Hw to place a call from an iPhone?

[Stu]

The easiest way I've found so far is:-


Press home key to wake up iPhone
slide to unlock
scroll to the 2nd screen
select contacts
select person I want to call
click message (because there's no call contact option)
click call

So is there an easier way?

[keithd]

ooo cool an iphone thread!

[hindle8907]

OMG NOOOO what have you done!!! a iphone threaddddddd ...(awaits all the people that hate iphones/apple to join the thread and start bashing instead of just ignoring it seeming as they hate iphone/apple so much)

just slide to unlock, and press the phone icon. then you pick from favourites/recent/contacts/keypad/voice mail.
if you want contacts go into contacts find who you want to ruing and select them and then click on there mobile number.

[Nick_69]

Turn on
click on phone
click on the contact u want
press there number

it sld start ringing.

[fenjer]

So is there an easier way?


Buy an actual phone and not a piece of icrap...?? :rolleyes:

[hindle8907]

^^ and useless comment award goes to Fenjer....:smt038

[fenjer]

YAY!! Where's my prize? :)

[hindle8907]

YAY!! Where's my prize? :)
:smt032 <<<< there its from the movie i-robot ;)

[fenjer]

lol

/derail

[appollo1]

Buy an actual phone and not a piece of icrap...?? :rolleyes:


ha ha ha ha ha:smt046:smt046:smt046

[dyzio]

^^ and useless comment award goes to Fenjer....:smt038

There's competition...

Oh oh oh! I know! ner ner ner ner ner!

:D

[dizzyblonde]

Buy an actual phone and not a piece of icrap...?? :rolleyes:


Hehehe thats right after throwing offending iphone in nearest canal.:p

[Paul the 6th]

Click on 'phone'
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7GKUowjPI/AAAAAAAADuI/yWkJw7Wn7lA/s512/1.PNG

choose your contact
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7GXCjhqXI/AAAAAAAADuQ/kWaAX76Tgz0/s512/2.png

click on their phone number (the bit where it says 'stalkers go away')
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7GXavE76I/AAAAAAAADuU/JBZhpVGtdbs/s512/3.jpg

voila
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7HeKBZOzI/AAAAAAAADug/fmwPTf0082A/s512/5.png

lunch break over.... p.s. I haven't transferred all my contacts over yet - I do know more than 4 people

[Milky Bar Kid]

There's competition...



:D

I thought Fenjers post was quite relevant....lol!:D

[Treacle]

You can always count on Paul to come up with the goods. Lol

[Paul the 6th]

You knows it treacle.... do NOT diss the iPhone. That is all :razz:

http://cdn.benzinga.com/files/gunman.jpg

[Paul the 6th]

oh and while we're at it:

LOOK HOW GOOD MY SIGNAL IS APPLE HATERz

;)

[Girth]

Should of got a HTC its much easier.

[kwak zzr]

its simples to make a call from an iphone :) WHEN ITS WORKS!!!!!!! ive enjoyed a carphone warehouse lone fone nokia for the last 8 days and loved it!!! i could actually call and text people :) sadly now ive got it back and its repaired AGAIN :(

[PsychoCannon]

Hold down the home key to activate voice control - Say Phone "name" "mobile".
It will phone "name"'s mobile.

simples.
I have to use the IPhone as we support them at work and I knew nothing about them but I've come to appreciate it has a few things very right and the voice control is very good!

[ophic]

leedsmatt7? you mean there are at least 6 other leedsmatts? :shock:

[Paul the 6th]

and 5 other pauls!

[davepreston]

and all the above people called leeds matt and paul should be avoided at all costs
especially pt6th

[plowsie]

Stu...You forgot those of us who have passcodes to protect the porn on photos...



Press home key to wake up iPhone
slide to unlock
enter passcode
scroll to the 2nd screen
select contacts
select person I want to call
click the number you want to call ;)

[beabert]

Someone already explained they, just missed one step.

1.Walk to the top of the nearest hill, or climb on to your house roof to get reception.

:D:D

[Grinch]

I've never needed instructions on home to make a phone call on a phone before... Most are just 'intuitive'.

[flymo]

it makes calls too? holy crap, I've had it for ages and didnt know it could do that.

cool :-)

[beabert]

it makes calls too? holy crap, I've had it for ages and didnt know it could do that.

cool :-)

lol. I use my smart phone for everything but calling, i think i have made 4 calls in 2 years, one being to breakdown.

