Apple TV, what is it ?

Apple iPhone -

Greetings Bill and Group Members

I have an iPhone 4 as well as an iPad (who doesn't) and wanted to know if anyone had used apple TV with any of these components. I'd also like to know some (if any) of the cool things i could do with an apple tv and my other home equipment which consist of 2 Vizio televisions (55" & 45") and my two 32" inch Vizios usual solely as monitors for my ZT desktop. Thanks for any info you can share .....

iPhone TV
I don’t have an iPad, but I do have an iPhone 4, my MacBook Pro and — since Christmas — an Apple TV. I have been successful in streaming movies, photos and music from the MBP to the Apple TV. I’ve only tried streaming podcasts from my iPhone to the ATV, but that was also successful. I also have Vizio TVs (a 32” and a 19”), and they work just fine with the ATV. :)

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I like playing music from computer or iDevice through TV/sound system. Also like to view photos from iPhone on TV

Skype: New Zealand and back to the US using Skype?

Apple iPhone - Skype: New Zealand and back to the US using Skype?

I have Skype on my MAC and iPhone 4. I bought some Skype credit to make calls. If I travel to another country (New Zealand) can I make calls within New Zealand and back to the US using Skype?

iPhone Call
Provided you have a data network, yes. You'll probably want to make a call while on wifi so you don't get charged international roaming.

Also, you can make Skype to Skype calls for free. I.e. From iPhone to a friend with Skype on a PC or Mac. The only time you need Skype credits is when you're calling with Skype to a landline or cell phone number. IIRC, they call it SkypeOut.

Car stereo suggestions anyone

Apple iPhone - Car stereo suggestions anyone

Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations for the best all around car stereo that's compatiable with the iPhone 4. I had an alpine model that allowed me to operate my iPhone 3GS music via a 3 inch touch screen that also served as a navigation system "for an added fee" and bluetooth capabilities with parrot also at an additional cost.

Since that unit been stolen out of my car I wanted other possibilities for replacement before I give another 1000.00 bucks to alpine and the installers .

iPhone iPod
I have a Pioneer DEH-P7000BT, which I had installed into a 1996 Mercedes (in place of a radio/cassette player). Had an iPod wired in (which I just leave in the car), satellite radio wired into the aux and a microphone by the sun visor.

The BT works great with iPhone 4's voice control for hands free dialing. Great for an old car.

Updating iPhone 3G to iOS 4

Apple iPhone - Updating iPhone 3G to iOS 4

My son is trying to update iOS 3 to 4 on his iPhone 3G. He gets a message on his MacBook that says he will lose all his media content when he does the update and to be sure to do the update on the computer on which he has all his media that he normally uses to sync the iPhone. I've updated an iPh 3GS and an iPad to iOS 4 before this. The sequence I've seen is that the new OS is downloaded to the computer, and then, if the iPhone is connected, it will automatically update the phone. If not, you can attach and download onto the phone later. Never have I seen this message previously.

1) What actually happens when we download the iOS 4 update in terms of media content (movies, photos, music)? The update obviously d/loads to the computer, but does it then wipe the media content, or only when it (new OS) is transferred to the phone?
2) If we have the identical media content on the phone and computer prior to the new OS downloading, what is left (if anything) on the phone and computer after the phone is updated to new OS?

This is probably pretty basic, but this message we received was not especially clear.

iPhone
If I could scream via this message any other way except by typing in all caps,
I'd do so, but since that's typically not my style, I'll just say this: don't do it.

I had a 3G and upgraded it to the 4 software. It slowed down my phone TREMENDOUSLY. And others that I have spoken with that have upgraded the 3G have had the same problems (no less than 5 people). My coworker has a 3GS that he upgraded without a problem, but for some reason, the 3G doesn't like that upgrade. I hope he hasn't actually done it as of yet.

I just got the 4G about a month ago and am in love.

