August 18, 2008
Just got notice from iTunes that there is a new update for the iPhone, version 2.0.2. Once again, we are told that it fixes misc bugs that 2.0.1 didn’t address or created. Anyway, after updating my 3G iPhone, I can tell you one bug that it fixed. In an earlier post, I wrote about how my Jawbone would not re-pair with my iPhone unless I totally deleted the pairing and started from scratch. Needless to say it left my rather expensive accessory useless. Until now.
After my install of 2.0.2, the first thing that that I tried was to use my Jawbone
. This time I had success! Thanks to the update, I can now use it without worry. Obviously the 2.0.2 update contained a bug fix with bluetooth. What other fixes have you noticed with this upgrade?
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August 12, 2008
So I’ve had my iPhone 3G for a week and a couple of days ago a got the new Jawbone for it. Besides the obvious issue of my battery life reducing a bit, my main issue with the iPhone and the Jawbone is the pairing and keeping them paired.
Problem: I unboxed my Jawbone, paired the two immediately and all was well, until I separated the two devices. I didn’t need the Jawbone so I left it in my car and turned off the Bluetooth on the iPhone to conserve battery. When I tried to bring the two back together, they would not reconnect. I turned the jawbone off and on, over and over again with no luck. Did the same with the Bluetooth function as well. The only way that I could get them to connect was to delete the pairing on the iPhone and to re-pair them by holding the Noise Assassin button and the talk button at the same time. Of course this isn’t not acceptable.
Solution: None yet but I have emailed Jawbone and am waiting for a response and will keep you posted. But I’m thinking that I might get an answer quicker by asking all of you for help. So if you have an idea on what is wrong or have something for me to try, please leave a comment.
Update: (8.18.08) – I just updated my iPhone to version 2.0.2 and now my Jawbone is working properly. I never heard from support which makes me hope that will never need help from them again.
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August 6, 2008
Connected my iPhone to my computer and found that there is a new update to the iPhone software, version 2.0.1 which is supposed to address the bugs with the 2.0 software. I decided to download and install, hoping that the same issues won’t appear as when I upgraded to 2.0. It’s a 250 MB download, so I’m thinking that it just reinstalls the entire firmware instead of patching it. The update took about 10 minutes but for some reason, it had to re-sync my pictures with the iPhone. I have about four thousand pictures so that took quite a while. I don’t have any music on my phone yet but I assume it might have to re-sync that as well.
All-in-all, the update went well and don’t see much of a difference as of yet. When you update, be sure that you have 30 minutes or so, of free time to do it. Don’t even attempt if you are going to be heading out the door soon. That is just inviting trouble.
Update(8.6.08) – Updated my iTouch without any issues as well.
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August 5, 2008
With little fanfare, my 3G iPhone arrived yesterday after being on back order for the last two weeks. Not saying I wasn’t glad to get it but after reading many reviews, it didn’t seem like it was going to be much of an upgrade from my current 1st Gen iPhone.
First Impression:
I like the new plastic backing, it feels good in the hand and I’m not afraid that it’s going to slip out of my hand like the 1st Gen. With a lack of a dock, cheaper looking power supply and a lower quality cleaning cloth, it was evident Apple skimped on the accessories, which was a bit disappointing. Transfer from the old iPhone to the new one was a snap. I put my existing SIM card in, connected the phone to iTunes and restored from backup. Within fifteen minutes I was good to go, which was a much better than my upgrade to 2.0 experience.
Other Observations:
- GPS: Love it, and it’s obviously more accurate than the previous method of triangulation. I’m excited for the programs to come that will utilize the GPS and hopefully Apple and AT&T will let a turn-by-tun app come our way. The speakers seemed to be a better quality as well.
- Speakers: I played my Pandora app and streamed a few tunes and there was a vast improvement in clarity and volume.
- 3G: If you can get it, I hear it’s faster but in Colorado Springs, the 3G network is spotty at best and I find myself hoping that I don’t connect on the 3G network because the signal is always weak. I’ve only had a handful of dropped calls in the city and two of them was because I was connected on 3G.
- Battery life: I have heard nightmare stories of the battery lasting only a few hours but I have yet to experience this. It is a bit less than my other iPhone but we must remember that the batter needs to be broken in a bit. Also, with all these apps, GPS, email, etc…, you are going to have a short life. It will also help to practice responsible iPhone habits to help battery life. I still think that if Apple really wants enterprise environments to use the iPhone, they will need to give us a method of changing the battery ourselves.
Final Thoughts:
Is this upgrade worth it for an existing iPhone user? I don’t think so. There isn’t enough “new stuff” to warrant the upgrade. Obviously, many have disagreed because a lot of the 3G users out there now were 1st Gen. I think some of that is because there are some are selling their 1st Gen iPhone for pretty decent money and using the proceeds to get the 3G. This is still the best phone I have ever used and with the Exchange push/pull support, I’m even more impressed with it; another good step in the evolution of this device. Hopefully, copy/paste and the ability of deleting multiple contacts will be in future upgrades.
9.16.08: I just realized that the iPhone 3G does not work with my BOSE SoudDock system. I get a “Charging is not supported with this device” error. If I try to play music, it comes out of the iPhone’s speakers. This doesn’t matter too much too me because I have a couple of iPods I can use instead. I wonder if this is the same issue with the new iTouch’s.
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July 17, 2008
Problem: Reinstalled windows XP on a workstation and installed Service Pack 3. Tried to use Automatic Updates and Windows Updates after the SP3 install but it kept on failing. I would get an error stating that “the following updates were not installed” and a list of all the updates appears. No matter what you try, the updates would not work. At first, I uninstalled SP3 and updated my system completely and then reinstalled SP3. This, of course, was not acceptable.
Solution: Found a Microsoft knowledge base article (below) that explains the issue and the solution. Don’t be fooled that they say the cause was because of an update or repair. It can also be caused by a clean install. The version I installed was XP with SP1 so I’m not sure if that had anything to do with it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144
Update(7.17.08): Tried installing service pack 2 first and then installed service pack 3 and all seemed well. Not the best alternative to the solution above but worth mentioning.
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