Ipod touch advice

Mull3T

I just was wondering about the touch...I was thinkin of gettin one for christmas....is it worth it? opinions please:D...

TheBazman

get one! they are the dogs.

Gumbo

i havent got one but i would love one, i was in NYC recently and it was a choice of the cool great looking itouch with 16GB or the boring classic with 80GB LOL

im afraid i choose the classic for the storage volume only, if the itouch was even marginally higher than 16, maybe 25-30gb i would of went with that.

hope this helps, but all my opinion of course.
go have a look at them and get a feel for them and see if you like.

ceejay

My wife picked one up for me in NY last week and I've been playing with it since the weekend. It's just lovely, and the user interface is just so slick. I have to manage my music manually since I've over 16GB of music, but I now have all my (3500+) photos on it too, and it's sitting on my desk doing a random slideshow of the photos. It came with 1.1.1 firmware, so I was able to use jailbreak (after a few goes) and play around with the apps you can install.

Overall I'm very impressed, and I'd definitely recommend it.

Ciarán.

WoollyRedHat

If you can get it in NY it's always better money wise.

Although Iphones don't work in Ireland, wouldn't be the same with the touch would it?

Mr Velo

Mr.S wrote: »

if you have over 15gb of music then its not worth it, unless you dont mind not having video.

but for me, i only have 8gb of music that i listen to, so that leaves me with 8gb for videos, which is perfect:)

got the 16gb for 330€ delivered, im happy:)

I've just ordered the 16GB on Ebay.... €284.00 including delivery! Impressive provided it will sneak through customs

Morlar

Mull3T wrote: »

I just was wondering about the touch...I was thinkin of gettin one for christmas....is it worth it? opinions please:D...

I would say get one. If you jailbreak it and install the iphone and other 3rd party applications it becomes a lot more useful than a regular ipod. The interface and useability are miles ahead too. I was never big into mp3 players even for long flights but this one is a lot more - Wireless internet - pop email, google maps, photos, music, youtube, local films or videos, rakes of other apps, pdf readers, book readers, dictionary/encyclopedias etc. Its kind of like a mini laptop or a tricorder or something.

auggie2k

To show my love for mine, I decided to use AppTapp Installer to download a Screenshot program, take the picture, email it to my work address from my own Gmail account (IMAP) which is connected to the wireless network in the office, send it with Finder and guess what happens... notice the mail icon on the bottom ;-)

uglyjohn

i must admit to being very interested in this thread because im going to new york at christmas and was planning on getting one.

@auggie2k

so about the wifi....how easy is it to connect/use? what about password protected networks. can you browse the internet like on a laptop or is it restricted at all?

Mull3T

Thanks people. Ive got a pretty good idea about whats going on with it now...looks like im gonna try out the 16gb...just wondering where would be the best place to buy it price wise????

auggie2k

It's this simple - You scan, you select, you entered your password, your connected.

uglyjohn

have you jailbreak(ed??) it? what are the nintendo+gameboy icons on the screenshot you posted?

Mr Velo

Mull3T wrote: »

Thanks people. Ive got a pretty good idea about whats going on with it now...looks like im gonna try out the 16gb...just wondering where would be the best place to buy it price wise????

Hey Mull3T,

This is where i've just ordered mine from... pretty good price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Fully-Sealed-Apple-ITOUCH-Ipod-16-G-B-NEW_W0QQitemZ140185386921QQihZ004QQcategoryZ90964QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mull3T

thanks paddy:D

WoollyRedHat

How much are they selling it in New York?

Mull3T

WoollyRedHat: How much are they selling it in New York?

Gougher are u gonna get one????

WoollyRedHat

Not at the moment but maybe when i get a bit more cash, they look really cool and you go on the internet on them so you know.

P.s pm me your bebo Darragh.

auggie2k

uglyjohn wrote:

have you jailbreak(ed??) it? what are the nintendo+gameboy icons on the screenshot you posted?

I have indeed, the Installer icon is just on the other side on the screen. The ROMs can be downloaded from just Googling "download ROMs"... you have to use a FTP program to copy them onto the iPod when its connected to a network that your also connected to - sounds tricky but it's really easy - an program called OpenSSH just must be installed (it enables the remote access).

Search YouTube for the "IpodTouchMaster" and look at his videos - it explains it all!

BArra

if u ordered one off a seller in america, whats the best way to get them to send it to you so as u wont get stung by customs??

tell them mark is as a gift or a book or something?

uglyjohn

auggie2k wrote: »

I have indeed, the Installer icon is just on the other side on the screen. The ROMs can be downloaded from just Googling "download ROMs"... you have to use a FTP program to copy them onto the iPod when its connected to a network that your also connected to - sounds tricky but it's really easy - an program called OpenSSH just must be installed (it enables the remote access).

