iPhone

[kuulani]

okay now ... 'fess up ... who stood in line for one?

 

[Gato_Solo]

I was thinking that you did...

 

[Professur]

Not I

 

[Inkara1]

Not just no, not just hell no, but hell fucking no. That would require me to switch to Cingular/AT&T.

 

[unclehobart]

Hell.. just imagine if it goes in for service... you wont have anything in life anymore until its fixed.

 

[tonksy]

I want one....but I want to wait until the kinks are worked out. I figure they have them hammered out by the time my precious gives out.

 

[Professur]

And then Rob sneezes in your direction and *poof*

 

[tonksy]

The 8125 has held up

You know what I wonder and forgive me if this is a dimbulb question...but...can your iphone be inserted into an ipod docking station?

 

[unclehobart]

It would be an ingenious reverse marketing strategy for sales if it did. If they are expecting to sell 10 million of these things, you figure that half of them probably don't own iPods or other gear... and a few million of them just might want to.

I need to get some Apple stock.

 

[kuulani]

I was thinking that you did...

I'll get one when it gets into my price range

 

[Gonz]

not in this life

 

[Inkara1]

I would hope it's usable with the current iPod connector... a lot of cars are coming with those these days.

 

[BlurOfSerenity]

Not just no, not just hell no, but hell fucking no. That would require me to switch to Cingular/AT&T.

my thoughts exactly! if they had it for tmobile i'd be all over that shiz.

 

[Kruz]

11 iPhone Gotchas
From a slow data network to a sealed battery, here are some of the drawbacks to consider before you buy the season's hot phone.
PC World Staff

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133439-c,iphone/article.html

 

[Inkara1]

There's one listed on craigslist here for $725 now... bought and needs to sell ASAP. Moron.

 

[Luis G]

iphones are not Nokias, so I ain't getting one.

 

[unclehobart]

There's one listed on craigslist here for $725 now... bought and needs to sell ASAP. Moron.

To even get one he had to sign a 2 year/$60/month contract. He's already fuq'd.

 

[kuulani]

My brother has an iPhone.

The very person with no computer, no email, no iPod, no interest in anything other than weed has an iPhone.

 

[Nixy]

My brother has an iPhone.

The very person with no computer, no email, no iPod, no interest in anything other than weed has an iPhone.

That makes me feel he has it to be a status symbol..without a computer he can't really use it as a music player (unless he gets the music from someone else)...if he doesn't even have an email, makes me think he doesn't spend much time browsing the net...even if he does use other people's computers...you're basically saying he bought an iphone to use JUST as a phone?!

 

[Gonz]

A well-known hacker claims to have overcome restrictions on Apple's iPhone, allowing highly technical users to bypass AT&T's network to use the phone's wireless internet and music features

Source

Apple has released what it will cost to replace the battery in the iPhone, and consumers might be a bit put off. Replacement is a tricky ordeal, as the battery is apparently soldered into the device. The service will cost $79, plus $6.95 for shipping, plus an optional $29 'loaner iPhone' rental. A consumer advocacy group sent a letter to Apple complaining that this information was not made public before iPhone's release since the cost of the battery replacement is so high. Even reviewer Harvey Rosenfield, who is usually very kind to Apple, was quoted as saying 'some of them might be waking up now, wondering who they got in bed with.'"

Source

An Eighty dollar battery you can't even replace by yourself? Oh goody.