Travel Technology - Favorite iPhone applications

Hello,

Just picked up a new iPhone 3G and have been playing around with it for a day though I am wondering what everyone's favorite applications are for their iPhone or iPod touch.

So far I really like

Remote (free)
Urbanspoon (free)
Sportstap (free)
Shazam (free) -- amazing


Haven't tried to actually buy an app yet since I don't like how there is no demo and you have to commit before you buy it. Though maybe something will come highly recommended.

Got mine yesterday (had a Gen1 but it broke before the apps were available), and I also downloaded a bunch of goodies (all freebies for now) to play with.

So far I am most impressed with Remote, eBay, AIM and the MySpace apps. Tried a couple of the free weather apps and wasn't too impressed.

I haven't tried any games yet, although that will come before my next travels if not sooner.

I really am impressed with how these all function, and this is only the beginning! :)

Craig

Weatherbug
Pandora
Google
Jott
Hold 'Em ($5)

Hello,

So far I really like

Remote (free)
Urbanspoon (free)
Sportstap (free)
Shazam (free) -- amazing




Just downloaded Shazam. Awesome. For those who aren't familiar with it, you can let Shazam "listen" to a song and it'll figure out what song it is.

Just downloaded Shazam. Awesome. For those who aren't familiar with it, you can let Shazam "listen" to a song and it'll figure out what song it is.

Been out on WinMo for years :D

Urbanscoop is hit or miss, I might say, but the first time I used it, we went to a Japanese restaurant it suggested and had a great meal. The next time, Jamba Juice popped up.

My favorite app so far, and I'm sure there must be more like it, is "Save Benjis." You can enter a upc code from any product and it will search the web to find out what it's going for online. Helpful for larger purchases. It can search by manufacturer, model number also. It doesn't scan the barcode, though, you have to enter it manually but still a very helpful, free program.

I also like Shakespeare, which is the complete folio in one tiny (again free) program, even the sonnets. Nothing like trying to win an argument by quoting Shakespeare!

The ones I have installed (all free) are:


Bible - great for searching for verses
BoxOffice - great for finding showtimes near you
Facebook - not that useful
Travelocity - nice app, lets you see flight times, schedules, and security wait times
LocalPicks - TripAdvisor app to find good restaurants near you.
Google - Not that great, but quick access to lots of Google sites.
BookSearch - Price comparison for books.
Cellfire - Coupons for nearby stores (not much selection, though)
Shazam - Identify songs.
Flashlight - Use your iPhone as a flashlight.

AIM, by far. I'm able to chat with a friend who can't really take calls at work. His company encourages it's employees to talk to anyone, especially clients on AIM.

Does he work for AOL?

Been out on WinMo for years :D

As has most of this other stuff.

Amazing thing to me is how much everyone is gaga over the iphone when similar devices have been available for years. I had a T-Mobile powerpc thingie in 2003 that did almost everything that my iphone does.

AIM
Pandora
AOL Radio
Weatherbug

Pandora is quite possibly one of the best applications I have. AIM is great for waiting in airports.

As has most of this other stuff.

Amazing thing to me is how much everyone is gaga over the iphone when similar devices have been available for years. I had a T-Mobile powerpc thingie in 2003 that did almost everything that my iphone does.

Mrgh. PPC when I had one was crashy and had a lousy UI. And the form factor sucked.

YMMV.

Remote - "it just works"
Facebook - only some features, the webapp has the rest
Myspace - better than the web version!!!
Shazam - I don't think people realize just how amazing this is. There will be probably be legal issues with this in the future...
Bloomberg - best designed app so far, incorporating accelerometer. When you rotate, it goes to a full screen chart
Jamd - photo stack feature utilizes multitouch well
Cube Runner - best free game

There won't be legal issues with Shazam; it's using the licensed Gracenote database. It's also identical to the "Track ID" service that has been included with Sony Ericsson phones for a couple of years now.

I'm pretty disappointed with most of the apps so far. In fact, I think I'd rather go back to the stuff I had on Installer.

Pandora - Sorry, doesn't work in your country.
Last.fm - crashes every time
Hotels.com - LAME, just launches their (non-iphone) web site for the country you're in
TripAdvisor - horrible UI, clunky, odd recommendations
Facebook - OK, but not appreciably different than their excellent web-based iphone app

I miss my Converter, Taskbar Notifier, and location-based apps from Installer.

Are there any GOOD apps that dont have to necessarily go ONLINE and fetch information from the Internet to be functional.

e.g How Windows Mobile & BB have some apps that are just for OFFLINE use as a PDA. PDA like Tools.

TripAdvisor - horrible UI, clunky, odd recommendationsAnother thing about the TripAdvisor app: I've noticed that every time you load it, it uses the previous location. For instance, I used it several times at home when I first installed it. It did have one suggestion that looked interesting, which I hope to check out soon. Then I used it near the airport (about 20 miles away) and it had the same suggestions. I tried it again and it had ones near the airport. Then I tried it again on the way home and it had the airport suggestions still. I tried again and it was nearby ones. Now, I'm in Chicago for a few days and I tried it again. It suggested places near my house. Tried again and it listed nearby ones. Workaround: Load it twice anytime you want local suggestions. Anyone know who to contact at TripAdvisor to let them know about the bug? I searched and couldn't find anything.

I agree, though, that the UI could use some work. Give us the ability to choose a location or use our current location. Let us refine results based a price range (not just a filter for a maximum price), location and cuisine. Might be tough, though, since price and cuisine data is missing for many restaurants.

Another interesting app I just discovered:

PageOnce - Gives you quick summary information for tons of finance and travel sites.

Anyone have a good recommendation for a To-Do list app? And/or a Birthday app that will remind you ahead of the birthdays? ("Birthdays" seems to require that you look at it to know whose are coming up.)

WeatherBug
Facebook
Pandora

but I just have a Touch. Phone is useless to me as it still doesnt have the Slingbox player. that is my must have travel program and I use my Treo for that. Plus I like the tactile feedback of the Treo keyboard

If I could get the Treo form factor with the iPhone OS and Slingbox via the AppStore, I'd be set. At this point, the Touch is my MP3/video player and the Treo is my phone/Slingbox companion

•Remote
•Facebook
•ebay

What I'm really waiting for is Sling Player.

Are there any GOOD apps that dont have to necessarily go ONLINE and fetch information from the Internet to be functional.

e.g How Windows Mobile & BB have some apps that are just for OFFLINE use as a PDA. PDA like Tools.

I have an ipod Touch and the same complaint, particularly as I can't get wifi at my new office. :(

Still waiting for a program to transfer Notes from my Palm backup to the iPod (without outlook) - could not tell if any of the new productivity ones would do the trick.

So far I have installed:

BofA
Currency
AOL Radio
Google
LiveSportz
Moo
Instapaper
Travelocity
Ebay
NetNewsWire


Most are pretty worthless without the internet hookup except Moo :D

It is too bad that ipod don't come with a wireless card slot (though it would make for a thick device) - ATT iPhone service is too rich (and too crappy).

I'd like to have some Apps that allow Offline usage. i.e. My information.. locally only. PDA Phone functionality when PDA Phone "utlities" did not depend on the Internet.

Twinkle !

Who wants to create an FT app? :cool:

KiwiPanda

Who wants to create an FT app? :cool:

KiwiPanda

To do what? Can't the iPhone just browse FT like any other smartphone?

To do what? Can't the iPhone just browse FT like any other smartphone?

Well as a shortcut it would be nice and who knows what clever developers might put into the app? Just a thought.

KiwiPanda

Well as a shortcut it would be nice and who knows what clever developers might put into the app? Just a thought.

KiwiPanda

No need for an app or anything like that. I have the mobile flyertalk page bookmarked on my home screen.

Just go to the FT mobile (or regular FT page), click the + key, next to the bookmark and forward/back key and click the thing that says "add to home screen."

No need for an app or anything like that. I have the mobile flyertalk page bookmarked on my home screen.

Just go to the FT mobile (or regular FT page), click the + key, next to the bookmark and forward/back key and click the thing that says "add to home screen."

Great - thankyou ^

KiwiPanda

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_0 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5A345 Safari/525.20)

if only we did not have to enter our login info every single time we use the mobile FT website...

Well as a shortcut it would be nice and who knows what clever developers might put into the app? Just a thought.

KiwiPanda

Something like the KVS tool on your phone I think would be the most beneficial for a quick lookup when you don't want to get your computer out.

Another thing about the TripAdvisor app: I've noticed that every time you load it, it uses the previous location. ... Workaround: Load it twice anytime you want local suggestions.FWIW, it looks like the latest update fixes this.