Search YouTube for the "IpodTouchMaster" and look at his videos - it explains it all!

wow thanks, i had a look at his videos. deff gonna get one now.

auggie2k

Gift yup, everything is issue as gift. The box is really small for it, very compact.

Mr Velo

Yeah, i got him to mark mine as a gift.

I think you're allowed to bring in something to the value of €170, that means that €100 will be taxed at 21% - so i don't mind paying in the region of €21.00 if i do get nabbed

BArra

can anyone confirm that? i thought it had to be very low value

auggie2k

I got mine about two months ago from Japan marked gift, shipping charges were only about €30.

BArra

im asking about customs charges, not shipping

auggie2k

Ah, I see - well checking my eBay stats from the history - Paddy_Fowler story checks out.

BArra

did u get done for customs or did u get it marked as a gift or u just got lucky with customs?

auggie2k

I'm sure the eBay sellers would do this anyway, cheaper for them as well. eBay is your best choice, just read the details carefully are make sure they are a trusted seller.

Mr Velo

I purchased an item from Japan (on ebay), cost me €240 - it's €540 in the shops here at the moment! I never got a bill from customs - so i'm praying that it'll be the same with the ITouch.

I can't confirm the €170.00 limit - just something i've heard on the grapevine!

mathias

To clarify ,

To be legally marked as "gift" , the item has to be valued at less that 45 euro , it cannot come from a business address , rather it must come from a private address to a private address , and any seller that does otherwise is risking his business ,

Also , insurance wise , if anything happens to it and its marked as gift , there is no attached value and you basically have no comeback ,

Best to have it shipped normally , if you get caught you get caught , you pay the fee, but you still get your stuff.

Below from revenue.ie

Leaflets & Guides



Notice by the Revenue Commissioners
Notice No. 1179 - Customs Duty and VAT at Importation
Guide to Reliefs available for the import from non-EC countries of:

- Consignments of Negligible Value, and

- Gift Consignments

1. INTRODUCTION

When goods are imported into, or received in, Ireland from a country outside the European Community (E.C.) they are liable to import charges (Customs Duty, Anti-Dumping, Countervailing and Excise Duties where applicable and VAT) at the point of importation. However, in the case of:

- consignments of negligible value which are imported by a person resident in Ireland;

and

- gift consignments which are received by a person resident in Ireland

a certain amount of relief is available from these charges. This Guide outlines the relief available, how it may be obtained and the procedures which apply in order to obtain it.

It is important to note that there are separate reliefs available for travellers who wish to import goods with them on return from abroad and these differ from those described below. Full details of reliefs for travellers are set out in Leaflet PN 1878.

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2. Consignments of Negligible Value

Consignments not exceeding a total value of €22 may be imported without payment of Customs Duty and VAT. However, there is no relief for importations of tobacco, tobacco products, alcoholic products, perfumes or toilet waters irrespective of their value.



3. Gift Consignments

Relief from payment of Customs Duty and VAT is allowed on gift consignments from outside of the E.C. where the following conditions are met:

The value of the gift does not exceed €45.
The gift is correctly declared (see paragraph 7).
It has been sent from a private person abroad to another person within the E.C.
The gift is for the personal or family use of a private individual in Ireland.
There is no commercial or trade element i.e. the goods have not been paid for.
Alcohol, Tobacco products, perfumes or toilet waters are within the allowances set out in paragraph 4. Anything over those allowances is liable to charges.
The gift is of an occasional nature only, such as a birthday or anniversary.
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See section 3 above ,

Also it should be noted , that at this time of year , anything marked as gift and coming from an obvious retailer , is going to catch the eye of customs. Its a common fallacy that anything marked as gift wont get looked at , if anything it will draw attention.

Mr Velo

Thanks for that Mathias.

Going to have the guy take the "gift" tag off it then!

Cheers.

Mull3T

i appreciate the advice on where to buy it and thanks...but could someone please state clearly how to make sure you get it through customs? thanks

Mr Velo

Well, as of yesterday morning, my 16GB is in Customs in PortLaoise.
Fingers, toes arms and legs all crossed that the box doesn't get opened.

Anyone have any experience as to how long it takes to get things through customs and out for delivery?

Creamy Goodness

guys, no discussion on how to avoid custom charges.

Mr Velo

Mr.S wrote: »

usally about a day, whenever i had something in PortLaoise is would come the next day, im in Dublin.

how much did you pay as a atter of interest?

€274.00 including delivery.

