The iPhone Collective

[OKW Lover]

What I did have to figure out, however, was how to make my own ringtones. Currently with how they have it setup, you must 1. purchase a ringtone-compatible song from iTunes and 2. convert it to a ringtone (you select the 30 second segment) which costs you another $.99.

I think I have read this entire thread and not seen mention of this before...but I was wondering if anybody would be interested in a tutorial on how to make your own free ringtones from the songs you already have in iTunes? It's surprisingly easy. What takes the longest is choosing your 30 second segment.

You can save yourself the $0.99 if you have Garage Band on your Mac. You can select a song from your iTunes library and chose your 30 seconds and have it saved as a ringtone.

 

[RutgersAlum]

Hi, I have and love my iPhone 3G, just upgraded the software and dig the new landscape texting. But I have found a quirk since my update and wonder if any of you have experienced this...

Now when I want to simply download the latest podcast (like today!!), a sync now takes like a half hour!!! Slow!!!! It used to take maybe a minute or two, tops. And I have less than a gig of stuff loaded on to my 8gig 3G, so I don't think memory or space should be an issue...

Is anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions or thoughts are appreciated!!!
Michele (RutgersAlum)

 

[*NikkiBell*]

I am thoroughly confused. I thought the new update included picture messaging. Isn't that why it is called messages now instead of SMS???? My boyfriend sent me a pic of something from his phone and I still had to do that stupid password and login nonsense to see it. Am I losing it?

 

[smphbear]

I am thoroughly confused. I thought the new update included picture messaging. Isn't that why it is called messages now instead of SMS???? My boyfriend sent me a pic of something from his phone and I still had to do that stupid password and login nonsense to see it. Am I loosing it?

You aren't losing it. The phone is capable, but AT&T does not have their network ready yet. They are supposed to have it ready by the end of summer.

I have only had my phone a few days, but I haven't had a password and login. DH sent me a pic today; he just sent it through e-mail instead.

 

[daneenm]

I am thoroughly confused. I thought the new update included picture messaging. Isn't that why it is called messages now instead of SMS???? My boyfriend sent me a pic of something from his phone and I still had to do that stupid password and login nonsense to see it. Am I loosing it?

Blame AT&T, the dogs. They are not ready for SMS or Tethering.

 

[whodini]

I am thoroughly confused. I thought the new update included picture messaging. Isn't that why it is called messages now instead of SMS???? My boyfriend sent me a pic of something from his phone and I still had to do that stupid password and login nonsense to see it. Am I loosing it?

According to AT&T, the way that Apple has implemented MMS (picture messaging) is different than the way that everyone else does it. This is similar to what they also did with Visual Voicemail. AT&T says that while they have installed the software in the towers for it to run, they haven't completed testing just yet. Thats why there are some hacks out there that let you MMS already.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

You aren't losing it. The phone is capable, but AT&T does not have their network ready yet. They are supposed to have it ready by the end of summer.

I have only had my phone a few days, but I haven't had a password and login. DH sent me a pic today; he just sent it through e-mail instead.

When you get a text message with a picture in it, it gives you the login and password. Then you go to the link and enter it to view the pic.


Argh. This is the only thing I DO NOT like about my iPhone.

 

[vikingfans]

I'm hoping you all can help me. I downloaded the Kodak Gallery app. and when I go to use it, it just goes back to the home page. I've tried deleting and downloading again to no avail.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

 

[DVCsince02]

I am having the same problem with the Kodak app.

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Blame AT&T, the dogs. They are not ready for SMS or Tethering.

Something else that was supposed to be "fixed" with 3.0 was the ability to download a podcast (or whatever else you want but I only want the podcast) over 3g network (without wi-fi) but that is still not fixed either. Makes no sense to me -- maybe someone here can explain it to me? At&t owns the rights to the iPhone at least for now; the iPhone comes out with an update but At&t isn't ready to handle it yet??? At the risk of sounding like an idiot, can someone point out what I am missing here???