I am amazed at Shazam. I keep trying to find songs it DOESN'T know.

It would be great if there were an app that would make reading vBulletin forums (like FT) as easy as reading email. Ideally, it should take into consideration the multitude of ways that people read forums (keeping up with everything through the New Posts link, just checking New Subscribed Threads, checking New Posts in specific forums, etc.) so that we don't miss things. I think quite a few of us would pay for an app like that.

I have an ipod touch with:

Jawbreaker - Game
Crosswords lite
Remote - only tested this once and it was very impressive
Facebook - sort of neat but will only be more useful when I am travelling and have access to wireless rather than in my office
Palringo - going to be great whilst travelling and maybe at home

There is a travel tracker app that I would like to test but at A$36.99 it seems a little steep without being able to trial it :(

Facebook v2.0 has been released and is a great upgrade in functionality.

Facebook v2.0 has been released and is a great upgrade in functionality.


I agree 100%!

I am amazed at Shazam. I keep trying to find songs it DOESN'T know.

I stumped Shazam with Don Ho's "E Lei Ka Lei Lei" ^

I'm also eagerly anticipating Map My Run's iPhone app which is supposed to be out later in October. :D

I downloaded Pageonce 2 weeks ago and it is by far the best free application. Tracks all of your bank balances, credit cards charges, and more importantly all frequent flyer and hotel accounts! Like a better version of USAToday Miletracker but without the bugs (and no WinOS required).

LiveSportz and Sportacular are also good, though like others require WiFi

I am playing Spore now - great fun and makes me want to upgrade my home comp to get the full version :)

I just downloaded Asphalt 4 (car racing game - $9.95).

All of the sudden, my iPhone turned into a PSP. It was a true revelation! ^ ^

Pandora
Jackpot Casino
Jott
fring
Facebook 2.0

I just downloaded Asphalt 4 (car racing game - $9.95).

All of the sudden, my iPhone turned into a PSP. It was a true revelation! ^ ^

Second that ^

My number one app, and it's a real money saver, is BiteSMS. 6 cents per SMS to anywhere in the world, from anywhere in the world.

I also use Fring sometimes to Skype chat. For the rest, it's a phone and Ipod.

Hello Stimpy,

I tried to find "BiteSMS" on the Apple Store and I couldn't. I searched for "BiteSMS," "Bite," and "SMS" and counldn't find the exact application that you mentioned.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you for letting me know.

David

David,

You get it from installer. Or go to bitesms.com

I purchased an Apple iPhone3G about a month ago and am curious what everyone else is downloading as entertainment during your flights. There are many apps out there that are junk and I hope we can share some ideas on what some quality games/apps are. I check everyday for new apps hoping to find that next app to keep me busy during a delay! Below are a few of my favorites:

1) Photo Hunter - my favorite puzzle game finding differences on pictures
2) Enigmo - similar to lemmings if you remember that, but uses water droplets
3) VoiceNotes - store thoughts you may randomly come up with while flying
4) Pandora - live music streaming if you are online
5) AA - oh a life saver when forgetting to check-in online

Are you kidding?!!? You play with your iphone 3g on a flight of two or three hours and you will need to recharge when you get off the plane. I like my iphone 3g but battery life stinks.

But that was not your question. Just venting. :)

My favorite game is probably Crash Bash.

Depends on what you're doing. Just listening to music with the screen off is not a significant drain on the battery. With apps, the battery hit can be reduced if you drop the screen brightness.

I like Solebon (solitare) and BJ Run Lite (kind of a 5-handed speed blackjack game).

Super Monkey Ball!

QL

you do have a point there! but putting the phone on airplane mode does save quite a lot of battery. But we ALL switch to airplane mode before we take off right?! =)

I use to like Enigmo, but it drains battery very fast.

Lately, I've been watching a lot of video podcasts. I usually watch the Today Show, then other TV shows or movies I download.

Depends on what you're doing. Just listening to music with the screen off is not a significant drain on the battery. With apps, the battery hit can be reduced if you drop the screen brightness.

I like Solebon (solitare) and BJ Run Lite (kind of a 5-handed speed blackjack game).Another ^ for Solebon. Its so easy to get sucked into - the hours just while away. Actually, I should qualify that last remark. I think about 3 hours of constant play is about the limit before the battery drains completely.

I love all the games in the Papi series. Papi Jump, Pole, and River. They are simple yet fun and I like how they combine easily with the highscores for all the users.

Google Earth for iphone released today. It's awesome

Google Earth for iphone released today. It's awesome

Cool! Is it available anywhere for 1.4 jailbroken Iphones?

What is the source URL?

Cool! Is it available anywhere for 1.4 jailbroken Iphones?

What is the source URL?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102700470.html?nav=hcmodule

I meant the source URL for the software. This is needed to install with Installer.

I meant the source URL for the software. This is needed to install with Installer.

Nope, this is from the App Store, so you need to be running a 2.0 firmware.

Nope, this is from the App Store, so you need to be running a 2.0 firmware.

Yes I know that I can't use the App store. That's why I'm looking for an URL to the source. Since this is Google we are talking about, I would expect them to have it out there somewhere. I'm looking, but I haven't found it yet.

They'd have to actually go out and create an Installer repository in order for you to get it that way. It's not just a simple download URL - they have to set up some other magic bits to get it into Installer.

(And, it wouldn't suprise me at all if Apple's developer agreement only allowed them to distribute through the App Store)

They'd have to actually go out and create an Installer repository in order for you to get it that way. It's not just a simple download URL - they have to set up some other magic bits to get it into Installer.

Are you sure? I've installed several other applications that were not normally in Installer, simply by telling Installer the source URL. Fring is one example. What is the "Installer Repository"?

Are you sure? I've installed several other applications that were not normally in Installer, simply by telling Installer the source URL. Fring is one example. What is the "Installer Repository"?

Installer is a package manager. It contains pointers to where pre-made packages of software are located. A collection of those packages is called a repository. You were able to install Fring because Fring created an Installer repository for 1.x users.

If Google doesn't publish a repository, here's what's involved:
1) Someone's got to get the application files (and bear in mind that 1.x apps don't migrate neatly to 2.x, so the same may be the case going backwards)
2) They've got to create a package in Installer.app format.
3) They've got to get it added to a repo.

And, bear in mind that someone other than Google who does step 1 is most likely violating Google's license agreements.

Just out of curiousity, why aren't you running 2.x? If you've got a 1G iPhone, it can still be jailbroken and SIM-unlocked, the App Store kill switch can be neutered, etc.

Just out of curiousity, why aren't you running 2.x? If you've got a 1G iPhone, it can still be jailbroken and SIM-unlocked, the App Store kill switch can be neutered, etc.

I would need to double check to make sure all my apps will work on 2.0 (Fring, BiteSMS, etc). And I didn't know there was an App Store kill switch? I am very happy with my Iphone as it is. I don't really see any over-riding need to upgrade. The Safari browser isn't any better in 2.0. Maybe if they get Flash and Java working well in a future release I might switch.

I'll look into it. What is a good tool for upgrading? Does Ziphone do it all for 2.0?

I would need to double check to make sure all my apps will work on 2.0 (Fring, BiteSMS, etc). And I didn't know there was an App Store kill switch? I am very happy with my Iphone as it is. I don't really see any over-riding need to upgrade. The Safari browser isn't any better in 2.0. Maybe if they get Flash and Java working well in a future release I might switch.

some of the jailbreak apps now exist on the apps store and most of the rest have updated for 2.x firmware. you'll probably find that not only have the apps you use been updated, but there are now several apps that do the same or similar things. for instance, for voip, there is fring, truphone and pennytel.

I'll look into it. What is a good tool for upgrading? Does Ziphone do it all for 2.0?

pwnage. download the iphone 2.1 firmware and run pwnage on it to generate an unlocked and/or jailbroken firmware image, and then flash the ipod in itunes. it's easy and much, much safer than using ziphone.

Does Ziphone do it all for 2.0?

I'd recommend staying away from ZiPhone - PwnageTool and QuickPwn are more robust solutions. See:

http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/08/similarities-and-differences-between.html

Basically, ZiPhone's techniques are more fragile, while the Pwnage methods basically leverage Apple's own firmware flashing methods - short of hardware changes (which have slowed the process for jailbreaking the new version of the iPod Touch), Apple can't stop jailbreak of current iPhone hardware.

