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Hi, I used Ez Secret SMS on my WM6 mobile, which works fine. It intercepts SMS sent from a list of predefined persons, so these SMS are not shown in the standard SMS application, you instead converse inside Ez Secret SMS.Are there similar SMS applications for iPhone?I found some SMS encription applications, which are not what Im looking for.Thanks. pc iOS 4

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As we wrote last weekend, the tech types over at Consumer Reports had done some preliminary tests demonstrating that the reception on the new iPhone 4 dropped significantly when touched on a certain part of the device. Now, after more rigorous inspection, CR has announced that -- in spite of the iPhone 4s many positives -- they just cant recommend it right now.CR says that when an iPhone 4 users finger or hand makes contact with a certain spot on the lower left side of the device, the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if youre in an area with a weak signal.Engineers tested three iPhone 4s -- purchased at three separate stores -- in a room that is impervious to outside radio signals. They then used a device that simulates carrier cell towers so they could see how the phone operated at various signal strengths.In addition to the iPhone 4, CR also tested several other AT&T phones, including the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre. None of those phones had the signal-loss problems of the iPhone 4.The results of Consumer Reports testing shed light on claims that the death grip was either a software or network issue: “ Our findings call into question the recent claim by Apple that the iPhone 4s signal-strength issues were largely an optical illusion caused by faulty software that mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. The tests also indicate that AT&Ts network might not be the primary suspect in the iPhone 4s much-reported signal woes. ”For those in the market for an iPhone, CR still recommends the 3G S.If youve already purchased an iPhone 4, theres an easy fix for the problem: Cover the antenna gap with a piece of duct tape or another thick, non-conductive material.So even though Consumer Reports has some very good things to say about the iPhone 4s display, camera and battery, in the end the editors at CR just cant give a thumbs-up to a device with such a flagrant design flaw: “ Apple needs to come up with a permanent — and free — fix for the antenna problem before we can recommend the iPhone 4. ” NotAFashionAccesory Windows 98

Text message SMS keyboard used to auto hide after sent message iPhone

So Im a long time iPhone user and I could have SWORN that a while back in an old iPhone OS after you sent a text or SMS message, that the keyboard would go away or auto hide itself. So heres an example, I get a text from a friend and read it. The keyboard isnt up yet because I havent started typing. I tap the box or field to enter text, type my message and hit send. Ok I swear the keyboard USED to hide or minimize itself after you sent a text message and NOT stay up. For the longest time I remember it NOT doing that and remembering like man it used to hide and that was so nice..So am I going crazy fellow iPhone users?? Or do you guys remember this too?? MacBook 1,1 (Black) iPhone 3G (black 8G)

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After replying/sending a text message how can I make the keyboard go awy so I can see all of the screen? Not very obvious....AR

SMS Privacy iPhone

Does anyone know if there is an app you can download that will hide who a new sms message is from when the box pops up? I have the Messages Show Preview set to off but I would really like to have the box just show Text Message and not show who it is from?Can anyone offer a solution to this? HP iPhone OS 3.1.3

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I realize the answer to my question is you cant and thats why I would like to suggest Apple make disable location services permanent within apps. I love my phones GPS but I dont want Twitter and 12 other apps I dont need GPS help with asking me to turn on location services for their apps every 15 seconds. Location services should be a required option in every apps settings so you can hide it from yelp but leave it on for google maps etc. HP Windows XP

Dont want to have name of SMS sender displayed iPhone

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Unable to find "settings / mail" iPhone

