The iPhone Collective

[sarahsar]

Does anyone know of a home system on which I can play the ipod / iphone music? The only one I've been able to spot is a Bose system. I do have a bose actually that is great but does not play my iphone. (at least I don;t think it does)

But they are so expensive!

Any suggestions?

There are a lot of different ways to do it, with a wide variation in cost. It really depends on how much you want to spend/how concerned you are about sound quality. I don't have much experience with the Bose system or other iPod specific systems, but I will mention a couple of less common ways to do this.

We actually use an Apple TV which lets us play all of our iPod/iPhone/iTunes music through the main home entertainment system of the house. I think that probably only makes sense if you already have a pretty elaborate sound system set up. The Apple TV does other things as well, but for the purposes of your question, it does do a very good job of letting you use an existing receiver/speaker system for your iTunes music. It does require WiFi. You can use your iPhone/iPod touch as a remote control for it, which is pretty cool.

Another (cheaper and simpler) option is to get an AirPort Express, which is a wireless router, but can also wirelessly stream your iTunes music over a home WiFi network to any speakers you have connected to the AirPort Express. The AirPort Express costs about $100, but you may be able to use it with speakers you already have.

I also have a little set of travel speakers from iHome that attach via headphone jack to an iPod/iPhone. This is not nearly the sound quality you would want as a main speaker system, but is nice for traveling.

 

[WDWBlaze]

Does anyone know of a home system on which I can play the ipod / iphone music? The only one I've been able to spot is a Bose system. I do have a bose actually that is great but does not play my iphone. (at least I don;t think it does)

But they are so expensive!

Any suggestions?

There are many choices out there. Are you looking for a home theater system, boom box, or clock radio size?

If you already have a system you could get a 3.5mm to RCA connection.

 

[WDWBlaze]

For example, at home on EST I put in dinner with friend for 6pm but when I get to the west coast, the dinner appt is now at 3pm Is there a way to keep the appt at 6pm?

I know it's doing it cuz I changed time zones but how do I keep the appt time 'fixed'?

Using google calendar and this has been a problem on my last few trips and hoping to figure it out before my next one.

Any suggestions much appreciated!

cheers,

Go to: Settings--->Mail, Contacts, Calendar ----> Time Zone Support

Turn "Time Zone Support" on and set your time zone.

This will fix your issue.

 

[LizAgna]

I just got a new laptop. How to I sync my iphone with my new laptop without losing what I have. My old laptop is not dead so if I need to get something off of it I can. THANKS!!

 

[MM32830]

I just got a new laptop. How to I sync my iphone with my new laptop without losing what I have. My old laptop is not dead so if I need to get something off of it I can. THANKS!!

If you are using a Windows computer, then go to the Music folder on the OLD computer. In that folder you'll find a iTunes folder. Copy the iTunes folder to a flash drive or external drive. Then take that drive and connect it to the NEW computer and copy the iTunes folder in the Music folder (same location as the old computer).

I would suggest you do this AFTER you install iTunes on the new computer. Doing so will make it easier to find the iTunes folder on the new computer (installing iTunes on the new computer automatically creates the iTunes folder). Then all you have to do is replace the existing iTunes folder on the new computer with the copy from the old computer.



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[cslittle999]

After you move the iTunes folder to the new computer you should deauthorize the old computer and then authorize the new computer. The Deauthorize Computer menu item can be found under the Store menu.

 

[sarahsar]

I just got a new laptop. How to I sync my iphone with my new laptop without losing what I have. My old laptop is not dead so if I need to get something off of it I can. THANKS!!

When I did this recently, what I did was back up iTunes and copy it to your new computer. Make sure you authorize the new copy of iTunes with your iTunes account (Store/Authorize computer). Then sync your phone with the new computer.

There are different ways of backing up iTunes. What I find to be easiest is to copy the entire iTunes folder from the old computer to an external hard drive. Then copy it from the external hard drive to the location of the iTunes folder on the new computer.

 

[LizAgna]

When I did this recently, what I did was back up iTunes and copy it to your new computer. Make sure you authorize the new copy of iTunes with your iTunes account (Store/Authorize computer). Then sync your phone with the new computer.

There are different ways of backing up iTunes. What I find to be easiest is to copy the entire iTunes folder from the old computer to an external hard drive. Then copy it from the external hard drive to the location of the iTunes folder on the new computer.

