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3G iPhone with GPS, Video Conferences, TV?
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wouldn't this be much like the service offered by t-mobile (uk), I don't think it's anything hardware for the iPhone, just a service the carrier is providing.
I might be wrong.
I might be wrong.
here is the service offered by t-mobile uk:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/mobile-tv-video-services/mobile-tv/
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/mobile-tv-video-services/mobile-tv/
In Europe at least it would just mean a DVB-H tuner. Quite a few phones already have it. It launches in Switzerland, Germany and some other countries next month I think.
Just cant see it having TV. It just doesnt seem to ring Apple style.
Now if it had WiMax that would be cool. Seriously dont think I could use it anywhere but would be cool to say it had it lol.
As people have been alluding to (including myself with Wimax), in this thread, such as iKitchensink the new iPhone is being hyped to the brim with various features. In the end it will probably have very few of them.
Now if it had WiMax that would be cool. Seriously dont think I could use it anywhere but would be cool to say it had it lol.
As people have been alluding to (including myself with Wimax), in this thread, such as iKitchensink the new iPhone is being hyped to the brim with various features. In the end it will probably have very few of them.
this would indeed be a great new feature (tv) considering that 3G and dvb-t (i think thats how to spell it) is widely spread over germany already and would be perfect for it but can u imagine the price of that thing if the current model is already 499 jeeze
>SLAP!<
Wake up man ! MMS is just a way for the networks to charge you the equivalent of several hundred dollars per megabyte. Send photos by email - it's FREE !
Hmm...
Well, to be honest, I had just assumed that the iPhone would get get mobile TV (AT&T supported here in the US) with the advent of 3G and the 2.0 software. Even if it doesn't come free I'm sure AT&T will develop the software and sell it on the AppStore for, more than likely, some monthly fee (which I would hate) or just an upfront $10 or $20 or whatever.
Well, to be honest, I had just assumed that the iPhone would get get mobile TV (AT&T supported here in the US) with the advent of 3G and the 2.0 software. Even if it doesn't come free I'm sure AT&T will develop the software and sell it on the AppStore for, more than likely, some monthly fee (which I would hate) or just an upfront $10 or $20 or whatever.
Oh sod it...
If the current iPhone can play movies for hours on end it surely must be able to stream TV for a good while.
Or all of them... remember how low the expectations were for iPhone 1.0? We believed it was going to be a flip phone, at best a smartphone with slide out keyboard! We were all blown away... I expect Apple to try and make it a huge update, especially if it is the highlight of WWDC, and AT&T is taking the same time off as the last one.
>SLAP!<
Wake up man ! MMS is just a way for the networks to charge you the equivalent of several hundred dollars per megabyte. Send photos by email - it's FREE !
What? MMS doesn't cost a sent more than a text message since you have to have unlimited data when you get the iPhone anyway. I've got unlimited text's and the unlimited data so, to me, MMS is FREE...
And when my friends send me pictures going to that viewmymessage.com crap is so freakin annoying and doesn't work 3/4 of the time. It's embarrassing when your friends with free phones have basic functionality that you don't even know if you'll EVER get.
Yea thats what the reported bulge is on the back of the new iPhone, space for a small petrol generator and emergency battery...
Steve up on stage: "Now we are really pleased with the battery life, isnt it amazing, boom, 2 hours standby, 10 minutes talk time, 30 seconds video. Isnt that amazing in this enclosure only 142565242mm thin..."
Well for it to succeed in Japan this is quite a major feature over there. I guess video conferencing and GPS will help the business side of things. And they'd pretty much knock companies like TomTom down for GPS navigation - unless TomTom are doing the software!
Yeah, just like how people who own a TV at home don't buy shows on iTunes on their computer.
Oh, wait. That DOES happen! Who'd a thunk it?
"Le matin" just so you know is not known as the most serious and reliable Swiss newspaper. So just don't get too much excited. They've announced several times the iPhone and we're still waiting for it. But maybe this one is for real... We'll know pretty soon obviously!
This fits. 3G is not just about higher data rates. It's about videoconferencing, video calls and mobile television (including premiership goals, etc )
The new iPhone is sounding even better by the day!
)The new iPhone is sounding even better by the day!
People have been bangin the battery life and in a sense I can agree to be skeptical.
But, if it does have a GPS then I will most likely use the GPS in the car and therefore will use a car power adapter in order to leave my phone on in GPS mode.
Same with the other functions, TV, etc. The only time I'd be able to sit and watch TV is traveling in a car or something. Give it up people. We're always close to somewhere we can plugin and recharge.
Battery life should be fine. Just don't walk around the city using the GPS all day .
But, if it does have a GPS then I will most likely use the GPS in the car and therefore will use a car power adapter in order to leave my phone on in GPS mode.
Same with the other functions, TV, etc. The only time I'd be able to sit and watch TV is traveling in a car or something. Give it up people. We're always close to somewhere we can plugin and recharge.
Battery life should be fine. Just don't walk around the city using the GPS all day .