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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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).

Now there are GUI version (which is geek/hacker-proof) meaning u don't have to know stuff, all u need to know is how to follow instruction and click2. That's all. My laptop crashes and having hardware problem at the moment, so no direct link that I can give to you fer now. But google iBrickr or iphone hack or whatever. It will lead you to the solution anyway. Just be assure to ask before doing anything you are not so confident doing of. So far I tried to "hack" mine but laptop is having problem, keep getting errors. But I have no rush for simhack as I am currently using AT&T anyway, so I am settled with ringtones hack by far.

This post has been edited by derred: Sep 18 2007, 09:51 AM