jonnybryce
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mrkgoo said:
:lol Really? Well I guess that's the cool thing about iPhone, it becomes whatever you personally need. Take that, "myTouch 3g"!
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:lol Really? Well I guess that's the cool thing about iPhone, it becomes whatever you personally need. Take that, "myTouch 3g"!
Essential apps? I can list a few:
Flickr - the official free Flickr app is the best, IMO
I Can Has Cheezburger - LOLs on the go!
USA Today - Replaces the Weather Channel App and gives me the news
Byline - if you use Google Reader GET THIS APP! It's so fast, cashes for offline reading and has all the features of Google Reader. So awesome
Wikiamo - handles Wikipedia really well
Kindle - Amazon has TONS of free books on the Kindle Store, you'll find at least a few books to read on the bus/passenger in a car/crapper
TUAW - Apple news
Amazon - I buy SO MUCH from Amazon, it's great to compair prices in the store and then order when Amazon is cheaper, also great to manage pre-orders and such.
Starbucks - It's really cool to design your own drinks and send them to your friends with iPhones/touches. Having nutrition info for all the drinks is really nice as well if you watch your diet.
Those are just a few of the appls I use every day!
Flickr - the official free Flickr app is the best, IMO
I Can Has Cheezburger - LOLs on the go!
USA Today - Replaces the Weather Channel App and gives me the news
Byline - if you use Google Reader GET THIS APP! It's so fast, cashes for offline reading and has all the features of Google Reader. So awesome
Wikiamo - handles Wikipedia really well
Kindle - Amazon has TONS of free books on the Kindle Store, you'll find at least a few books to read on the bus/passenger in a car/crapper
TUAW - Apple news
Amazon - I buy SO MUCH from Amazon, it's great to compair prices in the store and then order when Amazon is cheaper, also great to manage pre-orders and such.
Starbucks - It's really cool to design your own drinks and send them to your friends with iPhones/touches. Having nutrition info for all the drinks is really nice as well if you watch your diet.
Those are just a few of the appls I use every day!
Jet Grind Radio!
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There's an ICHC app?! Gonna Download that then.
Also, fuck the Amazon app. I do NOT need the ability to spend my money whenever the mood strikes me from where ever I am. D=
Also, fuck the Amazon app. I do NOT need the ability to spend my money whenever the mood strikes me from where ever I am. D=
ElectricBlue187
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Having one device to rule them all really is the best thing ever. My iPod, DS, PDA and LG cellphone are somewhere in the closet now
Jet Grind Radio!
Banned
I still use my DS and my iPod. In fact, I tend to use my iPod for straight music playback. Video goes on the iPhone, if only for the larger screen.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
RubxQub said:
AppleSnake? Damn you! No! I know how this starts...you get one Apple product, then you want another, and another. It doesn't end.
Hmmm, I do need a new computer, though... :\
Granted, the iPhone won't be my first Apple product, I used to have a 3rd-gen iPod (best ever, imo), but the hard drive failed.
RubxQub
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I went the more extreme route. I bought a Macbook Pro, and that waterfalled into an iPhone, 2 airport extreme routers, 1 airport express router, a Macbook for the wife and a MacMini as a media center PC for my TV.AlphaSnake said:
Shit's a virus! MACS DON'T GET VIRUSES BECAUSE THEY ARE VIRUSES!!!
ClovingWestbrook
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Costanza said:
Is that what I hope it is? Jailbreak for my lovely GS 3.1 outta the box?
smoothj
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Costanza said:
this will work on 2g 3.1 with windows right?
Looks like itLovingSteam said:
Burger
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ClovingWestbrook
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Stryder said:
THIS.
Phobophile
A scientist and gentleman in the manner of Batman.
Just chiming in to say that to celebrate getting a new job after being 8 months unemployed, I bought myself a 32 GB 3GS this Monday. I fucking love it; the best $300 I've ever spent and AT&T is pretty good in Chicago so far. I'm actually getting twice as many bars in my bedroom compared with T-mobile.
