Sorry to break the news folks but the iPhone sucks on so many levels that I can’t understand the hype. Japan’s had better phones for years. PDA features, music, you name it. What’s more you don’t have to donate a body organ to buy one.
Let me break it down for you why it wont be the smash hit of 2007. – You need to find a compatible carrier – It’s too damn expensive for what’s actually a glorified iPod nano – No keypad. – Touchscreen will get nasty. – Hardware will suck and have defects well into 2008
You know Apple’s track record. That phone’s going to be covered in a mess of fingerprints and be scratched up like hell. All for a price of $500 or more? No thanks. Keep the phone.
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do you know what the iphone is made of? Is it the same material as the ipod? you might want to find that out before you think of scratchers.
The video iPod is their biggest selling product in terms of revenue (pricing x units) and look how easily it scratches. I’m hoping Apple will prove me wrong but judging from the shine it gives off it’s probably not the same material as say what covers Palm screens. We’ll see what it’s made of later in the year.
Apple is the new Betamax LOL
betamax rocks
So you know jack shit about it, but you know it will have defects, and regardless of the fact that it has a keyboard, you say it has no keyboard.
It is going to have exclusive carriers, but you say you have to find a compatible carrier.
Japan has had better phones, have they? I live in Edmonton, Alberta. Can you point me at the local dealer for Japanese phones? Thanks.
And “smart phones” easily can and will run you over 500 hundred dollars. Is this a somehow cheaper 500 dollars than Apple’s 500 dollars?
Do us all a favour and shut the fuck up.
Um, this is my blog so it doesn’t matter does it? You should write a blog yourself.
Soooooo over rated
I feel sorry for the consumers buying into this…
don’t they have the interet!?!? Can’t they do their own research!?
For the person in Edmonton Alberta,
It’s called the internet, you’re using it now, well done
now google cell phones
something called a ‘list’ will appear
and browse a few sites until u see what we were talking about.
God, whats worse than ignorant ppl? IGNORANT FANBOYS.
Well w/e
I guess the pro is
I’ll be walking around with my N95
while everyone else has an iphone
muhahaha
Steve Jobs can use anything and make it look good. You never know until people use it themselves. We’ll see how good it is soon.
Well, i really loved the iphone after i saw the video on apple.com.
I think the iphone has a good price for all its features, and if it scratches just put a fucking cover on it!!!!!
how the heck can you tell me that japan got better phones, dude a phone with a magnetic credit card glue to the back battery cover is not really a break through in tecnology, blah blah blah, everyone outhere can name something better than the iphone, but i dont see them making money, now let me give you some real facts apple made over 10 billion dollars on the stock market in one day from $85 to $97 almost $98 just by anouncing the freaking thing, most small cell companies dont even cost that much, do the math they sold 5 GB ipod in 2000 the size of VCR and the could not keep enough on the shelf for $499, so if you think they wont be able to sell iphones your dead wrong
Dude….Iphone is havin bunch of rocking technology. No key pad…is really rocking feature…em excited to use….and it has multitouch screen….and all in just 500 bucks…Believe friends…They will sell this advance technology like nething!!
Have you actually seen and touched one? I have had Japaneese phones and use a Razr because I like the feel of it. Before I had my first Razr, the last phone I owneed was a Sony P800. It was cool at the time, but I didn’t like it because it was too big. Treo and Blackberry are too big too. The iPhone is the coolest personal tech device I can remember and I bought my first cell phone in 1984. I have an iPod I don’t use much and I bought the first version of the Reo MP3 player and regretfully, stock in Diamond (Reo was the MP3 market leader before iPod).
If Apple can shrink the iPhone, like they did the iPod, it’s game over for the Japanese, Finnish and Swedish cell phone manufactures.
I did buy one of the first VHS, CD, DVD and Blueray players, I but didn’t buy a Betamax because an Japanese engineer at JVC told me it had to many moving parts, shortly before they released VHS.
Even the Japanese have to admire the iPhone’s evolutionary brilliance.
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the T-mobile MDA!! iphone is similar to that phone but so much less in many regards. The MDA has a touch screen for everything as well but with the addition of a slide out full qwerty keyboard. It also has mni SD expansion slot and you can easily fing 4gb cards and I’m sure 8 and more are out there or will arrive. It can play mp3s and all that no problem. It even has WIFI, does iphone have that?? More importantly, there is a ton more software for it’s windows mobile platform that iphone will ever have, not saying it’s all good…
Either way, I’m just surprised everyone is talking about japanese phones when we already have great iphone beating competitors available.
I was waiting for someone to compare it to my T-Mobile MDA. When I first heard about the phone I was told that it is the “most advanced thing out there”. But when I look at it, it is not as functional as my MDA.
Mine has wifi b/g, camera, real-time full internet, email, touch screen, etc. like the iPhone – but I can also install Pocket PC / Windows Mobile applications on it. So it also functions as my GPS because of the built-in Bluetooth.
iPhone sucks! The lemmings are bowing before the “paradigm shift” in cellular phone technology:
1) “wow, google maps!”-like every other PDA/phone
2)”wow, video and mp3 on your phone”-not just every PDA/phone, but practically every other non-PDA phone as well
3)”wow, internet!”-EDGE only, so have fun with slow internet and not being able to use the internet while on a call while the guy w/ a 3G PDA/phone, ala Blackjack or Treo is looking up directions on the same google maps program as on iphone or windows live search and telling his friends on the phone where to go all at the same time
4)”wow! touchscreen”-oh, you mean like windows mobile, symbian and palm os? but that many of them also have a keyboard, hidden or not, which drastically decrease time spent typing.
5)”wow…apple OS system on a phone!”-nice, closed system that doesnt allow for 3rd party softwares, unlike WM5/6 and palm and symbian
...In the words of Public Enemy, “Don’t…Don’t….Don’t Believe the Hype!”
Hmmmm…the iphone. Another gimmick to suck money out of the wallets of the desperate, hipster, brand worshiping yuppy. I can already see the loser crowd reminiscent of the dork in the Apple commercials running around with their stupid iphone and thinking they are on a whole new different level because they are part of the “iLife”. Well…if the “iLosers” are willing to shell out ridiculous money for an average phone and make Jobs even richer just so that their LOSER friends drool over this thing, oh well…let ‘em.
