Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Go Back   Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community > Main Forums > The Off Topic Forum > Tech Talk
Register Forum Rules FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 12-26-2010, 08:49 PM   #1941
silentsim
#1 Goaltender
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SW calgary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by oilers_fan View Post
It's a 3G, but I jumped the gun a bit. I was able to purchase the Snow Leopard update tonight, and apparently my Macbook can handle it, so I might be OK. The problem was that I upgraded my iPhone to 4.2, but then because I didn't have iTunes 10.whatever, my phone would no longer work with iTunes. And then because I still had the old operating system, I couldn't download iTunes 10. My Macbook is close to four years old, so I thought I was screwed, but I discovered I indeed have an Intel laptop, meaning the Snow Leopard will work, I can download iTunes 10, and my phone will work again.

Confused? I probably didn't need to include all that info. Thanks for reading.
Hehe.
For future knowledge with a 3G you can easily downgrade to any past version. 3gs/4/ipad not so much (need something called SHSH blobs...jailbreakers mostly have these..)

Snow Leopard should be a relatively painless install. Enjoy the upgrade.
silentsim is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to silentsim For This Useful Post:
Old 12-28-2010, 09:27 PM   #1942
Mazrim
CP Gamemaster
 
Mazrim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
Exp:
Default

Is there any way to potentially boost the signal my iPhone gets in my house? Literally anywhere I seem to go except in my house has excellent signal quality, but once I get home.. "Searching..." pops up almost immediately. It's a big battery waster and I have no consistent data and sometimes voice service.

I'm on Rogers, btw.
Mazrim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 01:06 AM   #1943
Acey
Franchise Player
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

You can buy a "cell signal booster" for your house. Just a little box with an internal antenna. Google for it, if I recall correctly they're not cheap.
Acey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 09:54 AM   #1944
Sliver
evil of fart
 
Sliver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazrim View Post
Is there any way to potentially boost the signal my iPhone gets in my house? Literally anywhere I seem to go except in my house has excellent signal quality, but once I get home.. "Searching..." pops up almost immediately. It's a big battery waster and I have no consistent data and sometimes voice service.

I'm on Rogers, btw.
Me too. I'm in Lake Bonavista and my Rogers service blows in my house, but is great everywhere else.

Anybody have any experience with a signal booster? Sounds fishy.
Sliver is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 11:42 AM   #1945
Rathji
Franchise Player
 
Rathji's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
Me too. I'm in Lake Bonavista and my Rogers service blows in my house, but is great everywhere else.

Anybody have any experience with a signal booster? Sounds fishy.
No reason it shouldn't work, assuming the quality is there.

Assuming you have some signal, it would just take that signal and amplify it and retransmit it. Essentially the same thing the amp does to the signal in your stereo, but with a different physical medium.
__________________
"Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."
Rathji is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 11:51 AM   #1946
Sliver
evil of fart
 
Sliver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathji View Post
No reason it shouldn't work, assuming the quality is there.

Assuming you have some signal, it would just take that signal and amplify it and retransmit it. Essentially the same thing the amp does to the signal in your stereo, but with a different physical medium.
Cool, thanks.

Mazrim you should totally get one then report back here how it works out for you.
Sliver is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 12:11 PM   #1947
photon
The new goggles also do nothing.
 
photon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

I worked in an office once where it was basically a big metal building; a Faraday cage. No one's cell worked inside.

We got a repeater.. mounted an antenna outside, and another inside, and it worked fine after that.
photon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 12:21 PM   #1948
Mazrim
CP Gamemaster
 
Mazrim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
Cool, thanks.

Mazrim you should totally get one then report back here how it works out for you.
I've read a few reviews for signal boosters, and they seem to do the job. It's a fair amount of setup and you get to have a coax cable along your floor or ceiling, but it seems to work. It looks like it's anywhere from $150 to $300 though...I'll see if I can stand my intermittent signal before paying that much to fix it.

A couple example boosters:
http://www.spotwave.com/residential/products/z1900.asp
http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phone-a...so#reviewPage1
Mazrim is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Mazrim For This Useful Post:
Old 12-29-2010, 01:49 PM   #1949
photon
The new goggles also do nothing.
 
photon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Have you tried disabling 3G? When I first got my iPhone 3 in Chestermere there was very poor 3G coverage at my house, but if I switched to 2G it was fine.

Then one day they turned on a tower somewhere and 3G worked great.
photon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 03:17 PM   #1950
Mazrim
CP Gamemaster
 
Mazrim's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by photon View Post
Have you tried disabling 3G? When I first got my iPhone 3 in Chestermere there was very poor 3G coverage at my house, but if I switched to 2G it was fine.

