IPHONE LOVE! Share your favorite apps and uses

[pigeonmom]

JoB, yes, T-Mobile does have the Google myTouch 3G phone now and I’m considering it.

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[JoB]

pigeonmom..

hubby told me to wait.. there is a better option coming out.. more like iphone.

if you want to know particulars.. email me at joanne at brayden dot org and i will be glad to forward your query on to him…

i don’t talk geek:(

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[beachdrivegirl]

job, if you want an iphone and your contract is truely up you may want to look @ AT&T. My husband and I have a family plan for our iphones through AT&T. We currently (with taxes) pay $189.67 per month. Our plan includes the two phones, the data plan, and 2100 shared minutes. Looking at their site, it looks like plans for 700 shared iphone minutes would start at $69.99 a month and the iphone data plan is only $20!! This would be saving you over $80/month!!!! how cool is that?!?! and you get all of these fancy pants apps we all love! good luck to you in your search! :)

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[jamminj]

I have several kid games on my iphone to keep my 2 year old busy, as well as most being educational.

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ABC Animals – learn alphabet, animals, and tracing the letters as he advances.

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Bus – Wheels on the Bus song, which you can record in your own voice for your child to listen to.

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Buddy – Buddy the bus story – also can record your own voice.

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TappyTunes – Dozens of songs (childrens, classical, holiday, etc), that play as you tap the phone (or play by itself) – with colorful display while playing.

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Voice Cards – another alphabet app

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Adventure – several easy toddler games.

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And for me –

OneBusAway – lets you know when the next KC Metro bus is away from your particular stop.

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Facebook

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SportsTap – keep track of all the sports scores

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WunderRadio – listen to radio stations from all over the world.

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AOL Radio – almost commercial free radio.

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As far as any ‘iPhone’ competitor out there, what you have to remember is that these apps will not run on any other phone. The PalmPre has been getting good reviews, but for me, it always comes to – will it run these apps?

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Also, my iPhone syncs with my itunes music and movies. Great to turn on Wall*E when my son is getting bored waiting at the dr’s office, bus, store…

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[ellenater]

Thanks for the games recs. :) Off to the app. store.

Oh, does anyone have a better version of the alarm clock? I don’t love the current version.

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[inactive]

Hey –

I’d be interested to know if there are better calendar and contacts apps anybody knows about. Stuff just disappears into the ether too often off the calendar. Baaaad news.

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[JoB]

beachdrivegirl

we did the cell phone education dance at southcenter mall today…

and either i can’t type or didn’t know how much we actually pay because t-moblie is still the cheapest at about 110/mo w/o taxes and fees for 700 min + unlimited internet…

but.. the other guys aren’t so far behind.. and i think verizon’s coverage and internet speeds are substantially better overall… and AT&T has the roll over minutes…

i think we will either be getting androids or i-phones soon.. but left the mall feeling like i had been fed through a pasta machine:(

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[AlkiRagdoll]

I dont have an Iphone — but do have an Itouch. I love the applications. If you have not tried Pandora, its a great way to listen to music that you do not own, and its free. Great aplications are also available to help learn a language.

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[JoB]

Alkiragdoll..

ITouch is the windows version of the new smart phones?

Hubby thinks he wants an android for all the google apps available.. but i am leaning towards Itouch. Are there many apps available?

i was impressed with the speed of the Itouch but am concerned that the new one is too responsive for shaky fingers. do you have the newer version and do you think it too responsive?

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[bluebird]

I think the reference is to the ipod touch. Which is an ipod (not a phone). You can put all your music, photos, videos, games, etc. on it and can download and use almost all the iphone apps through wi-fi. No service or data plan needed, just internet access. But also, of course, no phone.

If your husband is looking at android for the google apps, he might be interested in this blog article.

http://phandroid.com/2009/09/25/eff-google-screw-android-the-backlash-begins/

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[JoB]

Thanks bluebird..

i sent the link to hubby.

You are right, this might make him think twice.

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[swimcat]

That blog article was interesting but way over-reactive. I’d take it with a grain of salt.

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[andrea]

I don’t know how my husband and I could ever manage without our iPhones…we were just in New England for a week and found ourselves endlessly amused with the iPhone while on the plane, on line for a museum or tour, or just waiting for our food…my favs are:

– Sextuple Word challenge — various word jumbles…super, super addciting!

– Bejeweled 2 — my go to on traffic jammed bus rides

– Solitaire

– Shazam — for those random songs you hear out and about but don’t know who sings it.

– AroundMe — we used this many, many times while we were on vacation last week to look for the nearest restuarants, banks, coffee shops, whatever

– Urbanspoon — local food options for what you’re in the mmod for and in your chosen price point

– Whats On — tells you whats locally on TV, when, and what channel (in case I want to catch the evening repeat of Oprah!)

– 9-Toolbox — super cool app with ‘9’ apps to it – currency converter, date calculator, days until calculator, each years holidays, inclinometer, loan calculator, unit conversion calculator, tip calculator, and ‘girls day’ caluculator for the ladies.

– Flixster — tells you what movies are out, where they are playing and at what times by using your current location. also tells you what will be coming out in the future. plays previews of the films and lists reviews. also tells you what DVD’s are recently out.

– MapMyRun — as a runner this is a great app. It links to my MapMyRun link on their main webpage, and calculates my time, my distance, my course on a map…its been pretty indespensible.

– Pandora — this is my could not live without app…I love being able to listen to so many different stations of my favorite musicians when I’m running or on the bus…it makes everything so much more worth while!

