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[iDynamic]

A moment of your time guys, I have a 3g & still running 3.1.2
been looking to update the iOS to 4.2.1 (been hearing from other 3g users this is the best one to update to)

just wanna know if you guys can offer any advice. i did a search here but alyuh only talking about the 3gs & 4 but i'm not entirely sure bout compatibility of those on a 3g.

thanks

You may encounter some problems on 4.2.1 I have to fix a 3G on 4.2.1 with call issues

DO NOT UPDATE.

That is all.




X2

It lags a lot. even 4.2.1. but if u got accustomed to it from 4.0.x its not so bad. Unless it's because some app wasn't supported... or you seriously need to update. Don't.

^ what he said

Well im here only for the second time , i got an i4 from bmobile .
With regards to this cydia ting and winterboard, how do i get add ons and themes and games etc. on my i4 . Thanks

You need to add repositories to Cydia for more games themes apps etc,

For games add the installous source and from there download installous and you will have the ability to download pirated apps and games.....or you can buy them from the app store (recommended)

For themes you can simply add the source to Cydia for themes and download them through that source in Cydia , make sure it's for winterboard


Use google to find the various sources

[Stephon.]

Is it possible to unlock an iPhone 3Gs with the 4.3.5 Firmware on it. I was going to unlock my old one but my idiot friend upgraded it by accident, basically making life harder for me

[iDynamic]

Is it possible to unlock an iPhone 3Gs with the 4.3.5 Firmware on it. I was going to unlock my old one but my idiot friend upgraded it by accident, basically making life harder for me

What baseband your on ?

[Stephon.]

Is it possible to unlock an iPhone 3Gs with the 4.3.5 Firmware on it. I was going to unlock my old one but my idiot friend upgraded it by accident, basically making life harder for me

What baseband your on ?

05.16.02

[iDynamic]

Is it possible to unlock an iPhone 3Gs with the 4.3.5 Firmware on it. I was going to unlock my old one but my idiot friend upgraded it by accident, basically making life harder for me

What baseband your on ?

05.16.02

Downgrade to 4.2.1 then up the baseband to 06.xx.xx , jail break and unlock

[SRASC]

Apple’s iPhone 4 has been the best-selling smartphone in the world since it launched over 14 months ago in June 2010, but the iPhone 5 is even more highly anticipated than the current-generation model was ahead of its release. According to a recent survey conducted by RBC Capital Markets, Apple’s iPhone 5 is seeing “unprecedented demand” ahead of its release, which is expected next month. Headed by analyst Mike Abramsky, the investment bank polled 2,200 people between August 2nd and August 10th, and found that 31% of respondents were very likely or somewhat likely to purchase an iPhone 5 once it launches. Ahead of the iPhone 4 release last year, a similar RBC survey found that 25% of consumers planned to purchase the smartphone. Read on for more.

The survey also found that a whopping 66% of existing iPhone owners plan to upgrade to the new iPhone 5. In light of the huge demand for the handset, a near-certain iPhone 5 launch at Sprint and a rumored launch at T-Mobile, RBC has revised its shipment estimates for fiscal 2012. Abramsky upped his first-quarter shipment estimates to 27 million units from his earlier projection of 24.4 million, and his fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 estimate remains unchanged at 19.5 million units. The analyst now sees Apple shipping a whopping 110 million iPhones during fiscal 2012, up from previous estimates of 105 million.

As high as demand for the iPhone 5 is, however, consumers would rather not switch carriers in order to procure the phone. 54% of Sprint subscribers and 53% of T-mobile subscribers surveyed by RBC said they are significantly more likely or somewhat more likely to purchase the iPhone 5 if it lands on their their current carrier.

And the iPhone isn’t the only Apple product Abramsky is bullish on. The analyst also upped his iPad shipment estimates in the fiscal fourth quarter to 12.5 million units from 10.5 million in light of back-to-school demand. Apple shipped 9.25 million iPad tablets in the fiscal third quarter of 2011.

