{"id":1047,"date":"2008-07-18T11:16:30","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T05:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2008-07-18T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T05:49:56","slug":"iphone-3g-observations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/2008\/07\/18\/iphone-3g-observations\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 3G observations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ack :- Jason D. O&#8217;Grady <\/p>\n<p>Jason shares his experience on iPhone 3G observations &#8230;<br \/>\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.powerpage.org\/images\/3giphone.jpg\/3giphone.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone 3G\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>After almost a week with the new iPhone 3G I have some additional thoughts that I wanted to share on my experiences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As I previously <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/Apple\/?p=1983\" target=\"_blank\">mentioned<\/a>, AT&amp;T\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3G coverage is completely non-existent in my area, despite AT&amp;T\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coverage viewer claiming that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m blanketed in 100 percent 3G. Something is very wrong. Luckily AT&amp;T\/Apple offer a 30-day return period where you can get out of the contract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I tested 3G in neighboring towns (Avalon and Ocean City, NJ) and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s indeed fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Most iPhone 2G cases, especially ones that are hard or form-fitting (like silicone skins) won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fit properly on the iPhone 3G because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1mm thicker in the middle and more tapered at the edges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Syncing to MobileMe from a computer is set by the System Preference and the fastest interval is 15 minutes although you can select \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sync Now\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Idea: iPhone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mail client should be able to access iDisk in order to send attachments from the iPhone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications over 10MB can only be downloaded from a Wi-Fi connection \u00e2\u20ac\u201c not over 3G or Edge. Apple needs to put the size of applications somewhere easily visible in the App Store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>In order to address developer <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.zdnet.com\/Apple\/?p=1990\" target=\"_blank\">line jumping<\/a> in the App Store Apple should add sorting by release date (newest on top), and user ratings in addition to popularity (which they have now).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>3G data can be accessed while making a phone call, unlike Edge, which cannot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Screenshots can be made on the iPhone 3G by pressing home and sleep at the same time. The screen flashes white and the shot is stored in the camera roll.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>While in Safari mobile, the button for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153.com\u00e2\u20ac\u009d can be switched to .net, .edu, .org or .com by holding the key for two seconds \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a boon for people that visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powerpage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">.org<\/a> and other TLD\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobile phone\/GSM reception is definitely better thanks to the iPhone 3G\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s plastic rear panel. I can now get one or two bars of reception in areas of my home where I previously got none.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Some applications that are desparately needed:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An app that toggles 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even the cellular radio to conserver battery. Bonus points if they add a schedule feature to, for example, turn off all the radios while you sleep then turn them back on when you wake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A WordPress and Movable Type client for blogging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A cheap gas finder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A FileMaker client.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The dock is no longer bundled with the iPhone and costs US$30 when purchased separately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The 3G dock now has a flush front allowing it to be used easier in dock.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ack :- Jason D. O&#8217;Grady Jason shares his experience on iPhone 3G observations &#8230; After almost a week with the new iPhone 3G I have some additional thoughts that I wanted to share on my experiences: As I previously mentioned, AT&amp;T\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 3G coverage is completely non-existent in my area, despite AT&amp;T\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s coverage viewer claiming that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3,14],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-internet","tag-telecom-networking","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}