Rogers iPhone 3G Owners discussion and review thread - Page 7 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

cooper83 · 2008-08-31, 07:40 PM

Quote:

I heard call display doesn't work with the iphone 3g?

There were reports that Name Display doesn't work, but I can't confirm this as I do not have this option on my iPhone. Call Display works fine however.

Ruthless82 · 2008-08-31, 08:00 PM

I've only ever gotten calls from people in my address book but those always display a name, not sure what happens otherwise.

stationg · 2008-08-31, 08:15 PM

Hmmm name display and call display are different? I always call display will show name and number of the person who called unless of course they block it.

?

cooper83 · 2008-08-31, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stationg

Hmmm name display and call display are different? I always call display will show name and number of the person who called unless of course they block it.

?

AFAIK, Call Display only shows a phone # (or name if the caller is in your contact list). Name Display is an additional service that includes the caller's name, even if they're not in your list.

darkwingZ24 · 2008-09-09, 02:47 PM

I had something interesting happen today while I was listening to music on my iPhone. I had a call coming in so I unplugged the headphone jack (I had it connected to my receiver) and the phone hung up on the incoming call. Has anyone else experienced this?

polaris · 2008-09-10, 12:22 AM

Yep it happens, in fact with many phones.

Just my hunch on why this happens anyway... It has to do with the connection required for the button on the headphones. Unplugging might cause a small 'short' you could say sometimes.

I just answer, listen through headphones and either talk into the mic on the headphone wire if I have that pair on, or talk into the phone.

sazuki1974 · 2008-09-10, 09:31 AM

I called rogers a while ago about this they say the iPhone does not support the name display. I strongly suspect this is because of the lame crooked way Rogers chooses to support caller id by having two different ways for it, one for name and one for the number, caller id with the name is really two features with rogers. I told them that at the time, and they actually never disagreed and kinda thought it may be the reason why.

uberchuckie · 2008-09-10, 08:25 PM

So I've had my iPhone for about a week now and I have been enjoying it. 3G access everywhere I have been and Wi-Fi works great at home.

I do notice slowdowns sometimes and occasionally it would "freeze" for a couple of seconds. I only reboot the phone after a week as I noticed some slowdowns today.

Another thing is that this phone sucks up battery fast! Apparently the new 2.1 firmware coming out will improve battery life.

NeilN · 2008-09-12, 01:48 PM

Has anyone been brave enough to apply the 2.1 upgrade? Last upgrade, I none of my 3rd party apps would open and I had to restore the iPhone from scratch.

tenstu · 2008-09-12, 02:00 PM

Yep. Makes things a LOT snappier.

cooper83 · 2008-09-12, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeilN

Has anyone been brave enough to apply the 2.1 upgrade? Last upgrade, I none of my 3rd party apps would open and I had to restore the iPhone from scratch.

Just updated to 2.1. No problems so far, but haven't had much chance to use it yet.

Edit: Maps/GPS isn't working great. Couldn't find my current location in several attempts. Finally did, but isn't as accurate as before the update...

polaris · 2008-09-13, 01:38 AM

I updated also without any problems. Contacts load quicker, maybe 2 seconds now which is reasonable.

App store and Safari would crash on me occasionally but we'll see how it is now. Hard to say after just 12 hrs or of light use. Safari is a rock on 1.1.4 on my ipod touch.

We'll see if app installs are faster too. Its hillarious that the jailbroken apps install in 1-30 seconds but App store ones need 2-5 minutes it seems.

00gts · 2008-09-16, 07:52 PM

Has anyone else noticed that since the update if you don't check an SMS it will beep again. Like the "reminder" on my old Motorolas. I like that feature but there doesn't seem to be any options in the settings for it.

polaris · 2008-09-17, 09:44 PM

Yes this was a new feature added, but I agree there needs to be settings for it as there are none! I would like 5 reminders for example, or 99.

darkwingZ24 · 2008-09-18, 11:49 AM

I just updated a couple of days ago. For the most part I agree it's "snappier" but my voicemails now sounds they're playing inside a tin can. The compression is horrible. Even messages stored before the update sound horrible. Battery life does seems to be better. I'm on day 3 of a single charge. Other than that I haven't noticed much differences aside from the icon changes for the 3G/EDGE/GPRS... why that was needed I don't know.

I'm still waiting for offline maps, not even real time navigation, just maps I can access when the phone is out of service.

