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| Thread ID: 90617 | 2008-06-10 02:47:00 | iPhone 3G to be officially available through Vodafone NZ on the 11th July | vitalstatistix (9182) | PC World Chat |
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| 677105 | 2008-06-12 09:00:00 | With Vodafones high data rates, people wouldn't be able to afford to use 3G internet, unless they dramatically reduce their prices. It doesn't have video calling anyway, so you wouldn't need 3G for that. That is the bit that I am hoping Vodafone will DROP dramatically since it is the lower data rates on the internet that makes the iPhone what it was designed for...the internet in your pocket and that is the feature that has turned the mobile phone industry on its ear. iPhone users are among the highest web users of any brand of mobile phone which is why the emphasis on 3G bandwidth. It is also the higher web use where the phone companies pick up their revenue due to the shear volume and also why Apple has the App store and iTunes available over the internet for the iPhone. The iPhone does have video calling over 3G which is hopefully what Vodafone's 3G network upgrades will allow for although I would expect the coverage to be spotty initially, much like when we first moved from analogue to digital mobile back in 1998-1999. Features and info here www.apple.com |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 677106 | 2008-06-12 09:01:00 | . The iPhone does have video calling over 3G which is hopefully what Vodafones upgrades will allow for. Would you mind linking to that |
plod (107) | ||
| 677107 | 2008-06-12 09:07:00 | The new iPhone has a camera front and back for video calling - or at least that is what i read a while back but that will also be determined by 3G network availability. The video calling will use h.264 codec compression on the video I think gizmodo.com |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 677108 | 2008-06-12 09:19:00 | The new iPhone has a camera front and back for video calling - or at least that is what i read a while back but that will also be determined by 3G network availability. The video calling will use h.264 codec compression on the video I think gizmodo.com You got to be kidding me, you pull up an out of date rumor. And this is after it has been officially announced with all the spec's on the apple website. Plus the thousands of moans across the internet complaining about the lack of video. I'm going to suggest to the mods that they give you a 24hr:ban .Not for doing anything wrong, but so you can do some proper research:D |
plod (107) | ||
| 677109 | 2008-06-12 09:49:00 | Ten Reasons Why I Won't Buy the 3G iPhone: www.extremetech.com |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 677110 | 2008-06-12 09:51:00 | You got to be kidding me, you pull up an out of date rumor. And this is after it has been officially announced with all the spec's on the apple website. Plus the thousands of moans across the internet complaining about the lack of video. I'm going to suggest to the mods that they give you a 24hr:ban .Not for doing anything wrong, but so you can do some proper research:D I was close ;) |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 677111 | 2008-06-12 10:06:00 | Yeah, as I mentioned earlier (pressf1.co.nz), being that there's no option of pay as you go, I'll probably wait till this becomes an option. Sure there's the possibility of going on a (presumably retarded) plan with Vodafone NZ and killing the contract a month in which would bring handset-only costs to about $900 all up (my guess), not sure I'm rich enough unfortunately. After all, the only real change is GPS and support for 3G which, if you're gonna get ripped a new for it, probably isn't a very cheap feature to utilise. I'm pretty firmly on the fence for now and will just sit tight with my iPod touch for a bit. |
sal (67) | ||
| 677112 | 2008-06-12 10:49:00 | No prepay = no iPhone for me. | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 677113 | 2008-06-12 11:06:00 | Yeah, as I mentioned earlier (pressf1.co.nz), being that there's no option of pay as you go, I'll probably wait till this becomes an option. Sure there's the possibility of going on a (presumably retarded) plan with Vodafone NZ and killing the contract a month in which would bring handset-only costs to about $900 all up (my guess), not sure I'm rich enough unfortunately. After all, the only real change is GPS and support for 3G which, if you're gonna get ripped a new for it, probably isn't a very cheap feature to utilise. I'm pretty firmly on the fence for now and will just sit tight with my iPod touch for a bit. I'm under the impression that the GPS uses google maps, there for requiring data download to use it. Which means having some sort of data plan or paying huge amounts. Apparently TomTom have there software working on it. The above statements are not facts, they are purely thoughts and conclusions from reading different articles. |
plod (107) | ||
| 677114 | 2008-06-12 11:30:00 | I'm under the impression that the GPS uses google maps, there for requiring data download to use it. Which means having some sort of data plan or paying huge amounts. I know it's not the same but Google Maps + Maps Offline (http://mapsoffline.nambrot.com) (for extra caching*) works quite well. I'm usually in range of Wi-Fi (home, work or CaféNET) so in the short term, caching routes etc. before I make my way, when the need arises, works quite well with Google Maps. *Google Maps already caches, this just extends that ability |
sal (67) | ||
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