RBC Capital Markets now sees Apple’s revenue in fiscal 2011 totaling $110 billion with earnings of $28.30 per share, up from earlier estimates of $108 billion and $27.63. Fiscal 2012 and 2013 projections were bumped up as well, with 2012 revenue estimated to total $140 billion with EPS reaching $34.50, and 2013 revenue estimated to hit $167 billion with EPS at $40. Abramsky had previously projected fiscal 2012 revenue of $134 billion and EPS of $33.50 and fiscal 2013 revenue of $158 billion and EPS of $38.50.

[Stephon.]

Is it possible to unlock an iPhone 3Gs with the 4.3.5 Firmware on it. I was going to unlock my old one but my idiot friend upgraded it by accident, basically making life harder for me

What baseband your on ?

05.16.02

Downgrade to 4.2.1 then up the baseband to 06.xx.xx , jail break and unlock

I've been trying to downgrade, but it's been a headache. iTunes always comes back with some random error message, I've been using the tiny umbrella method.

[iDynamic]

Is it possible to unlock an iPhone 3Gs with the 4.3.5 Firmware on it. I was going to unlock my old one but my idiot friend upgraded it by accident, basically making life harder for me

What baseband your on ?

05.16.02

Downgrade to 4.2.1 then up the baseband to 06.xx.xx , jail break and unlock

I've been trying to downgrade, but it's been a headache. iTunes always comes back with some random error message, I've been using the tiny umbrella method.

3194 ?

I was working on an iPad and couldn't seem to bypass the apple server , I tried every trick in the book , I think in maybe a week or 2 the server would be working again and u should be able to downgrade .. You have your blobs rite ?

[Stephon.]

Yep that's the message, but then when I get to bypass it, I get an "unknown error" message 80. That's with OS 4.0 though. I'll try again with 4.2.1, and no I don't have my blobs.

[SRASC]

Apple’s product naming is easy to love.

Apple’s recent success in the technology market is, of course, the result of several factors. The solid hardware, the meticulously maintained and simplified software, and a fantastic retail show from the store floor to the unboxing of its products. They have a total user experience that no one has yet been able to touch.

Something that isn’t talked about much, however, is quite basic: Apple’s product naming strategy. No other company puts as much effort into distilling and simplifying their product naming.

You’ll even notice that when referring to their gadgets, Steve Jobs and other Apple employees refer to them as “iPod” or “iPhone”, not “the iPod” or “the iPhone”. Taking out the definite article anthropomorphizes these products, likening them to a friend or pet.

Because of this, it’s easy to get your head around Apple’s array of products. Just four basic product lines – Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and AppleTV – and not much else besides a few accessories, software and services that Apple sells.

For iPhone and AppleTV, that’s all you need to know. The only other classification information for these two product lines is the memory space. iPhone 8GB, 16GB. AppleTV 40/160GB. Easy.

For iPods and Macs, there are a few more variables. But nowhere will you find confusing model numbers in the product lines.

When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1996, he slashed everything that wasn’t profitable and moving forward, simplified the Apple lineup. Gone were the many different clones, the Power Macintosh 8500/180s, the Newton MessagePad 2100/Emate 300 and the Powerbook 1400, 2400 and 3400.

In came the PowerMac G3, the iMac, the Powerbook G3 and then later the iBook, MacPros, MacBooks and MacMini. iPods are no different: Shuffle, Nano, Classic, Touch; no numbers, just names.

Contrast this with Nokia, which sells its solid N-series phone lineup from N70 to N96. Ask all but the most hardened geek what differentiates each one and you’ll get little more than a confused expression. How about the Toshiba G900 or the Samsung F700? – both great phones with forgettable names. It’s hard to have a relationship with an anonymous number.

How about a network product from Linksys or Dlink? My NAS is a Dlink DNS-323 but it doesn’t do domain naming. I love the Linksys WRT54G router line for its hacktasticness, but it’s hard to even identify. The software I use to run it is called DD-WRT. Is that, wert?

