Just Bought the iPhone 4... Tips?

[Keebler Elf]

This is my first iPhone and the first thing I realized is that I need to get a protective clear skin for the front and back. Any suggestions?

Or anything else I should consider doing at this early stage? How about the Apple Care Protection Program? (basically an extra year of warranty)

 

[djk]

If you're a believer in extended warranties, AppleCare is awesome. Basically, you're getting an extra year of warranty from Apple. The beautiful thing is how highly rated Apple is in after-sales customer service.

Be sure to take advantage of the free case promotion Apple is running.

And as a Apple shareholder, thank you.

 

[bollock]

get mobileme its wirth the fuckin coin

 

[djk]

get mobileme its wirth the fuckin coin

If you're going to use MobileMe, order it from Amazon. You can get it significantly cheaper than from Apple directly. And be sure to remove your credit card info after activating. This way when it comes time to renew, you just buy another one from Amazon and reactivate using the code within.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Congrats

How about the Apple Care Protection Program? (basically an extra year of warranty)

Apple is perfect, has all that superior engineering stuff. It's the cats ass!
So you don't need no stinking extended warranty!....

 

[mac]

can you sync an iphone with Outlook contacts, emails, and scheduler?

 

[larry]

i wouldn't buy an extended warranty on anything apple. they're pretty solid pieces. if they work once, they keep working. there's no moving parts. and in a year, for sure, they'll release an upgrade. i would say every 2 years we need to buy the new ipod/iphone.

 

[Art Mann]

This is my first iPhone and the first thing I realized is that I need to get a protective clear skin for the front and back. Any suggestions?

Or anything else I should consider doing at this early stage? How about the Apple Care Protection Program? (basically an extra year of warranty)

I got my 3GS at a Rogers store a year ago and picked up an iSkin solo at the same time (http://www.iskin.com/). A real smart move. It's sleek, not bulky at all. The iSkin is some sort of rubbery product which doesn't allow the iPhone to slide around on the dash or console, even though it doesn't seem to have any "adhesive" quality to the touch. They offer loud colors, I got straight black. Came with two transparencies, which I've gone through and no damage to screen. Found another set of transparencies at the Source, with more of a Matte finish, which I like better.

Only down side to iPhone for me was garish white speaker wire & earplugs. The Source has a neat discreet black set with earbuds which was also worth buying.

Total Apple user here for close to 25 years, and a big believer in Apple Care ... once I left the corporate world for independent business, Apple became my IT department. Great value, and no surprise to read again and again in consumer reports that the only warranty protection worth buying for any appliance is Apple Care. All others are a rip-off.

Can't remember if I bought the iPhone extended warranty or not, but have never had to use it. Any tech questions on operating confusion, I call Rogers hotline. They've been pretty good, as they should be, considering how much they suck out of my monthly cash flow.

 

[larry]

That's a funny post. 99 per cent is about the skin. whew!

 

[AnimalMagnetism]

you don't need applecare, its just another scam to get more money from you. Apple products "just work" and by the time it breaks you'll be wanting the newer shiny device anyways.

enjoy your new toy Keebler.

 

[far_too_crazy]

if you use MSN Live Messenger the app from MS is nice. Battery magic free is great. Glass Tower 2 is a great game for free with 2 x 99 cent level packs.

For a case stick to the rubber cases, in winter the hard cases can shatter right along with the phone. Roots make nice cases but are very bulky... also very protective.

If you don't already use itunes learn it basically make sure all your music has artist and album attached to the ID3 tags so that your music can at least be sorted.

if you like ring tunes http://audiko.net/
if they don't have it you can upload it and have it converted to an iphone ringtune.

 

[onthebottom]

I had a 3G for two years and never had a screen protector on it, never got a scratch. I'd use a case that protects the glass if you set it down on it's face, other than that it's build very solid.

Spend some time on the apps store, amazing stuff out there, much of it free or a buck....

Have fun

OTB

 

[Keebler Elf]

Two questions:

1) How do I get the screen orientation to change back to portrait when using gmail? For some reason it's become stuck in landscape mode. I checked to see if the orientation config setting is locked but it's not... [RESOLVED]

2) Is it possible to sync my email from Gmail but sync my calendar from Outlook? I want to sync my work calendar but my personal email.

 

[VikkiBlue]

I just ordered the iPhone and Im getting it by Friday...so please keep me in the loop.

Also...did you get the rubber casing with it...if not you are supposed to go into any Apple Store prior to September 30th and pick one up for free

 

[VikkiBlue]

If you're a believer in extended warranties, AppleCare is awesome. Basically, you're getting an extra year of warranty from Apple. The beautiful thing is how highly rated Apple is in after-sales customer service.

Be sure to take advantage of the free case promotion Apple is running.

And as a Apple shareholder, thank you.

No thank you for making gagetdy goos to keep people like me organized and occupied

 

[Keebler Elf]

I just ordered the iPhone and Im getting it by Friday...so please keep me in the loop.

Also...did you get the rubber casing with it...if not you are supposed to go into any Apple Store prior to September 30th and pick one up for free

I asked about this when I bought mine. You don't have to go into the store (and I wouldn't recommend going right now because they don't have any). You just use an app from the iTunes store to order the bumper or case that you want and then Apple will mail it to you free of charge.