iPhone 4 advice

Andy
Andy Posts: 8,207
edited February 2011 in The hub
Right so I've got one on order which should arrive about 11th Feb.

Anyone got any recommendations of any good apps which are must gets etc?

I've got a protective case for it and gonna get a screen protector too. I guess an in car charger is a must if my ipod touch is any indication :wink:

Any other suggestions for me please?

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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    get cut the rope and angry birds for those epic times of boredom!

    I don't tend to keep many apps as there is a lot of crap, but those 2 have stuck.

    for a car charger, check amazon/ebay, I got mine for 99p iirc and it does the job.
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    oh and if you want radio (I use it in work) get FStream.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Yes radio is a must for me. I've got Angry Birds and Cut the Rope on my ipod :wink:
  • IcarusGreen
    IcarusGreen Posts: 1,486
    Your charger for your touch should work for your iphone.

    My apps include:

    MyFitnessPal - helps count calories so I can lose weight
    SportyPal - tracks my runs and rides
    BatteryDoctor - helps save my battery life
    google - the app for loads of stuff
    NavFree - free sat nav that is actually quite good
    BikeHub - ride route app
    StarWalk - maps the star constalations as you see them
    MetOffice - for weather
    Torch - turns the light on for use as a torch.
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    only problem with fstream is you need the url

    ie... bbc streams here
    http://bbcstreams.com/
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    IcarusGreen wrote:
    Your charger for your touch should work for your iphone.

    I don't have a car charger for my ipod :wink:


    How accurate are the tracker apps? I've got a Garmin 205 for my bike anyway so I don't imagine as I'll need it really.
  • IcarusGreen
    IcarusGreen Posts: 1,486
    Very accurate due to the Iphone having GPS built in
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    TVCatchup - to watch freeview channels
    VLC Player to watch .avi films
    Facebook
    Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus - best FPS game I've played
    Red Laser - scans barcodes and tell you lowest price to buy item online
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    intune for radio.
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  • pmac1893
    pmac1893 Posts: 75
    Fruit Ninja. In my opinion more addicting than angry birds, and i have played angry birds ALOT.
  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    IcarusGreen wrote:
    Very accurate due to the Iphone having GPS built in

    I wouldnt say very accurate but its acurate enough, i rode on saturday with my garmin on the bike and an app called Runkeeper on the phone and for 3/4s of the ride it was slighly behind the garmin on distance but ahead on pace then by the end of the ride it was ahead on distance as well...go figure :?

    wasn't far off the garmin's data but was different enough to wonder which was closer 100% correct

    regarding the app though, pretty good, fades out the ipod to give voice updates on intevals and can be set up to give info like when to up the pace and when to back off
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Redbull TV app is quite good for those moments when you want to watch people doing stupid things for stupid amounts of money
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Discovered over the weekend that CRC have their own mobile site, automatic when you go on it through normal safari, then just save the page to you home screen, jobs a gooden!
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Pokerface wrote:
    TVCatchup - to watch freeview channels

    Can't find that one?
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Andy wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    TVCatchup - to watch freeview channels

    Can't find that one?

    its a website you get to trhough safari

    you can use it on any laptop too.

    http://www.tvcatchup.com/

    i used it in work to watch the world cup.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Ah ok cheers.


    Best app for making a ringtone out of one of the songs already on there?
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    hmm i'd like to know that too....

    you can make one through iTunes, but youre limited to like 20 seconds of something so the generally turn out crap!
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  • pyro_maniac
    pyro_maniac Posts: 232
    download iringer, easy to use and free
    make the ringtone out of any mp3 and it uploads into itunes for you ready to sync next time you plug in (and remember to check the sync box in itunes :oops: )
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Problems already.

    The bluetooth on the iPhone 4 does not seem to find any other devices? It just keeps searching. Any ideas?
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Andy wrote:
    Problems already.

    The bluetooth on the iPhone 4 does not seem to find any other devices? It just keeps searching. Any ideas?

    only works with a headset if its like the 3g

    ie... you cant transfer data from one phone to another.
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Nah its not that. It should work with my car stereo. It's just not finding anything. Definitely the phone
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    hmm. no idea then!

    Whats the stereo?
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Standard Honda Accord HFT set up. Think it's Pioneer who make it. The Honda site lists the iPhone 4 as a compatible phone as well.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    The iPhone 3GS, Apple's current iPhone model, can play music over a Bluetooth connection, but the Hands Free Link system in the Accord does not play music over Bluetooth. The system only allows phone features to be used.

    ??
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    I'm not trying to play music...
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    didnt specify :wink:
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Ah right yeah I am trying to use it to make phone calls on the move
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    http://automobiles.honda.com/handsfreel ... phone.aspx

    ???
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    hmm i'd like to know that too....

    you can make one through iTunes, but youre limited to like 20 seconds of something so the generally turn out crap!
    20 seconds? How long do you generally leave your phone ringing for? :?

    As for the bluetooth thing. I know that my Sony head unit needs a firmware upgrade to work with an iPhone4, maybe there's a similar thing available for the Honda?

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