tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post479825907410125..comments2024-03-19T06:03:40.451+10:00Comments on marxy's musing on technology: Using an iPhone 2.2 as a 3G modemPeter Markshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-85457648605675719002008-12-05T06:31:00.000+10:002008-12-05T06:31:00.000+10:00So far since restoring the phone it has been stabl...So far since restoring the phone it has been stable so while it's not conclusive it could be that the instability was caused by the jailbreak.Peter Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-53685582355075222102008-12-05T02:19:00.000+10:002008-12-05T02:19:00.000+10:00Did you find out if it was the jailbreak or not wh...Did you find out if it was the jailbreak or not which caused the in stability? I want to use the modem functionality, but has some doubts about the stability issue...Roar huethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943876340875779035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-63272457137078620372008-11-25T12:46:00.000+10:002008-11-25T12:46:00.000+10:00Yes, this is the sort of integration Apple could r...Yes, this is the sort of integration Apple could really do well. I'd have thought they could use Bluetooth as the local wireless link and make it all simple to enable.<BR/><BR/>The whole idea of crippling a device so that users have to pay extra for something unnecessarily seems like something from the dinosaur era.<BR/><BR/>Imagine if telco billing executives ran the taxi business?Peter Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13007012724570360389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35901825.post-15296446647169604522008-11-25T12:42:00.000+10:002008-11-25T12:42:00.000+10:00That's great, and I look forward to trying it when...That's great, and I look forward to trying it when my new iPhone arrives, but really: why wasn't this feature included from day 1?<BR/><BR/>I don't know but I'm guessing carriers in the grip of some crazy market segmentation nonsense.<BR/><BR/>My clunky Nokia is inferior in almost every way, but I've had no trouble using *it* as a 3G modem in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com