Never thought it would come to this, but I'm not very interested in my iPhone anymore [Archive]

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 09:22 AM

I just realized that I hardly think about or use my iPhone anymore. I barely look at it throughout the day now-a-days and I'm really only using it for calling or texting. I guess I'm finally getting over my iPhone addiction. For about 2 years, I've been following the iPhone and iPod touch scene with jailbreaking, apps and pretty much anything that can be done on this little handheld device.

Now-a-days, I can't even begin to keep up with all the new apps added to the App Store. I'm finding it harder and harder to be interested in my iPhone. I'm sort of over the App Store... all I ever find there is crap.

I'm not that into handheld gaming, so I usually pass on those.

Luckily, I'm not in a contract right now and I'm only using my iPhone as an AT&T go-phone. I don't have data anymore (by choice because I wasn't using data very much and it seemed like a waste of money to me). There's literally only been a couple of times where I've been in public and NEEDED data on my iPhone and couldn't find wifi.

So in conclusion, I think I might just be finally over my iPhone obsession and it's all getting stale. In the past few weeks, I've barely even noticed that I have an iPhone. I mean, obviously I know it's there, but most of the time I forget about it and go along with my daily life.

The reason for this thread is that my girlfriend was over for the weekend and I've made her mad in the past by looking at my iPhone too much and stuff like that (she has one too and she uses it a lot so she shouldn't have the right to get mad, but she's a woman and so she has the right). Anyways... after she left... I realized that the last time I text'd anyone was to her and it was just before she got here. So that means I basically didn't use my iPhone for anything more than a clock for the entire weekend and I don't think that's ever happened before. Heck, I didn't even CHARGE IT.

Is anyone else's obsession dying down by now? I think I might be ready to move on.

thegoldenmackid

Dec 1, 2009, 09:25 AM

I don't feel the same way others do about you, but I don't really think posting this was the greatest of ideas.

I never was really obsessed with the thing, but unlike you, my primary use is mobile web surfing/e-mail.

I'm glad you and your girlfriend are doing better...but here comes the mob...

Unspoken Demise

Dec 1, 2009, 09:29 AM

I'm glad you and your girlfriend are doing better...but here comes the mob...

I wasnt sure if I should bring a pitchfork or a torch...

@Spaz, to keep this OT, I dont get obsessed about an electronic device, so my absent obsession with the iPhone has not diminished because dividing zero is still zero...

AdeFowler

Dec 1, 2009, 09:30 AM

I predict a riot ;)

MetalAZ

Dec 1, 2009, 09:33 AM

I'm the same way with some of the things you said. I do still use it frequently throughout the day (web browser and apps), but I don't pay much attention to the app store any more. I rarely ever browse for apps and really couldn't even tell you what's been released lately. That part was exciting, but isn't any more, but I know I'd miss it if I went to another phone.

bruinsrme

Dec 1, 2009, 09:35 AM

Jailbreaking keep me interested.

When I bought the 3Gs during the time there wasn't a jailbreak, I became uninterested. I switched back to my jailbroken 3G until the 3Gs was jailbroken.

To be honest I use the iphone to check email, facebook, check news/sports an some surfing. I do think the iphone is one of the worst "phone"s I have owned.

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 09:38 AM

I wasnt sure if I should bring a pitchfork or a torch...

@Spaz, to keep this OT, I dont get obsessed about an electronic device, so my absent obsession with the iPhone has not diminished because dividing zero is still zero...

You're a lucky person. For as long as I can remember, I've been an Apple Fan Boy. I used to go around telling everyone to buy a Mac, but now-a-days I don't even bother. Sometimes it slips out and I accidentally mention that I have a Mac and if they make fun of me, I just say "I like it, so whatever". That's all that matters.

Anyways, I got quickly addicted to the touch screen when I first got my iPod touch. I really loved hacking it and installing jailbroken apps on it (Firmware 1.1.1) and I loved customizing it and just being able to use it for just about anything. Now it's like "Meh, who cares". I guess the coolness factor is wearing off.

rdowns

Dec 1, 2009, 09:43 AM

On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

a posting from The Spaz...

thelatinist

Dec 1, 2009, 09:49 AM

Another thread about TheSpaz being dissatisfied with his iPhone. Quelle suprise.

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 09:55 AM

Another thread about TheSpaz being dissatisfied with his iPhone. Quelle suprise.

Hey now. I never said I wasn't satisfied with it. I just found better things to do than to spend all of my time using my phone. It's becoming more of a regular phone for me instead of a shiny new gadget. After having it for so long, it becomes less important.