Then one day they turned on a tower somewhere and 3G worked great.
I've tried pretty much everything. Airplane mode, Network Settings Reset, Disable 3G Data, you name it. Even on Edge the iPhone will occasionally start searching for a network. Today has actually been okay so far. It was the worst between December 24th and 28th...maybe something was wrong in Canyon Meadows with Rogers' network.
Mazrim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-29-2010, 10:26 PM   #1951
algernon
Lifetime Suspension
 
algernon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Removed by Mod
Exp:
Default

http://www.gadgetsandgizmos.org/glas...oneipad-or-tv/

What? a 3D IPhone?
If they can combine this with a projector, we'll have holo-phones in no time.

Quote:
Apple has filed a patent that could see them enter the 3D battle ground, perhaps on their iPhone and iPad in the near future. After having their patent for a 3D stereoscopic system granted Apple are now ready to take the leap forward if they so wish.
The patent was actually first applied for in 2006, way before 3D was mainstream and Apple look to step a huge leap forward by providing 3D without the need for glasses.
algernon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2010, 07:14 PM   #1952
PeteLFan
Lifetime Suspension
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Exp:
Default

How do you set up visual voicemail, I am on telus.
PeteLFan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-30-2010, 08:21 PM   #1953
MickMcGeough
First Line Centre
 
MickMcGeough's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteLFan View Post
How do you set up visual voicemail, I am on telus.
I think it has to be set up on the provider's side. If you subscribe to the service, your phone should automatically do it.
__________________

MickMcGeough is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-01-2011, 01:37 AM   #1954
Captain_Obvious
Lifetime Suspension
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Exp:
Default

Apologies if this is a common question, but does anyone have much experience using their Iphone to create a wireless hotspot?

It's not something I'd like to make a habit of, but when I am working at a certain location there is no wireless networks available, and I'd like to use my laptop to surf the internet.

I don't like surfing on the phone's browser, but I'm a bit terrified using my phone to send a signal to the laptop will result in huge data charges.

All I'd be doing is checking my email and browsing the web (no downloading)...

Am I able to do that without racking up data charges? Can anyone recommend an ap to turn the iphone into a wireless hotspot?

Any help would be appreciated.
Captain_Obvious is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-01-2011, 09:21 AM   #1955
photon
The new goggles also do nothing.
 
photon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

It's called tethering and you can do it without any additional software, either through the cable or through bluetooth. You can't use the iPhone as a wireless hotspot without jailbreaking it.

And yes you have to be aware of your data usage, if you have a low data usage plan it wouldn't be impossible to run over your limit, so if you are on Rogers/Fido you can download their app to track your data usage.
photon is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to photon For This Useful Post:
Old 01-03-2011, 10:27 PM   #1956
Regulator75
Franchise Player
 
Regulator75's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Behind Nikkor Glass
Exp:
Default

Kinda shocked you guys aren't talking about the alarmclock failure.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110102...ettelecomapple
__________________

More photos on Flickr
Regulator75 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2011, 12:03 AM   #1957
Hemi-Cuda
wins 10 internets
 
Hemi-Cuda's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regulator75 View Post
Kinda shocked you guys aren't talking about the alarmclock failure.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110102...ettelecomapple
people really use their cellphone as an alarm clock?
Hemi-Cuda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2011, 12:05 AM   #1958
theonlywhiteout
Lifetime Suspension
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Calgary
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda View Post
people really use their cellphone as an alarm clock?
sure why not? I have a bedside table with my iphone in a dock to charge and wake me up in the morning with the alarm.
theonlywhiteout is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2011, 05:53 AM   #1959
QuadCityImages
Scoring Winger
 
QuadCityImages's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Exp:
Default

My wife and I both use our phones for our alarm clock. A lot of people do. They're generally next to you at night, and they aren't affected by power outages. I even have a charging dock that turns my Droid into a clock radio-type thing. Its pretty amazing Apple has such trouble with these things.
QuadCityImages is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-04-2011, 07:48 AM   #1960
algernon
Lifetime Suspension
 
algernon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Removed by Mod
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by QuadCityImages View Post
My wife and I both use our phones for our alarm clock. A lot of people do. They're generally next to you at night, and they aren't affected by power outages. I even have a charging dock that turns my Droid into a clock radio-type thing. Its pretty amazing Apple has such trouble with these things.
That's cute. Your iPhone wannabe phone has a little stand for it. Where can I get myself an Android telephone?
algernon is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
angering fanin80 , apple suxors


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:22 AM.

Calgary Flames
2024-25




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Calgarypuck 2021 | See Our Privacy Policy