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Matt @ 22nd Jul 09:30AM:
Another limitation
All I keep hearing about is how the iPhone has to be hacked to do this, jailbroken to do that, or this 3rd party app has to be purchased and installed. Why in the hell would anyone want one of these when there are cheaper phones that can do more?
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theeinstein @ 22nd Jul 09:33AM:
Re: Another limitation
Very few phones on the market WILL do the things you talk about without some kind of manipulation. So try rephrasing your comment to include a slightly more believable argument.
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A900MHz Fan @ 22nd Jul 09:37AM:
Re: Another limitation
said by theeinstein :
Very few phones on the market WILL do the things you talk about without some kind of manipulation. So try rephrasing your comment to include a slightly more believable argument.
Yup, my XV6800 will do much more than the iPhone, but I did have to load a custom WM6.1 OS on it. After that process everything was fairly well ready to use though.
All of it is totally legal software wise and acceptable under the Verizon TOS.
Neal
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Matt @ 22nd Jul 09:39AM:
Re: Another limitation
said by theeinstein :
Very few phones on the market WILL do the things you talk about without some kind of manipulation. So try rephrasing your comment to include a slightly more believable argument.
My last 3 phones would do tons more than the iPhone, including tethering. Moto V9M, Moto Q9c, and XV6700. Tethering, like MMS/SMS, is a staple of a cell phone. It baffles me why the iPhone can't do these simple things.
I guess if surfing the (limited, non-flash) web is important to you, then the iPhone is the way to go. That's its only real claim to fame.
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fcisler @ 22nd Jul 09:42AM:
Re: Another limitation
»www.searchoctane.com/blackjack-2···ther.htm
Blackjack II. 6 steps. NO "unlocking" required. No special software.
Believe it or not - my Blackjack I (original) was the same.
Guess what? The AT&T 8525 was very simple too.
The AT&T Tilt...well what do you know? It also tethers...easily.
The iPhone is the minority here...most AT&T smartphones WILL tether very easily.
I also don't need to use a SOCKS proxy (somethings do NOT work through) and actually have valid DNS to use.
Knowing Apple, their theory was who needs to tether when we already GAVE you this wonderful phone? Pitiful...
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N3OGH @ 22nd Jul 09:53AM:
UGH
"Here's the basic rundown:
- Jailbreak your iPhone 3G
- Install 3Proxy and Terminal
- Create an ad-hoc Wi-fi network using your laptop
- Join the network with your iPhone
- Find the iPhone's IP address
- Open Terminal and run the proxy program
- Open Safari on your iPhone and open a web page
- Configure your browser to use the proxy"
Enough about the rundown!
Just find a McDonalds or a Starbucks and grab the WiFi all ready.
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 10:00AM:
Re: Another limitation
Because for a lot of people the iPhone is far superior to their WM counterparts for the services they do use.
There are those like me who have had multiple WM handsets, all of which sucked ass for lots of different reasons, tiny screen, frustratingly tiny buttons, horrid browsers, shitty email clients, etc.
And thankfully, for those who want to stay with WM, there are plenty of handsets to choose from, although in the US the iPhone outsells all of them combined.
The iPhone or any other device isn't going to be all things for all people.
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 10:00AM:
Re: UGH
Or buy another phone if tethering is the end-all be all.
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Pentaxian @ 22nd Jul 10:01AM:
I'm generally happy
Amazed! That's how I feel about the iPhone compared to such phones like, The Dare from Verizon.. But I do like the Crackberries, just not as much as this iPhone.
There are some issues but so far they seem tiny compared to not even having the functionality in the first place.
Take for instance - Microsoft's pulling email forwarding to other similar type providers such as gmail and yahoo.. MS is being jerks about it yet the workaround was really simple and I now have Hotmail on my iPhone by using the Izymail service. It works perfectly!
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Tomek @ 22nd Jul 10:05AM:
BlackBerry
Plug into USB port, launch Blackberry software, change to COM from USB, start "dial-up" connection, browse. Easy enough.
It's not 3G, but what's the point of having it with limits?
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FLengineer @ 22nd Jul 10:10AM:
Re: Another limitation
MattE you forgot the best phrase of the instructions.