In you case, since you haven't upgraded to 2.1 yet, PwnageTool is the one you want to use. As pdxer said, here's the basic process to follow:

1) Have iTunes download the 2.1 firmware (but don't install it)
2) Exit iTunes, open PwnageTool, and follow the prompts to create a modified firmware
3) Flash the new firmware as directed by the tool.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102700470.html?nav=hcmodule

Agreed! I was even looking a *famous* restaurant in Brentwood on Google Earth.

IF I had an iPhone and IF I had a Sonos, it would HAVE to be the new, free Sonos Controller app for the iPhone (http://www.sonos.com/whattobuy/controllers/iphone/default.aspx?rdr=true&LangType=1033).

Now I want both! ^

Clever use of iPhone's GPS capabilities:


Trapster (http://www.trapster.com)® users share the location of police speed traps by a simply clicking their mobile phones. The system uses the phone's GPS capabilities and the Internet to instantly alert other users as they approach the reported trap.

I like the Say Who voice dialer that is free. It works pretty well and much better than fumbling through contact list in the car while on my headset.

I just bought my second app ever. I bought EasyWriter Pro. It adds the landscape functionality that should have been in the email app from the start. Now if it could only do text messages as well. There is a free lite EasyWriter too if one wants to try it out.

Other more utility style apps I like:
Scribble
Say Who
Say Where
Recorder
AOL Radio
Tip
Wikipanion
The Weather Channel
Weatherbug
Now Playing
AirSharing

UrbanSpoon changed my trip to ABQ this week, from something where I'm either staying at the hotel to eat or eat in chains to eating at some half-decent local places. The locals were shocked that I was able to find these places. Had a dinner at both Artichoke Cafe, another at Saggio's; completely different spectrums, but both gave me a vibe and mix with locals. ABQ doesn't seem so bad now after all.

I was playing with GoogleEarth last night, after we landed at PHX. It was amazing the detail it goes to. I was tracking our plane as we approached the exact gate (T4, A4. Although the images aren't live, you could see planes at the gate....the guy at the window (I was in aisle, middle vacant) was really amazed.

UrbanSpoon changed my trip to ABQ this week, from something where I'm either staying at the hotel to eat or eat in chains to eating at some half-decent local places. The locals were shocked that I was able to find these places. Had a dinner at both Artichoke Cafe, another at Saggio's; completely different spectrums, but both gave me a vibe and mix with locals. ABQ doesn't seem so bad now after all.

I was playing with GoogleEarth last night, after we landed at PHX. It was amazing the detail it goes to. I was tracking our plane as we approached the exact gate (T4, A4. Although the images aren't live, you could see planes at the gate....the guy at the window (I was in aisle, middle vacant) was really amazed.
I assume you use Yelp too. I find the Yelp app is not so great. Using Safari and the Yelp mobile pages seem to be better.

A couple more favorites:


Trace
New google app with voice search
Ultimate countdown - Simple but fun multiplayer game
Lux Touch -- Fun though gets easy once you get the hang

A couple more favorites:


Trace
New google app with voice search
Ultimate countdown - Simple but fun multiplayer game
Lux Touch -- Fun though gets easy once you get the hang


Didn't know the Google app now has voice search. Will try it out again. Trace is fun. Lux Touch is fun but easy to figure out how to win again easily (hint: secure a continent then go kill over competitors to win their army cards).

Didn't know the Google app now has voice search. Will try it out again.The voice search just came out. Very cool. Still a little finicky...

Still a little finicky...

From www.news.com.au :

Google voice search on iPhone confused by Aussie accents (http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,24679292-5014239,00.html)

Users down under have noticed searches for the word "iPhone" can return pages of results for "priceline", "mustang" or simply a message saying "try again."

The number eight becomes a search for "ike", seven turns into "Clinton", and don't even try searching for the number six.

Not an app per se but thought it worthy to mention.

AnchorFree offers free VPN for iPhone - read Glenn Fleishman's article here:
http://db.tidbits.com/article/9881

And AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield here: http://hotspotshield.com/clientless/iphone/

OPENTABLE App is now available on iPhone. Works like a charm so far. It uses location services to find restaurants near you with availability. Easy and quick.

Latest new apps I've been playing with:
TapDefense (free game)
Wolfgang's Vault (free streaming concert archive)
Livestrong (free calorie counter/exercise log with some stability problems)

I also found useful:

iwant (written up in ny times couple of weeks ago - really works well)
gasbag
currency

So far my favorites are:

Lux Touch (Free Game)
FreeMemory ($0.99 app that frees up runtime memory without resetting the iPhone)
Shazam
Edge Browser (free full-screen browser)

Edge is really promising in particular, because it allows full screen browsing. the only problem is that you cna only set it to open one URL. there's no way to open the address bar from within the browser. If they add that functionality, it'll be the only browser I use on iPhone. Currently I use Edge for Flyertalk, because the Flyertalk forums are so easily navigable from within the site and it's the site I do the most reading and scrolling on.

FreeMemory ($0.99 app that frees up runtime memory without resetting the iPhone)


Does this actually work? I have been having lots of apps crashing on me as of late and I usually have to restart the phone every couple days to make it hold off. I know it is the OS and not the app since even some of Apples apps keep crashing ( :td::td: to Safari)

Does this actually work? I have been having lots of apps crashing on me as of late and I usually have to restart the phone every couple days to make it hold off. I know it is the OS and not the app since even some of Apples apps keep crashing ( :td::td: to Safari)

It's worked for me so far. It gives you a ~20MB increase in available runtime memory by closing up unused apps that didn't release their memory.

Does this actually work? not really.I have been having lots of apps crashing on me as of late and I usually have to restart the phone every couple days to make it hold off. I know it is the OS and not the app since even some of Apples apps keep crashing ( :td::td: to Safari)apple's apps are like any other app and if they crash, it's the app's fault. on the other hand, if the phone itself locks up, freezes, etc. it's the os.

there are a lot of apps that crash, including ones from apple. nothing is perfect. safari has gotten better but it still crashes on occasion, mainly due to it being fed nonstandard html.

I use an I touch
Sol Free - Solitaire. Real time waster and free
Pandora - start with your favorite obscure song
The Weather Channel

Trouble with Urban Spoon is that it only works in the US. Tried to use it in San Miguel Allende without luck :p

I loved surfing while on the First Class ETN Bus in Mexico from Guanajuato to Guadalajara. The bus had free WIFI. So awesome to be chatting with friends from the middle of nowhere.

My Faves. They are all free!

21 Pro Blackjack
AOL Radio
AstroTilt
Aurora feint the beginning (Very addictive)
Check Please
One Tap
Tris (no longer available)
Where
WiFinder

Pageonce
SimCity
EasyWriter
FlightStats

So many more things available after having jailbroken!

Trailguru - records your travel path including time stopped vs. moving, distance, speed, and elevation change, and lets you draw your tracks on a Google map. As its name implies, it was originally geared to hikers, but works perfectly well for cycling, jogging, or just driving around town.

Air Sharing - makes it easy to transfer files, and lets me store and read PDFs of things like train schedules without having to go online.

For the jailbroken:

PDAnet - allows you to tether a laptop via an ad-hoc wireless network or the USB cable (the latter requires some software be installed on the laptop).

SBSettings - quick access to phone settings; just swiping your finger across the top of the screen lets you turn on/off 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, and so on; adjust brightness, or restart; and see your IP address, free disk space, etc. Faster access than BossPrefs, although unlike the latter you cannot shut off push to individual e-mail accounts.

I just added Full-Screen Browser. It's like the previous Edge browser, except you can shake the iphone to bring up navigation buttons and address bar.

Flight Status - Shows you Arrival and Departure times of a particular flight, check on all flights on a certain route and also you can check arrivals for a airport for a time frame specified. Very handy for the frequent traveler.

Next flight - Does what its says. Lets you know the next flight and if its on time.

Flight Status - Shows you Arrival and Departure times of a particular flight, check on all flights on a certain route and also you can check arrivals for a airport for a time frame specified. Very handy for the frequent traveler.

If that's a pay app, it doesn't sound like it does any more than what you can do for free via mobile.flightstats.com

PDAnet - allows you to tether a laptop via an ad-hoc wireless network or the USB cable (the latter requires some software be installed on the laptop).

Agree. Fantastic app that "just works." I had their version for the Treo and am very happy with the iphone version.

Does this actually work? I have been having lots of apps crashing on me as of late and I usually have to restart the phone every couple days to make it hold off. I know it is the OS and not the app since even some of Apples apps keep crashing ( :td::td: to Safari)
Safari is problematic. I have found that holding the Home button down forces a hard close. Makes sure it doesn't continue hogging memory. I have found if I do that occasionally, it never seems to crash.

