I've also had reason to experience the spell checker (fat fingers) and
in combination with the predictive text mechanism, it is very well
implemented in my non-technical opinion.

Regards

Russell

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On 23 Jun 2010, at 08:09, "Michael Dennis - Fanchants.com"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I read this directly after Pats insightful post. It gives a more positive 
> view from someone whose been using it for a couple of weeks. Reads a little 
> like an Apple ad, but I like a good Apple ad :)
>
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-gadgeteer/who-needs-a-new-iphone-when-you-have-ios4/3454
>
> On 23 Jun 2010, at 07:55, Pat Wilson wrote:
>
>> Catherine
>>
>> Unfortunately you're not alone. This has been a lot of people's experience 
>> upgrading their 3G phones including mine. In the end I aborted it and 
>> resynched my phone after unchecking most apps and music, restarted my laptop 
>> and then tried again which then finally worked.
>>
>> It is doing something but albeit extremely slowly. You can watch it's 
>> painful progress by opening the MobileSync folder. When I loaded my apps 
>> again I'd lost a lot of settings and when I opened mail it downloaded again 
>> all the mail it had already downloaded before.
>>
>> Not sure I'd recommend the upgrade on a 3G but the unified inbox and 
>> threaded option in mail is nice. Digital zoom is rubbish and folders might 
>> suit you with lots of apps. Ability to create playlists is also nice.  I'd 
>> be interested in your impressions of it once you finally complete it. 
>> Performance does seem slightly reduced in some places -  camera especially.
>>
>> All that said. I think it's actually put me off upgrading my phone to the 
>> new handset. Especially now I've discovered it's only a portrait orientation 
>> lock. I want a landscape one for when I'm watching iplayer or tvcatchup in 
>> bed!
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Pat
>>
>>
>> On 22 Jun 2010, at 12:11, Catherine Hunt <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone - I'm currently trying to install iOS4 on my 16GB 3G iPhone. 
>>> Before I started the download, I backed up my phone, and then started the 
>>> OS4 download. Unfortunately that was last night, and nothing much has 
>>> happened since then.
>>>
>>> iTunes says that it is "Downloading 1 item iPhone Software Update" and the 
>>> pop-up window tells me that it is backing up my phone. Unfortunately the 
>>> blue bar is moving at what appears to be a miniscule rate, and to my eyes, 
>>> doesn't appear to have moved for several hours. (It seems to be stuck at 
>>> about 10%).
>>>
>>> I do have lots and lots of apps, and I'm happy to wait longer, but I also 
>>> suspect that it shouldn't be taking this long.
>>>
>>> Any advice gratefully received.
>>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> Catherine
>>>
>>>
>>> Catherine Hunt
>>> [email protected]
>>>
>>>
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