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januza
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Oct 08, 2007 - 04:42 PM |
 
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Where do I get the Iphone in Shanghai? Do i order it from overseas or can I purchase it here? |
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seph_07
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Oct 08, 2007 - 04:49 PM |
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you can now purchase it here.
there are stores who has it for 5,700RMB (8Gb)
try HK plaza and xujaihui. |
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januza
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Oct 08, 2007 - 04:52 PM |
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wow... i think I will get it from US instead.. Half price!! |
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ULNBcn
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Oct 08, 2007 - 10:48 PM |
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Have you seen it in shops here? But does it work? I mean, in the US it only works with AT&T, and I haven't heard about any chinese telecom that supports it.
Or do they sell them already unlocked? Wouldnt be surprised if good old Zhang was commercializing them after the trick was published on the internet. |
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dhcp
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Oct 08, 2007 - 11:09 PM |
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My mate went to San Fran to get a few, 400USD.... can't get them in Canada, so dont feel too bad.
@januza, where exactly in the US can you get them for half price .... ebay or some pimp off the street, second hand store, stolen or fake don't count. |
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paul2008
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Oct 08, 2007 - 11:35 PM |
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5700 is too much. I can get you an unlocked to work in China iPhone for 5000RMB definitely. |
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januza
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Oct 09, 2007 - 10:22 AM |
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dhcp, in US its about 380-400 for an 8GB Iphone thats about 1/2 price of what seph_07 quoted.
I have a contact in UK that can send it to me of 380 bucks incl shipping but then I need someone to unlock it. I can have that done next time im the the Philippines. Just wanted to check the market here in China before buying one overseas |
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mature_girlfriend
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Oct 09, 2007 - 12:42 PM |
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All the sellers can unlock it for 50-200RMB to use in China. |
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FooJay
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Oct 09, 2007 - 02:12 PM |
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januza
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Oct 09, 2007 - 04:01 PM |
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well when you can get it in US for RMB 3000 then 5000 seems a bit high. |
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skyline5k
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Oct 09, 2007 - 04:16 PM |
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I take it they don't become bricks over here with Apple's upgrade? |
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matmat
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Oct 09, 2007 - 04:26 PM |
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This is the main issue !
If the phone is unlocked and you do an upgrade, you can not use the phone anymore... quite bad ! |
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januza
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Oct 09, 2007 - 04:52 PM |
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really? ****... then no way im getting on |
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Q
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Oct 09, 2007 - 05:21 PM |
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Nice phone, but it has too many buttons!  |
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dhcp
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Oct 09, 2007 - 08:24 PM |
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^word .... nice sxy toy, but not that great for functionality .... get a WM6 smartphone and your laughing, it plays music so who cares if its not Apple and doesnt match the i-Mac, i-Pod and the white pdiddy suit ... |
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Q
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Oct 09, 2007 - 08:51 PM |
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The iPhone really is a nice phone, but I'm just not into the "latest gizmos" anymore. I'm still using a SE K750 and it does everything I need a phone to do. Calls/SMS/nice size for a candy bar phone...not to mention the replacement cost is 1k or less if I lose it. There isn't a coolness factor attached to it either, which makes it less likely to be snatched...
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skyline5k
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Oct 10, 2007 - 10:40 AM |
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Got a SE W550 myself, and it pretty much does the job. Just want to get one that I can put a bigger chip into. No access to the chip in the W550. |
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SirFiddler
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Oct 10, 2007 - 12:05 PM |
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i always need the latest toys and have my eyes on one for quite some time. However I will wait until it's properly released next year, dont wan't to not update the software... |
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FooJay
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Oct 10, 2007 - 12:19 PM |
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Seaweed
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Oct 10, 2007 - 01:13 PM |
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If the vendors can unlock the phone with such an ease here, why can't they upgrade the software for another fee if Apple comes out with one? And what type of cooler features are we talking about in regards to these upgrades? |
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jzzzzzzz
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Oct 10, 2007 - 01:17 PM |
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| Nice phone, but it has too many buttons! |
The problem for me is the lack of buttons and the big smudgy touchscreen. |
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FooJay
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Oct 10, 2007 - 01:59 PM |
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Cooler features include the not so exciting shopping at the iTunes store from the phone, and a couple of minor bug fixes.
