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[pantheman]

Hi Guys,

Quite fancy one of these Apple iphones, but have been reading some things about them that have put me off.

Any users out there that can vouch for them please?

I am more interested in the mobile internet aspect, i have been advised that if i (and i didn't quite get this) configure it with my personal internet details i can use it away from home, via cyta i guess.

Can anyone just explain this as i am not sure the guy in the store was really knowledgable enough and i didn't have the time to push him for information.

Any input would be appreciated.

Whats the latest firmware version number ? Anyone ?

[Sega]

Any information I require on apple products I go to the website and ring apple directly, if they don't know nobody does. With respects to Cypriot sales people, you kind of said it all.

From my experience of the phone I can tell you it has had a few problems particularly with updating. Some of it's customers have had their entire contact list erased once they updated the firmware. It also works on the older 2G networks, which means it will not be on a fast network. However apple have recently announced that it will be doing something about it in 2008.

There was a phone similar to the iPhone some time back, known as the Prada phone. It was terrible, on the whole the iPhone is a nice phone and if you can afford it it is worth having.

You can use the phone for internet access, but I don't think it works how you specified. If I am wrong please correct me. I think the internet mobility is either through wifi or GPRS. Unlike New York I don't think Cyprus has complete WiFi just yet. You will probably be able to use the phone for internet services in cafe and in other people houses who have a wireless network set-up.

http://www.trustive.com/hotspots/Cyprus/

Consider this, if GPS is fairly bad in Cyprus what are the chances that there is going to be WIFI spots throughout the island, hope that helps you understand.

But I do think you can use your normal SIM card to surf online and pay per minute. If this is a possibility it is likely to be slow and expensive.

To be honest I feel the iPhone is at least 4/5 years ahead of Cyprus infrastructure. One of the most impressive features of the phone are the google maps. Cyprus does not really support google maps.

[raymanuva]

Iphone is a trendy piece of shit... there are so many smartphones which are 3 times cheaper and perform 3 time better...infact, Iphone was named a disappointment of a year by some major tech magazine

[pantheman]

I might just hold on a bit see what comes.

I was always in doubt about its use in cyprus, and unless i can get to see one in action, then I don't think i'm rushing for it.

Thanks for the replies and especially to mr techno geek aka sega.

cheers guys

[raymanuva]

Sega, googlephone is coming out... + you can write your own stuff with GoogleAPI for smartphones...Iphone is nothing special and is not ahead at all. I think Cyprus is underdeveloped for this phone as well as for many other wireless technologies here...

[Crivens]

The UI is amazing. After that it is currently a bit of a low functionality large brick. But I'm still drawn to it. Shiny smoothly moving icons tend to do that to me.

Two major things that stop me dead in my tracks is it doesn't do any Java apps, and (I've been told) won't do any background tasks. So no shoving a game or two (like my old Sony) into the background to carry on from the exact same point instantly later on (amazing how nice that feature is once you use it). I've heard a feb update will give a way to do Java apps, along with a possible background task functionality. Maybe. Oh, and the other thing is it's almost a deffo that a v2 will come out pretty sharpish with an updated camera and 3G. Would bet a fair bit on that happening within 6 months.

But put a swish touchscreen UI on my Sony and the iPhone would be dust for me. Have you seen the size of it BTW?

Hopefully it doesn't change the UK market and charge top dollar prices for a phone with lengthy high price contracts. Isn't it about £300 in the UK, and *then* £25 a month on contract for 18 months? For a top phone it used to be £300 unlocked (ie. no contract at all), or free (or very nearly free) with £25 a month contract for a year. Really don't want iPhone to change that. Although I heard it isn't exactly selling that well in the UK. Hope so, then maybe they will bring the rip off price down (looks a lot nicer in the US). You know like how they did in the US when the PS3 wasn't selling well. Yeah, that happens all the time in the UK...

Cheers

[Sega]

Sega, googlephone is coming out... + you can write your own stuff with GoogleAPI for smartphones...Iphone is nothing special and is not ahead at all. I think Cyprus is underdeveloped for this phone as well as for many other wireless technologies here...

As far as I know the googlephone is not official so I am somewhat hazy to steer somebody in the path of speculation. If you have any official comments on it's release date please do inform us. I have yet to hear anything.

I prey that one day I can have my TomTom work here, but it looks like I am dreaming.

[Sotos]

I saw some videos about the Google one. I think it is called Android or something like that. I am not a very heavy mobile user myself. I almost always have a computer nearby which is much more convenient to use. For me the most useful thing on a mobile would be GPS that can immediately fetch info from the net about the location I am at that moment. That would be really useful while traveling

[Sega]

I saw some videos about the Google one. I think it is called Android or something like that. I am not a very heavy mobile user myself. I almost always have a computer nearby which is much more convenient to use. For me the most useful thing on a mobile would be GPS that can immediately fetch info from the net about the location I am at that moment. That would be really useful while traveling

I 100% agree, but when do you think this if ever will be available in Cyprus. It would be such a great use for me pesonally to have such a feature. I get lost easily and to have something like that would make everything so much easier.

[iceman]

The UI is amazing. After that it is currently a bit of a low functionality large brick.

Well done Crivens,you have summed it in few words...
That is the best definition of the iphone i have read so far.

I wouldn't carry it around if it was given to me free...let alone paying for it..