Ok, so I've been on 2.2.1 for a good while now which has been a pretty solid version on my 2g.

I've had nice functions such MMS (swirly) and video recorder (iphone video recorder) coupled with loads of other useful apps. From app store as well as cydia.

From what I've heard thus far, 3.0 features such as MMS and tethering doesn't even work with 2G iPhones.

Am I missing something really important here? Is the update really worth it?

Originally Posted by Lewe

Ok, so I've been on 2.2.1 for a good while now which has been a pretty solid version on my 2g.

I've had nice functions such MMS (swirly) and video recorder (iphone video recorder) coupled with loads of other useful apps. From app store as well as cydia.

From what I've heard thus far, 3.0 features such as MMS and tethering doesn't even work with 2G iPhones.

Am I missing something really important here? Is the update really worth it?

I have to say that I personally am not even interested in MMS or thetering. I don't think the EDGE iPhone is fast enough to make a good thetering device, and MMS is just not a big deal for me.

However I think the update is worth doing just because of the added functionality App Store apps will have. Push Notifications, which at the moment don't seem to work, will really give the device a new life in my opinion.

I'm also loving so of the HTML 5 additions to mobile Safari. Flickr can look up your location and give you pictures based on where you are.

Really cool stuff in my opinion

Originally Posted by Lewe

Ok, so I've been on 2.2.1 for a good while now which has been a pretty solid version on my 2g.

I've had nice functions such MMS (swirly) and video recorder (iphone video recorder) coupled with loads of other useful apps. From app store as well as cydia.

From what I've heard thus far, 3.0 features such as MMS and tethering doesn't even work with 2G iPhones.

Am I missing something really important here? Is the update really worth it?

More than 100 NEW FEATURES in iPhone 3.0 Firmware

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1. Cut/Paste
2. Copy/Paste
3. Shake to undo/redo typing
4. Text selection for easy mass deletion
5. MMS
6. Landscape keyboard in Notes
7. Landscape keyboard in Mail
8. Landscape keyboard in Messages
9. Forward texts or picture messages
10. Delete individual texts or picture messages
11. Sending progress bar in Messages app moved to title instead of over the keyboard area (allows typing new message while the first one is sending)
12. USB tethering
13. Bluetooth tethering
14. Stereo bluetooth (A2DP)
15. Spotlight search (searches all app titles, mail, media, contact details, and calendar appointments)
16. Search in Notes
17. Search in Mail
18. Search in iPod
19. In-App purchases
20. Option to have double clicking the home button go to the Spotlight Search
21. Option to have double clicking the home button go to the Camera
22. Preview icon in lower left hand corner for last shot taken in Camera app
23. Shake to shuffle in iPod
24. Scrolling of screenshots in App Store
25. Type of phone used under each call in Recents (i.e., mobile, home, work, etc.)
26. Call history log (including call duration)
27. Option to Share Contact in each contact listing
28. Hold link in Safari to Copy
29. Hold link in Safari to Open in New Page
30. Auto Fill contact information, usernames and passwords in Safari
31. Login to your YouTube account
32. See Comments in YouTube
33. Subscribe in YouTube
34. Rate in YouTube
35. Shake to undo what you have typed
36. Option to retry sending failed text messages, indicated by red exclamation point next to text
37. Turn-by-turn GPS capabilities
38. Maps can be run inside other applications
39. Access to dock port for accessories to communicate
40. Peer-to-peer connectivity using Bluetooth (no Wi-Fi required)
41. New Voice memo application
42. Extended Parental controls
43. Anti-phishing
44. Wi-Fi auto login
45. Note syncing in iTunes
46. Improved Stocks app
47. New calendar types (CalDAV)
48. Prompt to confirm deleting a note
49. Prompt to confirm deleting a photo
50. Option to select multiple photos to attach to an email
51. "Find My iPhone" option for MobileMe users
52. Unlimited size podcast downloads over 3G
53. Pushing home button on first home screen takes user to Spotlight
54. Pushing home button on Spotlight takes user to first home screen
55. Variable speed playback for audio books
56. App Store subscriptions
57. Push notifications
58. Audio/Video tags
59. New video streaming capabilities (HTML 5 video, h.264 and HTTP)
60. Calendar subscriptions
61. iTunes login
62. iTunes account creation
63. Encypted profiles
64. LDAP (directory services)
65. VPN on-demand
66. EAP SIM
67. Proxy support
68. OTA profiles
69. Revoke certificates
70. Exchange ActiveSync Policies
71. Media scrubber
72. More languages
73. Improved keyboards
74. Failed app updates now are shown in a duplicate icon and labeled "Paused"
75. When selecting multiple emails to forward/delete, any unread emails' blue dot are shown next to the red selector dot instead of being overridden by the red selector dot
76. Non-contact phone calls list their city and state of origin in Recents and Visual Voicemail under the number.
77. Ability to change ringtones straight from Favorites
78. Lap time display now displayed smaller and above time in Stopwatch
79. Polished Phone, Messages, and iPod icons
80. Swipe to delete notes in the Notes app
81. Advanced Bluetooth options for Handsfree devices
82. Option to close a single web page in Safari page view, which immediately opens a new blank page
83. Improved predictive dictionary
84. Blue dot now displayed in center of location circle in Maps (V1 only)
85. Listening to music while charging the battery now displays the album art instead of the battery
86. Smaller font for song title on lock screen
87. Option in Phone Settings to choose your phone number
88. Option to disable text message reminder alerts
89. Option to disable text message previews
90. Option to show subject field in text messages
91. Ability to integrate iPod music into apps
92. Clickable email links in App Store app descriptions
93. JavaScript 3x speed boost
94. 11 homescreens now allowed
95. Reboots to "slide to unlock" screen instead of homescreen
96. In Settings>General>Home>Search Results, users can choose what is searched on the phone and in what order.
97. Application count added in Settings>General>About
98. Option "Load Remote Images" added in Mail settings
99. Global address book option available if Exchange account is set up
100. Speed control in audiobooks
101. 30 second repeat option for audiobooks
102. Improved scrubbing speeds when holding white dot in song progress bar in iPod
103. When sending a text, your text box where you typed smoothly fades from white to green instead of instantly changing from white to green.
104. When moving an app across homescreens, holding the app on either the left or right side will slowly advance the app one through one homescreen at a time, without leaving empty spots in the bottom right corner or each homescreen it advances through.
105. Album name displayed on lockscreen iPod controls
106. Shake to shuffle on lockscreen iPod controls
107. Podcasts saved on iPhone now show Run Time, Time Left and Date Published
108. Screen goes from dimmed to full brightness after each song when playing the iPod while plugged in
109. WAVE file support in Mail
110. Attachment no longer automatically downloaded until user taps the attachment in Mail
111. When using a bluetooth headset with iPod, volume bar is removed and bluetooth headset name is displayed in its place.
112. A hard reset on your phone (holding sleep and home for 10 seconds) now turns it off instead of restarting it.
113. A space is no longer needed between two words for predictive texting to function.