Will this move my contacts, my apps and my music?

 

[sarahsar]

Will this move my contacts, my apps and my music?

It will move your apps and music. As for contacts, it depends how you have that set up. Are your contacts set to sync with a program like Outlook (PC) or iCal (Mac)? Do you sync them with an online service (Google, MobileMe)? Or are they just on your iPhone and not synced with anything else? If they are just on your phone, I'm not sure. Maybe someone else here knows. I would _think_ that they would come over with the rest of the iTunes backup, but I don't know that for sure.

 

[LizAgna]

Well I at least got my music, podcasts & apps on the new computer!! I'll work on the contacts tonight I guess. Thanks for your help!!

 

[LoveMickey]

Any new aps out there that people are listening to?

 

[frogprincesskc]

I bought an ipod touch which is an iphone without the phone last year and decided this jan to dig in and buy an iphone. I love it. I stay up late at night in bed when i cant sleep and browse around on the E ticket app. I also check in daily with
facebook
words with friends
bejeweled 2
i also downloaded a few of the disney apps for the parks in anticipation of the next trip. Cant wait!!!

 

[OKW Lover]

For those looking for some new Disney related iPhone wallpaper, I found this site to have some very nice pix. Scroll to the bottom for iPhone sized images.

I'm wondering if Pete/Corey would consider hosting some DIS related iPhone wallpaper pictures in the photo library here. Untill then, just go to Google and enter "Disney iPhone wallpaper" to find some good ones out on the web.

 

[GAN]

I've read through some earlier threads regarding what app could be used to listen to DIS Radio on the iPhone(3Gs), but still haven't found one that works well. Any suggestions as to what everyone else prefers? I tried fstream but that keeps disconnecting. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[cslittle999]

I've read through some earlier threads regarding what app could be used to listen to DIS Radio on the iPhone(3Gs), but still haven't found one that works well. Any suggestions as to what everyone else prefers? I tried fstream but that keeps disconnecting. Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

I've had good success with Wunder Radio.

 

[VroomVroomLightning]

I am getting an iTouch very soon!! YAY!! And I was wondering what are the good Disney applications out there?? I thought there were some that had wait times, hours, and such. TIA!

 

[Caitsmama]

Hi, hoping someone can help me.. I am trying to preview some movies on my iphone 8GB and as i preview them, it keeps pausing on me and i have to keep pressing play... i don't want to buy a movie or rent one til' i can figure out why it's doing this.. I was hoping to rent a couple movies for the plane when we go to WDW in a couple weeks...

 

[sarahsar]

Hi, hoping someone can help me.. I am trying to preview some movies on my iphone 8GB and as i preview them, it keeps pausing on me and i have to keep pressing play... i don't want to buy a movie or rent one til' i can figure out why it's doing this.. I was hoping to rent a couple movies for the plane when we go to WDW in a couple weeks...

What movies are you having trouble watching? Are you streaming the video? If so, network conditions can often lead to your video stuttering while you view it. If it doesn't buffer far enough ahead, the video will start and stop. But if you have a movie downloaded already, for example on iTunes on your computer, it shouldn't have any playback issues once you sync it to your phone.

I would think downloading an entire movie directly to the phone would be a very frustrating process because of the speed, even over Wifi (I'm sure they won't allow it to be done over 3G). Much easier to download on the computer and sync.

 

[Caitsmama]

Well, i was on the itunes store, and doing the "previews" of movies, and i believe i have it set to my home wifi, and it just keeps stopping and pausing the previews...no matter which movie i try..

But, i was hoping that if i rent one from itunes and sync my iphone to the computer and transfer it, there wouldn't be any problems..

 

[sarahsar]

Well, i was on the itunes store, and doing the "previews" of movies, and i believe i have it set to my home wifi, and it just keeps stopping and pausing the previews...no matter which movie i try..

But, i was hoping that if i rent one from itunes and sync my iphone to the computer and transfer it, there wouldn't be any problems..

Okay, then you were streaming the movie previews. That's different, because network traffic can slow it down. My guess would be that if you download the movie on iTunes on your computer and transfer it to the phone, it should be fine, because it won't have to stream anything.

If you are concerned about paying for something before you have been able to test it out, try downloading something free - there's always some free TV episodes and things like that. Download it and put it on your phone and make sure it works okay. My guess is that you'll be fine.