March 28, 2008
Nice iPhone
I've been coveting an iPhone since it was just a rumor.
I had been lugging my laptop everywhere, because I can't be without my contacts, notes, calendar, and email. It was getting old. I progressively become more motivated to step up to the iPhone.
I finally bought one last week. Having recently bought a refurbished MacBook Pro (to replace the Mac Powerbook G4 I had destroyed), with great success (fucking great product), I was emotionally ready to buy a refurbed iPhone.
I checked the online Apple Store regularly. Finally a refurbished iPhone 8Gb popped up for $350.
AT&T also has refurbs available online. For $250. But I figured that once they had my credit card info, they probably had ways to enforce using their calling plan. No can do.
I used ZiPhone to jailbreak and SIM unlock my iPhone (firmware v1.1.4). Once I found the right utility, it was utterly painless; just install and run. (The INdependence 1.4 beta 5 I tried has a problem running on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2. Go figure.)
I already have a calling plan on a GSM network. So I put my previous phone's SIM card in my new iPhone. Worked immediately.
I truly, honestly, couldn't be much happier.
Playing with the iPhone, I'm using the included headphones, which have a built-in microphone. It's awesome. (Though I don't know how well my voice is heard by the other side.) Being able to talk and do other stuff, like typing, without scrunching my neck to the side is a huge improvement.
I hate seeing those bluetooth earpieces. A friend calls them "ear dildos". Maybe there's a compromise that doesn't make me look like a wankified Locutus of Borg.
There are a few necessary features missing.
I still need to figure out how to sync my (corporate overlord provided) Outlook calendar with my iCal/iPhone.
The iPhone currently doesn't support the To Do List items from my iCal, which seems like an odd omission.
Because I'm not using the AT&T + iPhone calling plan, I don't have Visual Voice Mail, which is kind of a bummer.
I haven't been able to connect to my domestic wi-fi. I have security enabled and there's no practical way to enter the WPA hex string, correctly, on the iPhone. I need to find a workaround.
I had been lugging my laptop everywhere, because I can't be without my contacts, notes, calendar, and email. It was getting old. I progressively become more motivated to step up to the iPhone.
I finally bought one last week. Having recently bought a refurbished MacBook Pro (to replace the Mac Powerbook G4 I had destroyed), with great success (fucking great product), I was emotionally ready to buy a refurbed iPhone.
I checked the online Apple Store regularly. Finally a refurbished iPhone 8Gb popped up for $350.
AT&T also has refurbs available online. For $250. But I figured that once they had my credit card info, they probably had ways to enforce using their calling plan. No can do.
I used ZiPhone to jailbreak and SIM unlock my iPhone (firmware v1.1.4). Once I found the right utility, it was utterly painless; just install and run. (The INdependence 1.4 beta 5 I tried has a problem running on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2. Go figure.)
I already have a calling plan on a GSM network. So I put my previous phone's SIM card in my new iPhone. Worked immediately.
I truly, honestly, couldn't be much happier.
Playing with the iPhone, I'm using the included headphones, which have a built-in microphone. It's awesome. (Though I don't know how well my voice is heard by the other side.) Being able to talk and do other stuff, like typing, without scrunching my neck to the side is a huge improvement.
I hate seeing those bluetooth earpieces. A friend calls them "ear dildos". Maybe there's a compromise that doesn't make me look like a wankified Locutus of Borg.
There are a few necessary features missing.
I still need to figure out how to sync my (corporate overlord provided) Outlook calendar with my iCal/iPhone.
The iPhone currently doesn't support the To Do List items from my iCal, which seems like an odd omission.
Because I'm not using the AT&T + iPhone calling plan, I don't have Visual Voice Mail, which is kind of a bummer.
I haven't been able to connect to my domestic wi-fi. I have security enabled and there's no practical way to enter the WPA hex string, correctly, on the iPhone. I need to find a workaround.
