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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / June 2008No docking Station with the new iPhone ?
I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the 1.0 2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one. Another gotcha from apple. >I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the >1.0 > >2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one. >Another gotcha from apple. This is probably how they're paying for the price drop *snicker* >>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with >>the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > This is probably how they're paying for the price drop *snicker* No doubt. >I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the >1.0 > >2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one. >Another gotcha from apple. No SCSI cable either. Is the iPhone SCSI ? No. So tell us why apple put one in the box on 1.0 but not 2.0 ? >>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with >>the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > No SCSI cable either. >>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the >>1.0 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >No SCSI cable either. Nor a parallel cable, but since the iPhone supports neither SCSI or parallel, neither of these is a surprise. >>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the >>>1.0 [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Nor a parallel cable, but since the iPhone supports neither SCSI or >parallel, neither of these is a surprise. One could synch their iPhone in iTunes with any means of connectivity. >>>>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the >>>>1.0 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >One could synch their iPhone in iTunes with any means of connectivity. Okay, so you're saying you can connect an iPhone to iTunes with a parallel or SCSI cable? > Okay, so you're saying you can connect an iPhone to iTunes with a > parallel or SCSI cable? You connect it with the cable that will be included in the box. All they've done is stop including the *dock*. The cable is still there. If you buy a dock, you can plug the cable into the dock, and then put the iPhone in the dock. Without a dock, you plug the cable directly into the iPhone. What the dock gives you is: (1) Convenience. You can easily dock the phone with one hand. With the cable, you probably will need both hands. (2) The phone sitting in the dock is up at an angle where you can easily read it. If a call comes in, you could easily read the caller ID and decide whether to pick up or not. If the phone is hooked straight to the cable, it is probably sitting flat on your desk, so you may not have a good view of the display. (3) The dock provides a line-out, which would be convenient for hooking the phone to your sound card or to a desktop stereo, if you wanted to use it as a music player.  Signature--Tim Smith > (3) The dock provides a line-out, which would be convenient for hooking > the phone to your sound card or to a desktop stereo, if you wanted to > use it as a music player. ....b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-but....... .......since you're synchronizing it with iTunes while it's plugged in, then you just play your music straight from iTunes and not from the iPod..... ..............ummmmmmmmmm......... > > (3) The dock provides a line-out, which would be convenient for hooking > > the phone to your sound card or to a desktop stereo, if you wanted to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > ..............ummmmmmmmmm......... Ah, but what if I don't have my iTunes library on that computer? I have more than one computer, but only keep my iTunes library on one of them. Suppose at work you've got a computer, and you have a software VOIP phone, so you want to keep your headphones plugged into the computer. I could see hooking up an iPod to the line-in on the computer, so you can use the computer's sound system to listen to the music your iPod is playing, rather than having the hassle of having to move you headphones between the computer and iPod when you get a phone call, or having to have two sets of headphones. Signature--Tim Smith Previously on alt.cellular.attws, Tim Smith said: > Ah, but what if I don't have my iTunes library on that computer? I have > more than one computer, but only keep my iTunes library on one of them. I have not yet tried it on my Windows computer, but on my brother's iBook, iTunes can play directly from the iPod without needing its own library on the computer. I can do that with Winamp and my iPod, I see no reason why iTunes in Windows wouldn't be able to do the same. SignatureJeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol Tips for the Trusted Lieutenant: 6. Never wear gender-inappropriate underwear in a sword-rich environment. The Hero will slice your suspenders or cut off your trouser buttons, exposing you to ridicule. >> Okay, so you're saying you can connect an iPhone to iTunes with a >> parallel or SCSI cable? [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >the phone to your sound card or to a desktop stereo, if you wanted to >use it as a music player. Understood. I'm a bit of a cradle/dock fan, with virtually all of my devices having one, mainly for cable control. I was just trying to figure out what "Ron" is talking about when he refers to the lack of SCSI cable being included with an iPhone, since the iPhone doesn't have a SCSI interface. You must have a huge hard-on for SCSI cables. >>I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with >>the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > No SCSI cable either. On Jun 12, 9:15 pm, "Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithwea...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the > 1.0 I have never seen anyone actually use the dock. Mine, my wife's, the people I work with - all of them have the dock still sitting in the retail box, wherever that is. In article <866326dd-4618-40b9-b75f-5ac77fdeff29@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, > On Jun 12, 9:15 pm, "Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithwea...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > people I work with - all of them have the dock still sitting in the > retail box, wherever that is. yep, 10% or less ever used the dock... if you want mine, send me $40. thanks. On Jun 12, 9:15 pm, "Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithwea...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the > 1.0 > > 2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one. > Another gotcha from apple. I use the dock all the time. It is not worth $29. > I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the 1.0 > 2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one. > Another gotcha from apple. To be fair, it's not like you lose any functionality- most Pocket PCs and WinMo phones no longer include cradles but only charge/sync cables as a cost-saving move. Maybe Navas will make a FAQ about it someday... ;-) > I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the > 1.0 > > 2.0 owner's will have to pony up 29.99 for one. > Another gotcha from apple. Why would they need to buy a dock? It only has minor advantages over plugging the cable (which is included with iPhone 2.0, just as it was with 1.0) directly into the iPhone. Signature--Tim Smith The dock has audio out. The point is they reduce the price at a cost of taking things away that were in the iPhone 1.0 But apple will have a dock that will fit for iPhone 2.0 at a 29.99 cost. >> I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with >> the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > plugging the cable (which is included with iPhone 2.0, just as it was > with 1.0) directly into the iPhone. >> I see that apple took away the docking station that came in the box with the >> 1.0 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Why would they need to buy a dock? Some of us like docks. >It only has minor advantages over >plugging the cable (which is included with iPhone 2.0, just as it was >with 1.0) directly into the iPhone. It also keeps cable clutter down, which is my big incentive. > >It only has minor advantages over > >plugging the cable (which is included with iPhone 2.0, just as it was > >with 1.0) directly into the iPhone. > > It also keeps cable clutter down, which is my big incentive. That's why the Good Lord gave us Bluetooth! ;-) (Not that the iPhone can use it, of course...) >> >It only has minor advantages over >> >plugging the cable (which is included with iPhone 2.0, just as it was [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >That's why the Good Lord gave us Bluetooth! ;-) (Not that the iPhone can >use it, of course...) I've been using Bluetooth for some years, but my AT&T Tilt just won't seem to hold a charge unless I use the USB cable instead of Bluetooth. |
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