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Thanks, for your wisdom. I had seen some earlier discussion about this when the iOS 4 update came out but didn't pay much attention, as we didn't have a 3G at the time.

Any other similar experience about putting iOS 4 on a 3G, or should I just bite the bullet (or the Apple) and get him a 3GS or 4? I hope you all have an entertaining and safe New Year's Eve (if you haven't had it already...................US Central Time here).

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Don't upgrade 3g to iOS4. It physically does not have the memory necessary to work well.

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I upgraded my iPhone 3g to iOS 4 and it was slow. That was a while back. I recently upgraded to 4.2 and now it runs smoothly.

Removing audio book from iPhone

Apple iPhone - Removing audio book from iPhone

How does one remove an audiobook from my iPhone once I've listened to it?

iPhone Tutorials
Just de-select it in your sync settings the next time you sync. Look under the 'books' tab.

If for some reason (the way it was imported into iTunes) it's not under 'books' look for it under 'music'.

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Just like you would music, movies and TV shows. Delete it from iTunes.

iPhone to iTunes connecting problem

Apple iPhone - Problem connecting iPhone to iTunes

I successfully connected my iPhone 4 to iTunes and synced it on Christmas Eve. Today I tried to sync it again but keep getting a pop-up that says "This iPhone cannot be used because the Apple Mobile Device service is not started".

My husband can usually take care of any problems I have with my phone but he's not here to help today.

iPhone iTunes
I found this on the Apple Support site. Don't know if it will work.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1567

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It worked... Problem solved. Thank you!

Video chat

Apple iPhone - video chat

Anyone know of any apps that lets you do video chat with other services cell phones besides the iPhone?

iPhone
Check out the tango app. Also no wifi needed.

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Tango, fring and yahoo messenger.

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Does anyone know whether one can video chat using the wifi on the iPhone through Skype just as one does on a computer?

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does tango allow for video without using the phone part?

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Tango it's a free app !!!!

iPhone sim in iPad

Apple iPhone - iPhone sim in iPad

I picked up the iPad that has the optional cellular ability.

I also have the iPhone 4 with unlimited data.

Was wondering if I can move my iPhone 4 sim to my iPad to get cellular data thus not spending the $14 and change for the cell plan on iPad?

iPhone iPad
Trimming sim card

I will be receiving a new iPhone 4 later this week. I currently have an iPhone 3G. Can I just trim my current sim card to be able to fit in the iPhone's micro sim slot?.

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Your new iPhone 4 will come with a SIM card in it. As soon as you activate it, the old SIM will be dead.

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I would just use the Micro SIM that comes in the new phone.

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The micro SIM is not available in India and so I had to trim my SIM to use the new iPhone 4. There is in fact a video on the net showing how exactly one may do this. It's very simple actually. All one needs to do is to cut around the edges of the metal contact and try and see that it fits into the slot made for it and isn't too small. I made a stencil.

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Or you can buy one of those puncher-like trimmers. You just put your sim on it and pull or push a lever and you have a micro sim. I never used it but I see them around.

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Yes, you can but be very careful.

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I did it manually and it fit in beautifully. Try this


http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-Sim-Card-Cutter-2x-Adapter-iPhone-4G-iPad-/28056473876\
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Correct me if I am wrong but aren't Sim cards free at the att store?

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Not in Belgium. The prepaid ones are min 15 Euros with that much talk time.

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I order a sim card cutter from eBay with for adapters for less the 20.00, looks and worked very much like a stapler. I've added the link below if your interested in seeing one similar to the one I purchased. Happy Holidays

http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-Sim-Card-Cutter-2x-Adapter-iPhone-4G-iPad-/28056473876\
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Disappearing keyboard

Apple iPhone - Disappearing keyboard

Sporadic problem..,.when entering text using my iPhone 4 keyboard, text messages, emails, any program that I need to type, the keyboard will sometime disappear and will only reappear after I reset the phone.