– Facebook –who doesn’t want to have fb at their fingertips? :)

– OneBusAway — as someone else noted above, this is an invaluable app to have to know precisely when your next bus is coming so you don’t leave the warm, cozy, dry confines of your office only to stand in the rain for 20 minutes before a bus comes along again!

I have more, but these are the ones I use the most.

Also, the ability to download movies and vidoes to watch is great for trips/car rides/etc…I watched the lastest season of Weeds on the plane ride and it was a great way to pass the time!

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[rockergirl]

Thanks so much everyone for contributing which iphone apps they use – very helpful and fun to check out. Keep adding more if you discover others. Definitely planning on using them on my phone while traveling to Boston and Rhode Island this week.

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[JoB]

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[ellenater]

Bejeweled 2 is going to be the death of me, lol. I am up to level 12. LOVE this game. It’s like Tetris but with better music and I love the acid trip tunnels. Great game!

WSD, I love iCal. Never have problems and have it synced with Macs. Same with conctacts. What has been happening with yours?

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[AlkiRagdoll]

I was commenting about my Itouch (an Ipod that is NOT a phone). I love the applications, but do not like the keypad on the Iphone or Itouch. As a result, I only use the Itouch for fun and a Blackberry for phone and email. I find the “data entry” very difficult on the Iphone/Itouch… just me, as I perfer a real keypad.

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[inactive]

Dr. E-nater –

Recall that the patient is a Luddite as you diagnose, ‘k?

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I just got the software updated a couple of weeks ago (thanks ken) for this gen one phone and the mac. And I am still on mobileme, but my subscription is going to expire in a couple of weeks. Which I am thinking is ok, cuz I’m not really in need of instant updating. I had been doing it daily at eod and Life was good with calendar and contacts syncing pre-

m.m. Christopher isn’t going to like this, but mm kind of bites for me. I have tons of contacts and make use of the notes on contacts. But some of the notes have disappeared from the contact page. Hassle and I Can’t have that. And calendar entries, not ALL but enough to lose confidence, just don’t “stick”. I have to double check everything and it is just a hassle. I am planning to clean and edit the contacts off my

laptop before me ends and sync all again. But what happens then? After me acct vaporizes? Ken and sidekick geek Jeff made me a hit list to reorganize and sync and backup to Timemachine on external. Thank God. But, thecalendar and contacts “notes” thing tho’ – that is more than my mid-century brain can troubleshoot.

Thx doc ;)

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[ellenater]

Ya that would drive me buggy, too. Never had that. I don’t like that you can’t actually see the items ON the calendar on iPhone. They are listed. There are some quirks. You might check out Evernote. No cal. but awesome syncing and no MM necessary. They might have a calendar on the paid version.

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[SarahScoot]

AlkiRagdoll – the confusion comes from the fact that what you are referring to is *not* an “Itouch,” as you call it, but an “iPod Touch.” No need to keep insisting that it’s called an “Itouch.”

Although, it does bring to mind that gem of a song from the early ’90s, “I Touch Myself.” Maybe you’re a “touch” confused? ;-)

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[inactive]

Thx e-nater,

I’ll check evernote out. I have yet to research alternatives at all, other than thinking I would give google a look. So I appreciate the rec.

Aside from all that, I just FEEL so much better having just gotten all that confusion and frustration off my chest. It ‘s just like therapy! ;). Except no bill! Yay! ;)

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[macjustice]

Where even to begin?

I agree with Google Mobile, Evernote, Facebook, Amazon, and Shazam, mentioned above. All great.

I get through my bus commute with Instapaper and the Kindle app. Instapaper lets you store websites using a “read later” bookmark on your computer and clears out all the ads and stuff so you get a nice text-only version to read on your phone. Great for news, articles, and short stories.

I just discovered RedLaser, which lets you scan bar codes to see if you can get a better deal online. Great for Target, Barnes and Noble, places like that.

I have a lot of fun with twitter (@macjustice) and I’ve used a couple of different apps for it, but Tweetie is the far and away best, and the 2.0 coming up should be even better. $2 seems “expensive” for a Twitter app, but it’s worth every penny.

My games of choice: Ramp Champ, Spider, Peggle, GeoDefense, Critter Cruch, Flight Control, and Civilization Revolution.

I had the first generation for two years, and I’m loving my 3GS. I’ll probably buy another in 2 years, and one for my fiance soon :)

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[bluebird]

I think someone asked about an alarm clock. I use *alarm clock free* by ihandysoft. It’s your basic digital clock that we’re used to on our nightstand. Can set it for the week. Has a big snooze and off button. When it rings you see the time displayed in large, bright green, readable numbers. Even has the dimmer.

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[ellenater]

Oh thanks for that, bluebird! I hate how cumbersome the stock alarm is.

macjustice, red laser sounds cool!

I can’t even fathom life without my Apple products. I was playing with the Kindle the other day and it was awesome but not perfect…like a Mac. I was thinking, “this is what a Mac would look like if it was made by Dell” LOL!

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[ellenater]

the iPhone continues to rule…

Yesterday I started a new Math class and needed a scientific calculator. After getting ready to go to Radio Shack to buy one, it occurred to me that I could maybe find an app. and that it would probably be cheaper than buying one…. So not only is there an app., it comes on your phone, for free! It’s the regular calculator turned to landscape mode. And there is a step by step tutorial on Apple’s app. page. Do wonders never cease? lol!

It’s kinda fun to play with, too. :)

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