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Ipod touch advice

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    #32
    Mull3T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭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


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    #33
    Mr Velo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭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?


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    #34
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,558 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    guys, no discussion on how to avoid custom charges.


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    #35
    Mr Velo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭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.


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    #36
    Mull3T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭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...


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    #37
    BArra
    Registered Users Posts: 4,032 ✭✭✭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 :/


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    #38
    Mr Velo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭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?


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    #39
    TheBazman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,462 ✭✭✭TheBazman


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


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    #40
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,242 ✭✭✭✭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?


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    #41
    Mr Velo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭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.


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    #42
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,242 ✭✭✭✭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


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    #43
    Mr Velo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭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.


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    #44
    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭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?


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    #45
    BArra
    Registered Users Posts: 4,032 ✭✭✭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!!


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    #46
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,242 ✭✭✭✭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 :)


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    #47
    Noelie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 999 ✭✭✭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?


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    #48
    Dannygirl
    Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭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.


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    #49
    Mull3T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭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


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    #50
    DonFred
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭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


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    #51
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,242 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    #52
    DonFred
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭DonFred


    Basically I just want to know if the Ipod touch will work in hotels or when Im away from home. Like to be able to view www.boards.ie and my fantasy football team on www.fantasy-preimierleague.com etc. Maybe check my emails. Thanks.


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    #53
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,242 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    DonFred wrote: »
    Basically I just want to know if the Ipod touch will work in hotels or when Im away from home. Like to be able to view www.boards.ie and my fantasy football team on www.fantasy-preimierleague.com etc. Maybe check my emails. Thanks.

    From what I can tell, you connect to a wireless network just like with a PC. Check out the product demo link I posted earlier, I'm sure it will clarify it.


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    #54
    DonFred
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭DonFred


    Nice one!! Just hope Santa delivers it to the right house!!


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    #55
    lafors
    Registered Users Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭lafors


    Well I got back through customs without a bother, they didn't stop anyone I saw :) Though even if I had been stopped I wouldn't have been too annoyed, still cheaper than here.
    Deedsie wrote: »
    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?

    The only one I've found is the iRadio app and technically its not radio, its like shoutcast, internet radio, and you need wifi on for it to work.
    DonFred wrote:
    Basically I just want to know if the Ipod touch will work in hotels or when Im away from home. Like to be able to view www.boards.ie and my fantasy football team on www.fantasy-preimierleague.com etc. Maybe check my emails. Thanks.

    Yeah it should work in hotels :) but you may need to pay for you wifi :(
    mull3t wrote:
    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.

    Actually you can restore your ipod to its original state at any time, by putting it in restore mode then using itunes to restore to the original firmware.
    From doing plenty of research it looks pretty impossible to brick it (if even possible). Your warranty will be fine once you can restore it, but you would lose all content you have on the ipod and have to re-copy it all.

    I'm delighted I went for the touch. I was thinking about the archos 604 and the zune80 but once I did the research and played with the ipod I had to get it :)


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    #56
    Mull3T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭Mull3T


    OH right cool...thanks lafors im actually soo happy i know that now..i kept pondering on whether il jailbreak it or not..thanks for the info....imagine it vroke the first time you tried it..jeez and imagine no warranty..that was my fear..thanks :D


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    #57
    ghouldaddy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 605 ✭✭✭ghouldaddy07


    alright lads to any of ya's have a direct link to the itouch firmware 1.1.1 cant find it anywhere on the apple site or any of the machack sites etc its driving me mental at this stage:mad:


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    #58
    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    I just got a 16gb touch from the states and its savage, i jailbreaked it straight away. Brilliant machine, hav a few questions though.

    Having some trouble loading the iphone apps, mail, weather, stocks, maps.... Was hoping someone could shine a light i tried to copy the youtube video the ipodtouchmaster provided but it wouldnt work for me?

    I wouldnt dare ask how too put a movie on an ipod but its driving me nuts i have dvd drive and all that ive gone through the FAQ downloaded programmes and nothing will get vids into itunes. Put the dvd in the drive.... one program to rip one to convert one to sync.

    Except for some reason i now have Batman begins, bryan and experience in that folder. Dont know where ny of them came from.


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    #59
    lafors
    Registered Users Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭lafors


    ghouldaddy07 wrote: »
    alright lads to any of ya's have a direct link to the itouch firmware 1.1.1 cant find it anywhere on the apple site or any of the machack sites etc its driving me mental at this stage:mad:

    PM me your email and i'll send it to you :)

    @Deedsie

    When you jailbreak are you back to 1.1.2?
    I used the installer.
    You need to install the preps for the apps first from the installer.

    For movies I use videora ipod touch converter, its free and works great.


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    #60
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    I've been reading this review...

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/apple/apple-ipod-touch-review-verdict-good-in-the-face-of-greatness-300127.php


    What are the cons of using it for internet?


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    #61
    lafors
    Registered Users Posts: 4,316 ✭✭✭lafors


    WindSock wrote: »
    What are the cons of using it for internet?

    The touch screen and the size of the writing.
    When I do the zoom thing (move fingers apart) to make the writing bigger, I always end up clicking on an ad or something else. The touch screen is great but so much stuff on the net only need one click so this is a pain on the touch. I also tend to stay away from the forums on it, pain to navigate.

    In fairness though its pretty sweet still. I'm very happy I got it.
    The mail app is great too, I use my gmail and they have IMAP on gmail now so it means my account is up to date on both devices no matter which one I use :)


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