 

[ADP]

Something else that was supposed to be "fixed" with 3.0 was the ability to download a podcast (or whatever else you want but I only want the podcast) over 3g network (without wi-fi) but that is still not fixed either. Makes no sense to me -- maybe someone here can explain it to me? At&t owns the rights to the iPhone at least for now; the iPhone comes out with an update but At&t isn't ready to handle it yet??? At the risk of sounding like an idiot, can someone point out what I am missing here???

Silly, isn't it. I know what you're saying.

It's almost like they leapfrog each other instead of working in concert. Apple comes out with an update which AT&T can't handle. AT&T upgrades there network (not often) and then the IPhone seems like it should be able to handle more. It's a cyclicle thing (I always wanted to use that word). Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt the two companies talk to each other that much.

 

[yitbos96bb]

According to AT&T, the way that Apple has implemented MMS (picture messaging) is different than the way that everyone else does it. This is similar to what they also did with Visual Voicemail. AT&T says that while they have installed the software in the towers for it to run, they haven't completed testing just yet. Thats why there are some hacks out there that let you MMS already.

Actually, from what I have heard that's not right. It's actually a billing issue. Apparently, they have an option to block the ability to order MMS. They also apparently have no way of actually mass removing this block. They have to go through and remove it individually on all accounts or write a script to automate it. They are also trying to finalize pricing (such as MMS counting as 2 SMS messages).

 

[yitbos96bb]

http://gizmodo.com/5302123/step-by-...nd-unlock-iphone-30/gallery/?skyline=true&s=i

I know earlier people were asking how to Jailbreak a phone. Here is a great tutorial. I provide this for educational purposes only and take no liability in its use.

As it says, if you screw up, just restore your phone.

 

[astrodrummergirl]

I guess I should join the collective. Got a original 16gb iphone from my friend as he no longer wanted it

 

[grimley1968]

I read a helpful site on another board on adding GMT to your world clock. I searched for "GMT", "Greenwich", "Zulu time", all to no avail. I looked on the other board and it was suggested to search for "UTC" for "Universal Coordinated Time". I did that and it worked like a charm. Now I have Zulu time on my world clock!

 

[yitbos96bb]

I guess I should join the collective. Got a original 16gb iphone from my friend as he no longer wanted it

Wow... Considering that those are still selling for $200 or more on ebay, that's a nice gift. I just sold my 16GB 3G for $350 and bought the 32GB 3Gs.

 

[yitbos96bb]

This is an Appleinsider story about 3Gs browser load speeds. It is 3x faster than the 3G with the 3.0 update.

Must resist, must resist.

If you are upgrade eligible, sell your old one on Ebay. I sold mine for $350 and bought the 3GS. See my other post and you can get 35% cashback for the new phone with BING.

 

[GBShorts]

Wow... Considering that those are still selling for $200 or more on ebay, that's a nice gift. I just sold my 16GB 3G for $350 and bought the 32GB 3Gs.

Mike, how on God's green earth did you manage that one?! The 16gb 3G is now only 200 bucks at the store new?

You constantly amaze me.

 

[yitbos96bb]

Mike, how on God's green earth did you manage that one?! The 16gb 3G is now only 200 bucks at the store new?

You constantly amaze me.

Thanks! :-D

Well, here is the thing to remember... the ones at the store are subsidized. So you HAVE to qualify for that pricing. I do not believe you can even buy the iPhone without a contract unless you are already an ATT customer (I could be wrong though)... even if you can, its $599-699 for the unit. (or $499-599, I can't remember). Plus you are locked into ATT.

So people who can't upgrade their phones or don't want ATT, are willing to buy them at that price so they can either use them OR unlock them and use them on a different service. T-Mobile is very popular. Not ALL the features work, but a lot of them do.

There are actually services who resell the phones and will pay $200-230 for the 16GB ipod... so you can avoid Ebay.

I actually wasn't going to upgrade at all until I found out how much they went for. At that point, I figured I can sell it and get the 32GB for free essentially.

To further make things awesome, Bing is offering a cashback on the phone. 35%! So profit.

CNET Article on Selling IPhone
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10270070-233.html


Bing Offer Info
http://www.mobiletor.com/2009/06/25/iphone-3g-s-with-bing-receives-35-off/

Enjoy!

 

[DVCsince02]

How do you know if you can upgrade?