[Paul the 6th]

Someone already explained they, just missed one step.

1.Walk to the top of the nearest hill, or climb on to your house roof to get reception.

:D:D


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7GKUowjPI/AAAAAAAADuI/yWkJw7Wn7lA/s512/1.PNG

oh and while we're at it:

LOOK HOW GOOD MY SIGNAL IS APPLE HATERz

;)
;) I only ever used to get 2 to 3 bars max in my office on iphone 3g :)

[beabert]

;) I only ever used to get 2 to 3 bars max in my office on iphone 3g :)

How many bars are genuine, and how many are added artificially by apple? LOL

[Paul the 6th]

I have been taking signal supplement since last wednesday and I must say both me and the phone are performing much more effectively now. Just waiting on my free bumper to get turbo signal strength :D

[hindle8907]

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo290/hindle8907/MobilePhoto27Jul2010164428.jpg

Iphone4 has given me the best signal i have ever had, lost of 3g in places i only used to get edge and down at my partents i used to have to go near a windo or out side to get a decent signal, now i can make calls from inside the house, despite the totally blown out of proportion antenna problem which every phone has http://www.apple.com/antenna/ i haven't dropped one call or had any interference to date ;)

[beabert]

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo290/hindle8907/MobilePhoto27Jul2010164428.jpg

Iphone4 has given me the best signal i have ever had, lost of 3g in places i only used to get edge and down at my partents i used to have to go near a windo or out side to get a decent signal, now i can make calls from inside the house




LOL reread that, sounds so bad, great ad.

'WIth the iphone4, i can now make calls indoors'

[Paul the 6th]

it's alright hindle, when someone asks how to change a simple setting on HTC we'll storm the thread and barricade ourselves in with loads of "HTC'S ARE SHIITE!" and "GOOGLE PHONES SUCK DONKEY DONGLE!" posts :)

[hindle8907]

u know what I mean u ###@@"* what you doing in another apple thread anwyays ? I think you love apple really on the quite...

[Mark_h]

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo290/hindle8907/MobilePhoto27Jul2010164428.jpg


So how come on one screen it's

13:29 - digital clock.
21:00 - next to digital clock
10:15 - under digital clock

Surely given all the billions of people writing apps for this fashion accessory someone would at least have come up with functioning icons by now.

Perhaps I just like life too easy.

[beabert]

u know what I mean u ###@@"* what you doing in another apple thread anwyays ? I think you love apple really on the quite...


LOL. I find these apple threads most enjoyable, got a room full of apple stuff ;-)

[hindle8907]

So how come on one screen it's

13:29 - digital clock.
21:00 - next to digital clock < isnt a clock its just a symbol to let you know you have got an alarm set.
10:15 - under digital clock

Surely given all the billions of people writing apps for this fashion accessory someone would at least have come up with functioning icons by now.

Perhaps I just like life too easy.


Awaiting jailbreak my son.... all in good time.
fashion accessory ummm... have you even seen what half the people dress like who own these phones, ? (Remembers guy in World of war craft T-shirt and giggles to himself)
if you think that is fashion then god i dread to see what you look like.

[beabert]

Fell free to rip the **** out of my G1, its been a disappointment from day one! good signal though :-) no bluetooth file sharing on release ****ed me off, or video recorder/player. Though the cam is so poor i dont bother.

[Stu]

I've never needed instructions on how to make a phone call on a phone before... Most are just 'intuitive'.
:winner:
Click on 'phone'
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7GKUowjPI/AAAAAAAADuI/yWkJw7Wn7lA/s512/1.PNG

choose your contact
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7GXCjhqXI/AAAAAAAADuQ/kWaAX76Tgz0/s512/2.png

click on their phone number (the bit where it says 'stalkers go away')
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7GXavE76I/AAAAAAAADuU/JBZhpVGtdbs/s512/3.jpg

voila
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5nU_S1VtbY/TE7HeKBZOzI/AAAAAAAADug/fmwPTf0082A/s512/5.png

lunch break over.... p.s. I haven't transferred all my contacts over yet - I do know more than 4 peopleThanks Paul =D>

Although, I notice that it still takes even a legendary iPhone user such as yourself, 2 minutes to place a phone call ;)

Hold down the home key to activate voice control - Say Phone "name" "mobile".
It will phone "name"'s mobile.

simples.
I have to use the IPhone as we support them at work and I knew nothing about them but I've come to appreciate it has a few things very right and the voice control is very good!
:smt090 nothing happens when I hold down the home key. :???:

[Paul the 6th]

i was faffing about trying to get the right screen shots (to take a screen shot press the home button and the lock button at the same time *click snap*)

Voice calls, unlock your phone, press the home button so you're definitely at the home screen and then hold it for 3 seconds - it should pop up with the voice command screen?