If that's a pay app, it doesn't sound like it does any more than what you can do for free via mobile.flightstats.com



Agree. Fantastic app that "just works." I had their version for the Treo and am very happy with the iphone version.

I guess it doesn't. But it is quicker then having to load a web page and then enter the flight details. Its got a nice user friendly interface. Anyway it wasn't expensive.

Does flight stats give you Airport info? I haven't used flight stats that much. eg; Flights due to land between 2pm-5pm. So you can see how much delay there is at a certain airport?

Does flight stats give you Airport info? I haven't used flight stats that much. eg; Flights due to land between 2pm-5pm. So you can see how much delay there is at a certain airport?

i use a free app called airportstatus to show delays at various airports.

itunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287350070&mt=8

i use a free app called airportstatus to show delays at various airports.

itunes link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287350070&mt=8

Its handy but only works for North America. Flight status works for any airport across the world. Its $4.99 via iTunes.

I guess it doesn't. But it is quicker then having to load a web page and then enter the flight details. Its got a nice user friendly interface. Anyway it wasn't expensive.

Does flight stats give you Airport info? I haven't used flight stats that much. eg; Flights due to land between 2pm-5pm. So you can see how much delay there is at a certain airport?

Yes, it does have airport info. It feeds into both their own records and anything issued by the FAA. It will even give you a tiny little map if you want it.

Check out the site on the computer if you want even. http://mobile.flightstats.com/go/Mobile/ its a nice light version of the full FlightStats Web site.

Yes, it does have airport info. It feeds into both their own records and anything issued by the FAA. It will even give you a tiny little map if you want it.

Check out the site on the computer if you want even. http://mobile.flightstats.com/go/Mobile/ its a nice light version of the full FlightStats Web site.

Cool. Thanks.

Its handy but only works for North America. Flight status works for any airport across the world. Its $4.99 via iTunes.for u.s. airports you can also use the faa website

map version (http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp)

text version (http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/plaintext.html)

Check out FlightOptions, recently became available in the App Store for .99. It provides a graphical view of alternate flights between any two airports.

Just downloaded a new game that's a lot of fun (and airplane related). It's called FlightControl and it's 99cents. It reminds of an old shareware game from years ago called ATC.

In this game you have to safely guide airplanes (large and small/slow and fast) and choppers to the appropriate runways. It's not a complicated game, but it's a great way to waste some time.

* Rewards Network app: this is a great tool for finding Rewards Network restaurants (AA Dining program, Skymiles dining etc). If you have a 3G Iphone the GPS makes things immensely easier.
* Bloomberg: the new version enables Bloomberg messaging!
* Istockmanager (http://www.istockmanager.com/): probably my favorite. If you have a TDAmeritrade account, you will be able to trade via your Iphone. The application is very well designed and makes trading a breeze. You can even trade options.

Just downloaded a new game that's a lot of fun (and airplane related). It's called FlightControl and it's 99cents. It reminds of an old shareware game from years ago called ATC.

In this game you have to safely guide airplanes (large and small/slow and fast) and choppers to the appropriate runways. It's not a complicated game, but it's a great way to waste some time.

I downloaded this game after reading your review. This is my new favorite game on the iPhone. It is simple, fun and addictive.

I downloaded this game after reading your review. This is my new favorite game on the iPhone. It is simple, fun and addictive.


My wife thinks I am nuts...but I just scored a 70. Anybody beat that yet? :cool:

Wow. That's two hours of my life that I could have done something else with.

High so far -- 44

Addictive.

The first 5 or 6 planes are kind of predictable but then it gets fast and furious.

I've made it to 64 safe landings. Now my wife is more addicted than I am.

I feel sorry for anyone on any of the planes when I play. Enough zigzags and close calls to make even the most experienced flier grab for the sick bag!

I write up an iPhone App of the week for travellers each week, usually Thursday, on Flying With Fish (www.flyingwithfish.com (http://www.flyingwithfish.com))

You can find the App of the Week here:
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flyingwithfish/?s=iphone

i love Shazam and pandora!!

The DirecTV app is very cool. I can program my DVRs from wherever I am! Just awesome!

Crayon Physics -- great game to play on flights.

QL

Flight Control RAWKS dude.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Fieldrunners (http://www.fieldrunners.com) - great fun and addictive game, best tower-defense game out there. TapDefense is a good free alternative too...

Flight stunts - You need to fly various planes through different obstacles. Great waste of time.

Kayak and Expedia both have apps now.

As of this week my new favorite, and it seems to be the most popular on the App Store now, Skype! Finally!!!

Kayak and Expedia both have apps now.

Where did you find Expedia? I can't see it on App store.

Use pandora often
Use EVERNOTE daily
Use the Directv app often now (used to use the mobile website link)
Use ebay often
Will use slingplayer daily.!!!

Flight Control RAWKS dude.

Agree. Very addictive.

How is Skype working out for everyone else? I have tried it a couple of times and it cuts the call within a minute.

How is Skype working out for everyone else? I have tried it a couple of times and it cuts the call within a minute.

Is your phone jailbroken? If so you have to load up cydia and install an update to get it to work right. Otherwise it should be working normally and you may just have a bunk phone.

Is your phone jailbroken? If so you have to load up cydia and install an update to get it to work right. Otherwise it should be working normally and you may just have a bunk phone.

Yes my phone is Jail broken and I have Cydia installed. What is the update called?

I tried it again last night and it works fine for the first 30-40 secs then cuts out. Its not my wi-fi so looks like a bug with the software.

Yes my phone is Jail broken and I have Cydia installed. What is the update called?

I tried it again last night and it works fine for the first 30-40 secs then cuts out. Its not my wi-fi so looks like a bug with the software.

When I ran Cydia a few days ago, it told me there was a new update for Cydia itself, and a substrate layer that is important for Skype. So I loaded it, then loaded Skype from the App Store and all is working super.

I am at the beach in northeast Italy now, and I just used iPhone Skype to call someone in California over the free wifi they have in Jesolo. Crystal clear sound on both ends. ^^^

The only thing that I can't seem to get with iPhone Skype are stored voice mails from my main Skype acct.

I love Flight Control.

Just to be clear, since there have been questions, I have an old first gen iPhone, unlocked and jailbroken, running version 2.2. When I ran Cydia earlier this week, it prompted me to load the updates necessary to use Skype.

If you still can't get it to work after loading the necessary update from Cydia, try doing a full reboot of your phone, then run Skype before loading any other app. If that doesn't work, try removing apps until it does work.

One more Skype post, then I'll try to stop. Really.

When you use the Skype phone, there is a contacts button which brings up all your iPhone contacts. So you can use that to call any of your normal telephone contacts with Skype-Out. So, without having to dial the number, I just placed a Skype-Out call to a colleague in Ireland on his GSM phone. Again, excellent quality on both ends. Not as good as Skype-to-Skype, but the limiting factor was his GSM codec. :D

Just to be clear, since there have been questions, I have an old first gen iPhone, unlocked and jailbroken, running version 2.2. When I ran Cydia earlier this week, it prompted me to load the updates necessary to use Skype.

If you still can't get it to work after loading the necessary update from Cydia, try doing a full reboot of your phone, then run Skype before loading any other app. If that doesn't work, try removing apps until it does work.

I got the new 3G running 2.2 which is jail broken. Just ran Cydia and I got a few upgrades but nothing that mentions Skype.

BTW what does a full reboot mean? just a simple on off right?

BTW what does a full reboot mean? just a simple on off right?It means turning it completely off as opposed to simply putting it to sleep.

I just noticed this thread http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-technology/938186-skype-iphone-coming-tuesday-march-30-a.html which we should probably be using to talk about Skype.

Are there such apps that are internet broswers? At school, there is a strong wi-fi connection, but sadly they "are not compatible with your present browser."

My wife thinks I am nuts...but I just scored a 70. Anybody beat that yet? :cool:


Slightly OT but cool! How did you manage that. I can't get past 48. There are just too many of them after 40. Great game.

Don't remember who was asking about a birthday reminder app. I was browsing through them & came upon this: ihappydays. It tracks bdays/anniversaries of people.

Slightly OT but cool! How did you manage that. I can't get past 48. There are just too many of them after 40. Great game.

I just got 76 last night. It had been at 67 for a while. My strategy is to create several different paths for the different types of planes to try and make sure they don't run into each other. This would be similar to what ATCers do in real life. Of course it helps here that you can get planes to almost land on top of each other without crashing and that you can fly other types of aircraft right over planes landing on other runways.