Any suggestions on why and how to remedy the problem?

iTyped with my iThumbs on my iPhone 4....

Keyboard disappeared iPhone Tutorial
The iPhone has been behaving strangely of late. The mail ap will freeze and some undeleteable mails appear. However after a sync with the mother the child behaves well again.

Slow responding

Apple iPhone - slow responding

I am getting really tired of my 3g... its slow to respond to all key entries... Either using notepad, or txting, or opening up MAPS.... I have tried the following...
1) hard reboot, home key and power button
2) clear cache of safari
3) system restore

Ive also note that forever when I use my COMCAST email app, when i login the very first letter i touch comes up or gets big and stays for 3-5sec. and this keyboard is also slow as in txting or maps

any ideas on things to try before I go back to standard non smart phone

iPhone Tutorial
The aspects of my iPhone that are the LEAST important *to me* are just those things you can get on a "non smart phone". If they are indeed all you need, then I agree that you should revert to the non smart phone.

If the smart-phone functions are as important to you as they are to me, upgrade to a smart phone with more RAM and a faster CPU - iPhone 4.

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Yes I'm getting to the point that my fav app, MAPS is getting less and less desirable. I love my phone because of maps, I'm sure there is other phones with similar apps. I also like apples free app program, and my old ultimate bandwidth plan. However, I'm almost to the point of dumping my iPhone.

No my phone has never been like this so Im not wanting to upgrade because of it. this slowness is as if I have spyware adware on a PC system.

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I agree, I have a 3g with the same problem. It was not always this way. No solution, just commiserating.

Archive/delete

Apple iPhone - Archive/delete

When I slide across an email it gives me the option to archive, how do I change that to delete.

iPhone Email
Good question. I have the same problem.

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Is it gmail. Pl go to mails preferences to slide the archive off

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Thanks. I did it and the trash can has reappeared.

iPhone 3GS - Powering Off "Too Early"

Apple iPhone - iPhone 3GS - Powering Off "Too Early"

I've had my iPhone since August 2008. In the last few weeks, it's been powering off anywhere from 20-45%. I'll be working on it, and it will just shut down. I will turn it back on, and it will go for about 20 seconds (long enough to see the battery level is still 1/5 or more) then shut down again.

This afternoon it shut down at 44%. I plugged it in, and it wouldn't turn on for at least ten minutes - when I pressed the Power button I got the horizontal battery with a sliver of red, and the lightning bolt icon under it. All the power connections were good.

Any thoughts? Is this the beginning of the end?

iPhone Battery
Although lithium ion batteries cannot be "reformed" as NiCad's could be by discharging them fully and re-charging them, the iPhone's *calibration* (accuracy of reading the level of charge) can be improved by this maneuver.

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Go find the article on calibrating the battery. Try it a couple of times, otherwise it may be time to replace the battery. You are "supposed" to calibrate it monthly, but I don't know a soul that does.

If you have used the phone for 2 years, it may be time, but if it is saying 40% then I think it just needs a calibration.

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How, pray, does one calibrate a battery and why? This is the first time I hear the of the need to do so.

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Agreed. I'm confused on the process of it. I've looked online, and I've seen everything to turning off Push and 3G to letting the battery run down completely (which obviously won't work since mine is dying at random levels).

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I believe that the iPhone battery is not the type that one let's run down completely. In fact every time you add power to it you are helping it.

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I'm sorry I was thinking of the article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490 for
portables, the closest I find for the iPhone is
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802.

Guess it is time to have the battery replaced.

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You're not calibrating the battery, but rather the gauge. An Li Ion battery loses capacity as it ages. The analogy is like your car's gas tanks shrinking with age. Since the phone's meter measures charge (coulombs) going in and out of your batter, if the capacity goes down the meter is incorrect. By draining the battery and fully recharging, you calibrate the 0% and 100% capacity points.

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I will give it a shot... but if the battery shows 35% and the phone conks out, obviously I can't let the battery run down to 0. That's what I'm trying to figure out...

