I am SOOO lost.

[iLoLo]

Okay, Hi. Names LoLo. (Kinda).

I just got an iphone 3g.....never had a new phone since 2000-had a free nokia 6030 that was a freakin champ...but my amazing boyfriend knew I was in need of a advanced cellphone to bring me into the century haha.

With that said....

Is there a way to change my message tones without jailbreaking my iphone?

I have learned how to get ringtones via an exhausting search on google (Seriously, I am only 24 but now feel 50+ after trying to figure this crap out) but I cannot find anything about how to get my text message tone to change.

Please, don't use abbreviations if you can help it....I haven't been on AIM or any sites/forums in ages and cannot figure these new ones out to save my life.

Thanks!!!
LoLo

[Adam1389]

Don't think its possible to change message tones with out doing the jailbreak. Kind of unfortunate, cuz the stock ones suck ;)

[iLoLo]

Yeah they do!! I used to have a cool Mr.T that said "Mail Mother F**ker" haha and it was GREAT and now I have "bing" ... soooo lame:angry:

Now, I know jailbreaking makes it so you can like do what you want or whatever....but is it worth it? Does it like eff up my new phone because I'm an idiot and won't know what I'm doing lol

[Adam1389]

There is a ton of threads on here about the pros and cons of it. I personally loved having mine jailbroke. You can change just about anything on the phone doing it.

[iLoLo]

Is there like an idiots guide to how to do it and then what to do once its jailbroken lol

[Adam1389]

Check the modifications section, there is a whole list of how to do it. Pretty much once you get it jailbroke, just browse the install app, Cydia, and see what you like. Are you running Windows or Mac?

Check this thread for info
http://www.everythingicafe.com/forum/iphone-modifications/what-jailbreaking-is-and-how-to-do-it-27443.html

[iLoLo]

The hubby and I just bought an brand new gateway today...so we have windows vista.

[Adam1389]

Right on, QuickPwn works. Check the Mod. section I linked to for the rest of the info, should link you to the QuickPwn program. You'll also need the firmware file for whatever version your phone is running. If you got it recently, probably 2.2.1. You can search the interweb ;) for it and download it. Run quickpwn, and voila, have a blast

Also, welcome to EIC. This place rocks, lots of good help on here.

[iLoLo]

Well thanks for the help and the welcome!

I just feel bad because I am SO freakin lost lol

Be prepared forum...I shall ask a lot of questions that will make you tisk.

[Adam1389]

Feel free to PM me if you have anyother questions. Good luck, and enjoy the phone. The thing rocks!

[kevlar08]

also check out youtube for step by step guides to jailbreaking, really useful for your first time. MOst of them have links to download everything you'll need to jailbreak. good luck

[iNinja]

On a side note, if you have the audio of that Mr T clip, can you please link it for me?!? thanks ;)

[Europa]

Croucher, I just Googled it and it's not difficult to find.

[iNinja]

thanks... sorry for originally choosing the easy / lazy option! :)

[iLoLo]

Okay, got another question.

The lady at Apple told me that there's a way to see what programs you have open, and a button to shut them off....does this make any sense and if so---can you help me lol she said it eats your battery.

Also-does the camera have any settings? Or just "Hi, I'm alive"

[Adam1389]

If you did the jailbreak, you can setup SBSettings. and check whats running that way, once its installed, you just swipe your finger across the top status bar (signal meter and all that) and it opens up (Pretty sure its SBSettings)

[FlwrPwer]

Okay, got another question.

The lady at Apple told me that there's a way to see what programs you have open, and a button to shut them off....does this make any sense and if so---can you help me lol she said it eats your battery.

Also-does the camera have any settings? Or just "Hi, I'm alive"

I'm not sure what the apple lady was talking about. The home button will close programs, but you cant have two programs open at once. So I have no idea what that meant.

No camera settings. It is what it is.

Just so you know, changing the message tones is not an easy task. If you're new to this whole thing, it requires going into your phone through the back end of it--accessing it on your desktop. And deleting files and whatnot.

I know what I'm doing and I still refused to change my message tones for fear of what I might delete by accident. Just a heads up.

[iLoLo]

Thanks a ton!!

I called her, it's an app called free memory that shows you and you can shut them off from there.

Damn the no camera options...what I am to do if I want to send nudies to the hubby. Geesh. I'm not THAT talented.


