Don't waste you money on an iPhone. I bought one yesterday and I'm not at all impressed with it. I think I'm going to be getting my money back.
Really? What did you not like about it?
I've got a friend who is practically bursting at the seams to have one; he's supposed to get his in November and is breaking his current contract to switch to Cingular so that he'll be able to use it. ;)
What don't you like about it?
In further review, I find my displeasure with my iPhone has less to do with the phone itself than with my inability to pay attention to what I'm getting. Because of my lack of attention, I bought a lesser model than the one I wanted. The model I got, while it is cordless, still requires the base unit to be plugged into the PC for the phone to work. The model I wanted has Windows CE OS and uses 802.11g to connect. I want tat one because I can use it anywhere there's an open wireless connection and I'm not dependent on the PC being turned on for it to work. I'll be taking this iPhone back and getting the better one--I'm willing to pay the $165 difference to get the features I want.
So there are two different versions of the iPhone? And if it uses the 802.11g to connect, does that mean if you have a open wireless source, you can use it anywhere?
This morning I was watching FNC and the show on had a guy that said that the iPhone is a waste of money for business people who want features they use alot. Unfortuneately, I don't remember what the features he cited were, so that means this is a totally worthless and uninformative post. lol imho, the iPhone is the new Razr...everybody wants one because everybody wants one.
Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on June 16, 2007, 08:17:06 PM
Don't waste you money on an iPhone. I bought one yesterday and I'm not at all impressed with it. I think I'm going to be getting my money back.
cisco iphone or apple iphone that should be the question......
^ The original iPhone.
Apples iphone is being released today for the first time....
:great: i know.... i was just trying to point out that some (like i did for a second until i remember when launch day was) might get confused quick and not realize that Cisco owned the rights to the term iPhone long before apple started the iTrend..... and has been making VOIP phones under that name for a while..... with not just the cisco label but also their subsidiaries such as linksys....
it was nice to see that Steve W. stayed in line to get his apple phone rather than taking Steve J up on the freebie offer....... shows that not all of Apple's employees (past/present) are eh....how do you say it without seeming rude.......egocentric elitists bent on I DESERVE this because I am an Apple person...... *shrug* It reminded me of Pirates of The Silicon Valley........ lol
What does this new I phone that came out today do? What are the extras?
I wish I could afford a phone that was just a phone. How long do the batteries last? My last phone, the batteries lasted almost 24 hours. But now that they're smaller, I'm sure they only last a couple of hours.
2 Features
* 2.1 Touch screen
* 2.2 Other inputs
* 2.3 Phone
* 2.4 Camera
* 2.5 Multimedia
* 2.6 Internet
* 2.7 E-mail
* 2.8 OS X
* And More
^^^ from wiki...
The specifications as listed on Apple's website are:[47]
* Screen size: 8.9 cm (3.5 in)
* Screen resolution: 320×480 pixels at 160 ppi
* Input method: Multi-touch screen interface (the "Home" button is the iPhone's only physical front panel button)
* Operating System: OS X
* Storage: 4 or 8 GB Flash memory
* Quad band GSM (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900)
* Wi-Fi (802.11b/802.11g), EDGE and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
* 2 megapixel camera
* Built-in rechargeable, non-removable battery with up to 8 hours of talk, 6 hours of internet use, 7 hours of video playback and up to 24 hours of audio playback, lasting over 250 hours on standby.[30]
* Size: 115×61×11.6 mm (4.5×2.4×0.46 in)
* Weight: 135 g (4.8 oz)
Quote from: Sis on June 30, 2007, 05:53:22 AM
What does this new I phone that came out today do? What are the extras?
I wish I could afford a phone that was just a phone. How long do the batteries last? My last phone, the batteries lasted almost 24 hours. But now that they're smaller, I'm sure they only last a couple of hours.
24 hours? WOW! I am lucky if I get 2 or 3 hours out of my phone...but I am on mine all the time, so I guess that drains the battery. If I dont use it, I get about 18 hours...thats just with it being turned on and a short call here and there....but I spend at LEAST 2 hours on it nightly. But most nights its 3-4 hours, with all the calls combined. But by that time, I am plugged in and chained to the wall.
wow, my phone without being used, the battery lasts about 4-5days, if i get a few text messages and make a few 10-20 minute calls and run my bluetooth headset, it drops to about 3-4 days before needing to be recharged....... I am so far liking Motorola Razr lol.... all of my older phones needed plugged in either nightly or every other day.
Well, ummm I have about exausted my battery...I have had THIS phone since last Aug, and I have 55,159 total mins used on it.
Mmmm... thats over 38 DAYS of talk time.
Do we need an "intervention"?
Nope, my friends and I are quite happy with my addiction.
Well, except Ruby...she is not a "Phone person" :smirk2:
:hypocrite:
I am a phone person but nobody here is. I gots nobody to talk to anymore. As a matter of fact, my landline phone is fried. I didn't have a surge supressor on it and a lightning storm was going on. I think when the lights went out and came back on three times in a row fried the phone. Glad it didn't fry the answering machine. :laughhard:
Quote from: Mel-Mel on July 02, 2007, 02:07:09 AM
Well, except Ruby...she is not a "Phone person" :smirk2:
She may have made a liar out of me... :o
BTW...my current total mins is: 55,420
I have only made ONE 1 min phone call this morning, just to check in.