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Actually, you are letting it run down to zero. The phone shuts off at a certain voltage. The meter needs to show 0% at that point, which is what you're calibrating.

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So... if I'm understanding you correctly... when my phone shuts off at whatever level (40%, 22% or 3%), I should then leave it off the charger for 8 hours or so, then recharge it completely?

Sorry for the confusion... just trying to clarify.

Iphone 4 and me.com support problem

Apple iPhone - iphone 4 and me.com support problem

I'm enjoying a new iphone 4 and having a problem with it. I replaced a 3GS, so I did a restore in itunes, after activating the 4 and that appeared to work. My mac.com email address appeared as an account, contacts, ical events and email appears. I have itunes set to sync all three.

I also have an Exchange account and it works fine (email and calendar events are shared and they appear).

However...I can't edit calendar events on the phone even tho both the Exchange and me.com calendars appear as options for display. When I go to add an event, it can only be an exchange event. (On my 3gs, I could select which calendar it went to).

Most importantly, when I go to settings for the MobileMe account, I used to see toggles to activate email, contacts, events and find my phone. None of those toggles appear. The only thing on that appears on that screen is the name of the account. When I select it, the phone goes to a page where you can enter the PW and no other options.

If I delete the account and re-create it, after creating, it shows up as "Inactive". Very odd since it takes my email account name and PW and creates an account. When I return to the Accounts list, it's there along with the Exchange account but underneath in Italics it says Inactive. (My account was extended a few weeks back into 2012, so tI wouldn't think that's the issue)

Any suggestions?
iPhone MobileMe
Alot of people are having issues with mobile me

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That is a pretty open ended and unsupported statement. I have seen two people mention it in the last week, and that is it.

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ko first I'm sorry for going off another post but I would also have to say I have had problems with it I have never had a 3g only the 4 but when it first came out and my daughter's phone was stolen we downloaded it and used it from the computer had some problems following and tracking would give one area then would jump to a whole another area that it was not even in I mean from Yakima to Seattle or Oregon in a matter of Min's and then when we would use it from my phone it would not want to up date or go to the correct page that we would select to show the correct readings we have not tried it in over a month since we gave up on it but we also did have problems with using it many times

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There is an issue with the iPhone's calendar app regarding editing events. It's been there for quite a while now and I've been hoping it gets fixed with the updates, but no.

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The third 30+ min. call to Applecare solved it. It was about a confusion of passwords among various Apple systems.

After getting everything working on the new iPhone4, I tried to check FindMyPhone. MobileMe told me (again, as it did a few weeks ago) that I had to change my PW. It included a link to an AppleID website (forgot.xxxxxx). There I entered my Apple ID, drm0223. (As it turns out, what they really need is drm0223@... but it doesn't say that AND it takes the prefix only). Because it took this, it changed ONE of the system PWs, the one needed to get to MobileMe. So I could get into MM for a day BUT, my iPhone didn't recognize this new PW.

The new phone continued to accept the old PW (would reject the new one) BUT the phone didn't quite work right. The MobileMe options (in Settings) didn't even appear! After each of several Restores, the MM options for turning on/off email, contact, events, etc. would appear for a second or a few minutes AND then, right before my eyes, disappear, leaving only the email address and red DELETE button. Really bizarre.

I got a MM person on Chat and they walked me thru this, resetting the PW using the full email address as the ID. Everything is working fine. Of course I had to change that PW on the System Preferences on all my desktop/laptop machines.

But it looks like it's working now.

I never had my 3GS sync'ing w/MM over the air before and now that's working as well, so I'm step ahead of the game.

Trouble with App Updates

Apple iPhone - Trouble with App Updates

I'm having trouble getting iTunes to update some apps on my phone. Initially the showed that 12 apps needed updating, so I clicked "check for updates" in iTunes as I normally do. Then iTunes brought up 12 apps that it thought should be updated. While clicking on the icons to see what the improvements were, they all disappeared like they do after I've completed an update. Clicking "check for updates" shows that all apps are up-to-date, but clearly they aren't as the versions on the phone don't match the latest ones in the store.

