Sidewinder Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 im going to get one when its like an iphone2 that has the rest of the features seanO was talking about... Yeah, my feeling as well. Or get a blackberry when it includes the Iphone features. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 The iPod came into an immature market with no major players. That is NOT the case with cell phones. So while some of the transition effects on the iPhone are pretty cool, the bottom line is this supposed next-generation device can't compete with phones that came out almost six months ago when it comes to functionality. Have you guys seen this big list of iPhone disappointments? It's pretty nifty. http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1190824 I can't believe some of this stuff though. No file browser? No custom ringtones? No document viewer or editor? This is supposed to be a smart phone, not a $600 phone with features worse than a $40 phone. It's like Apple got all the hard stuff right, but all the really easy stuff wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliesphan18 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 KC - Does nextel have good service there in Wisconsin? Cause I have it and I hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 KC - Does nextel have good service there in Wisconsin? Cause I have it and I hate it. Dude, Point Place is a fictional town. I don't live in Wisconsin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Place On a side note, Nextel is completely absorbed into Sprint, and they've been pushing me to buy one of their Powersource phones (the hybrid ones), and for good reason too. Ever since Boost Mobile blew up, they've put a ridiculous strain on the Nextel service, and because of those prepaid idiots, I can't get calls to go through to people and I can't use my walkie talkie functions without it giving me network errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 The iPod came into an immature market with no major players. That is NOT the case with cell phones. You would be wrong. Maybe you were too young back then to appreciate the market. There was quite a few mp3 players already out. The market was percieved to be mature and a dead end on Wall Street to alot of people when the Ipod came out. What Apple did was to create a new interface that was much more intuitive to the average person and the market took off. Of course, they created the low price paid music model by song download as a happy medium for consumers and music companies. A model that Apple makes very little on per song after costs. As Jobs has stated, he thought Apple could bring to the cell phone market what they brought to the music player market. Which is to make the experience much more intuitive/ergonomic to the average person. Keep in mind guys, techies might not appreciate the Iphone as much, but the average untechie will. While you might not appreciate the sale potential to the masses of the Iphone, Wall Street does. This will be a Home Run and Apple will continue to innovate within the Iphone line. Dont be narrow-minded. It will cost you income potential! I have a real fetish against mis-information more so than I am an Apple fan. While I have bought and sold lots of Apple stock over the last few years(none as of this moment. I sold at 125 two weeks ago), I have yet to have ever bought an Apple product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philliesphan18 Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Dude, Point Place is a fictional town. I don't live in Wisconsin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Place On a side note, Nextel is completely absorbed into Sprint, and they've been pushing me to buy one of their Powersource phones (the hybrid ones), and for good reason too. Ever since Boost Mobile blew up, they've put a ridiculous strain on the Nextel service, and because of those prepaid idiots, I can't get calls to go through to people and I can't use my walkie talkie functions without it giving me network errors. Whoops! Man I blanked out on that one. I knew you lived in the bronx but I just forgot about that one! -- The walkie talkie works good for me, sometimes it gives me errors, but not that often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 The iPod came into an immature market with no major players. That is NOT the case with cell phones. So while some of the transition effects on the iPhone are pretty cool, the bottom line is this supposed next-generation device can't compete with phones that came out almost six months ago when it comes to functionality. Have you guys seen this big list of iPhone disappointments? It's pretty nifty. http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1190824 I can't believe some of this stuff though. No file browser? No custom ringtones? No document viewer or editor? This is supposed to be a smart phone, not a $600 phone with features worse than a $40 phone. It's like Apple got all the hard stuff right, but all the really easy stuff wrong. Techies have to approach the Iphone as a consumer multimedia device, Not a business device. I suppose most informed people on Wall Street have known this for awhile and the rest of the world is catching up. It is a top notch Ipod, full internet browser, and a cell phone, all within a cool innovative interface. Nothing more, nothing less. Comparing it to the Smart phone category is not applicable at this point. That is not the target market. That post brought us some valid points by what sounds like an unbiased guy. That is why I personally would wait for the next version or two of Iphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 Yeah I agree with Sidewinder, the iPhone really can't be considered as a smart phone - at least, it sure isn't what Apple is calling it. It's a 1up iPod with phone service. If you're a businessman, get a smartphone. Remember, Apple can easily add new features via software updates. -dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I'm thinking ahead as usual, and if I would get it it would a) be in atleast 17 months, when my contract is up with T-Mobile...stupid T-Mobile. be the 2nd/3rd model of it, and hey, I'm sure in a year we'll have another one because that is the history of AAPL products. Dan, is it really 59.99 a month for 450 minutes and unlimited internet, 200 text messages and unlimited mobile to mobile calling? Or did I read that wrong, cause that seems like a very good deal in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 3, 2007 Author Share Posted July 3, 2007 Yeah, they give you unlimited so you don't have to pay extra to use of of the iPhone's most revolutionary features (quote from AT&T guy). -dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronmexico Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Awesome, that's the only problem I woulda had with getting a Blackberry and/or Sidekick. Only 520 or so days to go ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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