Comments on: iphone – one week later

By: Wilfred

Wilfred — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:59:06 +0000

Good review, some excellent points. I was tempted to buy an iPhone, but the data plans in New Zealand on Vodafone are outragous, so i got an iPod touch instead. It was nice to see many of your good features (other then GPS) being able on that as well. I call it half an iPhone

By: Owen

Owen — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:39:15 +0000

So that’s one reason I won’t sign up to vodafone and bleed cash just yet. although i might have to pick up an IPod touch when I’m in the states later this year. Just really don’t fancy paying for such useless contracts when I’m likely to just use it on WiFi.

Thanks for the very interesting review though.

By: John Rothlisberger

John Rothlisberger — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:35:09 +0000

Thanks for the review Nic. I think you may have put me off getting one! I check the cost of what I was planning to buy (the 16GB iPhone on the £45 plan) and it converts to almost NZD$2400 over the 18 months. I’m no longer sure it’s worth it.

Regarding the podcast playing issue that Apple refuses to fix, my cure is to play it like music. Go to your list of albums, and each podcast should show up as a separate album. Just play the entire album and it will play them one after another. Just don’t have shuffle turned on ’cause then it doesn’t work (at least it doesn’t on my 2g Nano).

PS. I have the exact same problem when emerging from unknown tube stops. What’s up with that? Is karma trying to tell me to ignore my instincts?

By: Nic Wise

Nic Wise — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:17:08 +0000

@nathan: thanks. That makes it a lot easier!

By: Nathan Mercer

Nathan Mercer — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:16:24 +0000

re the Lock, checkout

Settings, General, Auto-Lock

Settings, General, Auto-Lock, Passcode Lock, Require Passcode After

By: Gilles Ruppert

Gilles Ruppert — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:51:22 +0000

As you know, I have the 1st gen, with jailbreaked 1.1.4. I would tend to agree with you in general: the phone is not great but is ok, but the internet connectivity & safari is just the bomb (now you know what accessibility means: offer text alternative to flash. It doesn’t just help blind users!

I have started listening to more podcasts these days and I tend to agree with it stopping after 1 podcast. I like the interface though: horizontal & album view are my favourite, but I tend to listen to more music than podcasts.

I think this is only the beginning though: brave new mobile world is coming!