I wouldn’t buy an Apple product if my life depended on it. Steve Jobs ensured that by torturing me with the insanely stupid, not to mention misleading, Mac commercials.
haha wow you guys. Shut up. You obviously googled the Iphone or something same as i and came across this page. So that means you have a little interest in it. Cmon now do we really have the time to sit around and debate about a phone that hasn’t been released yet? All of you talking about “The hype…oh terror…the hype” you’re only increasing it. Let’s wait until it comes out guys! THEN you can argue!
What about the Glofiish M700… this looks to be a pretty cool device at the $500 price point doing everything the iPhone does and more. I bought an 8125 a while back and it sucked…I am back on a regular old cell phone just waiting for something… not the iPhone though
http://www.etencorp.com/products/Communication/M700.php
With all the hype you’d think Apple paid for all this press as part of their launch campaign. What happened to fair and balanced journalism?
I’ve started to compile a list of tangible downsides of the Apple iPhone for those seriously considering abandoning their current smart phones for the iPhone:
http://www.essistme.com/2007/06/27/20-real-downsides-of-apple-iphone/
iPhone
it has a glass touch screen
if you scratch it ( you probably with cause hey its a phone that you put in your pocket and take with you evrywhere) its ruined.
but hey its just my primary thoughts id rather see it with my own eyes.
im just fine with my own cellphone right now which is pretty old (9 months old, ancient now huh) and im fine with that. I dought im gonna get an expensive $500 cellphone to carry around wherever i go anyway, seems alot of people miss that point
S. Jobs did a fine job targeting teens and professional young lawyers, doctors, and other corporate-level scumbags to get this device in the market. The name has it all. Apple had to make sure it had the ‘i’ with it. “Daddy, it’s not just a cellphone, it’s an iPhone!”
Ignorant parents and the like will fall for it, dishing out excessive $$ for their teens and will ultimately learn later on they were idiots to get such an over-hyped device.
As for those young professionals who just want the ‘privilege’ of having one, showing off to their hot girlfriends, are only feeding S. Jobs big fat wallet. As with all new technology, it will last for only 6 months, since other companies will spin off from this new product and stay competitive with Apple.
Jobs sold Apple off to the bitter end guys. He is a hero for the company since Apple was in trouble because of lack of sales and popularity with the rest of the ‘joe guy’ computer users. Jobs used Intel chips because Intel was a known brand. PowerPC G4/5 chips? What’s that? Geeks know about that. Not enough of those guys though to make spectacular sales…
He used EDGE for the iPhone because it has a much wider customer base than 3G. Slower yes, but for regular ‘idiots’, they can’t tell the difference in speed when downloading webpages.
It’s all about business guys. And that’s why business degrees are the 5hit because, ultimately, no matter how well engineered you make a product, if you can’t market the goddam thing, what good will it do for the company? People skills…oh but what do geeks know about that?
So what good does my Comp. Security degree do without an MBA? I’d probably shoot myself without one.
I don’t mean to jump on the bandwagon, but you guys should admit.. the iPhone is our new god. let the gates burst down, as the infinitely powerful ray of light that is the iPhone blinds our vision and remaining senses with an infintesmal extoic explosion of light, disentigrate our souls and our planet with endless glory. Let the iPhone take away the limitations of mankind, and deliver us from our pathetic insignificant existences, cotrolled and consumed by the orb of skin that wraps itself around our mortal souls. iPhone, we welcome you as our new god. Let every insignificant soul drop to their knees and praise you.
OMG I JUST GOT MY IPHONE!!!! OMG ITS SOOOOO well alright. i had it for two hours and im getting bored. its just collecting dust on my table right now. When i first opened the box, i got that apple feeling. you know the feeling when you open a new ipod box. it looks so clean and shiny and has that simple modern minimalistic look to it. you take it out it feels so cool this large rectangular metal device with smooth round edges, sleek. you turn it on the apple logo appears. i made my first call with it. i couldnt believe how fun it is to make calls. i tried the internet. kinda slow. took five minutes to start the guitar video from you tube. added contacts easily. hard to type with fat fingers like mine. its just so hard to control. it will take you months to get it right. even deleting is a bitch. you have to like slide the item to the right to make the delete button appear and try pressing the tiny button. the keys are small and i tend to press multiple keys at once. it collects the oils from your hand easily. itll probably scratch if you leave it unprotected in your pocket. after a while putting a large rectangular oblect to your face makes you look stupid and feels weird. 8gb is not enough for my music. it takes forever to navigate. its ten times harder than the clickwheel. time to sell mine on ebay. id prefer my razr over this piece of advanced shit.
hey why am i complaining. ive made a profit of 500,000 in my life, just from apple stock. i just bought more shares the other week. keep the iphone coming. you know what, disregard my last comment, i was high. buy an iphone, or better yet two iphones. and don’t forget your kids. and parents, friends, relatives. oh yeah and macbook pros are cool too. buy one for everyone in your household. and dont forget your mac pros. go buy a dozen of those too. you wont regret it
whether the phone sucks or not… its not fucking worth $500.
Seriously, whats wrong with people.. wasting money like this..
You have a TV, you have music, you have a computer, you have a phone, stop throwing your money away because of your short attention span. Where are you gonna be that you HAVE to watch a movie? It can wait.
you guys need to get a life…its a stupid phone that no one really needs.
the iphone geeks remind me of the star wars geeks camped out waiting for the grand arrival of thier savior, get a freakin’ life, you bunch of loosers, it’s an overpriced gadget phone. I dread going to work next week wondering how long it will take before I run into some pin head geek talking proudly about his ipod purchase like he just found the cure for cancer. I’ll have a hard time not wanting to shove it down his throat and then wanting to see if the touch screen can still work by punching him in the stomach, lol.
Wish I had one, could make a great video running it over with a steam roller.
Every time you play a video clip it will probably ask you to upgrade to Quicktime Pro.