Without having any clue how I did it (I was very surprised when I saw the score!), got 85 a few days ago (and 81 yesterday).

Mostly, though, scores are in the 40s-60s

The score depends hugely on how much alternation there is between airports/aircraft type. When a bunch of big/fast planes come at virtually at once headed for the main airport a collision is coming soon ;)

ETA: WOW! I just scored 104! I think I'll quit.

I'm a big fan of Lux DLX, basically iphone Risk...it's one of the few games I haven't tired of

My fave iPhone app? Bikini Blast. :D:D:D

New here so sorry if it's been mentioned before, but has anyone tried "7 Cities"? Very retro, and very addictive! Kept me amused for days on end.^

I just got 76 last night. It had been at 67 for a while. My strategy is to create several different paths for the different types of planes to try and make sure they don't run into each other. This would be similar to what ATCers do in real life. Of course it helps here that you can get planes to almost land on top of each other without crashing and that you can fly other types of aircraft right over planes landing on other runways.
Thanks for the advice. Am up to 77 now! :D

Thanks for the advice. Am up to 77 now! :D

Yea I pushed it up to 81 now. LOL. This game still has me just as addicted at the first day. Great buy.

Yea I pushed it up to 81 now. LOL. This game still has me just as addicted at the first day. Great buy.

I agree. Would have been better if they had different scenarios though. Different airports maybe!

Yea I pushed it up to 81 now. LOL. This game still has me just as addicted at the first day. Great buy.

Ah dam look what you lot gone and done now: after all the replies I thought I had better download it and start playing it.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.

You won't be disspointed. Anyway thats not the reason for my post. Very OT but I love your signature. ^

cont. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.~ Mark Twain

wunderground radio... with 30,000 radio stations - DAB, FM and internet radio, there's always something you want to listen to (easy to choose by genre, decade, location) plus US police band and ATC stations if that's your bag. When on 3G network I'll tune the bitrate down and when on my home wireless network I'll jack it back up. Best app I've bought thus far.^

Getting close to 1 billion downloads so apple now running promo/contest:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/

Getting close to 1 billion downloads so apple now running promo/contest:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/

That's a heck of a nice prize package! :eek:

One beef I have though...it says that entries are limited to 25 per person, per day, regardless of entry type. So I entered once using the online form, and when I went back to enter a second time it gave me an error of: "You have already entered too many time today". :confused:

I don't know if it's been mentioned here already but I use Instapaper Pro ^^^ while doing my treadmill workout to catch up on blogs and news. It was good when it first came out and it's getting better.

"You have already entered too many time today". :confused:

Ditto here so i used a different email address the second time and it went through. Didn't enter more than twice - yet!

Making my first mr tuesday, and looking at iphone travel apps to download. I just bought FlightControl, based on everyone's rave reviews, but I want a slightly more 'practical' ;) app for actual flight tracking without going thru the browser. I'm trying to decide between Flight Track/Flight Track Pro (is the Pro version worth it?) and Flight Status/Flight Update...I also would like something like Gate Maps, although the airports it covers are pretty limited.
Any advice from some experienced iphone flyers? :confused:

here's some of the apps I use

beejive
skype
facebook
backgrounder (for beejive and skype)
search (to search emails)
intelliscreen
winterboard
5-icons dock

can't wait for 3.0 so I can send invites on meetings

http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/

So Apple just sold the billionth app. They have a neat list of the top paid and the top free apps on the site too.

I have 8 of the top 15 free apps and zero of the top paid apps. I use only one or two of those 8 regularly (Facebook and Shazam). Seems like most of them have been around since the Phone originally came out. It would be interesting for a list of top apps that you can sort by week or month (I don't think this exists as opposed to the hourly one on the side bar).

Hopefully the next billion will bring about some new favorites.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/billion-app-countdown/

So Apple just sold the billionth app. They have a neat list of the top paid and the top free apps on the site too.


Darn it - was hoping to get notification that I was one of the winners for their billionth download :)

Darn it - was hoping to get notification that I was one of the winners for their billionth download :)

I think that A) there will only be ONE winner and B) I don't believe they've notified them yet so you may still be lucky.

Well, they announced the winner...

...a 13-year old from CT won. :eek:

Somebody just became the most popular kid in school.

Ah dam look what you lot gone and done now: after all the replies I thought I had better download it and start playing it.

I'm also a Flight Control junkie. I usually score around 75 on a good game, but somehow managed to score 142 last week. :eek: Not sure if I'll ever be able to beat that score.

Other apps I like to use is Lose It, MyBudget, Twitterfic, Crayon Physics and SimCity. The last app I downloaded was TripIt that is used in conjunction with the website of the same name. I haven't used it yet, but if it's anything like the site, I'm thrilled that I'll be able to keep all the details of my itineraries in one place.

The last app I downloaded was TripIt that is used in conjunction with the website of the same name. I haven't used it yet, but if it's anything like the site, I'm thrilled that I'll be able to keep all the details of my itineraries in one place.

TripIt for iPhone is fantastic! Just email all your itineraries (air, hotel, rental car, etc) to TripIt and they all show up in 1 neat itinerary on your iPhone! Extremely useful for the flyertalker.

TripIt for iPhone is fantastic! Just email all your itineraries (air, hotel, rental car, etc) to TripIt and they all show up in 1 neat itinerary on your iPhone! Extremely useful for the flyertalker.

Doesn't seem to handle time zones to cleverly (or I'm doing something wrong).

I had a panic the other day when it showed my hotel stay and car rental starting a day after I'd arrived in the US. This was when I was using UK time. Once I'd arrived in the US and changed the timezone to PST, the dates corrected themselves.

Cheers,
Rick

Another odd thing on timezones is that UK shows BST, East Coast USA shows EDT - fine - but China shows GMT+8 instead of CST.

More importantly TripIt also loses my itineraries when I'm out of network coverage (even though they say they fixed this). This makes it unusable for me, but I'll leave it installed hoping for an update.

I'm also a Flight Control junkie. I usually score around 75 on a good game, but somehow managed to score 142 last week. :eek: Not sure if I'll ever be able to beat that score.

I scored 140 yesterday.

Anyone hear anything about a yea or nay regarding Slingplayer for the iPhone?

Anyone hear anything about a yea or nay regarding Slingplayer for the iPhone?

Well there were a bunch of articles last week on some of the tech blogs that mentioned that SlingMedia had updated their page saying they were in contact with people at Apple and that it was still in the process of getting approved, though that it was on the way. One can only speculate what is holding it up.

Personally, my guess is that it comes down to tiffs about whether or not it will support steaming over 3G/EDGE. There are plenty of other apps, including the Masters app that did live streaming so there is a precedent for them approving it, and of course Sling already has apps for other phones though ATT does not really have a say in that case as they have no control over the distribution channels.

I scored 140 yesterday.

211 :cool:

211 :cool:

I've gotten up to 190 now.

I find that RunKeeper works very well to do what I'm interested in. I can keep track of runs, see where I went, and see information about pace, elevation and more. Any other apps people use for run tracking?

Well there were a bunch of articles last week on some of the tech blogs that mentioned that SlingMedia had updated their page saying they were in contact with people at Apple and that it was still in the process of getting approved, though that it was on the way. One can only speculate what is holding it up.
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I've had SlingPlayer on my iPhone for a week or so. It works with WiFi just fine. Evidently, there are ways to make it work with 3G, but I haven't experimented yet.

Anyone else get Newsweek? On the back cover, there's a full-page ad with an iPhone, and featured apps...the theme is money-saving.

Same for The New Yorker.

I've gotten up to 190 now.

258 just a few minutes ago.

283 now!

I wish that more airlines would come out with airline specific timetable apps so I can access timetables when traveling outside the US to avoid roaming and looking for free wifi.

I wish that more airlines would come out with airline specific timetable apps so I can access timetables when traveling outside the US to avoid roaming and looking for free wifi.

I know that United at least publishes a desktop version and a palm version though an app. However, I know they also have a pdf file. You could use a program like Air Sharing to copy the pdf to the iPhone each month. It wouldn't be pretty though it may work.

I know that United at least publishes a desktop version and a palm version though an app. However, I know they also have a pdf file. You could use a program like Air Sharing to copy the pdf to the iPhone each month. It wouldn't be pretty though it may work.
I have Air Sharing and its a great app. It tends to bog down with big files and there is no easy way to skip forward and back without scrolling. The timetables are big files.

283 now!

Flight Control is out with an update today.

Two new airports -- one a tropical locale and one an aircraft carrier.

