Iphone 3.0 release time?

[xGambitx]

Does anyone know when apple will release 3.0 on June 17? Tonight Midnight? or sometime in the day tmr?

[Paolo]

i 2 am awaitin for the iphone 3,0 firmawre release too, i want to convert my iphone 3g into a 3gs. and this firware will do it for me

[-=Wraith=-]

i 2 am awaitin for the iphone 3,0 firmawre release too, i want to convert my iphone 3g into a 3gs. and this firware will do it for me

...a 3.0 iphone 3G is still gonna be an iphone 3G...

[Zero1]

...a 3.0 iphone 3G is still gonna be an iphone 3G...

Agreed. What is inside an Iphone 3Gs and an iPhone 3G is the physical hardware such as capability of doing 7.2Mbps HSPA, better battery life, better CPU and RAM and so on.

[Kwirky]

...a 3.0 iphone 3G is still gonna be an iphone 3G...

Agreed. What is inside an Iphone 3Gs and an iPhone 3G is the physical hardware such as capability of doing 7.2Mbps HSPA, better battery life, better CPU and RAM and so on.

I suspect you guys might have missed Paolo's poke at fanatics there :)

[Zero1]

I suspect you guys might have missed Paolo's poke at fanatics there :)

I didn't notice that it was paolo who posted. I know software wise everything will be the same.

[xGambitx]

anyone else waiting ?

[xGambitx]

nothing yet, i guess will have to wait morning.

[sarkispc]

If its not ready at 1am then its probably 3pm Eastern time.

US 12am based on their time zones are whack@

Is it better to do a fresh restore and upgrade or can i upgrade my current settings/apps etc ?

[mlerner]

Should be around 9 AM PST (12 EST)

[Paolo]

what time for the EDST people

[xGambitx]

what the hec its like 10:30am... wheres the UPDATE?

[canehdianman]

Haha, I'm glad it's not just me who is eagerly awaiting this!

[sarkispc]

looks like I am going to have to wait till tonight to do so since I have work at 12

I might beat bandwidth.

[copt]

looks like its gonna come out at 1PM ET...

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/17/3-0-firmware-release-expected-at-10am-pt-1pm-et-quick-terminal/

[xGambitx]

I hope servers don't get jammed like the last release.

EDIT: are you guys gonna do a restore or just upgrade like it is?

[Paolo]

im gonna do a restore, better to have a full clean install, no misising dlls or extentions on my phone, it will run better

[flightg6]

Nothing yet 1:02 PM

[mlerner]

im gonna do a restore, better to have a full clean install, no misising dlls or extentions on my phone, it will run better

GM release should be fine but I would not do an update on a beta release.

[flightg6]

Just got a text from Rogers regarding tethering.

New tethering feature available w/ iPhone software upgrade. Data plan of 1 GB or more needed 2 tether. Go to rogers.com/tethering for more info.

[flightg6]

There it is, 3.0 is now available.

[xGambitx]

seriously why hasn't it been released yet?

[toolioiep]

seriously why hasn't it been released yet?

Its available on iTunes - I'm downloading it now.

[namdeeps]

its here its here

[xGambitx]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet I am downloading wow its quite big i guess 230 MB.

only at 20MB :( gonna take 17 min~ who has gotten their installed already?

[toolioiep]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet I am downloading wow its quite big i guess 230 MB.

only at 20MB :( gonna take 17 min~ who has gotten their installed already?

Download completed - install about 1/4 of the way done.

[xGambitx]

Download completed - install about 1/4 of the way done.

stupid lib. internet access so slowwww

only at ~70 megs

[knapper]

Just got a text from Rogers regarding tethering.

New tethering feature available w/ iPhone software upgrade. Data plan of 1 GB or more needed 2 tether. Go to rogers.com/tethering for more info.

Looks like I don't have to have a jailbroken phone anymore. The only app. I really made use of was PDANet for the tethering.

When I upgrade, what will happen to any of my jail-broken apps I installed? Do I have to remove them?

[toolioiep]

Installed and rebooting.

[namdeeps]

going to be done in 5 mins

[xGambitx]

Installed and rebooting.

lol i am at 130mb

[namdeeps]

i am done

yeh
yeh

[xGambitx]

8 min to go~ any first impressions? 185mb

edit: DONE

[Paolo]

haha i love how vancouver got this first... so much for ontario, we are always last to get this those ppl in the pacific had it already 3.5 hours ago.

[p_ice]

more importantly, anyone have the official 3.0 with a jailbreak on their 3G?

[diabolical7]

tetherings not working, anyone else having this problem?

[Davecachia]

Working in Ontario..

Anyone know if I will need to unlock (I got 2G phone)?

[Kyle_87]

jailbreak before Friday, Unlock on Friday...

People on first gen will need unlock I believe since rogers nor any canadian mobile provider carried it.

[xGambitx]

Omg crap i dont have data and i transfered like 900kb!!! How do i block data????

[mlerner]

BTW if you already have the GM build, it's the same thing so it won't prompt you to upgrade.

