The iPhone thread

[Super Joe]

How much is one of those? Could be an option.

Can't remember, you can have it for a bottle of wine if you want, I never use it. Johan seems to have the best option though.

SJ

[buksida]

You know what this one is about ...

iTunes.

Can anyone direct me to an alternative way of simply copying some MP3's to my iPhone without using iTunes?

Just a simple drag and drop, no fancy playlists, no changing album names, no rearranging my music collection, no deleting music already on the phone, no trying to delete my apps, no synching, no telling me I can't have music on two different computers, no updating the OS, and so forth. I'm scared to even open iTunes these days in case it objects to being run on a PC and decides it wants for format my hard drive!

I've tried http://www.copytrans.net but it is a trial version, there must be a simple piece of software out there that treats the phone like a data storage drive (as all other phones do)?

[Super Joe]

Can anyone direct me to an alternative way of simply copying some MP3's to my iPhone without using iTunes?

Just a simple drag and drop, no fancy playlists, no changing album names, no rearranging my music collection, no deleting music already on the phone, no trying to delete my apps, no synching, no telling me I can't have music on two different computers, no updating the OS, and so forth. I'm scared to even open iTunes these days in case it objects to being run on a PC and decides it wants for format my hard drive!

I've tried http://www.copytrans.net but it is a trial version, there must be a simple piece of software out there that treats the phone like a data storage drive (as all other phones do)?

I don't like iTunes, but find it easy enough once you know how, and have never burnt the house down or any of those other things you mention when using it

But anyway, here's some options: http://m.makeuseof.com/tag/6-ways-to-sy ... ut-itunes/

SJ

[buksida]

Awesomeness ... Sharepod (http://www.getsharepod.com) does the job perfectly with no fuss, no updating or pissing about with playlists or iTunes - just add/remove songs direct from the hard disk to the device!

(The only problem is that it still needs iTunes installed but that's not a problem if you never have to run it!)

Note: The Winamp plugin toasted Winamp so avoid that one!

[Randy Cornhole]

I do wonder why you ever decided to aquire an iphone Bucks? Apparently you hate itunes with a vengence the phones battery life and even Apple itself...

[buksida]

I do wonder why you ever decided to aquire an iphone Bucks?

I didn't ... it was given to me.

Apparently you hate itunes with a vengence the phones battery life and even Apple itself...

That's pretty accurate (I hate all huge tech companies that try to manipulate and control what their customers do - Google is another one!)

Aside from iTunes (which acts more like malware than software), and the battery life, the iPhone does everything else pretty well, especially SMS handling, wifi, and the sheer number of apps (which no other phone can compete with ... yet). If you jailbreak it from Apple's constraints it will do load more.

That said I'd never pay 25k for one.

[Super Joe]

I suspect paranoia and hysteria are at the root of your (alleged) battery 'problems', but if they persist, and Dr. Mike's team are unable to remedy the irreparable damage Mr.P's potions caused during their catastrophic 'lithium flush', then the bird in Mobile Clinic on 3rd floor of MV reckons they change iPhone 3G batteries, on the premises, for only 1,500 Baht.

Seems too cheap to me, so needs double checking.

That said I'd never pay 25k for one.

You've never paid 25k for a car either though, to be fair

SJ

[hollister]

This drops battery life when the phone is just sitting there doing nothing, I don't use 3G or Bluetooth.

Must be toasted unit then! Time to give it to the kids and go Android!

If you live in an area where the signal is weak it drains the battery a lot. Placing the phone on a stone countertop can have the same negative impact.

My wife and I had 3G and now iPhone 4 and none of this problems. Battery last pretty well althought I use it on GSM plus Bluetooth and WiFi when needed.

[pharvey]

This drops battery life when the phone is just sitting there doing nothing, I don't use 3G or Bluetooth.

Must be toasted unit then! Time to give it to the kids and go Android!

If you live in an area where the signal is weak it drains the battery a lot. Placing the phone on a stone countertop can have the same negative impact.

What the hell's that all about then??? Stone counter-top - why would that cause problems?

[STEVE G]

Stone counter-top - why would that cause problems?

I'm a bit curious about that myself. I suppose a stone backing to a counter might be blocking the signal but that would be the case with any mobile phone.

[Nereus]

Stone counter-top - why would that cause problems?

I'm a bit curious about that myself. I suppose a stone backing to a counter might be blocking the signal but that would be the case with any mobile phone.

Must be Ironstone.
I guess it depends on how hard you put it down.

[hollister]

Stone counter-top - why would that cause problems?

I'm a bit curious about that myself. I suppose a stone backing to a counter might be blocking the signal but that would be the case with any mobile phone.

I´m no expert - I just noticed exactly that with our iPhones. Laying them onto the countertop caused the signal to drop considerably which causes the phone to up its signal strength. The battery went from about 90% to 10% overnight.

[richard]

My phone is on the blink so am I'm now contemplating getting a smartphone. There is a plethora of info on websites but I'd like some advice please?

What is the Nokia n8 like if anybody has got one and how does it stack up with other phones?

[BaaBaa.]

Here you go Richard, this is best Phone review site.

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n8-review-523.php

[Super Joe]

Aside from iTunes (which acts more like malware than software)

Just on the iTunes automatically connecting front, I was playing around today with processes running in the background and one of them is 'ituneshelper.exe'. If you disable it from [run - msconfig - start-up] then it should stop iTunes starting automatically when you plug phone in, it needs you to manually open it.

You've probably sussed this out already though.

SJ