Dude i just got my jesus iphone today and it rocks, i can imagine living with out it right know makes me want to cry, by the way if someone brought one, dont call him a looser because, its probabily the other way around, just look at it, they manage to come up with $600 dollars for the jesus phone, and you manage to come up with nothing
Who really needs all that crap on their phone?? Surf the Internet? Who can see that small print? I know, the ad shows someone reading the newspaper, but after they zoom in, you only get about two sentences of readable print. I can get a phone, a camera and an MP3 for much less than $500. Go ahead, waste your money on bells and whistles. I’d rather keep my money in my pocket.
I have never understood the draw to apple products. They only work the way apple wants them to. ( until intel chip macs ). everything iphone can do treo can do better 3 years ago. Killer apps skyrocketed the pc market, same will be true of phones.
Anyone who buys iphone is a moron…
ok…. what other phone can you surf the internet and have it look like ur on an actual computer!!!! none that i’ve ever seen.
and if you hate it so much why do you WASTE ur time BITCHING bout it on a blog…
YOUR WHATS WRONG WITH AMERICA… not bush…...(bunch a whinny bitches!)
hahahahahah…all smartphones have real internet now.
okay…iPhone has no video camera, no voice dialing, no voice recording, you cant use mp3’s as ringtones. it pretty much sucks. ill keep my 8525 and be happy
have fun with your crapppy $600 phoneee
I have a Treo and an iPhone. Everyone is right, The Treo can do more, but it still sucks!!!! I hate the thing. The iPhone isn’t perfect but what it can do is done waayyyyyy better than the Treo or any other phone I’ve used. I can’t wait to throw that piece of crap Treo out of the window. And as far as the price goes….ALL SMART PHONES COST TOO MUCH!!!!! My TREO cost $600 bucks when I bought it and the new Treos still cost that much! Go to Palms sight if you don’t believe me….oh and trying to watch a movie or play songs on a Treo…AWFUL!! For a first entry into the cellphone business (regardless of the fact that it’s Apple) the device is good. I’m sure their future devices will be even better. I not trying to talk trash or jump on Apple’s jock. This is just my opinion after owning several smart phones. The iPhone is good considering it’s a rookie in the cell phone industry. If you don’t like just don’t buy it, but don’t act like it’s not a contender because then you just sound ignorant.
you are retarted as i noticed and cannot read. if you actually read or ever seen the iphone you would know.. that it cannot scratch from the screen because the added something (not sure what). also if you like japan so much, why dont u go to japan.. buy a phone.. not be able to use it because you dont speak japenese. THEN, SHOVE IT UP YOUR ENLARGED ASSHOLE. dont be jealous because your just a poor bastard who cannot afford the iphone you stupid peice of shit. GET A JOB, BUY AN IPHONE.. THEN YOU CAN WRITE A FAKE STORY ABOUT THE PHONE.
Iphone..hmmmm..The one I had this weekend is nothing more then an Ipod with Wifi. The phone service worked when it felt like working. I was able to get 2 calls to go through on Saturday and one of them was dropped after 5 minutes. And I live in the NY Metro area! The Wifi on the other hand is fast and nice. This thing is handicrapped by the horrible network they decided to go with. But then again you could just buy and Ipod and a regular cell phone and save about $300 bucks..This thing is cool, but for about like 15 minutes.
you are retarted as i noticed and cannot read. if you actually read or ever seen the iphone you would know.. that it cannot scratch from the screen because the added something (not sure what). also if you like japan so much, why dont u go to japan.. buy a phone.. not be able to use it because you dont speak japenese. THEN, SHOVE IT UP YOUR ENLARGED ASSHOLE. dont be jealous because your just a poor bastard who cannot afford the iphone you stupid peice of shit. GET A JOB, BUY AN IPHONE.. THEN YOU CAN WRITE A FAKE STORY ABOUT THE PHONE..
You trendy people have wasted your money and bought into a consumer culture where anyone can slap an “i” before the name of their newest product, regardless of its quality, and make a ton of cash from gullible, hype-loving, pretentious hipster weenies like you. There’s a plastic cup sitting beside me, I think I’ll call it the iCup and sell it for $699; after all, if it costs more than the iPhone, it just has to be better, right? Then I’ll make people wait in line for 36 hours instead of 18, because not only does my iCup send emails and transmit music into your brain stem, it also contains the cure for cancer.
Get a life, goobers, it’s a little gadget made of plastic and glass, and you spent the equivalent of at least a month’s worth of groceries on it.
Anything Apple sells is a piece of crap! I agree after getting to use one that a friend bought…it’s an overpriced piece of junk! $600 for a PHONE!!!!
What a joke!
i want the iCUP, it sound cool !!!
is a cup with apple design. awesome
The following article appears at PC World. For more videos, visit PC World’s Video Library. How tough is the iPhone?:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/06/30/iphone_test/index.php
Apple haters are a funny bunch. Complain, whine, complain about how they can’t afford anything Apple sells. Ok for them to camp out for days just to get an Xbox or Playstation, to them that’s “normal”. I heard the same kind of FUD when the iPod first appeared and look what it’s done to our way of listening and buying our music. It’s turned the industry upside down. If you think the iPhone is a piece of crap, don’t buy one. If you think it’s overpriced, present some logical information to justify it and let us know what you think the price should be. Do you guys go around asking people to justify why they drive a BMW instead of a Chevy? If you guys hate Apple so much that you can’t see what they have brought to the table with the iPhone, than YOU are the loser. The iPhone is far from perfect but it IS going to change the industry. It’s already happening. Don’t you guys get it? It’s not just a phone, it’s a computer in your hands. Try one out before you bash it.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2007/tc2007072_957316.htm
Overpriced.
CNET REMOVED THIS POST-CNET CENSORSHIP=WTF
(This was the #1 review, before CNET deleted it. Why? I guess the truth about the iPhone hurts.)
“No GPS, No Video, No MMS, No 3G, No Apps= WTF!!!”
by appleguy17msn.com (see profile) – June 30, 2007
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Pros:Slim, light, good battery, visual voicemail
Cons:No GPS, No Video, No MMS, No 3G, No 3rd-Party Apps
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No GPS, No Video, No MMS, No 3G, No Apps= WTF!!!
