon information about the useability of the iPhone in Malaysia. There are quite a few iPhone users already in Malaysia, employing various methods to allow the use of the iPhone with the local telcos.

You do not need to have an AT&T contract to use the iPhone. You do not need to pay extra to purchase an unlocked iPhone - this can be done locally. All you need is to have a contact in America who can buy the iPhone and have it shipped to you. Pay extra for FedEx or UPS or DHL shipment. Do not use the normal US air-mail service, unless you want to run down to the Customs office to clear your shipment.

I have been an iPhone user for more than a month now. The results?

DiGi
Incoming calls - works
Outgoing calls - works
SMS in - works
SMS out - works
EDGE - works
YouTube - works
WiFi - works at all public places that has hotspots (Airzed, TMNet, Time)

Celcom
Incoming calls - works
Outgoing calls - works
SMS in - works
SMS out - works
EDGE - works
YouTube - works
WiFi - works at all public places that has hotspots (Airzed, TMNet, Time)

Maxis
Incoming calls - DO NOT WORK
Outgoing calls - works
SMS in - works
SMS out - works
EDGE - works
YouTube - works
WiFi - works at all public places that has hotspots (Airzed, TMNet, Time)

The iPhone cannot do MMS.

The problem of no incoming call with the Maxis network is a Maxis SIM/network problem. I have - and so have a lot of iPhone users on Maxis - raised this issue with Maxis. For the moment, there is no resolution to the problem - either Maxis is ignorant or too arrogant to consider this as a problem. Only time will tell. Consider this when you want an iPhone, especially if you cannot or will not want to switch from Maxis to another telco.

The software to activate and unlock the iPhone to use with any SIMs is freely available online.