Round Robin: Casey Needs iPhone Help, Tips, Tricks, and Advice!

[gruswitz]

Originally Posted by c4sizzle

1. Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G
2. Least Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G
3. Most Used 3rd Party App
4. Most Played Game
5. Should I Jailbreak? And if so, for what 'killer apps'?

1. The UI, the browser and the sound quality.
2. Lack of turn by turn GPS directions. Short battery life, but it would help if I stopped using it for a minute or two.
3. Pandora, LastFM, i.TV, Simplify, NowPlaying, MightyDocs, Safari
4. Vegas Pool, AquaForest, Spore, Shanghai
5. I can only see three reasons to jailbreak - tethering, categories, and winterboard. The other stuff just doesn't seem significant now that we have app store. Frankly, I don't have a need for tethering and the others are still cosmetic, so I'm not jailbreaking. You may want to wait on jailbreaking since the 2.2 update could drop soon.

[Dimietriev]

After seeing all these 'omg jailbreak' posts, I know the value of tethering, but how do you go about not getting caught by at&t? I tether legally on my blackberry and enjoy, but for some reason fear the rath of fees and canceled accounts.

[akamaru64]

phew, I'm excited for a chance to win.
i don't know much about the phones but I'll make sure to check everyone elses responses for tips and tricks just in case I somehow win

[jamesus]

Originally Posted by c4sizzle

1. Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G

The UI. Very slick and cool.

Originally Posted by c4sizzle

2. Least Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G

Battery life (solely due to the fact I am always playing with it!!!)

Originally Posted by c4sizzle

3. Most Used 3rd Party App

Byline - Offline Google Reader.

Originally Posted by c4sizzle

4. Most Played Game

Darts

Originally Posted by c4sizzle

5. Should I Jailbreak? And if so, for what 'killer apps'?

Absolutely. My favorite/most use app is SBSettings for toggling Wifi/Bluetooth/3G/Airplane mode.

[Dimietriev]

I am curious, has anyone made an app to mimic phone profiles, or does the sdk not allow for that kind of control of the phone?

[tommyd]

I do not own an iphone, my brother loves his. I have used them in the att stores. Just a little to much money. I have been reading the round robin to learn more as I'd like to get a iphone for x-mas.

[mszatny]

1. Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G
UI, Stability, Web Browsing, Exchange ActiveSync

2. Least Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G
Apple preventing innovative and useful apps like Slingbox and TomTom

3. Most Used 3rd Party App
eWallet, MochaVNC, BrightKite

4. Most Played Game
UNO (New)

5. Should I Jailbreak? And if so, for what 'killer apps'?
After some hesitation, I did not Jailbreak. Unless Sling or TomTom are available via Jailbreak, there is no good reason yet. I also do not have the patience to wait for jailbreak before installing OS updates.

[berdinkerdickle]

Do we actually have to help out to enter contest?

[Geoff]

1. Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G
I agree with MsZatNY here: UI, Stability, Web Browsing, Exchange ActiveSync

2. Least Favorite thing about the iPhone 3G
No Adobe Flash Reader

3. Most Used 3rd Party App
eWallet, Facebook, Shazam

4. Most Played Game
Fuzzle

5. Should I Jailbreak? And if so, for what 'killer apps'?
I have decided to hold off for now.

[Touch Me]

As a long time Mac user and someone who has been wanting an iPhone since they were first announced in Jan. 2007, I can tell you most emphatically that my least favorite thing is the iPhone's lock into AT&T. You see, AT&T does not serve my area and so Apple will not sell me an iPhone. So, I have been waiting patiently for the iPhone to be released to other carriers or for AT&T to move into my area. No luck so far.

Of course, I could buy an unlocked version at an exorbitant price without warranty and try to get it to work on another network. I have seriously considered this action several times but there are as many horror stories as successes. I'm not eager to take the risk. Sure would be a nice xmas present, though!