However, I've one problem. Why is Bono on my phone?
However, I've one problem. Why is Bono on my phone?
ClovingWestbrook
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Phobophile said:Just chiming in to say that to celebrate getting a new job after being 8 months unemployed, I bought myself a 32 GB 3GS this Monday. I fucking love it; the best $300 I've ever spent and AT&T is pretty good in Chicago so far. I'm actually getting twice as many bars in my bedroom compared with T-mobile.
However, I've one problem. Why is Bono on my phone?
HAHAHA Nice man. BTW, as someone who just bought his first apple product, let me say that the phone is killer! Enjoy it
Phone is great. Browsing GAF using the web app makes sitting in the waiting room at a doctor's office close to painless.
And earlier today I needed to figure out quickly how many teaspoons make up a tablespoon and the convertbot app came through brilliantly. I swear I love this phone more and more everyday and I don't think I could do without it.
I will say it sucks Google Sync for email is sucking ass right now, but IMAP with 15 min fetch intervals is good enough for my purposes like it was before. Again though, just how easy it is to get gmail setup on the damn thing is awesome.
And earlier today I needed to figure out quickly how many teaspoons make up a tablespoon and the convertbot app came through brilliantly. I swear I love this phone more and more everyday and I don't think I could do without it.
I will say it sucks Google Sync for email is sucking ass right now, but IMAP with 15 min fetch intervals is good enough for my purposes like it was before. Again though, just how easy it is to get gmail setup on the damn thing is awesome.
ElectricBlue187
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Essential apps...
Google - voice googling is the coolest thing since ever
Facebook - probably the app I use the most, and before I got an iPhone I was NEVER on facebook. I love being able to upload pics and videos straight from my phone instantly.
USAA - This is a great app if you bank with USAA, you can deposit checks with an iPhone using Deposit@Mobile, extremely cool if you're lazy like me
ScoreCenter - this app is actually pretty crappy but I haven't found a better alternative for checking sports scores
NeoGAF
PhotoSwap - it's a pretty crappily made app but it's fun if you get a good photo chain going with someone, it's my go-to app when I'm bored
Surf Report - great for seeing what the surf is going to be like next weekend.
Fandango - Better than Flixter and you can order tickets easily
Pandora - streaming music radio, probably the app I use the most at work
Real Racing & FlightControl - If you want to see what the iPhone is capable of gamingwise you can do worse than download some games from the good folks at Firemint
Mr.AahH!!- awesome old school feeling game with great understated graphics. Brings back good memories
GeoDefense Swarm - The best tower defense game on the iPhone. Extremely addictive
I have a lot more apps than that but those are the ones I would not want to do without.
Google - voice googling is the coolest thing since ever
Facebook - probably the app I use the most, and before I got an iPhone I was NEVER on facebook. I love being able to upload pics and videos straight from my phone instantly.
USAA - This is a great app if you bank with USAA, you can deposit checks with an iPhone using Deposit@Mobile, extremely cool if you're lazy like me
ScoreCenter - this app is actually pretty crappy but I haven't found a better alternative for checking sports scores
NeoGAF
PhotoSwap - it's a pretty crappily made app but it's fun if you get a good photo chain going with someone, it's my go-to app when I'm bored
Surf Report - great for seeing what the surf is going to be like next weekend.
Fandango - Better than Flixter and you can order tickets easily
Pandora - streaming music radio, probably the app I use the most at work
Real Racing & FlightControl - If you want to see what the iPhone is capable of gamingwise you can do worse than download some games from the good folks at Firemint
Mr.AahH!!- awesome old school feeling game with great understated graphics. Brings back good memories
GeoDefense Swarm - The best tower defense game on the iPhone. Extremely addictive
I have a lot more apps than that but those are the ones I would not want to do without.
