Ipod Touch / Iphone

[Hopstretch]

Mobile is where it's the bar's at.

[The Monkey]

Yay lawsuits!

[jinp6301]

If the person you intend to call has skype on their computer, then it would be free. Otherwise, you'd have to buy calling credit to call a cell or landline from your iphone/touch w/skype. There is a google voice ap coming, but I have no experience with it on the mobile end. The skype one is good IME.

Yea, thats what I thought. Thanks

[postjack]

Apple Thoughts: iRetrophone Dock for iPhone

steampunk...

oh wow that is awesome. doubt I'd buy it but I'll spend a lot of time looking at it and remarking on it's awesomeness.

[Dusty Chalk]

Yet another Verizon iPhone report rumour...

[The Monkey]

Remember when WSJ was a creditable news source?

[Dusty Chalk]

I know, right?

[Salt Peanuts]

Is that like when TLC actually had educational/informative program?

[Dusty Chalk]

And I also vaguely remember the transition with WSJ -- there was a report they were caught doing that was based on a fake internet news article, that they got caught in.

[emelius]

Exolife Exogear iPhone 4 battery case review -- Engadget

another battery case worth considering...

[tyrion]

I have a lousy cell signal in and about my house. I called ATT a couple of weeks ago to complain and without asking they gave me a $250 credit on my bill. They were supposed to check my signal but I never heard back. I picked up a NicroCell today and hooked it up. I went from getting anywhere from no signal to maybe 3 bars to now having a constant 5 bar signal throughout the house. So far I am impressed.

[The Monkey]

Mike, did you have to pay for the Microcell? I thought I heard that they were giving them for free in some cases. I guess the credit did that.

[tyrion]

I paid $149 for the MicroCell. If you pay $20/month for unlimited calling from home on MC, then it's $49. I didn't see any reason to do that as we have plenty of minutes. I have 5 bars anywhere in and around the house. I would have paid the $150 even if I didn't get the credit.

[Salt Peanuts]

^ That's what my friend needs in his house as AT&T reception in his home is atrocious. Of course, he'd need to upgrade his original iPhone first.

[The Monkey]

I want one for free.

[tyrion]

Call and complain. You never know.

[raffy]

I'm rolling up to my 90th day of owning my iPhone 4 in a day or so and I just found out that to get the 2-year phone support from Applecare, you have to purchase on of before your 90th day; if not, you will only get the 2-year phone warranty but not the 2-year phone support deal.

So my question is: Is AppleCare worth getting for the iPhone? I have had no indications that I will need phone support so far and build quality is excellent per Apple's quality standards but of course, these things can break at any time. Any thoughts/opinions on iPhone Applecare?

[emelius]

DailyTech - Report: iPhone 4 Glass More Likely to Shatter

grain of salt indeed...

[HeadphoneAddict]

I'm rolling up to my 90th day of owning my iPhone 4 in a day or so and I just found out that to get the 2-year phone support from Applecare, you have to purchase on of before your 90th day; if not, you will only get the 2-year phone warranty but not the 2-year phone support deal.

So my question is: Is AppleCare worth getting for the iPhone? I have had no indications that I will need phone support so far and build quality is excellent per Apple's quality standards but of course, these things can break at any time. Any thoughts/opinions on iPhone Applecare?

Shoot, I wish I had known that 3 weeks ago. I usually get applecare before the original warranty is up (not for Nano's, etc), but never heard about the losing the phone support if you delay buying. I have avoided thousands in repair costs by having the applecare warranty on higher cost items like iMac and Macbooks.

[raffy]

Shoot, I wish I had known that 3 weeks ago. I usually get applecare before the original warranty is up (not for Nano's, etc), but never heard about the losing the phone support if you delay buying. I have avoided thousands in repair costs by having the applecare warranty on higher cost items like iMac and Macbooks.

Apparently, I've been getting wrong advice from some Apple employees....I called 2 different Apple stores, visited one and called the Apple sales line and 3 out of the 4 people I spoke to said that buying Applecare outside the 90-day phone support period WILL NOT cause loss of phone support. And the 3 people who said it wouldn't cause a loss sounded much more confident than the 1 person who said otherwise so I guess I'm gonna go with that. If I do end up w/o phone support in the future, I'm just gonna complain

[mypasswordis]

After an unexpected turn of events I now have a 8gb 3G iPod touch with iOS 4. Battery life sucks but maybe it's just because it's used. Test post.

[emelius]

vlc player's available for the iPhone/Touch now...

[crappyjones123]

i just got an iphone as well. is that apple care stuff a hardware warranty (protection against hardware failure). i dont care for software support - enough resources available here and online. but does apple care protect against cases where the phone stops working etc.

[tyrion]

If you are looking for protection against breakage, water damage and mechanical breakdown then check out Squaretrade and get it when they offer 30% off, which is often.

[crappyjones123]

is it the same as applecare or is that something squaretrade offers on their own?

nm found this.

iPhone Insurance Alternative | iPhone Warranty | SquareTrade Warranties

for warranty purposes, has anyone dealt with them in the event of complete iphone bumfuck (something where a replacement is required). right now they offering 20%, did you mean to type 30% mike?