Any ideas? How do I reset this to get iTunes to look again?

iPhone Apps
I have the same problem. I had dozens of apps with available updates, and now I have none, both in iTunes on the PC and iTunes from my iPhone.

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This auto-magically corrected itself late last night. Makes me wonder if Apple turned off updates in the days leading up to Christmas, perhaps to relieve load on their servers. Just speculation...

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Or did you update the apps on the phone and forget. If so it may tell you that you need to update them when connected for a sync, and then magically say you don't when it get to that part in the sync.

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Nope. Re-read my original post.

Manage contacts

Apple iPhone - Manage contacts

I'm a new user of an iPhone 3GS.

I was wondering if anyone is using a software to backup, edit contacts that could point out. I've searched the internet but didn't find anything useful.

I've used outlook to backup but I wish I could use something else, I just don´t like the idea of mixing my cellphone contacts with my emails.

iPhone Tutorial
I’m not happy with the way the iPhone syncs with outlook either but for a different reason. It seems new/updated outlook information makes its way to the iPhone fine but new/updated iPhone information never finds its way to outlook.

Does anyone know if Gmail syncs both ways with the iPhone?

I guess I could pay for mobile.me but I’m only interested in syncing contacts.

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So how good is to have all your contacts on iPhone and no where else and if it breaks, get stolen etc you loose everything?

Since I´m new to iPhone world, I decided to do some testings with contacts update/backup and came to this conclusion when using iTune 10.1, MS outlook 2003 from MS Office and (not outlook express which I use for emails and didn't want to mess up with) on Windows XP to sync:

When you sync first time with outlook and it is empty, all contacts goes from iPhone to outlook It will ask you if you want to merge, and since my MS outlook was empty, it was OK to do.

Every time you switch places to sync your contacts in iTunes, it asks this question, which is good.

Then:

If you add a new contact on iPhone and sync, it will go to outlook if you delete a contact on iPhone and sync, it will delete on outlook too and it works the same way around, both ways.

In other words: The newer action on either side will prevail when you sync But the most important thing you can do if you really care about your contacts:

When you have outlook updated with iPhone contacts and it is all OK, I strongly suggest, on outlook, export your contacts to a file and then choose MS Excel, as soon as possible and every time you sync, and with a different file name every time.

I prefer excel file format, because Excel is widely available, and you still have a tool to edit them, the MS Excel itself and it worked perfectly.

To test it out, I deleted all contacts on outlook and synced to iPhone..guest what: All contacts on iPhone had vanished.

Since I made that Excel file, I just imported it back to outlook and synced again, and all the contacts on iPhone went back to normal. Remember, the last action prevails.

The good thing about outlook you can edit, fix, delete... you contacts using your computer screen/keyboard which is easier than on the iPhone itself.

If you want to make a test that your contacts are safe:

Sync your contacts with Outlook 2003, make sure they are OK.

unplug the iPhone USB, so you don´t delete the contacts by accident.

On outlook export your contact to a file, Excel if you prefer and/or other formats that are available, to make sure.

Delete all contacts from Outlook.

Import that excel file back. If outlook shows your contacts back like before, than you are safe!

It should work like that, if not, there is something wrong with your computer, excel etc.

-- BUT REMEMBER, DO IT ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK --

I also managed to sync my contacts with yahoo http://address.mail.yahoo.com/ and it worked too...you can even export from Yahoo to a file (excel or many others) back to your PC to be on the safe side. It is a good idea to do that first, before playing with outlook just to make sure.

I did not not manage to test contacts with pictures since I don´t have them on iPhone, so I don't know what would happen.

The steps of working with excel, export/import files, iTunes etc...I assume you already know that and are beyond this matter.

