>1/ The dock charger on my HiFi which I use to charge the phone, worked prior to synching with the Mac, but since >synching I get a message saying it isn't an approved bit of kit.

Hey, (I know I'm replying to my own post, but) I now believe I know what's going on and have a solution for others who are similarly affected.

Apparently newer iPod and iPhone models use USB charging circuitry to charge their batteries. Older chargers provided power through the FireWire portion of the connector. My iPhone 2g must have been able to charge via FireWire, whereas my newer iPhone 4 must charge via USB. However, this doesn't explain why it charged on the old dock, before I connected it to the Mac (in order to download my old iPhone 2G music/apps et cetera).

Anyway, some firms have made converters to put between old docks and newer iPhones:

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/firewire-t...

This particular one has been discontinued, but I've managed to pick up a used one on eBay.

Sorted

I get the same message syncing my 3GS on the PC, but it still works / syncs ok.

It doesn't say it when I use my MacBook Pro.

Strange, but I wouldn't worry about it.

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Have you looked at giifgaff?

Thanks for both responses Adam...

TB is a bit sensitive to advertising!!

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Giifgaff runs on O2- not best choice for my location/ office location/ PAYG options

Edited by nonymouse (Wed 07-Jul-10 20:41:43)

Having flirted with other networks, namely Three which are great for mobile broadband, I found them to be really bad for the iPhone.

I got more bars, more 3G but the speeds weren't brilliant, the data connection and reception kept dropping out and I found there to be big holes in reception where I would at least of had signal on O2.

Also, there is no Edge, so when 3G isn't there you drop to GPRS.

I'm on GiffGaff and it's brilliant, I've earned £3.65 in a few days with a few posts on the forum helping people out.

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/coming-soon/iphone4/

Well having looked at the coverage maps ( I know they may not be that accurate) and reviewing all the available tariffs for PAYG, I plumped for Three and have been pleasantly surprised.

Their customer service (from Indian sub-c) has been good so far, I got extra credit for joining from another network (t-Mobile) and network coverage whilst in car has been good.

I have joined home network and Hotel Network easily.

And have had lots of envious from people who still have 3G and 3Gs but who aren't eligible for upgrade yet.

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A friend gave his iPhone 3G to his partner, stuck a T-Mobile SIM in. Download speeds aren't impressive according to him.