But the day is still young.
Quote--I'm willing to pay the $165 difference to get the features I want.
I would not pay $165 for a phone unless I got some free service with it.
$165? That's INSANE!!!
Quote from: rootbeer on July 04, 2007, 01:51:47 AMI would not pay $165 for a phone unless I got some free service with it.
Well, combined with the service I already have, I'll be able to make unlimited calls to 21 countries (and all states in the U.S.) at no charge* from anywhere there is an open wireless network. Without the more expensive iPhone, I'm limited to making those calls from my home network only. So the $165 difference is worth it to me to be able to place calls from a lot of other places outside my home.
*
(so far this billing cycle we've called three different countries for a total of 653 minutes for only the flat monthly rate of $23)
Quote from: M‡¢ĦÆŁ Ҝ on July 04, 2007, 10:31:15 PM
*(so far this billing cycle we've called three different countries for a total of 653 minutes for only the flat monthly rate of $23)
I remember once when my son was in Turkey a 13 minute call for $40. :o
You guys have a good deal there MichaelK. :thumbsup2:
Current phone useage total... 57,657
:)
my husband works for at&t/cingular. the iphone craze is exactly that....a craze. i can understand for those with business type needs, but for your average person....well i'm sticking with my motorola L6 and matt is getting a razr. we have no need for pda's.
Quote from: Mel-Mel on July 12, 2007, 05:28:42 AM
Current phone useage total... 57,657
:)
Not that you asked, Mel...but the life timer on my phone is 310 hrs and 15 min. That's the _life_ timer, Pal. Not just this year. ;) And considering how often my phone gets borrowed.... I'm not even sure how much of that time was put on it my me. :updown:
:beret:
Yeah but your getting better... *sniff* Im so proud!
:roll: Whatever.
:beret:
Saw this yesterday and figured if MKs phone did that, he might like it better... Except the beer part... LOL
(http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/archive/images/pearls2007020950727.gif)
Oh and BTW, my phone is up to 61,965 on the total usage. :teeth:
And how many months did it take for you to use that many minutes? :grin:
Lets see....I got this last phone right after Stoneking revival last year, and before we moved so that means I got it in spetember sometime....so less than a year...about 10 months. :hypocrite:
What are you trying to say?
You said it for me. :grin:
:roll:
I say go Blackberry. I have the pearl cost close to 300$ when it first came out, but my sister got it for 100$ a while back and they even have refurbs out. My battery time also last about a day and half. It's a wonderful little thing.
As for the iphone... incase you haven't heard..
They can be hacked onto, and people can make your phone take photos, make calls, get on the interenet, whatever they like.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/26/New-tools-help-hack-into-iPhone_1.html (http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/26/New-tools-help-hack-into-iPhone_1.html)
My phone is a little over a year old and the total is up to *drumroll* 82,179 mins.
Just in case no one has figured it out yet, the iPhone that I bought is NOT the Apple iPhone. I bought the Linksys iPhone, which is the original, not the crummy knock-off that Apple decided to make.
im completely confused... there were two iphones?
Quote from: Legendary_roxy_girL on November 14, 2007, 09:04:44 PMim completely confused... there were two iphones?
Cisco has been making their iPhones since 2001 and has owned the trademark since 2000. Apple actually settled out of court with Cisco in order to be able to use the iPhone name.
So what does your iphone look like? and is it touch screen?
Mine looks like this one;
(http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=image%2Fjpeg&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3DWIP300_med%252C9.jpg&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1130851846323&ssbinary=true)
It's an 802.11g wireless VoIP phone.
so wasn't the iphone at all (http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/m/movingon.gif)
^ Yes, it says "iPhone" right on it. It's definitely one of the several models of iPhone that Cisco sells. It's just not Apple's iPhone.
okay okay, you win...
still iphone is apple.. :giggle:
So you have been leading us on feeling sorry for you for how long? How long has this thread been up? Since June?
For shame.
^ No, not at all. On 9 June I stated very clearly that I had bought the original iPhone. It's not my fault that Apple decided to copy the iPhone name seven years after Cisco copyrighted it.
apparently Cisco didn't copyright it very well, cause the iPhone is made by APPLE (http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/blankstare.gif)
^ Apple settled out of court with Cisco to go ahead and use the name. Apple's concession for permission to use the name is that all Apple products will now me made 100% compatible with Cisco products. Cisco continues to use their iPhone name, and Apple has permission from Cisco to use it too. The iPhone is made by Cisco under their Linksys market and Apple just makes another phone copying Cisco's name.
Seems Apples Iphone was fairly popular when it came out in Germany, but not as much as it was stateside:
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/98727
Seems that people in Germany know what customer service is too.
I don't care for the iPhone myself.......as a matter of fact, some people in my area asked me to blow them up with my deer-hunting rifle.....
ka-blooey!
Michael... what does it say under your avatar?