Apple iPhone in Malaysia Series Revamped

Apple iPhone and TimothyGreetings and salutations from the universe beyond, where iPhones roam freely without being held captive by the iron fists of AT&T and 02. It appears that Danny is still a wee bit busy drowning himself in his work just to put some 3-year-old smiles on his clients’ faces, so I get I’ll have to do this myself then. *Sorry, Danny* To keep things simple : Timothy’s my name, and iPhones are my game. Well, they don’t rhyme, but heck…

Alright, alright, enough with the crappy lines, I know :P I’m Timothy, a friend of Danny’s, and the the whole reason I’m the first person to publish something here besides Danny is pretty much to bring you even more iPhone tips, tricks and insider information. Being an avid iPhone user myself, it became quite apparent that Danny’s series on the Apple iPhone here has grown into quite a hit among his readers, and so I’m here now to help him give you guys another 10 more reasons to continue reading on this series, and to those of you who haven’t, perhaps get an iPhone? Read on…

So, what makes the iPhone such an awesome device? Users say it’s, and I quote, “Totally fabulous, love it so much *squeals of joy*…”, critics say it’s overrated, others say it’s too expensive for a phone…. and the list goes on. Like all other 21st century devices, the iPhone comes with different appeals to different groups of people. So let’s get down to the million-dollar question : How can we justify spending RM2k and above on an iPhone? Here’s my list of 5 top reasons for such an extravagant expenditure, or should I say ‘investment’ ;)

#1 – Revolutionary
It’s a piece of pure innovation and genuine creativity. A work of art, if you may. In terms of innovation, to those of you out there who don’t already know this, the iPhone’s Multi-Touch interface is a patented invention by Apple Inc., meaning if you’re trying to place it in comparison with the LG Viewty, HTC Touch or many other similar devices, always remember that the whole concept of using your fingers instead of a stylus, and utilizing 2 fingers to interact with a touch-sensitive panel, all this magic originated from the Apple powerhouse and their iPhone, and of course there’s nothing better than the original.

#2 – Everything In One Package
Whether you’re an iPod or Mac user, you’d probably already know well enough the wonders of using an Apple product simply because of the unique experience it provides. In the case of the iPhone, what you have here is a device combining all the features of a mobile communicator and a full-fledged iPod, packed into a device still thinner than nearly all PDA Phones currently available. How cool is that?

#3 – Pricey…you say?
Well, consider this. Paying a good RM1.5k for any other Smartphone, and an extra couple of hundred bucks for the iPhone, how do we define value for money here? The iPhone, though slightly more costly than the other miscellaneous options, if not priced the same, was not designed to be JUST another phone.

To make things simple for you guys, think of it from this perspective. An 8GB iPod Nano (RM800) + Any Smartphone (RM1.5k) = RM2.3k = 16G iPhone. Having said that, the iPhone isn’t really overpriced after all. In fact, the whole reason I got the iPhone as my first Apple product in the first place is after realizing that in fact, the iPhone is one of Apple’s most realistically priced product in ages. Go figure!

#4 – Constant Evolution & Development
Although this factor may not be on everyone’s favourite lists, I’m pretty sure it appeals to a majority of us more technically-inclined geeks. You see, with most other smartphones, what you get is the phone and the OS (may it be BSD or Windows Mobile). Now here’s the big question mark; How often do you actually see Pocket PC users going nuts about new firmware releases and software updates?

As a matter of fact, how many users actually update their phones after even years of usage. Looking back to the iPhone scene, you can easily observe the massive enthusiasm and excitement over developments from Apple as well as the community, may it be looking forward to oodles of mysterious surprises from Apple, or simply the thrill of the mere idea of having go through the challenge of unlocking the iPhone again and stand triumphant over AT&T. As Steve Jobs once said in his keynotes, the iPhone is not slowing down, it just keeps getting better and better.

#5 – A Whole New Experience
Now this is one of my personal main reasons for going for the iPhone. This applies specifically to all your Pocket PC users out there. Imagine a smartphone without the hassles of Windows Mobile, without potential threats such as Java viruses, without frequent slowdowns due to clogging up of your internal RAM, without having poking around menus which lag for seconds before responding.

Imagine actually typing on a QWERTY keyboard on the same 3.5″ screen except with your fingers and pinpoint accuracy. Imagine effortless applications with gorgeous transitions which appear instantaneously. Iimagine a phone so simplified that even my 4-year-old sibling managed to figure it out within half an hour of fiddling around with it. Imagine the Apple iPhone. :)

All in all, I believe these factors and much more have come together to make the iPhone the truly unchallenged device of the year that it is. Then again, I did leave out the ‘Cool Factor’ and ‘Limitless Bragging Rights’ from the list above for a good reason…Haha. Thanks for reading, guys. Au revoir! This is Timothy, signing off.

P.S. May I requests that everyone who has read this article, and/or are also in the iPhone user family, I hope you guys wouldn’t mind taking a minute or two to post a short comment below, just so I know whether I need to tweak my writing style or anything else. :)

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Posted by on March 11, 2008 | Filed Under Apple iPhone |

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    1. Response #1 by Danny Foo on June 4th, 2008

      Mazni, that’s odd. I just tried a test forward using weTool and it worked fine.

      1. What mobile provider are you using?

      One of the things I learnt is if your number is 60, without the ‘+’ sign in front you may not be able to SMS out. But if you’re sending directly to 012 or etc, then it should work.