Scores are separately tracked for each airport.

120 here, for the tropical one.

The aircraft carrier is hard!

My highs are 108 for the regular and 102 for the tropical. I can't get the aircraft carrier to work out I keep crashing early early. The problem is the planes all have to come in so close to each other and their paths are constantly crossing.

Another really neat feature is the fast forward button in the new version which lets you go at about 2x speed. I usually have it on for about the first 20 or 30 just to make things go a little faster.

Peggle reduced in price to 59p in UK so presume that means it's $0.99 in the US.

Not played it myself yet but it gets very good reviews.

I was reading a review of a game called Trains on tuaw.com. It is basically like Flight Control for a freight yard. Its pretty fun so far and has a very similar addictive quality. My high right now in the handful of times I have played is 98.

Ok, so I'm getting an Iphone delivered to me when available. I need an app that will allow me to edit excel files.

I also need to get a pair of headphones with a intergrated mic for under 150.00. I will investigate the custom molded earphones, however I fear they will cost more than 150.00. I currently have a pair made by denon which were around $50, which are pretty good. I've used shure headphones, but I've had problems with the fit after trying all the tips.

Thanks all in advance...

Ok, so I'm getting an Iphone delivered to me when available. I need an app that will allow me to edit excel files.

http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_iphone/
http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/iphone/notify/
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/04/02/microsoft-exec-hints-at-office-for-iphone/

I also need to get a pair of headphones with a intergrated mic for under 150.00. .

I got similar one on eBay, lower end of quality spectrum but works fine:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sennheiser-MM50-Headset-for-iPod-iPhone-earphones_W0QQitemZ120433201306QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ Other_MP3_Player_Accessories?hash=item1c0a60d09a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1234|240%3A13 18|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

Another option, little better quality: http://www.zagg.com/audio/zbuds-iphone-earbuds.php

And etymotic makes a pair - http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/hf2.aspx but $179

LiveATC.net is now available in the iTunes app store for $2.99. Good selection of Air Traffic Control from airports around the world. It seems to be working well on wifi, but I haven't played with it much on 3G. The reviews are mainly 5 stars.

It doesn't have all the airports yet; if you want to check if your local airport is included, I'd be happy to check for you.

I'm getting a new iPhone on Friday. It's replacing my beloved Palm Treo 650. I have two programs on the Treo that I would love to have on my iPhone: Diet and Exercise Assistant and Expense Plus. I've looked at the iTunes store for apps and can't seem to find anything near the quality of these two.

Diet and Exercise Assistant tracks calories (and carbs, fats, protein, etc) for food and calories for exercise. It calculates your basic metabolic rate and then figures your caloric intake for your hoped for weight loss. You can add foods and exercise. What I really like about it is that it is not web based, so I don't have to go on line.

Expense Plus is a business expense tracker which syncs with Excel to produce expense reports. The expense trackers I've seen in the Apps store seem to email reports. I suppose I could just use an excel spreadsheet when/if DataViz comes out with Docs to go.

Anyway, I'd appreciate suggestions for substitutes for these apps.

I'm getting a new iPhone on Friday. It's replacing my beloved Palm Treo 650. I have two programs on the Treo that I would love to have on my iPhone: Diet and Exercise Assistant and Expense Plus. I've looked at the iTunes store for apps and can't seem to find anything near the quality of these two.

Diet and Exercise Assistant tracks calories (and carbs, fats, protein, etc) for food and calories for exercise. It calculates your basic metabolic rate and then figures your caloric intake for your hoped for weight loss. You can add foods and exercise. What I really like about it is that it is not web based, so I don't have to go on line.

Expense Plus is a business expense tracker which syncs with Excel to produce expense reports. The expense trackers I've seen in the Apps store seem to email reports. I suppose I could just use an excel spreadsheet when/if DataViz comes out with Docs to go.

Anyway, I'd appreciate suggestions for substitutes for these apps.

Try iExpenseit for the expense report. I literally just finished exporting my first expense report with it and checked on FT to see what was happening. It has some nice features like being able to attach receipt photos to your expense. You can email your report to yourself as a CSV file which can be imported into Excel. The only thing I dont like about it is that it doesnt seem to have a place to note that an expense has been submitted or reimbursed.

It doesn't have all the airports yet; if you want to check if your local airport is included, I'd be happy to check for you.

ORD? Thanks!

ORD? Thanks!

Yes, Here are the Illinois airports:
Dupage (DPA)
OHare (ORD)
Rockford (RFD)
St Louis Downtown (CPS)

Other majors:
DC Area:
DCA, IAD, BWI

New York:
JFK, EWR, ISP, HPN, SYR, RST, BUF

California:
LGB, LAX, MRY, OAK, SFO, SJC, SNA, VNY (plus some other exec airports)

Texas:
ABI, AUS, DAL, DFW, ELP, HOU, IAH

FLORIDA:
JAX, MCO, PBI

There is a decent selection of internaitonal locations also.

For when you want to leave a message but absolutely don't want to have a conversation. I love this app.

Diet and Exercise Assistant tracks calories (and carbs, fats, protein, etc) for food and calories for exercise. It calculates your basic metabolic rate and then figures your caloric intake for your hoped for weight loss. You can add foods and exercise. What I really like about it is that it is not web based, so I don't have to go on line.

Anyway, I'd appreciate suggestions for substitutes for these apps.

Try "Lose It". It does what you ask for, and if you've seen any iphone ads, you may have seen it featured. Been using it for 3 months, and I'm happy with the results.

Ok, so I'm getting an Iphone delivered to me when available. I need an app that will allow me to edit excel files.

just received this in an email today:

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1540/picture1jkl.png

just received this in an email today:

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1540/picture1jkl.png

I was just coming here to see if anyone had given this app a try. I remember when I use to use it on the Palm Pilots of old.

So who are going to be iPhone OS3 guinea pigs on June 17th?

So who are going to be iPhone OS3 guinea pigs on June 17th?

I might, but only on iPod Touch :)

So who are going to be iPhone OS3 guinea pigs on June 17th?

Me!

I would, but I will be in Berlin and don't want to risk having anything go wrong and wind up being phone-less, I will have to wait until I get back to NY on Saturday evening...

So who are going to be iPhone OS3 guinea pigs on June 17th?

I will be for sure. Since my iPhone has become my secondary phone (I have a BB Storm on Verizon supplied by my employer) I'm not worried about bugs. Can't wait to see how the C&P works!

I'm downloading it the first chance that I get. Really hoping for the best.

I am going to wait a couple days to see if installs are going well. Good luck to the first adopters.

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 2_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/525.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.1 Mobile/5H11 Safari/525.20)

I want landscape SMS and cut and paste. Can't wait. I will be a very early adaptor.

I want landscape SMS and cut and paste. Can't wait. I will be a very early adaptor.

I've had that on my iPhone for at least 6 months now with BiteSMS and Clippy. Nothing new.

I got an advanced copy from a developer. It has changes and seems to work ok for me. It does have copy and paste.

Installed. Painless.

Haven't tried anything yet, though.

How long did it take to download and install?

It is going very slow for me....

Installed. Painless.

Haven't tried anything yet, though.

How long did it take to download and install?

It is going very slow for me....

Mine took about 6 minutes to download. Install took maybe 15 minutes. The download is over 200mb so it really depends on your connection speed.

Mine took about 6 minutes to download. Install took maybe 15 minutes. The download is over 200mb so it really depends on your connection speed.

I have 20Mbps internet and it took about 12 minutes to download.

The time-consuming part for me was the first sync after install, where the backup is created. I'm getting a 3G(S) on Friday and want to make sure that whole process goes smoothly.

I'm getting a 3G(S) on Friday and want to make sure that whole process goes smoothly.

Are you paying full price for the S? If you have a 3G phone, AT&T changed their upgrade terms, so you might want to check it. They changed mine from January 2010 to July 2009.

Are you paying full price for the S? If you have a 3G phone, AT&T changed their upgrade terms, so you might want to check it. They changed mine from January 2010 to July 2009.

No, I had a family plan > $100 that includes a mother-in-law who will never upgrade her phone, so I stole her upgrade. However, I may be able to simply change that when I pick the phone up on Friday, since they changed the terms so I could personally upgrade as of Friday (instead of July 12).

BTW, I just downloaded Documents to Go and it renders PDFs and Word docs beautifully and the desktop application allows for an easy wireless sync between iPhone and a desktop "shared" folder. I haven't tried editing or anything yet, but I'm guessing it will work fine.

I guess Excel editing will be a free upgrade later.