"it will do some internal magic"
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 10:20AM:
Re: Another limitation
The XV6800 costs 75% more than the iPhone and at least my VZ so-called unlimited data plan which isn't unlimited adds $45/mo (50% higher than for the iPhone).
For some people tethering isn't worth that extra cost.
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 10:21AM:
Re: Another limitation
said by FLengineer :
MattE you forgot the best phrase of the instructions.
"it will do some internal magic"
Or turn the phone into a pretty bricked paperweight.
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iLive4Apple @ 22nd Jul 10:29AM:
Re: Another limitation
said by theeinstein :
Very few phones on the market WILL do the things you talk about without some kind of manipulation. So try rephrasing your comment to include a slightly more believable argument.
My $50 LG CU515 would tether to my MacBook via both USB and Bluetooth HSPDA speed with a $15 Medianet Unlimited plan right out of the box.
And now my Sprint PCS Touch will tether via BT to my MacBook as CDMA's Rev. A speeds which are comparable to AT&T's HSDPA right out of the box running WM 6.1 with just 3 adjustments to the registry. Oh and not to mention I get unlimited text, data, and 1000 minutes for only $50.
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TK Junk Mail @ 22nd Jul 10:30AM:
Re: UGH
said by N3OGH :
Just find a McDonalds or a Starbucks and grab the WiFi all ready.
Or get a 3G card for your PC and the plan to go along with it. Hey, they even sell PC's now with 3G capability thrown in. No crazy steps to go thru to access the internet.
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 10:40AM:
Re: UGH
That's what I do.
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iansltx @ 22nd Jul 10:40AM:
I have the iPhone...
And for most people they don't need\want to tether. AT&Ts 3G is rather lame anyway. I'd say if you want to use 3G go out and pay $130 off of eBay for a broadband card, then grab a GoPhone account and add unlimited data for $20 a month. Then put the SIM in the aircard, change the APN to wap.cingular and go.
Believe it or not, this is much simpler than trying to cobble together the iPhone hack. This is from a person who just pwned his iPhone after upgrading it to 2.0 firmware, uses it with T-Mobbile (first-gen) and doesn't use his iPhone for his main line.
Sure, the iPhone is cool and all, but I can get more things done at less cost with my HTC Mogul (6800) on Sprint. I got SERO so I pay for my whole cell bill what AT&T users pay for their data plan. An equivalent plan to mine on the iPhone would cost $40 + $7 (extended nights and weekends, but they aren't quite extended enough) + $20 (unlimited messaging) + $30 = $97 + taxes and fees per month. Not. Worth. It.
Especially when Sprint voice quality is great and with WMWiFiRouter I have three ways to tether my Mogul, at high speeds, with no finnicky stuff required: cable, Bluetooth and WiFI.
So it boils down to this: if you're an average Joe, you'll love the iPhone. If you're an uber-nerd who will tinker with stuff for hours on end, you'll love the iPhone. Otherwise, go with something else.
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A900MHz Fan @ 22nd Jul 11:02AM:
Re: Another limitation
said by Dogfather :
The XV6800 costs 75% more than the iPhone and at least my VZ so-called unlimited data plan which isn't unlimited adds $45/mo (50% higher than for the iPhone).
For some people tethering isn't worth that extra cost.
My 6800 cost me $250 with a 2 year contract extension. What is the contract life for the iPhone?
What is the price plan for 2100 anytime minutes, unlimited data, text, pix, and navigation?
Granted that 6800 users do pay more, but they do have more available to them as well.
Neal
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timuze @ 22nd Jul 11:24AM:
Why Bother?
The whole purpose of me getting the Iphone in the first place was to eliminate the cost of and trouble of lugging a laptop around.
I also chose the Iphone because I was already a long time Cingular/AT&T customer.
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thevorpal @ 22nd Jul 11:41AM:
Re: Another limitation
I just gave up on my XV6700 for an iPhone. I find that the iPhone is worth much more than the xv6700 in terms of making the most features with the most usable format.