Apple calls its wireless product Airport. It has for years. When it adds more features like a Gigabit Ethernet hub and USB hard drive support, it becomes Airport Extreme (I know “extreme” is oh so tired – but stick with me here). The smaller, portable model? Airport Express. Non-techies can get this.

Or how about PC Manufacturers like Dell, HP and Sony, which offer models like the VGN-PR2 or the XPS 420. It’s hard to endear yourself to an XPS-420 unless your name is R2-D2 or C3PO.

Certain other tech companies have had success with real names. The LG Chocolate. The Samsung Blackjack. Motorola’s RAZR, KRZR, etc. But these are the exception rather than the rule.

With the success that Apple has had with its simplified naming strategy, it is a wonder that more technology companies aren’t copying such an obvious success and persist in confusing and alienating their customers.

[iDynamic]

Yep jus keep trying make sure ur in dfu mode black screen and use the umbrella to pull it out recovery if you have to if you manage to make a clean bypass and get it back working on 4.2.1 let me know please

[M_2NR]

3194 ?

I was working on an iPad and couldn't seem to bypass the apple server , I tried every trick in the book , I think in maybe a week or 2 the server would be working again and u should be able to downgrade .. You have your blobs rite ?

LOL u do realize apple STOPPED signing any other ipsw's besides 4.3.5 right?

they were signing 4.1 for a while on the 3GS but that was it. They only sign the latest firmware. Unless there are blobs saved on saurik's server, etc. there is NO WAY of downgrading.

Say what you want its not possible. And yes there are chances where the device was either refurbished or some mysterious way blobs were saved but generally the above applies.

[SRASC]

AI reports that the MacBook Pro line will receive minor processor updates before the holiday shopping season. In fact, they say the updates should come before the end of the month.

According to people with proven insight into Apple’s future product plans, the late-2011 MacBook Pro refresh will deliver marginal speed bumps to the notebooks’ Core i-Series of Sandy Bridge processors but will otherwise introduce no material changes over the existing models. While precise timing for the update may change, those same people say the Mac maker currently anticipates an introduction of the refreshed line before the end of the month,

The report seems to stem from the recent release of Intel Core i7 2700 series processors fit for use in MacBook Pros.

This seems to fly counter to earlier reports from MacRumors that the next update to the MacBook Pro line would be a big redesign.

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The lion’s share of information we’ve collated over the past few weeks has indicated an early October release of the fifth-gen iPhone. Although, there’s still no word from Cupertino to report, a fruit company of the Orange variety, or moreover its CEO, has dropped a clinger by appearing to reveal a specific release for the highly-anticipated smartphone.

Stéphane Richard, Chief of Orange, was heard on the radio as stating, “If I believe what we heard, the iPhone will be released Oct. 15,” before backtracking somewhat by adding,‘To date, no date is known for its commercial launch even though its production seems to have started in several echoes in the press.”

It could just be that he’s an avid RedmondPie reader and has been keeping tabs on the extensive array of leads we’ve been tracking. Somehow though, that doesn’t seem likely. more in the “know” than Joe Average, and he would have been briefed at this late stage of the release date rather than relying on Chinese Whispers. It’s just not feasible that the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company would be left in the dark of the projected release date of a product about to be added to its roster. Unless he has been personally misinformed, October 15 appears to be the date to jot down in your notebook (or reminder app – who uses pen and paper?).

With 150,000 iPhone 5 units reportedly being pumped out daily over at Foxconn, it seems only a matter of time before we get a leak of the device, which whilst isn’t as exciting as the actual release, is the next best thing.

What with the distraction of the iPad 2 and the early inquiries into the iPad 3, compounded with the development of iCloud and iOS 5, the release of the iPhone this time around is has been the most delayed yet. The Cupertino company is still basking at the top of the smartphone sales charts as well as the consumer satisfaction polls with both the iPhone 3GS, which is in it’s third year on the market, as well as the gracefully aging yet power-selling iPhone 4, so it’s no wonder there doesn’t seem to be that much urgency.

Not long left to wait now guys, hang on in there!

