Things You May Not Know

[editwizard]

iPhone also works the the Dice Electronics iPod/car interface kit!

http://www.diceelectronics.com/ipod_integration.htm

I installed one in my BMW 330i and it works fantastic. This plays an iPod through the stock stereo head unit with track forward/back controls (on radio or steering wheel), displays the track/artist text on the radio display, and powers/charges the iPod - all through the dock connector.

The only difference so far using the iPhone is that it turns it into sort of an iPod-only mode whereby no other functions are available... not that you should be using anything but the phone portion while driving anyways but I haven't received any calls while having it attached this way yet.

The audio connection I have always believed to be digital or at least shielded extremely well b/c the 5G iPod 30GB I've been using for the past year or so is always crystal clear. The iPhone sounded the same as the iPod and just as good in both airplane mode and normal mode.

Once I test receiving a call with it this way (if it is indeed possible to do so) I will post info.

[poetic_folly]

Ah, good to know. I am glad the iPhone is functioning well with existing iPod accessories... I bet it throws the phone part off because of the possibility for interference with audio equipment.

[poetic_folly]

David Pogue has posted a new iPhone tip to his Missing Manual Web site: If you want to type a period or other puncuation, simply touch and hold the ".?123" key then slide your finger to the desired button. When you've selected the punctuation, the keyboard automatically changes back to the normal character entry mode.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by poetic_folly

David Pogue has posted a new iPhone tip to his Missing Manual Web site: If you want to type a period or other puncuation, simply touch and hold the ".?123" key then slide your finger to the desired button. When you've selected the punctuation, the keyboard automatically changes back to the normal character entry mode.

That's good to know. I had also noticed it changes back to alpha character entry mode automatically once you hit the space bar after entering punctuation, which you would more than likely do anyway. The sliding method is handy if you don't want to enter a space after the punctuation character, like a dollar amount ($499), a quotation "FakeSteve is hilarious!" or a specific time (4:27 AM).

[Cire]

I have found myself cupping my hand on the bottom of the phone to redirect sound while I am watching a video. That will redirect the sound towards me. It makes a big difference in the perceived volume.

[poetic_folly]

*3001#12345#* is field test mode.

[editwizard]

Yeah pf I just stumbled upon the field test mode too... haven't actually tried it, why would I want to? I mean, it works - so why should I test it?

[poetic_folly]

Ha, its cool because you can see which towers you are connecting to, as well as the strength of each. Fun to see.

You can change your carrier text.

[pfb]

On the iPhone, ascii and hex WEP passwords are entered into the same input field.

If you don't put a "$" or "0x" in front of a hex password, the iPhone will assume it ascii instead of hex, and not properly connect...

[madison]

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