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Love the people criticizing the new free service. Love it.
Previously paid only feature, minimum $99 a year cost, is now suddenly free for customers who buy current generation products.
Staggering, but not at all surprising, that this isn't "good enough" for some of you.
Just to further clarify. People who haven't spent a dime on iOS in a year or more (ie: 3G, 3GS owners, non-Mobile me subscribers) are "outraged" at not being handed a free feature that they were never promised, or even expected.
Yep, THAT, is Macrumors.
Seriously, 4.2 is just announced for release today, and you are already asking for 4.2.1? What's the matter with you?
People who haven't spent a dime on iOS in a year or more (ie: 3G, 3GS owners, non-Mobile me subscribers)
Yep, THAT, is Macrumors.
What about the hardware justifies this ? I paid for my 3GS same as any iPhone 4 owner. Greed is all it is.
This release IS 4.2.1. He was asking because the second GM release last week was 4.2.1, but in all of the literature today, they still refer to it as 4.2. Something's the matter with you, not him.![]()
* Create a free Find My iPhone account on any iPhone 4, iPad, or iPod touch (4th generation) running iOS 4.2. Once you create an account on a qualifying device, use your Apple ID and password to enable Find My iPhone on your other devices running iOS 4.2. Find My iPhone is not available in all countries.
Uh, iPhone 3GS and not being eligible for free Find my iPhone ? That's a blatant reason right there.
Because with 4.2, the iPad's orientation lock switch becomes a mute. For a lot of people, this is a terrible, terrible idea.
I think you have to have the 4.2 upgrade first...or are you running the GM? Maybe you have to wait for the final product.Same here. It keeps telling me my information is incorrect, yet when I check my iTunes account, it takes the username and password just fine.
Because with 4.2, the iPad's orientation lock switch becomes a mute. For a lot of people, this is a terrible, terrible idea.
I respectfully disagree with you on this one. Not many companies, if any, support their old products forever. You gotta give more attention to the new models. Plus, it's not very clear at the moment if 3G and 3GS are or will carry the feature later.
And most will welcome it operating like their iPhone does.
How is it greed? They are offering something free. Just not for everyone. That's like Starbucks offering a free drink for people with a gift card who register for an account on their site and you, who didn't meet those requirements, are moaning about it. Nothing about the hardware justifies this, but that is irrelevant.
Another good example is when you buy a Mac, but over a month later, a new version of iLife is out. Only people who bought that Mac at that time or later gets a free upgrade and you don't. You have the same hardware right? Even more outrageous then, since the 3GS and 4 are totally different hardware.
I think you have to have the 4.2 upgrade first...or are you running the GM? Maybe you have to wait for the final product.
From the bottom of the new Apple Find My iPhone page:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/find-my-iphone-setup/
Looks like the second update to this article is right. You need to create a MobileMe ID on a current gen device, then you can use that ID on any other device you want, so long as it has iOS 4.2 or better installed.
Another good example is when you buy a Mac, but over a month later, a new version of iLife is out. Only people who bought that Mac at that time or later gets a free upgrade and you don't. You have the same hardware right? Even more outrageous then, since the 3GS and 4 are totally different hardware.
Because with 4.2, the iPad's orientation lock switch becomes a mute. For a lot of people, this is a terrible, terrible idea.
This is seriously starting to make me angry:
I remember when I had the first iPhone and the iPhone 3G. Back than all the new features from software updates were available to all devices (except ones that required some sort of hardware support that the older model didn't have) but now Apple is not even giving us 3GS users features that our device could easily handle.
First they didn't give us HDR photography now they won't even give us Find My iPhone?? Why?
Also, why aren't they updating the old Apple TV to support audio AirPlay?
I am not asking for video AirPlay, because I understand that this is one of the bigger new features and possibly a reason for some people to go out and buy an Apple TV, but the old Apple TV had always supported AirTunes, so why won't it work with the iPhone?
Also, the Apple site says
I have 4.2.1 GM on my phone and there are no new text tones. Where are they? Are they iPhone 4 only?
I'm sorry, but what ?
http://store.apple.com/ca/configure/MC637C/A?mco=MTgxNTgyMjk
The 3GS is currently sold. People are paying good money today for it. So with your justification, it's even more ludicrous that the 3GS isn't included. The fact is if the service is going to be free, it should be for all hardware. By your logic, it should be free only for new purchases of hardware, not for current owners of the iPhone 4.
Who's criticizing a free service ? I think the people who think this is negative are criticizing having to pay for what others are getting free, based on some kind of artificial hardware purchase limitation that has no bearing on the use of the service itself.
Yep, always someone to justify Apple in whatever they do, no matter how boneheaded or greedy it might be. THAT is MacRumors indeed.
I respectfully disagree with you on this one. Not many companies, if any, support their old products forever. You gotta give more attention to the new models.
Uh, iPhone 3GS and not being eligible for free Find my iPhone ? That's a blatant reason right there.
Because with 4.2, the iPad's orientation lock switch becomes a mute. For a lot of people, this is a terrible, terrible idea.
I was faster![]()
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1052669/
Anyhow good update, really cool that find my iPhone goes free.