Guess I'll be getting an iPhone this summer

cd34 · 2007-01-09, 05:21 PM

well Cleo, if you want, buy it, and I'll put my sim card in it and you can see how it works.

In fact, I'll give it a good home until you switch to Cingular.

Also note that the first version doesn't support 3g, so, even though Cingular has a 3g/edge network, that phone can't support it.

Also, Cingular is a little like AT&T and refuses to turn on certain features on their phones -- even though the phones can support it. My older nokia had an IRDA modem -- my laptop could connect to it, it could dial the number, but, as soon as it realized it was a data call, the phone would immediately disconnect. I was willing to pay for the airtime and it took about 3 weeks for Cingular to finally admit that while the phone was capable, and their network was capable, they turned off that feature and weren't going to enable it.

Jim · 2007-01-09, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cd34

Also, Cingular is a little like AT&T and refuses to turn on certain features on their phones -- even though the phones can support it. My older nokia had an IRDA modem -- my laptop could connect to it, it could dial the number, but, as soon as it realized it was a data call, the phone would immediately disconnect. I was willing to pay for the airtime and it took about 3 weeks for Cingular to finally admit that while the phone was capable, and their network was capable, they turned off that feature and weren't going to enable it.

Didn't Cingular and At&T merge their cellphone services a year or so ago? They did something because the day they did, all of a sudden my Cingular phone had reception where it never did before.

Cleo · 2007-01-09, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cd34

Also note that the first version doesn't support 3g, so, even though Cingular has a 3g/edge network, that phone can't support it.

From
http://www.apple.com/iphone/technology/specs.html
GSM Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0

I've been doing a lot of text messaging lately so the QWERTY soft keyboard is something that really sounds great to me.

2007-01-09, 05:21 PM	#1
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	well Cleo, if you want, buy it, and I'll put my sim card in it and you can see how it works. In fact, I'll give it a good home until you switch to Cingular. Also note that the first version doesn't support 3g, so, even though Cingular has a 3g/edge network, that phone can't support it. Also, Cingular is a little like AT&T and refuses to turn on certain features on their phones -- even though the phones can support it. My older nokia had an IRDA modem -- my laptop could connect to it, it could dial the number, but, as soon as it realized it was a data call, the phone would immediately disconnect. I was willing to pay for the airtime and it took about 3 weeks for Cingular to finally admit that while the phone was capable, and their network was capable, they turned off that feature and weren't going to enable it. __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android