Now try and dial the iPhone with your eyes closed.

Then go back and try to dial with your “old silver buttoned phone;” you know the one with raised buttons and probably a tab or nub on the 5 key… You know, your “old phone” with the tactile feedback that allows you to dial without looking. Try that on your new iPhone.

While the GUI is cool, the touch screen concept is not unique (how many Palm Pilots and Palm based phones have had touch screens for how long now), using a touch screen as the dial pad does have limitations.

Can’t wait to see what iPhone2 looks like.

There are some seriously unhappy campers. Amongst others, speaker problems are widespread. And, finally people are realising there are basic features missing. Anyone that actually gets past the “oh look at me I’ve got an iPhone” phase and start trying to actually use the iPhone are having problems. Oh, and try listening to music and browsing with Safari… see how long it takes for the music player to bum out. Oh, and Safari will crash ‘randomly’ whilst zooming… etc. etc. There are bugs people, not simple glitches, repeatable bugs!

And the biggest worry is the calm resolution suggested by Apple… “oh, you just need to reset your device”… ha ha, c’mon, the $600 device needs to be reset because you pressed the wrong button at the wrong time or had the wrong things open at the wrong time!? Whhhaaaaat!!!

And core usability like searching through multiple contacts… shocking… was this phone tested at all!!?? (and by anyone with more than 10 friends / contacts).

Die hard Apple fans need to apply some objective analysis and push back on Mr Jobs for a better more reliable product.

Weak AT&T signals are going to eat up people’s batteries as well. Do a search on Google news for iPhone and battery and you’ll start to see articles regarding short battery life and inconsistancies.

Just my 2c.

Our plan was fine and we’ve been on Cingular (now AT&T) for 7 years so there were no issues there. At&T had some major issues activating and I highly doubt it was under 2%. If it was that low, it wouldn’t have made such headlines.

Overall the phone is cool. Usability and form factor is nice. Only had a couple of hours to play with it last night thanks to the ridiculous activation time. They definitely owe me at least a day’s credit and the activation fee. I’ve been a beta tester for Cingular for 5 years now and this is a pretty cool phone but no way I’d pay retail or more for it.

Ben said: “… it is a “smart phone” it is still just a toy. Right now it doesn’t have the proper software to be used for serious business applications.”

What ‘proper’ software would that be? Software that allows you to send/receive rich HTML e-mail? The ability to connect to virtually any POP, IMAP, and Microsoft Exchange Server for e-mail? Perhaps the ability to go directly to any of your voice mail messages without listening to the prior messages. Maybe its Google Maps and the iPhone Map program’s ability to guide you to your destination without the battery-sucking GPS hardware and software. Maybe the ability to read Word, Excel, and PDF documents is what you mean.

Ben said: “…limited battery life…” Compare these figures to the competition:

Talk time: Up to 8 hours
Standby time: Up to 250 hours
Internet use: Up to 6 hours
Video playback: Up to 7 hours
Audio playback: Up to 24 hours

“…and small screens…”

3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 160 dpi

“…how often are you really going to surf the web on your phone or waste your battery playing music or watching videos on a tiny screen?”

If what I’m reading from the people who’ve purchase an iPhone, I suspect quite a lot.

I think what alot of people are forgetting is that while it is a “smart phone” it is still just a toy. Right now it doesn’t have the proper software to be used for serious business applications.

I also think these all in on devices are mostly pointless due to limited battery life and small screens. After the wow factor wears off, how often are you really going to surf the web on your phone or waste your battery playing music or watching videos on a tiny screen?

The iPhone technology is a turn on for lots of people but I’d say that large percentage of those who rushed to get iPhone this weekend simply want to show off. They hype was built to point of explosion for many and they had to have it even those who can’t afford it. Most of folks who like if for technology are waiting to see how well it functions over the next couple of months, or for the second gen, or even to see what technology will competition come forth with by the time their current contract expires.

I have used a converged device for over a year that plays movies and music, can browse web at 3G speeds, check email, play games, take photos and videos, and more. Maybe next gen iPhone will introduce something truly revolutionary so for me it’s worth the wait.

NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S. cellphone carrier, passed on the chance to be the exclusive distributor of the iPhone almost two years ago, balking at Apple’s rich financial terms and other demands.
Among other things, Apple wanted a percentage of the monthly cellphone fees, say over how and where iPhones could be sold and control of the relationship with iPhone customers, said Jim Gerace, a Verizon Wireless vice president. “We said no. We have nothing bad to say about the Apple iPhone. We just couldn’t reach a deal that was mutually beneficial.”

Verizon’s decision to pull the plug on talks sent Apple into the waiting arms of Cingular, which will be the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone. The multifunction device is expected to ship in June and cost about $500.

read it all here:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-01-28-verizon-iphone_x.htm

Also, many people have said why put the blame on apple for the activation/service issues? because as part of the deal with att, apple wants control of all customer service issues, training etc.

What you don’t need any longer is your video iPod. Video on the iPhone is spectacular. If they released it as an iPod only with the iPod’s current capacity (30G and 80G), with fully-working bluetooth and WiFi, it’d be the ultimate iPod.

July 2nd, 2007 at 11:30 am

“a colt of morans”

that’s the funniest part of this whole post and thread

FYI–it’s CULT, and MORONS, you moron

At least someone else noticed this. People calling other people stupid while making grammar and spelling mistakes really doesn’t further their cause.

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I am glad, you noticed too JP.

You can’t use : “doesn’t” with “People”, its supposed to be “don’t”.

YOUR CASE IS DISMISSED TOO….DING !!!!

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This is worth reposting…I laughed so hard I almost started crying at work. BTW, I am a republican and that is still absolutely hiarious.

People who care about realiability and cost-effectiveness did not buy iPhones.

The people who bought iPhones were either brainwashed Apple iPod-People who just HAD to have everything Jobs pushes, or were simply obsessed with having the latest gadget.

Either way, they deserve what they get.

I wonder how many people are going to get in traffic accidents while trying to multitask on the i(diot)Phones while driving.

that’s the funniest part of this whole post and thread

FYI–it’s CULT, and MORONS, you moron

At least someone else noticed this. People calling other people stupid while making grammar and spelling mistakes really doesn’t further their cause.