Mull3T

Cheers guys for all the help...i ordered mine of amazon.co.uk...(avoid customs) on saturday...so should be here within the next week or two just in time for christmas ...im very pleased as i got it for a mean 340 (16gb) which a nice save...good luck to those buying one...i recommend uk site as christmas is approaching fast...thanks again...

BArra

i got my 16gb touch off an ebay uk powerseller, altogether came to 287 euro including delivery, i got lucky i guess...

opened it up today and tired to sync it with my laptop running windows vista ultimate 32bit only to find out it does not work with it, 64 bit deffo does not work but my 32bit ultimate edition dosent work either

itunes just wont detect it, windows detects it as a digital still camera device..

itunes is up to date and all that malarkey, its quite annoying

Mr Velo

BArra wrote: »

i got my 16gb touch off an ebay uk powerseller, altogether came to 287 euro including delivery, i got lucky i guess...

opened it up today and tired to sync it with my laptop running windows vista ultimate 32bit only to find out it does not work with it, 64 bit deffo does not work but my 32bit ultimate edition dosent work either

itunes just wont detect it, windows detects it as a digital still camera device..

itunes is up to date and all that malarkey, its quite annoying

Sounds like you got a good deal there then - no customs to worry about either.

Annoying problem though - can you downgrade to Windows XP?

TheBazman

Vista should cause a problem - I use mine on Vista (prob home edition) and all is fine

Eoin

BArra wrote: »

i got my 16gb touch off an ebay uk powerseller, altogether came to 287 euro including delivery, i got lucky i guess...

That's an excellent price - do you have a link to the ebay user?

Mr Velo

Well, after getting mine for €274 including delivery etc.... i'm after being stuck with a €77 customs tax. Will be delivered tomorrow or the day after!

Oh well, still making a saving of €50 on it.

Eoin

Paddy_Fowler wrote: »

Well, after getting mine for €274 including delivery etc.... i'm after being stuck with a €77 customs tax. Will be delivered tomorrow or the day after!

Oh well, still making a saving of €50 on it.

That's still pretty good, considering they're going for 350+ on adverts.ie

Mr Velo

eoin_s wrote: »

That's still pretty good, considering they're going for 350+ on adverts.ie

True, i almost bought one on adverts.ie for €300 but held off as i had my eye on the "cheaper" ebay version.

Deedsie

Does anyone know of an application out there of adding an FM radio to an ipod touch? I was hoping after jailbrreaking it there would be a way of doing this?

BArra

eoin_s wrote: »

That's an excellent price - do you have a link to the ebay user?

it was this fella... http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZsaabman1970

im pretty sure i managed to win the cheapest 16gb touch hes sold and he has sold a lot, the bidding ended at like 9.30am on a monday morning, right time, right place i guess!!

Eoin

BArra wrote: »

it was this fella... http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZsaabman1970

im pretty sure i managed to win the cheapest 16gb touch hes sold and he has sold a lot, the bidding ended at like 9.30am on a monday morning, right time, right place i guess!!

Thanks BArra

Noelie

I'm looking at buying an Itouch was going to get one in the US but the above ebay seller would work out as cheap and I'd also have it before I went away.

But how does the warrenty work, Do i just contact apple themselves if something was to go wrong with it?

Dannygirl

I've just been informed that my son wants the itouch for Christmas...just a quick question...can you upload your own music onto it? Anything I've read seems to say you have to buy it off itunes. I'm probably missing something but would like to know for sure before I fork out for one. Seems I'm too late to go the US or even UK route to get a good deal...oh well.

Mull3T

Dannygirl wrote: »

I've just been informed that my son wants the itouch for Christmas...just a quick question...can you upload your own music onto it? Anything I've read seems to say you have to buy it off itunes. I'm probably missing something but would like to know for sure before I fork out for one. Seems I'm too late to go the US or even UK route to get a good deal...oh well.

Yes don't worry about that...if your son has cd's or movies or whatever else, they can all be uploaded to itunes for the touch. Its just like the rest of them just the ipod touch is a looot better .Theres a lot of stuff to be done on the touch like jailbreaking it or whatever else but if you don't want to void your warranty i wouldnt recommend it.

Mull3T

DonFred

Another Ipod touch question - can you view www.boards.ie on the Safari? And also can you use the web on the ipod over a wireless broadband?? Little confuse about wi-fi and wireless broadband with the Ipod touch

Cheers

Eoin

DonFred wrote: »

Another Ipod touch question - can you view www.boards.ie on the Safari? And also can you use the web on the ipod over a wireless broadband?? Little confuse about wi-fi and wireless broadband with the Ipod touch

Cheers

They claim that safari on the iTouch works as it would on a desktop. Are you asking about boards.ie on safari in particular?

Check out the demo here:
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/guidedtour/small.html

The safari part is about 80% in or so.