Yeah well...you STILL can't type and send a text message without looking at the keyboard! No problem with my Nokias (iphone apps rule tho)

Folks:

Just updated to 3.0 (Windows) on my 2G iPhone. I did jailbreak and unlock, but before i did that (using redsn0w), i noticed that the Push function on my email wasn't working well. It starts to download mail, and then disconnects (the process of downloading is also very slow; i've tried it to sync my Sent items in Outlook).
It disconnects and takes me back to the Home screen. Any clues on how to fix this? Emails (Outlook) are my lifeline!
Help!

I don't think you are missing any more information here. Updating to 3 is really a very good step. Go for it without any doubt. Good luck.

3.0 is really worth it. it allows you to have anything between 45mb and 25mb of free space all the time.

on 1.1.4 to 2.2.1, i can't have background apps without crashes. now i can listen to wunderadio and read sky news app at the same time, still have 10mb left. i can also download tv shows, put it to background and call.

spotlight search may not be very good for us jailbreakers because of quickgold and spotlight's lack of ability to search hidden apps. but with apple's native implementation, we don't have to worry about number of times we press home button. also, keyboard comes up faster than before.

Apple's native MMS is also very easy to setup. so, well worth going 3.0 if you want proper MMS support.

finally, but not least, is the copy and paste, it's very well done to apple's credit. much better than Clippy.

so go for 3.0, you've got nothing to loose, it's overall a better OS than 2.2.1.

Is your WiFi OK? I have lots of issues with WiFi. iPhone doesn't see any wifi network at all. I also have bluetooth issues.

Originally Posted by mactom

Is your WiFi OK? I have lots of issues with WiFi. iPhone doesn't see any wifi network at all. I also have bluetooth issues.

i don't use bluetooth handsfree, so don't know (would test out bluetooth p2p if Apple didn't disable it for 2G )

my wi-fi is perfectly fine, connects faster than before. i noticed there is 1 connection remain with the router when i put the phone to sleep, and the connection seems to be active longer than before.

may be it's your router that's the problem. all my routers use DD-WRT custom firmware.