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  1. #1

    No phone calls, but the iPod and WiFi allegedly work without
    activating using

    the hack published online.

    http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/



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  2. #2
    Bill Kraski
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    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    [email protected] wrote:

    >
    > No phone calls, but the iPod and WiFi allegedly work without
    > activating using
    >
    > the hack published online.
    >
    > http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/


    Maybe I'm missing something, here. Why spend the kind of money they're
    getting for an iPhone just for overly small internet screen, usable
    only when you have WiFi available, & a portable music player? Or is
    the toy aspect of the iPhone so "wonderful" that a usable phone is
    unnecessary?

    --
    Bill K



  3. #3
    Jer
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    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    Bill Kraski wrote:
    > [email protected] wrote:
    >
    >> No phone calls, but the iPod and WiFi allegedly work without
    >> activating using
    >>
    >> the hack published online.
    >>
    >> http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/

    >
    > Maybe I'm missing something, here. Why spend the kind of money they're
    > getting for an iPhone just for overly small internet screen, usable
    > only when you have WiFi available, & a portable music player? Or is
    > the toy aspect of the iPhone so "wonderful" that a usable phone is
    > unnecessary?
    >



    If memory serves, certain people would spend $20 for a paste-on cell
    antenna so they could look cool. These are same people who now spend
    $$$ to pimp their bling cars with bling sound systems while wearing
    bling jewelry, and now bling phones. There are enough of these idiots
    to keep the scammers happy, and the rest of us laughing into next week.

    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  4. #4

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:13:46 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Bill Kraski wrote:
    >> [email protected] wrote:
    >>
    >>> No phone calls, but the iPod and WiFi allegedly work without
    >>> activating using
    >>>
    >>> the hack published online.
    >>>
    >>> http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/

    >>
    >> Maybe I'm missing something, here. Why spend the kind of money they're
    >> getting for an iPhone just for overly small internet screen, usable
    >> only when you have WiFi available, & a portable music player? Or is
    >> the toy aspect of the iPhone so "wonderful" that a usable phone is
    >> unnecessary?
    >>

    >
    >
    >If memory serves, certain people would spend $20 for a paste-on cell
    >antenna so they could look cool. These are same people who now spend
    >$$$ to pimp their bling cars with bling sound systems while wearing
    >bling jewelry, and now bling phones. There are enough of these idiots
    >to keep the scammers happy, and the rest of us laughing into next week.



    Seems like an iPhone is great to have when stormy weather knocks down
    power lines to your home. You'd still be able to send email.



  5. #5
    Bill Kraski
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    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    [email protected] wrote:

    > Seems like an iPhone is great to have when stormy weather knocks down
    > power lines to your home. You'd still be able to send email.


    That description sounds just like my 8525, either standalone or
    tethered to my laptop. And, in the case of either phone, it'd depend
    on the state of the battery.

    --
    Bill K



  6. #6
    Todd Allcock
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    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    At 07 Jul 2007 06:04:17 -0500 [email protected] wrote:

    > Seems like an iPhone is great to have when stormy weather knocks down
    > power lines to your home. You'd still be able to send email.



    Yes. Just like I did seven years ago tethering a Casiopeia E-115 to a
    Nokia 7160 via IR.

    Hope you weren't waiting all these years for an iPhone just to have e-
    mail when the power goes out!



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  7. #7
    Scott
    Guest

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    [email protected] wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:13:46 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>Bill Kraski wrote:
    >>> [email protected] wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> No phone calls, but the iPod and WiFi allegedly work without
    >>>> activating using
    >>>>
    >>>> the hack published online.
    >>>>
    >>>> http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/
    >>>
    >>> Maybe I'm missing something, here. Why spend the kind of money they're
    >>> getting for an iPhone just for overly small internet screen, usable
    >>> only when you have WiFi available, & a portable music player? Or is
    >>> the toy aspect of the iPhone so "wonderful" that a usable phone is
    >>> unnecessary?
    >>>

    >>
    >>
    >>If memory serves, certain people would spend $20 for a paste-on cell
    >>antenna so they could look cool. These are same people who now spend
    >>$$$ to pimp their bling cars with bling sound systems while wearing
    >>bling jewelry, and now bling phones. There are enough of these idiots
    >>to keep the scammers happy, and the rest of us laughing into next week.

    >
    >
    > Seems like an iPhone is great to have when stormy weather knocks down
    > power lines to your home. You'd still be able to send email.
    >


    But no better than any other phone.



  8. #8

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:12:32 GMT, "Bill Kraski"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >[email protected] wrote:
    >
    >> Seems like an iPhone is great to have when stormy weather knocks down
    >> power lines to your home. You'd still be able to send email.

    >
    >That description sounds just like my 8525, either standalone or
    >tethered to my laptop. And, in the case of either phone, it'd depend
    >on the state of the battery.



    I had an 8525, sold it on ebay, if was awful.