Orange outs Apple

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Apple was just awarded a whole mess of patents by the USPTO. But one stands out in particular: a 3D display and imaging system. Wave your hands and the system picks up your movement. Sort of like the Xbox Kinect. Or, uh, exactly like the Xbox Kinect.

The system described in Apple's patent would use a projector with a scanning beam that picks up your movements via a receiver, shown as a secondary device. Your movements are transferred to the system and a user can interact in a virtual space using their body as their only input device:

To be effective, it is also important that such devices be capable, when desired or necessary, of economically but effectively and precisely providing feedback to the user. Thus, such devices should incorporate audio and/or visual mechanisms for reporting to the user the effects and results of the 3D input.

Sound familiar?

Apple does point out that the projector could be used to show holographic imagery, something the Kinect doesn't currently do—well, officially anyway. Think Minority Report meets Kinect.

The patents also indicate Apple's intention to employ the technology in a wide range of applications including medical diagnostics, entertainment, flight simulation, robotics, gaming, and (everyone's favorite 90's buzzword) virtual reality. Microsoft currently uses the tech to make out-of-shape people dance in their living room.

What does this all mean, though? If you'd asked a year ago, I would've said at worst it meant that Apple wouldn't want much more than some licensing fees out of this. But given how aggressively the company's gone after its Android competitors? A little harder to say.

[SRASC]

Techcrunch notes that the UK Advertising Standards Authority has ruled in Apple’s favor on the complaint from Samsung that its Galaxy S II Smarphone is thinner than Apple’s iPhone 4. Apple’s iPhone is 9.3mm thick the whole way down the phone, while Samsung’s Galaxy S 2 is 8.71mm thin but has a 9.91mm ‘thick’ antenna hump.

In reality, neither in the “thinnest”. NEC sells a 7.7 mm thin device among other thinner devices in the market.

Sure there are bigger fish to fry, but this ‘small’ victory comes as both companies are set to release new products.

Yes, this is about a month before a likely thinner Apple iPhone hits the market and Samsung has the rumored ‘Nexus Prime’ device in its pipeline.

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iMessage looks like a fantastic and free way for owners of iOS devices to keep in touch with each other, but what if you don’t have an iPhone, an iPod Touch or an iPad?

Never fear… the latest code snips peeking out of the corners of the current version of iChat for OS X Lion pretty strongly suggests that iMessage for OS X will be integrated into Lion’s existing IM client.


Properties found in iChat’s code refer to “read” and “delivery” receipts, which are iMessage features that tell a user if a message has been read or delivered to another device.

Previous to Lion, these code strings weren’t anywhere to be found.

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You’re likely aware that Apple is getting ready to release iOS 5, the next version of its mobile operating system. After months of uncertainty, it now seems that there is at least one team which is actively working on an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.

This revelation was made in a tweet by @pod2g, one of the members of the iOS hacking group Chronic-Dev Team, authors of tools such as GreenPois0n, confirming that the team was alive and well and working on breaking into iOS 5.

As you might recall, current versions of iOS 5, dating all the way back to Beta 1, could only be jailbroken using the so-called "tethered" methods, such as Redsn0w or Sn0wbreeze. Tethered jailbreaks are similar to untethered ones as far as features go, except for a big difference: tethered jailbreaks require the jailbroken device to be plugged into a computer running Rednsn0w every time it’s powered on or rebooted, in order to launch iOS into a jailbroken state. While this process takes just a few minutes, it can be rather inconvenient, especially for users who are often on the road.

If you’re hoping for an untethered jailbreak for the current version of iOS 5, you might be out of luck, since the developer has made it clear that it wouldn’t publish exploits for pre-release versions of the system. This makes sense, since an early release would only cause Apple to patch the exploit in the final version, and therefore render all the work useless for all of those who might have been unwilling or unable to get their hands on beta releases of iOS.