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If I made this title because of the dissatisfaction caused by the words that you also requested the pardon. This is a question in China, Foxconn, this so-called inside the factory of a murder case. The plant was responsible for Apples mobile phone manufacturers. I would mean is: I want you to know that this plant is an honest factory, a factory to kill without moral philosophy. One does not abide by ethics, no moral, no credibility factory. Is it worth so much business to Apples co-operation. Here is the case of the true situation. 18-year-old brother died in the night when the wrongfully Foxconn Mission Hills Branch Injustice has a head, debt has owners, Qianzhaihuanqian, Sharenchangming since ancient times been a matter of course I have been wronged and 18-year-old brother died in the Foxconn factory in South China Training Mission Hills (Cheung Hang Path Village), wasted step. To conceal the truth plant everywhere in the factory before the funeral home to send my brother, do everything possible to prevent us not allow to see him, we do not know that he is dead or alive, the case of the factory mandatory brother sent me freeze up funeral homes . Even if there is a living seriously injured were sent to funeral homes will also be a whole dead ah, how can heaven tolerance, truth, what ah? ? ? Brother Name: Ma forward brand: F9310372 During his lifetime Tel: 13,128,973,609 Date of birth: 1991. 5. 9 Mission Hills Training Foxconn factory in South China (Zhang Hang Keng Village) Dear netizens, the relevant departments of the lead and guide you to help us at home only a younger brother died in the funeral home to see him the spirit of my parents had collapsed, and how can anyone who has black hair and human hair to endure the pain ah? Now do not sleep, eat or drink had passed out two times, lives are at stake, time is life, you are going to help me netizens posted the top Do not let it sink, and I as his big sister, the only family sustenance to you Guixie the January 23, I received a 7:00 am my mothers phone, said: Foxconn, Sun director of the security sector called and said that your brother passed out in the hospital, specifically in that hospital, he do not speak, they said Let me and your dad quickly in the past, your sister has learned something this time, I comforted her parents, after immediately from Dongguan Nancheng a taxi to the Mission Hills, and immediately called to the Mission Hills (large puddles) Foxconn sister link to work She said she had driven by car to work past, present my brother, the factorys gate, but the name that Sun has always been in charge of my brother do not speak in that hospital, let me young girl waiting for him at the factory gate, he said he would take my sister to the hospital see, and so my sister and so hard for 20 minutes, he appeared on the factorys gate, he pulled my sister had one called the Peace Hotel, Mission Hills, cheated my sister said the hospital behind the hotel in peace, in fact, behind the hotel are not the hospital, to my sister hard pressed him, then waiting for 15 minutes, he said take my sister to the hospital, the result that my sister pulled the Mission Hills Village Police Zhangkeng trails that they have to apply to take over my brother, my sister artifacts of the procedures, not to say that my brother still in hospital do? And why remains to accept it? My brothers remains have brand portable, folding cups used at work, when we were working with the earplugs, and 100 yuan that important evidence was missing cell phone. The factory is now saying that my brother had been pulled in a funeral parlor. When I see people younger sister proposed to go to a funeral parlor, the police will not let go, saying that people have to wait for your whole family in attendance, they opened one to prove in order to go once the remains of the family can only look, plant everywhere to hide things the truth, in the factory before the funeral home to send my brother, do everything possible to prevent us not allow to see him, we do not know that he is dead or alive, the case of the factory secretly call the shots sent to the funeral of my brother frozen up. God! ! After the mandatory waiting for me to ask them to take us to my brothers dormitory to pack possessions, they found his brothers bed too passive, pillows zipper has been opened. My brothers an important document such as ID cards, there will be no contract at any time carry around, for fear he lost hard to handle, he is very docile have run, and never carry lines. Sun named director of the factory told us my brother was absent from work two days later, waiting for him when absenteeism on the third day of the dead in the morning 4:00 bell, is sudden death. The factory is lying to conceal the truth, when we separately to the attitude of the other person to understand the situation, he told us January 22 at 22:00 also see my brother more than the already gone to the night, and his quilt be properly stacked, around 4:00 am my brother was found dead