Its obvious to oalvarez if the iPhone does not have it its an unimportant feature, but if iPhone does have it, its great.
For example, I understand in the browser you cant:
set a home page
chose font size
switch the loading of pictures of (important on an GPRS/edge device)
In the e-mail client you cant:
force it to only donwload a portion of the e-mail
force it to not download attachments.
I bet oalvarez does not think these (simple) features are important in any way.
Surur
i'll be more than glad to address your points.
-i think it's silly that one doesn't have the choice of setting a home page (or not). as a user i also know that any web address i might want to frequent regularly is contained in my favorites area. again, one should be able to set a home page.
-font size in a browser: upon being dowloaded the entire web page fits on the screen. would i want to be able to make it even smaller or bigger (hence not being able to see certain portions of the page) automatically? not sure. one can do that by shrinking or expanding the page with their fingers. if i've understood you correctly, i personally haven't found a need for it.
-switch the loading of pics on a page: i think that one should be able to choose whether they want to increase download speeds by omitting pictures. having said that, i personally like to view the images on the web page and i have found the EDGE speeds to be acceptable more times than not. again, one should be able to choose.
email related items:
since i use it for personal use (home email, no work whatsoever) neither one of those matter to me. as for attachments, i think that one might have to set outlook to download the attachments automatically in order for the handheld to be able to see them. in all honesty, i'm not sure. should one be able to attach an item to an email, from the email screen? yes, absolutely.
i'll even add one of my own: one should be able to minimize the keyboard prior to either cancelling or completing typing. there is no way to do this. i find that it hides portions of the screen that one might want to access before actually sending the message.
i have answered your areas of concern, and honestly. if the iPhone doesn't have certain features that does not make them unimportant.
now, back to my question:
is it really all that difficult to tap the screen to get the vital "incoming or outgoing" call information? and how much time does that actually take? i make and receive calls, i know if i have spoken to that person or not. if it's a missed call it's in red.
is it a truly important feature that it is missing or are some of you simply nit-picking it to death as you have?