Thread: more reasons why the iphone sucks!

It's basically a phone in its own niche. Apple isn't dumb, they're not going to offer all the goodies on the first release. Once the iphone takes off, more developers will want to license their products to use on it.
Basic marketing, you leave the customer wanting more.

Most of the issues with the iphone can be fixed with a firmware/software update so current users won't feel shafted when the next gen comes out in 6-8 months. (random numbers I tossed out to use as an example, just my cynical approach to buying any tech nowadays)

I could use a new phone now and don't own an ipod and am also a mac user but i'm waiting for the next gen and some of the issues to be dealt with before I jump on this bandwagon.

What is interesting about the iPhone is that it is running a scaled back versions of OS X, and because of that, people have already started developing applications for it, including unlocking the phone to work on other networks. As for it it not having Vista or XP 64 support, I have a friend who writes iPod synching software, and he currently has the iPhone synching on Vista (I don't know if he writes for XP 64), so it is possible, but no one has written a publicly available driver for it.

Originally Posted by ValleyFan

What is interesting about the iPhone is that it is running a scaled back versions of OS X, and because of that, people have already started developing applications for it, including unlocking the phone to work on other networks. As for it it not having Vista or XP 64 support, I have a friend who writes iPod synching software, and he currently has the iPhone synching on Vista (I don't know if he writes for XP 64), so it is possible, but no one has written a publicly available driver for it.

Does it matter that it can be unlocked if you have to sign a 2-year contract w/ AT&T to get an iphone?

Originally Posted by borinka99

Does it matter that it can be unlocked if you have to sign a 2-year contract w/ AT&T to get an iphone?

You don't have to, I know someone who cracked it and uses it now as a ipod and wifi browser, just no phone service. expensive and dumb but whatever.
He bought it from Apple, not through ATT

Oh ok, I thought I heard on the news that you had to sign up for AT&T service when buying the phone.

Originally Posted by borinka99

Oh ok, I thought I heard on the news that you had to sign up for AT&T service when buying the phone.

You have to sign up for service to get all the features to work but people have hacked them and got them activated without using AT&T to do it.

Originally Posted by Deuce

You have to sign up for service to get all the features to work but people have hacked them and got them activated without using AT&T to do it.

... nad voided the warranty on their 500 phone

Originally Posted by SuxBeingU

... nad voided the warranty on their 500 phone

So far it looks like you can simply restore the phone and it goes back to how it was before the hack. Time will tell how Apple handles all the hacks.

Originally Posted by DRice

But this 'software update' rumor is getting out of control. There isn't a shred of proof out there that Apple is going to do ANY of those things you listed, or any of the hundreds of other 'updates' people are spreading over the internet. For all we know, the update feature may be for security updates only. Everything else is PURE speculation.

I agree with you. Besides the upcoming inclusion of Flash that has been confirmed by Jobs himself, everything else IS speculation. I think many things will look different when Leopard comes out in October. IMO, they rushed the phone out. They delayed Leopard for it. There is an apparent battery issue. I'm on my fifth iPhone after battery and speaker issues. Thus last time, I had many issues as well as a short battery life. The second he heard me say that, he focused on the issue. I overheard him say to a coworker that this was his sixth phone with battery issues that day.

I love the phone, but it's making me miss my Curve by the day.