Re: Update Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] From the Iphone Front Lines
Re: Update Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] From the Iphone Front Lines
- Subject: Re: Update Re: RE: [Fed-Talk] From the Iphone Front Lines
- From: Dave Schroeder <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:32:45 -0500
Of course, the battery was always replaceable...by Apple or various
third party vendors (and with Apple, no, you don't have to be without
your phone, as they give you an AppleCare Service iPhone of the same
model as your phone, into which your SIM can be inserted and looks/
behaves exactly as your own phone once synced).
The question is whether it's "user replaceable", and, technically, it
still isn't — but it's much easier for someone to do so now.
As to the battery life questions, this is as good a lithium ion
battery that Apple could have put together in that form factor. Bottom
line: since most of us go to sleep at night, charge it nightly.
<rant>I never really understood this need to have the thing off the
charger for days on end. Just charge it nightly. Easy.</rant> What
takes more battery power, noticeably so? 3G, and GPS (when in use). 3G
can be disabled in Settings -> Network when battery life is a concern.
There is no text-to-speech. Not sure where that came from...it's been
known what iPhone OS 2.0 has been able to do for quite some time now.
Of course, since it's essentially just OS X, there's no reason TTS
can't be added at some point in the future, and quite easily at that.
I do agree though: as a first gen iPhone owner since day one, I love
the 3G...main reasons are — you guessed it — 3G and GPS. 3G makes
internet use away from WiFi actually usable instead of annoying. The
GPS implementation is amazing. It gets and maintains a fix easily, and
it works incredibly well. Can't wait to see some of the applications
people will come up with using CoreLocation.
- Dave
On Jul 12, 2008, at 4:53 PM, Walls, Bryan K. (MSFC-IS30) wrote:
The battery is not swappable, but it is replaceable. That is, when
battery life gets too short because of the number of cycles, you can
open the case and replace it. It might take 45 minutes or so. Or you
can have it done professionally. The original iPhone had the battery
soldered in, so having someone do it makes sense. The 3G doesn't
have the solder, so the only trick once you buy a replacement
battery is to open the case.
On Jul 12, 2008, at 12:43 PM, Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC wrote:
Update: In a matter of moments I put in the new SIM, plugged it
in, set it up, synced it, fully charged it, and made my first phone
call...all literally in half an hour. (Note that although I set it
up myself I may have to still go back to AT&T because they screwed
up my accounts and put the wrong phone number on the SIM. That
makes me daydream about other uses for the SIM card tool. But
other than that...)
I'm loving it so far. It exceeds my expectations and I haven't
played with half the applications. As I'd hoped, from an
accessibility standpoint, the crispness and size of the text and
that blessed huge, easy to read even for me and your grandma keypad
are wonderful. I heard a rumor that it has the voice built into
it, too, (ability to read a web page and e-mail like my MBP does)
but I haven't found that if it's in there. Just wonderful so far.
My only reticence right now is that I notice in the manual the
battery is not user-replaceable (brought to you by the same folks
that made you go to the AT&T store to get one no doubt) and there
are several caveats about it having a limited life expectancy.
Anyone know what that is? I charged it for about half an hour this
morning and notice it is already showing battery drainage (between
10:30 this morning and 1:30 pm now). Any ideas on what average
battery life is?
Even the packaging is superior. Everything from opening the box to
the machine itself and the user experience has been great so far.
Let the honeymoon begin!! :)
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