Photo of 3 iPhones? VPN for iPhone?

MacRumors · Jun 25, 2007, 11:48 PM

9to5mac.com posted what looks like three iPhones with docks.

They flippantly claim they aren't real, but have previously posted another image that appears to be a real live iPhone.

Also notable from the site is an earlier claim that the iPhone would have Quicklook for Word and Excel files as well as OSX-Level VPN. The Quicklook for Word and Excel was essentially confirmed with Apple's iPhone Video Tour. Regarding VPN, they said:

Quote:

The iPhones will have the standard OSX VPN client when they ship next week. This will allow connecting to Macintosh and Windows VPN Servers on L2TP or PPTP over IPSEC. The client is very simple and will be set up from its own settings pane.

Luis · Jun 25, 2007, 11:51 PM

The photo does look real ...

PumaGuy · Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM

Yeah, really fake, and the other photo was probably from a Apple iPhone test group?

dotcomlarry · Jun 25, 2007, 11:53 PM

I'm curious about the two-cable dock connector attached to the right-hand iPhone.

katie ta achoo · Jun 25, 2007, 11:54 PM

Is the hole on the right hand side of the dock for charging the headset? Me like!

DTphonehome · Jun 26, 2007, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by katie ta achoo

Is the hole on the right hand side of the dock for charging the headset? Me like!

Yeah, I noticed that too...pretty cool

mrat93 · Jun 26, 2007, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dotcomlarry

I'm curious about the two-cable dock connector attached to the right-hand iPhone.

Apple doesn't sell it anymore, but it was a dock connector with a USB 2.0 cable and a FireWire cable.

drewel · Jun 25, 2007, 11:51 PM

They sure look real.

plumbingandtech · Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM

Gimme. Gimme. Gimme.

(they are real they are just being snarky since everyone is going to say they are fake.)

bluebomberman · Jun 25, 2007, 11:54 PM

What would you use the VPN for? Access to the company Intranet via Safari? Secure email without Exchange support?

Padriac · Jun 25, 2007, 11:54 PM

VPN support will make the lack of 3G almost irrelevant for a lot of university dwellers... most campuses are drenched in Wi-Fi, but usually you need some sort of VPN set-up to use them.

Hope it's true.

Yankees 4 Life · Jun 25, 2007, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Padriac

VPN support will make the lack of 3G almost irrelevant for a lot of university dwellers... most campuses are drenched in Wi-Fi, but usually you need some sort of VPN set-up to use them.

Hope it's true.

This is exactly why i was a tad skeptical, because there would be no VPN client support for use here at Texas A&M. Thank god this has now been confirmed that there will be a VPN client. Oh so happy. I

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bluebomberman · Jun 26, 2007, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Yankees 4 Life

This is exactly why i was a tad skeptical, because there would be no VPN client support for use here at Texas A&M. Thank god this has now been confirmed that there will be a VPN client. Oh so happy. I

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Nothing's "confirmed" unless it came directly from Apple or a reputable source (like a known tech reviewer who's played with the thing for a week). This isn't a reputable source. May be true, may be false.

OutThere · Jun 25, 2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Padriac

VPN support will make the lack of 3G almost irrelevant for a lot of university dwellers... most campuses are drenched in Wi-Fi, but usually you need some sort of VPN set-up to use them.

Hope it's true.

Yeah I was wondering about access to the WiFi at my college...the entire campus is covered in a wifi net, but you need to run a "network compliance" application on your computer before you're allowed to connect.

bluebomberman · Jun 25, 2007, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Padriac

VPN support will make the lack of 3G almost irrelevant for a lot of university dwellers... most campuses are drenched in Wi-Fi, but usually you need some sort of VPN set-up to use them.

Hope it's true.

I did not know that. I thought all you need was the password to access Wi-Fi networks protected by WEP/WPA.

(I'm obviously not a university student at the moment, or I would know that already.

)

bdj21ya · Jun 26, 2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bluebomberman

I did not know that. I thought all you need was the password to access Wi-Fi networks protected by WEP/WPA.

(I'm obviously not a university student at the moment, or I would know that already.

)

No, you're correct. Most University WiFi has nothing to do with VPN. VPN is used to securely access programs and files on a remote network. I'm not sure what he's talking about.

kcmac · Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM

The iPhone stories just never stop...

