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18-04-2008, 10:39 AM
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Should I buy an iPhone?
I've got that slightly hot feeling in my head again that means I might be about to make a major purchase . . .
If I buy a £169 iphone and use pwnage to unlock it I can stick a PAYG Orange sim card in. What would I miss out on though? (What is visual voicemail anyway?) Is the performance on GPRS/EDGE any good? Would Google Maps work? Can a jailbroken iPhone still synch with iTunes etc? Can you access any WiFi at all without a contract?
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18-04-2008, 10:50 AM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
All your questions have been answered in threads in the past 2 days, have a start here A few iPhone questions I need answering...
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18-04-2008, 11:10 AM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
Thanks - I had already read that one, but most of the OPs questions weren't answered. He seemed to lose interest once he'd bought one which is fair enough! 
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18-04-2008, 11:14 AM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
If I buy a £169 iphone and use pwnage to unlock it I can stick a PAYG Orange sim card in.
Yes
What would I miss out on though? (What is visual voicemail anyway?)
Visual Voicemail - no big deal
Is the performance on GPRS/EDGE any good?
Yes
Would Google Maps work?
Yes
Can a jailbroken iPhone still synch with iTunes etc?
Yes
Can you access any WiFi at all without a contract?
Yes
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18-04-2008, 12:07 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
agree with above - best purchase for months.
Wish i was on commission as showed three mates in last 2 days and they have all gone and bought one also!
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18-04-2008, 12:37 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
I love visual voicemail. Jotting down those numbers has never been easier, nor seeing how many voice mail messages you have prior to phoning in....
But if you are already in a contract that is all academic anyway...
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18-04-2008, 1:18 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
Oh God - I'm going to have to buy one aren't I?
Going to have to sell my PSP, my old Nokia 6230 and anything else I can think of first to keep my wife happy . . .
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18-04-2008, 1:24 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
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Oh God - I'm going to have to buy one aren't I?
Going to have to sell my PSP, my old Nokia 6230 and anything else I can think of first to keep my wife happy . . .
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18-04-2008, 2:50 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
No, I need £169 to buy an iphone 
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18-04-2008, 3:10 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
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Sometimes you get more when you separate the parts 
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18-04-2008, 3:15 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
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18-04-2008, 3:19 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
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19-04-2008, 2:41 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
I am so weak minded - I've bought it and unlocked with pwnage which was a bit hair raising, but I'm happy that I can return under warranty if I need to.
It is nice mind.
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19-04-2008, 2:46 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
i'm thinking of getting the iphone too but not exactly sure if i should get one now or wait for the 3G iphone  (whatever 3g is...)
excuse me if this sounds really stupid...
so, should i wait a wee bit longer or just go and buy the iphone now??
p.s. will go for the higher memory spec just so i have the option to add more tunes....
Common sense is not so common....
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19-04-2008, 3:17 PM
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Re: Should I buy an iPhone?
So you're willing to pay an extra £160 just for an additional 8GB of memory?! You do realise the 8GB version has just had it's price slashed by £100 whereas the 16GB version still costs £330! Not worth paying an extra £160 for 8GB extra memory
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