iPhone - A Guided Tour

In article <[email protected]>,
"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote:

why so bitter Rod? you know much of what i'm saying is true, you just
don't want to accept it... yet.

you will, the writing is now on the wall.

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In article <[email protected]>,
"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > There is no way around it, ATT better shape up or they will lose.
>
> Just another of your pathetic little pig ignorant drug crazed fantasys.

nope, i only speak the truth:

here is a direct quote from a ATT Wireless Guy.

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Well, speaking as one who once worked for ATT Wireless, I'm wondering
how they'll pull it off. If Apple stepped in to handle it, then I'm sure
it will be fine. If they left it up to the clowns I used to deal with at
ATT, then turning on millions of new accounts all at once will be a hell
of a good trick.

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the rumor is Apple is going to activate the iPhone through iTunes!

brilliant! and something ATT has no ability to do, they don't have the
resources to pull something like that off, Apple does.

http://digg.com/apple/Apple_s_Plans_...g_All_Those_iP
hones

Leave it to Apple to finally make ACTIVATING a cell phone simple.

This is huge, and will leave Verizon, Nokia, T-Mobile in the dust. The
era of the painful activation process is now over, that is, if you have
an iPhone. Congrats to Apple for solving another major hassle in life!

The Video of how it works is at the bottom of this post... fun to watch!

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Apple and AT&T announce do-it-yourself iPhone Activation and Sync via
iTunes

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 08:35 AM EDT

Apple and AT&T Inc. today announced that iPhone users will be able to
activate their new iPhones using Apple's popular iTunes software running
on a Mac or PC in the comfort and privacy of their own home or office,
without having to wait in a store while their phone is activated.
Activating iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through
simple steps to choose their service plan, authorize their credit and
activate their iPhone.

Once iPhone is activated, users can then easily sync all of their phone
numbers and other contact information, calendars, email accounts, web
browser bookmarks, music, photos, podcasts, TV shows and movies just
like they do when they sync their iPods with iTunes.

"Users will be able to activate their new iPhone in the comfort and
privacy of their own home or office, without having to wait in a store
while their phone is activated," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, in the
press release. "There are tens of millions of people in the US who
already know how to sync their iPods with iTunes, and syncing their new
iPhone with iTunes works the same way."

"iPhone's user-driven activation is another example of how AT&T and
Apple have partnered to bring innovative new features to our customers,"
said Randall Stephenson, chairman and CEO, AT&T, in the press release.
"iPhone's innovative activation and sync is just one example of how this
is going to be a real industry game-changer."

iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a
revolutionary multi-touch display and pioneering new software that
allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their
fingers. iPhone combines three products into one small and lightweight
handheld device-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and the
Internet in your pocket with best-ever applications on a mobile phone
for email, web browsing and maps. iPhone ushers in an era of software
power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which
completely redefines what users can do on their mobile phones.

iPhone goes on sale at 6:00 p.m. (local time) on Friday, June 29 and
will be sold in the US through Apple's retail and online stores and AT&T
retail stores. iPhone will be available in a 4GB model for US$499 and an
8GB model for $599 and will work with either a MAc or PC.

iPhone activation requires an Internet connection; an iTunes Store
account or a major credit card; a valid Social Security number (as
required by AT&T); the latest version of iTunes available at
http://www.itunes.com and a Mac or PC with a USB 2.0 port and one of the
following operating systems: Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later; Windows XP Home
or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later; or Windows Vista Home
Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate Edition. iPhone requires a new
two-year AT&T service plan. Customers with existing AT&T accounts will
have the option of keeping their existing phone number and upgrading
their account to work with iPhone.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/usingiphone/activation.html

http://www.apple.com/iphone/easysetup/rateplans.html

And if you haven't yet seen the Tour of the iPhone, do it now.

http://www.apple.com/iphone/usingiphone/guidedtour.html

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On Jun 26, 4:35 pm, Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:
> Leave it to Apple to finally make ACTIVATING a cell phone simple.
>
> This is huge, and will leave Verizon, Nokia, T-Mobile in the dust. The
> era of the painful activation process is now over, that is, if you have
> an iPhone. Congrats to Apple for solving another major hassle in life!

Indeed - way to go Apple! No more dealing with arrogant sales punks,
yay!

[email protected] wrote:

> On Jun 26, 4:35 pm, Oxford <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Leave it to Apple to finally make ACTIVATING a cell phone simple.
> >
> > This is huge, and will leave Verizon, Nokia, T-Mobile in the dust. The
> > era of the painful activation process is now over, that is, if you have
> > an iPhone. Congrats to Apple for solving another major hassle in life!
>
> Indeed - way to go Apple! No more dealing with arrogant sales punks,
> yay!

yes! i've never understood why they have so many phone stores and
"punks" in the first place. sounds like they are making too much money
for no good reason. apple will put a stop to that in a hurry.

getting rid of the "go into a store" for activation concept is long over
due, and now the iPhone will make it standard across the industry for
every cell phone buyer. great!

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

> "none" wrote:
> >
> > Apple at this point (or more technically, SJ) controls much of the
> > business world now.
>
> Holy crap, you people really do exist. (Up till now I thought that
> delusional Mac zealotry was essentially a myth.)

"None" (AKA "Oxford" and "Bill Gates") frequently gets called out by
other Mac users in CSMA for saying such blatantly absurd things. I
sometimes suspect he's actually a Windows fan trying to discredit Mac
users.