I just bought a new iPhone and am very disappointed. I have a MacBook Pro, which is awesome and a 80 GB iPod. I am a big apple fan and couldn’t wait the get my hands on this new piece of awesomeness. Boy was I wrong. I guess all the hype was just hype. I couldn’t believe that it didn’t even have basic functions that are on free phones.
I am going to try to return it today or eBay it. How can a phone that is suppose to “revolutionize” the market lack so many basic features like GPS, Video recording, MMS, 3G, 3rd party applications (yeah, I heard about the Web 2.0 apps, but what about multitasking and working offline. Besides Web 2.0 works on Windows Mobile too.)
Also, I can’t believe you can’t work with Office docs (Excel, Word, PPT) or Adobe flash, or PDF’s. Or corporate email.
When I heard Apple say that this phone was “5 years ahead of anything out there” I thought it must be one hella cool phone. Now, I just think that there must be some sort of nuclear holocaust in the next 3-4 years, so that 5 years from now this over-hyped piece of crap will be cutting edge.
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by appleguy17msn.com (see profile) – July 2, 2007
No Removable Battery, No Memory Card
No Removable Battery, No Memory Card.
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Although I agree with all these points, you for got about how simple minded Americans don’t care about credit debt, fall for simple marketing, and like shinny objects. The masses are simply too stupid to realize the valid points you have mentioned so they will still buy the phone.
I’m headed out the door, closing out my savings, and throwing down six hundred smackers at the local Apple store, smiling in manic excitement the entire time… just as soon as I’m somehow able to play WoW from work with the thing.
It’s a phone all you haters get over it! If people want to buy an iPhone they have a right too. Just because you can’t afford one or don’t like it, does not mean the rest of America should follow your lead. Some of us do not use our phone to take videos. Most iPhone owners like to use real camcorders for that. No GPS….who the hell is walking down the street using a GPS system?..and you call us geeks. Use the GPS in your car fool. No removeable battery…when was the last time needed to replace a battery in your iPod….ummmmmm..never? If we’re going to have this conversation let’s get real here. Most of you Microsoft boys are just slinging mud. Let’s see how good the X-Phone360 will be ….LOL!!!!!
psp plus nokia 3310 would offer more features. macs spelt backwards is what they are
My Nokia 3310 ROCKS!!!
It has a calculator, a stop watch, a reminder function, FOUR games, voice dialing, and over 35 ringtones built in with space for seven custom tones. crApple’s iPhoney doesn’t have ANY of that!
Not only that my 3310 isn’t bogged down by useless bloatware like a full function web browser, random access VM, multi-touch color display, full iPod functionality, and WiFi.
Long Live the N3310!!! I’ve had mine for 6 years now and it’s still going strong!!! (except the battery, but I can still use it when it’s plugged into the charger, and not on my service provider’s network because it doesn’t support e911) I LOVE my N3310!!!!!
Interesting post. You know the real nice thing about blogging is you can just spout nonsense and drivel based on absolutely nothing and then have no accountability. In fact, anyone who snickers at your lack of facts can be dismissed as a fanboy.
This was a classic blog post. The blogger’s opinion, bolstered by the blogger’s other opinion derived from another opinion of (surprise) the same blogger.
Well, Barren, I hate to be the one to piss on your parade, but the iPhone already is the hit of the summer. The reviewers (who unlike you have used one) say it doesn’t scratch easily at all, and the touchscreen keyboard takes a little getting used to but works fine.
As for Apple’s track record, well, I own a few shared of Apple that cost me about $5 apiece in 2000 (split adjusted) and they’re worth over $125 today. If their products were as bad as you paint them, my shares would have lost value. Like that company in Redmond that was trading at close to $60/share in 2000 and is down to $30 and change today.
Apologies for all the facts. I know that if you wanted facts here, you would have found some yourself.
Unfortunately, Rip Ragged, you failed to mention anything worth noting at all. You didn’t post one fact and it disgusts me as your ego skyrocketed due to rewarding yourself on a victorious moment.
Your bias toward this device is just shy of poor credentials and lack of reasoning. Your meaning to tell me because you read a positive review off of an apple iPod based site that the article alone contributes to facts and truth? Sorry, you’re ignorant and completely misguided.
As for your shares, that means nothing in terms of factual evidence as to the quality of an iPhone. Consumers have pretty wide variables as to why they buy Apple products, and they luckily got off on teenage trends-hill to get items they have no comparative knowledge of.
Japan has had very detailed and high quality internet phones for years, and whilst your assuming thats an opinion, you might want to do a little bit of in-depth reading. Now your thinking “If they have better phones, why doesn’t everyone have one?”- Because your naive and being clueless is how Apple gets paid (they prey you stay ignorant). However, they have great advertising, word of mouth, and are American. Imagine that, a US based company selling well in the US!
Fact: You’ll pay that extra dollar for a bigger name regardless of what bang for the buck. What confuses me though, is your general approach to defending a company with a product that could easily be put obsolete within a month time frame by a random small business in Japan.
Astonishing, really, but having a blog (yours) devoted solely to being a fanboy doesn’t strike me as to the irony. You bash Microsoft for stealing and being a knockoff of Mac OS’, but fail to comprehend how.
Well, you’ve found yourself dumbed down and thrown into a useless, stupid commoner pile with apparently no real personal opinion (Rely on those bias reviewers, helps with the ego I’m sure) and in the meantime, practice what you preach (Again, nice list of facts) before acting like Justin Long from the Mac commercials, you oblivious human embarrassment.
This is funny, it shows how well is managed the branding by Mr Jobs, Make the brand something personal, like you’re part of it, show the world your proud of being an I-person like the one in the ads, nobody can talk bad of you or your brand, this is not only true for apple but you can see it on cars, clothing, food, music styles “alternative sports”, an the list goes and goes, open your head and see the truth. T
To the i-people: if you like the iphone for its style i’ts OK but you can’t deny that its features are far behind of latest smartphones to be called “the revolution”.
To the anti-i People: apple products are great in sense of reliability and design,
Different designs serve different pourposes, nobody would go out for a ride in a caterpillar, wait a minute, what about the hummer, mmm…..
well i don’t think it is worth 600. I travel about 2 weeks a month, and I don’t think iphone can offer me what my blackberry does. From what I experience speed of internet is much slower, no GPS. I am sure it is a solid product, Apple is famous for that, however I don’t think it is innovative, thumbs down from me.