      2. What time did you try forwarding?

      Anyway, a gathering could be cool. Why not you start one via Facebook?

    2. Response #2 by mazni on June 3rd, 2008

      Hi,
      I am a week old iphone user, its fantastic & so so in love with my iPhone !

      I can’t forward SMS….Help.

      My iphone 1.1.4 + weTool but it fails to forward SMS .

      Pls can we hv iphonian gathering…it would b cool!

    3. Response #3 by Desmond Ong on May 19th, 2008

      hahah yeah man it was totally mindless and stupid i agree and as i mentioned earlier i apologize again…

      im in advertising now at O&M KL.. what about you? great site you developed i know you are in the IT line but you running your scene or working somewhere? great site i would like to say excellent write ups i would say… i stumbled upon your site accidently and was really amazed…

      no time to blog about my love for macs… will reply with comments at your site if anything… cheerios to you and peace

    4. Response #4 by Danny Foo on May 17th, 2008

      A great comment written by you, Desmond. And, no worries – those were the days. Though I still clearly remember the mindless fight you tried to pick with me during school. LOL!

      Anyway, seeing how much you’re an avid Apple lover I strongly suggest you starting an Apple product blog. From there, you can share all your love with others. Of course, whether you want the articles to be technically related later is your decision. :)

      Think about it. And if you haven’t found me on Facebook, please do. Cheers!

    5. Response #5 by Desmond Ong on May 16th, 2008

      Hi Danny,

      Yes it is me the same a-hole desmond that you knew from school… first off great site [keep up the great work] and would like to apologize for all in school nonsense that i have done to you.. cheers

      Hi Timothy,

      Great write up, i feel you man.

      First off i have been using a mac since the powermac days and i honestly have never had a windows based PC in my house [too many problems, i find]. Currently with my iBook G4 that has served me so well for the past 5 years and is still here up to date [slightly slow yes] but still the same mac i bought and of course moving on to the MB Pro im looking at getting at the end of this year. I have always loved apple for its reliability and of course it simplicity combined with technology.. absolutely worth every penny all my apple stuff. no regrets, to all windows based users the saying “once you go mac, you never go back” actually is very true as many people i have know have converted.

      The iPhone [yes, i am using one too], is an absolutely amazing product. Gives you full control over a phone. YOU decide what you want this phone to do for you, YOU decide the applications, YOU decide the look, YOU decide, period. That is the same to most apple products – PERSONALIZATION

      Of course the phone may be amazing yet there are some things people may not or can not accept – cant transfer files with other phones btw you can transfer between iPhones with WIFI [music, photo's, etc], bluetooth only meant for headsets, etc. But the overall package versus the couple of things taht makes you unhappy in the end will make you realize how well the money you have spent.

      For me as i am a loyalist to the Apple brand, i have no complaints, not only because of being loyal but Apple has NEVER failed me. My iBook for 5 years only has been reformatted once and even that is because i wanted to upgrade the OS.

      That is my 2cents of the products the Apple brand gives, the after sales service, the reliability, the technology, the beauty. I don’t think many companies in the world can give you what the Apple brand delivers.

      Anyways, cheers to all mac users out there.

    6. Response #6 by Blabarella on April 16th, 2008

      Dear Timothy,

      I’m sorry for not being able to convey my thanks earlier. This new mommy is pretty tied up most times, and yes, even the iPhone needs to take a backseat as far as the baby goes!! Anyway, I wanted to say that one day as I was twiddling around with my iPhone, trying to figure out what the problem was and referring to your little fix-it suggestion, it just started behaving, and I’ve never had that error message since (touchwood!). I don’t know what happened, but I’m not complaining!

      Anyway, now that I’m more comfortable with the iPhone, I find that there are some surprising weaknesses to it, as compared to normal mobile phones! Quite uncharacteristic on the part of Apple, I should say. I’d love to raise the issues here, as you or Danny may have the possible solutions to it (or encountered similar problems), but it’ll have to wait until a time when I can type the stuff out! Baby’s yelling already so gotta run! ;)

    7. Response #7 by Timothy Goh on April 15th, 2008

      Jackie :

      Calling in/out problems relate directly to your baseband. In other words, yes, a complete restore in iTunes would be best. Try unlocking it with iPlus 2.0 this time to see whether it helps compared to ZiPhone ;)

      jeane :

      The iPhone’s battery gauge does not provide information on the remaining battery life, as such information would be an estimation at best. What it DOES display is the hours the phone has been in use/sleep since the last charge. It’s under Settings > Usage. If you’re after more in-depth details like voltage, serial number and remaining capacity in %, install an app called BatteryInfo. Hope that helps!

      Sincerely,
      Timothy

    8. Response #8 by jeane on April 13th, 2008

      Hi, just got the iphone 2 wks. Just started using. Can I ask where I can check the battery status? like how many hours or percent left?

    9. Response #9 by Jackie on April 9th, 2008

      I have been using an unlocked iPhone 1.1.3 (by ZiPhone) for about 2 weeks. Everything was working fine, until 3 days ago, when I was unable to make outgoing calls. I can, however, receive incoming calls and SMS, and even send out SMS. I have tried resetting and rebooting the iPhone, but nothing works.

      Danny/Timothy,
      What is wrong/What should I do? Should I upgrade the iPhone/iTunes and unlock it again, perhaps?

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