Now, with my xv6700 I could do many things, including remotely controlling my computer over the interface, I still haven't found an equivalent option for the iphone (if someone knows of one I'd appreciate it).
But for use as a phone, and not some sort of bulky modem with a screen, the iphone IS the better option. I barely used the xv6700 as a phone. It was so bad that I took to simply not carrying it as a phone anymore and borrowing my wife's cell when I needed to make a call. It was a PDA that could access the cellular networks.
I am a tinkerer. I love messing with the UI, and nuts and bolts of a computing product. The xv6700 was great for that... but like I said, when it comes to actually getting things done and doing it well, the iphone is a better option.
I still own my xv6700, I might sell it if I decide to jailbreak my iphone and develop my own apps for it. Or I might turn it into a touch panel controller for a car. It isn't bad hardware, just that the implementation of it doesn't even come close to what the iphone offers.
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 11:43AM:
Re: Another limitation
I have VZ and they want $350 with 2 year contract extension and $45 for unlimited PDA data (same as I pay for my Treo) iPhone 3G is $200 with $30 for data (don't know what 3G txt plans cost) for a 2 yr contract extension. And neither my AT&T or VZ "unlimited" data plans are unlimited. Both have 5GB usage caps both state it's for browsing and email access only.
On my current iPhone I pay $20 for data and $10 for 1500 txt. I don't send "pix" with the iPhone since I can email the pic direct from the camera interface or upload it to my MobileMe (.Mac) gallery. I'm unaware of any "navi" charges with either AT&T or VZ. For my iPhone, RT traffic, locating, map based information (POI etc) and directions are obtained via the data plan via the Google Maps app, thus don't cost anything extra.
In total, my Treo and iPhone have similar minute and data plans and the VZ bottom line is higher.
6800 users don't have more, they have different.
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anon @ 22nd Jul 11:44AM:
Re: Another limitation
Yes, but iPhone users have Mobile Safari and Windows Mobile users have the crappiest mobile browser known to man.
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thevorpal @ 22nd Jul 11:46AM:
Re: I have the iPhone...
I understand that SERO is a good deal, but that is definately moving the goal posts. 90% of the users out there don't have access to SERO so using it as a comparison of prices doesn't make for a good starting point.
I get a discount through my employer with ATT, Sprint, and Verizon. However, when comparing plans it is best to include the true public rate and not the 'nudge nudge, say no more' plans.
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 11:46AM:
Re: Another limitation
said by thevorpal :
Now, with my xv6700 I could do many things, including remotely controlling my computer over the interface, I still haven't found an equivalent option for the iphone (if someone knows of one I'd appreciate it).
Mocha VNC Lite is available free in the iPhone app store and there is a full version that adds some feature for $6.
»www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_vnc.htm
Works awesome and OS X supports VNC serving out of the box. I run RealVNC Enterprise on my Vista machine and it was well worth the $50. The only problem is it doesn't support resolutions over 1680x1200 at this time because of a scroll window limitation of OS X Mobile (or whatever you want to call OS X on the iPhone). You can do larger resolutions, but parts of the desktop don't show up on the iPhone so some portions of windows appear outside the scroll range of the phone. For me it's not a big deal at 1920x1200 but it can be a PITA on my Mac Pro running 2560x1600.
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djrobx @ 22nd Jul 12:04PM:
Re: Another limitation
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Blackjack II. 6 steps. NO "unlocking" required. No special software.
Believe it or not - my Blackjack I (original) was the same.
Guess what? The AT&T 8525 was very simple too.
That's only because AT&T is too stupid to figure out how to selectively enable that feautre of the phone depending on the data plan you buy.
Other carriers support tethering but only enable it when you pay an appropriately high price.
Personally I don't need/want to tether nearly as much now that I have the iPhone. But should I need to, I just take my old blackjack and pop the iPhone SIM in. People warn that you get billed by the byte when doing that but it hasn't happened to me.
The socks proxy method is a quick fix. Now that iPhone 3G has a real data network, I expect someone will eventually port a real NAT implementation and small DHCP server to simplify the process.
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iansltx @ 22nd Jul 12:41PM:
Re: I have the iPhone...
