Photo of 3 iPhones? VPN for iPhone?

[MacRumors]

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:

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]

The photo does look real ...

 

[drewel]

They sure look real.

 

[kcmac]

The iPhone stories just never stop...

 

[PumaGuy]

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

 

[plumbingandtech]

Gimme. Gimme. Gimme.

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

 

[TheNumberOneFan]

what exactly would VPN be used for?

 

[dotcomlarry]

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

 

[katie ta achoo]

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

 

[bluebomberman]

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

 

[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.

 

[plumbingandtech]

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]

yay though

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

 

[Yankees 4 Life]

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 Apple Iphone


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[OutThere]

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.

 

[JNB]

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!

 

[bluebomberman]

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. )

 

[insanemccain]

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...

 

[bluebomberman]

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 Apple Iphone


3 days, 19 hours, 2 mins

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.

 

[s10]

real..

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

 

[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.

 

[kymac]

wow they did a great job photoshopping these. all the shadows and everything. but if you have all those gadgets, wouldn't you have an actual camera? unless it was taken with a fourth iphone!

 

[JW008]

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...

 

[Yankees 4 Life]

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.

touche, i will heed with caution... i am still excited though... lol
love

 

[gmanrique]

what's up with your signature...

Are you sure about that quote?

...
"Apple is like a ship with a hole in the bottom, leaking water, and Steve's job is get to the ship pointed in the right direction." - Steve quoted