recstar24 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Wife upgraded to iPhone 4. Thought I wasnt due for upgrade until February, but had guy check, and they moved up my upgrade timeframe, so I got the 4 as well. Now to find simple bumper like cases preferably the softer material. Will gladly take recs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) Congrats on the 4. In case you are open to options other than the minimal soft type, I'd recommend looking at Otterbox Commuter series. I've been happy with it. It has a soft cover with a hard shell clipped over and comes with a screen protector. The design makes holding, typing, etc. much easier than with no case, solid protection but not overly bulky. YMMV. Edited January 24, 2011 by robm321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyll Hertsens Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 +1 on OtterBox. I've got their Defender series on my iPad, iTouch, Droid incredible. They're prolly beefier than you want, but the Commuters look about right for what you described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 The otterbox looks very well made and seems to be very specifically tailored to the iPhone 4 design. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I want to remind everyone who might ever be interested in jailbreaking their iPhone/Touch/iPad someday that they should be regularly running the Firmware Umbrella (aka TinyUmbrella) to store your device's SHSH blobs for each version of iOS that comes out. Even if you don't ever plan to jailbreak, having the SHSH blobs saved increases the value of the device if you want to sell it later. If you have the SHSH saved for older versions of the iOS on your device, then you can install older "jailbreakable" versions of iOS that Apple has stopped signing. The problem is that if you've never saved the SHSH before, then you can only fetch the blobs for the current version of iOS that is Apple is signing, and for future versions. So right now you will only be able to save SHSH blobs for 4.2.1 which doesn't have an untethered jailbreak or unlock yet. But someday 4.2.1 will have a jailbreak/unlock, and you'll want to have your SHSH saved for when that day comes, or in case you need to re-install 4.2.1 after 4.3 comes out and Apple stops signing 4.2.1, and so on. iOS 4.1 is the latest version that can take a non-tethered jailbreak and can be unlocked for other networks. On the iPhone 4, you can only be unlocked from ATT with iOS 4.1 if you upgraded from something lower than 4.1 and were able to preserve the baseband at 1.59. TinyUmbrella's TSS server will let you option-restore to iOS 4.1 without upgrading the baseband from 1.59, but only if you saved the SHSH for your device with iOS 4.1. Even though iOS 4.2.1 came out weeks ago, this weekend I was able to upgrade my jailbroken iPhone 4 from iOS 4.0.1 to iOS 4.1, even though Apple stopped signing iOS 4.1 installs weeks ago. Without saving my old 4.1 SHSH I would have either been stuck at 4.01 or I would have had to jump to 4.2.1 which doesn't have an untethered jailbreak or unlock. Right now if you upgrade to 4.2.1 the baseband is updated and can't be unlocked yet, and you can't install 4.2.1 with the old baseband due to changes Apple made. Once the baseband is updated you can never go back, and then you have to wait until they come up with a new unlock for the new baseband. Anyway, just look into this so that you are covered in the event that you need to revert your device back to an older version of iOS, or even if you need re-install the same version again after Apple has released a newer version. Personally, I would not need to jailbreak if Apple would allow apps like SBSettings or Snappy, and unrestricted 3G for facetime, or a Wifi hotspot without giving up my unlimited data plan (4.3 should have Wifi hotspot). I'd really like to have 4.2.1 for the Airplay videos and Airprint, but I'm gonna wait until I can do an un-tethered jailbreak. We might go overseas and I'd also like to be able to pop in a foreign SIM card with my unlocked iPhone. If you need jailbreak advice I'll try to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hey folks, I need to backup a large amount of text messages from my 3GS (like 8 months-worth) and have yet to really find a good way to go about it. Forwarding them all to my e-mail would take ages and the basic text files don't keep track of the sender and receiver. I came across this but it seems pretty basic and not worth the $10 registration. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 itunes iphone backups have sms backups as well. http://www.hackint0sh.org/f127/25317.htm I just found this site, I dont know if it works or not http://insend.de/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hey folks, I need to backup a large amount of text messages from my 3GS (like 8 months-worth) and have yet to really find a good way to go about it. Forwarding them all to my e-mail would take ages and the basic text files don't keep track of the sender and receiver. I came across this but it seems pretty basic and not worth the $10 registration. Any suggestions?I wrote a program that saves off all the texts -- it's a SQLite database, IIRC. I forget the program it was based on, but the idea was that if you lost or someone stole your iPhone, you could get it to post its location via twitter based on a URL...actually, now that I think about it, there are probably hundreds of apps that can do so, including some sort of backup program. Or there's probably a hack to get at them, something like this (except texts instead of notes), perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Got this on e-mail today. Took them long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raffy Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Got this on e-mail today. Took them long enough. Not sure if I'm missing anything but hasn't this long been the case? I thought you've always had the ability to surf and talk at the same time on an iPhone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 They're doing a hard push now because you can't on verizon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 It has long been the case. It's a weak argument vs unlimited data. Unlimited data wins all day over surfing the net while on the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 and not if you use less than 2gb a month. I'm a reasonably heavy user of my iphone and have never gone over my data limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Surf + VOIP / Google Voice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 They're doing a hard push now because you can't on verizon. This and I thought they'd start doing it sooner than now. As for the unlimited data thing, I haven't even come close to going over the 2gb limit on my iPhone. My bet is Verizon will pull the unlimited data plan before iPhone 5 (or whatever) comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 not if you need to surf the net while talking on the phone. I have yet to find this to be an issue and I much prefer a reliable network to one that'll allow me to drop multiple services at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) The HTC Thunderbolt using SVDO and 4G Bionic will both do data and voice at the same time on Verizon. Not the same as an iPhone I know. I'm leaning towards the next version of the iPhone coming most likely in June removing that argument. Edited February 2, 2011 by manaox2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 4G is a battery killer from what I've read. As for the unlimited data thing, I haven't even come close to going over the 2gb limit on my iPhone. My bet is Verizon will pull the unlimited data plan before iPhone 5 (or whatever) comes out. You're probably right about them dropping the unlimited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Rumor has it that if you call AT&T now and threaten (nicely) to cancel/leave that they'll offer you an unlimited data plan in an effort at customer retention. I heard this from a reliable source (tech journalist's podcast) but obviously have no direct experience to relate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recstar24 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Well, I found a really nice case from case crown for my iPhone 4. It's one of those glider cases, where it is 2 pieces that snap into each, but the inside is lined with felt to prevent scratches and to make a nice snug fit. The material is polycarbonate but it's considered a soft feel polycarbonate. It's molded about as perfect as you can get, and sort of latches over the metal side rim making a real nice tight fit that looks great. And it doesn't add much bulk at all because it conforms and is so well molded to the phone. I'm happy, and the wife will get one too. Hosted, it didnt come with a screen protector, and after seeing my wife already get a little micro scratch on her screen, I figured we should get some. If anyone has a recommendation for a screen protector that doesn't suck, easy to apply, no air bubbles or streaks, etc...that would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinp6301 Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 All screen protectors are like that. You just have to take time applying it to make sure you dont have any bubbles or streaks (at least on the screen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 NYTimes piece on iOS and Android beer apps. At least for my area BeerCloud is lame, but Pintley is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manaox2 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 NYTimes piece on iOS and Android beer apps. At least for my area BeerCloud is lame, but Pintley is cool. I just picked up Beer map for android and am pretty pleased with its up to date listings of my area. It knows all the places I know even if they opened only two months ago. I need to try beercloud too it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 from: http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/iphone-telephoto-lens/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm321 Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Verizon iPhone sales less than expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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