Nothing to write home about.
The new firmware will be hacked eventually, probably by next 1-2 months looking at current progress. |
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januza
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Oct 10, 2007 - 02:32 PM |
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so whats the verdict? Should I get one or not?
I guess it should be safe as long as I dont update it until there is a software program thats available which wont kill the phone. |
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skyline5k
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Oct 12, 2007 - 05:16 PM |
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Looks like hacked iPhones may yet live! From CNet:
http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9795769-37.html?tag=nefd.blgs
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October 11, 2007 9:56 AM PDT
The Great iPhone Hack, round 3
Posted by Tom Krazit
Two weeks to the day after Apple's iPhone software update wiped third-party applications from the device and disabled unlocked phones, the hackers have struck back.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog posted details of the iPhone Dev Team's latest effort, which once again opens the iPhone up to third-party applications and the ability to use it on any other GSM network than AT&T's. This appears to be a more substantial effort than the one posted earlier in the evening that exploits a vulnerability in a TIFF image file; you can bet that one will be patched fairly quickly.
The latest hack allows iPhone users who have already installed the OS X 1.1.1 update to revert their iPhones to the previous 1.0.2 update, "jailbreak" it for third-party applications, and then somehow update back to the 1.1.1 version without the cell door slamming shut. TUAW and iPhone Atlas have tested the latest hack and have declared that it works, assuming you have a certain amount of knowledge of the iPhone's command line interface.
We're not posting links to the actual files you'll need to make this happen, but if you're an enterprising fellow with access to the Internet, I doubt you'll have too much trouble. I downloaded the files, and in a readme file accompanying the patches and guide you'd need to jailbreak your iPhone, the iPhone Dev Team (or NerveGas, Pumpkin, Edgan, drudge, dinopio and asap18) actually posted a disclaimer: "The iPhone Dev Team disclaims any liability of damage to your iPhone as a result of following these instructions. While the instructions listed here are believed to be safe and accurate, there is always a possibility that your iPhone could be permanently damaged." Can you really sue somebody for providing you with a hack that damages your iPhone, even though you're violating your service agreement to install that hack?
Anyway, if you unlocked your iPhone and then installed the 1.1.1 update only to be left with a pretty paperweight, the iPhone Dev Team says their update won't fix your problem. However, the iPhoneSIMFree folks announced Thursday morning that as a result of the iPhone Dev Team's work, they're now able to not only unlock 1.1.1 iPhones but they are also able to unbrick those unlocked iPhones that fell silent after installing the update.
Where's Harold Lederman when you need him? Now that the iPhone hackers have figured out how to get past the latest update, which many thought was much more difficult to crack than the original software, the third round goes to them. I'll score it 10-9, but Apple's still in the lead going into the fourth round, by virtue of the 10-8 second round in which they knocked iPhone hackers to the canvas by disabling the unlocked iPhones. The first round, of course, went to the hackers.
So what has Apple got up its sleeve? With Leopard's release around the corner, many are starting to wonder if Apple might start to tire of this fight and figure out a way to let third-party application development onto the iPhone. It's pretty clear that Apple will be unable to completely fend off an army of determined hackers forever, but I think it is trying to find a way to allow third-party application development without letting people unlock their iPhones just yet.
In the meantime, if you really, really want third-party applications on your iPhone, understand that you might be forfeiting your right to future technical support. Those who previously hacked the iPhone were able to restore the factory settings before bringing it in for service, but it's not clear whether that's still an option with this latest update. |
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FooJay
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Oct 12, 2007 - 05:22 PM |
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Well, duh. Who could have predicted that coming. Not.
On a different note, I have 2 clients who bought iPhones today.
If you have syncing issues with outlookmsasync.exe crashing when you sync the phone, its probable that your PST file is corrupted.
Copy the PST data to a new pst file, and close the corrupt one, and it should sync again.
I'm still not impressed with the phone, although typing isn't as bad as you'd think it should be.
You'll also need to download yet another version of iTunes, if you aren't on 7.3x
(Apples site truly sucks for downloading iTunes, so download from download.pchome.net as its substantially faster that way).
Lawrence. |
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