As with any "announcement" of this kind, no release timeframe was given, yet we will likely see an untethered jailbreak method once the final version of iOS 5 is released to the public, which could anytime between later this month to early next month.

iOS 5 is the next generation of Apple’s operating system that runs on the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad. First introduced and thoroughly showed off at this year’s WWDC back in June, iOS contains many new features, such as a revamped notification system known as Notification Center and system-wide Twitter integration. According to rumors, iOS 5 will be released around the same time frame as the next iPhone, currently known as the iPhone 5.

[badart]

Hey guys need some help unlocking an iphone4 running 4.3.5. Tried downgrading but only getting error messages. Got a gevey sim card but when i tried to insert it into the gevey sim tray the bmoible sim card (was cut correctly) seems too thick and i really have to put effort to get the sim tray into the phone only to get a no sim message. the gevey sim was used so i bought a new one online still waiting for it. Anyone using the gevey sim with a bmobile sim card, any advice wht to do?

[Parvin]

^^^

Make sure to turn of 3G in the network settings BEFORE using the gevey.

Then follow the gevey process.

[ryan99tt]

^^^^

wat he said...this is something many ppl overlook...

[Chimera]

I just got a 3gs on 4.2.1 and 5.15, whats best course of action to unlock and jailbreak it now?

[iDynamic]

Upgrade d bb then unlock

[wheelbarrow]

Soo... I'm seriously looking to jump on the iphone bandwagon... (almost bought one from bmobile Trincity this evening, but they had no 4's in stock) but looking through the thread i realise that iphone 5 should be coming out soon, any educated guesses as to when bmobile will sell them here???
Do you think I should wait for the 5 or get the 4???

[mojosodope]

wait until the i5 comes out, most likely by the end of next month with an announcement in these coming weeks.

buy directly from Apple factory unlocked online,

done deal.

[SRASC]

MuscleNerd has announced a major update to RedSn0w that removes the need to select an IPSW and brings the ability to save and submit your SHSH Blobs to Cydia.

Will be pushing out a major redsn0w feature upgrade before my trip to Korea: http://is.gd/PMAdT1 (and look, no IPSW selection button!)

The new version of RedSn0w will be released before Monday. Rather than requiring ipsw selection, RedSn0w will now automatically fetch the important pieces directly from Apple (and caches them so that it never needs to re-fetch them again).

For those wondering, the new RedSn0w "won't auto-fetch the betas (since they're not public). You need to provide them (once)."





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Regardless of any potential delays, shortages or other impediments, Apple’s upcoming next-generation iPhone models will fly off the shelves following launch. This is a given. As Apple’s announcement approaches and Apple fans get ready to upgrade, however, some may be in store for a rude awakening. Current iPhone users looking to part ways with an old model in favor of a shiny new handset have likely already missed the boat if they were hoping to sell their iPhones to help recoup money spent on a new iPhone. Read on for more.

According to data collected and analyzed by consumer electronics recycler NextWorth, the value of previous-generation iPhone models has historically declined rapidly beginning well ahead of next-generation announcements.

The average selling price of Apple’s iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G models sold on eBay last year began to decline rapidly in mid-May according to the data, dropping between 10% and 15% by the time Apple announced the iPhone 4 on June 7th. The mere anticipation of a next-generation model is enough to send iPhone resale values south.

By the time Apple’s iPhone 4 launched in late June 2010, eBay resale values of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G had dropped roughly 22% and 27% respectively, and they continued to decline until the middle of July. To make matters worse for iPhone owners planning to pawn off their phones, Apple is expected to unveil a new low-cost iPhone 4 model alongside the iPhone 5 in the coming weeks.

The draw of a brand new iPhone 4 available for $99 or less on contract — and possibly $350 with no contract in some markets, as BGR reported exclusively back in July — could potentially push the resale value of older models down even faster than last year.

Apple is expected to unveil two new iPhone models in the coming weeks, a low-cost version of the current iPhone 4 model with various minor design tweaks and a brand new iPhone 5 said to feature a new case with an aluminum back, a larger display and an 8-megapixel camera.

[GHOSTRYDER]

Five New Userland Exploits Found For iPad 2 And iPhone 5, Future Jailbreak Imminent!


