Okay I just received mine. I am currently reviewing it, but so far It does feel a BIT heavy, but its like you're holding an iPhone 4, really its about the same weight It fits perfectly, update process is extremely smooth. And I did this in the car on the way back from the post office. As for Apps: Phone: Again Flawlessly. The ONLY problem you might come upon is services that require a # ending, for account balances and so on. I have to use an alternative # code for my account balance information to be texted to me. (I'm prepaid on a network called bMobile) Notes: Maybe because I'm not accustomed to iPhone systems, this might be new to me, but I always wondered why iPhones had numbers with the area code infront of it. Well, now its apparent. Your numbers must be entered in the 1-000-000-0000 format Messages: Perfect. No complaints here. Radio: Headphones required, as expected, but it works rather nicely, reception is good. The first thing that becomes apparent to me here is the volume control. Once headphones are plugged in, volume control is disabled manually, and the volume is kept at comfortable listening. Notes: This really shouldn't be a complaint, as It is the recommended listening volume (when set at max) but it would still be nice to have the option to go louder. Maybe later when I get bored I'll try to adjust this in the software. I believe that there IS a way to do this though. GPRS: One word, and I have used it before. Flawless. I'm testing apps as I go along here, without wifi enabled. And here the list goes. If you'd like me to add any apps, just comment and I will test. But so far: DI - Data intensive with normal usage NDI - Not Data Intensive with normal usage 1. Facebook - DI, VERY data intensive. 2. Facebook Messenger - NDI (I highly recommend getting this if you message a lot) 3. Whatsapp - NDI 4. Weather - Really NDI. You won't even notice. 5. Mail - DI 6. iMessage - NDI 7. eBuddy - NDI 8. Twitter (oh my god my credit's dying lol) - DI, VERY data intensive It seems like all data apps are working, the strangest thing though is that Safari isn't recognizing the ability to use data. I'm scared to try Skype (for fear my credit dies (completely) but I assume it would work. I don't know why in god's name anyone would want to Facetime over a GPRS connection, but non the less, I will (painstakingly) try it. I am completely satisfied with it! There are really no quirks for me with it, it's just really great! Any questions, feel free to reply.
The speakers Are normal, I even question sometimes if they play because it sounds the same level. They're really only ever fully employed when loudspeaker is used in radio and phone calling and when the phone is ringing. Other than that, music plays at normal max level. Battery life. I've been monitoring this for the past few days and it depends all on your usage. I when I fully charge it I get about 6 to 8 hours using both batteries and juggling battery life. That's with regular usage eg music and messaging, in Facebook, the occasional game or two. If u want to use yr iPod longer than that you can always just drain your peel's charge into it and take it off.the 8 hours works well for me though.
Nice, the battery seems pretty capable for multitasking. Did you order the case from peel520.net or another site? They all seem pretty sketch to me haha
I ordered it here since I saw a comprehensive video review of it from someone in Sweden with it, and they said they ordered it from there. I'm not sure if im allowed to post raw links on the forum wall, so that's why I created a hyperlink.
Squadcoreproductions? I saw his review too lol. Alright, seems like the site is indeed legitimate, I guess I'll probably make the purchase soon. Thanks for the help!
Yeah SquadCoreProductions lol No problem! Had it for about 3 weeks now, no problems! Curiosity is just taking me over now, as I try to modify the apps for the iPhone. No success so far but hopefully I'll have some breakthrough soon!
Hey DRS, I'm getting the 520 II plus in a few days and was just wondering if I would be charged for GPRS data usage as I will be using an AT&T sim card that is currently on a family plan. I don't have a data plan for my current AT&T phone but I have heard of people being charged after activating the peel and using GPRS as AT&T sometimes detects your device as an iphone and will begin charging you $30 a month. I'm hoping this doesn't happen and just wanted to know if you could give me any insight on this topic. Thanks.
The best way to understand this is basically like you've bought a PREPAID iPhone, i.e., no plan, "Pay as you go" concept. Its really popular here in my country, as compared to POSTPAID or "on a plan" concept. Since you've purchased a no plan iphone, you have to pay for basically everything you use. AT&T will detect data usage, and as such, I expect them to add that to your plan. You have the option to turn it on or off though, and its really hard to "accidentally" turn it on. in my country I pay $2.00/MB or converted to US, that's 31cents/MB. So generally, my answer to your question is yes. You have the OPTION to use data, but since the peel uses similar protocols to connect to a network, recognize certain messages etc., I'd expect the network to recognize it as such, and treat it as such. You can always feel free to call AT&T and ask them about their treatment of these devices.
