rudepnoy4 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 i just got my i phone unlocked it works great on my tmobile service Quote Link to comment
phaulgas Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 hay ang mahal naman.. sana bumaba na iphone dito... Quote Link to comment
genji_808 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 i just got my i phone unlocked it works great on my tmobile service How did you unlock it? Did you do it yourself or went to a shop? Quote Link to comment
gilgrissom Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Anam Semiconductors in Bicutan is already producing 3G GSM modules with Apple logos for their client, Infineon, the biggest producer (and IP owner) of GSM logic for mobile phones. What I'd like to know is of Apple will be going the same route it did in the US and UK where they partner with one provider and the deal is reportedly to include a share of the mobile phone revenue generated. This might mean that prepaid iPhones won't be available until later. Glad to know this. As for Apple's strategy going into Asia, I hope that they do consider that the market demographics in Asia is dominantly Prepaid subs with only a few countries having a balance mix of Postpaid and Prepaid. Choosing one carrier to offer iPhones is limiting enough, selling it to Postpaid subs will further shrink their potential market. Quote Link to comment
Borgie Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 well said... exclusivity is not the proper avenue if they want to enter the asian markets... Quote Link to comment
boomouse Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 hay ang mahal naman.. sana bumaba na iphone dito... Based on my experience with how Apple sets pricing in Asia vs US and Euro pricing, you are looking at a range of P26k to P34k per unit because it will have additional features such as 3G, swappable SIMs, and perhaps larger memory. If it becomes a post-paid only product, the price can be lower. Quote Link to comment
boomouse Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 The following article from http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/33071 is why I am just going to sit still and wait for the iPhone to get to Manila. It is one thing to compare the specs with say a feature-rich Nokia N95. It is another to be actually using these phones plus the fact that integration with a Mac really brings an iPhone into its own. iPhone Obliterates Competition in Usability TestFriday, September 21st, 2007 at 1:00 PM - by John Martellaro The iPhone lived up to its hype in carefully conducted usability tests against the the Nokia N95 and an HTC Touch, according to Computerworld on Friday. Some testers couldn't even complete a phone call with the HTC Touch, a Windows Mobile device. The HTC Touch isn't now available from U.S. carriers, but HTC still agreed to participate in the testing and said that it will be by the end of the year. Perceptive Sciences conducted the test with ten people who had never used any of the three phones. Each was asked to perform a series of tasks,and their performance was based on measurable data, such as the time it took to complete the task. The overall theme of the test was to determinehow easy it was to take the phone out of the box and start using it. Each phone was rated from 1 to 5 in several categories and also given an overallscore 1 to 5. "People can eventually learn to use any device," research scientist Tim Ballew said. "But that's not true usability. We wanted to see howlong it took to figure out how to use the phones. That's the difference between learnability and usability." The bottom line was that the iPhone blew away the competition. The iPhone scored 4.6, the HTC touch 3.4 and the Nokia 95 scored 3.2.Testers were about twice as fast doing any task on the iPhone compared to the others. Mr. Ballew reported that some of the testers had trouble making a simple phone call on the HTC Touch. "That's pretty basic functionality, but we had people who couldn't complete a call at all," he said. In the functionality category, the N95 won, but the price paid was loss in usability. For example, testers were faster and more successful getting toa Web page with the iPhone. The conclusion was that there are tradeoffs between feature-richness and usability, and the iPhone clearly focused onusability, ergonomics, and navigation, wining easily in all those categories. Quote Link to comment
jumpman23 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Can anyone please post a link of the video "DIY: How to hack an Apple iPhone?" Quote Link to comment
boomouse Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Glad to know this. As for Apple's strategy going into Asia, I hope that they do consider that the market demographics in Asia is dominantly Prepaid subs with only a few countries having a balance mix of Postpaid and Prepaid. Choosing one carrier to offer iPhones is limiting enough, selling it to Postpaid subs will further shrink their potential market. I agree. But if that is the way they go, I would not mind either way. A postpaid only phone adds to its exclusivity. Quote Link to comment
artvader Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Well I for one hope it will be as widespread as the Moto RAZR... Quote Link to comment
phaulgas Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Based on my experience with how Apple sets pricing in Asia vs US and Euro pricing, you are looking at a range of P26k to P34k per unit because it will have additional features such as 3G, swappable SIMs, and perhaps larger memory. If it becomes a post-paid only product, the price can be lower. ung friend ko na kakilala ko sa greenhills sells it for 52K... wait na lang ako bumaba.. okay naman P1 ko eh :thumbsupsmiley: Quote Link to comment
koopahl Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 using an "unlocked 8GB iPhone" (captured via Phone Booth so its an inverted image, my bad!)installed with third-party apps, working great! :thumbsupsmiley:http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/hitme64/Photo4-1.jpgany other iPhone users? Quote Link to comment
sehara Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The version 1.1.1 firmware upgrade seems to have bricked a lot of iphones. http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/iphone-...3rd-party-apps/Personally if i do have plan to get an iphone (but in reality I don't really plan to get one), I would rather wait for the official release here. For that price I would rather make sure that it has warranty. Some people have the money just to have the first dip. Quote Link to comment
itlog Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 http://www.hacktheiphone.com step by step gui unlock Quote Link to comment
gilgrissom Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 ung friend ko na kakilala ko sa greenhills sells it for 52K... wait na lang ako bumaba.. okay naman P1 ko eh :thumbsupsmiley: Wow, ang mahal! My dad bought it at 28k. Same price as the ones sold in HK if converted to peso. Haven't tinkered with the phone yet. Will give an amateur's review once I get my hands on it. Hehe! Quote Link to comment
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