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anyone got an i-phone?

19 replies

jasper · 23/03/2010 21:21

do you recommend ? WHich model ?WHich network?

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amazonianwoman · 26/03/2010 22:03

Wholeheartedly recommend the IPhone, love love love mine. Probably my best purchase last year.

Mine's with O2 because that was the only network available at the time - but then I've always been with O2 and had no problems. I have the 8gb but would go with the 16gb if you have a lot of music in your ITunes account, unless you just sync some of it.

babyOcho · 27/03/2010 09:27

I love my iPhone.

Both DP adn I are on O2, because like amazonia it was the only network available at the time.
Now it's available on other networks, think about which network works in your house - my brother is on O2 with his iPhone but he gets no O2 reception in his house!

I have the 3G (it was the only one available) and DP has the 3Gs. He uses some apps which run virual machines so needed something a bit more heavy hitting. TBH I would still have gone for the cheaper one now as my heaviset hitting app is Facebook

Intergalactic · 27/03/2010 09:35

I have the 3GS. My DH has the 3G. I don't do anything especially fancy on mine but I still prefer it to his as it is noticably faster when loading web pages and apps.

I love mine, it's so useful and has genuinely improved my life - I read the use loads more, use the maps in the car and on foot (DH has the TomTom app on his which is great), have a really useful meal planning app, take pics and videos of DS - loads really. I wouldn't be without it now.

I'm also on O2 because it was the only network at the time - I've heard (from Rob Brydon on Twitter!) that other networks have better 3G coverage but have no idea whether this is true/useful. I have no problem with O2.

Intergalactic · 27/03/2010 09:36

Should say 'read the news' - am typing on the iPhone now

MitchyInge · 27/03/2010 09:47

it is my favourite thing, I could almost marry it

have got a 3gs 32gb (which fills up depressingly quickly) - fractured the screen quite badly last year after only having it for a couple of months, it stopped working for ages but miraculously recovered (obviously screen still cracked)

on O2 because like others have said, there was no other choice, am really pleased with coverage though and how quickly pages load even when no wifi or 3G available

my only gripes are: for some reason is not compatible with the bluetooth thing fitted in the car, and the battery is awful

etyksm · 31/03/2010 18:07

We've (DH and me) both got the 32GS, because we have very generous father (in-law). If we were buying it ourselves we probably would haven't have bothered, but now we have it I couldn't live without it, I use it for everything! (checking weather before deciding to do a clothes wash, checking e-mails, directions to friends houses, nosing on google maps as to what that fancy house is on the hill over there (thinks you need the GS for that but not sure), making a note of timings when trying to get DS into a new routine) I love the fact you can click on a phone number on a website and it dials it for you and you can cut and paste between text messages, e-mails and the web so easily, although it does mean I forget who has e-mailed me and who has texted.

We did consider other smart phones but decided that the app store on apple just couldn't be competed against by any of the others yet, hopefully google will catch up eventually but I reckon it will take a while (at least the length of our contract anyway)

We went with o2 because it was the only one offering unlimited internet at a reasonable price, be careful as some of the carriers count both the 3G and the wireless access in your internet allowance, which seems a bit off if you're using your own wireless network.

Once you've got one you will wonder how you survived without it, but be warned, once you have one you'll be hooked!

accessorizequeen · 31/03/2010 23:03

wholeheartedly recommend, it's fab. I have 3GS, had 3G before, I like the video option on the 3GS haven't noticed much else. I'm on 02 but that's because dp sorted it, would go for Orange now because of the brilliant app for orange wednesdays!

Mousey84 · 31/03/2010 23:13

I have the 3Gs with O2 and there really is an app for just about anything.

Do bear in mind that there is likely to be a newer version out in June. If you can hold off, might get the original a bit cheaper, or indeed, just get new one then if you are into gadgets.

ABitBatty · 31/03/2010 23:26

I've got a 16gb 3GS and I love it!

FiveOrangePips · 31/03/2010 23:49

I have the same as ABitBatty, 3Gs 16GB, it is so much more than a mobile phone. Great for apps, books, games, music, I really like the fb app and the camera(though people are quite critical of it, you just have to be careful to make sure the lighting is right, close up shots are fab).

My only gripe is how easy it is to break, dropped mine within a week of getting it, and cracked the screen, previous mobile was forever being dropped - so I had to learn to be more careful, at least it was only the glass I cracked, so it was only £70 to replace it, no insurance, sigh.

babyOcho · 01/04/2010 00:07

Did you have a case on the phone??

Mousey84 · 01/04/2010 17:15

I have a rubber case on mine, with a hard plstic cover for screen. It makes the phone look pretty ugly, but Id rather an ugly phone than broken one.

See if you can add it to house insurance rather than the £5pm O2/apple offer

beanpot · 03/04/2010 14:10

is the blackberry storm a worthy competitor, i'm not sure whether to get iphone or blackberry...???

beanpot · 03/04/2010 14:11

bump

pinkycheesy · 04/04/2010 00:36

Good thing about iphone is everything is included in your monthly tariff (i am on £35/month with O2). With Blackberry, there are downloading limits, bundles, extras (I got rather confused by the man in the shop telling me). It would have worked out about the same in the end so went for the iphone (free). And I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. There is even a sleep cycle app which you put on your bed and it monitors your movement in the night so it can wake you up during your lightest sleep (you set an alarm time)!!

And I have a lovely Cygnet pink case for it and screen protector film, so it still looks gorgeous.

Oh there is a newish app too called Kindle-for-iphone, means you can use phone as an ebook...

Sorry, can you tell it excites me?

beanpot · 05/04/2010 13:02

wow, sounds fantastic, I will see what deals are about, I can upgrade this week...

MmeBlueberry · 05/04/2010 13:06

I got an iPhone in January on the Vodaphone network. I went for top of the range - 32mb, 3Gs.

I don't listen to a lot of music, or make many calls, but I am loving the apps and have found a lot that make my life a lot less scatty.

Phoenix · 05/04/2010 13:45

I've just ordered myself a white, 16gb, 3gs on Vodafone. I'm so excited and can't wait to get it

I've trawled through every iphone thread on here to find the Apps everyone has/recommends and have made a list ready for the delivery of my iphone

MerlinsBeard · 05/04/2010 13:49

DH is swapping his iphone for blackberry storm2 or HTC HD2 (that is possibly wrong-tis confusing!)

SImply because he needs his phone to be a bit more compatible with his computer for work.

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