Surur, thing is, it is in Apple's interests to have it opened up, I think. I bet this is what happens: Apple ignores it while it is a small operation, and works to get an official SDK ready. Then when it is ready, they announce it like it is the Second Coming of the Jesus Phone: Desktop-like applications for the iPhone have arrived! And they will also have a bunch of cool apps and utilities made by the community that will suddenly become available to the average Joe iTunes user.
10 Things that "Absolutely suck" about the iPhone. (Yes I have one)
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"I'm going to quote Ellen Degeneres here. "Anything that requires two hands to do, your brain should be in on it too"."
Okay, so Ellen is a little slow.
(I do understand that some people shouldn't make calls when driving - and most know their limitations and don't do it. And the ones who can, realize when driving conditions wouldn't really allow activity with the phone, radio, A/C, light switches, wipers, ww washers, steering wheel, others in the car...).
Okay, so Ellen is a little slow.
(I do understand that some people shouldn't make calls when driving - and most know their limitations and don't do it. And the ones who can, realize when driving conditions wouldn't really allow activity with the phone, radio, A/C, light switches, wipers, ww washers, steering wheel, others in the car...).
and so is microsoft with how many clicks, taps and the like it takes to get where ya wanna go
and so is microsoft with how many clicks, taps and the like it takes to get where ya wanna go
Less than the iPhone.
For dialing - if you are on the today screen you just start dialing. Smart filtering will mean you do not have to dial the whole number, therefore much less taps. If you are not on the today screen you press the hand phone key, and then dial the same. Only one extra tap.
On the iPhone even on the home screen you have to press the phone button, then either dial the whole number or look it up in your recent calls or favorites. Many many more clicks and taps.
In fact, on your soon-to-be-ex Mongul, you are always only one click away from the phone, e-mail, web, camera and connection manager. With the iPhone its always at least one tap extra unless you are already on the home screen.
Surur
This guy got what he deserved. You don't travel to another country without checking out the international roaming rates- I just returned from Montreal, and checked the AT&T rates before I left. .79/ min for voice.
Not sure how this is a criticism of the iPhone , Surur.
Did you miss the part where the iPhone was racking up charges behind his back while he was roaming? He ended up having to pay 10 time more than he thought he would.
Surur
This must have been a sight to behold...
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1215574
Surur
- - Got kicked out of the Apple store today
tonyayo 08-04-2007 08:50
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Got kicked out of the Apple store today
So I had my iPhone for around 4 days. The battery would not hold a charge. I deiced I don't have time to deal with a phone that hasn't been though development. I didn't have the time to be a beta tester and go through 5 phones before I found the one that actually worked 90%.
No matter how much you love your iPhone you have to admit - it is a beta. It has not been fully tested, it is lacking features out the butt, but it is great at surfing the web and Google maps. But as a phone it is severely lacking.
My other beef is with iTunes - it would be nice if it just had a file system so you didn't have to use iTunes to get all the data though - like Nokia does with Bluetooth. Did Apple is trying to integrate it's self into their products more then Microsoft does.
Now for every phone there are things that you will love and hate. With this phone - I hated the entire phone. Loved the internet, Google maps, and processing speed. Still an awesome device in my opinion, yet - not a phone.
Here is what happened to me at the Apple store:
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So 4 days ago I caved in and bought an iPhone - in those 4 days I realized it was a complete piece of crap as a phone (given the internet browsing was amazing, Google maps was amazing, and e-mail was acceptable). The phone does not allow custom ring tones (you can only use the ones on the phone). It cannot send picture messages to other phones. It doesn?t even have a voice recorder (my cell phone from the 90?s had that ? very useful when dealing with police). And that?s just the major ones ? there were many other annoyances with it.
It was a cool device but totally sucked as a phone, to add on to it I got a defective model and the battery sucked. So I decided to return it. It had nothing to do with the money; my last cell phone was $1,200.
I walk into the Apple store and say I want to return it. They ask why, and I stated the reasons above. Of course I was quite angry at this point because iTunes just deleted my entire phone for no reason, for the second time ? I was not in a pleasant mood to say the least.
The Mac ?Genius? tells me that Apple is aware of the battery problem and is working on a software fix for it.
I say what ever and I just want to return it. They realize I am pretty pissed and move me over to the side to talk to this little wussy guy. At this point everyone in the store is looking at me, including a man with no arms (I told him not to buy an iPhone). So they start the refund process and then tell me there is a $50 dollar restocking fee. I say I am not going to pay that. They insist I do, this is what happens:
Me: I am not going to pay the restocking free ? the phone is 4 days old and it is crap
?Genius?: It is store policy
Me: You knowingly sold me a defective product as the other guy stated earlier.
?Genius?: We will replace your phone.
Me: Great ? where?s my Nokia 8801?
?Genius?: No with another iPhone
Me: I don?t want another iPhone ? that?s why I am returning it ? it is crap.
?Genius?: Sorry sir, it?s store policy ? there is nothing I can do about it.
(Now of course this was not a subtle conversation, I was pretty pissed)
Me: Pinch my nipples.
?Genius?: Excuse me?
Me: Pinch my nipples.
?Genius?: Si..
Me: Pinch my nipples!
