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01-Jul-2007 | 04:59 PM
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01-Jul-2007 | 07:45 PM
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Damn I guess bandwidth limite exceeded. In the short run there is a large line up waiting for the iphone some kid is first in line, women pays $800 to go infront of him he agree's. She has $16,000 in cash wanting to buy them all then they tell her she can only purchase one. She is upset and leaves and the kid gets a free iphone with every accessorie available.
02-Jul-2007 | 07:25 PM
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oh here goes another ilifer. What makes the iphone at 850 bucks so much better than alot of the damn pda's out in the market right now? For god sakes if your going to brag about internet use why not provide 3G service? over hyped and over rated
02-Jul-2007 | 07:40 PM
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Who Should Buy An iPhone?
Friday June 29, 2007
By The Associated Press
Should you buy an iPhone if and when it comes to Canada? Here's an overview of who may want one and who probably should stick with a more traditional handset, from the Associated Press.
The music listener:
Possibly. The big screen will make it easy to navigate a large music collection. A feature called Cover Flow shows your album covers like they're pages of an open book. However, the storage capacity is smaller than today's full-size iPods. The 4-gigabyte version fits about 800 songs, the 8-gigabyte version 1,800. The memory is not upgradable or expandable with external cards, so the 8-gig version is probably the one to get. Apple puts the battery life at 24 hours of audio playback, which is good.
The video watcher
Sure, get one. The screen is twice as large as that of the video iPod, and the resolution, at 320 pixels by 480 pixels, is twice as high. The smaller memory capacity is going to mean frequent syncing with a computer, but the bigger screen will make it worth it. Definitely get the 8-gigabyte version, which will fit about 9 hours of video if that's all you keep on the gadget.
The iPhone also can access some YouTube videos, but since it relies on a relatively slow data network, access could be spotty, unless you're using its other built-in wireless technology: Wi-Fi. Other Web video will mostly be inaccessible, since the browser doesn't play Flash content, but that may change.
The phone chatter
Maybe, but using it mainly as a phone seems like a waste. You can't type in names to quickly bring up someone from the contact list. Voicemail is listed with the caller's name or number, sort of like e-mail. In another neat feature, a sensor turns off the screen when you bring the phone to your face. But in the U.S., the service with provider AT&T won't be cheap. It costs $60 a month for 450 daytime minutes - relatively expensive, since you're paying for unlimited data use. Getting 1,350 minutes costs $100 a month.
The gamer
No. The iPhone does everything except games. A pity, with that nice big screen. Third-party developers might put something clever together that works in the iPhone's browser, but it's going to be limited. You probably have a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS already, and the PSP, in particular, already has the big screen and some of the iPhone's multimedia functions, so you can complement it with a cheaper phone.
The corporate road warrior
No. For professional use, you're probably stuck with what the company supports, and for now, that's going to be BlackBerries and Windows Mobile devices. Corporate Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers can be configured to send e-mail to the iPhone, but many companies will not take this step. Other features of Exchange, like contact and calendar syncing, are not available.
One possible solution is to forward corporate e-mail to free Web-based e-mail accounts that the iPhone can access, but that raises security issues.
The frugal buyer
No, the first-generation iPhone is likely to be followed by something substantially better, like one that uses a faster cellular broadband network and has more memory. It's unlikely that the first iPhone will be upgradable, and in any case, it would require a trip back to Apple.
The photo buff
Not likely. The iPhone has a 2-megapixel camera, which is decent, and the large screen should make the results easy to appreciate. But phones dedicated to camera buffs also record video and have higher resolutions.
The fashionista
Sure. The iPhone is one of the best-looking phones ever. The screen is glass, not plastic, and should be fairly resistant to long fingernails. Goodbye, pink RAZR.
Friday June 29, 2007
By The Associated Press
Should you buy an iPhone if and when it comes to Canada? Here's an overview of who may want one and who probably should stick with a more traditional handset, from the Associated Press.
The music listener:
Possibly. The big screen will make it easy to navigate a large music collection. A feature called Cover Flow shows your album covers like they're pages of an open book. However, the storage capacity is smaller than today's full-size iPods. The 4-gigabyte version fits about 800 songs, the 8-gigabyte version 1,800. The memory is not upgradable or expandable with external cards, so the 8-gig version is probably the one to get. Apple puts the battery life at 24 hours of audio playback, which is good.
The video watcher
Sure, get one. The screen is twice as large as that of the video iPod, and the resolution, at 320 pixels by 480 pixels, is twice as high. The smaller memory capacity is going to mean frequent syncing with a computer, but the bigger screen will make it worth it. Definitely get the 8-gigabyte version, which will fit about 9 hours of video if that's all you keep on the gadget.
The iPhone also can access some YouTube videos, but since it relies on a relatively slow data network, access could be spotty, unless you're using its other built-in wireless technology: Wi-Fi. Other Web video will mostly be inaccessible, since the browser doesn't play Flash content, but that may change.
The phone chatter
Maybe, but using it mainly as a phone seems like a waste. You can't type in names to quickly bring up someone from the contact list. Voicemail is listed with the caller's name or number, sort of like e-mail. In another neat feature, a sensor turns off the screen when you bring the phone to your face. But in the U.S., the service with provider AT&T won't be cheap. It costs $60 a month for 450 daytime minutes - relatively expensive, since you're paying for unlimited data use. Getting 1,350 minutes costs $100 a month.
The gamer
No. The iPhone does everything except games. A pity, with that nice big screen. Third-party developers might put something clever together that works in the iPhone's browser, but it's going to be limited. You probably have a Sony PSP or Nintendo DS already, and the PSP, in particular, already has the big screen and some of the iPhone's multimedia functions, so you can complement it with a cheaper phone.
The corporate road warrior
No. For professional use, you're probably stuck with what the company supports, and for now, that's going to be BlackBerries and Windows Mobile devices. Corporate Microsoft Exchange e-mail servers can be configured to send e-mail to the iPhone, but many companies will not take this step. Other features of Exchange, like contact and calendar syncing, are not available.
One possible solution is to forward corporate e-mail to free Web-based e-mail accounts that the iPhone can access, but that raises security issues.
The frugal buyer
No, the first-generation iPhone is likely to be followed by something substantially better, like one that uses a faster cellular broadband network and has more memory. It's unlikely that the first iPhone will be upgradable, and in any case, it would require a trip back to Apple.
The photo buff
Not likely. The iPhone has a 2-megapixel camera, which is decent, and the large screen should make the results easy to appreciate. But phones dedicated to camera buffs also record video and have higher resolutions.
The fashionista
Sure. The iPhone is one of the best-looking phones ever. The screen is glass, not plastic, and should be fairly resistant to long fingernails. Goodbye, pink RAZR.
02-Jul-2007 | 09:28 PM
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Originally posted by Zyepher
oh here goes another ilifer. What makes the iphone at 850 bucks so much better than alot of the damn pda's out in the market right now? For god sakes if your going to brag about internet use why not provide 3G service? over hyped and over rated
oh here goes another ilifer. What makes the iphone at 850 bucks so much better than alot of the damn pda's out in the market right now? For god sakes if your going to brag about internet use why not provide 3G service? over hyped and over rated
although I agree, I wouldn't pay 850 for it considering my Nokia does all the stuff it does (minus the touch screen) for like half the price...
02-Jul-2007 | 10:24 PM
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From: Somewhere out there...
Originally posted by Zyepher
Software interface psh.. Lets be realistic now
Software interface psh.. Lets be realistic now
again, speaking from someone who I'm sure hasn't used it (I haven't either)...reviews are great and all, but first hand experience is king...