I'm happy that I'm not paying for data anymore... that was a really great move for me.

svndmvn

Dec 1, 2009, 09:56 AM

I still use it at least 3 hours a day as an iPod or web browser( unless I'm on vacation), not many apps.. It isn't a simple phone for me, yet, probably never will.. Have had an iPhone for only an year and a half though.. Didn't have a 2g

nonocei

Dec 1, 2009, 10:22 AM

My obsession has died down a lot over the years as well. I'm not really crazy about apps anymore. When it first came out I was into jailbreaking and trying new features and apps. I'll just use the ipod and occasionally safari now, that's about it.

It's just a nice mobile phone to me too now. I don't think i'll get another phone since I like iphone os, although the htc hd2 is seriously nice...

jav6454

Dec 1, 2009, 10:25 AM

Spaz... quit it, it ain't funny anymore.

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 10:29 AM

Spaz... quit it, it ain't funny anymore.

Who's laughing? Seriously? Was this supposed to be funny or something?

I'm thinking about getting a different phone. What do you all think about this phone? http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?device=LG+Neon(TM)+GoPhone®+-+Prepaid&q_sku=sku4130263

jayenh

Dec 1, 2009, 10:30 AM

"never thought it would come to this"

"ready to move on"

so much drama. seriously. reading that post was like reading about a middle-aged man who has realised the woman he married is not the love of his life, he's grown tired of her. it's just a smart phone. does it serve its purpose as a phone? yes, you text your girlfriend with it. why does it matter that you don't obsess about it every waking hour? that, to me, is surely a good thing. there are far more important things in life than the iphone.

damn it, i knew i shouldn't have clicked on this thread. deja vu.

Capt Underpants

Dec 1, 2009, 10:30 AM

Hey now. I never said I wasn't satisfied with it. I just found better things to do than to spend all of my time using my phone. It's becoming more of a regular phone for me instead of a shiny new gadget. After having it for so long, it becomes less important.

I'm happy that I'm not paying for data anymore... that was a really great move for me.

I'm surprised it took two years for the effect to wear off. The "shiny new gadget" thing wore off a few months after I got it. I like my iPhone, but I use it primarily as a phone. I use it without a case, and I drop it all the time. It is what it is.

Regarding your distaste for spreading the Apple gospel lately -- it was probably a phase. When I was younger, I was into that. These days, I simply could care less.

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 10:43 AM

I'm surprised it took two years for the effect to wear off. The "shiny new gadget" thing wore off a few months after I got it. I like my iPhone, but I use it primarily as a phone. I use it without a case, and I drop it all the time. It is what it is.

Regarding your distaste for spreading the Apple gospel lately -- it was probably a phase. When I was younger, I was into that. These days, I simply could care less.

Yeah, I agree. It must've been a phase.

Anyways, yeah... that's the reason why I had to get out of my contract. I was tired of paying so much for what I wasn't using. I had really crappy luck with buying an iPhone 3GS that I liked, so I returned it. If it wasn't for my bad luck with the 3GS, I would still be in a contract today. Fact is... I just wasn't using my iPhone all that much so it seemed ridiculous to be paying so much for it.

In fact... I think the only reason I was using the internet on it was to check this website. I was using the internet on my iPhone to feed my obsession with the iPhone by reading about the iPhone. It's a crazy loop.

ozzyman500

Dec 1, 2009, 10:45 AM

I still love my iPhone. I mainly use it as an iPod or to text nowadays though. I can't believe how much money I spent in the App Store over the past year and a half. It's quite ridiculous. I don't think my iPhone addiction is over because I love the widescreen iPod so much, but I'm definitely getting over the App Store...because to be honest all there ever is on there is crap anymore. I have maybe one or two games that I love and it would be hard to give up those but I could probably manage. It's just nice to have a data plan if you get lost while driving or something, it's helped me out before. As this long post comes to an end, I think I'm over the App Store...just not the iPhone.

svndmvn

Dec 1, 2009, 10:47 AM

I'm surprised it took two years for the effect to wear off. The "shiny new gadget" thing wore off a few months after I got it. I like my iPhone, but I use it primarily as a phone. I use it without a case, and I drop it all the time. It is what it is.

