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shame on you.

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O's noe's, disapprovals
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mixtress wrote:disapprovals
that be it!
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hope the iphone doesn't turn into a wanky status accessory like the ipod....

not holding my breath though
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I hope the iphone DOES turn out to be a wanky fashion accessory because then I will feel more justified about not buying one when the REAL reason is because I'm a pennyless vagrant.
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can't believe people having been queing that long :shock:
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huge wrote:did you see the previous post?
lol.. the first dude in line is Greg Packer.
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AT&T Rates, not that bad - unlimited web/email. Boh!
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calstro wrote:
huge wrote:did you see the previous post?
lol.. the first dude in line is Greg Packer.
Fark, he's really let himself and that uk accent go :shock:
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lynt wrote:AT&T Rates, not that bad - unlimited web/email. Boh!
and it looks like they're going to fix the data transfer slowdown problems on their edge network too.
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Lauer wrote:
calstro wrote:
huge wrote:did you see the previous post?
lol.. the first dude in line is Greg Packer.
Fark, he's really let himself and that uk accent go :shock:
That Fudge Packer is an aussie...
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wilks wrote:
Lauer wrote:
calstro wrote: lol.. the first dude in line is Greg Packer.
Fark, he's really let himself and that uk accent go :shock:
That Fudge Packer is an aussie...
Like Kylie...He has a good uk accent

well he did when i spoke to him a couple years ago
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system wrote:
lynt wrote:AT&T Rates, not that bad - unlimited web/email. Boh!
and it looks like they're going to fix the data transfer slowdown problems on their edge network too.

My life that Aussie carriers (or the chosen carrier, probably Telstra) makes it way to expensive, because they can, and have since mobiles were the norm.

Assholes.
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lynt wrote:
system wrote:
lynt wrote:AT&T Rates, not that bad - unlimited web/email. Boh!
and it looks like they're going to fix the data transfer slowdown problems on their edge network too.

My life that Aussie carriers (or the chosen carrier, probably Telstra) makes it way to expensive, because they can, and have since mobiles were the norm.

Assholes.
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It's a rip.
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Lauer wrote:
wilks wrote:
Lauer wrote: Fark, he's really let himself and that uk accent go :shock:
That Fudge Packer is an aussie...
Like Kylie...He has a good uk accent

well he did when i spoke to him a couple years ago
he emigrated from the uk.
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Corr, should the battery die on you Apple has just announced a super service that will replace it for $79USD!

You only have to send off the phone, get all the data erased and be without it for 3days.

http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=41315
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saintberry wrote:You only have to send off the phone, get all the data erased and be without it for 3days.
data erasing is standard procedure, really (well, don't know about N, but all laptop vendors will trash your hard drive, and thus understand perfectly when you refuse to send the hard drive as well -- in fact, I think IBM recommend it these days, and it's always been mandatory for our company laptops). and 3 days is pretty damn quick if you ask me. but it's pretty lame that it needs replacing like that.
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the lack of a clipboard in the onboard os is what i found unbelievable.

that's one hell of a yawning abyss for a feature to fall through. :?
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not if you don't have a buffer to store it. ;)
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that video never loads for me ... i assume he's making fat wads of cash off ebay?
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fooishbar wrote:
saintberry wrote:You only have to send off the phone, get all the data erased and be without it for 3days.
data erasing is standard procedure, really (well, don't know about N, but all laptop vendors will trash your hard drive, and thus understand perfectly when you refuse to send the hard drive as well -- in fact, I think IBM recommend it these days, and it's always been mandatory for our company laptops). and 3 days is pretty damn quick if you ask me. but it's pretty lame that it needs replacing like that.
3 days is quick... but thats not the point. When you think about it, its fucking slow when you should be able to purchase a battery off the internet and take 30seconds out of your life to replace it yourself. Heres a thought: Why not just have a replaceable battery that doesn't cost $79UDS?

Usable products. Bah!

Oh and its rated @ 18 months.... $79USD battery that will last 18months. That thing must be drawing a few Watts.
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lynt wrote: Aussie carriers (or the chosen carrier, probably Telstra)
Not from what I hear round the traps. They don't want to touch it.
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So like, excuse my total dumb knowledge of mobile phones.. but can we buy an US iPhone to use for iPod and Wifi purposes and then when an Aus carrier comes, make the switch?

