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To make you (Malaysian) more convenient when hunting informations for iPhone, here i summarize some FAQs before you decide to buy an iPhone.

Q1: How to enter “standby” and “lock” mode?

A1: Press the POWER button (black button on the top of the iPhone, blue arrowed in the following picture) to off the screen and enter to standby mode. Press POWER button again to enter locked screen. To unlock and enter to desktop (main screen), slide the button on the “slide to unlock” bar to right.

Q2: How to get to restore mode?

A2: Press and hold the Home button and the POWER button simultaneously for 25 seconds (ignore the “Slide to power off” bar) until your iPhone screen turns into black and then Grey color Apple logo appear. If your computer installed with iTunes, it will automatically detected your iPhone now in Restore mode. iTunes will ask to restore for latest version of firmware. If you would like to restore iPhone with other firmware version, press and hold SHIFT key on your keyboard and click on “Restore” button on iTunes to select your own firmware version (you need to download firmware to your computer first). You may download your desired firmware versions here:

• 1.0.0: iPhone1,1_1.0_1A543a_Restore.ipsw
• 1.0.1: iPhone1,1_1.0.1_1C25_Restore.ipsw
• 1.0.2: iPhone1,1_1.0.2_1C28_Restore.ipsw
• 1.1.1: iPhone1,1_1.1.1_3A109a_Restore.ipsw
• 1.1.2: iPhone1,1_1.1.2_3B48b_Restore.ipsw

Q3: What is the charging options for iPhone?

A3: To charge iPhone, you may use Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable with an Apple USB Power Adaptor or a high-power USB port on another device that is compliant with the USB or 1.1 standards.

 

Q4: How to change SIM card?

A4: A: SIM card slot is located on the top of iPhone. Insert and press the small hole with a fine needle or small wire to push the slot up and use your nails to pull the slot out totally. (Note: You must shutdown iPhone while changing the card, otherwise your SIM and iPhone may easily burn)

 

Q5: How to reject an incoming call?

A5: Double press the POWER button.

 

Q6: How to change theme and wallpaper of the iPhone’s desktop?

A6: You may use third-party software e.g. iBrickr or Installer to install third-party applications like SummerBoard and iSwitcher to change the appearance of iPhone’s desktop.

 

Q7: How can upload and delete the wallpaper of iPhone’s desktop?

A7: A: Use the iTunes synchronization function to upload photos to you iPhone and the set the photo as wallpaper. To delete the wallpaper, you may use ManzanaUI. Open ManzanaUI and find a library under the “Wallpaper”. You can delete any wallpaper under the directory.

Q8: How to manage MP3?

A8: You need to use iTunes to upload mp3 files to your iPhone. You can edit the mp3 information , addi album artwork and group files under same album.

 

Q9: Is iPhone very easily tainted with fingerprints?

A9: Yes. iPhone using advanced optical polishing technology which is very sensitive to fingerprints. For this reason, iPhone comes together with a screen cleaner. You may also buy a iPhone specific screen protector for extra protection.

 

Q10: iPhone SMS can be forwarded?

A10: iPhone messaging interface is similar to the MSN chat, which all the conversation under the same number will be grouped. Thus, iPhone does not support SMS forward.

 

Q11: What is Multi-Touch-Point technology? How it applied on iPhone? What does this technology different with other common touch screen handphones?

A11: Ordinary touch screen handphone can only identify single point of a touch operation, while iPhone’s multi-touch-point screen could identify two or more than two touch operation. That’s the reason why images in iPhone can be enlarged and dragged. IPhone’s touch technology is the latest “capacitive touch screen” technology. Same technology also being used in newer Prada, and other high-end touch-screen handphones.

Capacitive touch screen is a four-layer composite glass screen. Each glass screen and dissection of the inner surface are coated with a layer of ITO (conductive coating glass). When fingers touch on the screen, a very small current will be transfered to finger on the fingers-screen contacting point. iPhone built-in controller will then precisely calculated the coordination of touch point. Moreover, no pressure required for a capacitive touch screen to detect a touch has made iPhone virtual keyboard operation speed can even comparable to a regular keyboard.

IPhone capacitive touch screen will not respond to a touch from non-conductive surface. Therefore, the problem of mis-operation or accidentally dial out can be eliminated if you put iPhone in your pocket.

