iPhone OS 3.1

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MattD

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#41115 10-Sep-2009 06:26

Currently downloading the new iPhone OS 3.1 from iTunes

iTunes 9 to be available later this morning

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#254629 10-Sep-2009 06:40

iTunes 9 is now available for download
http://www.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/

tomgeeknz

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#254631 10-Sep-2009 07:04

Apparently iPhone os 3.1 is 4.95us for people on 2.x firmwares

corksta

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#254637 10-Sep-2009 07:25

I can't download it until later on today after work, but any indication yet if it fixes the issue where you have to enter +6427... and 027... in your contacts for the person's name to show up when they call and text?

johnr

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#254647 10-Sep-2009 08:06

Yes it does resolve the 027 issue

Buttonmash

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#254663 10-Sep-2009 09:15

And it looks to work perfectly on XT, no need to reapply the carrier bundle.

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#254679 10-Sep-2009 09:52

johnr: Yes it does resolve the 027 issue

John - do you know whether or not it resolves the 3G issue on 2100MHz?

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#254680 10-Sep-2009 09:55

It appears 3.1 might break tethering on XT and 2 Degrees,

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/netw/21EACBCB19E4A957CC25762C00721FD1

Madmax77

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#254686 10-Sep-2009 10:19

Just did a Speedtest (using the iPhone app) on a 3GS running 3.1 on the VF netowrk in Auckland CBD, managed 1601kbps down and 314kbps up, not a rocket ship, but I guess this is probably peak time of the data network.

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#254687 10-Sep-2009 10:24

Yes.. 3.1 doesn't allow tethering on non vodafone simcards. This has been done on purpose via Apple due to people using the "hack" to enable tethering on AT&T and other carriers.

So iPhones going to 3.1 are not fully carrier unlocked and you will loose fucntionality of tethering if you are not on Vodafone.

Apple introduced a new option to ipcc/mobilecombile files which is a signature (crypto type string) which they make up which is only in the official carrier files (and there is no way to make valid ones up)

I guess if people want to complain but I don't think this will be resolved for quite a while (without a jailbreak on the phone, but no one has worked out a way to do it yet (I have been working on it but got no where)
Thanks

rossmnz

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#254693 10-Sep-2009 10:50

Meh i have yet to upgrade my 2.2.1 to 3.0 on my iPhone 2G.

Battery life issues still not fixed up i hearD???

The force is strong with this one!

bcourtney

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#254694 10-Sep-2009 10:53

rossmnz: Meh i have yet to upgrade my 2.2.1 to 3.0 on my iPhone 2G.

Battery life issues still not fixed up i hearD???

There are battery life issues?? I'm getting good life out of my 3GS and my 3G (now with girlfriend).

Struggling to download 3.1 though. Got 76MB of 306MB already yet still have another 2 hours remaining it would appear. PAINFULLY slow...

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thinhvy

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#254709 10-Sep-2009 11:56

What's about automatically connect to internet data?or any funtion to disable the data ?Will this firmware fix this problem?

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#254711 10-Sep-2009 12:01

thinhvy: What's about automatically connect to internet data?or any funtion to disable the data ?Will this firmware fix this problem?

Nope - not from what I can see

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#254713 10-Sep-2009 12:06

thinhvy: What's about automatically connect to internet data?or any funtion to disable the data ?Will this firmware fix this problem?

The phone is designed always online

thinhvy

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#254717 10-Sep-2009 12:15

johnr:
thinhvy: What's about automatically connect to internet data?or any funtion to disable the data ?Will this firmware fix this problem?

The phone is designed always online

No it wasn't as you can't automatically go to the internet without changing the APN on firmware 2.2.1.And remember when the iphone first sold in New Zealand,there was some topic about how to get the internet work on prepay

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