Also.....being to a new computer as well, what do you all use to download music? Do you use bit torrent like I used to...I don't know what's good/bad/shouldn't touch etc.

Thanks for all the help!!

[Adam1389]

iTunes, offically ;) Unoffically, Limewire :)

[FlwrPwer]

iTunes, offically ;) Unoffically, Limewire :)

I'd be careful with limewire....especially if you're running a PC. People have access to all sorts of stuff on your hard drive.

Yes, you can flame me all you want, but I'd rather pay 99 cents and have a safe computer/credit score than try to get around it the easy way and end up not being able to open a Sears credit card. :p

[iLoLo]

Haha, I've always had problems with limewire (okay, back in 2003) is it any better?

[Adam1389]

I've had good luck with music on it. I won't touch anything else though, videos and all that. Make sure you have a good virus program though just in case. Music isn't usually a problem though

[FlwrPwer]

I wouldnt know. I don't use it. My credit score is my life. :p

[Swagger]

Thanks a ton!!

I called her, it's an app called free memory that shows you and you can shut them off from there.

Damn the no camera options...what I am to do if I want to send nudies to the hubby. Geesh. I'm not THAT talented.


Also.....being to a new computer as well, what do you all use to download music? Do you use bit torrent like I used to...I don't know what's good/bad/shouldn't touch etc.

Thanks for all the help!!

There is an App called iEasy Photo that basically turns the whole screen of the iPhone into a shutter release button. Explanation: while you have the iPhones lens (back of camera facing you) it is very hard to find the small shutter release button on the screen. With iEasy Photo you can touch the screen anywhere and it will take the shot. Happy shooting. Mark

P.S. Tell your hubby he owes me :laugh2:

[Adam1389]

There is an App called iEasy Photo that basically turns the whole screen of the iPhone into a shutter release button. Explanation: while you have the iPhones lens (back of camera facing you) it is very hard to find the small shutter release button on the screen. With iEasy Photo you can touch the screen anywhere and it will take the shot. Happy shooting. Mark

P.S. Tell your hubby he owes me :laugh2:


Nice ;) LOL

[iLoLo]

There is an App called iEasy Photo that basically turns the whole screen of the iPhone into a shutter release button. Explanation: while you have the iPhones lens (back of camera facing you) it is very hard to find the small shutter release button on the screen. With iEasy Photo you can touch the screen anywhere and it will take the shot. Happy shooting. Mark

P.S. Tell your hubby he owes me :laugh2:


haha i surely will! I was hoping for more of a self timer lol for those special in the shower moments lol

[iLoLo]

Also, how the f**k do I sign out of mail?

[FlwrPwer]

Also, how the f**k do I sign out of mail?

You dont. Just hit the home button.

[iLoLo]

You dont. Just hit the home button.


So, forever I will be signed into aol mail when i hit the little mail button? lol what if i wanted to get outta aol mail? i can't?


**Ohhh I got it....it's under settings

[Swagger]

I'd be careful with limewire....especially if you're running a PC. People have access to all sorts of stuff on your hard drive.

Yes, you can flame me all you want, but I'd rather pay 99 cents and have a safe computer/credit score than try to get around it the easy way and end up not being able to open a Sears credit card. :p

Limewire is safe if you set it up properly. I buy 99% of my music from iTunes. Yet some artist just can't be found for sale and LimeWire is a good way of getting some "lost Artist's" material also unreleased tracks. Anytime you go online you are at risk. All you can do is protect yourself the best you can and hope for the best. There are so many databases with your info that if someone wants to steal your identity. They will find a way to do it anyway. Exactly the reason why I have credit monitoring 9.99$ a month is a small price to pay for the peace of mind it brings. Mark

[FlwrPwer]

So, forever I will be signed into aol mail when i hit the little mail button? lol what if i wanted to get outta aol mail? i can't?

Are you using the mail app? or accessing it through the web?

If you are accessing it through the web, there will be a log out button.

if you are using the mail app....then closing it, will log you out. Unless you have it set to fetch your mail automatically.

[Adam1389]

Totally agree with Swagger. Firewall and anti-virus are a must for it.

