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iPhone 3G S Arrives: First Impressions, Video, Speed
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I picked up my 3GS this morning from AT&T store and as soon as I got to work tested the speed to my current 3G and it is amazingly fast. I love the compass and voice control as well 
Voice and service quality?
Yes, that's a great question. Coming from Sprint when I got 3G, I was very very disappointed with the service quality. Even now, on OS 3 my iPhone 3G drops calls, calls fail all the time, or people complain the voice quality is terrible so they can't understand me. (I'm venting now, sorry)
But I'd like to see people's opinions on the 3G S's voice/service quality. Is it good/very good/or the same i.e.: terrible.
Yes, that's a great question. Coming from Sprint when I got 3G, I was very very disappointed with the service quality. Even now, on OS 3 my iPhone 3G drops calls, calls fail all the time, or people complain the voice quality is terrible so they can't understand me. (I'm venting now, sorry)
But I'd like to see people's opinions on the 3G S's voice/service quality. Is it good/very good/or the same i.e.: terrible.
I second that...
I'm really not looking forward to another 2 years of limited cell service and having to forward my calls to my landline while at home...
I'm really not looking forward to another 2 years of limited cell service and having to forward my calls to my landline while at home...
I've just upgraded from the 2G and the difference in speed is quite surprising. The interface, the rotation, and of course, web browsing. Very happy with my upgrade; worth every penny.
From my experience the iPhone is a lot faster, video is better than i expected, image quality could still do with some work -- flash is needed i think. Voice control? seamless. cannot fault it. As for the compass it works well but i don't know if it is worth the home screen space. Personally i feel Apple should have left it up to the developers to create a little compass app instead of shipping it with one. Because of complications with my tariff i don't as yet have 3G connectivity so i cannot test tethering and i think for similar reasons i don't have MMS support. Cut/Copy/Paste as described in the video.
I agree it'd be nice to see both the HW & SW speed improvements (or at least know if we're seeing one or both in the video)
Scott
New Phone Day!
Just got it, 3 things that are noticeable the second you get your greedy little hands on it. 1.) Apps, internet load so much faster than 3G, I didn't really think i'd see a difference. But you do and its there. 2.) The new screen, feels so much nicer, less greasy build up? oh that sounds gross, but finger prints etc are less noticeable. 3.) Voice Control is awesome, there is no set up or anything just grab and go, so far i've made all my calls this way. WORKS GREAT.... pretty happy.
Just got it, 3 things that are noticeable the second you get your greedy little hands on it. 1.) Apps, internet load so much faster than 3G, I didn't really think i'd see a difference. But you do and its there. 2.) The new screen, feels so much nicer, less greasy build up? oh that sounds gross, but finger prints etc are less noticeable. 3.) Voice Control is awesome, there is no set up or anything just grab and go, so far i've made all my calls this way. WORKS GREAT.... pretty happy.
oh my gawd
wowza!
had my 3g stolen last year... withdrawal maximum, got a touch to tide me over... very svelte, seemed rather quick...
but this 3GS ---- thickness seemed odd at first, then it's like holding a warm, familiar hand... mmmmmm (the sound of a grown manchild melting..)
seriously --- like video is great, apps run really really quickly, integration and syncing was simple!!
if u wanna hear a complaint, well, call quality (on the streets of philly) aint the best... but it's no worse than i remember... tho to me, my little $10 LG can't be beat for that...
waiting for the itablet next
wowza!
had my 3g stolen last year... withdrawal maximum, got a touch to tide me over... very svelte, seemed rather quick...
but this 3GS ---- thickness seemed odd at first, then it's like holding a warm, familiar hand... mmmmmm (the sound of a grown manchild melting..)
seriously --- like video is great, apps run really really quickly, integration and syncing was simple!!
if u wanna hear a complaint, well, call quality (on the streets of philly) aint the best... but it's no worse than i remember... tho to me, my little $10 LG can't be beat for that...
waiting for the itablet next
Got my two phones via UPS at 10:00 a.m.
Just activated the first one in no time at all, almost done syncing all my media. Very smooth activation; I was surprised.
Just activated the first one in no time at all, almost done syncing all my media. Very smooth activation; I was surprised.
If they haven't adjusted it and done the test for both with 3.0 then it's no good take it down.
Mine is noticeable faster with safari, my 3g that is, than it used to be.Plus it's rather stupid to the test safari, test another app instead between the phones and between app switching that's the test.
Haha, that made me laugh. And you're from Philly, you get extra cool points.
The phone is amazing though. I don't see how anyone could think that the jump from the original to the 3G can even compare with the jump from the 3G to the 3GS. It's so much faster! I didn't even notice a bump in the speed between the 1st and 2nd gens, really they seemed like the exact same phone except one had GPS.
With this new beast you can feel the difference in everything that you do. I've always been one who wants technology to respond almost immediately after I ask it to do something. While the 3G was great, the lag and hanging could get so frustrating (especially when trying to respond to a text received when the phone was locked). The 3GS seemingly has completely eliminated this (and similar) problems. While I agree it will slow down a bit after putting all of your media/information on it and beating it up with daily use for a few months but it's that much quicker than the 3G that I don't think I'll be complaining. 3Gers, you will not regret the upgrade.
Just got the iPhone - Speed Test Published
I made my own speed test video of the New York Times loading on wifi between the iPhone 3G and 3GS.. See link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKh5LE8mFQ
I made my own speed test video of the New York Times loading on wifi between the iPhone 3G and 3GS.. See link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuKh5LE8mFQ
its by no means scientific but i just called someone and they said "my god, you don't sound underwater anymore". sounds like a positive.
im in US on AT&T and coming from iPhone 1st Gen.
wow i wonder what it'll look like compared to the 1st gen, as the 3G was already "warmer" than the 1st gen color wise...
Voice control works great! I told it call a few people in my contacts and it worked everytime. Also told it to dial a number digit by digit and it worked perfectly.
Played some songs just by telling it to. Also made a playlist just like in the keynote.
It works!!
Now has anyone been able to use third party bluetooth devices to activate the voice control? Does VC allow my Jawbone, Motorola T505, or BlueAnt Supertooth Light to activate VC so that the iPhone can be finally toted as a hands free device in my car?