in the dormitory downstairs, and there is blood on the ground, and so we continue to look at the dormitory when there is blood found on the ground, blood bin location of 8 meters have a broken work stool. And the factory name is the two versions of Sun. If my brother did not go to work absenteeism, then why in the middle of the night, when my brother went downstairs quarters it? Why carry a folding glass work hours, at work with the earplugs and brands, but carry their phone disappeared, since he was out later, playing his phone had been shut down, he was never shut down ah, why the dorm room my brothers blankets are stacked very neatly. If he really does not work absenteeism, then how can fold the quilt middle of the night to do the following quarters? The factory is lying to conceal the truth. 16:30 pm When we received at the Baoan airport, my parents, they have been unable to cope with the facts, and then we went to Mission Hills on the speed run record End Song Yuan police station confessions, run to see the remains of the proof is ready to go at night 20:30 Longgang funeral look at my brothers body was a call to the funeral home they work. Can be seen to be the next morning. 9:30 am January 24 when the funeral home to see my younger brother arrived in Wollongongs body, his body was washed, in the absence of know the truth, they had the remains of my brother how active it? This is not in the destruction of evidence? , We can still see him all over his body, chest bruises and blood from the nose there is blood, bright red lips, forehead and chest-bit weapon of indentation, we can only see his chest position, his lower body and back, the funeral home staff to prevent read. His body did not wear clothes, I saw that there is a casual pair of jeans covered the body. The body has been frozen into the ice. Poor brother, January 17 to see you still jump, and talked and laughed, and also rhetoric work for a long time, and finally able to apply for February 9 at the factory procedures, and said so that we can empty the words of the day to help you luggage then? How you left it? Did not you say old age nail in the coffin to give the parents do? How can you bear to the left so love your parents and sister do? You get more than 20-year-old big sister bear the burden and suffering so much. Todays parents nervous breakdown, and eldest sister are also two days without rest and lunch. Brother, we suspect you are at work were killed during the period, you are so obedient, but also good as gold, was never out troublemakers, its rare factory area, then you pay card and giving me custody of my sister in January to give you The pocket money, you go to do not have to spend a die, you do not end in disappointment at the factory, and we are talking about are afraid we are worried that sorry just joined the factory hands at work are all open wound, eyes part has been hot iron sand exposed flesh, you said nothing hurt. You are being bullied a little bit honest, they often give you tone department, you are forced to resign several times, often difficult for you, also allows you to clean the toilet. Brother, listen to you speak to your normal working time is 20 oclock at night to 5:00 am, and once you do not want you to receive notification of overtime, do you think do not work overtime on the work in the morning around 6 oclock credit cards work, and a result, they also did not go to quarters call you to work overtime, gave you one night I called absenteeism say you did not go to work, all you have endured, you work overtime every day, no Saturday and Sunday, my sister to you every time there are very short notice and you see above side, to say a few words, at the time there are 50 minutes away from working at night, when you say you are going to work, and sister, and you want to set 19:30, or late, not Well, your overtime wages are higher than normal, you do not have to work even too late, how can you say you do absenteeism, factories are afraid that you bear the responsibility for absenteeism for two days that you have in the middle of the night is the sudden death of the third day of absenteeism , it is possible when you are still under serious injuries were taken to the funeral home ice factory forced up. My brother died two days, no one informed Foxconn factory workers to speak out. Younger brother in the days of your soul, I hope you can hear their calls to conceal the truth, to see their ugly faces, those with impunity to kill you and hiding the truth of those people they will receive due retribution. We are middle class family living on the streets even if the family finishes you have to redress his grievance. Foxconn is the flesh and blood factory, Mission Hills inside the Foxconn factory in South China Training and law and order are also confused and often throw things, the death of one person is like an ant died, if you have relatives and friends there to work, will allow them to seriously ah ! ! ! ! There are many, I am afraid to affect your way, we do not paid（ MSN ：lull@jinpai.com） NO Windows Vista

