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Continuing on with the fun today of trying to find out how to best get our hands on an Apple iPhone 3G on July 11 and also how you can best get one, we had some interesting information from a Kent based Carphone Warehouse store.
The customer services manager at a local Kent Carphone Warehouse told me directly that it’s not their fault or even O2’s fault why they know very little about the iPhone 3G.
When asked if they will be letting existing iPhone owner’s upgrade on July 11, the member of staff said they do not know if that would be possible and did not even know their opening times until yesterday.
He went on to blame Apple for the lack of information; he said it was them who are not passing on enough information and leaving things to last minute.
While its not good them blaming Apple, can this really be true and is it Apple’s fault why systems are not in place to get upgraded to iPhone 3G in store on July 11?
I find it hard to believe all the blame is with Apple, tell us what you think and how you plan on upgrading to iPhone 3G if you own an iPhone already.
Source : http://www.product-reviews.net/2008/07/09/carphone-warehouse-blames-apple-not-o2-for-iphone-3g-problems/
It seems that the Apple iPhone 3.0 and iPod Touch problems continue, we are getting numerous reports from our users with a variety of issues. Below you can see some of the latest, but this is just a snap shot.
I got it last night from US and it took about 3 hours to install! Lost a lot of album art too. Otherwise, the new search function is worth the 5 quid
It deleted all my text history, and my contacts. I also can’t send or receive pictures, movies, or audio files
I have nothing but trouble, the download was fine but then when I went to install it saying that I cant update cause it cant because the “iPhone activation server is temporarily unavailable”. Can someone help?
What a LEMON, iPhone 3.0 downgrade - The bad news is that the hyped download started at all. It would have been better had it not happened at all. Like so many, the useless voice memo app pushed all the other apps onto different pages. Equally, follow-on pages are full of blanks. Which bright spark decided to put the memo pad on page one?
3.0 is more like putting a child in a sweet shop and saying NO! So it has an updated Bluetooth, oh please! What’s the point? More to the point what are Apple afraid of by not using defacto standard Bluetooth for mobiles. I guess the good news is the CABLE from the phone does work (please note I said CABLE a piece of wire to make a data transfer connection) which means when I take a photo at least I can grab it with my PC and use my PC to share it via Bluetooth. However, that doesn’t generate revenue for Telcos does it - oh some good news is the Skype app still works.
I was really expecting something from 3.0, industry norms from Apple, but what I got was a messed up layout, the stupid assumption that I have Outlook (which should have been buried at birth) and more things that don’t work. Oh well, at least AudioBoo ( cool app ) is still fine and can be connected to my PC, via the line in cable I made, to record audio blogs.
I really wanted to be excited by 3.0; the only thing that made my blood boil was Apple continuing to think that they know best. Maybe someone should send me an MP3, oh sorry that should be QuickTime NOT, of the Apple brainwashing hymn, and then maybe I’ll start to understand why my partners Nokia can do more than my iPhone and be happy about that.
The problems downloading the new iPhone 3.0 software were expected, and we knew that some users would get problems after installing the new firmware. But how big a deal is this really when we think of the amount of users upgrading the OS?
Source : http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/06/18/iphone-30-problems-continue/
A bit late to the party, I started the process of updating my iPhone at 3:00 PM Eastern. iTunes downloaded the update without a problem, but the install process was halted with the error message:
"The iPhone [your iPhone] cannot be updated at this time because the iPhone activation server is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
From there I've got two options: OK, which simply closes the dialog box, and More Information, which points a browser to a Knowledge Base article on iPhone activation issues. Mike also noted the appearance of an error -4 dialog earlier.
It looks to us like Apple's servers are getting slammed hard. A bit of patience ought to do the trick; you might also benefit from restarting both iTunes and your iPhone. Still, the whole thing makes me feel like Veruca Salt: "But I want an Oompa Loompa NOW!"
Source : http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/17/some-reports-of-itunes-issues-while-upgrading-to-3-0/
Ruh roh, Shaggy. According to an unending stream of tips flowing into our inbox, iPhone / iPod touch activation servers just bit it, big time. Apparently Apple and AT&T underestimated the wave of Apple handset users dying for OS 3.0 and the swarm was just too much to handle. If you’re trying to reactivate your phone post 3.0 update, sit tight and things should be back online soon. Oh, the agony.
Source : http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/17/iphone-ipod-touch-activation-servers-bite-it/
Update 3 p.m. PDT: According to Wired.com’s Dave Kravets, the iPhone 3.0 update tool in iTunes is now working properly. Download away!
Update 12 p.m. PDT: Some users, including a Wired.com staff member, are reporting problems downloading the iPhone 3.0 software. (See screenshot.) This is likely due to server overload; keep checking throughout the day to see if the update is available.
Apple on Wednesday released iPhone 3.0, a major upgrade for its iPhone operating system, delivering capabilities customers have demanded, such as multimedia messaging, copy and paste and universal landscape mode.
The operating system, which Apple previewed in March, became available for download at 10:10 a.m. in the iTunes Store.
The update is free for owners of the original iPhone as well as the current iPhone 3G; iPod Touch users must pay $10. Users wishing to upgrade must plug their device into their computer with the USB dock connector and then load iTunes 8.2 (80MB), where they can download and install iPhone 3.0 (230MB).
iPhone 3.0 (which some have confused with the third-generation iPhone, iPhone 3GS), addresses many complaints about the current and previous iPhone operating systems. Despite iPhone 2.0’s introduction of the iPhone’s phenomenally successful App Store for distributing third-party applications, many Apple critics have blasted the iPhone for its lack of a basic copy-and-paste function, among other shortcomings. iPhone 3.0 adds copy-and-paste functionality and many new features that will give immediate benefits to end users, regardless of which applications they use.
Here are some other noteworthy end-user features:
* MMS support. (One major caveat: AT&T customers may be in for disappointment, because Apple said at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference that AT&T would not support MMS until late summer. AT&T declined to comment on the reason behind the delay, but the company said it’s not network-related.
* Apps communicate with accessories via dock connector or Bluetooth. (We call these app-accessory combos dongleware. See our wishlist for dongleware we’d like to see, as well as a list of great dongleware suggestions from readers.)
* Support for peer-to-peer Bluetooth. That will enable the iPhone to connect with other Bluetooth devices, including stereo Bluetooth headsets. Previously, the iPhone only supported Bluetooth for connecting to monaural phone headsets.
* Global search feature. Enables users to search content in various applications on the iPhone from a single interface. Like the search feature in Mac OS X, this is called “Spotlight.”
* Compose in landscape mode. The ability to compose e-mail messages, text messages and notes in landscape mode gives the user a larger, easier-to-use keyboard.
Gadget Lab will be testing iPhone 3.0 and posting our discoveries throughout the day. Keep up with our posts and follow @GadgetLab on Twitter for the latest scoops!
Source : http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/06/iphone30/