Fair enough. Simply Everything is $30 more than a regular voice plan, however it includes messaging as well as data, and earlier n\w minutes, and navigation, and TV...
For a total value $57+ above AT&T's base plan.
Plus, if you get the $100 unlimited plan you're doing about $57 better than a comparable AT&T plan, per month. Believe it or not, the SE plans are very competitive...and I'm not talking SERO anymore :)
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Cobra9777 @ 22nd Jul 01:31PM:
No limitations
I have a HTC 6800 on Sprint running a custom ROM with WM 6.1. This thing is amazing... GPS, tethering, push email, Skyfire browser, etc, etc. The Sprint EVDO Rev-A network is amazingly fast. I average 900 down, 400 up, when tethered over Bluetooth.
WM is a wide open environment. You do have to tinker to get the device to do what's important for you, just like you would your PC. If you are willing to invest some time, you will be extremely satisfied with the versatility and performance of a WM device. On the other hand, if you want it to do iPhone-like things out of the box, you will be very disappointed.
The fact that you have to jump through small flaming hoops to tether on an iPhone is not surprising. It does what it's advertised to do, and does it extremely well (in exchange for a pricey rate plan). As soon as you venture outside that finite set of capabilities, you are no longer playing to the iPhone's strength and appeal.
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JonHB @ 22nd Jul 02:04PM:
Re: Why Bother?
said by timuze :
The whole purpose of me getting the Iphone in the first place was to eliminate the cost of and trouble of lugging a laptop around.
I also chose the Iphone because I was already a long time Cingular/AT&T customer.
If you eliminated your laptop by using the iPhone, then I hate to say it, but you weren't doing much on that laptop! If it is just for e-mail, then any smartphone can do that.
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Desdinova @ 22nd Jul 02:39PM:
Re: Another limitation
I dunno, My Nokia N95 does pretty much everything the iPhone does (plus much more) and you can buy them unlocked for $500 (and they're occasionally on sale for $400).
Yes, I realize that's more than the $199 for the iPhone, but if you choose a (or currently have) a less expensive plan than the one you're forced to purchase with AT&T, I suspect it works out to be cheaper in the long run (and you can use any service you like from any provider). Plus, I remember reading somewhere that an unlocked iPhone (8 gig) will actually cost more than an N95 (but I don't swear to the accuracy of what I read; I'm sure folks will jump in to straighten me out... :)).
And yes, the display on the N95 is smaller and it doesn't have a touch screen (which I don't want), but I also haven't had to hack anything to run the many, many apps out there for the Symbian OS and I seem to be able to do more with it than my friends who have iPhones (but they're happy with their purchase so that great!).
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SHABAZZ @ 22nd Jul 02:46PM:
Re: Another limitation
My thought exactly! I use the Samsung Instinct witch is a lot better than the iphone. Samsung’s phone can be tethered, it’s cheaper, Sprint’s plans are cheaper and the PCS network is way better than ATT’s GSM crap. And did I mention 3G is almost everywhere with Sprint!
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aztecnology @ 22nd Jul 02:49PM:
Re: Another limitation
said by MobileIESucks :
Yes, but iPhone users have Mobile Safari and Windows Mobile users have the greatest mobile browser known to man - Opera.
I agree...
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anon @ 22nd Jul 03:20PM:
Serious question.
Where does the TOS say anything about 5GB? I searched for all of the obvious and find nothing.
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FastiBook @ 22nd Jul 03:26PM:
Re: Another limitation
what people seem to forget, is that this isn't an "everyone needs to have it" phone, it's a "for these people, and those people, and its only our second phone ever, so we're still figuring it all out" phone. I am going to get a iPhone3g because my iBook is too heavy to take with me everywhere.
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avd706 @ 22nd Jul 04:17PM:
Re: UGH
said by Dogfather :
That's what I do.
And pay twice for mobile internet.
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EPS @ 22nd Jul 05:01PM:
Re: Why Bother?
said by timuze :
The whole purpose of me getting the Iphone in the first place was to eliminate the cost of and trouble of lugging a laptop around.
I also chose the Iphone because I was already a long time Cingular/AT&T customer.
