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A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

Noino, I completly disagree with you. Not having to carry that USB cable in my POCKET is an amazing experience...you should try. As for the viruses, I've never head og an Ericsson getting hacked...have you?

Apple better get its things lined up because that will not fly for very long. – JFL, on October 07, 2008 01:44

LeviFig replied on October 06, 2008 20:14 to the problem "My iPhone isn't automatically connecting to my home wifi network" in Apple:

Just to add a voice to this:

- The iPhone does not automatically connect to WEP key protected networks... for some unknown reason! It actually doesn't "see" them, unless you manually go to the WiFi settings and only there it lists them... No idea why!

- The automatic connections work fine on WPA and WPA2 wireless networks... and that's what you all should be using anyway! WEP is the easiest system to crack and you might as well not use any encryption at all...

So, bottom line is:

1- Switch your wireless networks to WPA/WPA2 ASAP!
2- Apple needs to fix these issues with WEP key wireless networks anyway because sometimes, one doesn't have authority over the system to be used (work, public places, etc...).

Hope this helps.

A comment on the discussion "Why the recessed iphone headphone jack?" in Apple:

Also, they fixed this problem in the iPhone 3G. So much for design purity! – Thor Muller, on September 24, 2008 02:09

A comment on the discussion "Why the recessed iphone headphone jack?" in Apple:

Design purity? I think Apple stands behind this illusion all the time but in fact it is the typical proprietary stance Apple takes ... sure, you can carve the plastic off but your cool factor drops to zero and Jobs knows this. He is a marketing genius to play to his brands success -- he knows people will fork over the extra $10 or whatever to keep their illusion whole. – Peter, on September 24, 2008 02:07

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Yeah, the bluetooth on the iPhone does *nothing* useful (except headsets which in my view isn't very useful). You can confirm this when you do the pairing between your macbook and the iphone; it will show you what "services" are available, and report "none".

Not being able to synch wirelessly is one of the nice WTF experiences of the 1.0ishness. I didn't expect to be able to use the iphone as a modem for my macbook (tho i would love to), bt i certainly expected sync to work.

BluePuzzle replied on September 19, 2008 20:41 to the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

So long as AT&T and Apple have an exclusive deal their not going to unlock the other tools of Bluetooth. If they did we could connect our iphones to our laptops and get an internet connection anywhere. I was able to do it with my blackberry. This way AT&T can get people to buy their extra PC card internet service.

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A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

I dont think its really like that, There is a development cost to everything so they have to balance that out against Project deadlines, Launch dates and all that. buying hardware from suppliers is the easy bit, Im sure the Bluetooth Radio is as up to date as everyone elses, (your CRT analogy) but from my frustrating experience the problem is being able to develop the software and all the impact it has on the rest of the system.

No one is going to give Apple anything, Mobile handset business is cut throat, they will have to figure things out themselves, or buy in solutions (which then have to be compatible with the rest of the system). they probably thought spending money on the Text input was money better spent, for example. But Im only guessing here.

As a side note-
Im still getting used to no MMS- I used to love sending pics to friends. I think the Thinking behind apple's choice is, that it isnt the future- MMS is a terrible tech, everyone will be on the web soonemailing and facebooking pics instead.

Remember when Apple stopped supplying floppy drives? – Lozz, on August 30, 2008 16:08

A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

OK, I understand your points, but EVERY mobile phone company on the planet apart from Apple has been providing all of these technologies for years. How would it be if Apple started selling a CRT TV set or a AM radio in 2009? Just because they are 'Apple' doesn't mean they can start palming off ancient technology with a shiny interface and expect everyone to buy it just because its Apple's first device in that field!!! – Andrew Dickens, on August 30, 2008 15:51

Lozz replied on August 30, 2008 15:30 to the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

Ive thought about this, and all the other omissions alot and I think people are expecting too much from a device only in its second iteration (not even that?) from a company immature in the mobile handset industry. Ive think they have done well to get the basics right and it seems they have thought hard about the trade offs between quality battery life, feature set, and UX.

I think Wireless sync of PIM data and media may make an appearence if wireless 802.11n can be accomodated without too much hit on battery life.

Lozz, Mobile handset interaction designer & iPhone user.

A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

Who uses wap in the 21st century? I've been using 3G and Symbian browsers for years. I never stated I was ahead of the curve, I stated that Intel has announced a commercially viable wireless charging solution. Medical companies have been doing this for years to charge implantible device batteries, but that is not the same technology. Now if only the underlying Apple technology could be induced into the 21st century we'd all be happy. – Andrew Dickens, on August 29, 2008 02:11

A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

well done Andrew - I hope you and your 3 year Nokia have a great time - don't spend too much time wap-ping though as it can be bad for the eyes.

there have been companies working on wireless trickle charge for some time now - so sadly you are not ahead of the curve on that issue either - so don't go cutting up your cables yet

all the best – noino, on August 29, 2008 01:53

tYS replied on August 27, 2008 07:31 to the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

its really sad iphone cannot sync through bluetooth, to prevent ppl from distributing musics they sell online? probably, but sync wise, this shld be supported!!

A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

You may not wish to use bluetooth to sync, but thousands do. What we are protesting about is the usual Apple dictatorship of enforcing how, where and when you will do your computing.
Its totally ludicrous to remove the bluetooth functionality almost entirely, 'just in case' someone sends you a virus.
I very frequently used bluetooth on my Nokia to send colleagues business cards, pictures, video clips, sync to my laptop etc. Now the only thing I can do is carry a cable for syncing, but am unable to do any of the other things even with the cable.

The iPhone is a nice shiny toy with a great user interface, but it's twice the size and very limited in functionality compared to my 3 year old Nokia.

BTW, Intel have just invented a wireless battery charging technology - I for one will be first in there and cut up my cables as soon as possible. – Andrew Dickens, on August 27, 2008 00:48

A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

and funnily, enough, this reminds that when syncing via dock/cable you are also recharging battery - which is what you're gonna have to do anyway - either after or before sycing via bluetooth - if bluetooth syncing was available – noino, on August 25, 2008 10:45

A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

that's a poor analogy

to take that analogy and make it relevent to complaints re wireless syncing it would be more apposite to say that even though you're always near a power socket when you want to recharge the battery - you wish you could do it wirelessly from up to 10 feet away – noino, on August 25, 2008 10:41

A comment on the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

Most of the time my iPhone is near to a power socket, but that doesn't mean there's no use in supporting battery power! – Chris Beach, on August 24, 2008 19:35

noino replied on August 24, 2008 19:23 to the question "The iPhone isn't syncing to my Macbook via bluetooth!" in Apple:

I think Apple have gone this route as they are determined to keep the iPhone as secure as they possibly can.

once you give people the option to lay their phones wide open by say allowing a phone to be "Always visible and connectable" as many other phones do, then you're asking for the onslaught of phone viruses and trojans

All iPhones are supplied with a docking cable which is how the syncing happens

works fine for me as I tend to be next to my computer with my phone when I want to sync and using bluetooth would only offer another distance of 10 feet or so away - for whatever practical use that can be??!!

Barry replied on August 19, 2008 02:39 to the problem "My iPhone isn't automatically connecting to my home wifi network" in Apple:

I'm having this problem at home (Linksys WiFi same as others) and re-entering the WEP key doesn't help, but when I log into the router and change the last digit of the key (don't need to change the whole password), then make the same change on my iphone, it connects instantly. It's a pain to have to boot up my PC just to change the WEP key every time my iphone has this problem.

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