--
"That's George Washington, the first president, of course. The interesting thing
about him is that I read three--three or four books about him last year. Isn't
that interesting?"
- George W. Bush to reporter Kai Diekmann, May 5, 2006

On 2007-06-24 18:12:56 -0700, [email protected] (Justin) said:

> This is WAY cool.
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/usingiphone/guidedtour.html

I just pray it has as a ringtone the standard 'bring bring' of a real
phone. Can't stand all those silly ringtones. A phone should sound like
a phone.
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thepixelfreak

thepixelfreak <[email protected]> wrote:

> > http://www.apple.com/iphone/usingiphone/guidedtour.html
>
> I just pray it has as a ringtone the standard 'bring bring' of a real
> phone. Can't stand all those silly ringtones. A phone should sound like
> a phone.

watch the above link, it fully shows the various 15 or so included ring
tones, and how you can add your own.

ZnU <[email protected]> wrote:

> > > Apple at this point (or more technically, SJ) controls much of the
> > > business world now.
> >
> > Holy crap, you people really do exist. (Up till now I thought that
> > delusional Mac zealotry was essentially a myth.)
>
> "None" (AKA "Oxford" and "Bill Gates") frequently gets called out by
> other Mac users in CSMA for saying such blatantly absurd things. I
> sometimes suspect he's actually a Windows fan trying to discredit Mac
> users.

Actually I'm right on target, but it takes awhile for many of my
comments to catch up with the "rest of them", so they get confused and
cry foul, but I just laugh.

No serious Mac user questions what I say, they simply say "hum"...
that's damn interesting. I'm the longest Mac using, Mac user here, by a
long shot, so my comments are based on full reality of the Apple/Mac
market and how Apple is vastly changing all markets it enters.

If you can't stand facts, then don't read my posts.

Michelle Steiner <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, I'm what Windroids call a "maccie" (or however they ***** it) and
> plan to buy an iPhone on Friday, but I think this guy is off his rocker.
> no wonder he hides behind an alias.

At least I don't hide behind my god given, sexual equipment. Mr. Steiner.

none <[email protected]> wrote
> "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote

> why so bitter Rod?

Just another of your pathetic little pig ignorant drug crazed fantasys, fanchild.

> you know much of what i'm saying is true,

Not a single shred is except that there is a fella called Jobs and a phone called an iphone.

> you just don't want to accept it... yet.

> you will, the writing is now on the wall.

Just another of your pathetic little pig ignorant drug crazed fantasys, fanchild.

Jobs gets no say what so ever on who runs AT&T, you watch.

Bill Gates wrote:
> Michelle Steiner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well, I'm what Windroids call a "maccie" (or however they ***** it) and
>> plan to buy an iPhone on Friday, but I think this guy is off his rocker.
>> no wonder he hides behind an alias.
>
> At least I don't hide behind my god given, sexual equipment. Mr. Steiner.

fu set

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > I've been a Verizon Wireless customer for nine years (the first
> > year or two, it was still GTE Mobilenet where I lived at the time),
> > and if Verizon weren't so anal about letting me replace a damaged
> > phone at a reasonable price, I would have bought another phone
> > from them. But they want me to pay full price, which comes to
> > almost what an iPhone costs.
>
> There's plenty of other alternatives for a hell of a lot less than an iphone.

Like what? I want a smartphone with 8 hours of talk time. I want a FULL
browser with a touch screen, I want full syncing with my Mac or PC, I
want 802.11g, I want a 3.5 inch high resolution screen, want to watch
movies and YouTube videos. I want to activate it from my living room
couch. Now what phone are you saying does all of this?

http://seekingalpha.com/wp-content/s...onecompare.png

Come on Ron, tell us the answer or shut the **** up.

> > Even so, the deal maker for me about the iPhone, since I need
> > to buy an new phone anyway, is that it can do 802.11g (and b),
>
> There's plenty of phones that can do that too.

Like what? Which phone can give me unlimited surfing, using a REAL
browser via 802.11 for $59.

> > so I can check my email and browse the web
> > from any place that I can with a wireless laptop.
>
> Pity the iphone has no keyboard.

Ah, but they said the same thing about the Mouse, now EVERYONE uses the
Mouse. You clearly don't understand what Apple has just done.
Multi-Touch changes all the rules for touch screens. It's the ONLY one
that will work on cell phones for 17 years. Apple has far more
engineering resources than any Cell Company, they use it. Keyboards on
smartphones are obsolete starting at 6:01pm on friday.

> > I've been thinking about buying a laptop just for
> > that purpose, so getting the iPhone fits both bills.
>
> No it doesnt on the keyboard alone.

Ah, but you haven't used it... I have. It works remarkably well. You'll
love it!

> > When I first saw the iPhone at MacWorld when Jobs introduced
> > it, I felt that I didn't need it--I wasn't planning to get a laptop
> > then--and although I admired it, I had no intention of buying one.
>
> Bet you dont like it when replying to email.

It was a heck of a lot faster than typing on tiny keys. I like big keys
so i know what I'm typing.

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Like what?
>
> Just about all the high end phones can do that.

An example Ron?

You are blowing hot air since you are SCARED of the iPhone, that's all.

What model meets or beats the iPhone?

Waiting......

In article <[email protected]>,
none <[email protected]> wrote:


> > Bet you dont like it when replying to email.
>
> It was a heck of a lot faster than typing on tiny keys. I like big keys
> so i know what I'm typing.

Or being able to use your entire hand. Google "Blackberry thumb".