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Technical & Scientific => Hardware => Topic started by: ober on October 15, 2010, 04:50:13 PM

Title: 3G to 4G
Post by: ober on October 15, 2010, 04:50:13 PM

My company is going to get me an iPhone 4G in the next few weeks and I'm curious if anyone has transitioned from a 3G to a 4G?  What is the process?  Can I just plug the new one in and sync?

And another question... once they disable it, I can basically use the 3G like an iPod Touch, right?

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: Mike on October 15, 2010, 04:52:51 PM

Well first you have to wait for them to release the 4G.  Now if you wanted the iPhone 4 that is different (and I don't know)

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: ober on October 15, 2010, 04:56:19 PM

4th generation, turd.  Do a google search, I'm not the only one to refer to it that way.

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: Mike on October 15, 2010, 05:04:30 PM

Just proves there are a lot of stupid tech writers :D

Personally I won't consider the iPhone 4-whatever until it has 4G.

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: kermi3 on October 16, 2010, 09:19:25 AM

I have.  Very simple.  Plug in and sync.  Syncing time takes some time if you have lots to copy, but it syncs A LOT faster than a 3G.

I've used my 3G as a touch.  Put it in airplane mode and turn on WiFi....works great.

Do it.

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: kermi3 on October 16, 2010, 06:35:19 PM

Yes

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: ober on October 25, 2010, 01:17:49 PM

FUCK... I guess beggars can't be choosers... but they got me a 3GS, not a 4.  :(

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: kermi3 on October 25, 2010, 08:25:17 PM

bah - that still has HUGE speed upgrades doesn't it?

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: KnuckleBuckett on October 25, 2010, 09:51:47 PM

Bwahahah!  Fuckers. 

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: ober on October 26, 2010, 11:17:45 AM

Yeah... HUGE speed difference for sure.  Now I'm trying to figure out what I can do that I couldn't do before.  Other than the fucking compass, does anyone know of anything?

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: Mike on October 26, 2010, 11:47:48 AM

http://gizmodo.com/5283468/iphone-3gs-vs-iphone-3g-feature-chart-comparison

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: ober on October 26, 2010, 02:10:00 PM

Soo... not that much?

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: Mike on October 26, 2010, 03:36:10 PM

From the 3G, yeah not really.  The compass is nice though (it lets you orientate the map to your line of travel).

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: kermi3 on October 27, 2010, 06:02:37 AM

ummmm....multitasking?  That's pretty huge for me...screen lock would be smaller but also cool.  But double tapping that home button would be the big plus I'd think of...

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: Mike on October 27, 2010, 10:03:35 AM

Quote from: kermi3 on October 27, 2010, 06:02:37 AM

ummmm....multitasking?  That's pretty huge for me...screen lock would be smaller but also cool.  But double tapping that home button would be the big plus I'd think of...

On my 3GS double tapping that home button just brings up my favorites.  No multi-tasking.

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: ober on October 27, 2010, 10:55:22 AM

Can you do multi-tasking with the 3GS?  I thought that was limited to the 4G.

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: kermi3 on October 27, 2010, 03:52:53 PM

Oh...well then fuck you.  Go trade it in.

Title: Re: 3G to 4G
Post by: ober on October 27, 2010, 08:58:11 PM

Well I dunno... I haven't tried to turn it on.  And I just looked and I don't even see an option to turn it on.