Comments on: RE: iPhone Lines on Knox

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:21:47 +0000

@Josh

I had a 3G Treo for a while and the battery literally lasted 6 hours tops so I had to dumb down the data connection to EDGE to make it last.

Apple is going to have to find a way to fix this (apps in the background and battery life). Having an IM client running in the background has to happen.

The best way to fix it is to have the phone dumb itself down into EDGE except when you are using Safari or a designated application. 3G is best for Google Maps and Safari, but not needed for mail, IM, and other text based apps.

By: Josh Davis

Josh Davis — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:49:17 +0000

Running apps in the background would only cause a greater strain on problem number one, but both are true.

@ Michael: Unless you are technically proficient and would know how to work around such an issue, you can only use apps downloaded from the iTunes Store. But there is a pretty good selection of free apps in the store. My favorites: Shazam (identifies artist and title of any music it hears i.e.-on the radio ect, then provides a link to buy it through iTunes), BoxOffice (one touch movie reviews & showtimes), and Jott (voice recorder that saves to an online database to be listened to later).

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:24:04 +0000

Two things to fix on the iPhone.

1. Battery life
2. Need to be able to run apps in the background. If you want to use an IM client, the app has to be open on the phone. If you browse over to your calendar to look something up, you are disconnected.

By: Michael Davis

Michael Davis — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:04:51 +0000

When I was at Chuy’s on Sunday, I saw a bunch of people in line at the Knox St store when it was 100 degrees out. I love tech stuff, but I don’t get waiting in line for hours for a phone.

Is it true that you can’t use free (non-apple) apps?

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:32:26 +0000

Just wait until word gets out that the new iPhone won’t save you from this: http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/07/17/the-dallas-rapture/

By: Bethany

Bethany — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:20:38 +0000

Of course, there is this:

http://tinyurl.com/633sgq

If you really want to know when they’re available, and where.

By: Wes Mantooth

Wes Mantooth — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:15:29 +0000

These lines will look very foolish when the Android phone launches. IJS.

By: Josh Davis

Josh Davis — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:11:47 +0000

Ugh. Re-post @ Nuts:

“No one is at North Park because it has been sold out for days. Knox is the only store with a steady, refilling supply. Us que’ers (uncomfortably close to another word) generally do our homework.”

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:53:32 +0000

Someone mentioned that NP doesn’t have a steady flow of phones.

By: Nuts

Nuts — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:51:12 +0000

We live in Texas, it’s the summer…Why in the world would you stand in line outside the Knox Apple store when you can do the same thing at Northpark in cool comfort. Then again, I’m not the type that waits in line for a phone.