Thanks RichMSN for the Doc2Go note. I think I may download it this week.

I just installed 3.0. The entire process took less than 30 mins I want to say. It downloaded at about 4.0Mbit/s on my connection. The install took longer than the download.

First thing I tried was copy paste. I had a hex key for a wifi router that I had been waiting to add for the past few days just to see if Copy/Paste lived up to the hype. Needless to say it did and it was quite easy and quick. This is certainly a feature that I will be glad to have even if I only use it on occasion. Double click on any text to highlight it and bring up the copy/paste menu (Or push and hold text in Safari [it even keeps the formatting and images if you want to copy Web pages to an email]). Then double click in a text field to bring up the menu again to paste.

The new Stocks apps is great too. I wish they would add more info and refine the weather one now too.

Voice memos works as advertised.

Another nice feature that I forgot they added was the ability to sync notes. ^

I really like how they now show the length of calls in the phone app. ^^

I don't have any apps I use that have notifications set up yet so hopefully some will be updated (AIM) and others will be recommended and they come in.

A very worthwhile update.

Thanks for the suggestions for my question. I love FT!

And I can't wait for my iPhone on Friday!

Thanks for the suggestions for my question. I love FT!

And I can't wait for my iPhone on Friday!

yeah, me neither!! Hope there won't be too much of a problem with busy servers.

No problems downloading or installing here. I think the whole process took like 20 minutes. I have cable Internet and d/l around 10:30PM Pacific last night.

I was looking around for the changes. I didn't see the stock app changes until the person mentioned it above.

I like the landscape keyboard built-in and the global search the best so far.

The new Text/SMS icon is boring ugly.

Question - when I turn on the phone it goes to the splash screen instead of going right into the phone apps. Is this the same for others?

I got tethering over BT working and it's wonderful. Very easy to use and pretty fast.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3638521965_7be8be7ce7.jpg?v=0

I got tethering over BT working and it's wonderful. Very easy to use and pretty fast.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3638521965_7be8be7ce7.jpg?v=0
I'm happy to get 500-1000K here on ATTs lousy US network or sometimes any 3G signal at all. Wish we could get that high.

I got tethering over BT working and it's wonderful. Very easy to use and pretty fast.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3638521965_7be8be7ce7.jpg?v=0

Wait...how are you tethering? I thought AT&T wasn't supporting it yet. :confused:

I'm happy to get 500-1000K here on ATTs lousy US network or sometimes any 3G signal at all. Wish we could get that high.

I got that from Cleveland, OH this morning.

Wait...how are you tethering? I thought AT&T wasn't supporting it yet. :confused:

There are hacks. One drawback I found was that Visual Voicemails don't come in, but you can call the VM number instead. I'm sure someone will figure it out so we can tether and get VVM.

Flight Control is out with an update today.

Two new airports -- one a tropical locale and one an aircraft carrier.

Scores are separately tracked for each airport.

120 here, for the tropical one.

The aircraft carrier is hard!

My high score on the original flight control is 882. I've only played the tropical one once so far & got 152. I haven't played the aircraft carrier one yet.

The new Text/SMS icon is boring ugly.


I could not agree more. The big caption bubble is just empty and hollow and lacks any color or flair.

My high score on the original flight control is 882. I've only played the tropical one once so far & got 152. I haven't played the aircraft carrier one yet.

The aircraft carrier one is impossibly hard. Everything crosses each others paths and everything lands so close together. I think my high score on it is 15 and I consider myself at least decent at the other two levels (108/106 high, respectively). It's just too frustrating to even try.

Wait...how are you tethering? I thought AT&T wasn't supporting it yet. :confused:

The latest hack is so easy anyone could do it. And it doesn't even jailbreak the phone:

http://lifehacker.com/5295452/enable-tethering-and-mms-on-your-iphone-30

I won't bother. I have my boss on board with either using iPhone tethering (paid, once they have a plan) or getting a 3G USB card (which I'm actually leaning towards).

The latest hack is so easy anyone could do it. And it doesn't even jailbreak the phone:

http://lifehacker.com/5295452/enable-tethering-and-mms-on-your-iphone-30

I won't bother. I have my boss on board with either using iPhone tethering (paid, once they have a plan) or getting a 3G USB card (which I'm actually leaning towards).

You might also want to think about Verizon MiFi. Big plus: it's by Verizon. Minor Pluses: Works like WiFi, hence no cable or USB hookups required; 5 devices can share Internet connection.

You might also want to think about Verizon MiFi. Big plus: it's by Verizon. Minor Pluses: Works like WiFi, hence no cable or USB hookups required; 5 devices can share Internet connection.

Eh, I used to have Verizon. Not everyone loves them.

Minus: Another device to be charged. And reviews mention that while charging you can't turn it off and get dinged for data transfer (I don't know if this is true, however).

I wouldn't need to share my connection. Perhaps if it was more than 5GB for $60/month (same price as the USB option with AT&T) or if I needed to share my connection I'd see this as great. I don't, though. I'd like something simple.

The aircraft carrier one is impossibly hard. Everything crosses each others paths and everything lands so close together. I think my high score on it is 15 and I consider myself at least decent at the other two levels (108/106 high, respectively). It's just too frustrating to even try.
I just played the aircraft carrier one. I made it to 66. It is much harder!

I want to add one more point to my review of the 3.0 OS

Sending SMS: No longer are you locked on the screen while it sends. The sending status bar gets pushed to the top and you are free to go back and send other messages at the same time. As well messages that don't go through get stored and can be resent when you have a better connection (unfortunately it doesn't seem like it will do it automatically).

I played with Airport Lite. Has anyone bought that airport game? It is game about running and managing an airport.

I just played the aircraft carrier one. I made it to 66. It is much harder!

132 now on the aircraft carrier version

i picked up my iPhone yesterday. Wow! It is simply stunning.

On the other hand, I didn't think there would be much demand here in Memphis. Boy was I wrong. I stood in line OUTSIDE for 45 minutes waiting to get into the store. It was 96 degrees and the usual unbelievably high Memphis humidity. They did pass around bottles of water. Anyone wanting to go into the store had to wait in line outside. I think Apple could learn some lessons from Disney. I wish they had given us numbers and let us browse. I would have bought a bunch of accessories, I'm sure. But after standing in heat and then going through all the hassles of buying the phone, I was ready to leave!

I'm a late iphone adopter as well. I was hoping for more improvements from the 3G S I held out for but it sure is a great toy.
apps I like (many were recommended here):
Pandora
Wapedia (for Wiki)
Yelp
craigsphone
Remote
SportsTap
Currency
Shazam
The Weather Channel
EdgeBrowser
Run Keeper
Kayak
RiverGuide (whitewater river levels)

Anyone have any push apps that are worthwhile or multiplayer games? The big one I am waiting for would be AIM.

Shazam
Pandora
Traffic Cam (DC)
Metro Schedule (DC)
Guitar Toolkit
Urbanspoon
Facebook

AIM finally updated to support push notifications (beejive, a multiclient IM app also updated, though I haven't bought it).

It works just as advertised and quite well at that. This was my first go at push apps and I was impressed with the speed of the notifications. It really did push it to my phone.

My only gripe for the app is that when you sign off on your computer and you are still on in the background on your phone it does not come up as mobile or any other notification for other users that you are not at a computer and may not respond as quickly or as thoroughly.

I'm not sure if it has been mentioned yet, haven't gone back throug the 15 pages.

One of my absolute FAVOURITE applications on the iphone is the READ IT LATER application for the iphone.

I have been using the web based version for over a year, and love it for capturing things I want to read, or locally archive.

the iphone application SYCNS with the desktop and actually will bring ALL that stuff over to the iphone for offline viewing like on a plan or when coverage is poor.

It works VERY well,

READ IT LATER

http://www.ideashower.com/support/read-it-later/

Wish some of the laggard programmers would make their apps OS3 friendly.

BeeJive IM with push notifications rocks! (I'm awaiting the release of IM+ with push notifications though)

132 now on the aircraft carrier version

Wow, impressive.

50something

Avoid this application. It is addictive beyond belief. It is free. I have version 1.1.1.

In challenge mode I solved puzzle 11 in 18 moves, puzzles 4, 6 and 7 in 17 moves and puzzle 1 in 16 moves.

Can you beat me?

In addition to unblock me. I added blackjack, lfreecell, Sol Free, Hangman and word search, all free, and word wrap for 99 cents. All help pass time.