hide apps iPhone 3G

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SMS Keyboard way to hide it iPhone

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Sending jpg to iPhone via mms not working

Im trying to send a jpg from my email to an iPhone via mms, im using the correct format number@mms.att.net but the iPhone gets an error that reads:The part image/jpg: name=name.jpg; x-unit-mode=0644; x-mac-hide-extension=yes was removed form the message as not supported.Any ideas? MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.5.7) iPhone 3GS

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I know you can hide the text message preview but I dont want to have Text message from Bob to show when my iPhone is locked. Is there anyway to disable any notifications of text messages? Is there an app for that?? iPhone OS 3.1.2

Deletinghiding Stocks application iPhone

I hate this Stocks application, even i put it into a unused place it makes me nervous. It feels like its not my phone and I dont have rights to delete or hide the apps..If you hate these kind of apps & you want to erase or hide these apps write down here, may be they will add something that let us in next upgrade... Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Hiding Keyboard on SMS Screen iPhone

Is there a way to make the keyboard disappear on the SMS screen? Once I have sent a message, it would be nice to hide the keyboard rather than leaving and returning to the app. Dual 2.7Ghz G5 Power Mac/24" Intel iMac/17" MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Phone screen blackout screensaver iPhone

An extremely irritating thing with the iPhone is that the screen goes black extremely fast when a call is ongoing. This makes IN applications and bank on the phone very hard to use.Not to talk about att the time i have struggled to do a hook on.I would prefer if the screen was lit up during the whole call. I rather charge the phone more often than having the screen saver hide my keys almost immediately.Is that possible to configure ? IPhone 3G iPhone OS 3.0

Error-3259 241.6 of 241.7 iPhone 3G

I have Version 9. of Itunes which cant index my large collection of music but that is a different problem. The bigger problem is I download 241.6 of the 241.7 megs. THIS IS A HUGE FILE!!!! I have made multiple attempts. When I get there, I get this POS error stating.There was a problem downloading the software for the iPhone BLA BLA. The network connection timed out. Make sure your network settings are correct and you network connection is active, or try again later.Youve got to be ******** me! I am on a T3 line with 6G ram and enough storage to permanently hide the late Yale chick! I thought communication errors and not testing released software was Microsofts job!! Mark Compaq Badass Windows XP Pro Iphone 3G 3.0 not 3.1

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when i receive an sms it appears on screen in front of everybody indiscretion ...how can i hide an sms coming in ? you get it ? powerbookG4

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When in landscape mode the keyboard should auto hide after the send button is pressed, giving the user a larger section to review texts.

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Husband had printed out copies of text messages iPhone

It was no big deal as I had nothing to hide. But I was kind of shocked he had them and that the phone allowed that.Is there anyway to disable the feature? Or is there some application he must have put on there? He is always putting stuff on my phone. I am not very good with this tech stuff so take it slow!Thanks for any help. Samantha

Iphone syncing your contacts online without user consent

I finally downloaded the last iphone software update after trying to avoid it as long as possible - based on past experience most of the updates had ended up not working and requiring hours and days of phone calls and troubleshooting to get it fixed. Anyway downloaded the software update and then it started syncing and backing up the iphone data. Assuming the backup would be to my local drive, I disconnected the online connections and was dismayed to see that the update/backup failed because of no connection. Why would Iphone require an online connection to do the backup? If it is storing my contacts online, I need to know - not that there is anything I have to hide. But still, I feel it is an obtrusion on privacy and more like the old AOL trying to load up your pc with all sorts of updates and backend processing without prior consent, while the user tried connecting to the internet. iphone Windows XP Pro wish i had a better one...

Text Messages .hide iPhone

I have found that your text messages pop up on the screen and I dont always want them visible to others. Is there any way to hide them so they dont automatically pop up. In other words, I would like to have to click on text before the message shows. Kinda like you do with your email. you have to actually click on the email icon to get the email to show up. I want to hide my text messages. Make any sense??? LOL Thanks for any help! IPhone

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I was just wondering if you could disconnect the internet from individual apps such as weather or stocks to reduce internet downloads.&Can you hide apps?Message was edited by: tazza_is_rad Windows Vista

iPhone 3G WiFi issues

Im becoming crazy trying to make work my IPhone WiFi at home. I have a D-Link DSL 2740B . First I had a WPA key: problem was that it take a while to get connected and, as soon I start to surf, connection drop. I decided to reset the router and start from scratch. With the open network I just changed SSID: issues start again. I reset again and leave the original SSID, but this time I hide the beacon after setup the iPhone: zero connection. Restart router and iPhone network settings, this time I assigne a fix IP to the phone, works until I start to setup a key, tried with WEP and WPA: connection is fine but become useless due to the slowness to charge a single internet site. Now I reset again both devices and leave the WIFi open and seems to work. But, of course, Im afraid. Honestly I dont remember if issue started when I upgrade to the last firmware since I have the phone in the same week that this last one has been released. Here in Belgium the support is given by Mobistar and no one there seems to know anything about nothing. Any suggestion? I saw other posts in the same way, but how complicated can be make work a WiFi network in a 600€ device?. Thanks in advance... iPhone 3G Windows XP Pro Firmware 2.2.1

