600 dollars and you couldn't already use your own ringtones and wallpaper? That's hilarious (since I can do that on my Razr, which was free after rebate). Here's to modders, and to an NES/SNES emulator coming out before the price is in the range of those of us not willing to spend a house payment on a phone =P (And hopefully Nintendo will get smart and do ROM's on Itunes by then ^_-)
Yeah, because the RAZR was available with rebate /for free the day it was launched, no?
You should do the same on the iPhone as you did on the RAZR: Wait until you can afford one. I know I will.
The fact that you can't pay for it but a million people could only says you don't have the means to pay for it or that it's not worth its price for you. The former (my case) is objective, the latter is subjective. Considering it's the most succesful launch in the history of cellphones I'd say you're in the minority if it's the latter but, since you got a RAZR only when it had a rebate to get it for free, you really just couldn't afford the iPhone.
Welcome to the club. We'll wait until there is so much better stuff out there that carriers are willing to give it to us for the price of a mail-in rebate.
@Eduo I think the issue is that most if not all cell phones now allow you to use your own wallpapers and ringtones. And for the price that you pay for the iPhone you kinda expect to have the same options as the cheaper phones. I think it's cool that they have managed to "crack" the file system but to boast that they can now make the iPhone do what all other phones can already do isn't anything special. And before you say that I'm just complaining because I can't afford one that's not the case. I can easily afford one it's just I don't want one right now. I may get one sometime in the future but right now it just doesn't appeal to me.
the iPhone allows you to set wallpaper already. You can customize the wallpaper of the idle/locked screen. People want to customize the HOME (menu) screen and I bet thats what the hackers did. Ive never come across a cell phone yet that would allow me to customize thier menu screen.
If apple roles out another iTunes update with a built-in build your own ringtone functionality.. it will go beyond anything that current cell phones have.
The thing about the iPhone is that it has amazing potential. The device could easily change the entire industry if Apple chooses to truely live up to the possibilities that exist with this device.
Not only can you alter the background behind the main "menu" screen you can also alter the order of the icons and which ones are actually displayed. So yes, some phone companies do allow you to alter their menu screens.
well your razr sux balls in many aspects and much like the iphone is locked by your service provide. Although I must admit that in the case of the iphone AT&T has gone way too far. You are 100% on the money with the ridiculous price tag but I guess innovation has it's price ..
you've really never seen a phone that lets you customize the menu screen? I'm using my second ericson phone right now, and both of them let me do it. And any phone with mp3 ringtones and a usb cable has custom ringtones, so i don't see how that function would make the iphone so great.
just out of curiosity..why are so many people asking for a snes emulator on a phone, and specifically the iphone? i've never seen/wanted it on another phone before..and a gameboy is like 50 bucks
Every phone I've used, and I mean EVERY PHONE that came out after the 90s has let me change my wallpapers and ringtones, even my numerous "free with contract" phones that have almost no features.
@sshah87, the custom ringtone function won't make iPhone great, the PMP capability is what makes iPhone great. And the ability of using custom ringtones without relying on Apple releasing some online service with iTunes with a FEE makes those hackers great.
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600 dollars and you couldn't already use your own ringtones and wallpaper? That's hilarious (since I can do that on my Razr, which was free after rebate). Here's to modders, and to an NES/SNES emulator coming out before the price is in the range of those of us not willing to spend a house payment on a phone =P (And hopefully Nintendo will get smart and do ROM's on Itunes by then ^_-)
Yeah, because the RAZR was available with rebate /for free the day it was launched, no?
You should do the same on the iPhone as you did on the RAZR: Wait until you can afford one. I know I will.
The fact that you can't pay for it but a million people could only says you don't have the means to pay for it or that it's not worth its price for you. The former (my case) is objective, the latter is subjective. Considering it's the most succesful launch in the history of cellphones I'd say you're in the minority if it's the latter but, since you got a RAZR only when it had a rebate to get it for free, you really just couldn't afford the iPhone.
Welcome to the club. We'll wait until there is so much better stuff out there that carriers are willing to give it to us for the price of a mail-in rebate.
The iPhone already does custom wallpaper, so I'm not sure what they mean by that.
It could mean the black behind the menu (shown in the picture).
All you have to do is sync some photos through iPhoto and set one as your wallpaper.
@Eduo
I think the issue is that most if not all cell phones now allow you to use your own wallpapers and ringtones. And for the price that you pay for the iPhone you kinda expect to have the same options as the cheaper phones. I think it's cool that they have managed to "crack" the file system but to boast that they can now make the iPhone do what all other phones can already do isn't anything special. And before you say that I'm just complaining because I can't afford one that's not the case. I can easily afford one it's just I don't want one right now. I may get one sometime in the future but right now it just doesn't appeal to me.
@Ratchet the Lombax
the iPhone allows you to set wallpaper already. You can customize the wallpaper of the idle/locked screen. People want to customize the HOME (menu) screen and I bet thats what the hackers did. Ive never come across a cell phone yet that would allow me to customize thier menu screen.
If apple roles out another iTunes update with a built-in build your own ringtone functionality.. it will go beyond anything that current cell phones have.
The thing about the iPhone is that it has amazing potential. The device could easily change the entire industry if Apple chooses to truely live up to the possibilities that exist with this device.
@Nick
Ever used a Blackberry? ;)
Not only can you alter the background behind the main "menu" screen you can also alter the order of the icons and which ones are actually displayed. So yes, some phone companies do allow you to alter their menu screens.
well your razr sux balls in many aspects and much like the iphone is locked by your service provide. Although I must admit that in the case of the iphone AT&T has gone way too far. You are 100% on the money with the ridiculous price tag but I guess innovation has it's price ..
you've really never seen a phone that lets you customize the menu screen? I'm using my second ericson phone right now, and both of them let me do it. And any phone with mp3 ringtones and a usb cable has custom ringtones, so i don't see how that function would make the iphone so great.
just out of curiosity..why are so many people asking for a snes emulator on a phone, and specifically the iphone? i've never seen/wanted it on another phone before..and a gameboy is like 50 bucks
Dude if your mortgage payment is $600 you must live right next door to a landfill and a railroad yard.
No, i havent used blackberry because their keyboards are too small for me to type with any efficiency.
@Nick - Samsung SPH(MM)-a900 lets you customize the menu screen.
@Nick
Every phone I've used, and I mean EVERY PHONE that came out after the 90s has let me change my wallpapers and ringtones, even my numerous "free with contract" phones that have almost no features.
@Nick
Even my Samsung A900 lets me customize the image in the menu.
@sshah87, the custom ringtone function won't make iPhone great, the PMP capability is what makes iPhone great. And the ability of using custom ringtones without relying on Apple releasing some online service with iTunes with a FEE makes those hackers great.
@Miles
read before you write..