I Just bought an iPhone 3G !
So after all this time hating the iPhone i switched sites and bought a iPhone 3G few days ago although i still hate it (partially) because of some simple things that are so complex to do like send and receive mms or forwarding an SMS. I previously had a Nokia N95 8GB which is also is a great phone may be even better than the iPhone in all aspects especially the 5megapixel camera makes the iPhone look worthless and to be honest i wouldn’t suggest anyone to buy an iPhone as its not your average cell phone, It needs some … actually make it “alot” of Tech experience to actually use the phone on everyday basis.
Now you must be thinking why did i myself got rid of the N95 and bought an iPhone well its a different case, i mostly needed a phone to access the web from anywhere and to keep up with my Friends online on social sites like Facebook and Twitter etc and sadly no one was interested in making applications for the Series60 even though Series60 has a large database of great apps but they are mostly utilities for your Phone not what i wanted meanwhile on the other hand every other online service was releasing its iPhone application and were optimizing their websites for the iPhone so i thought i must give it a try ad i must say i don’t regret it but i still miss the camera of my old N95 8GB.
Now as you know i live in Pakistan and the iPhone has only been released in selected countries it was a mess to buy an iPhone itself first you have to find a reputable retailer which you can trust because almost all the iPhone’s that come into Pakistan are first opened then unlocked if they are unlock able and then repacked if they are not unlock able they are sold with a TurboSim a small Sim shaped chip that goes into your iPhone with your normal sim but it does not work as smoothly as an unlocked iPhone will so its not recommended while for informational purposes only v 2.2 of the iPhone firmware has been unlocked.
iPhone with a firmware version 2.2.1 is actually cheaper than the iPhone with firmware version 2.2 as the version 2.2.1 has been unlocked and works easily with all Mobile Operators in Pakistan while the version 2.2.1 will only work with a Turbo Sim and is a hassle to use.You can get iPhone with the firmware version 2.2.1 in Pakistan as cheap as PKR 50,000 but an Unlocked + Jail Broken iPhone in Pakistan will cost you minimum PKR 60,000 . I went with the Unlocked + Jail broken iPhone which saved me the hassle of first unlocking and then Jail Breaking it. The retailer also installed some necessary iPhone applications such as iRealSMS (adds some necessary functionalities for SMS which iPhone doesn’t have) and SwirlyMMS (app to send and receive mms).
I have been using the iPhone for just 3 days and have already installed quiet a lot of apps from the iTunes App Store and customized it a bit, Here is a list of Apps that i currently have installed on my iPhone, and if you want to copy files from the iPhones for e,g videos recorded by the CyRecorder use iPhone Browser to browse the Files on iPhone and copy data from the iPhone that you don’t normally see.
| iRealSMS | CyRecorder |
| SwirlyMMS | iBluetooth |
| Yahoo ! | Mobile Chat |
| Yahoo Messenger | iProRecorder |
| Google App | Air Mouse |
| Google Earth | Backgrounds |
| WordPress App | Fring |
| Tumble Pro | BBC Reader |
| Facebook App | QuickOffice |
| Pay Pal | mBox Mail |
| Tweetie | Aqua Forest |
| Twitterrific Premium | Koi Pond |
| TwitterFon | Doodle Jump |
| Skype | Arcade Hoop |
| Skype | Biggest Brain |
| Wikipedia | Flight Control |
| iQuran | Pocket Guitar |
| Full Screen Browser | Flick Fishing |
| Web Apps | Joost |
| Wunder Radio | Monsters |
| TouchGrind | Mx Tube |
If you are thinking where did i buy my iPhone from well i bought my iPhone from :
Panorma Computers Lahore, Pakistan
41-42 LG, Hafeez Centre, Main Boulevard,
Gulberg, Lahore, Pakistan.
Phone: 5714787-5714788, fax:5714329.
http://www.panoramacomputers.com
They are the biggest suppliers of iPhone in Punjab, Pakistan, they also sell iPhone Accessories too which are hard to find anywhere else and they have a special dedicated iPhone Lab too so if you have any problems related to the iPhone you can contact them.
I envy!
This is what i say .. the real thing keep it up
Phones are too easily lost (or stolen), so I just get the cheapest Nokia on the market. My husband wants an i-phone, but as he has lost two phones in the last calendar year I’m not supportive of that idea! Hope you enjoy yours even if the simple things aren’t so simple to do.
Can you please tell any software to unlock iPhone 2.2.1 baseband 02.30 bootloader 05.09
my iPhone was actually a gift from my girlfriend. i really love this phone and i think that this is the best phone that money can buy. i like the features and the design.
Dear Mr. Ahsan
Thanks for your post. i have downloaded iphone browser. it is exe file and i use Macbook pro from Apple. so i won’t run. beside if suppose i can use any window vista machine, how can I install or as you say copy data on my iphone so that it runs on iphone (i have 3G iPhone). your advise shall be highly appreciated. Kindly if it is not difficult for you, reply me on my email (asif.alish@me.mac) obliged.
thanks and regards,
Asif