All right, we are talking about must have apps? I'll chime in:
myWireless AT&T - you know the drill; I seriously use it to see how many GBs I'm using THIS month... retarded amounts of data have come and gone on my phone
AwesomeNote - because it's awesome and beats the snot out of the normal notepad
Navigon - a little GPS action; it's seriously an awesome app
Dictionary.com - I'm a writer, and I tend to write on my macbook, but when I don't have that handy or I'm writing by hand, this is much better than lugging around a bunch of books
The Weather Channel - cause I work at night and my day is all sorts of switched around, I never know what the weather is like
NeoGAF - haha
Facebook - the updates are glorious; I can interact with my fan page now and update about my writing
Echofon - was using it like crazy before, but I set my Facebook fan page to update my twitter account so...
Camera Genius - 4x Digital Zoom; big button; hold steady to take a picture; etc
BeejiveIM - connect to AIM, Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook, Myspace IM, MSN, Jabber, ICQ all at once; it's the Adium of iPhone
Dropbox - just set it up and now need to start putting stuff in it
Etrade Mobile Pro - because I do all of my investing through Etrade
Home Budget Lite/Mint.com - I got Mint first, but never messed with it; downloaded Home Budget Lite to see if it can replicate the way I do my budget spreadsheet; it seems workable so I might be using that instead
RedLaser - because it saved me $20 on a Wacom Bamboo tablet this past weekend
WootWatch - I check it every day... every... single... day... ugh
RepairPal - finding out if your mechanic is screwing you is always a plus
Urbanspoon - the commercials sold me on the phone; from that moment forward, I thought the thing was pretty damn cool
Yelp - the Alternate Reality stuff is actually cool and I'm going to use it on my vacation this weekend
Shazam - haven't used it yet, but I am going to the music capital of Ohio soon
Pandora - like finding out about new music
Mevo - a suggestion by a podcast; it's short but decent
Tetris - the wife really wanted it but without the original music we just don't get into it as much; still hella fun with the different modes
Peggle - this is on every device I own... I hate Pop Cap
SpeedTest - I like to see if my 3G speed has gone up; in Cincinnati, it's actually gone up in the last month, which is freakin' awesome
myWireless AT&T - you know the drill; I seriously use it to see how many GBs I'm using THIS month... retarded amounts of data have come and gone on my phone
AwesomeNote - because it's awesome and beats the snot out of the normal notepad
Navigon - a little GPS action; it's seriously an awesome app
Dictionary.com - I'm a writer, and I tend to write on my macbook, but when I don't have that handy or I'm writing by hand, this is much better than lugging around a bunch of books
The Weather Channel - cause I work at night and my day is all sorts of switched around, I never know what the weather is like
NeoGAF - haha
Facebook - the updates are glorious; I can interact with my fan page now and update about my writing
Echofon - was using it like crazy before, but I set my Facebook fan page to update my twitter account so...
Camera Genius - 4x Digital Zoom; big button; hold steady to take a picture; etc
BeejiveIM - connect to AIM, Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook, Myspace IM, MSN, Jabber, ICQ all at once; it's the Adium of iPhone
Dropbox - just set it up and now need to start putting stuff in it
Etrade Mobile Pro - because I do all of my investing through Etrade
Home Budget Lite/Mint.com - I got Mint first, but never messed with it; downloaded Home Budget Lite to see if it can replicate the way I do my budget spreadsheet; it seems workable so I might be using that instead
RedLaser - because it saved me $20 on a Wacom Bamboo tablet this past weekend
WootWatch - I check it every day... every... single... day... ugh
RepairPal - finding out if your mechanic is screwing you is always a plus
Urbanspoon - the commercials sold me on the phone; from that moment forward, I thought the thing was pretty damn cool
Yelp - the Alternate Reality stuff is actually cool and I'm going to use it on my vacation this weekend
Shazam - haven't used it yet, but I am going to the music capital of Ohio soon
Pandora - like finding out about new music
Mevo - a suggestion by a podcast; it's short but decent
Tetris - the wife really wanted it but without the original music we just don't get into it as much; still hella fun with the different modes
Peggle - this is on every device I own... I hate Pop Cap
SpeedTest - I like to see if my 3G speed has gone up; in Cincinnati, it's actually gone up in the last month, which is freakin' awesome
red shoe paul
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I'm thinking about switching back to T-Mobile, only because it's so much fucking cheaper than AT&T. Any iPhone users on T-Mobile? How is the service/data plan? Any plan I need to buy specifically?
