The iPhone Collective

[MM32830]

Hi everyone, I am visiting WDW in November from Australia. I am going to bring my new iphone with me but I am a little concerned about the heat and humidity affecting the phone. I will have it in an otterbox defender case to try and protect it and of course I won't leave it sitting in direct sun or anything. Has anyone the had any issues with the heat/humidity causing problems in Florida with the iphone?

I have been in the parks many times with 95 degree heat and 95% humidity and the iPhone holds up better than most people.

Also, the average high for November is 79 degrees and the humidity is all but none existent.

Bring the iPhone and enjoy your time in The World.




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Armand

 

[cslittle999]

Many apps work on both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Read the description of the app before downloading. If it doesn't say anything about not working on the iPod Touch, then chances are it will work.



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Armand

I would add that many apps that work on a Touch aren't really practical on a Touch. If an app requires internet access to be useful you need to think about where you'll be when you want to use it and whether or not you would have access to WiFi. A could example would be a WDW wait time app. Although it would run on a Touch you can't really use it because there is no accessible WiFi at WDW.

 

[klam_chowder]

I think it depends on the podcast. For the Inside the Magic podcast, I get the shownotes with a single tap. I wonder if they have to load them for that to work?

Thx a mint for the info, smphbear! I've since noticed it works sometimes and sometimes not...you must be right about them having to load that

cheers,

 

[PinkBudgie]

I would add that many apps that work on a Touch aren't really practical on a Touch. If an app requires internet access to be useful you need to think about where you'll be when you want to use it and whether or not you would have access to WiFi. A could example would be a WDW wait time app. Although it would run on a Touch you can't really use it because there is no accessible WiFi at WDW.

Many apps work on both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Read the description of the app before downloading. If it doesn't say anything about not working on the iPod Touch, then chances are it will work.

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Armand

Thank you both. Good point about the WiFi. Now if only they would have WiFi covering the parks! I hope my itouch comes today!

 

[MM32830]

There is free wifi at The Wide World of Sports. Also, some hotels on Hotel Plaza Blvd have free wifi.

If you are a DVC member and staying on property using your DVC points, internet access is free.

I have been told (but have not confirmed it) that there is also free wifi at Disney's convention hotels.

If you are flying into MCO, there is free wifi all over the airport.



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Armand

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

There is free wifi at The Wide World of Sports. Also, some hotels on Hotel Plaza Blvd have free wifi.

If you are a DVC member and staying on property using your DVC points, internet access is free.

I have been told (but have not confirmed it) that there is also free wifi at Disney's convention hotels.

If you are flying into MCO, there is free wifi all over the airport.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/resorts/wireless.htm
Hopefully this will help...

 

[PinkBudgie]

That's an imformative list. I won't be getting over to WDW for a few years so maybe by that time, it will all change. In the meantime, I believe DLR has wifi in the GCH and DLH lobbies. I'll have to see. Those are close enough to DLR to run over and use them during the day at the parks if they are free.

 

[ADP]

Does anyone know a good way to search for WDW music in the ITunes store on their IPhone? I keep looking for Disney World park and resort music, but keep coming up empty.

 

[luke]

Are there any 'official' albums with Disney park music on? If not then that may be the reason

 

[vikingfans]

Have you tried dis radio or mouseworld radio?
Mouseworld has their own app to download

 

[GAN]

Does anyone know a good way to search for WDW music in the ITunes store on their IPhone? I keep looking for Disney World park and resort music, but keep coming up empty.

ADP...I PM'd you.

 

[ADP]

Are there any 'official' albums with Disney park music on? If not then that may be the reason

I believe there is...Some of the gift shops at WDW sell parade music and park music on CD. I've searched for their titles, but still no luck.

Have you tried dis radio or mouseworld radio?
Mouseworld has their own app to download

Not yet, although those are good options. It's just sometimes you want to listen to a specific song and you want it in your library.

ADP...I PM'd you.

Got it! Thanks GAN! I've checked it out.

 

[robinb]

Does anyone have a lightweight sports score app? I want to be able to check scores while at a sports game. I find when I am at the ballpark or stadium that there is too much network traffic for the apps that usually use to connect and download data. I have MLB At Bat 2009 and ESPN's Sports Center app. As soon as you get a few thousand AT&T customers in one place (like at a baseball or football game) both apps go into the toilet.

 

[whodini]

Does anyone have a lightweight sports score app? I want to be able to check scores while at a sports game. I find when I am at the ballpark or stadium that there is too much network traffic for the apps that usually use to connect and download data. I have MLB At Bat 2009 and ESPN's Sports Center app. As soon as you get a few thousand AT&T customers in one place (like at a baseball or football game) both apps go into the toilet.

Check out Sportacular. I like it a lot and you can aggregate all your favorite teams into one place regardless of sport.

 

[robinb]

Check out Sportacular. I like it a lot and you can aggregate all your favorite teams into one place regardless of sport.

Does it push a lot of ads? I noticed that the ESPN app always able to push the ad, but couldn't pull up anything else. I don't want to waste a lot of bandwidth on ads ... I would even be willing to pay for something that was reliable.

 

[Mike2023]

Does anyone have a lightweight sports score app? I want to be able to check scores while at a sports game. I find when I am at the ballpark or stadium that there is too much network traffic for the apps that usually use to connect and download data. I have MLB At Bat 2009 and ESPN's Sports Center app. As soon as you get a few thousand AT&T customers in one place (like at a baseball or football game) both apps go into the toilet.

Hey, I just wanted to point out that it would not be the apps that are "going into the toilet" while at a place with thousands of people, its the data bandwidth. Meaning any app that transfers a decent amount of info via your cell network is going to slow down.

Edit,

nevermind,, after reading your post again I see that you understand this.

 

[drakethib]

Can anyone recommend a good address book / contact directory for the iphone?

 

[OKW Lover]

Can anyone recommend a good address book / contact directory for the iphone?

Since I've got a Mac at home, I just use the Mac's native address book and it sync's with the iPhone automatically with MobileMe. Love it.

 

[MM32830]

Can anyone recommend a good address book / contact directory for the iphone?

What is wrong with the address book that comes with the iPhone?

I use GMail and sync my GMail contacts with my iPhone. I have all my contacts both "in the cloud" and also on my iPhone.

I do the same with my mail and my calendar.

Life is great.



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Armand

 

[Sunshineanddaisys]

I've had my iphone for a week and I can say I'm fully indoctrinated into the collective....lol...a couple of cool apps I've come across:

Both Topple and Topple2+ (both currently free) - fun stacking game
Rock Climber lite (free) - fun climbing game....I'm going to eventually buy the paid version
Droplets (free)
Worldview (free) - app that allows you to view video cams from around the world (I have bookmarks set for the panada cam at the San Diego Zoo, TheEiffel Tower, Brandenburg gate in Berlin etc)
Ibowl (free)

I can't belive I waited this long to get one....yesterday I got stuck in the doctors office waiting for an appoitnment which ended up being 1.5 hours late...pulled out my trusty iphone, played games for a bit, checked email, and then started watching a tv show I had downloaded for free from itunes (first episode of mercy)