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Title: For the Apple lovers
Post by: dTEA on 12 July 2011, 21:45: Right, dont get started on the iPhone is sh1te tip again :rolleyes:
BUT i need advice on how to update the bloody phone to the latest iOS4.3.3 Problem is, I have an older MacBook still running OS10.4.11 and iTunes states it needs to be 10.5 or higher to install iTunes 10+, and without this the iTunes states there is a new iOS for the phone but when you click upgrade it doenst bother and states "the latest version of iTunes is already installed" which clearly it isnt!!!! DFM :grin:

So, is there a work around or any genuine helpful advice on how to do this without jailbreaking the damn thing...God knows its tempting with Apple proving to be c0cksuckers...how can you update an iOS thats deliverable via iTunes and then stops people with older versions without expecting people to slag them off for being greedy...and I know I can get 10.5 as a boxed package for £29 but its besides the point!!! The Mac aint broke and it works well without being bloated with loads of sh1te :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Jay on 12 July 2011, 22:10: VirtualBox, install Windows (easier than installing OS X) install itunes, use the USB passthrough to connect the iphone to the virtual PC and update it. (If that works, never tried updating an iphone that way and probably very experimental, but I think you'd be the first :grin: )
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Ant1981 on 12 July 2011, 22:15: If you had an HTC you'd get proper smooth updates.
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Adam on 12 July 2011, 22:17: Uninstalled iTunes then redownloaded it?
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: dTEA on 12 July 2011, 22:17: Quote from: Ant1981 on 12 July 2011, 22:15
If you had an HTC you'd get proper smooth updates.
Arrrrggh someone mentioned HTC :grin:

And Jay no thanks!! i want something tried and tested or i might as well jailbreak it!!
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: dTEA on 12 July 2011, 22:18: Quote from: Adam on 12 July 2011, 22:17
Uninstalled iTunes then redownloaded it?
nope only supported from 10.5 onwards... :sad:
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Jay on 12 July 2011, 22:19: You can get Slow Leopard for free yaknow :wink:
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Guy on 12 July 2011, 22:21: have you tried popping in to the apple store to see what they say? you never know they might bung you a copy of snow leopard seeing as lion is on its way?
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Adam on 12 July 2011, 22:22: They will upgrade you to Snow Leopard for free.
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Guy on 12 July 2011, 22:30: Quote from: Adam on 12 July 2011, 22:22
They will upgrade you to Snow Leopard for free.

and all is well in the world :smiley:
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: dTEA on 12 July 2011, 22:50: Quote from: Adam on 12 July 2011, 22:22
They will upgrade you to Snow Leopard for free.
How and where?? :huh:
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Guy on 12 July 2011, 22:55: Quote from: dTEA on 12 July 2011, 22:50
Quote from: Adam on 12 July 2011, 22:22
They will upgrade you to Snow Leopard for free.
How and where?? :huh:

http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/manchesterarndale/ (http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/manchesterarndale/)

http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/manchesterarndale/map/ (http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/manchesterarndale/map/)

i think you have to book an appointment.. maybe give them a call first ;)
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Adam on 12 July 2011, 23:15: Book in with an Apple Genuis Bar. You can't call them to book.
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: dTEA on 12 July 2011, 23:25: Apple genius bar??? Just down the road from the Trafford Centre so will bob tomoz morn and chat...cheers fellas :cool:
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Kerrse on 13 July 2011, 14:50: Is Lion out now or is that 31st July ..
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 13 July 2011, 19:13: Lion is out in the next week or two, hopefully tomorrow along with a possible MacBook Air update. Awesome news is it's only £20.99!!!!
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Mikester on 13 July 2011, 21:50: Quote from: Shady Pioneer on 13 July 2011, 19:13
Lion is out in the next week or two, hopefully tomorrow along with a possible MacBook Air update. Awesome news is it's only £20.99!!!!

£20.99 to upgrade to Lion, i currently have latest version of Snow Leopard?
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Jay on 13 July 2011, 21:52: Isn't that for 3 or 5 Mac's? So you're paying £5~ a machine?
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: bobotheclown on 13 July 2011, 22:11: glad that apple are keeping the price down again. The only operating systems I have ever bought on their own and not part of a system are Windows XP and Apple Snow Leopard. Both are awesome and still use XP!
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 14 July 2011, 00:15: Quote from: Jay on 13 July 2011, 21:52
Isn't that for 3 or 5 Mac's? So you're paying £5~ a machine?

Snow Leopard was a 64-bit upgrade and behind the scenes overhaul, Lion is a proper OS upgrade (like XP to 7, yeah, I meant to miss out Vista :grin:). You are right Jay, very generous of them to offer it so cheaply and so freely as well.
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Jay on 14 July 2011, 13:38: Vis... what? :huh: :grin:

to be fair they used to make their money through hardware sales, now it's hardware + itunes, the OS sales are insignificant in comparison.
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: dTEA on 19 July 2011, 10:41: http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY (http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY)

What happened to the upgrade??? All I can find is the paid versions??
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: Jay on 19 July 2011, 13:34: that is the upgrade, but I'd wait until Lion comes out SOON (as in a matter of hours/days, apparently). The full retail version of the OS usually costs £130, I know that as I looked for the OLD version, Tiger, and was shocked ( so torrented it).
Title: Re: For the Apple lovers
Post by: dTEA on 19 July 2011, 14:43: Quote from: Jay on 19 July 2011, 13:34
that is the upgrade, but I'd wait until Lion comes out SOON (as in a matter of hours/days, apparently). The full retail version of the OS usually costs £130, I know that as I looked for the OLD version, Tiger, and was shocked ( so torrented it).
tempting to go to the newsgroups...but i want a non hacked version...with no issues when I go back to upgrade the wireless card as i now have 30mb :cool: and it does deliver unlike the numptees at BeThere :grin: