Thread: anyone using an iPhone here ?

Originally Posted by durianfan

iPhone is $200 USD in America. Might pick one up when I go back in December. But the pricetag comes with a 2-year contract with AT&T. Wonder how I can get one without the bloody contract.....

that is why they are so expensive in Thailand, you dont need the contract

I think the technology is still new and improving rapidly, so worth waiting

essentially, though, they are just "show-off" toys so the fact they don't do very much very well is unimportant

I use an i-phone, and I'm very pleased with it.

Take note that almost every new phone being produced (examples above) is being billed as a challenge to the i-phone.

Says it all really.

Apple's i-phone have set a new standard - If Apple had not produced the i-phone the industry would still be selling you their crappy old technologies.

Originally Posted by durianfan

$200 in the US gets you a top of the line phone.

No it doesn't. Omnia is about $800 unlocked and without contract.

Copy iPhones are available in Panthip and MBK for under 5,000THB.

^Did you read my last post? I just said that unlocked iPhones are going for $500-900 on ebay. This is without a contract. $200 gets you an iPhone, but with a 2-year contract with AT&T. I know Verizon charges $175 to break the contract, dunno about AT&T.

Copy iPhones are just that -- copies. Doubt they have the same software installed or perform as well.

SAMSUNG is pretty crappy in terms of mobile, got 3 and they all died in less than 1 year

Apple is a shit software company, but they rule when it comes to gay gadgets

HTC sounds promising,

20,000 THB is one month budget for whoring, need to think about that

Originally Posted by klongmaster

I bought my Samsung Omnia last week and it's a bit of a learning curve...

Doesn't come with a decent handbook but the net has everything...

some good features like 'etiquette function' which simply allows you to turn the
phone over to stop the ringing of in-coming calls which is very convenient..,

has a 'task manager' which allows you to turn off programmes which you're not using...when you close the programme on the screen it's still working in the background...

I bought it for it's web facilities which allows me access to internet websites and my email accounts...works well for that...

Biggest advantage over iPhone is the camera...iPhone doesn't have a flash!...this camera takes great pics and huge files if you leave it on the default setting...has excellent vid player but still not good enough to make Four & Mod look sexy in the raw...

Word of caution...you'll need to get a new sim card - free - because the old ones are not compatible meaning that many of the phones functions don't work on the old card...

took mine back for a lesson today from the shop and they told me to change the sim card...walked 20m to AIS where they changed it for free in 5 mins...now everything;s working as it should do...

Oh..BF: it doesn't have the 'strech screen with your fingers' that the iPhone has...

Paid 25000 for mine from Jaymart in the Mall Tha Phra

great review, thanks very helpful

thanks and green to others who were also helpful in their feedback,

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

It has internet access via a 3G network using HDSPA, but that will be useless in Thailand as there is no 3G.

Really?
Well, don't let your lack of knowledge stop you from posting false information.

The Nation: Thailand's top English news website

DTAC does also offer 3G services, was it in Phuket or Pattaya they did their test net?

Originally Posted by klongmaster

I bought it for it's web facilities which allows me access to internet websites and my email accounts...works well for that...

Do you know what browser it uses KM? Do you know if you can run Skype on it ok?

Originally Posted by lom

Well, don't let your lack of knowledge stop you from posting false information.

I apologise for not knowing about the tiny pockets of AIS 3G coverage in Chiang Mai city centre.

The fact remains, Thailand doesn't have a viable 3G network outside those tiny areas so get a grip of yourself.

Oh well!

Had one since Dec 2007. Still running the same version. Yes, people called me gay and all that other shit. Dont care about it. What I do care about is that it lets me (in my line of work) allow me to do anything fast. I am not just using it as a phone only. If I just needed a phone for work I would just buy A PHONE.

Meanwhile people got used to me having such a thing after being called a homo by those same pub dudes.

The world has changed and so have those non-believers who are now using my phone in the pub more than I do.

Its always like this: Dude, can I borrow your Iphone cause I saw this hot VDO clip on my office desk top today, but I have no computer access. Or Dude, whats the weather like in Leeds?

My point being is that its such an easy to use device that now I would not want to be without it!

None of my old phones such as Samsung I600, HTC Touch and O2 stealth would ever match this.

