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Recent content by NDPTAL85

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    Verizon iPhone give-away! Enter now to win!

    I've loved TiPB ever since it was 'PhoneDifferent.com'. I'm a longtime SmartPhone Experts member. I started out on the original TreoCentral.com site. I left Palm for the iPhone! It's been great ever since! Go TiPB!
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    3GS+OS4=Battery Life?

    Guys is anyone even trying my solution? Its on the bottom of page 3.
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    3GS+OS4=Battery Life?

    Possible Remedy For those of you with horrible battery performance, what security do you have on your wifi networks? If its WPA2 try dropping down to WPA1. I had increased battery drain since upgrading to iOS 4 myself and dropping back to WPA1 fixed it. I know about this issue because I've had...
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    So... how warm does your iPhone get?

    Ok so I've narrowed down the issue further. It seems to be only caused by WPA2 encryption and not the specific router. I'm now back on my Linksys 160N router with no overheating/battery draining on my iPhone now that I've switched to WPA1.
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    So... how warm does your iPhone get?

    Probable cause and solution. I think I figured out why only a select number of people are experiencing this problem. It seems to be caused by specific routers your iPhone is connected to for wifi. I have an 802.11n Linksys 160N router that I use in mixed N+G mode for all my gadgets. It was...
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    *OFFICIAL no sleep till 3.1 thread*

    Safari is an issue as well. So after a few more days of running with all my MobileMe features disabled I've discovered that Safari, or rather anything that uses Webkit, is also a culprit in running down the battery and making the phone overheat. Only when I deactivate EVERY single MobileMe...
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    *OFFICIAL no sleep till 3.1 thread*

    No matter what's the cause Apple needs to get an update out pronto to fix it. It's getting really annoying not being able to depend on one's phone. I've taken the extra step of disabling my Mobile Me email which I never use anyway to see if that helps/hurts things. I'm still not getting the...
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    *OFFICIAL no sleep till 3.1 thread*

    Guys your batter life issues are caused by a Mobile Me bug. If you are currently syncing calenders or contacts or bookmarks via mobile me then deactivate that feature for now until 3.0.1 comes out.
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    Will iPhone kill the Treo franchise?

    Obviously they needed a clear line of sight to the screen for the camera to show the display properly but you could clearly see that the guy was navigating through everything using just one finger which is easily accomplish able with one hand which will be the actual normal usage. As for not...
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    Will iPhone kill the Treo franchise?

    iPhone does One Handed Operation Better Than Anyone Else Last night Apple released 3 iPhone ads that speak TRUTH to the LIES that the iPhone needs two hands to be operated. See for yourselves: https://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/#mn_p Yeah, the iPhone is going to absolutely destroy the Treo...