iPhone ver 2.1

**Sazar** · September 13th, 2008

Soooo download this if you can. It has TREMENDOUSLY sped up backups. I don't care about the other stuff (still can't seem to pick up 3G consistently) but BACKUPS TAKE LIKE A MINUTE

**Geffy** · September 13th, 2008

GPS fixes seem quicker too

**Sazar** · September 13th, 2008

Yah, but no turn by turn still.

Epic Fail !!!

**SPeedY_B** · September 13th, 2008

My backups have never been slow, so I'm not seeing any improvement there.

My SMS typing still bugs up sometimes, though it seems to recover, which it never did previously.

I'm very under-impressed with 2.1 ... I want my 1.1.4 back

**Sazar** · September 13th, 2008

Whenever typing, if it bugs up, click to go to the home page and then go back to SMS. It always fixes it up for me.

This update has some interesting features but I am not that impressed overall. 3G signal strength is still abysmal.

**Jewelzz** · September 13th, 2008

I just want an iPhone

**Evil Marge** · September 13th, 2008

I updated my iPod Touch yesterday for the first time since I got it, I'm now scrambling round the app store especially where I see the word FREE

**SPeedY_B** · September 13th, 2008

Originally Posted by Sazar

Whenever typing, if it bugs up, click to go to the home page and then go back to SMS. It always fixes it up for me.

This update has some interesting features but I am not that impressed overall. 3G signal strength is still abysmal.

Be thankful of ANY 3g reception, my town has no coverage at all, I'm stuck with wonderful EDGE... thank gawd for WiFi!

Originally Posted by Jewelzz

I just want an iPhone

Pop down to your local Apple store then.

Originally Posted by Evil Marge

I updated my iPod Touch yesterday for the first time since I got it, I'm now scrambling round the app store especially where I see the word FREE

AppStore FTW! The top 25/50 lists are quite handy for finding nice free apps.

**Sazar** · September 13th, 2008

Yah, 3G is still VERY iffy.

Kudo's to Apple for just changing the parameters which generating the signal strength instead of any actual performance benefits.

Austin has decent 3G coverage, especially downtown and I had 2 bars and very dodgy data speeds. Blah.

But, the speed of the backups is AWESOME. I remember I used to spend ages. Now, after the initial backup which took about 2 mins, it takes mere seconds

Btw, I wonder if any other phone has been patched this much in this short a period of time and STILL does not meet the minimum standards it set for itself?

**Xie** · September 14th, 2008

I just jailbroke 2.1 and waiting for re-sync right now. Interested to see if this speeds anything up for me. I never had an issue w/ super slow backups like SPeedY_B mentioned. I'm guessing all of you with slow backups probably have alot of AppStore apps? I've really not touched the AppStore at all since jailbreaking 2.0.

**Sazar** · September 14th, 2008

I have about 15 apps. Nothing crazy.

**SPeedY_B** · September 15th, 2008

Just throwing it out there, but I know people who had problems with long backup times found their problem was using a USB hub, or any other method not involving a direct connection to their machine.

I don't think the amount of apps counts towards anything, just counted 23, and as I said, never had a problem (Thankfully

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**Sazar** · September 15th, 2008

Originally Posted by SPeedY_B

Just throwing it out there, but I know people who had problems with long backup times found their problem was using a USB hub, or any other method not involving a direct connection to their machine.

I don't think the amount of apps counts towards anything, just counted 23, and as I said, never had a problem (Thankfully )

Just throwing it out there, besides the issue with 3G reception strength (not the new, "upgraded" signal strength indicator, but the actual, weak reception which still exists), the backup issue was the next biggest one.

Some backups for me took longer than 30 minutes. I typically cancelled my backups when they started because it was a useless waste of time.

Now, they take mere seconds and everyone but a few people online who had the same problems before are reporting the exact same thing.

It was an obvious bug.

Btw, out of curiosity, how much storage space do you guys have? I have about 3 gigs free at the moment.

**Xie** · September 26th, 2008

Originally Posted by Sazar

Btw, out of curiosity, how much storage space do you guys have? I have about 3 gigs free at the moment.

76M of 500MB on /
4.2GB of 7.1GB on /private/var

**Sazar** · September 26th, 2008

I have a lot more free now that I have been using SimplifyMedia

That is one of the coolest apps so far... and it's FREE

**fitz** · September 26th, 2008

Wow.. that is way cool Saz..

edit: I'd give you rep but I must spread some around..

**Sazar** · September 27th, 2008

Yah, I didn't even know about the app till earlier this week and I have been rockin it

It is pretty decent even on Edge, but flies when I am on WiFi or 3G.

**Xie** · September 29th, 2008

Sounds cool, believe a few different versions exist for jailbroken phones, as well as an iTunes alternative called dTunes.

**Sazar** · September 29th, 2008

Soooooo... apparently after I reset my phone today (installed Flycast, another excellent application) 3G is now working and working well.

No drops, no major loss of signal and all apps are working properly. Pandora is a beast right now

**vern** · October 1st, 2008

I have the fastest backup ... it simply fails. The sync still completes though and Itunes pops up a little error.