[beabert]

Is silly isnt it, no call button or named link on a contact page! i can see where he's coming from.

[hindle8907]

Yeah dead silly that.#-o

[beabert]

Yep

[Viney]

The easiest way I've found so far is:-


Press home key to wake up iPhone
slide to unlock
scroll to the 2nd screen
select contacts
select person I want to call
click message (because there's no call contact option)
click call

So is there an easier way?Dont ring anyone. Wait for them to call you then all you have to do is hit the green button

[Bluefish]

Don't know, only had an iphone for a year and a half, not worked out how to turn it on yet #-o

[Richie]

Right.. couldn't be arsed to read through the Whole thread....


Simply press and hold the round button with the square on it for 3 seconds... Voice command activates and speak...

Simples.

[Paul the 6th]

I put a thread out on the forums for my website shopping cart solution asking if there was gonna be an iPhone app to display sales data etc...

First reply was from a guy with an android saying to just use the browser & log in normally. Lol. Then the support team replied saying they were working on an app and he typed a massive reply along the lines of "BUT WHY!!!!!!"

[Stu]

Simply press and hold the round button with the square on it for 3 seconds... Voice command activates and speak...

Simples.
It really doesn't :???: how can I get that wrong? BTW it's a 3G running iOS 4.0.1

[plowsie]

It really doesn't :???: how can I get that wrong? BTW it's a 3G running iOS 4.0.1
Here lies the problem

[Stu]

Here lies the problem
I thought iOS 4.0.1 was supposed to give you all the functionality of an iPhone 4 ;)

[hindle8907]

nah if you have a 3g's then you can get a little close but on the 3g it just makes things slower.

[Stu]

nah if you have a 3g's then you can get a little close but on the 3g it just makes things slower.
Can you explain a little more please?
So are you saying 4.0.1 doesn't do anything for me & I should downgrade to an iOS 3?


Also another problem

WiFi has never worked on my iPhone 3G iOS 4.0.1


I have never been able to connect to the WiFi in my home.
I set up the WiFi at home and know the password. I've never had any difficulty connecting other phones like Blackberry, samsung etc. or any laptop.
The phone is a mates old 3G that he didn't have any problems connecting to WiFi. But he was with o2 on a Data plan. When I took the phone to an o2 shop they said I need a data plan or the WiFi would not work. I thought that was rubbish so I got o2 to unlock it (which they did for free https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=1&q1=2&route=unlocking&case=Handset%20Unlocking%20Form) and got a GiffGaff sim which I've now got fully working except the internet is so painfully slow that I was hoping that WiFi might be quicker.

Many thanks

[hindle8907]

all you got with a IOS4 on the 3g was spell checker and folders I think and a slower system.
you carnt revert back to an earlier OS version unless you backed up your SSH blobs and i doubt you did this as its not something you do via i-tunes.

as for you wifi you must be doing something wrong, the charters are case sensitive remember.
i think the o2 shop was referring to wifi hotspots around the country.

[Stu]

all you got with a IOS4 on the 3g was spell checker and folders I think and a slower system.
you carnt revert back to an earlier OS unless you backed up your SSH blobs and i doubt you did this as its not something you do via i-tunes.
OK, if I can't downgrade, I'll ignore that. So how does the spell checker work? If I type guildf a box comes up with guildford in it but when I try to click it doesn't complete the word. :???:
the charters are case sensitive remember.:oops: stoopid iPhone doesn't have capslock button :oops:


woohoo i think it works now - does it just choose itself whether to use WiFi or 3G?

[kwak zzr]

mine prompts me if there is a wifi signal, tis much quicker than 3G

[wyrdness]

:oops: stoopid iPhone doesn't have capslock button :oops:

Yes it does. Make sure that this is set:

Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Enable Caps Lock [ON]

Then hitting shift twice toggles caps lock.