I think it’s funny how if anyone suggests that the iPhone isn’t worth getting then the Mac fan boys immediately call them names and say, “Your just jealous because you can’t afford it!”.
Lets make a list of what the iPhone is good at:
Shiny color display.
Bubbly interface.
Displaying the Apple logo
Lets make a list of what it’s bad at:
* Although it’s being marketed as web device with the “real internet” with a “real browser” (Apple Safari), it DOES NOT SUPPORT FLASH, which is used on tons and tons of websites out there.
* Although you can watch up to 10,000 videos on YouTube, you CANNOT VIEW ANY AND ALL VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE.
* Although you may be able to use Meebo or other sites as a work around for Instant Messaging, the iPhone DOES NOT SUPPORT INSTANT MESSAGING
* Although it is an iPod, and although you can use a bluetooth headset for calls, the iPhone DOES NOT SUPPORT STEREO MUSIC STREAMING THROUGH BLUETOOTH HEADSETS, even if you have have the Jawbone or any other bluetooth headset capable of doing that with a A2DP supported phone.
* free rington offerYou CANNOT LOAD YOUR OWN 3RD PARTY PROGRAMS onto the iPod. Classic Apple DNA, only proprietary, approved applications may be released by Apple (probably for a fee through iTunes!)
* You won’t be able to sit in line and pull out your iPhone to play games, because the iPhone DOES NOT HAVE ANY GAMES. Games from the iTunes store are not compatible.
* Although you can fill it up with 8 GIGS worth of mp3 songs from iTunes, you CANNOT CUSTOMIZE YOUR RINGTONES WITH MP3 SONGS
* Although it has the “most advanced” interface using your fingers and the touch-screen, you CANNOT USE VOICE COMMANDS OR VOICE RECOGNITION OR VOICE DIALING.
* The keyboard supposedly isn’t a real bother after you get used to it, but TYPING PERIODS AND COMMAS ARE A PAIN IN THE NECK, requiring you to go to a 2nd screen each time. Given that you use a period or comma in almost every sentence you type, this is NOT CONVENIENT.
* Even though it has a 2 Megapixel camera, you CANNOT SEND PICS TO OTHER CELL PHONES VIA MMS PICTURE MESSAGING.
* You CANNOT FREELY USE THE iPHONE ON OTHER CONTINENTS WITH SIM CARDS – you are restricted to AT&T international roaming networks only.
* You CANNOT DOWNLOAD OR ACCESS ITUNES DIRECTLY from the iPhone, you always have to do it through you PC or Mac’s iTunes program and then sync files.
* You CANNOT USE IT AS A MODEM like you can with the Samsung Blackjack and my Sony Vaio laptop.
* The iPhone CANNOT GET REAL-TIME GPS MAPPING like you can on the Blackberry 8800 because it is NOT GPS enabled
* You CANNOT GO ON VACATION OR ROAD TRIP WITHOUT YOUR CHARGER because it doesn’t have a removeable battery, so you cannot use multiple batteries as back-up or spare
* You CANNOT LOAD MORE THAN 4GB or 8GB worth of video, music, audio, documents, contacts, email, etc because there is NO REMOVEABLE STORAGE CARD supported
* The iPhone CANNOT SURF THE WEB AS FAST AS MOST COMPETITOR PHONES like the 3G Blackjack or Blackberry because it does not support 3G (i.e. The NYTimes Site took almost 1 full minute to download).
* You CANNOT CONNECT TO ALL iPOD DOCKS AND CONNECTORS currently out there – most will work, and a upgrade may be in the works, but for now, you may have to buy yet another accessory to connect the iPhone to speakers, car radio, etc.
* About connections, not all earplugs/headsets will fit into the jack since it’s reported to be a extra deep connection. Some accessory manufacturers are going to sell $40 adaptors just to get their standard earphone jacks to work with the iPhone properly. Be ready to add $40 to your purchase price!
* You CANNOT WALK OUT OF THE STORE WITH A WORKING iPHONE – you’ll have to go home and activate it through iTunes.com
* Since the iPhone DOES NOT HAVE A REMOVEABLE BATTERY, and the expected life is 300-400 charges, you’ll HAVE TO SHIP IT TO APPLE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY EVERY YEAR OR TWO just like iPods. Who wants to be separated from their smart phone for a week every year or two AND have to pay for it!
* Intelligent keyboard and all, but you CANNOT COPY/PASTE ANYTHING! That’s called a sin of omission.
* Oh yeah, you HAVE TO LITERALLY PAY AT LEAST $2196+ FOR THE iPHONE for your 2 year contract. That’s a lot for a cell phone, no?
(from http://www.essistme.com/2007/06/27/20-real-downsides-of-apple-iphone/) I hope it’s okay to copy his writing into this post…
I want to make this clear:
$500 or $600 + ($60/month + tax) x 24 months = $2196.13+ for the 2 year contract!
$2196.13+ FOR A TWO YEAR CONTRACT!!! If you want apple gear, buy a Macbook Pro with that. At least that is worth its cost.
If you want to look like you know what your doing and paying for, get a friggin Blackjack or something. Those look nice and can do everything the iPhone does and more.
Now, Mac Fan Boys, please don’t whine. These points are facts, not my opinion.
Oh, I thought I’d point out something:
The BlackBerry 8800 Series has GPS, BlackBerry Maps, a multi-media player, expandable memory, Voice-Activated Dialing and the trackball navigation, email and text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer, web browser, and your usual advanced phone features. Hmm. If it were me, I’d go for the Blackberry without looking back.