Trouble charging my moms 1st gen. iphone

I had an original iphone, under warranty that had to be switched out due to the screen losing pixels. The lady at the apple store gave me a brand new 2g phone out of the box as a replacement. I gave that new phone to my mom and bought myself a 3g while I was there. Moms phone wont fully charge. Maps is set to hide traffic, push email is off, she plugs it up to the wall charger every night before bed, and lets it charge all night. The battery is nearly dead after about 60 collective minutes of use today. Does anyone here know of anything else I can try before we trek back over to the apple store?Thanks!! Kelly macbook Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Hiding Text messages preferences iPhone

Is there anyway to set a preference to hide text messages from showing up on the screen. If not there should be. Any workaround? I would love for a message to pop up and tell me I have a text but not SHOW the full text for anyone to see (like if your phone is lying flat on a table or bar. It would be a great idea to have this as an option,. Any ideas? iMac Intel 17 x 3 computers plus one 12" Powerbook Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Iphone security 3G

Im about to get a 3G Iphone and was wondering about security. I know my 11 yld daughter is going to want to use it to surf the net sometimes, (no internet at Grandpas house). Is there any way I can separate my bookmarks from hers? I dont want her seeing my more adult type bookmarks. Also is any way to save pictures that only I can access? On my pocket PC phone I can rename files and hide them. Can Iphone do that?

Text message display in Passcode mode iPhone

I love my iPhone, but there is a feature that compromises sensitive text messages. Is there a way to hide incoming texts on the phone when in Passcode mode? HP Pavilion Windows Vista

iphone Pictures 3G

i just got the phone 2 days ago and am SO excited ahha anywaysI was putting pictures and videos on it and what notbut the pictures part got confusing i made an album in iphoto for the ones i wanted on my phone then it did the sync and that was that, but i dont want the album still in my iphoto because it is very organized by event and it doesnt need to be in there so i deleted it... then it took it off my phone.. soo my question is- is there a way to put it on my phone once and not have it delete it the next sync? or i looked up a way to hide albums and found nothing macbook Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Text Mes and Notes help iPhone

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Grey bars in safari iPhone

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How i hide test preview when i get new SMS iPhone

I have upgraded my iphone 2G to 2.2 version. Now wenever i get new SMS, i get the preview of sms text. there is no message preview option in settings. Any idea how do i hide the sms preview?Any help would be highly appreciated. HP Windows XP Pro Iphone 2G 2.2

MMS iPhone

For those or you that are going to ask why I reposted this, Its because Apple keeps deleting them. What are they afraid of? What do they have to hide?And as far as sending feedback to Apple on the matter, I HAVE ...as have many, many others. Maybe if we can get enough people on this as possible, they might actually listen. Please read...Ever since the dawn of the iPhone there were two major complaints from users: (1) The inability to send/recieve multimedia messages (pictures/videos), and (2) not being able to text in landscape mode (having the keyboard & screen flip when you rotate the phone on its side).While I WOULD like to be able to send/recieve multimedia messages, what REALLY bothers me is why they cant enable texting in landscape mode, with one of their software updates. Obviously the phone is capable of doing this because youre able to do this while using the web, & its so much more convenient to be able to type with both thumbs. Apple should really listen to the requests & input from those of us who actually use their products. Come on Apple, the phone already does this on the web, make it happen for texting too! iPhone 3G

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For those or you that are going to ask why I reposted this, Its because Apple keeps deleting them. What are they afraid of? What do they have to hide?And as far as sending feedback to Apple on the matter, I HAVE ...as have many, many others. Maybe if we can get enough people on this as possible, they might actually listen. Please read...Ever since the dawn of the iPhone there were two major complaints from users: (1) The inability to send/recieve multimedia messages (pictures/videos), and (2) not being able to text in landscape mode (having the keyboard & screen flip when you rotate the phone on its side).While I WOULD like to be able to send/recieve multimedia messages, what REALLY bothers me is why they cant enable texting in landscape mode, with one of their software updates. Obviously the phone is capable of doing this because youre able to do this while using the web, & its so much more convenient to be able to type with both thumbs. Apple should really listen to the requests & input from those of us who actually use their products. Come on Apple, the phone already does this on the web, make it happen for texting too! iPhone 3G

