The iPhone Tips/Tricks/Apps thread

[mitchmagi]

With regards to buying the iphone - bought mine on ebay ... it arrived via courier, fully unlocked plus necessary turbo sim which really was a simple process to use.

[Pooky]

With regards to buying the iphone - bought mine on ebay ... it arrived via courier, fully unlocked plus necessary turbo sim which really was a simple process to use.

Can I ask how much and from which seller?

[fxit_man]

Thanks mitchmagi for that tip!!

I was so annoyed when i realised the voicemail button did nothing..

Its those kinda tips we need more of

Thanks..

P.S - If you go to installer, you will see there is a new program - Extended Preferences which lets you have some fun with the phone such as set fake carrier, change carrier image etc.

Also i ue a program called Categories which is useful to free desktop space on the iPhone. For example i put all games into one folder called "Games". Download it and youll see what im talkin about.

[JQ444]

Just make sure that the iPhone is not 1.1.2 because AFAIK there is no way to unlock iPhones that came with that firmware..

If it came with 1.1.1 or older, it is posible to unlock and even upgrade to 1.1.2 and unlock but not if the iPhone originally came with 1.1.2

You will be able to tell by looking at the serial number - if the 4th to 5th numbers are 46 or above

@sufferwell: Have you tried iSim?
http://www.iphoneskinning.com/2008/0...t-manager.html

Looks like you can view SIM contacts and move contacts to SIM.

I saw it available on Installer.

Edit: I see the feature you are looking for is only available with the Premium version...i'll keep my eyes open

I got my phone for Xmas and the supplier didn't tell my husband that I shouldn't upgrade the phone when iTunes asks for the upgrade. So, I went ahead and installed the upgrade. My SIM was locked and it took me 7 days, lots of trial and error and whatever else to get it downgraded back to the original version and then I unlocked the SIM. It's possible to do it. The nice part about this exercise is that I learned about AppSnapp of course and there was no way I was going to learn about it any other way.

I cannot get Swirly MMS to work on Vodacom (posted elsewhere for your comment) and I find it sad that there is no Voice activiation for use with Bluetooth in my car. Other than that I have the batch SMS done, still cannot get ringtones converted, though.

I was under the impression that the phone is available freely. There is a shop in Sandton City that sells it for about R2k more than the guys at Shop 'n Ship. Not sure if we are allowed to promote vendors, if not just please delete.

Thanks for this thread, it's helping a lot.

[JQ444]

i just remembered this handy Safari tip:

When you are browsing, to quickly return to the top of the page where the address bad is located, tap the thin gray bar located at the top of the screen once (the one with the network, wifi, battery icons on it)

Conserve Battery life:

If you have enabled SSH on your iPhone, be sure to download iToggle in order to switch SSH OFF when you are not using this as it drains battery hecticly

Silly question, but what is SSH?

[fxit_man]

I will help you with ringtones tommorrow as it's a little tricky, however , regarding SSH:

Very basically:

If an iPhone is SSH enabled, Using a program such as WinSCP or Putty for windows, you can log into your iPhone and view its hard disk's contents - transfer files, photos, get photos off the phone etc all by using your wireless connection in your home.

This is cool because:

a) No wires are necessary
b) The iPhone does not support disk mode without installing a 3rd party app

If you dont have wireless in your home its pretty much useless to you.

[JQ444]

Thanks... I needed the BSD Subsystem first, 6.6MB download which takes time.

The ringtones... I have tried that renaming the file from within iTunes and then it's supposed to show up in your Ringtone Library. It doesn't work for me either on Mac or PC. I'd really appreciate that info, but in your own time.

[JAY100]

hi guys
i installed the garmin mobile xt on nokia n95 and i put the sw.unl,gmapsuup.unl in the garmin folder and when i open the application its asking me to unlock the map and when i put the key the one i generate it gmapsupp.unl nothing is happinin its asking me again so pleas can any one help me to unlocke it and if some one can get me australia map plzzzzzzzzzzzz

[feo]

hi guys
i installed the garmin mobile xt on nokia n95 and i put the sw.unl,gmapsuup.unl in the garmin folder and when i open the application its asking me to unlock the map and when i put the key the one i generate it gmapsupp.unl nothing is happinin its asking me again so pleas can any one help me to unlocke it and if some one can get me australia map plzzzzzzzzzzzz

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The iPhone Tips/Tricks/Apps thread

[Ivan...]

are there any apps/tweaks that enables stereo bluetooth streaming (A2DP) on the iPhone?

[fxit_man]

hmm...heres what i got from a quick search on google

http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum...ing-11620.html

@JQ444: i havent forgot about ringtones, will write up steps ASAP

[eitai2001]

The shop I work for, Cats Digital in Sandton finally took the hint and now sells iPhones ... they are more expensive than the net at R9000 ... but they come with some gold chip which sits under the sim card and apparently fully unlocks the phone ... not 100% sure though ...

[Ivan...]

hmm...heres what i got from a quick search on google

http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum...ing-11620.html

er..my Google searches got similar results (on the first page anyway)...
already paid R1200 for a bluetooth headset that works with my current phone+my pc...
<sigh> damn you Steve Jobs!

[fxit_man]

The shop I work for, Cats Digital in Sandton finally took the hint and now sells iPhones ... they are more expensive than the net at R9000 ... but they come with some gold chip which sits under the sim card and apparently fully unlocks the phone ... not 100&#37; sure though ...

its called a TurboSIM looks kinda like this http://img.hw.cz/s/SimToolkitovy-ada...o_sim1_300.jpg

Its used for iPhones that come with 1.1.2 OTB (iPhones that when you buy them, come wth 1.1.2) as that was the only way to unlock them.

Its not very convinent a you have to make a hole in your SIM for it to fit in the "chip" and go into your SIM compartment.

Therefore any SIM you would want to use in the phone, you would have to make a hole in it first.

However, a few days ago they figured out how to hardware unlock the 1.1.2 OTB. The word is that a software unlock will be released soon.

1.1.3 has also been jailbroken apparently , but will not be released until Feb.

www.iphone-hacks.com

etai: how much "staff discount" do you get

[jerryr]

To get MMS working on the iPhone (only send at the moment):

- Download the latest swirlyMMS (v0.22)
http://www.swirlyspace.com/iphone/apps/mms/

- I've tested it on Vodacom & Virgin:

Vodacom
MMSC: mmsc.vodacom4me.co.za
Proxy: 196.006.128.013:8080
APN: mms.vodacom.net

Virgin
MMSC: mms.virginmobile.co.za
Proxy: 196.31.116.242:8080
APN: vmms