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• lowimpakt

  I know Apple are in the US courts over the 3G limitations but now it's had an ad pulled because it was misleading.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/techn…

  is this some kind of PC nerd viral warfare against apple?

  Aug 27, 08, 12:10 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  Yes, and good on 'em.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 12:15 a.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  GOOD!
  enable flash already you cunts! hahaha

  • Yeah cos flash adds so much to the internet… OH WAIT– modern

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 12:19 a.m. – Permalink

• Jnr_Madison

  Yeah, without flash/Java then it's not 'all' parts of the internet, that is misleading. I haven't noticed a problem with 3g coverage on mine. I'm usually using wifi tho so haven't exactly tested it that much.

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 12:19 a.m. – Permalink

• Jnr_Madison

  When I was in getting mine, a guy was getting his and asked what was the fair use policy for unlimited web access - the 02 guys response...'I imagine it's about 1meg a month'... LOL

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 12:22 a.m. – Permalink

• six

  the uk ad is very misleading, the 3g network is very slow here. web pages load almost instantly on the ad but not in real life :-(

  • i noticed that, mainly cos its absurdly obvious!– Samush

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 12:23 a.m. – Permalink

• kezza_2

  I wouldnt mind knowing if Flash is going to be enabled at some point? anyone know?

  I think the phone rocks, and is substantially ahead of anything else I've seen, and the fact that I know don't have a blackberry, phone and ipod fills me with the joys of spring.

  But yes I which I'd known about Flash, still would of got the phone, but wouldn't have that sinking feeling of disapointment. QBN works fine though :)

  • current situation is that the processor is too slow for flash, which is why there is flash lite... which won't work in safari– acescence

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:04 a.m. – Permalink

• Georges

  Misleading ad? I just bought the samsung omnia and I want my money back!!
  

  • haha.– jimzyk1/3

    hahahahaha– kingsteven2/3

    wahahahahha skip to the end ....– marindsgn3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:06 a.m. – Permalink

• bolus

  "Because the iPhone doesn't support Flash or Java, you couldn't really see the internet in its full glory," said Olivia Campbell, a spokesperson for the ASA.

  haha

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:09 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  Bit shit really, isn't it?

  My old Nokia has flash and java, plus my choice of contract, a reasonable monthly tariff, and I didn't have to "activate" it through an MP3 download store that I have to download to my computer along with QT and Safari and that I don't actually want and don't understand what it has to do with a mobile phone.

  • +1– Georges1/9

    your nokia has mobile versions of flash and java, a subset of capabilities– acescence2/9

    Yes. It does more than the iPhone then doesn't it. And has done for years.– moth3/9

    missed the point– acescence4/9

    not at all.– moth5/9

    yeah but lets be honest your old Nokia was shit and so was web browsing on it– modern6/9

    I still use it, and it's still fine.– moth7/9

    bicycle?– ian8/9

    haha..– moth9/9

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:11 a.m. – Permalink

• jimzyk

  Yeah I've messed around with it and it seems great, but they really are riding us with the contracts & shit. Give it a year and they'll realise they are money grabbing cunts & will have to give us all iphones for free with a free bag of apples,

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:15 a.m. – Permalink

• Spookyhome

  See, My mobile phone makes and receives phone calls absolutely perfectly, and the battery lasts for over a week. If I wanted to take a picture, I'm sure it would do that perfectly well, but I haven't even tried becuase I have a camera for that.

  I hate all this convergence bollocks.

  Oh bughher my teefs juft fell outch

  • Sounds great doesn't it. Don't ask me what it is though, I have no fucking idea. Carphone Warehouse sent it to me. Black and shiney.– Spookyhome

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:18 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  It's amazing really. Apple used to be the underdog, and probably only survived because of the loyalty and support of it's users.

  The iPhone is nice - I concur - but their terms of business with you is nothing short of corporate buggery, and not only do you blindly take it, you ask for more.

  • I totally agree.– Spookyhome

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:19 a.m. – Permalink

• Jnr_Madison

  I had a nokia before and to be honest never really used the camera or internet on it because it was all a bit....well shit to use.. having a large touch screen makes all the difference. I already use itunes, qt and safari is an optional download. The app store is worth the iphone alone.

  • but hey, I agree it's not for everyone, especially if all you want to do is make calls with it.– Jnr_Madison

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:22 a.m. – Permalink

• Georges

  maddox did a perfect piece on the Iphove vs nokia e70
  http://www.thebestpageintheunive…

  • well, 3rd party apps solve most of the things he mentioned,– Jnr_Madison1/3

    you have to buy them, right??– Georges2/3

    Some of them, yeah, some are free.– Jnr_Madison3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 2:25 a.m. – Permalink

• modern

  They didn't include flash or java because they're fucking shit

  can you imagine browsing a website on a portable and having fucking flash banner adverts?

  The "full internet" is like a horrible nightmare next to the iPhone, even things like BBC iplayer and Youtube look better because you get a high quality MP4 instead of pissing FLV

  • what are you smoking?
    have you ever used a computer?– Georges1/3

    the iPlayer is made with flash i believe? and so is the youtube one– maximillion_2/3

    ...not on an iPhone - it streams high quality MP4 files using some sort of Quicktime app. Looks f-ing great too.– nigo3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 3:55 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  I love it.
  Defence of Apple's flaws is paramount to the Apple fan.

  So, modern.
  Why didn't they included a choice of service provider and a reasonable monthly tariff?

  Because choice is "fucking shit"?

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 4:13 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  Why didn't they include 3G - a long established technology - in the 1st Gen phones?

  Because it's fucking shit?

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 4:14 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  Activate via iTunes?

  Because turning it on and having it work is fucking shit?

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 4:15 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  awww come back modern. You're no sport!

  • ha ha– lowimpakt

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 4:29 a.m. – Permalink

• Nathan_Adams

  I wouldn't mind seeing flash support, for the sole purpose of sifr, but otherwise - how the hell would you navigate a lot of the flash sites out there without a mouse?

  • fondle it with your finger.– moth

  

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  Dog-earAug 27, 08, 5:22 a.m. – Permalink