[Swagger]

haha i surely will! I was hoping for more of a self timer lol for those special in the shower moments lol

Wow that sounds hot. Put the iPhone in a zip lock baggie and do your thing. Mark

[iLoLo]

Limewire is safe if you set it up properly. I buy 99% of my music from iTunes. Yet some artist just can't be found for sale and LimeWire is a good way of getting some "lost Artist's" material also unreleased tracks. Anytime you go online you are at risk. All you can do is protect yourself the best you can and hope for the best. There are so many databases with your info that if someone wants to steal your identity. They will find a way to do it anyway. Exactly the reason why I have credit monitoring 9.99$ a month is a small price to pay for the peace of mind it brings. Mark


Wish I had that problem...I ruined my credit back in like 01 and just finished paying off like 15g's that was in agencies...now I have no clue how to get my credit back.

[FlwrPwer]

Limewire is safe if you set it up properly. I buy 99% of my music from iTunes. Yet some artist just can't be found for sale and LimeWire is a good way of getting some "lost Artist's" material also unreleased tracks. Anytime you go online you are at risk. All you can do is protect yourself the best you can and hope for the best. There are so many databases with your info that if someone wants to steal your identity. They will find a way to do it anyway. Exactly the reason why I have credit monitoring 9.99$ a month is a small price to pay for the peace of mind it brings. Mark

Well, you do it your way and I'll do it mine.

I don't trust limewire....never have and pretty much never will. Too many horror stories.

But, to each their own.

[iLoLo]

Wow that sounds hot. Put the iPhone in a zip lock baggie and do your thing. Mark

hahaha guess I'll be buying stock in ziplock snack bags!

[FlwrPwer]

Wish I had that problem...I ruined my credit back in like 01 and just finished paying off like 15g's that was in agencies...now I have no clue how to get my credit back.

It takes a lot of work. It also takes 7 years for any bad credit to be erased from your credit score.

But I digress.

[Swagger]

Well, you do it your way and I'll do it mine.

I don't trust limewire....never have and pretty much never will. Too many horror stories.

But, to each their own.

Of course everyone has to do what they feel comfortable with. The ones that tell the horror stories don't know how to use Limewire safely and correctly. Mark

[iLoLo]

Okay....so I also can't text a picture? I have to email it?

And I def dislike if I get a pic sent to me i have to click a link and go to a site and enter a 700 sequence of letters and numbers for a id and pw:frown:

[iLoLo]

It takes a lot of work. It also takes 7 years for any bad credit to be erased from your credit score.

But I digress.

Yeah, I know about the 7 year thing...just sucks I can't even get a CC now that I'm not a stupid 18y/o to try to rebuild my credit.

[Adam1389]

Picture messaging will be available on the 3.0 software when it is released. Email is the best way to do pics right now

[ZR_Yancy]

Their are tons of apps in the Appstore that will satisfy even the most hardcore voyeur.

[iLoLo]

Their are tons of apps in the Appstore that will satisfy even the most hardcore voyeur.

so share you vast knowledge with a n00b:laugh2:

[iLoLo]

Picture messaging will be available on the 3.0 software when it is released. Email is the best way to do pics right now

sweet....so i won't have to buy a new phone...just software?

[Adam1389]

Software will be free when its released, so you should be all set.

[FlwrPwer]

sweet....so i won't have to buy a new phone...just software?

You don't have to buy the software either. When the time comes, itunes will alert you and you'll get it through there.

[Devori]

so share you vast knowledge with a n00b:laugh2:

Also.. if you browse the photography category in the app store, you will find some pretty amazing photo apps for, cropping, effects and a ton more!! I actually use ieasycamera more than the stock one mostly because in settings you can change the image stabalizer!! All of my pictures come out really great because of this. A small list....

ieasycamera..lets you use the entire screen, instead of a small green icon.. great for self portraits!! Also provides image stabalizer..

colorsplash.. lets you grey out entire pic and then color whatever parts you want

photo fx.. effects galore

ifxmagic..effects

picoli..effects

camera bag.. different effects

replaycam.. les you shoot up to 25 pics in a timed sequence, then you can play it back!! Cheap video trick

iflashready.. lightens up those dark photos!!

Enjoy !!

[ant7701]

hey lolo....im pretty new to the iphone world too....few months and this site and http://www.iphonecampus.com/ has helped me tremendously!!!!! check it out

[iLoLo]

Thanks everyone!!!