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As far as 3g goes, i live in brighton, see this link. http://www.webmap.o2.co.uk/map.asp
Good coverage (for VIDEO CALLS ie 3G) so the phone is NOT having to strain to hold on to a connection and the battery life with 3g on is still bad.
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Yes i know!
As far as 3g goes, i live in brighton, see this link. http://www.webmap.o2.co.uk/map.asp
Good coverage (for VIDEO CALLS ie 3G) so the phone is NOT having to strain to hold on to a connection and the battery life with 3g on is still bad.
Kahney
Kahney might know his stuff, but his book sucked. I read it, but it wasn't that great at all.
Kahney might know his stuff, but his book sucked. I read it, but it wasn't that great at all.
Wasnt there news of a new 3G chip, the one supposedly in the iphone, that wasnt near any other 3G chips in regards of battery draining?
correct me if i'm wrong, that was too recent an acquisition to be in June's 3G iPhone. Although with Apple you never know.
Just for a bit of light entertainment......!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwnsQpcNvpE
Hahahahah yes, exactly what I mean. That was hilarious and scary at the same time.
thicker????!!!
I seriously think anyone who believes that apple might release a thicker iphone is way out of touch. In mobile phones one either maintains the size or makes it thinner/smaller. A thicker iphone may have some appeal to a very specific market but it's definitely not something that sells well in mass. Apple will either taper the existing size down or go slimmer all together they will NOT make a thicker phone. That I can promise you.
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I seriously think anyone who believes that apple might release a thicker iphone is way out of touch. In mobile phones one either maintains the size or makes it thinner/smaller. A thicker iphone may have some appeal to a very specific market but it's definitely not something that sells well in mass. Apple will either taper the existing size down or go slimmer all together they will NOT make a thicker phone. That I can promise you.
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And of course, in October the "16 GB no GPS" will be discontinued and the 32 GB and 64 GB will have a $200 price cut, leading to more howling in the MacRumors forums ...
This is similar to a line I've heard spoken about development projects in general, "On time, on budget, works ... pick any two."
why GPS?
GPS continues to seemingly make its way back into the 2nd Gen iPhone rumors and i don't see why. being a Nuvi owner, i really can't tell why Apple would want to implement a GPS navigator into the iPhone. Apple is dead serious about practicality (no video on the iPod till the 5th Gen) and battery life.
plus, what experience does Apple have with GPS navigation? i don't see why they would want to improve the GPS market cause Garmin, Magellan and Tom-Tom all make ok user interfaces with their units. they made the iPhone because the majority of cell phones were barely usable but people have no complaints about their GPS units.
and if GPS is not for navigation... then do people really care about where they are in a map that badly that they can't use triangulation and look at street signs?
GPS continues to seemingly make its way back into the 2nd Gen iPhone rumors and i don't see why. being a Nuvi owner, i really can't tell why Apple would want to implement a GPS navigator into the iPhone. Apple is dead serious about practicality (no video on the iPod till the 5th Gen) and battery life.plus, what experience does Apple have with GPS navigation? i don't see why they would want to improve the GPS market cause Garmin, Magellan and Tom-Tom all make ok user interfaces with their units. they made the iPhone because the majority of cell phones were barely usable but people have no complaints about their GPS units.
and if GPS is not for navigation... then do people really care about where they are in a map that badly that they can't use triangulation and look at street signs?
I want GPS because I don't have a portable unit (was going to buy one last year but have been holding out for the iPhone to have GPS.) That way I don't need to carry 2 things when I am driving around. You always have your phone with you so it just gets rid of one thing to bring with you. I think it would be a great idea and a good selling point for some people.
plus, what experience does Apple have with GPS navigation? i don't see why they would want to improve the GPS market cause Garmin, Magellan and Tom-Tom all make ok user interfaces with their units. they made the iPhone because the majority of cell phones were barely usable but people have no complaints about their GPS units.
and if GPS is not for navigation... then do people really care about where they are in a map that badly that they can't use triangulation and look at street signs?
plus, what experience does Apple have with GPS navigation? i don't see why they would want to improve the GPS market cause Garmin, Magellan and Tom-Tom all make ok user interfaces with their units. they made the iPhone because the majority of cell phones were barely usable but people have no complaints about their GPS units.
and if GPS is not for navigation... then do people really care about where they are in a map that badly that they can't use triangulation and look at street signs?
First of all I dont think the main goal is to compete with Garmin and TomTom etc, but instead Nokia and the other cellphone companies. Though IF Apple would want to aim at Car integration and Garmin-TomTom-market I dont see why they wouldnt succeed. They have practically changed the whole cellphone market in just a year and the iphone is by far the most successful phone in history.
What would stop Garmin or TomTom from releasing a application that used the GPS chip?
i think GPS in the iphone is really silly and redundant.. yes, it MIGHT cut down on one less gadget you have to carry, but then again, it adds to the amount of time you are actively using your phone which means you are more likely to burn through your battery more quickly.. Also, what about the ipod part of the phone.. if you are driving down the street, using your GPS, listening to Music and taking phone calls while running on 3G, what do you think your battery life will be like? And if you just leave it plugged in, you batter will last longer day to day, but there is more of a chance of it just flat out dying sooner than a normal phone battery.
Also, with GPS, do you think you will be able to actually multitask while using it? CAN you actually answer a call while still listening to a turn by turn directions?
Also, with GPS, do you think you will be able to actually multitask while using it? CAN you actually answer a call while still listening to a turn by turn directions?
To tell you the truth, I don't think Apple is actually competing with anyone at all. They truly just strive to make good products that people will enjoy and get much use from. It just so happens that they are extremely good at what they do. Therefore, Apple might appear to be competing but their heart is on making revolutionary products for the consumer, not trying to outdo the next man.
I think the addition of GPS functionality will be brilliantly done by Apple. I'm sure they have taken battery life into concern and have something up their sleeve. As far as the whole phone call, GPS mix up thing, we have already seen how fluidly applications are run on the iphone and on Apple products in general. They will come up with something, i.e. maybe it lets you know you have a call by coming up on the screen and or vibrating but doesn't interrupt GPS with a ring.
TomTom already does... it's a very popular addon (and carrier addition) for smartphones.
TomTom Navigation for PDAs
Being all one device, you could easily mount it on your dash/windshield with a charge cable while making/receiving calls and directions over a) Bluetooth, b) Speakerphone, or c) Stereo system. Battery's hardly an argument in this case because standalone units are nearly always plugged in, and it's a cinch to provide the same functionality for the iPhone.
Moot argument.
If there's an option to turn 3G off (which I've heard as well), I wonder if EDGE would still be an option giving the iPhone owner a choice between EDGE, 3G or Wireless.
Wishful thinking? Probably...
Agreed! I already do this on road trips with my 1st gen iPhone. ount it, plug it in and play music thru the whole trip.
Someone in another thread proposed a chat app that tracked the location of the participants... so an acquaintance would know when it was OK to rob your house
It all depends on the frequency that the cell service provider operates at. 3G providers operate in the 100s of MHz range. The wavelength for a 1GHz frequency is about 29cm. You can triangulate your position to within about a wavelength if the multiplexer operates at a sufficiently high frequency, which is pretty trivial. So with three towers in your town you should be able to nail it pretty well. The real accuracy will be lower and, in fact, in some cases they fuzz the numbers to reduce the accuracy somewhat. This is, in part, a safety feature so that someone can't as easily use a cell phone to trigger bombs with exceptional accuracy. I probably don't have this all exactly right and if you know otherwise then please share.
Nothing I guess, unless the then current iphone SDK is blocked from the GPS chip, which would limit the chip to Googs only.