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  • #16
    if you have a good sense of humor, passable photo editing skills, and the desire to put all your friends faces onto gay porn... i highly suggest getting "Juxtaposer"... it's basically photoshop layers for the iphone... i have the paid version because i'm THAT dedicated to embarassing my loved ones.. but i think there is a free version as well

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    • #17
      joey_hesketh wrote: View Post
      -"Remote" allows you to control your Computer based iTunes from your Phone. Very cool app.
      there's also a winamp version of remote, if you're archaic like me and still use winamp.. it also doubles as a very basic wifi mouse

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      • #18
        joey_hesketh wrote: View Post
        For Siri, I'm pretty sure if you just hold the phone up to your ear and talk, it enables Siri. Probably have to have it unlocked though? Try it out.
        The phone has a sensor, that when covered (by your ear) triggers the screen to turn off. So I'm guessing it's maybe tied to that?

        Heinz covered most of the stuff you should know, but a couple other things you might care for:
        -Make sure you Double tap the Home Screen and clear out your "Running Apps" every once in a while.
        -There's a couple programs called "Free Video to iPhone Converter" and "CloneDVD 5", that you can put on your PC, and they do exactly as advertised. Put any of your DVDs on your phone, and convert any Video files you have to iPhone format. I did this for my plane ride, and was great for killing time.

        And some Cool Apps to try out:
        -"iTorch4" turns the Flash-bulb from the camera into a Flashlight. Very handy sometimes.
        -"Dropbox" has a great app, and you get 2 gigs free Cloud Storage. Very good for backing up your pictures you take on the fly.
        -"Remote" allows you to control your Computer based iTunes from your Phone. Very cool app.
        -"TuneIn Radio" allows for Real-Time FM/AM radio for ANY station in the world. Incredible App.
        -"Evernote" is a much more advanced Note taking Tool. Very handy if you're a working man.
        -"Microsoft Photosynth" is THE BEST panorama App I've ever seen. Hands down.
        -"Guitar Toolkit" is $10, but if you're a guitar player, it pays for itself alone by being the best Tuner I've ever used. It has like 50 other Amazing tools as well. Best App I've ever bought.
        Ok yup so i got Siri up and running properly. I had to play around with the settings some. What sucks though is it doesn't seem to have all the capability in Canada that it does in the States. For example, when i asked Siri for what restaurants are close by, she replied '"that info isn't available in Canada". I don't know maybe I'm just not asking the right questions???

        I'm gonna check out some of the apps you mentioned.

        Oh yeah, I found TuneIn Radio probably the 2nd day I had the phone and it's very cool. All the music I want. Good quality audio.

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        • #19
          .40 Cal Flakes wrote: View Post
          Ok yup so i got Siri up and running properly. I had to play around with the settings some. What sucks though is it doesn't seem to have all the capability in Canada that it does in the States. For example, when i asked Siri for what restaurants are close by, she replied '"that info isn't available in Canada". I don't know maybe I'm just not asking the right questions???
          if that's what you're looking for... get the Yelp app. it's a must for me.. living downtown... it GPSes your location shows you all the nearby businesses and links you to reviews on their site.. plus it shows a feed of all the nearby recently added reviews..

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          • #20
            They just released 5.0.1 today. First over-the-air update! Very exciting ... haha

            It fixes some bugs with that were killing the Batter Life. Which I am grateful for. It got me a few times.
            I'd go to bed with like 70% left in the tank, and wake up and it'd be dead. With no apps running. Thought someone was sneaking in and playing games all night or something! haha


            So far I'm diggin' the new Update features.
            I don't really notice much of a difference with the Notification-Unlock screen, but I use the pull-down notification tab all the time. It got me to switch back to the Native weather app! I was a missionary for the WeatherEye for the longest time, but I'm converted back. The Native App isn't so bad anymore since they've added the in-app Hourly breakdown and "My Location" (which uses the GPS) as the Location of analysis.
            Last edited by Joey; Thu Nov 10, 2011, 07:13 PM.

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            • #21
              What they need to fix is the "can you hear me?" bug. What a fuckin' pain in the ass.
              Since I've gotten the 4S I've noticed that maybe HALF of the outgoing calls I make, the other person can't hear me! I can hear them perfectly but they can't hear a thing. I'm stuck there repeatedly saying "hello? hello? can you hear me?". Which me makes me feel like a complete tool.