prevent iphone 3G gpsmaps from going on standby

Just asking because I cant believe this essential feature is not available; I cant find the setting to tell Maps to prevent the iPhone 3G from going into Standby whilst the app is active and running. Obviously if youre in the car trying to use Maps for GPS navigation, you have to keep tapping the screen to keep the phone from standing by. Its a smooth and brilliant app, but for the purposes of navigation this renders it somewhere between very frustrating and completely useless. Im just hoping Ive missed the option somewhere, as its disappointing to think that so much attention to detail has gone into this phone only to find the blindingly obvious has been omitted. Same for things like a hide keyboard button in some of the default apps (ie SMS). Its just.... missing.I know I can just turn off automatic standby in the iPhone settings, but thats a poor solution! Is there an option to disallow auto standby for Maps, and if not, how can we lobby/submit suggestions for it to be included in the next firmware update?? Being able to keep the backlight from dimming would make sense as well. Mac Mini1,1 Mac OS X (10.5.5) Core Duo 1.8GHz, 2GB DDR 667MHz

iPhone 3G V-2.2 missing bluetooth configuration functionality

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hide SMS alerts iPhone

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Google Maps Traffic Info iPhone

HiAnyone else in UK noticed that show/hide traffic now works from Maps. Ive got the UK Traffic Info App am just wondering if its to do with that as the show/hide traffic never used to work, always used to show traffic info not available but now shows green if clear or amber & red with any hold ups.Anyone know?Darren iMac Alu 20", iBook G4, iPhone 3G, iPod Touch, Apple TV Mac OS X (10.5.5)

How I hide keyboard while reading text messages iPhone

Hi,Ive recently purchased an iPhone 3G and have a couple of questions:1. Once I goto Text/SMS then A SMS conversationThere is sometimes a keyboard there, which makes the window showing the SMS conversation smaller; is there anyway to hide the keyboard once it has opened?2. When listening to music using the iPod.app through non-standard iPhone headphones (Ulimate-ears Metro.fi 2). I send a text message which will make the volume automatically rise as the iPhone makes the Sending text message noise which makes the music louder also. The volume will then immediately return to what it was previously. Is there anyway to stop this or is it a bug?Also, sorry if these questions have already been answered elsewhere, I wasnt really sure what to search for.Thanks,Sam Message was edited by: samst0rMessage was edited by: samst0r Macbook Mac OS X (10.5.5)