:n00b:
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jbs wrote:
lynt wrote: Aussie carriers (or the chosen carrier, probably Telstra)
Not from what I hear round the traps. They don't want to touch it.
If Telstra doesnt want it then we might not get it.

"Telstra is the only telco actually using the old-generation style network that Cingular in the US is using to power the iPhone. Optus, Vodafone and 3 (and Telstra, but Telstra still maintains and has good coverage on their old system) have all much better and modern data services, which, unfortunately, are not compatible with the iPhone, due to the USA being a generation behind in mobile technology."

However the big wigs at Telstra including Sol, are not fans of the iPhone at all and have been quite vocal about it.

http://forums.mactalk.com.au/showthread.php?t=31334

Would hate it if we didn't get the iPhone on our shores :(
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fooishbar wrote:that video never loads for me ... i assume he's making fat wads of cash off ebay?
bummer! no.... it's a lot funnier than that ;)
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lynt wrote:So like, excuse my total dumb knowledge of mobile phones.. but can we buy an US iPhone to use for iPod and Wifi purposes and then when an Aus carrier comes, make the switch?

:n00b:
yep, but it's worth just waiting. first release models always have bugs and i'm sure that they'll bring in gsm etc support. :)
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system wrote:
lynt wrote:So like, excuse my total dumb knowledge of mobile phones.. but can we buy an US iPhone to use for iPod and Wifi purposes and then when an Aus carrier comes, make the switch?

:n00b:
yep, but it's worth just waiting. first release models always have bugs and i'm sure that they'll bring in gsm etc support. :)

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The Iphone has to be activated once before you can use the other features like ipod and Wifi. Bummer but look on the net for hacks etc.

Edit: the hacks out already --> http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/
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http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

covers things nicely.

The ipod / phone is nice,
but there is technically superior stuff out there, cheaper, but companies that couldn't sell sex in amsterdam.
Madox clears everything up, and given the fact my fucken ipod will not switch on, or recharge from no error on my part, just because its a piece of shit, the i phone can eat a dick.
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is that for real?
or overthe top you're stuck in the matrix, stoner conspiracy?
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who told you i was stuck in the matrix
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if you're worried about governments snooping on your data, then head for the shack in the hills. that article never showed any proof presented by the russian 'reverse engineering' exercise, anyway.
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i have no concerns about the governments snooping on me ...
nothing to hide ...
they know i hate them ...
they have a file ...
so what ...
i don't think spying this way would be an efficient enough use of resources
but conspiracy theories pretty much always give me a laugh.
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unsoundbwoy wrote:conspiracy theories pretty much always give me a laugh.
me too. :thumbup:
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can you get peerguardian for your iphone :teef:
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you can edit the hosts file. :roll:
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SoulWhiteMan wrote:[url] the i phone can eat a dick.
hmmmm.. interesting feature.. should be all the rage in south yarra then.
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pra ha hnnnn dont you mean you fucking bigot!
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lol, you stereotypers are all the same
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conspiracy wrote:"A built-in function which sends all data from an iPhone to a specified web-server. Contacts from a phonebook, SMS, recent calls, history of Safari browser - all your personal information can be stolen."

The module could act as a backdoor for trojan developers or AT & T, said the report, adding that "government structures" would have access to the information.
assuming your carrier is AT&T (which it is), then they already have your SMSes and recent calls. oh, and web history, too. if you don't want anyone snooping on those, don't avoid the phone: avoid phone networks.

(seriously, this is not just hypothetical. carriers are required by law to have data-collecting units for phone tapping and other information-gathering. someone used this in vodafone greece to snoop on the prime minister and many other high-up figures.)
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anything that has people porting mame and snes emulators to it already has my vote.
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+, posting a maddox review? ban. :P
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fooishbar wrote: (seriously, this is not just hypothetical. carriers are required by law to have data-collecting units for phone tapping and other information-gathering. someone used this in vodafone greece to snoop on the prime minister and many other high-up figures.)
Not just OS. Here as well.
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I held an iPhone yesterday. They look pretty flash.

Heavier than you'd expect for how thin they are.
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