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Summary of Early iPhone 3G S Reviews
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agreed, while in a phone call i usually keep clicking the volume up button and jamming the phone into my ear to make a better seal. Im also not going to miss the recessed headphone jack, the silent switch sometimes not working, better speaker on the bottom, and EDGE.... o and not being able to use gps, my dad has the 3g, and thought that was pretty cool. Plus i get the tapered back which makes it feel thinnner and easier to grap on-to with the shiny back o and White ftw, plus twice the storage (16gb)
I can safely say I'm annoyed that MMS isn't live right now, even though I was using it in the beta just fine, but I'll live.
Tethering would also be nice, as it's something I've been using through PDANet for a while, official is always better imho.
I've been without a jailbroken phone since I started running 3.0b3 and I can safely say I don't miss it, especially because the quality of the code isn't as high as in the App Store, it also always seems to make my phone really slow to start up.
So yeah, I fully expect the dev-team to jailbreak 3GS and they've shown then can unlock 3G's, but the official stuff offered this time (once fully live) around might make jailbreaking obsolete for the most part.
Tethering would also be nice, as it's something I've been using through PDANet for a while, official is always better imho.
I've been without a jailbroken phone since I started running 3.0b3 and I can safely say I don't miss it, especially because the quality of the code isn't as high as in the App Store, it also always seems to make my phone really slow to start up.
So yeah, I fully expect the dev-team to jailbreak 3GS and they've shown then can unlock 3G's, but the official stuff offered this time (once fully live) around might make jailbreaking obsolete for the most part.
from pogue's review:
about 1.9GB/hr..? i assume he's ignoring system space, etc., and just using 32GB as a round storage number.
He's actually from Boston, but he doesn't really have an accent. However, he's famous for his long winded phrases on MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte.
www.twit.tv/mbw
Maybe Andy just talks too much, and the iPhone gets tired of listening!
Calendar Events
WTF happened to being able to open calendar events (.ics) files on the iPhone with 3.0? I was really looking forward to that feature. And now? It doesn't work at all. I can see the calendar icon, but I just can't do anything with it, like OPEN IT UP! I really hope this isn't one of these features that gets showcased by Apple, but then goes quietly away. Anyone one else have luck with this?
WTF happened to being able to open calendar events (.ics) files on the iPhone with 3.0? I was really looking forward to that feature. And now? It doesn't work at all. I can see the calendar icon, but I just can't do anything with it, like OPEN IT UP! I really hope this isn't one of these features that gets showcased by Apple, but then goes quietly away. Anyone one else have luck with this?
i told everyone before that its not worth it to upgrade. The new iphone is good for new customers only. Only dumasses would waste their money.
This is very true, but it's what they are not saying that speaks very loudly. For example, all of them are going to say very good things about the 3Gs. But, none of them are raving madly and saying you must go out and get one. Reading these reviews between the lines, they are saying "well, it's an iPhone, so it's the most fantastic phone on the market. But, if you have a 3G or don't want to extend your contract for another 2 years and really don't need the extra storage, you really aren't missing much because you already have this phone."
If you keep doing that, you'll always be looking to the next model next summer (for an iPhone) or the next September (for an iPod)
I just upgraded from the 2G... can't wait. If next years model is "revolutionary" (meaning significantly better, iChat (front facing camera... would easily fit the bill) I will upgrade NEXT year as well. WITH no complaints, no whining, no wishing I could get the subsidized price. Since I converted from Windows in 2000, I have always wanted a phone that spoke with my mac. This is it.. and unless the iPhone somehow goes away.. this is my phone forever....... NOW....... AT&T... can kiss my sorry ass goodbye, if this phone is available somewhere else.. LOL.
I have had 3.0 running for a few days on my EDGE phone.. it's not exactly "slower" but not as zippy (lol if that could be said for the 2G) as it once was. However, the SEARCH page is a godsend, and I wish I could make it my home page.. I can't WAIT for the speed increase. my main want for the new phone. I can't stand the slowness... and now that I have 3G in my area, I can't stand EDGE.. LOL..
WHICH... lol.. is why I waited the extra year!
LOL.. When the 3G came out, I looked at the map.. .NO 3G for MILES... that was last year.. this year.. they rolled out 3G in my area... SIKED!! It's not that the 3GS can't handle multitasking.. I'm very sure it can. it's Apple's decision that by enabling multitasking you greatly decrease the battery life. They don't want their phone lasting 4hrs, and then people bitching about battery life.
I'm confused about these "new" features of remembering WiFi and webpage settings. I've never had that problem with my iPhone. Unless I tell it specifically to forget a network, my iPhone logs itself in seamlessly. And most web pages work fine when I check off "remember me" when I log in. I usually don't have to log in again.
Texting is idiotic. Tests have shown Morse Code to be a faster and more efficient method of transmitting text than SMS on a cell phone. Seriously.
Not to mention all the idiots who do it while driving down the highway.
Agreed. A 10 min text conversation would take 30s - 1min on the PHONE. Texting blows, unless you want a one way conversation (i.e - update someone on the status of "something" )
Texting is an easy, fast, efficient and fun way of communicating. It is also useful when you need to be discreet. It has many advantages. I'm kinda shocked that some members of this forum fail to understand it. (But maybe they don't get reception in the cave they live in...)
I totally agree. I jailbroke my phone (2G) once. It became slow, prone to random resets, etc.. granted the programs offered were awesome, but with winterboard etc.. on the phone it became unstable. Switched back, no problems.. not going through that again. With every new SDK jailbroken phones will become obsolete.
Yes.. it is fast... it is fun. IT is NOT efficient. Just like e-mail, emotions etc get lost in the text - meaning gets lost. A simple phone call can solve all these problems.
I just feel as though there was much more in the 2G to 3G jump than in 3G to 3G S. The GPS and the 3G itself plus the change in design were all major shifts. Nothing like that has happened here.
Maybe.. but during the "time" of the switch (2G - 3G) AT&T had a crappy 3G network, (meaning why bother). GPS was/IS a major upgrade, however IMHO not worth it if that's it. The design change.. well that's fairly superficial. .. (as a 2G soon to be 3GS owner) I like the design of the 3G/3GS.. better than the 2G.. (the chrome back doesn't do it for me).. but that,for me, wasn't worth upgrading.
SPEEED... is what I want. I want GPS.. bad.. (using maps with EDGE really blows...), I could care lesss about the video and voice control. The Camera though, seems to be much better. I want the magnetometer (for GPS... and later on.. A-Reality). That's it.. I want my damn phone not to be so sluggish...