What you need to know about iPhone 3G

Now that the dust has settled from Apple��s Worldwide Developers Conference, we��ve had time to answer some of the most pressing questions relating to the iPhone 3G. Steve Jobs unveiled the next version of the popular handset to kick off WWDC, with the new iPhone arriving in Stores on July 11.Although there are still some things we don��t know about the iPhone 3G��and probably won��t until we��ve had some extended face time with the updated phone��here��s what we��ve figured out after talking to AT&T, scouring the Web, and racking our brains.What does the ��3G�� in the name mean?If you��re familiar with iPod naming conventions, the term 3G might make you believe that Apple is releasing its third generation of iPhone. No, you didn��t sleep through an iPhone product introduction��3G in this case stands for third-generation mobile technology. It��s a wide-area wireless technology that allows for much faster data transmission than the EDGE network used by AT&T with the iPhone right now.How much faster is it than the current iPhone?AT&T says that the iPhone 3G will have typical download speeds as high as 1.4Mbps versus average data speeds between 75Kbps and 135Kbps on its EDGE network. During Steve Jobs��s keynote, it took 21 seconds to load a graphics-heavy Web page using 3G versus 59 seconds on EDGE. Similarly, an e-mail attachment took 5 seconds over 3G and 18 seconds on EDGE.Of course, Macworld contributor Glenn Fleishman pointed out in his 3G guide last week that comparing 2G and 3G browser and e-mail attachment loading times isn��t the most revealing exercise. The most important thing to know about 3G is that data transfer speeds will likely be faster than what iPhone veterans are used to��and more important, that there��s room for 3G to grow.Is 3G available everywhere? What happens when I don��t have 3G coverage in my area?AT&T 3G coverage map shows the areas where you��ll find fast data speeds.AT&T��s 3G network only covers most major metropolitan areas. The company says 3G service is currently available in 280 U.S. metropolitan areas, and the company plans to offer 3G service in nearly 350 metro areas by the end of 2008. If you��re in an area without 3G coverage, your iPhone will instead get its data over the slower EDGE network (which has much wider availability). Are there any physical changes between the iPhone 3G and the current model?A few. As described in our hands-on look at the iPhone 3G, the back is now plastic (black on the 8GB model, black or white on the 16GB model) and the volume buttons on the side are now silvery metal.The headphone port is now flush with the iPhone��s body, not recessed like the jack on the current model. That means you if you have a favorite pair of headphones, you��ll no longer need a headphone adapter to make them work with the iPhone.One other iPhone 3G design note: The handset��s edges are thinner and more curved than in the previous version. That helps hide the fact that in the middle, this model is a little thicker than the original. Of course, the new phone also weighs a little less than the current model, though we��re talking a tenth of an ounce. If you notice that difference, a career in weights and measures awaits you.I was able to activate my old iPhone via iTunes. I��ll still be able to do that, right?An AT&T spokesperson told us that the activation process for the iPhone 3G will be different from the original iPhone. Users will need to activate the phone in an Apple or AT&T store, a process which should take about 15 minutes on average. Activation via iTunes will not be possible with the iPhone 3G. Because of that, you will not be able to buy an iPhone through the Web sites of either AT&T or Apple.Will the iPhone 3G��s data plan from AT&T remain the same as the current iPhone��s plan?No. The new 3G data plan will cost an extra $10 per month for consumers��$30 per month. Couple this with the cheapest iPhone voice plan at $40, and your monthly iPhone cost is $70. Over the two-year contract period, you��ll actually pay $40 more for the ��cheaper�� 8GB iPhone 3G than you would have for a first-generation iPhone. In fairness, the $30 3G data plan rate is the same as what AT&T charges for 3G on its other phones, so it��s not as if iPhone 3G owners will be paying an unexpected premium.What if I don't live in an area with 3G coverage?Sorry to say, you'll probably pay the increased fee for monthy data because you're activating it on a 3G-capable phone. There's no indication from Apple or AT&T that you can choose to relegate your iPhone to EDGE connectivity for a reduced cost. Are SMS messages still included in the iPhone plans?AT&T would not confirm to us whether SMS messages will come included in the iPhone plan, but AT&T Mobility CEO and president Ralph de la Vega previously said in an interview with GigOM that SMS messages are no longer bundled with iPhone voice plans. You could end up paying around $5 a month for the same 200 text messages per month included for free as part of the previous iPhone plan.That��s what AT&T is offering. What about in other markets?If you live outside the U.S., where AT&T remains the exclusive service provider for the iPhone, you might want to check with the carrier in your market. Unlike last year, where the iPhone debuted in the U.S. first and then gradually rolled out to a handful of other countries, Apple is planning a global splash for the iPhone 3G. On July 11, the iPhone 3G goes on sale in 22 countries on four continents. (Later this year, that number will swell to more than 70 countries.) It��s safe to say that iPhone plans in, say, Australia will be quite different from what��s available in Finland or Japan or Mexico.Now that the iPhone