Apple iPhone

Just got one January 2010

These notes will be disorganized until I get organized!

Stuf to figure out:

• why phone rings BT headset, but when you answer it it goes to the phone... looks like you have to answer by clicking headset, click answer on phone uses phone (that makes sense)
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Updated firmware 2 Feb to 3.1.4

Using Fonix iSpeak

glitches:reboot iPhone if it is weird
number next to icon means the database needs to be synchronized (changes to contact list)
help does not always work
using "call" first does not work

 

email follies:

Well, email is really fun on the iphone. First, you have to be careful on which server you are working on if you need advanced functions... the screen for the SMTP (the server you send emails to) is pretty clear, but the POP3 server stuff (the server you get emails from) is split before the SMTP server, and in the "advanced" button BELOW the SMTP, and it's not always clear that these advanced settings are for POP.

One nasty thing that the iphone does is continually trying to send emails, and you cannot stop it. When there is a configuration error, you just get in this endless loop of nothing happening, but you can see the iphone trying. When it does fail, it says it puts the failed message in your outbox, but you cannot tell which one is the failed message.

So, my suggestions are to deactivate all but one email account (in the general settings), and then go to the active account and clear out the outbox. It might take several tries, if the iphone is trying to send that message.

Check spelling carefully on server names. In many cases you need to have authentication on in POP and SMTP to do anything over the 3g network. You probably need SSL too. Be sure you change the port numbers when you do this. almost every ISP uses different port numbers for SSL.

Of course, take it piece by piece... see if you can connect and get an email first, before trying to send.

If you get really stuck, use a pc with the same settings. It would be best to do it from a public wifi, so you are not "fooled" by using your home internet connection, which often does not require SSL or authentication for email.