iPhone 3GS FAQ Ping!
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Posted on 06/14/2009 1:20:58 AM PDT by Swordmaker
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how does iphone run youtube without flash?
Thanks, good post!
YouTube has converted all YouTube clips to H264 video format. iPhone supports the H264 video codec in Quicktime. Flash is unnecessary for this purpose.
Does anyone recall the “naysayers” and the “nattering nabobs of negativity” talking about the iPhone either failing or never going anywhere or never catching on?
LOL...
Someone should keep a list of their names and bring the iPhone up again, to them in the future, if they ever decide to try their hand again, doing their idiotic future forecasts on a new product from Apple... What a bunch of idiots they were...
Yes, but now the iPhone is at the mercy of websites that use H264 format... just what is it that Apple wants to achieve by avoiding Flash?
Can’t thank you enough for posting this, Swordmaker. I bought my iPhone 3G on May 11 and did I feel screwed when I heard about the new 3G S and the price reduction on the 3G.
I’m so relieved to read that there is a remedy for the recent buyers. Don’t know if I’ll get the refund and keep the 3G (which will have to be done today), or if I’ll go for the new 3G S. Probably the latter. Twenty dollars is a small price for the newest gadget.
Wish either of these phones would let me tether.
Is the monthly service plan much more expensive for an iPhone? I’ve always used the simplest of cell phones, but it’s time for me to renew my contract and I can upgrade.
I bought my 3G back last September, and AT&T was offering me the ‘subsidized’ price of $399, generously with the requirement of a 2 yr contract. Soo, I’m gonna sit this out until they come to their senses because I very much want the 3G S. And I’m guessing they will eventually come to their senses because no one in their right mind is going to pay $399 and up WITH a 2 yr contract.
It will be solely because if you use the internet, which you can’t now, you will have to get a data package to cover the use at a reasonable price. That will up your bill by $20-$30. Otherwise, no difference.
Thanks - it looks like a fun toy, but I may take a pass!
I too will taker a pass.
My cheap little LG phone has internet, GPS, video and still camera, games if I want - and I can talk and text! Why would I need a compass? It’s easy to orient by the sky. I only had the internet option for a few days before canceling, I found I preferred a full size screen.
It’s not always easy to orient by the sky, especially on cloudy days. Not sure if you’ve ever actually used an iPhone, but they are fantastic (I don’t have one yet, but can’t wait).
This is why I'm keeping my current iPhone 3G and just loading the updated software, which gives most people the most critical new features.
Features like video and gaming available only with the new phone hardware are directed at kids. I'm older and don't need these features.
I'd like to have the compass, but I'm not paying an extra $200-$300 for a compass.
More expensive compared to what? This is the first time I’ve used AT&T. And frankly, AT&T is what made me delay getting an iPhone for so long. I wish Apple had chosen another service provider.
But I really wanted that iPhone so I bit the bullet and now I’m an AT&T customer. I got the cheapest plan which is $49.99 a month for 450 minutes and 4 or 5000 night and weekend minutes. Because the plan is for the iPhone, you have to pay an additional $30.00 per month for unlimited data service. Obviously these prices don’t include the taxes, fees, and other government gimmes. You have to pay extra for texting (which I think is ridiculous), but the minutes do rollover and you get unlimited calls to and from other AT&T users (mobile to mobile).
I kept my Sprint service on my old (circa 2001) phone because my plan is really good and I get night calls starting at 7 pm. AT&T starts the night calls at 9 pm.
It works out okay because some of my friends are on Sprint and others are on AT&T.
I know that the capability exists to tether the iPhone, but it’s not offered yet. I suspect AT&T is trying to find another way to gouge its customers.
Hope that helps. And I do love the iPhone. My Sprint phone is as simple as yours — no camera, no texting, but it makes and receives phone calls!
It's the simplicity of the interface that has put all of this within reach enough to stir her curiosity. Now she just loves it. I don't think I can put a price on that.
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It is still only offered on AT&T, the worst cell phone company for reception and coverage. Get 5 miles outside Denver and coverage ends. I travel to a far corner of Colorado for hunting and AT&T has no coverage. Verizon has continous coverage.
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