The whole point of the iPhone is to gradually eliminate the computer environment in favor of an environment entirely controlled by Apple, so that makes sense.
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Dogfather @ 22nd Jul 05:09PM:
Re: UGH
And worth every penny to avoid shitty WM.
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dv @ 22nd Jul 06:49PM:
Re: Another limitation
they also have the most damn logical and system level needed operations of copy/cut/paste.
whoever decided not to put that into the new iphone aughta be fired and stripped of any benefits.
what the hell?
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wcnghj @ 22nd Jul 06:54PM:
tethering
Cough PDANet Cough
Works with Palm and WM.
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Jetoni @ 22nd Jul 07:11PM:
Re: Serious question.
DATACONNECT PLANS
DataConnect plans may ONLY be used with AT&T-certified LaptopConnect (PC Data) Cards and eligible AT&T-certified customer owned and maintained (COAM) devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) intranet access (including access to corporate intranets, email, and individual productivity applications like customer relationship management, sales force, and field service automation). The parties agree that AT&T has the right to impose additional charges if you use more than 5 gigabytes in a month. Prior to the imposition of any additional charges, AT&T shall provide you with notice and you shall have the right to terminate your service.
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keyboard5684 @ 22nd Jul 11:20PM:
Re: Another limitation
My Katana, $50 with a 2 year contract, will do it.
Hmmm, weird.
It also is with Sprint, a faster service with more coverage in my opinion. Since I carry 2 phones, a Verizon BlacKberry also I always find my Sprint $50 Katana can be tethered and is much faster in more places.
Enough info for the guy above.
I also wonder why do I need an Iphone.
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steevio @ 23rd Jul 02:01AM:
Re: tethering
Shhhhhhh, what are you trying to start here :D
Let it be our secret man :D
Got my Treo750 for $200 unlkd off of ebay, plus my "data" plan for $30 / month, unlimited, watchin Sat TV, listenin' to Sat Radio, oh, did I mention GPS maps for N.America, W.Europe and most of E.Europe, and a TON of apps that just run like a dream.
Realy, who gives a F#$@ about the Ifon, whether be it 3G, 4G, or wah' eve'
Peace, n' out.....
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anon @ 23rd Jul 09:51AM:
Re: Serious question.
said by Jetoni :
DATACONNECT PLANS
DataConnect plans may ONLY be used with AT&T-certified LaptopConnect (PC Data) Cards and eligible AT&T-certified customer owned and maintained (COAM) devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) intranet access (including access to corporate intranets, email, and individual productivity applications like customer relationship management, sales force, and field service automation). The parties agree that AT&T has the right to impose additional charges if you use more than 5 gigabytes in a month. Prior to the imposition of any additional charges, AT&T shall provide you with notice and you shall have the right to terminate your service.
Read the heading of that paragraph again. It says DATACONNECT PLANS, not iPhone plans. Therefore, the 5GB limit does not apply to the iPhone.
So let's go back and ask once again where does AT&T state there's a 5GB limit? They don't have one for the iPhone!
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bobjohnson @ 23rd Jul 10:39AM:
Re: I have the iPhone...
said by iansltx :
Fair enough. Simply Everything is $30 more than a regular voice plan, however it includes messaging as well as data, and earlier n\w minutes, and navigation, and TV...
For a total value $57+ above AT&T's base plan.
Plus, if you get the $100 unlimited plan you're doing about $57 better than a comparable AT&T plan, per month. Believe it or not, the SE plans are very competitive...and I'm not talking SERO anymore :)
You cant tether with the SE plan by itself... it is only $10 more to tether your phone with that plan, but for the same thing that i have which is the mogul with $99 SE plan and the $10 PAM add-on plan.. my total bill was a little under $135... my friend with the iphone showed me his $220 bill for the similar, except he cant tether i don't think it's worth it
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bobjohnson @ 23rd Jul 10:55AM:
Re: No limitations
The difference with WM phones and the iphone is that while you still have to tweak, change and upgrade things to make it perfect for you... You don't end up violating any rules or making your expensive phone completely unusable by doing so with WM.. Not that the iphone itself isn't better than the comparative WM phones but the fact that you pay alot more to be told by Steve Jobs and the death star how and where you can use it makes it a real hassle to have an iphone if you don't like what it does out of the box
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iansltx @ 23rd Jul 11:24AM:
Re: I have the iPhone...