September 13th, 2008	Top \| #1
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	iPhone ver 2.1 Soooo download this if you can. It has TREMENDOUSLY sped up backups. I don't care about the other stuff (still can't seem to pick up 3G consistently) but BACKUPS TAKE LIKE A MINUTE Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Geffy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,805 Reputation: 1490 Power: 217	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 GPS fixes seem quicker too  • blog • tumblog • lastfm • flickr • #rubyonrails • @twitter "I could be replaced with a very small shell script"

September 13th, 2008	Top \| #3
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Yah, but no turn by turn still. Epic Fail !!! Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

September 13th, 2008	Top \| #4
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 My backups have never been slow, so I'm not seeing any improvement there. My SMS typing still bugs up sometimes, though it seems to recover, which it never did previously. I'm very under-impressed with 2.1 ... I want my 1.1.4 back 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

September 13th, 2008	Top \| #5
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Whenever typing, if it bugs up, click to go to the home page and then go back to SMS. It always fixes it up for me. This update has some interesting features but I am not that impressed overall. 3G signal strength is still abysmal. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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September 13th, 2008	Top \| #8
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Originally Posted by Sazar Whenever typing, if it bugs up, click to go to the home page and then go back to SMS. It always fixes it up for me. This update has some interesting features but I am not that impressed overall. 3G signal strength is still abysmal. Be thankful of ANY 3g reception, my town has no coverage at all, I'm stuck with wonderful EDGE... thank gawd for WiFi! Originally Posted by Jewelzz I just want an iPhone Pop down to your local Apple store then. Originally Posted by Evil Marge I updated my iPod Touch yesterday for the first time since I got it, I'm now scrambling round the app store especially where I see the word FREE AppStore FTW! The top 25/50 lists are quite handy for finding nice free apps. 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

September 13th, 2008	Top \| #9
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Yah, 3G is still VERY iffy. Kudo's to Apple for just changing the parameters which generating the signal strength instead of any actual performance benefits. Austin has decent 3G coverage, especially downtown and I had 2 bars and very dodgy data speeds. Blah. But, the speed of the backups is AWESOME. I remember I used to spend ages. Now, after the initial backup which took about 2 mins, it takes mere seconds Btw, I wonder if any other phone has been patched this much in this short a period of time and STILL does not meet the minimum standards it set for itself? Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

September 14th, 2008	Top \| #10
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 I just jailbroke 2.1 and waiting for re-sync right now. Interested to see if this speeds anything up for me. I never had an issue w/ super slow backups like SPeedY_B mentioned. I'm guessing all of you with slow backups probably have alot of AppStore apps? I've really not touched the AppStore at all since jailbreaking 2.0. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

September 14th, 2008	Top \| #11
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 I have about 15 apps. Nothing crazy. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

September 15th, 2008	Top \| #12
SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Just throwing it out there, but I know people who had problems with long backup times found their problem was using a USB hub, or any other method not involving a direct connection to their machine. I don't think the amount of apps counts towards anything, just counted 23, and as I said, never had a problem (Thankfully ) 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

September 15th, 2008	Top \| #13
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Originally Posted by SPeedY_B Just throwing it out there, but I know people who had problems with long backup times found their problem was using a USB hub, or any other method not involving a direct connection to their machine. I don't think the amount of apps counts towards anything, just counted 23, and as I said, never had a problem (Thankfully ) Just throwing it out there, besides the issue with 3G reception strength (not the new, "upgraded" signal strength indicator, but the actual, weak reception which still exists), the backup issue was the next biggest one. Some backups for me took longer than 30 minutes. I typically cancelled my backups when they started because it was a useless waste of time. Now, they take mere seconds and everyone but a few people online who had the same problems before are reporting the exact same thing. It was an obvious bug. Btw, out of curiosity, how much storage space do you guys have? I have about 3 gigs free at the moment. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

September 26th, 2008	Top \| #14
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Originally Posted by Sazar Btw, out of curiosity, how much storage space do you guys have? I have about 3 gigs free at the moment. 76M of 500MB on / 4.2GB of 7.1GB on /private/var tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

September 26th, 2008	Top \| #15
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 I have a lot more free now that I have been using SimplifyMedia That is one of the coolest apps so far... and it's FREE Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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fitz *XPista7eopardix Joined: April 2004 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 4,028 Reputation: 2947 Power: 168**	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Wow.. that is way cool Saz.. edit: I'd give you rep but I must spread some around.. Hee-hee! Evil makes my buttocks tingle.

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Yah, I didn't even know about the app till earlier this week and I have been rockin it It is pretty decent even on Edge, but flies when I am on WiFi or 3G. Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Sounds cool, believe a few different versions exist for jailbroken phones, as well as an iTunes alternative called dTunes. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 Soooooo... apparently after I reset my phone today (installed Flycast, another excellent application) 3G is now working and working well. No drops, no major loss of signal and all apps are working properly. Pandora is a beast right now Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

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vern Dominus Joined: March 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 1,570 Reputation: 660 Power: 146	Re: iPhone ver 2.1 I have the fastest backup ... it simply fails. The sync still completes though and Itunes pops up a little error. free illegal pr0n @ ribbed.us