I find it funny how the iPhone is so behind everything else, but Apple claims it’s “5 years ahead”.
ok what the hell everyone heres hatting on the damn phone really i have had no deffects with mine the internet rocks the camera rocks the wifi rocks its a bitch ass device im glad i bought it only idiots who dont take care of theyre shit scratch it up… its a bad ass phone ps i used it to write this post you freakin haters
Well, it’s alright… only Mac fanboys or ppl with little brains will buy and embrace the iphone, or any other apple products…
I heard they said they invented OS X… really? It’s a UNIX box with some pretty GUI on top of it. Woah… Mac users think they are so superior than any other PC users! That’s why they only have 5% of the PC markets…
Ummm…. ummm…
I don’t know why macfans have to jump over anybody that just want to point FACTS, to make an analogy, just imagine that Mercedes Benz announces that its last concept will go into production bringing Mercedes customers 5 years ahead into the future, you are waiting for that day and when you finally get your hands on it you first discover that you have to sign a contract with AMOCO for 2 years, you get your car empty, so you have to tow it to the pump, it does not have electric windows, no navigation, no airbags, cassette-only radio, and a trunk that can’t accommodate a medium size luggage, and you just paid double the price of a BMW.
Krugger the iPhone isn’t for everyone..but that doesn’t mean it sucks. I love mine, and like I said earlier I hate my Treo and my wife’s new Blackberry….but she loves it. I tried to use it and it seemed like another piece of crap Blackberry in a prettier package. It’s still clunky and feels like your carrying your wallet in your front pocket. But that’s just my opinion I’m not arrogant enough to say everyone who buys a Blackberry is stupid. It just wasn’t the device for my needs. What I don’t undertand is why the mac haters on this board hate something so much that just came out last week…especially if they don’t even own one themselves. They are just phones…not triquarters or phasers, and they won’t get you laid (j/K). You guys sound like high school kids. The iphone has it’s issues that’s not up for debate..that’s a fact. But let’s keep in mind that your comparing it to devices that have been out for generations and this is Apple’s first attempt at making a phone and it’s already giving Blackberry and company fierce competition. There’s something to be said about that. Give credit where credit is due.
liz,
I thought maybe you had some mental deficiency which resulted in your poor spelling or inability to use proper grammar. I then read the part where you said you were typing your entry on the iPhone. Now I understand why you can’t spell correctly; it’s the ridiculously unusable keyboard. I was also curious about your egregious oversight of proper punctuation, but now I understand it’s because the period is inconveniently located on a different screen. Perhaps retards, such as yourself, would be better suited with a conveniently located “LOL”, “ROTFL”, “I LOVE APPLE” key.
Cheers,
Mark
I agree with Avery. For a first effort, it’s okay. Every piece of technology has its shortcomings at first. I’m not going to get one because I just don’t want or need it. There’s no need to get so worked up over a damn cell phone.
Well i bought into the hype and got an iPhone… It’s crap. I will be taking it back on Tuesday, One of the worst phones ive owned.
I think ill wait for the miniOne. Thats a way better phone than crApple iPhone.
iPhone, iPhone, iPhone… Okay, so it’s slick and it’s new and it wears the “i” badge so we already know it’s going to sell. Still, I think of it as much more of an expensive toy than an actual practical smartphone. About the only things I’ve seen so far that really sets it apart is the multitouch display and being able to select the voicemail you want to listen to.
I actually agree with those who mention the T-Mobile MDA as a more fully functional alternative, but before you say that T-Mobile invented it, take a look at the HTC TyTn. T-Mo doesn’t make their own phones, they take phones other people are making and brand them with the T-mobile logo and their own special name (i.e. T-Mobile Dash = HTC Excalibur). Personally, I think the TyTn (MDA) is a little large for my tastes. Sure I like the keyboard and touchscreen, the camera is great and it’s generally a great phone, but it’s so freaking huge! Like always, ups and downs. I found that the HTC Excalibur was much more to my tastes (although I’ve learned to be careful around Blackberry users as they tend to drool on it). Smaller, lighter, and still with almost the same array of functions and features as the TyTn, I really didn’t think much of the Excalibur when I first saw it online, up until I actually saw it in person, and then I fell in love.
I wholeheartedly agree that at some point in the future the iPhone may end up with features and stability that will make it a product to be reckoned with. Right now, however, it’s just not up to snuff.
I refuse to be limited to one service provider so that they can set the price to whatever they want it to be. I also like to be able to modify my phone myself and add and remove applications as I like (for example I have a choice of many media players for my phone and am not limited to docking it to itunes to transfer music to it). , something I don’t think the iPhone will ever let people do. The touch screen is nice and all, but I opted for a phone without one specifically because always having a smudgy screen can be so darn irritating.
It’s a nice toy, and it will surely sell a ton due to the apple marketing machine, but that’s just what it is right now, a toy.
I actually was offered a free iPhone recently which I said a respectful no to. I was met with quite the surprised reaction, “EVERYONE wants an iPhone!”. I explained the feature set of my current phone and that the iPhone would just end up on eBay and they agreed that they would rather give it to someone who would actually appreciate and use it.
Does anyone take in account how terrible Cingular, Bellsouth, uh AT&T whatever u call it’s network is. Oversold, and lowly rated by Consumer Reports. What good is Iphone if you can’t use it. Only 28 more days till I can change providers. No phone worth it.
I have to agree with the one who said that the iPhone is a glorified iPod nano, but not completely. Yes, the iPhone has all of the features of a smartphone and then some (like the fact that it runs OS X). But we all know that the main thing that the iPhone will be used for is music and videos. Honestly, I don’t know why someone would go and spend $500-$600 on an iPhone just so they can watch videos and listen to music. If you have no intention of using the product to its fullest, then just stick to your laptop and iPod (or, if you were a fool, Zune)
By the way, if someone were to buy me an iPhone, I would accept it of course, but I wouldn’t plan on switching to Cingular/AT&T. I would in fact be one of those people who uses it primarily for music and videos, but I would also utilize the Wi-Fi on it so i could mooch off of other people’s networks.
I own an iphone. I stopped reading these idiotic posts close to the top. Here is the deal… I make around seventy grand a year. Not that much compared to the rich fucks in this country, and my state-Texas. With that said, the iphone is nice to have. Yes, I paid six hundred bux for it, but it is cool. I don’t give a shit about all you fucks saying your gadget mumbo jumbo. I like it. I also get a lot of attention with it, that i’m sure all y’all gadget fucks have never gotten. So, if you can’t afford it, shut the fuck up and go ask mommy for the money. You know you want it! I will say that the network has been a little slow, but i’m not dure how to use it yet. I dig it though. I got a blow job from a chic the other night from a conversation started from mr having the iphone. You gadget freaks would pay six hundred for that!!!! HMMMMMMMM!!!???????