mrkgoo said:You know, since eit actually has in app iPod control, I just point to my Tetris remix I have and play it on that
I am seriously thinking of just grabbing all the original Gameboy music and having at it. There's something about that nostalgia that makes Tetris an awesome game... I can still hum all three tracks and I haven't played that version of the game in almost 20 years. Ridiculous.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
RubxQub said:
My God...my brain just assploded. :O
RubxQub said:
I went up then down. I did the iPod thing first... then got a Macbook... then Apple Extreme Router... almost bought an Apple TV as well... then got two iPod Touches... then two iPhones... and pretty soon I will be purchasing two mid-high end iMacs. I would splurge on a Mac Pro and a lower end iMac, but I need both computers to be "beefy." It's like a god damn rollercoaster, but, yeah, Apple basically roped me into buying ALL of their shit. I have NO idea how it happened, but it was like I couldn't stop.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Fuck. Guys, I'm anxious to go and get the damn thing already. At first I wanted an 8GB 3G. But I figured, whatever, for an extra $100 I'll get the damn 3GS.
It's already beginning...
It's already beginning...
AlphaSnake said:
*sly smile*
Just don't be like me and read every page of this thread from the very beginning because you want to "experience" the excitement of the launch, then the 3G coming out, and the crazy ass stories of people getting their SUVs lifted up by TWO TOW TRUCKS ON OPPOSITE ENDS.
... that's what Apple products have done to me.
layzie1989
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all i gotta say is skype+3g unrestrictor= goddd damn...
RubxQub said:
:lol
It's funny because it's true. You spend half your life shitting on Apple products, then you buy one... Then you're really fucked.
Bought a Touch, then gave that to my wife and bought an iPhone. Then convinced my wife to buy a Macbook, then she bought an iPhone, then I bought a Macbook.
Soon we'll buy a timemachine and maybe an AppleTV too. And I'm still trying to convince my boss to buy me a Mac Mini for work. If he doesn't I think I'm just going to buy one myself...
For me it all started with my sheer frustration at Winamp and Windows Media Player. I figured I would download iTunes after years of hating on it. Next thing I knew, I bought an 80GB iPod, then the iPhone, then a Macbook, then an Apple TV.
It's definitely a sickness, I'm chasing that great UI high. If Apple made a refrigerator, I'd buy it.
It's definitely a sickness, I'm chasing that great UI high. If Apple made a refrigerator, I'd buy it.
red shoe paul said:
I'm thinking the other way around, going legit to AT&T. T-Mobile service is good and it was cool the first few months when I was like "haw haw, I have my 2G running on T-Mob for $70 a month, take that AT&T". But now I want a 3GS, and want 3G speed data, plus I did the math and with a Family Talk plan, with unlimited data and texts, I'd be paying around $80+ tax, and 90% of my calls will be free since my gf will be sharing the 2nd line, and most of my family and friends are with AT&T. I don't talk much so, rollover will be nice.
Not possible. As far as I understand, one of the exploits they're all using (it's not just Geohot, all the teams are making 3.1 jailbreaks and working together a little bit; check their twitters) is brand new and was revealed like 2 days ago. Apple can't work that fast.jts said:
Judging from his tweets, the status is that iPod Touch 3G and iPhone 3GS, both 3.1, are jailbroken, but he wants blackra1n to be "the ultimate" so he's making it work on all older versions now. Kinda sucks for us stuck on 3.1 OOTB but whatever, he seems to work amazingly fast.
Oh, he woke up now. Yeah, I've been following the updates all day at work... :lol
He confirmed that 3.1.2 is still fine. He's got the old versions running now, just needs to tweak blackra1n stability.
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