  9. #9

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:44:35 -0500, Scott <[email protected]> wrote:

    >[email protected] wrote in
    >news:[email protected]:
    >
    >> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:13:46 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>Bill Kraski wrote:
    >>>> [email protected] wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>> No phone calls, but the iPod and WiFi allegedly work without
    >>>>> activating using
    >>>>>
    >>>>> the hack published online.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/
    >>>>
    >>>> Maybe I'm missing something, here. Why spend the kind of money they're
    >>>> getting for an iPhone just for overly small internet screen, usable
    >>>> only when you have WiFi available, & a portable music player? Or is
    >>>> the toy aspect of the iPhone so "wonderful" that a usable phone is
    >>>> unnecessary?
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>If memory serves, certain people would spend $20 for a paste-on cell
    >>>antenna so they could look cool. These are same people who now spend
    >>>$$$ to pimp their bling cars with bling sound systems while wearing
    >>>bling jewelry, and now bling phones. There are enough of these idiots
    >>>to keep the scammers happy, and the rest of us laughing into next week.

    >>
    >>
    >> Seems like an iPhone is great to have when stormy weather knocks down
    >> power lines to your home. You'd still be able to send email.
    >>

    >
    >But no better than any other phone.


    Oh, which other phone has a 3 1/2 inch screen? , let alone
    one that isnt scratchable plastic.




  10. #10
    Scott
    Guest

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    [email protected] wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:44:35 -0500, Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>[email protected] wrote in
    >>news:[email protected]:
    >>
    >>> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:13:46 -0500, Jer <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>Bill Kraski wrote:
    >>>>> [email protected] wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>> No phone calls, but the iPod and WiFi allegedly work without
    >>>>>> activating using
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> the hack published online.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> http://nanocr.eu/2007/07/03/iphone-without-att/
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Maybe I'm missing something, here. Why spend the kind of money
    >>>>> they're getting for an iPhone just for overly small internet
    >>>>> screen, usable only when you have WiFi available, & a portable
    >>>>> music player? Or is the toy aspect of the iPhone so "wonderful"
    >>>>> that a usable phone is unnecessary?
    >>>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>If memory serves, certain people would spend $20 for a paste-on cell
    >>>>antenna so they could look cool. These are same people who now
    >>>>spend $$$ to pimp their bling cars with bling sound systems while
    >>>>wearing bling jewelry, and now bling phones. There are enough of
    >>>>these idiots to keep the scammers happy, and the rest of us laughing
    >>>>into next week.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Seems like an iPhone is great to have when stormy weather knocks
    >>> down power lines to your home. You'd still be able to send email.
    >>>

    >>
    >>But no better than any other phone.

    >
    > Oh, which other phone has a 3 1/2 inch screen? , let alone
    > one that isnt scratchable plastic.
    >
    >


    If the screen is the only thing you can point to, you prove my point. It is
    no more effective at the task than any other phone.

    Thanks for playing- now you go back to creating your latest conspiracy
    theory.



  11. #11
    Bill Kraski
    Guest

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    [email protected] wrote:

    > I had an 8525, sold it on ebay, if was awful.


    I'll assume you had a lemon. Mine works quite well. And the
    pda/minicomputer aspect is as good as others I've used. Once there's a
    complete upgrade to WM6 available, that's needed to fix some WM5
    shortcomings. Otherwise, the spb tweaks, pocket e-sword & agendus were
    all I really needed to add -- there don't really seem to be ANY really
    good WM browsers.

    --
    Bill K



  12. #12
    Michael Paris
    Guest

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T


    "Bill Kraski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:Zsaki.2564$nQ4.952@trndny01...
    > [email protected] wrote:
    >
    >> I had an 8525, sold it on ebay, if was awful.

    >
    > I'll assume you had a lemon. Mine works quite well. And the
    > pda/minicomputer aspect is as good as others I've used. Once there's a
    > complete upgrade to WM6 available, that's needed to fix some WM5
    > shortcomings. Otherwise, the spb tweaks, pocket e-sword & agendus were
    > all I really needed to add -- there don't really seem to be ANY really
    > good WM browsers.
    >
    > --
    > Bill K

    To be honest, when I first got my 8525 it was clunky, but not terriable,
    since the latest firmware was installed, it has improved dramatically, I
    myself, prefer it over the iphone. I have no problems with those who think
    otheriwse, they are aimed at different markets, but an 8525 without buying
    on contract, is the same price as an iphone.




  13. #13
    Michael Paris
    Guest

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T


    > Oh, which other phone has a 3 1/2 inch screen? , let alone
    > one that isnt scratchable plastic.
    >

    I can get an N800 with a bigger screen, run it off a decent and cheap
    Samsung Sync on hsdpa and do skype and other things. or as in an iphone,
    use it off wifi, and guess what, I can add programs, chat on the irc, surf
    the net and its a little over half the price of an iphone and don't need a
    contract extentsion.




  14. #14
    Kurt
    Guest

    Re: Use the iPhone without AT&T

    In article <[email protected]>,
    "Michael Paris" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > > Oh, which other phone has a 3 1/2 inch screen? , let alone
    > > one that isnt scratchable plastic.
    > >

    > I can get an N800 with a bigger screen, run it off a decent and cheap
    > Samsung Sync on hsdpa and do skype and other things. or as in an iphone,
    > use it off wifi, and guess what, I can add programs, chat on the irc, surf
    > the net and its a little over half the price of an iphone and don't need a
    > contract extentsion.


    You easily make up the difference on the data plan.

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