 

Q12: How is iPhone screen?

A12: iPhone diagonal screen is a length of 3.5 inches, 320 x 480 resolution 3:2 screen (160 dpi) to support multi-touch-point technology. The screen performance is superior.

 

Q13: When does iPhone available in worldwide and Malaysia market? How much it cost?

A13: iPhone first landed on US market on 29th June 2007, and began landing the European market in November 2007. O2, T-mobile, and Orange hold exclusive marketing rights in Britain, Germany and France, respectively. Unfortunately, its Asian release is slated for 2008. Some rumors says iPhone will only landed on Malaysia in 2009.

IPhone comes with either 4GB or 8GB of internal storage, costing US$299 (RM1,046.50) and US$399 (RM1,396.50) in the United States. (Note: Price in RM subjected to MYR/USD 3.5 exchange rate, and exclusive of US government tax) For your reference, i bought my iPhone in Texas which cost me US$ 432 ($399 + $33 state government tax). Different states in US subjecting different rate of state government tax. You may choose the lowest state government tax to buy.

Alternatively, you may buy iPhone from local IT store. I found unlocked iPhone is available at LowYat now, which priced around RM 2,400-RM 2,999. Beware, now there is China cloned version iPhone (not from Apple) also penetrating our local market. The fake iPhone price should just around RM 450 (as rumors says), but seller at LowYat mark it at RM 2,000 ++. There are some additional button on China cloned version iPhone (see following picture) make it different from original Apple iPhone.

Q14: iPhone is allowed to use on flight?

A14: A: Yes, the iPhone allows you to switch to Airplane Mode, which shut down all communication signals. So, it should be safe to use on flight. (but i guess you still need to ask permission from crews)

 

Q15: Can iPhone used as a portable hard disk?

A15: A: iPhone connected to the computer through a USD cable and must required iTunes or other third-party software iBrickr to access to its storage device. So, iPhone is not a suitable and convenient portable hard drive.

 

Q16: What should i do if my iPhone is hang or experiencing program crash?

A16: Press and hold the Home button and POWER button simultaneously for about 8 seconds, you will see “Slide to power off” bar. Ignore it and when 10 seconds, your iPhone will restart.

Many complaints regarding iPhone program unstable on net. Some may experienced iPhone refresh back to desktop or locked screen automatically when you open any program on iPhone. To solve this problem, you may turn off “Dim Wallpaper” in SummerBoard. If you still facing same problem, uninstall the SummerBoard. Please leave your comment whether this method helps, thanks.

 

Q17: Does iPhone’s battery changeable?

A17: iPhone battery is built-in the device, so users can not be arbitrarily replace / change its battery. The capacity of iPhone battery may reduce 80% from original after 300-400 recharge cycles. You may change battery in any iPhone store (i’ve no idea how much it cost), or you can change it yourself (if you know how to do so).

Q18: How is iPhone battery capacity?

A18: According to Apple’s official annoucenment, iPhone in the Wifi and Bluetooth off condition, the talk time is greater than 8 hours, standby time more than 250 hours, online time more than 6 hours, video playback time more than 7 hours, music playback time more than 24 hours.

 

Q19: Does iPhone support 3G networks?

A19: At the moment, iPhone only support GSM and EDGE network (which is 2.75 G network). It do not support any 3G network services, but in the future there will be updated iPhone version support for 3G network services.

 

Q20: Does iPhone support WiFi?

A20: Yes, iPhone support 802.11 b / g agreement Wifi services.

 

Q21: Does iPhone support existing iPod accessories?

A21: Yes, most of the existing iPhone and iPod accessories are compatible.

 

Q22: Does iPhone support video recording?

A22: A: Not at the moment. Although iPhone camera hardware is capable to record video, but it is currently limited by software which does not record video. This problem will be solved in the future.

Q23: Does iPhone support customize ringtones?

A23: The latest version of the iTunes software having online iPhone ringtones purchase function. The cracked versions of the unlocked iPhone software support customized ring tones (30 seconds) from favorite songs. Unlocked version also make it possible for users to add their own customized ring tones (support for AAC and M4A format).

 

Q24: Can iPhone browse WWW and WAP websites?

A24: Yes for both type of websites.

 

Q25: Can iPhone access to internet even though no WIFI coverage?