              Apparently it's common enough that there is a little movement among 4S users to get this problem patched up asap. IDK but it bugs the fuck out of me. I called Telus and they say they are aware of this issue but there is not much they can do but wait for Apple to fix the problem. WTF!? No replacement or nothing.

              Anyone else have this problem?

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              • #22
                .40 Cal Flakes wrote: View Post
                What they need to fix is the "can you hear me?" bug. What a fuckin' pain in the ass.
                Since I've gotten the 4S I've noticed that maybe HALF of the outgoing calls I make, the other person can't hear me! I can hear them perfectly but they can't hear a thing. I'm stuck there repeatedly saying "hello? hello? can you hear me?". Which me makes me feel like a complete tool.

                Apparently it's common enough that there is a little movement among 4S users to get this problem patched up asap. IDK but it bugs the fuck out of me. I called Telus and they say they are aware of this issue but there is not much they can do but wait for Apple to fix the problem. WTF!? No replacement or nothing.

                Anyone else have this problem?
                The only thing I can think of is when holding the phone and talking on it, try not to cover the little Black lines at the lower end of the side of the Phone (seen below).
                The metal band around the phone is actually the phones Antenna, and if you cover up the little Black lines, then the signal loss is pretty significant. There was a whole big deal made about you can't hold your phone properly if you own an iPhone 4, and I assume they never changed the 4S.

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                • #23
                  Huh ok I never knew that. I guess I'm S.O.L. then cuz I use a fairly heavy duty cover for my phone-the otter box which completely covers it. I'm a bit of a klutz (already dropped it a couple of times) and I've got a little kiddie running around who loves phones for some reason. I know he'll get to it sooner or later so I got to protect my phone haha.

                  But I'll do a little experiment and try going without the otter box a couple of days and see if I notice a difference.

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                  • #24
                    The iPhones have always generally had subpar radios.. not awful like HTC... but definitely waaaaay worse than the old school standards... if your phone is primarily a PHONE and not a pocket PC, best to stick with the 90s all-star.... Motorola, Nokia, etc

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                    • #25
                      Jailbreaking the Iphone 4S

                      Anyone have their 4S jailbroken? I'm debating whether to do this or not. I've heard some of the pros and cons but was hoping to get some of ya'lls input. Is it worth it?

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                      • #26
                        .40 Cal Flakes wrote: View Post
                        Anyone have their 4S jailbroken? I'm debating whether to do this or not. I've heard some of the pros and cons but was hoping to get some of ya'lls input. Is it worth it?
                        A buddy of mine has had his jailbroken for a while now, and he's thinking of putting it back to stock.
                        Most of the 'cool' things that you could with Jailbreaking, that you couldn't do before with the Standard OS, you can do now and then some..
                        We've even got stuff now that my buddy wishes he had on his phone that he can't because its jailbroken.

                        In my humble opinion, I would steer away from jailbreaking at this point. Not worth the risk of some of the Viruses you can get, PLUS possibility of losing any Warranty you might have on the phone.

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                        • #27
                          joey_hesketh wrote: View Post
                          A buddy of mine has had his jailbroken for a while now, and he's thinking of putting it back to stock.
                          Most of the 'cool' things that you could with Jailbreaking, that you couldn't do before with the Standard OS, you can do now and then some..
                          We've even got stuff now that my buddy wishes he had on his phone that he can't because its jailbroken.

                          In my humble opinion, I would steer away from jailbreaking at this point. Not worth the risk of some of the Viruses you can get, PLUS possibility of losing any Warranty you might have on the phone.
                          Shit too late. I jail broke it yesterday. Playing around with Cydia and Installous. Once again I find myself just a bit overwhelmed.
                          Sigh

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                          • #28
                            i have a sony ericsson xperia x10... worst phone ever. Crashes alot and overheats. Its a piece of fucking crap, can't wait till my plans finished next year so i can upgrade to an iphone 5 or sumthing, im done with android

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                            • #29
                              .40 Cal Flakes wrote: View Post
                              Shit too late. I jail broke it yesterday. Playing around with Cydia and Installous. Once again I find myself just a bit overwhelmed.
                              Sigh
                              the full free apps are awesome though. My i jail broke my lil bro's ipad 2 and you can download all the games for free. Who wants to pay for that shit anyway

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                              • #30
                                NoPropsneeded wrote: View Post
                                the full free apps are awesome though. My i jail broke my lil bro's ipad 2 and you can download all the games for free. Who wants to pay for that shit anyway
                                If you think they are shit, why make the effort to jailbreak to download them for free?

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