I'm with ya on that one. Plus EvDO seems to have better latency than HSPA. But wait...the iPhone doesn't support HSUPA so latency is in the 300-400 ms range, and uploads are capped at 384 kb/s. Or at least that's what it seems like. That's worse than EvDO Rev. A for sure :)
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boblowell @ 3rd Aug 07:44PM:
Tethering
You guys, it's possible to tether these phones if you break some rules and AT&Ts/Sprint's/Verizon's terms of service.
But the two phones I'm familiar with that go up against each other (the iPhone 3G on AT&T and Sprint Instinct) obligate the legitimate user to not tether.
It's only if you're really tethering(using the phone as a modem for your laptop) that you're going to care about things like EVDO Rev A or HSUPA.
If you're just web-surfing on the phone itself, you won't see much difference over phones with lower network connection speeds.
And I think the cell phone carriers are chincy (my opinion, they can run their businesses however they want) in how they are limiting the use of these phones with their Terms of Service for these phones, specifically.
Now I thought AT&T was also against tethering, and that its Media Connect package was really just for web surfing on the phone. Maybe I'm out of date on this one.
I know Sprint has embraced tethering for many phones (I have the $40/month package and a Motorola V3M). But they specically exclude it on the Instinct. So I won't get the Instinct.
And Verizon's come around and allows tethering. But you have to pay closer to $60/month for the priveledge.
'Seems to me like AT&T and Sprint (and maybe Verizon) think they want to become like cable TV companies and make us pay for content they control. And they think that we all want to pay quite a bit for having this in a nice-looking GUI that's responsive. Maybe some of us do.
Tethering really flies in the face of this business model. If all the carriers allow legal tethering and start to compete on its price, they won't be controlling at all the way customers use the mobile Internet (I don't think they should control it) and the free market will drive down the costs they can charge. There won't be any fancy ways for them to market this, either. It will just come down to price and speed. And the data market will become much more like the voice market.
If we're going to have a discussion about tethering, I think at least one worthy discussion is to discuss the fastest tethering phones that don't require you to violate the Terms of Service of your cell carrier.
Just my $.02
boblowell
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a333 @ 3rd Aug 10:26PM:
Re: Why Bother?
Controlled by Apple? Ha! Good one there...
Other than the app 'store' what parts of the iPhone are actually controlled by apple? The app store was to make sure people didn't just write crappy code that bricked your phone, and swamp Apple's tech support. Heck, half the apps on Apple's 'store' are free.
Where else do you see control by apple? I'll concede that the iPhone doesn't mount as a hard drive, so you can't drag n'Drop music, but Apple's not forcing you to use the iTunes store, just your software. Got WMA/other file types? Just convert them in iTunes and sync them to the iPhone. It's not like apple's holding a gun up to our heads, telling us to buy their music.
Also, the data plan's expensive since, in case you haven't noticed, the iPhone is one of the few phones out there that isn't fudged up with AT&T's walled garden software. The data plan on the iPhone lets you bypass AT&T's overpriced multimedia services. Music? Use the Pandora/AOL Radio app. They're free! Video? You have YouTube, and a Flash-capable browser. IM? Get AOL/Yahoo IM apps. Google Talk? Use the Gmail chat on the browser. Maps? You already have auto-updating GPS, with superior mapping software built right in. IMHO, I honestly think the iPhone works for me, without the need to tether, since it does half the stuff I'd otherwise lug my laptop around for. So, if you want to tether, rock on, but you're better of just using the iPhone and not hauling a huge laptop along.
And in any case, the iPhone is also for people who don't want to be locked to CDMA when they travel abroad.I had to go through a debacle to even try roaming with Sprint when I was going abroad in June, and ended up switching to AT&T. Within a day, I was able to get Intl. Roaming enabled on my handset, and even if I didn't want to pay ATT's roaming rates, I could just unlock my phone and use the local provider (Airtel) SIM card. Very nice...
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