Folks, this is big, big news. In fact, we’d call it the biggest news of the week: jailbreak hacker p0sixninja of Chronic Dev Team has announced that five userland exploits have been discovered for the iPad 2 and is strongly expected to be used in the next generation iPhone.

The news comes from P0sixninja talk at jailbreaking convention MyGreatFest. P0sixninja looked ecstatic when he gave the announcement a few minutes ago, in which it was stated that iPad 2 and the iPhone 5 can be jailbroken using five userland exploits which have been discovered over time.

Yes, you read that right. Not one, not two, but five exploits have been discovered for the iPad 2 and iPhone 5. What is even more fantastic about this news is how all of these exploits are userland ones. And as quoted by P0sixninja himself “it’s the record breaking number of exploits found”.

These userland exploits are, as suggested by the name, related to software. Unlike hardware-based exploits, these can be patched. A hardware revision wouldn’t matter that much in this case.

Apple has only revised hardware once and that was with the iPhone 3GS which received a new model back in late 2009 having an updated bootrom that patched pod2g’s 24kpwn exploit. But since it’s a software exploit then the hardware revision won’t mean much for the jailbreak itself.



What does this mean for you? Well it basically means that iPhone 5 (and iOS 5) should get an (untethered) jailbreak sooner than what was previously expected.

The exploits were discovered by the Chronic Dev Team. A key member of the team itself namely: P0d2g, found exploits like 24kpwn, steaks4uce and also discovered an exploit in the Apple A4 chip, used in iPhone 4, original iPad and iPod touch 4G. p0d2g and p0sixninja are members of the Chronic Dev Team, who were the key developers/hackers behind the famous jailbreak tool Greenpois0n, which back then was the only method available to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 completely untethered.

Since the jailbreak will be userland, it will work on all iOS devices on all exploit-ready iOS versions, and as mentioned earlier, get an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 at launch. P0sixninja also quoted that the it will be the most amazing jailbreak yet! So we have high hopes for this one, we’re sure the Chronic Dev Team is bound to please the jailbreaking community with said jailbreak. So yes, the iPhone 5 will highly likely be jailbreakable soon after launch, though the Chronic Dev Team said that they would need the new iPhone 5 itself to see whether the exploits work or not, but, fingers crossed!

[iDynamic]

Five New Userland Exploits Found For iPad 2 And iPhone 5, Future Jailbreak Imminent!


Folks, this is big, big news. In fact, we’d call it the biggest news of the week: jailbreak hacker p0sixninja of Chronic Dev Team has announced that five userland exploits have been discovered for the iPad 2 and is strongly expected to be used in the next generation iPhone.

The news comes from P0sixninja talk at jailbreaking convention MyGreatFest. P0sixninja looked ecstatic when he gave the announcement a few minutes ago, in which it was stated that iPad 2 and the iPhone 5 can be jailbroken using five userland exploits which have been discovered over time.

Yes, you read that right. Not one, not two, but five exploits have been discovered for the iPad 2 and iPhone 5. What is even more fantastic about this news is how all of these exploits are userland ones. And as quoted by P0sixninja himself “it’s the record breaking number of exploits found”.

These userland exploits are, as suggested by the name, related to software. Unlike hardware-based exploits, these can be patched. A hardware revision wouldn’t matter that much in this case.

Apple has only revised hardware once and that was with the iPhone 3GS which received a new model back in late 2009 having an updated bootrom that patched pod2g’s 24kpwn exploit. But since it’s a software exploit then the hardware revision won’t mean much for the jailbreak itself.



What does this mean for you? Well it basically means that iPhone 5 (and iOS 5) should get an (untethered) jailbreak sooner than what was previously expected.

The exploits were discovered by the Chronic Dev Team. A key member of the team itself namely: P0d2g, found exploits like 24kpwn, steaks4uce and also discovered an exploit in the Apple A4 chip, used in iPhone 4, original iPad and iPod touch 4G. p0d2g and p0sixninja are members of the Chronic Dev Team, who were the key developers/hackers behind the famous jailbreak tool Greenpois0n, which back then was the only method available to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 completely untethered.

