You girl...

 

don't be afraid, worst case you just restore.

 

First time experiencing shitty 3G data reception inside the bellagio and inside Bally's



I could still make a call, but couldn't search for shit

 

And it seems to be working fine now

 

over the weekend my phone slipped out of my hand and the screen broke when it hit the ground. I think I have 1 year warranty on the screen but I am not sure if it applies since I broke it. I will check if it's covered by the warranty offcourse but does anyone know where i can get a repair kit for it, that's legit? I saw some on ebay but they range from 30$ to 100$, and I am not sure what to get.

 

I just jailbroke my 3GS and have cydia, installous and blackrain, now what? I don't know how to use either of them, and nothing seems different about my phone now.

I need to check with my friend, he also showed me how to change all my settings including 3G and some other crap from some shortcut, but now I can't find it.

I feel like an elderly, techno-illiterate parent

 

there's a lot you can do with those... I'm still learning, I know I can get free music And movies too (some are pretty good quality, some are shit). oh, and I can get a ton of other free... errr "stuff"

 

I can do all this on a non-jailbroken phone...

 

but I'm not as cool as you so...

 

I'm assuming it's sbsettings... Swipe your finger across the top of your home-screen... From the signal bars to the battery indicator.

 

thanks it worked

 

any guides or websites for jailbroken iPhones? I'm trying to learn as much as I can without having to bother my friend again.

one question I have now is how to do that 5x5 grid of apps instead of a 4x4 grid

 

iClarified.com is a good place to start.

 

I think it's called 5 column

 

haven't replaced the screen, but i have taken it off to remove some dust under the glass...it's pretty straightforward and I used a suction cup to pull the glass off, it worked well.

 

Trying to upgrade my jailbroken iPhone to 3.1.2

Just realized I need to downgrade my iTunes

 

New AT&T plan to come into effect monday you can sign up for...

unlimited calling AND data for 99 a month, does not include texts of course.

This is a $30 dollar cheaper plan than the prior unlimited plan, which is AT&Ts answer to Verizons new cheaper plans.

 

I assume I have to wait until my current contract is up...?

 

nope, never have to switch plans.

 

sweet...

 

really, why?

 

After JBing I can sync my phone with iTunes right? just as long as I don't download and install a new update? I'm trying to sync some new songs and ringtones, that's all

 

Yup, sync away

 

It's called FiveIRows. You need: Five icon dock, five column springboard and FiveIRows GUI... All from Cydia.
Not sure. I tried making my custom ipsw file with pwnage tool and it kept failing at the dfu stage. Tried blackrain and it just got stuck on geohot's mugshot. Downloaded a new ipsw and went at it with pwnage tool again (this time with the iTunes helper process killed), still failed. Downgraded and it worked on the my first attempt (with iTunes helper killed). (I'm on a ppc mac)
If you have installous then you need to change the setting to sync cracked apps, you also need to download AppSync through Cydia. Even then, your cracked apps are not guaranteed to take so use caution...

 

hmm... don't have any cracked apps yet, at least I don't think so. My friend did the initial setup at first and all I did was download a few free apps on Cydia and got themes/skins for my phone. still works.... but I'll heed that caution when I do start getting cracked apps

 

Isn't that still more expensive that even t-mobiles unlimited plan? Maybe t-mobiles does not include data. I am not sure.

I wonder if they will come out with an unlimited family plan?

 

unlimited family is 179 i believe. double check though.

 

I read the lastest rumor that os4.0 is out there being tested and the next iPhone will have a 5mp camera with possilbly a flash and oled screen


sounds more like a wish list to me

 

I have not heard anything persisting to an OLED screen...that rumor was for the tablet.

Last I heard grumblings for were a 5mp camera and they testing LED flashes. And 4.0 being tested but not released in beta because it has too much in the way of revealing things about the tablet.

 

is the video camera good on the 3GS? i still have a regular 3G and downloaded one of those video camera apps, and it sucks

 

^^ Yes, it's good.

 

Happened to me before. Apple wouldn't cover. They offered to give me a new phone for $199 though.

I bought the screen+digitizer off ebay for like $50 and fixed it myself.

 

it's "ok". Don't expect DV-quality film, but it's not bad. It's more like a "oh hay, we heard you guys wanted a video camera on your iPhone, well here it is" sort of deal instead of a dedicated, super high quality camera that would be one of the main selling points of the 3GS

here's a sample of the quality:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMBmOoP7D-0

 

The quality is pretty good.

Its best when you get the video off the phone via iphoto and its not as compressed.

When you keep the video on the phone and email it and post it etc from the phone it compresses the shit out of the video to make it easier to upload.

 

^^ both vids and photos get compressed when "sent".

 

good points. I just watched the video again on my phone, and it does look better, and it is a phone after all, not a dedicated camcorder. The framerate is quite a bit smoother than most other phones, that's for sure.

I'll have to look into this iphoto deal stupid Youtube

 

I'd be satisfied with multitasking.

 

Thing about Apple is that they are very polished and neat looking, but they are never cutting edge when it comes to hardware. Their whole product line is usually a step behind when it comes to hardware functionality. Almost as if they put too much R&D into aesthetics. I don't expect anything groundbreaking from Apple, but they will most likely catch up with the rest of the players (N1, Droid), maybe have a snapdragon and a OLED screen, but buy that time the N1 will have had them for 6 months already and Google will probably be prepping phones with 2Ghz processors.

Look at the past iPhone updates, it's never anything spectacular:
3G capability - Everyone and their mother already had a 3G capable phone at that point.

3GS - Just faster processing, and that processor is outdated at this point.

Apple's media capability (software), App store, and ease of use are what make it such a strong device and high seller. I think this device is going to be a catch-up update, then next year, with the release of 4G networks we will see a major update from Apple.

 

here's hoping for no OLED screen. I've heard nothing good about them outside in the sun.

I'd like to see something groundbreaking in the way of battery life, other than that I have no need to upgrade from my 3G.

I am excited to see what OS 4.0 brings.

 

Apps being able to run in the background FTW!