Comments on: I want the 3G iPhone less now

By: james c

james c — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:32:43 +0000

hey……im really keen on getting an iphone and like most other people i dont want an o2 contract…..im currently on a 12month one with meteor, i rang yesterday threatening to leave to go to O2 cos of the 3g for iphone and i was told by the girl that meteor are Definately releasing 3g before the end of the year…..so i reckon ill stay put and just bide my time…..

so i have a few questions…….im going to buy an iphone, i can either get a “good as new” 8g original version like that written above in the main article or i can get a new 16g from the middle east where my sister lives (im sure they’ll jailbreak the new ones soon)………so:

1: is there any difference between them really….ive heard bad stuff about the new ones – signal down, no 3g etc…….am i better getting the original “problem free” iphone

2: does 3g make that much of a difference, is the internet way faster? and if meteor upgrade their networkk to run 3g, will the old phones internet speed get faster too, or will it only be capable of 2g?

3: is 3g the only real difference since you can update the old ones to v 2.0?

thanks
james

By: tonyofla

tonyofla — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:21:52 +0000

newstalk no longer seems to be available on tuner app

By: Damien

Damien — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:44:25 +0000

Newstalk yes, RTE no, dunno about the rest. If they can do Winamp or iTunes streaming then yes.

By: CiarÃ¡n Bohane

CiarÃ¡n Bohane — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:27:21 +0000

So can you use Tuner to get RTÃ‰ and Newstalk?

By: Leon Quinn

Leon Quinn — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:36:10 +0000

Yep I have to say the iphone apps capabilities are awesome. Some of the iphones shortcomings like no radio, no sound recorder, etc can be fixed with either free or very cheap apps. Check out these great ones I’ve got so far:

Converter – metric and currency conversions.
iBubbleWrap – stress relieving bubble wrap for the iphone!
Recorder – record memos and email them.
Rotary Dialer – old fashioned phone dialer.
EirText – supposedly lets you use your 250 O2 free webtexts from the iphone but let me know if anyone gets it to work!

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:40:16 +0000

Hey, I came across your blog as I was googling the Tuner Internet Radio App, it’s on iTunes for â‚¬4.99, is this the one that you are using? Can you tell me, if it is, can you get Newstalk, Radio 1, 98, 104, 2FM etc etc on this? It’s really nightmare that you can’t find this out without buying it! If this isn’t the app you use, what is the one you have and can you get these stations…sorry about all the questions, you’re just the only source of info on this for me!

Regards

Brian

By: Noel Linnane

Noel Linnane — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:03:04 +0000

Hello!

I just can’t make my mind up about the iPhone, as a self confessed Apple “fanboy” I’d love one, but, 02’s tariffs are absolute pants compared to what they offer in the UK. I might buy an unlocked one from eBay and use it with Meteor, who are rumored to be launching 3G in December, they’re trialing it now.

By: TheChrisD

TheChrisD — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:22:15 +0000

iPhone? No thanks…
There’s a very fine line where you can have too much in a phone. For me that line is anything that has a colour screen upwards.

By: Daragh

Daragh — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:03:23 +0000

I’m not getting an iPhone because it can’t be used as a 3G modem, despite the fact that it has the technology.

Also, I’ve heard that O2’s 10Gb data add-on can’t be purchased if you’re on an iPhone tariff. The 1Gb allowance on iPhone tariffs is paltry.

Both of these rules are totally anti-consumer. If they both change I’ll reconsider, as I do like other aspects of the iPhone.

I’m unimpressed too with the deterioration in staff competence in O2’s retail outlets, and this is from recent personal experience, not just the stories I’ve read on blog lately.

By: Justin Mason

Justin Mason — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:57:15 +0000

the price O2 are charging (so I’m told).