All in all, a great phone and not gay at all.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

it's WinXP Mobile, so better software

Lets get it straight, Windows Mobile is on version 6 now and has been around for years. In that time the interface has always needed a little stick to use for navigation, then along come Apple and show how it should have been done all along. HTC have had to add their own front end onto the HTC Touch to make it look anywhere near as friendly as the iPhone, and of course underneath it is the same old crap windows interface. Look on the web and you will find hundreds of applications providing iPhone like skins, how sad for all the geeks with their obsolete interfaces.

Originally Posted by BigRed

Originally Posted by Butterfly

it's WinXP Mobile, so better software

Lets get it straight, Windows Mobile is on version 6 now and has been around for years. In that time the interface has always needed a little stick to use for navigation, then along come Apple and show how it should have been done all along. HTC have had to add their own front end onto the HTC Touch to make it look anywhere near as friendly as the iPhone, and of course underneath it is the same old crap windows interface. Look on the web and you will find hundreds of applications providing iPhone like skins, how sad for all the geeks with their obsolete interfaces.

So true! Google phone is coming soon and now Black Berry is following IPhone's steps.The new black berry will look the same as the IPhone. 5 million 3G Iphones sold over the last 3 months cant be all that bad can it?

However I must stress that 3G is pretty much useless here in Thailand.

I've had one for about a year now. Bought it in Singapore.

I really like it, the user interface is great.

There are other phones that do more but would you use the extra features and how user friendly are they. I've never seen anything that is as user friendly as the iPhone.

The big drawback for me is the SMS application. Although it looks cool and does what it does very well it is missing some key features for me namely, the ability to forward texts, send texts to more than one person and delete individual texts rather than a whole conversation. However early on I found an app called SMSD which does all those things.

I bought it unlocked but upgraded the firmware shortly after I got it and unlocked it myself afterwards. I'm a bit geeky though.

I haven't looked at another phone since so maybe in the year I've had it other things have overtaken it but I can't be arsed to change which is a recommendation of sorts.

^
so that's an I phone.

i wondered what that thing was.

Originally Posted by Jardine

I've had one for about a year now. Bought it in Singapore.

I really like it, the user interface is great.

There are other phones that do more but would you use the extra features and how user friendly are they. I've never seen anything that is as user friendly as the iPhone.

The big drawback for me is the SMS application. Although it looks cool and does what it does very well it is missing some key features for me namely, the ability to forward texts, send texts to more than one person and delete individual texts rather than a whole conversation. However early on I found an app called SMSD which does all those things.

I bought it unlocked but upgraded the firmware shortly after I got it and unlocked it myself afterwards. I'm a bit geeky though.

I haven't looked at another phone since so maybe in the year I've had it other things have overtaken it but I can't be arsed to change which is a recommendation of sorts.

Or use "weTool" for multiple sms and forwarding. Just load it from the installer application on you Iphone

Originally Posted by Jardine

I've had one for about a year now. Bought it in Singapore.

I really like it, the user interface is great.

There are other phones that do more but would you use the extra features and how user friendly are they. I've never seen anything that is as user friendly as the iPhone.

The big drawback for me is the SMS application. Although it looks cool and does what it does very well it is missing some key features for me namely, the ability to forward texts, send texts to more than one person and delete individual texts rather than a whole conversation. However early on I found an app called SMSD which does all those things.

I bought it unlocked but upgraded the firmware shortly after I got it and unlocked it myself afterwards. I'm a bit geeky though.

I haven't looked at another phone since so maybe in the year I've had it other things have overtaken it but I can't be arsed to change which is a recommendation of sorts.

That's it. I want one. How much did you pay for it in Singapore?

the iPhone cool navigation and exceptional rendering was what sold me, but I am having second thoughts,

Originally Posted by Butterfly

but I am having second thoughts,

Why because of the sound advice I gave yesterday.

^ which one was that ?

yeah, a lot interesting feedback in this thread, personal experience etc...

the biggest drawback for me is that it's from Apple, a company with a reputation to create short term fashionable gadgets,

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by durianfan

Why the hell are phones so expensive here?

Import duty is usually 100% minimum on luxury items.

Presuming you are correct, could I buy an iPhone in the duty free shop at the airport for a fraction of the price?

^ no, some import duty still applies at the airport, no VAT though

it had no duty, most products at the airport would be cheaper than there are in the rest of the world, and since this is not the case

Originally Posted by Wayne Kerr

Do you know what browser it uses KM? Do you know if you can run Skype on it ok?

WK: browser is Opera...don't know about Skype...