TheNumberOneFan · Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM

what exactly would VPN be used for?

plumbingandtech · Jun 25, 2007, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TheNumberOneFan

what exactly would VPN be used for?

IT people will love it.

Also, for all we know Cisco had them add it in to sell more routers and stuff...

sbrownla · Jun 25, 2007, 11:56 PM

At least we don't have to look at that sweaty guy anymore when the page loads.

JNB · Jun 25, 2007, 11:59 PM

As I remotely support a ton of Unix sites, a VPN tunnel (and a Terminal client) to my corporate Support server and then SSH to the customer's servers would not only be incredibly useful, but SO COOL!

JamesMcCain · Jun 25, 2007, 11:59 PM

seriously people... just 4 more days, calm down justt a bittt...

none the less, I think they look real due to the crappy image quality and the real horrible crappy glare on the screens. Its not like these dont exist, just consumers dont have their's yet...

s10 · Jun 26, 2007, 12:02 AM

and confirming my memory of the iPhone + headset in the same dock as seen in the first ever published images by Apple.

Texas04 · Jun 26, 2007, 12:03 AM

One image has two white cords coming out of the iPod connector and the other has only one... a subtle difference but could prove maybe some upgrade for the better? or that one is a fake.

JW008 · Jun 26, 2007, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Texas04

One image has two white cords coming out of the iPod connector and the other has only one... a subtle difference but could prove maybe some upgrade for the better? or that one is a fake.

Isn't that what the USB 2.0/Firewire iPod connector looked like? I could be wrong...

Jun 25, 2007, 11:51 PM	#2
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Jun 25, 2007, 11:54 PM	#5
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Jun 25, 2007, 11:54 PM	#10
bluebomberman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Queens, NYC	What would you use the VPN for? Access to the company Intranet via Safari? Secure email without Exchange support? __________________ Treo 700p.

Jun 25, 2007, 11:56 PM	#20
sbrownla macrumors member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona	yay though At least we don't have to look at that sweaty guy anymore when the page loads.

Jun 26, 2007, 12:02 AM	#23
s10 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Los Angeles	real.. and confirming my memory of the iPhone + headset in the same dock as seen in the first ever published images by Apple.

Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM	#3
PumaGuy macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Québécois land! :)	Yeah, really fake, and the other photo was probably from a Apple iPhone test group?

Jun 25, 2007, 11:53 PM	#4
dotcomlarry macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Akron, PA	I'm curious about the two-cable dock connector attached to the right-hand iPhone.

Jun 25, 2007, 11:51 PM	#8
drewel macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2004	They sure look real.

Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM	#9
plumbingandtech macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2007	Gimme. Gimme. Gimme. (they are real they are just being snarky since everyone is going to say they are fake.)

Jun 25, 2007, 11:54 PM	#11
Padriac macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA	VPN support will make the lack of 3G almost irrelevant for a lot of university dwellers... most campuses are drenched in Wi-Fi, but usually you need some sort of VPN set-up to use them. Hope it's true.

Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM	#17
kcmac macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2002	The iPhone stories just never stop...

Jun 25, 2007, 11:52 PM	#18
TheNumberOneFan macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	what exactly would VPN be used for?

Jun 25, 2007, 11:59 PM	#21
JNB macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2004	As I remotely support a ton of Unix sites, a VPN tunnel (and a Terminal client) to my corporate Support server and then SSH to the customer's servers would not only be incredibly useful, but SO COOL!

Jun 25, 2007, 11:59 PM	#22
JamesMcCain macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, TX	seriously people... just 4 more days, calm down justt a bittt... none the less, I think they look real due to the crappy image quality and the real horrible crappy glare on the screens. Its not like these dont exist, just consumers dont have their's yet...

Jun 26, 2007, 12:03 AM	#24
Texas04 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas	One image has two white cords coming out of the iPod connector and the other has only one... a subtle difference but could prove maybe some upgrade for the better? or that one is a fake. __________________ My Computers- MacBook Pro 2.0 GHZ~ 1.25 GB Ram MacBook 1.86 GHZ 2GB Ram 30GB iPod Won from NASA (its engraved) Texas04's Website!

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