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theron.roland said:
the issue is with combining mms and push, when the mms apn is different from the data apn

if you change your mtn data apn to myMTN it might also solve the issue (myMTN apn is for data and mms, internet apn only data)

vodacom has different apn's for each, and an issue with mms from other carriers, so, your phone sees an mms waiting on the mmsc, switches to mms apn to download it, fails to connect to the mms proxy, switches back to data apn, sees there's an mms waiting, switches to mms apn..... you can see the cycle here? along with push enabled, this buggers up data on the phone completely, because as soon as data apn goes active, push tries to reestablish, and before it's done, mms goes active again

you'll also notice a lot of call drops
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I understand what you saying with the cycle. I am on vodacom so wont have the luxury with the dual apn for mtn.

What I also dnt have is push notifications. I have disabled that completely, even tho sometimes it still pushes my mail. But I have install swirly now and will test with that tonight. Hope its a temp fix til VC sort themselves out.

Thanks for the heads up to!
 
iPhone 3Gs available in Vodacom stored tomorrow, received the mail from apple to my SA iTunes store account
 
LOL, i just got the following email from Gumtree when I asked them why they kept deleting my ad selling my 2g iPhone on their free classified site.

"Hi there, I’m afraid that for the safety of our users we do not allow the sale of iphones on the site."

How does it bring safety to users to not sell iPhones on their site? I didn't realize iPhone's were dangerous!
 
jamezjunk said:
LOL, i just got the following email from Gumtree when I asked them why they kept deleting my ad selling my 2g iPhone on their free classified site.

"Hi there, I’m afraid that for the safety of our users we do not allow the sale of iphones on the site."

How does it bring safety to users to not sell iPhones on their site? I didn't realize iPhone's were dangerous!
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Never heard so much horse manure in my life :confused: :sick:
 
theron.roland said:
iPhone 3Gs available in Vodacom stored tomorrow, received the mail from apple to my SA iTunes store account
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But if you follow the link 'where to buy' it links to the old 3G iPhone - will only beleive it when it is on VC's website.
 
paulcrill said:
Hmm. Added some cydia sounds and wallpapers last night, but now for some reason the phone won't connect to wifi and edge on virgin is non-existent. Does anyone have Any ideas what could have happened?
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In case anyone has a similar problem, I just reset network settings and that seems to have fixed it.

Cheers
 
theron.roland said:
iPhone 3Gs available in Vodacom stored tomorrow, received the mail from apple to my SA iTunes store account
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I spoke to the vodacom store today, i went in there actually, the same store that i made a huge scene with about my iPhone, and they said it will only be availble in 1 week. It was launched on the 27th to VC, but only available to the public next week...i didnt ask the price :sick:
 
rsi boy said:
I spoke to the vodacom store today, i went in there actually, the same store that i made a huge scene with about my iPhone, and they said it will only be availble in 1 week. It was launched on the 27th to VC, but only available to the public next week...i didnt ask the price :sick:
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Apparenlty some people got it today at Menlyn vodacom
 
kaggel said:
Woohoo!!

I got it working (on all the other iPhone 3GS phones I unlocked on MTN too).

The Redsn0w and Ultrasn0w jailbreak is part of the problem I suspect, but they work fine enough. I followed the general instructions for jailbreaking and unlocking and everything except 3G worked fine.

To get 3G on MTN working once the Ultrasn0w unlock is finished I needed to reset network settings (like Roland said), BUT you also need to switch 3G off and then on again. I've had to do this almost every time I want 3G as it does not automatically go back to 3G from Edge even you have 3G enabled and have 3G reception (and want 3G to use the internet when opening Safari). I also find I need to load a webpage (Google is good check) to "force" a connection before using Cydia or the AppStore for example. If I don't force a connection, it usually drops back down to Edge (also like Roland said).

So - if you were thinking about bringing an iPhone 3GS in from the USA, I would say DO IT! My experience has shown that it works 99% (push notifications do not work as the phones are not legitimately activated) and the cost saving is HUGE. MMS works, tethering works. YAY!

Good times and thanks guys for all the help.
K
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I just jailbreaked a 3Gs with Redsn0w - no issues.
Time to proceed to Ultrasn0w. Wi-fi seems to work as I connect successfully to my wireless router, but all apps on the iPhone complain that there is no internet connection. Other devices that use the same router for wi-fi works fine. Any ideas?

Edit: Never mind, the router's DHCP acted up...
 
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ok, so, here goes the obvious:

2'nd hand goods for sale:
8Gig iPhone 3G - phone's perfect, 1 scratch on the screen, couple of scratches on the back, the silver apple logo not silver anymore (serves me right for not using protective covers) - R3000 (or closest offer)
32 Gig 2'nd Gen iPod touch + OS3.0 already purchased, built in bluetooth confirmed, perfect condition, no screen scratches, two minor scratches on the rear from sliding in/out of the car dock - R3000 or nearest offer
 
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rsi boy said:
I spoke to the vodacom store today, i went in there actually, the same store that i made a huge scene with about my iPhone, and they said it will only be availble in 1 week. It was launched on the 27th to VC, but only available to the public next week...i didnt ask the price :sick:
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Vodaworld in Midrand has stock. Going to get mine tomorrow!
 
Guys i opened Cydia today and it told me that there was 2 updates avail. One was for BiteSMS. So i installed the update. But now when I try to open it, it just crashes and closes again. Anyone else had this problem?
 
rsi boy said:
Guys i opened Cydia today and it told me that there was 2 updates avail. One was for BiteSMS. So i installed the update. But now when I try to open it, it just crashes and closes again. Anyone else had this problem?
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Just rebooted the phone again and all seems to be solved.

Tx
 
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