?Genius?: Why?
Me: BECAUSE I LIKE TO GET MY NIPPLES PINCHED WHEN I AM GETTING ****ED THAT?S WHY!
?Genius?: I am going to have to ask you to leave
Me: Ask me to leave all you want, give me my ****ing money.
?Genius?: If you continue to use that language we will kick you out, plus the head phones aren?t even in the package.
Me: Just take it back; I?ll pay the ****ing restocking fee.
?Genius?: Here you go ? now leave or we will call security.
I already contacted my credit card company and they aren?t getting $50 bucks out of me. For a defective phone that should of been tested before release.
Apples stance on this product is totally unacceptable. I started using my Nokia 8801 again. Called up Customer Care and they are sending me 2 new free batteries because I had complaints about the battery life on that phone (they don't even make the phone anymore - I've had it for well over a year). I don't understand how a company as large as Apple could afford to make such major flaws in product testing and release. It is to funny because everyone is saying, "I will wait out to version 2" - my whole stance on that was, "When version 2 comes out I will buy it." The way I look at it now is V2 is really V1 - Apple just used the general public as beta testers. To think they are missing so much on that phone that lesser phones have, for example: GPS, 3G, Wireless N, Removable Battery
Maybe down the line if they actually turn it info a fully functioning device I will pick it up. I am not a Apple hater or lover (I am how ever a big fan of Steve Jobs).
Customer service is a joke - HoFo has been much more helpful to me then they were, in all aspects (even response time).
Final word: The iPhone is a cool device. Nay, an excellent ground breaking device and will most likely lead to a break though in mobile technology. Is it a good phone? No. A phone is something people rely upon to stay connected - a vital necessity in business.
You may read my previous review of the iPhone here: Tony's Sexist Review of the iPhone
Best phone I ever had: Nokia 3120 ($79)
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1215574
Surur
Well, data charges are at a premium as well. Every time he opened email, the weather app, Safari, etc- he was charged.
After reading the rates, I put my phone in Airplane mode.
I can't see him being charged for doing nothing. We'll see; my next bill will reveal whether I get these same "background" charges.
If so, that's a call to AT&T, not Apple.
And, yes, AT&T's cs is abysmal compared with my years at Sprint.
You certainly don't have to hate Apple products to hate those smarmy, psuedo hipster-dufus (credit to Elaine on Sienfeld) "Geniuses," or to hate the corporation itself.
I doubt he was checking his e-mail every 8-10 minutes. It was likely the stocks and weather widget, and of course e-mail.
Other devices know when you are roaming and switch of such data services.
Surur
iPhone owner getting iBored. Told to buy a device that runs real OSX...
Surur
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1215435- - So ready for some new Apps.
plessdude 08-04-2007 03:18
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So ready for some new Apps.
After seeing that a few home brewed 3rd party apps are beginning to surface I am starting to really want something new to do with this phone. I can't remember the last time I used the same phone for over a month let alone without adding something to it. I am getting so iBored that I am making up reasons to use things like the World Clock and the Timer. I have been through the whole web 2.0 application phase and I have come to the conclusion that if I wanted something like that I would never had given up my Palm VII using PQA's in 1998. I need to pace myself I guess with this current list of apps. I am going to hold off using the Stopwatch at least until September so I have something to look forward to. Its time Apple. Your early adopters are getting restless. Throw us a bone. Anything. A dictionary app or tip calculator at this point would be front page news. Man this phone is like owning a Ferrari that only goes 10mph.
scaredpoet 08-04-2007 03:37
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I am going to hold off using the Stopwatch at least until September so I have something to look forward to.
Uhm... dude, I think you need a hobby.
that, or if you're really hungry for apps and new widgets, go to the Apple Store and get an iMac, or a MacBook if you want something portable. you'll be able to play with that for months.
plessdude 08-04-2007 03:42
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Uhm... dude, I think you need a hobby.
that, or if you're really hungry for apps and new widgets, go to the Apple Store and get an iMac, or a MacBook if you want something portable. you'll be able to play with that for months.
I have all of the above. Doesn't change the fact that I want a wee bit more functionality from the iPhone. PQA's just are not cutting it.
scaredpoet 08-04-2007 12:19
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I have all of the above.
Sure didn't sound like it!
At any rate, Apple does have a feedback page, have you sent them a comment?
https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html#mn_p
Surur
This is one angry lady...
Surur
http://www.everythingiphone.com/for...nd-no-go-very-disappointed-customer-7406.html
Surur
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That's what I was going to say...
On the Treo, it can alert you when Voice and/or Data roaming, before you proceed (you can also disable them if you have no issue when roaming), plus we have that trusty old "home network only" option, to block roaming altogether.
Is there no alert on the iPhone for when data roaming?
braj
If horses were wishes then beggars would ride.
Sounds like a buncg of iPissed iPhoners.
No need to get nasty about the return...just say whatever to the restocking fee and call your credit card to dispute.
I love the comparison to PQA's. It's deja vu all over again.
If horses were wishes then beggars would ride.
Sounds like a buncg of iPissed iPhoners.
No need to get nasty about the return...just say whatever to the restocking fee and call your credit card to dispute.
I love the comparison to PQA's. It's deja vu all over again.
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