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No, you didnt - Apple missed something obvious. And after two years still havent remedied this.
iPhone 3G S iPhone OS 3.0
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With previous phones, all Ive ever had was a single audible alert and the tape symbol in the top corner if Ive got a voicemail. If I was nowhere near my phone at the time, Id still be forced to look at it, just as I would with the iPhone.
MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.5.7) iPhone 3G
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The iPhone is my first phone in the smart phone category. Most of the previous dumb phones Ive used included an audible alert after a missed call indicating there was a missed call with no on/off option for the audible alert, which I didnt like much. This forced me to manually handle the phone to turn the audible alert off.
If Apple decides to add such an audible alert with a firmware update, which I understand is important to some, I sure hope there is an on/off option for the alert that doesnt force me to manually handle the iPhone to turn the alert off.
 PowerBook G4 17-inch/1.67GHz/2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.5.7) 7200rpm-100GB HD,  iPod w/Video 30GB,  iPhone 3G 16GB
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Request that Apple add a beep or light here:
http://apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
MacBook Pro 2ghz Mac OS X (10.5.7) first-gen iPhone
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It might be a problem on your Internet Connection.
Ive downed 2 (2G-3G)firmwares on 17-th(the highest trafic) with no probs.
Windows XP Pro
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that was my first thought. Have checked firewall and spyware applications on my comp and both are enabled to allow updates, etc from Apple & iTunes.
Never had this problem before with updates etc, its strange that iTunes 8.2 will download but not 3.0
I dont know whether to uninstall 8.2 and try from scratch or try updating from another computer
Toshiba Windows XP iPhone 3G
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Im in Germany and have same problem.
I have been trying since the release of 3.0 to download it.
Believe me Ive tried at all hours of the day, even 3a.m on Sunday
Keep getting the same message unable to download session timed out after
download 140 MB
Im nearly tearing my hair out
Vaio Windows XP
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Try temporarily turning off your firewall, and temporarily disabling your anti-virus, anti-spyware/adware and any other anti-whatever that is required with Windows before the download.
 PowerBook G4 17-inch/1.67GHz/2GB RAM Mac OS X (10.5.7) 7200rpm-100GB HD,  iPod w/Video 30GB,  iPhone 3G 16GB
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You can download the firmware by searching for it on various 3rd party sites. Make sure you use the 7A341 build.
It can be done by first backing up your phone, and then holding shift (on a pc) alt (on a mac) and clicking restore and locating the downloaded file. This should work as an alternative to the iTunes update downloader and it is the official OS 3.0 build.
iPhone 3G iPhone OS 3.0
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Im not having this problem, but I do know that in the French language, they use a comma instead of a decimal. Do you have french set as the default language?
Windows Vista
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Thanks Minny, that seemed a logical solution, but I checked and the default language is set for English.
Mercer PC iPhone OS 3.0
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Finally sorted out the problem. My region format was set to South Africa. After changing this to United States the comma disappeared in the calculator.
Mercer PC iPhone OS 3.0
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See this Apple support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
The first thing to try is to reinstall iTunes from a downloaded copy rather than the OS X software update process.
MacPro Quad Core Mac OS X (10.5.7) iPhone 3GS (3.0) AirPort Extreme
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Have you tried to adjust the volume while actually on a call?
Your volume switches work differently depending on what you are doing. You may get a readout above the speaker symbol that appears on the screen telling you what volume is being adjusted.
If you are not using anything, the volume switches adjust the ringer volume.
If you are playing music or video, they adjust the music/video volume.
If your headphones are plugged in, they adjust the headset volume.
If you are actually on a call, they adjust the earpiece volume or speakerphone volume, whichever you are using (without a readout).
If you are on a phone call using bluetooth, they adjust the bluetooth volume.
Dial something like the National Time Signal (303) 499-7111 and adjust the volume during the call.
Also, Ive found that the ear piece really needs to be right over your ear canal opening. Try moving it around to find the sweet spot.
24" iMac 2.8GHz Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.5.7) iPhone 3GS - 5 iPods
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