Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-21 Thread Stephen Chape
pt or proof of purchase needed! Now that's real service. On 21/10/2008, at 5:02 AM21/10/08, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: From: Stephen Chape <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Interesting re iPhone Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:58:30 +0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.929.2) I spoke to a sale p

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-21 Thread choy
he spot at the Apple store in melbourne, no receipt or proof of purchase needed! Now that's real service. On 21/10/2008, at 5:02 AM21/10/08, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: From: Stephen Chape <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Interesting re iPhone Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:58:30 +080

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-20 Thread Martin Hill
I wouldn't trust what Telstra has to say about the iPhone as they have a very poor track record so far. Telstra's operations chief Greg Winn, "considered the telco's second- in-charge and the man who oversees most of its big product decisions" infamously scoffed that Apple should "stick to t

iPhone baby (was: Re: Interesting re iPhone)

2008-10-20 Thread Martin Hill
On 20/10/2008, at 4:34 PM, Robert Howells wrote: You would be pretty smart to do that ... but we get the message ! The better half had a baby ! :-) Don't you know the PC thing is to say "we are pregnant" and the like. ;-) Congrats to you both ! Life now begins . ! Bob

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-20 Thread Stephen Chape
More faith being restored by the minute !!! On 20/10/2008, at 3:27 PM, Eugene wrote: Added to what Sue has said; Telstra gives you free wireless at every McDonalds in Australia. Reception seems to be as good as other phones I've had. (Nokia and Motorolla) I use WiFi on my iPhone almost ex

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-20 Thread Stephen Chape
Thank you very much for that input Martin, I was hoping to get some positive responses (and I did), but I have to admit I was sort of expecting people to agree with the Telstra guy. After all the sales guy I spoke to is working for Telstra. Perhaps on a commission from Nokia ?? You have restor

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-20 Thread Stephen Chape
Hi Rob, They both HAD a baby, but the better half gave birth !! On 20/10/2008, at 4:34 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 20/10/2008, at 4:21 PM, Martin Hill wrote: I've found my iPhone 3G to be very tough (certainly much better than my expensive HTC Windows Mobile smartphones). Check out this

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-20 Thread Robert Howells
On 20/10/2008, at 4:21 PM, Martin Hill wrote: I've found my iPhone 3G to be very tough (certainly much better than my expensive HTC Windows Mobile smartphones). Check out this iPhone Stress Test that PC World did of the iPhone 3G: http://www.pcworld.com/article/148310/its_tough_to_kill_an_a

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-20 Thread Martin Hill
I've found my iPhone 3G to be very tough (certainly much better than my expensive HTC Windows Mobile smartphones). Check out this iPhone Stress Test that PC World did of the iPhone 3G: http://www.pcworld.com/article/148310/its_tough_to_kill_an_apple_iphone_3g.html They tried scratching it wit

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-20 Thread Eugene
Added to what Sue has said; Telstra gives you free wireless at every McDonalds in Australia. Reception seems to be as good as other phones I've had. (Nokia and Motorolla) I use WiFi on my iPhone almost exclusively. Only downloading maps via 3G occasionally when using the GPS. As far as t

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-19 Thread Gordon Campbell
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:58:30 +0800, "Stephen Chape" > Where as the Nokia's are well known for their durabilty in this area. My general experience with the Nokias is that when dropped they tend to fly apart in a horrifying fashion (battery flies out, case flies off etc.) but once you push the case

Re: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-19 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Stephen, I have not tested my iphone in rural or remote areas, so can't say what the reception would be like. We may have other iphone users in WAMUG who have travelled around using them. For email and the other functions, I make sure I am on wireless. We have a wireless network at home,

Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-19 Thread Stephen Chape
I spoke to a sale person at a Telstra shop last Saturday re the Next G iPhone. I told him that a friend of mine had dropped his and it had died. He replied that he had been getting feedback that they are "very brittle". He said they do not survive dropping very well. Where as the Nokia's are