2008-08-31, 08:00 PM	#92
Ruthless82 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 424	I've only ever gotten calls from people in my address book but those always display a name, not sure what happens otherwise. __________________ LG 55LH90, Panasonic SA-XR50, Toshiba HD-A2, Athena Micra 6, Harmony 880, Nintendo Wii, PS3, Boxee via MacBook

2008-08-31, 08:15 PM	#93
stationg Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Downtown Vancouver Posts: 1,045	Hmmm name display and call display are different? I always call display will show name and number of the person who called unless of course they block it. ? __________________ Gateway, Yamaha Receiver, 58" Panasonic 3D TV, Xbox360, PS3, Panasonic 3D Bluray Player, Definitive Speakers, SVS Sub

2008-09-10, 08:25 PM	#98
uberchuckie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nepean, ON Posts: 368	So I've had my iPhone for about a week now and I have been enjoying it. 3G access everywhere I have been and Wi-Fi works great at home. I do notice slowdowns sometimes and occasionally it would "freeze" for a couple of seconds. I only reboot the phone after a week as I noticed some slowdowns today. Another thing is that this phone sucks up battery fast! Apparently the new 2.1 firmware coming out will improve battery life. __________________ Sanyo Z700, RX-V1800, DMP-BD35, XBox 360, Apple TV 2, Paradigm Monitor 7, Athena AS-B1, AS-C1, AS-R1

2008-09-16, 07:52 PM	#103
00gts Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 111	Has anyone else noticed that since the update if you don't check an SMS it will beep again. Like the "reminder" on my old Motorolas. I like that feature but there doesn't seem to be any options in the settings for it. __________________ 46" Pan. Viera 1080p plasma, Rogers 8642, 2 x 4642 w/WHPVR, XBOX 360 w/Kinect, Pan 6.1 amp, Blu-Ray, Velodyne 10" sub

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2008-09-09, 02:47 PM	#95
darkwingZ24 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6	I had something interesting happen today while I was listening to music on my iPhone. I had a call coming in so I unplugged the headphone jack (I had it connected to my receiver) and the phone hung up on the incoming call. Has anyone else experienced this?

2008-09-10, 12:22 AM	#96
polaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,314	Yep it happens, in fact with many phones. Just my hunch on why this happens anyway... It has to do with the connection required for the button on the headphones. Unplugging might cause a small 'short' you could say sometimes. I just answer, listen through headphones and either talk into the mic on the headphone wire if I have that pair on, or talk into the phone.

2008-09-10, 09:31 AM	#97
sazuki1974 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1	I called rogers a while ago about this they say the iPhone does not support the name display. I strongly suspect this is because of the lame crooked way Rogers chooses to support caller id by having two different ways for it, one for name and one for the number, caller id with the name is really two features with rogers. I told them that at the time, and they actually never disagreed and kinda thought it may be the reason why.

2008-09-12, 01:48 PM	#99
NeilN Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North York Posts: 1,614	Has anyone been brave enough to apply the 2.1 upgrade? Last upgrade, I none of my 3rd party apps would open and I had to restore the iPhone from scratch.

2008-09-12, 02:00 PM	#100
tenstu Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oakville Ontario - 8th Line and Upper Middle Road Posts: 531	Yep. Makes things a LOT snappier.

2008-09-13, 01:38 AM	#102
polaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,314	I updated also without any problems. Contacts load quicker, maybe 2 seconds now which is reasonable. App store and Safari would crash on me occasionally but we'll see how it is now. Hard to say after just 12 hrs or of light use. Safari is a rock on 1.1.4 on my ipod touch. We'll see if app installs are faster too. Its hillarious that the jailbroken apps install in 1-30 seconds but App store ones need 2-5 minutes it seems.

2008-09-17, 09:44 PM	#104
polaris Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,314	Yes this was a new feature added, but I agree there needs to be settings for it as there are none! I would like 5 reminders for example, or 99.

2008-09-18, 11:49 AM	#105
darkwingZ24 Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6	I just updated a couple of days ago. For the most part I agree it's "snappier" but my voicemails now sounds they're playing inside a tin can. The compression is horrible. Even messages stored before the update sound horrible. Battery life does seems to be better. I'm on day 3 of a single charge. Other than that I haven't noticed much differences aside from the icon changes for the 3G/EDGE/GPRS... why that was needed I don't know. I'm still waiting for offline maps, not even real time navigation, just maps I can access when the phone is out of service.