Since the jailbreak will be userland, it will work on all iOS devices on all exploit-ready iOS versions, and as mentioned earlier, get an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5 at launch. P0sixninja also quoted that the it will be the most amazing jailbreak yet! So we have high hopes for this one, we’re sure the Chronic Dev Team is bound to please the jailbreaking community with said jailbreak. So yes, the iPhone 5 will highly likely be jailbreakable soon after launch, though the Chronic Dev Team said that they would need the new iPhone 5 itself to see whether the exploits work or not, but, fingers crossed!

[Trinislacker]

just bought an iphone from bmobile. but barely seeing any apps on the app store. any suggestions? trying to get Whatsapp for now, not seeing it on phone or PC itunes.

[M_2NR]

create a US Apple ID and then you will see it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534

[SRASC]

According to an all new report published today, Apple will be holding a media event on October 5th to announce brand new hardware.

The news comes from PocketGamer – a website dedicated to covering mobile video games. The site cites an “inside source” at Apple who suggests that there will be a press conference held on 5th of October where the company will announce “new hardware”. This new piece of hardware would then be released a week later on October 12th.

From PocketGamer:

In the sort of hush-hush operation whereby we’d have to kill you etc etc, it seems that Apple is gearing up for a slightly earlier than previously expected iPhone 5 launch.
Our inside source says there will be a press conference announcing the new hardware on October 5th, with retail release occurring a week later.

The symbolism works well too: iPhone 5, iOS 5, October 5.

If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ll know that there are strong reports cropping up regularly regarding the next-generation iPhone or iPhones. Yes, multiple reports have suggested that Apple will introduce not one, but two new iPhones: a low-end iPhone 4 look-alike (which we’ll refer to as iPhone 4S) and a high-end next-generation iPhone (which we’ll refer to as the iPhone 5).

Putting two and two together, one may say that if new hardware is indeed going to be announced, then it will be the new iPhones.

We’ve also talked about the possibility of Apple changing up the release cycle by announcing the next-generation 3G-ready iPod touch first. Although this seems unlikely, it certainly is possible.

There was one such previous report which suggested an Apple event being held at September 7th. That turned out to be a false alarm as no such event was held or even hinted at. Hopefully, this won’t turn out to be another baseless rumor, we’re starting to get tired of having to wait, wait and wait. It’s been sixteen months since the iPhone 4 came out, give us a new iPhone already!

PocketGamer categorically mentioned the “slip up” by Orange CEO Stéphane Richard who was heard saying ““If I believe what we heard, the iPhone will be released Oct. 15″. This October 5th media event date, then, falls well in line with previous rumors.

[PapaC]

Hey quick question guys, I have the opportunity to get an Ipad 3G, what are my best options to use it down here and utilize its internet capabilities?
I know i can get the TSTT Hot Spot device, but what else, can a data sim work with it?
Anyone knows if you can buy their iphone data plan to use with the Ipad?

[M_2NR]

^the iphone "data" plan uses the my hotspot device.
Best option I'd say is probably that. PM Chiney, i not sure if he reads this thread anymore, he has an iPad and should have a hotspot device still.

you could have use a normal wifi iPad with the 4G hotspot.

I am not entirely sure if the EDGE data sims work with the iPad 3G, there were mixed reports last time the topic came up but I believe they do work... May be someone else can elaborate on that.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Hey quick question guys, I have the opportunity to get an Ipad 3G, what are my best options to use it down here and utilize its internet capabilities?
I know i can get the TSTT Hot Spot device, but what else, can a data sim work with it?
Anyone knows if you can buy their iphone data plan to use with the Ipad?

yes you can get a data only SIM from bmobile and it will work with the iPad 2

however at this time it will be EDGE and not 3G speed.

Also if your current cell phone sim card has data activated on it you can put that sim into your iPad and get internet - however you wont be able to send or receive any phone calls since the iPad doesnt have a phone on it.