is so inexpensive, why would I pay more for an iPod touch?It��s true that iPod touch models offering the same storage capacities as the iPhone 3G offerings cost $100 more. (Not to mention that a video-capable 8GB iPod nano costs the same as an 8GB iPhone). But there are plenty of reasons why someone might want to opt for a touch over a new iPhone.For starters, maybe you��re still under contract with another cellular carrier and don��t want to pay the early termination fee. You may not have any use for the phone capabilities, either because your employer already provides you with a mobile phone or because you just don��t use one. At any rate, an iPhone will cost you $70 a month minimum in service charges from AT&T. Over the life of a two-year contract, that adds up to much more than the touch��s higher price tag. So don��t expect the market for the iPod touch to dry up in the face of lower iPhone prices.Can I upgrade my current iPhone to use 3G?No. Using the 3G network requires new internal hardware that the current iPhone just doesn't have. If you want 3G, you'll need to buy a new phone. The same goes for GPS.How can I pass along my old iPhone? I want to keep the number I have.AT&T confirmed to us that you can pass along your old iPhone to someone else, who can then activate it via iTunes as before. And we would assume you��ll be able to move your number to a new iPhone during activation, though that detail awaits confirmation. And considering that AT&T waited until just before the original iPhone��s launch to detail pricing options for its service plans, we suspect a lot of details like this one won��t emerge until we get closer to the July 11 ship date.Is the built-in camera the same? Does it have the same specs as the original? Can it now shoot video?For anyone who��s taken a grainy, low-quality photo with an iPhone, the bad news is you can expect more of the same. The iPhone 3G has the same two-megapixel camera as the original phone, which is not bad in brightly lit environments. Since there��s no built-in flash, the camera doesn��t perform well without adequate light.As for video, Apple has made no mention of such a feature. That doesn��t necessarily mean we��re not in for a surprise on July 11��unannounced features are discovered all the time in Apple products. But video capabilities with the built-in camera seem like something the company might have mentioned, either in Jobs�� WWDC keynote or in subsequent briefings. We��re skeptical about its chances to appear.The iPhone��s GPS receiver will allow for one added bonus, however��since the phone knows exactly where you are, it will be able to geotag photos, embedding the location where you took them in images�� metadata.Steve Jobs claimed that the iPhone 3G has better audio. What does that mean?We don��t know��Apple doesn��t seem to have any information available about the audio that would indicate any improvements. But the moment Apple tells us more��or we have a phone in hand to see for ourselves��we��ll pass the information along to you.Since the iPhone 3G has built-in GPS, will I be able to use it for driving directions like I do with my por GPS now?It��s true that the iPhone has a GPS chip that lets it precisely figure out your location. But unlike por GPS units, the iPhone has no map data loaded on it, so it requires a constant data connection to provide Google Maps coverage. Also, there are no voice directions to help you get around, so you��ll need a co-pilot to read off the turns to figure out if you��re on the right route.Obviously, this is an area that Apple is leaving open to third-party developers. To that end, GPS vendor TomTom has announced it has an iPhone-compatible version of its software nearly ready, so someone is stepping up to fill one of the most obvious needs.Is battery life better on the iPhone 3G?It's unclear if the iPhone 3G's battery is different from the one in the original iPhone. Apple says the iPhone 3G should get up to 5 hours talk time on 3G and up to 10 hours on 2G; up to 300 hours of standby time; up to 5 hours of Internet usage on 3G and up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi; up to 7 hours of video playback; and up to 24 hours of audio playback. You��ll be able to switch between 3G and 2G to save battery life.The original iPhone was rated for up to 8 hours of talk time; up to 250 hours of standby; up to 6 hours of Internet use; and the same audio and video playback times as the iPhone 3G. However, Daring Fireball's John Gruber reports that the battery life of original iPhones will be improved by the iPhone 2.0 software update.Do I need to buy an iPhone 3G to install third-party apps on my iPhone?No, the iPhone 2.0 update, which will allow third-party software, will be free for current iPhone users in early July; the update comes pre-installed on the iPhone 3G. (If you��ve got an iPod touch, you can upgrade to the 2.0 software as well, but it will cost you $9.95��Apple charges a fee for the touch because of the way it accounts for the device.)The updated iPhone software may be free, but that doesn��t mean you won��t have to pay for individual programs. Some developers are offering apps for free; others charge a fee, with $9.99 seemingly a common price for premium applications based on what we saw at WWDC.Do I need anything special to use the iPhone��s Exchange/ActiveSync functionality?Yes, AT&T told us that those corporate e-mail features are intended for business users, which we took to mean you��ll need to pay the extra $15 a month for the corporate data plan over the regular data plan. Consumers have the option of getting similar functionality using Apple��s MobileMe.Copyright :iPhone 3G: What you need to know by Macworld Staff, Macworld.com