To copy pictures and movies from the iPhone, just use copy/paste on your PC, just like a flash drive, which is way better and safe than any dedicated software, because you have full control.


PS. All that above already came in handy. I was trying to do some other updates on my iPhone lately and managed to totally erase it!

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I use address book to synch it to. Its in two places.

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I know that works on a Mac. Does it also work on a PC?

Greetings Fellow iPhone Users!

Apple iPhone - Greetings Fellow iPhone Users! Please allow me to introduce myself.

An App Creator says... I am an iPhone app creator. So far, I have created two excellent iPhone apps. One of them has already been accepted and is Available in the iPhone store now. It's called "Real CID" (learn more at: realcid.com). Real CID enables you to look up the actual Caller ID Name for any telephone number in the US or Canada. It's as if that person is calling you on your land-line, and it shows up on your Caller ID device.

If you're using a cell phone, you already know that all you get is the telephone number of the person calling you. If you have them in your Contacts, then their name will pop up. But, if you don't, you won't know who's calling you.

The reason I joined this group is to learn more about the needs iPhone users have, so maybe I can help create the applications you want, that are not out there yet.

Also, many times I can help with cell phone troubleshooting, because I've had 35 years experience working with the North American telephone network. A lot of times, the problem is not the iPhone (or other cell phone), but the network.

iPhone Apps
Glad to see you here and Im new to this list too.

I got my 1st iphone few weeks back and I miss few things I had on my old Nokia phones:

- Call recorder (automatic or manual)
- Answering machine
- a standby clock/date on the screen (those without LCD backlight to save on battery)
- A standby missing call/sms warning (again without LCD backlight)

I would love to have this apps available.

I guess that all this have not been developed yet due to the iphone limitations (multitasking, lcd type etc...)

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Those are all available, most are already on the phone and for free. Read the manual.

There are call recorders available in the App Store, and the phone comes with Voice Memo, which may be able to record a call. (It is illegal in the US to record calls in some circumstances.)

Answering machine is already on the phone as Voicemail, but may be dependent on your service provider, and since you appear to be in Brazil, I have no knowledge of them.

Standby clock/date is available by one touch of the home button when the phone has gone to sleep. depending upon your settings, the phone goes back to sleep when not needed.

Standby missing call/sms warning. If the phone is on you can get an audio notification or not, your choice. If you are away from the phone, the first time you awaken it, you will have badge notification on the various App icons. If the phone is off, then your service provider is the one that has to hold them.

If the back light is out, but the phone is still in awake mode, it is not saving as much energy as if it were in sleep mode. In sleep mode it "hears" or awakens on incoming info, but it is not providing power to constantly draw the screen. Yes, back lighting uses power, but if you don't draw the screen you save more power. Just set the sleep timer to a shorter period if you want more conservation. And there are lots of list on the web on how to save more power on the iPhone. (Drawing the screen when the back light is off is not a feature, but a bug that wastes battery time.)

Sounds like you need to give the manual a quick read, and do a couple of searches on the web.

(Saying "read the manual" may not be very Apple-like, but sometimes it is needed to find those little extra features or options. And a working knowledge of the OS vocabulary when changing brands of computers or cell phones helps, too. A quick scan of the manual helps there, too.)

I know... Roaming Charges

Apple iPhone - I know... Roaming Charges

I know this has been said before, any way to get around the roaming charges or at least a cheaper way.

iPhone Call
For domestic call I can't remember when I last paid for roaming. International calls to Canada or Mexico is another question. If you do a lot of that, then look at an international plan or use VOIP. VOIP is probably cheaper.

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I'm talking from the states (Florida) to Puerto Rico,when I will be for a week. How can I do that? Getting one of those plan or how you don't pay for roaming?

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You can call AT&T for the plans, or you can look at Skype in the App Store and learn how to use it while still at home. You can search VOIP in the App Store and see what else comes up. Voice Over IP, but you need a WiFi connection to use it. I have used Skype for texting from the iPhone, but not for voice.