[xGambitx]

was anyone without a data plan able to block data somehow?

[mlerner]

was anyone without a data plan able to block data somehow?

The only safe way to do that is to call Rogers and tell them to block the internet.com APN and the iPhone APN on your account.

[Kasakato]

Any idea on how this works with the iPhone 2G?

[Rakesh079]

Can you send MMS messages without a plan that has it? If yes how much is the pay per use charge?

[Siefer999]

Any idea on how this works with the iPhone 2G?

you get some features but you dont get them all, even some of the ones that the phone is capable of. ie. mms. they say its hardware dependent but why was i able to send mms via jailbroken software on my 2g?

Can you send MMS messages without a plan that has it? If yes how much is the pay per use charge?

if you have a iphone data plan, they should start including mms in them. otherwise, it is 50c a message

[knapper]

I'm getting the "We could not complete your iTunes Store request" error and can't register the phone. It has me locked out at the "Make Emergency Call".

[Kasakato]

Can you send MMS messages without a plan that has it? If yes how much is the pay per use charge?

Fido is 50c/msg, on PPU.

[CHINAdeals]

installed! the search feature will probably come in handy..

i'm liking the 'sideways' texting. but it prevents you from seeing the prev. txt msgs above the texting area clearly.. but what can you do.. i guess you can only make the 'keys' so small

now anyone know how to setup MMS on the iphone? i have the $15 value pack (not iphone one) which includes 1000 mms per mth

i tried to send one and it wouldn't go through (red exclamation mark - asks me to retry and that doesn't work either)

[CHINAdeals]

The only safe way to do that is to call Rogers and tell them to block the internet.com APN and the iPhone APN on your account.

was anyone without a data plan able to block data somehow?

i did this like how mlerner said

MAKE SURE rogers doesn't block txt msgn though.. they did for me by accident .. blocked 'everything'.

[Siefer999]

is this the same version that was leaked a couple of weeks ago?

[Paolo]

is this the same version that was leaked a couple of weeks ago?

nope thats the General Motors version, ie GM. This is the Retail release

[mlerner]

nope thats the General Motors version, ie GM. This is the Retail release

This is the exact same build. I have not checked myself but several sources confirm.

[mlerner]

I'm getting the "We could not complete your iTunes Store request" error and can't register the phone. It has me locked out at the "Make Emergency Call".

Try a full restore. If that doesn't work call Apple, they're excellent for support.

[knapper]

Try a full restore. If that doesn't work call Apple, they're excellent for support.

Restarted iTunes a couple of times and it seems to have worked.

[cmr140]

Anybody getting this message "iPhone cannot be updated at this time because the iPhone activation server in temporarily unavailable"

[canehdianman]

Just got a text from Rogers regarding tethering.

New tethering feature available w/ iPhone software upgrade. Data plan of 1 GB or more needed 2 tether. Go to rogers.com/tethering for more info.

I got the exact same text message, but for FIDO.

[Kasakato]

Upgraded from jailbroken 2.2.1 2G, and its stuck at activation. Ill have to try something else.

[mflat]

Looks like the iTunes activation is getting hammered. Apple support site for discussions is also down.

I cycled my iPhone power (home + power button hold) and iTunes finally recognized and completed the update of my iPhone.

[knapper]

I got the exact same text message, but for FIDO.

Tethering is available on the 19th.

[Rx8-black]

Anybody getting this message "iPhone cannot be updated at this time because the iPhone activation server in temporarily unavailable"

+1 wtf?

[Stryk3r]

+1 wtf?

The activation server is getting hammered what do you expect?

I just kept trying and within 15 mins I was able to complete the upgrade, it's slick. Loving the landscape keyboard already, now to go home and test my AD2P BT headphones.

[mahdi]

Tethering is available on the 19th.

I just called FIDO and asked about whether or not I would be able to use tethering right now on my 6gb data.

He told me that when he opened my account, it says under the data option "tethering enabled"

I'm currently posting this very message using my iphone as a modem.

[cmr140]

The activation server is getting hammered what do you expect?

I just kept trying and within 15 mins I was able to complete the upgrade, it's slick. Loving the landscape keyboard already, now to go home and test my AD2P BT headphones.

Yeah i got mine to work just keep trying eventually u will get in...

[Fatman]

so what are the actual improvements with this new FW?

[thehockeyguy]

so what are the actual improvements with this new FW?