IMO, if you use a cell phone of ANY kind, you’re a tool. I’m 21, and have no need for a cell phone. I hate people calling me while driving in my car. I hate them calling me during class. I hate them calling me when I’m working on something or having fun. I hate people calling me when I just feel like relaxing. Why the fuck would I want people calling me on a portable phone throughout the day when I can have them leave a message on my answering machine at home and return their call later?
My generation really does consist of tools.
Brass, in some respects, I agree with you. You’re young, likely don’t have much responsibility and just don’t need a cell phone. I held out on getting one until I absolutely needed it for just that reason. I do, however think that you might need to take a look at the functions on most cell phones such as mute, silent, or the ever-powerful “off”. While being a slave to the phone would indeed make you a tool, I know a lot of people who use the phone to improve their lives and save themselves time and effort, which would mean the phone is the tool. Use the phone, don’t let it use you.
I now have a job which requires me to have one (which means they pay for it), and a smartphone is also a requirement. Instead of being a hindrance, the phone actually makes my job a lot easier and more convenient and saves me time that I can use for my personal life. It’s also a fun thing to have for many reasons, like playing Quake III mobile while waiting for a flight (try that one iPhone).
Aside from that, having one nice small device that can get and send email from multiple accounts, sign me into IM, play any media file I want (with a simple drag and drop to get it on the device), capture pictures and video, edit word, excel or powerpoint files, surf the web, and get me instant directions to where I want to go on the fly when I’m in an unfamiliar city is pretty useful.
To answer Chris, no, I wouldn’t pay 600$ for a bl**job, nor do I need a flashy toy to attract the opposite sex. If you need a prop to get your foot in the door, well, good luck with that. Honestly the kind of trend-whore that would be wooed by any “hot” item like the iPhone really isn’t someone I’d want to waste my time on. If it makes you happy, then that should be all the reason you need and more power to you.
I just laugh that the Apple marketing machine has managed to tag the word “revolutionary” to the thing. I agree that there are indeed a FEW innovative and potentially “revolutionary” features on the iPhone, but as a whole, the device actually falls far behind the mobile power device pack. Most of those buying them who are really “wowed” have never owned or even used a smartphone, those who have are all blogging the same thing “nice toy, I like some of the features, but it doesn’t do enough, or do many things well enough”.
I respect what all of you have to say and I agree about some of the shortcomings of this phone, but I have one and it is great. Sure the network is average (my area has great coverage) and I wish it had video and games, but what people forget is that this phone can be updated. I expect updates in the future and I even read an article about how a bunch of new apps for the iphone is coming. I can’t wait! Also many people forget that it is the ipod functionality that sells the iphone. Itunes and the ipod has revolutionized the mp3 industry and with what other phone can you watch a movie in widescreen on a plane or in a car with no pixelation and pauses. I do love the wifi as it is crazy fast. Youtube I would have to say is meant just for wifi because it sucks with edge. The mail works great. The google maps are cool especially in satellite mode or with traffic mode on. The picture is clearer than any computer I have ever seen. My favorite feature is the seamless quick transitions between programs. I hate how people come on here and just bash this device when it is clearly an amazing device. Most of the complaints have been about costs, but what about all the other smartphones that on top of the cost of the phone also has a separate and more expensive data plan. Sure the iphone has its shortcomings but name one device that doesn’t. Personally for my needs it is perfect and it was well worth my money.
i love the iphone
I hope you know that the link you provided about the japanese competitors is basically saying that japan should be worried about the effects of the iphone and that while they have good phones in japan they aren’t as good as the iphone. What a great choice on your part lol
I’ve owned many a cell phone, and I just recently got rid of my Blackberry Pearl. It was (is) a great phone, and I loved the fact that I could check my gMail account, use a third party bluetooth GPS, SMS pictures, etc. It’s a great phone and has saved me on many occasions. But my wife let me get an iPhone, and I’ve just had a ton of fun with it. For me, the UI is great, simple, uncluttered. The keyboard (again for me) has been easy to get around, and I absolutely have become addicted to the web browsing experience both on Edge (yes, it’s slow) and Wi-Fi (which is pretty fast). The screen is unbelievably beautiful, and video and photographs are stunning. I have a job where I need the data plan, and while I’ll miss the Blackberry, the features that the iPhone doesn’t have just simply do not affect the way I work or communicate. Apple hasn’t changed anything with the iPhone; they HAVE raised the bar, however, on what an experience on a cell phone should (could) be. Again, it’s fun to use, and I’ve never said that about any of the cell phones I’ve owned before…even my Blackberry (which is highly functional and thoughtfully put together). To each their own.
Wes I love how you said that your wife LET you get an iPhone, but I understand. I know how you feel and I have to be allowed to do things too lol.
baron – i’ve never met a blog writer that opens up comments on his blog and then bashes the users that leave comments
that’s not how real bloggers run their blogs
All my comments are under the name “baron” I don’t bash anyone in the comments. The comments section on this particular post have gone crazy so I’m just letting people have their say.
I agree with the writer.
If its his blog..then why cant he jump into the comment-hell he created?
And for the record…i think iPhones are overrated.
Im not denying that they are cool in some ways, but jesus.
500 bucks? thats insane. Jobbs just has everyone obsessed with ipods. theres a lot of better mp3 players out there. and im sure theres gonna be a lot better phones too.
Anyway. i rest my case with the fact that iPhones are cool, but there are better products out there. And weve all become so dependant on owning all the newest technology, even though itll be obsolete within the next 6 months or so.
Seriously…think about it.