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What roaming? You can get a national plan if you are in the US and there are no roaming charges.

Are you talking about making international calls? You can always call ATT if you are in the US, and get an international plan specific to your travel destination, for the duration of your trip.

If you aren't in the US, I'm afraid my answer is of no use to you... sorry.

Me.com not working on iPhone 4

Apple iPhone - Me.com not working on iPhone 4

We bought an iPhone 4 last night, brought it home and authorized it, sync'ed and everything looked fine. Email showed up and worked, calendars and contacts.

Seemed to work this am, as well.

Now, I don't see the email account even as an option. The calendar is selected but no events show. All the contacts show.

In the Settings, under the MobileMe account, I see the word 'Inactive'. Not a good sign. Selecting it shows none of the usual 'options'. Only the email name and the choice to Delete it.

I've tried deleting and then recreating. I'm getting the same results.

Frustrating.

iPhone Warranty
Call AppleCare ASAP. if you wait until after Christmas you could face a long hold time. They were very helpful and helped me solve a couple of newby issues when Zi first bought my IPhone.

iPhone 4 Apps and Themes

Apple iPhone - iPhone 4 Apps and Themes

As a user of iPhone 4 I would like to know what applications and themes I could install on my iPhone 4.

I don´t know much about it and I know there are many here who understand it.

iPhone Apps
Just click on the App Store icon and try a few searches. Many useful apps are free.

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As of October 2010, the iTunes App Store contained over 300,000 applications, and 7 billion downloads. Thus, answering your question could become quickly unmanageable.

iPhone users often familiarize themselves with the App Store simply by browsing the categories, either in iTunes (look in the left-hand column) or in the iPhone itself. There is a pre-installed app for the App Store.

I think most folks find some free games to play on their iPhones while waiting for appointments, etc. And many users download free general use apps like Google, Yahoo, or Wikipedia. But beyond this, your individual interests will dictate the apps you want to download.

That said, here are my five favorite free apps:
Words With Friends
Wikipedia
Google Earth
AroundMe
RedLaser

Google mail on iPhone

Apple iPhone - Google mail on iPhone

I have a Google mail account set up on my iPhone 4 but need some help with mail retrieval. Right now it downloads mail from all my different email accounts (Google and non-Google providers) as soon as I open the mail app.

What I would like it to do is not automatically download all my mail when the mail app is opened but would like to pick and choose which email accounts I want to check at that particular moment.

I can't seem to figure out how to do that. Will someone kindly point me towards the right direction?

iPhone Email
If it is set to manual and turned on, I am fairly certain even 4.2 continues to check all accounts as soon as you launch the mail app. The "Manual" setting only keeps it from checking in the background, the iPhone thinks as soon as you open the mail app you want to know if you have mail in any account and checks them all...

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You can go to Settings/Mail and selectively disable/activate the accounts you want by turning them OFF or ON before you go to the iPhone mail app. If you have Gmail collecting all of your mail from the other accounts and then forwarding them to you via Gmail then you will need to change your settings in Gmail.

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How annoying! Thanks for responding, at least I know that I was not completely missing something.

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Have you set up all those mail accounts to your Iphone or have you organised your gmail account to collect all the emails?

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By default, iPhone native mail app downloads mail from all synced mail accounts.

If you want to down only your Gmail account, you can download and try GMailApp from App Stores

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But with the mail app you can easily select just the mail account you want to check. It's pretty simple. No need for a new app to use.

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I got lost with the last 3 replies. Which mail app are you talking about? The native iPhone app?

To address just downloading the gmail accts, I have email accounts with 3 different isps. So being able to pick and choose from my gmail accounts does help but there are still the other accts that I am trying to cherry pick mail from.

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I am talking about the native app.
I am not sure why anyone has a hard time managing their email. Select which ISP you want to check and scroll through your emails. No different than a desktop mail app!