[hindle8907]

stu do you want me to take it off your hands cheap so you don't get any more head aches ?

[plowsie]

OK, if I can't downgrade, I'll ignore that. So how does the spell checker work? If I type guildf a box comes up with guildford in it but when I try to click it doesn't complete the word. :???::oops:
Press space and it will think you are happy with its selection, if you press it's selection, you're cancelling what it suggests.

[Stu]

mine prompts me if there is a wifi signal, tis much quicker than 3G
Cool, yup, mine seems to be quicker too :D
Yes it does. Make sure that this is set:

Settings -> General -> Keyboard -> Enable Caps Lock [ON]

Then hitting shift twice toggles caps lock.Yeah, I knew that was there and had switched it since my faux pas, previosly I was reluctant because I didn't know how it would work & quite liked the initial caps only - thks for explaining how it works

stu do you want me to take it off your hands cheap so you don't get any more head aches ?Yeah I think that's for best - say £200?

Press space and it will think you are happy with its selection, if you press it's selection, you're cancelling what it suggests.thks for explaining how it works - it's just so intuitive this iPhone :^o

[kiggles]

i own an iphone. and yes................it sucks

[hindle8907]

One I use regulary in work "it's the user"

[beabert]

One I use regulary in work "it's the user"

Why do you feel so compelled to keep defending it, are you related to steve? lol. Though you are right, same with computers, its nearly always the user.

[kwak zzr]

i do love mine when its working i just cant understand why its so unstable? saying that i test drove a relations ipad tonight and i can see what the attraction is lol but not for £600

[beabert]

i do love mine when its working i just cant understand why its so unstable? saying that i test drove a relations ipad tonight and i can see what the attraction is lol but not for £600

Unstable in what way, maybe its your operator.

Snap on the ipad, way to steep.

[Stu]

Snap on the ipad, way to steep.
Not really, it's 4 times the size of an iPhone, but it's not much more expensive amirite?
It's just that the iPhone comes with a contract instead of a £500 up front cost

[beabert]

Not really, it's 4 times the size of an iPhone, but it's not much more expensive amirite?
It's just that the iPhone comes with a contract instead of a £500 up front cost

I agree the iphone 4 is a tad over priced too, but i think its very much more useful, alot of features comparable to most other phones, all within in nice small package.

I'd never take out a contract, I buy them outright, works out considerable cheaper for me.

[hindle8907]

you can get the low spec one for 430 why does every one think its 600-700 ?

[Viney]

iphone=marmite

Simples.

[Grinch]

I like Marmite... I did't buy a iPhone as I couldn't justify the cost then reading all the user annoyances pushed me even further away. Then reading a 7 page thread on how to call someone makes me even more glad. Some people might say it just the users, but I thought the point most people love the iPhone is cus it made things so much easier. I'll stick to my Nokia, its slow sometimes, but at-least it works and was nice and cheap.

[Dicky Ticker]

A phone is a phone---for the other bits I have a PC.
I like where it says in the advert for the i-phone that the sequences are speeded up so that it gives the impression of being super efficient.
Expensive toot
How many people have a good camera,MP3 or i-pod, sat nav,phone and computer but still buy them

[plowsie]

How many people have a good camera,MP3 or i-pod, sat nav,phone and computer but still buy them
I sat there the other day and thought this...I bought a phone to do this...Yet I have all the other stuff aswell lol.

[maxinc]

A phone is a phone---for the other bits I have a PC.

If only my PC would fit in my pocket together with my Compact, SatNav, Camcorder, CD Library and a few books.

[kwak zzr]

Unstable in what way, maybe its your operator.

Snap on the ipad, way to steep.

how can i make the iphone so unstable?

[kwak zzr]

Not really, it's 4 times the size of an iPhone, but it's not much more expensive amirite?
It's just that the iPhone comes with a contract instead of a £500 up front cost

it does come with a contract if you want unlimited wifi, £15pm the one i was on.

[flymo]

I paid less than £350 in North America for a 16GB Wifi version, very happy with it

[hindle8907]

i got the 32GB Wifi as i know i would fill a 16GB and i use a 3mifi unlocked to use any PAYG/CONTRACT data plan can get simcards on ebay for 2 pounds each with 1GB of Data this way if i decide i need to take the laptop or netbook instead i can still get mobile internet access .
the ipad was 500 pounds but its one of my best purchases to date after my bike ;)