Blackjack is a decent version and has hints available to help you learn to play. Free Cell is a new addition and I've only started one game. Sol Free has several solitaire games and uses touch not drag for moves - much better IMHO. Hangman has lots of levels ranging from easy to very hard -- it is addicting. Word Search is well done but for me not worth the effort. Word wrap lets you make words from a group of letters. You can operate in timed or untimed mode. It too is addicting.

problem with all this is that my wife won't let me use the phone anymore. She keeps saying "but it's my phone." The phone yes -- but not my games!!!!

I still love my Blackberry for email. But the iPhone GS is pretty awesome. On wifi its speed is amazing. Get Speed Test to check your speed.

I hear my wife in the shower. Gotta go and grab the iPhone.

Bye.

Anyone try to the new flight control with dual mode. I think you need two people on the same wifi network for it to work out and I haven't had that yet. Sounds pretty cool though from the description -- basically you send some planes off to your friends screen instead of landing them while you keep up landing the ones designated for your airport.

Anyone try to the new flight control with dual mode. I think you need two people on the same wifi network for it to work out and I haven't had that yet. Sounds pretty cool though from the description -- basically you send some planes off to your friends screen instead of landing them while you keep up landing the ones designated for your airport.

It uses bluetooth to talk to other iphones/ipods.

Ok. I tried out the 2-player mode in Flight Control yesterday. Overall it is pretty fun and a nice change from the normal game play. If you have a friend nearby who also likes the game i recommend that you give it a try at the very least.

A few things to note:

The game works by having two maps that are connected to each other either off of the left or right hand side of the screen. One player lands the pink planes the other lands the yellow planes and the helicopters. When a plane that is not your comes on to your screen you have to direct it off to the shared side of the map. When you send a plane off the edge it shows up pretty much unannounced, unless you say something, on the connecting edge of your friends screen. When I played the other day this was where almost every crash was happening even with our strategy of sending certain planes high and others low.

You play whatever map you have selected on the home screen when you go into the multiplayer menu. Meaning one person can be on the aircraft carrier and another can be on the original, for example.

It took sometimes almost 30 seconds for the phone to recognize that the other phone was trying to connect to start a session.


Again a fun improvement to my favorite game right now on the iPhone.

Best addictive time-wasting game: Paper Toss (free for the time being). Have you ever been bored at work, crumpled up a piece of paper and counted how many times you can make it in a small trash can?

Well I finally gave in and bought my first iphone a few days ago. I went with the 3G S of course. I absolutely love it. I have drained the battery everyday by playing with it all day and night.

My fave apps so far:

Tweetie (for Twitter)
Tweetdeck (for Twitter)
Facebook
Yelp
SPG Mobile
Fandango
Google Earth
Urbanspoon
Flight Track

I have 32 GB on the phone so I will be adding a lot more as I find ones I like. :D

Well I finally gave in and bought my first iphone a few days ago. I went with the 3G S of course. I absolutely love it. I have drained the battery everyday by playing with it all day and night.

My fave apps so far:

Tweetie (for Twitter)
Tweetdeck (for Twitter)
Facebook
Yelp
SPG Mobile
Fandango
Google Earth
Urbanspoon
Flight Track

I have 32 GB on the phone so I will be adding a lot more as I find ones I like. :D My new favorite is Tripit. You have to get a free account on their website and then you just forward the confirmation e-mails that you get from the airlines, hotel and rental car companies to plans@tripit.com. Somehow they recognize your name and decode these and give you a beautiful itinerary including all your flight numbers and departure and arrival times, seat assignment, hotel addresses, rental car info, driving directions from the airport to the hotel and so forth. It is free for the basic version which is perfect I think even for most road warriors. You can share your itinerary with others - it is an amazing app. Be sure on your iPhone to go into settings > scroll down to Tripit and set Check for Updates to whatever you want - any updates you send to Tripit will not be posted for that time interval so if you want to see an update immediately set it for 5 minutes or whatever you can live with.

My new favorite is Tripit. You have to get a free account on their website and then you just forward the confirmation e-mails that you get from the airlines, hotel and rental car companies to plans@tripit.com. Somehow they recognize your name and decode these and give you a beautiful itinerary including all your flight numbers and departure and arrival times, seat assignment, hotel addresses, rental car info, driving directions from the airport to the hotel and so forth. It is free for the basic version which is perfect I think even for most road warriors. You can share your itinerary with others - it is an amazing app. Be sure on your iPhone to go into settings > scroll down to Tripit and set Check for Updates to whatever you want - any updates you send to Tripit will not be posted for that time interval so if you want to see an update immediately set it for 5 minutes or whatever you can live with.

Thanks for the tip! I just added the app. :)

My new favorite is LoseIt. It is a diet and exercise app. As I posted on another thread, I am really trying to do a lifestyle change in terms of what I eat and the amount I exercise as well as lose weight. This is a great free app to facilitate those goals.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/technology/personaltech/09basics.html?_r=1

And http://www.reqall.com/about - the updated version requires new 3.0 OS so won't have a chance to try this until I upgrade my iPhone.

And downloaded my first paid app: HP 12C financial calculator. Very cool.....
one less thing to now carry when I travel overseas
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10273119-1.html

I just downloaded Frogger. Very Atari 2600, but I have been playing it like crazy.

Has anyone tried the golf GPS system I'm seeing advertised? I knew it was only a matter of time before the dedicated golf GPS units would be obsolete!

I played with Airport Lite. Has anyone bought that airport game? It is game about running and managing an airport.

Yes, I bought it and it was quite fun. If you're a fan of Flight Control, you'll probably like Airport Mania as well. The downside is that once you finish all the levels there isn't much else you can do with the game except replay the levels.

I mentioned it earlier. It costs $0.99. It is addictive. I haven't had a full night's sleep since I got it. My score is around 63,000 (not sure as my wife took her phone with her -- how mean!!!). My goal is 100,000.

I am not sure when it resets. I have had a game or two where I surrendered without finding all of the words without the score resetting. When learning I had some resets. Hope I can get to 100,000 without starting over.

I love the DirectV app. When I'm away, it's great being able to now record a TV show via my iPhone with this app.

Bobette

And why?

Mine is the FlightTracker Pro with Trippit, but it seems like it could do more.

And why?

Mine is the FlightTracker Pro with Trippit, but it seems like it could do more.
You told us about was is. Was about was? ;)

And why?

Mine is the FlightTracker Pro with Trippit, but it seems like it could do more.

Welcome to FT!!

I have to say I have not found a travel app that I particularly care for or think is worth paying for. For flight stats, nothing beats just going to the carriers mobile Web site or mobile.flightstats.com. They have all the info I need, it is quick, looks good enough and it is by far the most up-to-day and accurate.

I have to say though something that I think would be quite cool on the iPhone would be the KVS tool or something similarly powerful to look up fares and seat maps etc.

sit and squat - where are the closest public toilets - unfortunately only works with new 3.0 OS :D

I have to say though something that I think would be quite cool on the iPhone would be the KVS tool or something similarly powerful to look up fares and seat maps etc.

If only the dev didn't have to be done on a Mac I'd be almost done with that.

Now this is coooool: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10290390-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Great way to celebrate 40th Woodstock anniversary ^^^

I have to say Flight Control is still my favorite game on the iPhone you just get drawn into it whenever you play and its great for passing the time while traveling.

Anyways, I broke 100 on the aircraft carrier level. This is my new favorite level. It really is a lot of fun and it took me several tries though once I finally got decent at it I realized it rotates around as you go :) adds a little bit more to the game.


Also OS3.0.1 is out and fixes a SMS vulnerability that was recently outed. Hopefully it also fixes some other problems I have been having with the phone in general.

I have to say though something that I think would be quite cool on the iPhone would be something similarly powerful to look up fares and seat maps etc.

Well, it isn't iPhone specific (and I'm actually not at all sure how it will render on an iPhone since I don't have one to test with) but you can check out my latest little side project here (http://tools.wanderingaramean.com). It might meet your needs in terms of fare look-ups. Seat maps and some other tools are still in progress, but coming along nicely. It is very much still in testing and I'm looking for a few willing folks to beat on it in exchange for a free premium membership. PM me if you're interested.

I have to say Flight Control is still my favorite game on the iPhone you just get drawn into it whenever you play and its great for passing the time while traveling.

Anyways, I broke 100 on the aircraft carrier level. This is my new favorite level. It really is a lot of fun and it took me several tries though once I finally got decent at it I realized it rotates around as you go :) adds a little bit more to the game.


I made it to 219 on the aircraft carrier level.

It's not a game but another app I like is "Around Me." It shows you where the closest restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, etc, are located. It's free.