Clean up the accounts regularly so it doesn't become overwhelming.

That's all the advice I can offer.

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You can set up gmail so that it pulls the mail from your other isp's and then set labels for each source. I do this. Then you use the gmail free app and the mail from each isp is in a separate label as well as the inbox. You can then look at each one you want to or all at once.

Tethering 4g iPhone to MacBook

Apple iPhone - Tethering 4g iPhone to MacBook

As I write this I am using my iPhone as the tethering devise to my MacBook. (Via USB cable).

However I would like to tether via Bluetooth. I have not been able to figure this out. Has anyone tried? If so would you be so kind as to share how it is done.

iPhone Bluetooth
I believe at this time it is wired or nothing.

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So how did you manage to tether via USB pls

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Go to your "settings" on your phone, then go to "Networking" the 4th button down is "Internet Tethering" Just plug your phone in like you are going to sink with iTunes. You may want to set iTunes so that you do not loose time sinking every time you Tether.

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Don't plug in the USB. Turn on feathering and a prompt will come up saying tether by usb or Bluetooth. Select Bluetooth then on the computer set up a tethered Bluetooth connection and away it works. I can't tell you how to set up on computer as it depends on what operating system you are using plus in the case of windows it varies depending on what make and model.

iTunes problem - missing files

Apple iPhone - iTunes problem - missing files

I tried to start iTunes tonight; got an exception message that it was missing files & needs to be re-installed.

Do I need to copy my music library & re-name the copied file? I'm concerned the re-install will wipe it out.

**I do not have the latest itunes software installed. Will this cause problems in the first sync? I have both an iPad & iPhone 3GS.

iPhone iTunes
The new iTunes has options to back up and restore to a new iPhone that I just used last night. A lot better than previous versions for sure. Unfortunately, "backup" and "restore" (to a new phone) are NOT what they are cracked up to be. After several hours of dinking around with it and having to re-"purchase" my free apps (I never pay for any of them), I finally had my new phone working.

Restore does NOT restore folders under IOS 4.1, maybe I should have taken 45 minutes per phone - old and new - and upgraded to 4.2. I doubt 4.2 restores folders, either. A lot of my time was re-sorting apps into folders. VERY time consuming.

I really wish I had downloaded that one copy program from a couple of weeks ago - it just goes to show that even if you think you are never going to use a neat utility, it still pays to grab it while you can. Until they give iTunes a true explorer like interface with full drag and drop read and write - I will classify it as "cripple ware".

iPhone restore

Apple - iPhone restore

I am at a a friend house. He just got an iPhone 4.

His 3G was dropped. Will not turn on

He wants to know that if using my laptop. He can register his iPhone 4, log into iTunes and download his iTunes, contacts etc

I quickly tried it. And iTunes wanted to make his phone. My phone.

iPhone Warranty
You need to log out of iTunes Store first (Store > Sign Out) then sign into his account (Store > Sign In) and probably authorize your computer on his account (Store > Authorize Computer) then do his phone. Once you are finished, you can do Store > Deauthorize Computer and Store > Sign Out to take his account off of your computer and then do Store > Sign In to sign back into your normal account.

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iPhone as a Book Reader

Apple - iPhone as a Book Reader

I am a rookie. iPhone 3GS OS4. I managed to successfully download a book from the web however it went to my computer rather than to my iPhone. The download installed a program (on the computer) called Adobe Digital Editions to act as a reader. I see no way to transfer it to my iPhone.

iPhone Apps
Bob drag and drop it from the computer into iTunes and it will find its way on to the iphone when you next sync it Alma

Export a video

Apple iPhone - Export a video

How can export a video that I took from my iPhone to my PC

iPhone Video
Camera Wizard, comes with your Windows. Mine will only do small videos, with the iPhone 4 videosa are larger. There for open your Window Exployer up, look for iPhone and copy and paste.

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