* System-wide Cut, Copy and Paste feature
* Stereo A2DP Bluetooth streaming is on (not available to iPhone 2G)
* System-wide landscape keyboard
* A system-wide search Spotlight is added now including Mail, Calendar, Notes, iPod and web
* There's now MMS support (not available to iPhone 2G)
* Turn-by-turn navigation (but only with third-party maps)
* You can forward and delete individual messages
* Notes can now be synced with iTunes
* WiFi auto-login for hotspots
* Bluetooth peer-to-peer connection with file exchange and remote control (over Bonjour only)
* Safari gets password login manager
* Support for YouTube accounts and YouTube subscriptions
* New action button in Photos lets you choose multiple pictures to attach to a mail message
* There are Voice Memos, which can be edited, cropped and shared using email or MMS
* Calendar gets Exchange support and will be able to sync with Google and Yahoo calendar services
* Stocks app will be getting news stories and stock details
* iPod gets shake-to-shuffle function
* Anti-phishing tool in Mobile Safari
* Increased number of supported languages
* Parental Controls are extended to movies, TV shows and App Store content
* Detailed Calls Log with call durations
* iTunes store account creation
* Proxy support
* Live video and audio streaming
* Internet tethering is now supported both via Bluetooth and USB(but available optionally)
* Voice recording
* Camera displays last taken picture in lower left corner - just as in existing Snapture app

[Kakarot]

Mine took 1:56 to download, 5-10 to install...

[sarkispc]

I am afraid to do a restore with all the crap I have on there, but maybe it might fix battery life.

Just finished downloading, installation has began.

[BuildBuyBreed]

Downloaded and installed... there are some cool new little features... but still doesn't change my intention of getting rid of my iPhone once I can get my hand on the Pre or Xperia2.

Awaiting Jailbreak 3.0 too.

[sarkispc]

It is failing when I am sending a picture through text mms

[Kakarot]

I sent about 10 so far, only once did it fail, i hit retry and it went through. The first time, I did not type anthing while it was sending, I think that cancels it or slows it down?

[gman]

* System-wide Cut, Copy and Paste feature
* Stereo A2DP Bluetooth streaming is on (not available to iPhone 2G)
* System-wide landscape keyboard
* A system-wide search Spotlight is added now including Mail, Calendar, Notes, iPod and web
* There's now MMS support (not available to iPhone 2G)
* Turn-by-turn navigation (but only with third-party maps)
* You can forward and delete individual messages
* Notes can now be synced with iTunes
* WiFi auto-login for hotspots
* Bluetooth peer-to-peer connection with file exchange and remote control (over Bonjour only)
* Safari gets password login manager
* Support for YouTube accounts and YouTube subscriptions
* New action button in Photos lets you choose multiple pictures to attach to a mail message
* There are Voice Memos, which can be edited, cropped and shared using email or MMS
* Calendar gets Exchange support and will be able to sync with Google and Yahoo calendar services
* Stocks app will be getting news stories and stock details
* iPod gets shake-to-shuffle function
* Anti-phishing tool in Mobile Safari
* Increased number of supported languages
* Parental Controls are extended to movies, TV shows and App Store content
* Detailed Calls Log with call durations
* iTunes store account creation
* Proxy support
* Live video and audio streaming
* Internet tethering is now supported both via Bluetooth and USB(but available optionally)
* Voice recording
* Camera displays last taken picture in lower left corner - just as in existing Snapture app

I have just installed the update. One more thing I notice but not in the list above. There are now 9 pages for the application (used to 8 pages). Actually, there are 10 but the first page is for search.

[gman]

It appears all the music in my iPhone are gone after the upgrade. Not even one song left. Need to sync the music back and that takes forever. :evil:

[Kakarot]

weird, that is the first thing I checked... its all there, pics and all/music.. nothing has changed, except that voice memo thing is there now.

[TakumiDC5]

I did not have that problem, all my music and videos were still there after upgrading.

[gman]

Notes, Calender, Phone Book, photo are all there. Only stuff under "IPod" are gone. iTune did show I have 4GB of Audio but "IPod" of the iPhone saw nothing.
No, I did not jailbreak my phone.

[Emancipated]

So if your phone is JB'd will this update fubar the phone and/or erase everything on there or simply update the files which were oudated? i.e system files and not your custom apps, music, etc.?

[xGambitx]

I have noticed that time for the calls isn't accurate to seconds, which is sad. Also they should have number of text messages sent/received displayed. Lastly, the shake to shuffle only works when your in the ipod and the screen is turned on, so whats the point why not just tap the ">>" arrow? The shake should be accessed even when in home mode. Anyways did you guys notice anything that they could have improved on?

[HBP]

Why are my group text messages (to more than one person) now classified as Group MMS. I just want to send the same text to more than one person. Was working fine before.

Anyone else notice this?

edit: Looked this **** up and it seems to be a common problem. Have to disable MMS for now. I constantly send SMS to larger groups. Shame Apple, quite backwards. Hope this gets fixed soon.

[TakumiDC5]

* System-wide landscape keyboard

Landscape keyboard is not system-wide. Just more applications that use it, like texting and Mail. Still lots of areas where there is no landscape keyboard available.

[HBP]

Landscape keyboard is not system-wide. Just more applications that use it, like texting and Mail. Still lots of areas where there is no landscape keyboard available.

Important ones use it, that's what matters.

[xGambitx]

is it just me? or did anyone notice an increase in battery life??

[Kakarot]

they advertised that... and I noticed it BIG time...... darn thing lasted all day, and I was playing with it constantly.... very responsive also