My Helio Ocean is far better than the gayass iphone the iphone doesnt even have games and apple could have made it worth $600 dollars but they chose to make it a ripoff and show off its touch screen they are also are sucking people into buying it i used my friends iphone (we traded) and i came back and said he wanted to get my ocean when i had had his phone it was terrible, the lock hardly worked cause it was playing songs in my pocket and i had to turn it off every once in a while the only people that would buy it are geeks that want to look like they are the shit and want to be cool
and any dumbass that says that i am to poor to buy one i had enough to switch services to helio and $600 dollars isnt really that much money a crappy used car is about $2000
screw all people that want an iphone!!!
if an iphone is so great how come it doesnt have a 3G network or no games i can name a bunch of phones that have 3G i would go for even an enV being better it does everything an iphone does exept it doesnt have the weather in other areas but who cares i mean the weather is not entertainment and that is probably another one of its useless features that is an excuse to raise the price
shut the fuck up all you you stupid mac fanboys the thing is a peice of shit go fuck your selves
the iphone is shit…. if u want a real phone get a nokia n95 for the same price …. comes with all the features the iphone has + MORE ….. all u ppl that like the iphone have only heard of phones that local stores carry … y dont u go to a real cellphone store and see the phones there …. 2 mp camera LOL … i can get that on a key chain … no video recording? ... maybe u guys dun read the news? ... about 30% of the iphones had problems … wow it gives u the weather… if i wanted to know the weather id stick my head out the dam window …
the only thing u guys see are the commercials … make it look good and shit … what a shit phone….
Nokia N95 … best phone for 2007
Ha-Ha This is one of your best articles EVER.. Ha-Ha I never read this post..
I agree 100% Full of scratchesssssssssssss… hugs
All you people who are talking shit about the iphone are complete dumbasses. I don’t know if you have realized yet but apple designed this phone to make it easy to use. If they wanted to pack features into it they could have but that isn’t the design they were going after. I have one and what I like about it is the simplicity behind it. Anybody will be able to use the iphone unlike the other phones that are ridden with so many features people are confused about how to use them. I had an att 8525 and it is a bulky piece of shit ridden with crap I don’t need. The N95 I have seen in action is shitty and overpriced for what you get. Blackberrys and Treos are unique in their own way so they shouldn’t be compared to the iphone. The only phone that I believe compares is the HTC Touch which is a nice phone, because of its simplicity, but just seems like it was rushed a little to get it out. If I wanted a phone with tons of features that just slows the phone until it takes an hour to run a program I wouldn’t have bought an iphone. I just wanted to combine my whole itunes library with my phone and that’s what the iphone does and it does it well. Actually every feature the iphone has it does extremely well. That’s what Apple was aiming at when they created the iphone.
I have toyed with the Iphone to see what the hype was. Turns out it was just that, hype.
There is a saying in the tech world which goes “Design something that a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.” The Iphone is no exception.
You can also tell the people who have absolutely no knowledge about computers what so ever. They’re called Mac owners!
Hey Dumba$$!!! The iphone sucks ass!
You obviously don’t know jack about quality phones.
The iphone is great but it was just introduced too late.
2 MP cams have been out way before this hit….Its processing speeds are quick and it looks good but thats about it.
You say that apple created this for user friendliness yet you have to use both hands for alot of its uses. Another thing you are right about is that alot of people are confused when using the iphone….simply because it is a confusing phone…..I’ve been using Cellphones from all around the world for years and the iphone, i’m afraid came straight from the stone age. I bought one for shitz and giggles.. You made a comment about the Nokia N95 calling it shitty and overpriced…Have you even used one? It’s a less then a hundred bones more. If you have you would’ve realized it’s user friendliness and alot of it’s Powerful features. .....3G UMTS HSDPA....Video calling…..Internet Telephony(something you probably don’t even know nothin about….5MP Carl Zeiss .installed maps GPS with voiced turns….TV link for video viewing or video gaming, video callin’....10x digital zoom….real internet browsing….the best speakerphone and speakers…......3.5mm headset jack …..Video Recording 30fps….Printing capable…excellent audio quality speakers(the best i’ve heard from)...and oh…did I mention it also comes unlocked? hahaa…..
I’m not tryin’ to diss the iphone…..but I’ve had phones years ago that’s better…
Do you really have to go to iTunes to activate it?.....Soooo Sad!
stick to the ipod and get a Nokia.
ok you know what im going to make this short, the iphone sucks as much as your gay ass mother sucks a strap on, the iphone can suck my fucking boner. and i agree with the guy a few comments above me, “if you want to know the whether stick your god damn pussy faces out the fucking window and check it for yourselfs so you know what all you mac crackers, FUCK YOU!!!!
im wit zdog he my nigga
just like borats 15 year old wife and her expired and hanging vagine, the same thing will happen to the iphone, praise the almighty borat!
Having been a total pc fan till I used a mac, and being quite rigorous with my use of smart phones blackberry, moto Q, HP iPac. I would say that bang for it’s buck the iPhone is right up there. Glass screen, 8 gig memory, runs on os X, no need for wap (it uses the real internet), plays music, you check the voice mails you wish, camera, a really smart keyboard, it has a normal screen… and a wide screen, it turns off the screen when it get close to you ear, and it will seamlessly integrate with my mac. Sounds good to me!
I should ad in some profanity to fit in.
the guy who thinks he is so cool making seventy grand and loves saying fuck because if he wasnt so dumb he wouldnt have wasted money on an iphone but on a good phone and you get attention from not your gay-ass phone
I think this link sums it up better than I ever could.
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone
Here’s one for the Macintosh crowd.
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant
its funny how people say that the iphone sucks without even owning one, i could care less if microsoft or apple see daylight tomorrow, but you have to handed to apple the iphone is well built, and dont talk about what iphone can’t do, check out what it can and your so call smart phone can’t do for example visual voice mail, where you dont have to call in and waste 10 minutes or your airtime to listen to crappy messages, i just got one and am really thinking of buying a mac now, everytime i pass by my local apple store its pack up and when i got to my local pc stores theres only 5 to 7 people there, maybe mac users know something i don’t know
I totally agree with Avery, i don’t blame those who want an i-phone i’m not a mac-hater i own 3 ipods and one powerbook g4 12” they are great products but people like Chris: “I got a blow job from a chic the other night from a conversation started from mr having the iphone” or Ariel:”everytime i pass by my local apple store its pack up and when i got to my local pc stores theres only 5 to 7 people there” seem to be the target for Apple marketing.
I don’t hate the i-phone is just that it is not so revolutionary as everyone (including me) was expecting, maybe future generations will improve. Remember that when 1st gen ipod was released the nomad was the size of a discman! so that was revolutionary double the storage in half the size.
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