Iphone

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:40 pm

ya, if you're stationary near an AP

Post by **complacent** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:53 pm

Sabre wrote:When they unlock high speed Internet, I'll be ALL over it.

You mean when they ship the device with either a 3G GSM or CDMA chipset, right?

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:14 pm

exactly

High speed as apposed to.... almost modem speeds!

I have heard rumors that there is actually 3G support.... but that it's not turned on for battery life reasons...

Post by **complacent** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:52 pm

Sabre wrote: I have heard rumors that there is actually 3G support.... but that it's not turned on for battery life reasons...

'Fraid not, amigo

Teh chipset will not support 3G.

Perhaps next rev?

<----Still wants a Verizon or even Sprint version... Or if ATT&T scrapped their entire operation and built an actual performing 3G network with uptime and call quality like Verizon, I'd probably switch over.

I guess I'm not getting an iPhone, eh?

<---- One saddened aapl fanboi.

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:12 pm

Also, there's a comprenhesive list of iPhone bugs.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:12 pm

*points and laughs at colin*

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:36 pm

complacent wrote:Teh chipset will not support 3G.

Then why have this?

Post by **complacent** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:49 pm

Sabre wrote:
complacent wrote:Teh chipset will not support 3G.
Then why have this?

IIRC, most new phones/plans with AT&T are using the same cardstock. It was probably just easier to use the same cards as the rest of teh phones.

Without the 3G radio, there really isn't much to be done. You can't download a new piece of firmware as an update.

Okay, I'm stepping off my soapbox now. Back to your regularly scheduled thread.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:05 pm

silly software guy, a 3G SIM card isn't a 3G radio

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:34 pm

ok, guys... I know the difference between software and hardware

I was told by someone(who would know!) that the hardware existed in the phone, but it was turned off through firmware... then I saw that picture and I thought it provided a little bit of confirmation that it might be true.... Maybe it is all wishful thinking, who knows! Maybe when they were deciding which carrier to go with they incorporated all the hardware they needed for all of them and then just turned off that hardware when a carrier was selected.... All possibilities!

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:43 am

nope, no 3G radio hardware in the iPhone (yet). there was a lot of speculation that 3G was a firmware update away but this (sadly) turns out not to be the case.

Post by **complacent** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:18 pm

iPhone is fscking up Duke's WLAN.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:13 pm

your Duke,

schvin · Post by **schvin** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:42 am

anyone know if it's true that everything runs as root on the iphone?