A25: Yes. iPhone not only support WIFI, but also GSM and EDGE network.

Q26: Can i have a number of accounts to send and receive e-mail through iPhone?

A26: Yes, iPhone is support multiple e-mail accounts to send and receive e-mail.

 

Q27: What types of e-mail attachment file does iPhone supported?

A27: iPhone support Jpg, Gif and Tiff format display. iPhone also support the annex as PDF, Word and Excel document attached in email. Power Point file is not supported.

 

Q28: What is the iPhone features?

A28: iPhone technical specifications as follow:
Screen size 3.5 inches
Screen resolution 320 by 480 at 160 ppi
Input method Multi-touch
Operating system OS X
Storage 4GB or 8GB
GSM Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)
Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) + EDGE + Bluetooth 2.0
Camera 2.0 megapixels
Battery Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing Up to 16 hours Audio playback
Dimensions 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

 

Q29: Does iPhone support Java and Flash?

A29: As of now the iPod Touch and iPhone do not support Java, but in the near future that might change. An official from Sun Microsystems said he believes that Java is going to be ported to these devices.

He said that Apple is planning to release a SDK for these devices in early 2008 (February), which would then result in Java ME (the open source version of Java) to be created for the device.

This could also mean more plug-ins would be ported to the device when the SDK is released. This could potentially lead to a flash player for safari. All of these updates would make the iPod Touch and iPhone better and more functional.

The founder of Apples, Job Steve has said iPhone will not support Flash. May be we need to wait for third-party flash plug-in for Safari.

Q30: Where can i get the sources if i’ve installer installed on my iPhone? How to add a source?

A30: Here you can find To add a source, open “Installer” and press “Sources“. Press on “Edit” and then “Add“. Type in the sources url (as shown below). Press “Ok” to finish. Your iPhone will refreshing sources. But normally you need to press “Refresh” again in order to add programs to “Install” tab. Now you can go to “Install” to choose the program you want to install. To uninstall, go to “Uninstall” and choose the program you want to uninstall.

Original Sources:

AppTapp Official: repository.apptapp.com
Conceited Software: conceitedsoftware.com/iphone
Ste Packaging: psmxy.org/iphone-apps

Original Three:

HighTymes: hightymes.org/iphone/plist/index.xml (Temporarily Shutdown)
iSwitcher: web.mac.com/iswitcher2/list.xml
Loring Studios: loringstudios.com/iPhone-schnapps/index.xml

Other Sources:

AlohaSoft 1.0.2: homepage.mac.com/reinholdpenner/102.xml
AlohaSoft 1.1.1: homepage.mac.com/reinholdpenner/111.xml
AlohaSoft 1.1.2: homepage.mac.com/reinholdpenner/112.xml
aXP: lostsoul.aeroxp.org/iphone/index.xml
CedSoft: prog.cedsoft.free.fr (iSnake)
Mateo: bblk.net/iphone (BeatPhone)
BigBoss: markmon.mine.nu:90/iphone/repo/repo.plist
Death to Design: iphone.deathtodesign.com
iApp-a-Day: iappaday.com/install
iBlackjack: iphonefanclub.com/native
mobilestacks: mobilestack.googlecode.com/svn/repository/internal.plist
MTL Repository: home.mike.tl/iphone
R4m0n Repository: iphone.r4m0n.net/repos
Shai’s Apps: ride4.org/shai.xml (Customize Addons)
Slezak’s Stuff: www.spencerslezak.com (nothing on it yet)
Studded: studded.net/installer/index.xml
Surge: iphonesurge.com/iphonesurge.xml
Swell:wigginssoftware.com/swell/Swell

Languages Sources:

Chinese: iphone.org.hk
FrenchIphone: rep.frenchiphone.com
Hebrew עברית: ihebrew.net
Polish- iPolish: krzak.net/iphone
Russian- iPhone по-русски russianiphone.ru/beta
Russian Tools (in English) russianiphone.ru/beta/en
Spanish- Phyros iPhone-ES: iphone.frickr.es/index.xml
Vietnamese: iphone.billydragon.net

Unlocking Source :

iUnlock: i.unlock.no

I’ve spent a lot of time to compile all these FAQ. I hope can help you and get your support. Please drop me some comments if any of my information is wrong. You may also suggest and ask any question to add here. Thanks.

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