Thank you (RJSummons18) for submitting this request to us!!! AWESOME FIND!!!
A couple of us were looking around in Cydia over the past few days, when we stumbled across a couple programs we thought would be pretty cool to test out!
So, this is how we did it ...
First off, we're using a 16gb iPhone 3G, running 3.0 firmware, jailbroken & unlocked for T-Mobile , and also, a 16gb iPhone 3G, running 3.0 firmware, jailbroken for AT&T, and we downloaded (Tricker ThreeG) and (VoIPover3G) through Cydia, and went from there!
We signed up with iCall (free calling over wi-fi), downloaded Fring (through app store) and Skype (through app store), and found out that , by using (Tricker ThreeG and VoIPover3G), we could make calls over T-Mobile's EDGE network, and also, AT&T's 3G network...
T-Mobile's EDGE network is EXTREMELY horrible when you're making VoIP calls over it, but it works!! , there's just SO MUCH lag, and it's very crackly on the other person's end... BUT, if you're out of minutes, and need to make a call.... this is the way to go!!!
On the other hand, AT&T's 3G network is AMAZING for VoIP calling, and we found that Skype is the best quality calling you can possibly get when it comes to (Cellular Data Networks), versus Fring and iCall (iCall coming in 2nd place), and we used Fring with (VoIPStunt)...
With AT&T's 3G network, we were constantly at a reasonable talking level, and neither us, nor the other party had any trouble hearing eachother... SO, we've decided to cut back on how many minutes we're getting through AT&T, (going from 900 to 400), and instead, we'll be using Skype for most of our calls from now on (as we're almost ALWAYS in 3G).
You can download these programs through Cydia, then restart your iPhone, and download Skype through the app store, but make sure you have a skype account before you download the app!! It's about $3.00 a month for UNLIMITED calling, and I (and 3 other guys) are saving roughly $25 a month by using this option!!
You can CLICK HERE to sign up with Skype and test it out for yourself!!!
Definitely an AWESOME find !!!
Last week, there were various reports of CastCatcher's Internet Radio app being declined by the App Store, because the app ate up too much bandwidth, but it turns out Apple is allowing a (v1.3 update) because it takes up the same bandwidth as other radio apps in the App Store.
Some of the specs:
- Allows you to adjust the buffer size
- Some AAC+ support (only in 2.0.2)
- IceCast metadata fixed crash when users download "invalid" playlist files
CastCatcher's Developer decided to shoot over to Mac Rumors to claim that this may be a "mistake" for allowing the app into App Store, but he's more than happy with the results
There are thousands of rejected apps going Apple's way every day, and their choice to reject it may have just been a mistake, but then again, it may have been worthy?!. We don't really know yet, but maybe with all this bandwidth being used, Apple will get sued once again for allowing so much data usage!!
I personally love my MacBooks, but sometimes get frustrated because it doesn't have that "numeric keypad" on the side, especially when i'm typing in Skype phone numbers, or paying my bills with a credit card!
Balmuda has come up with an amazing software called Numberkey Connect, which you must install on your Mac in order for this to work, and then the Numberkey app is downloaded to your iPhone from the App Store. Their software allows you to use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a wireless numeric keypad for your MacBook. They have only released this for the Mac as of yet, but i'm sure it'll be on it's way to Windows in no time!
It looks like Apple's lawyers have gone after www.themonkeysball.com, and officially closed it down, as of Nov. 11th. They were facing "mass copyright infringement", by distributing cracked .ipa's (iPhone Applications), allowing users to download these apps for free, instead of going through the App Store to get them.
Recently, AT&T decided to offer it's customers free wifi at over 17,000 wifi hotspot locations, but it's not that easy. They would have to first "apply" for the hotspot, and get an e-mail from AT&T stating that the hotspot would be available for 24 hours. So in turn, it's actually more complicated to get onto the hotspots than they make it out to be.
A company called Devicescape has released an Application that allows those iPhone users to log onto those hotspots quickly and easily, without having to go through the process of manually joining each hotspot every time they come into contact, but rather, have the iPhone do it for them!
There is a new mobile blogging app out called iBlogger, which I find to be very useful when I don't have my desktop computer sitting on my lap in my wife's car!!.
All you have to do is download the App from the App Store, add an account (via Blogger, Blojsom, Drupal, Wordpress...etc), and you're mobile blogging!!
It's really convenient, being able to access prior posts, and add new posts, all from your iPhone!.
I personally give this a 9/10 because it's designed to intricately, the only fallback is that you cannot upload photo's via Blogger yet!!..
Leave a comment, tell me what you think!
You just download the App, browse any sites you regularly would (through the app), and it will come up with RSS Feed choices to add to your (Feeds).
It's pretty cool, because I like to stay on top of the Apple news, and it's getting me a lot of useful information!!..
Opera Could have been better than iPhone's Safari browser, leading to the rejection, or because it was using it's own Javascript interpreter, which is unallowed by Apple SDK rules.
Maybe in the future, Mr.Saurik will release Opera Mini into Cydia, and we'll all enjoy the new browser on our jailbroken iPhones!!, but then again, we're all waiting to see what happens.
Steve Jobs probably feels as though it was direct competition to his Safari Browser, and that's probably why it was rejected.
Hopefully in the future, Cydia and Installer will release Opera Mini browser, and/or Firefox. Both being open-source, there's a lot more potential, but then again, it may be too hard to port over?!
Anyone have any ideas?
1. Tilt your iPhone to adjust your view to see mountainous terrain.
Check it out, tell me what you think!!!. I personally love all the new gadgets I can get for my iphone, and I love to hear comments from EVERYONE!!
Whether you're using T-Mobile / AT&T / Cingular ... or any other GSM network that uses the EDGE network, you're in luck .... because your iPhone has the capability to make calls using that cheap internet connection !!!
4. Signup with a voip provider (Skype is by far the best !!)
--- You can signup with Skype by CLICKING HERE , it's $2.95 a month for 10,000 minutes!!
5. Download the (Skype) app through the App Store
6. Open the App , enter your account information, from when you signed up..
7. You're all set to use Voip over EDGE using an iPhone !!!
That's it ! Now, you officially have 10,000 minutes a month .... for only $2.95 a month!!! , AND, when you're in wi-fi ... you can use Skype to make calls, and save your t-mobile or at&t minutes!
Source ::: www.skype.com
MixMeister Scratch-
- Allows you to scratch anywhere, anytime, with the song's in your library.
- Comes with authentic vinyl scratch sounds.
- Allows you to control the song's volume
- Apple Approved!!
To get started, all you have to do is pick a song (in your library), play it, select the scratch, and go to town!!. It's pretty cool for being *FREE*, and has occupied my time for about 30 minutes now!!
Over 50 different banks are participating, in this new (Mobile Banking on AT&T), including Wachovia, SunTrust, and USAA.
I personally don't use any of these banks, but I can imagine it's pretty handy when you want to pay bills on the go, see balances in accounts, or transfer money!
All it takes is a quick "sign up" with your bank's website, and you should have to enter your iPhone number, pick a PIN, authorize it, and you're good to go!!
I think it's a nifty idea, but with all the bank's dying out lately, i'm buying gold bricks! Tell me what you think!!