it took two years because he's been changing iPhones, going through the edge model, the 3g, probably the 3gS, at least one iPod touch, he even bought a Macbook trying to realize if he wanted an iPod or an iPhone. I'm pretty sure he'll get the next iPod touch and the next iPhone, especially if he wants to sell the ones he has now, he's also be back to the iPhone once a new firmware is out. I'm not trying to offend theSpaz, these are just facts:)

tcphoto

Dec 1, 2009, 11:17 AM

Let's see how he feels about his girlfriend in a year or two. You're talking about a phone, it is a tool to most and a toy to others. It is meant to be used for communication whether it's voice, email or text and entertainment. Too bad some see it as a status symbol that they tire of and then find another object to obsess over. What kind of car do you drive? I'm just sayin'

labman

Dec 1, 2009, 11:24 AM

To ignore please let me know thanks.

sidewinder

Dec 1, 2009, 11:29 AM

The iPhone is a tool.....not a way of life or life itself. Anyone that has their life that wrapped on their phone, any phone, needs to get a life...

S-

Mischka07

Dec 1, 2009, 11:35 AM

Possessions are fleeting...

Jason Beck

Dec 1, 2009, 11:37 AM

I forgot my rocks for the stoning, may I borrow someone's?
Wolf nipple chips! Get em' while they're hot!
"Going to be a hell of a stoning today!"

SolRayz

Dec 1, 2009, 11:41 AM

I will agree that the app store can be quite tedious. I'm not interested in games either, so sifting through all that crap can be time consuming. There are good apps out there but your really need to no what your looking for. Personally I feel that gaming apps should be completely separated from other apps, so professionals can find what they are looking for with ease.

Applejuiced

Dec 1, 2009, 11:42 AM

Lol :D
He needs a new hobby.

Another thread about TheSpaz being dissatisfied with his iPhone. Quelle suprise.

Cinematographer

Dec 1, 2009, 11:49 AM

:D So funny. People are predicting a fanboi riot (whatever that would look like), but most readers are just yawning instead, I guess.

daneoni

Dec 1, 2009, 12:00 PM

Even though its TheSpaz...i kinda agree this time. The iPhone is now boring. In fact my 3GS is currently switched off in my desk drawer and i'm considering selling it

Its been the same ol story for the past 2 yrs for the most part, it works great but all the oohs & aahs are gone for me. Majority of the apps are useless and all the ones i downloaded were abandoned after a week, save for Facebook.

Maybe its ADD but i like trying new stuff, its the reason i've had a Hero, BlackBerry within these past 6 months and now a Pre...eyeing the HD2 next. It is also one of the reasons i never signed up for the lengthy iPhone tariffs.

Im now just looking forward to next June to see what direction Apple is taking the iPhone next.

canucksfan88

Dec 1, 2009, 12:00 PM

to me my iPhone is just a phone...a tool to communicate with others. sure i value it over my old phone because its new.

stuff becomes boring after you have it for a long time. ie. computers, cars, toys...etc..

its just the way our consumption based society is today

im thinking next semester ill write an essay on the commodity fetish and the iPhone. It would be perfect!

Blueline29

Dec 1, 2009, 12:01 PM

I definitely haven't gotten over my love of the iPhone, but I am over the App Store, not that I was ever completely into it to begin with. Most of my apps are free ones, and the only ones I ever use with any regularity are Twitterrific, BofA online banking, ESPN Scorecenter, Facebook, AT&T MyWireless, the Weather Channel app, and WhoCalled. Oh, and sometimes an app that displays wait times throughout Disney World when I'm feeling nostalgic. :)

-aggie-

Dec 1, 2009, 12:03 PM

Okay, it's a phone that can be used to go on the internet better than other smart phones out there. So, for me, it's like having a laptop in the palm of my hand. Quite useful, but nothing to be obsessed about. If the OP wasn't using it for these purposes, then maybe it is best not to have one (for example, obsessing over the pixels or bezels or other similar stuff).

I'm glad I have mine and I'll never go back to anything less.

Surely

Dec 1, 2009, 12:17 PM

Before clicking on this thread in Forum Spy, I already knew who started it. Wowzers.......

I love my iPhone, but to me it's always just been a tool. I use it to entertain myself, to update myself on news and sports scores, and to communicate with people. That's it. It's a cool and useful device, but it isn't a way of life. I don't dream about it and I don't sleep with it.

Maybe you're bored with it because you're still on 2.2.1?:rolleyes:

Applejuiced

Dec 1, 2009, 12:18 PM

:D

Maybe you're bored with it because you're still on 2.2.1?:rolleyes:

darngooddesign

Dec 1, 2009, 12:28 PM

Jailbreaking adds spice to my relationship with the iPhone.

koobcamuk

Dec 1, 2009, 12:29 PM

I am bored out of my brain with mine and am going back to a flip phone and separate TomTom unit. Makes a lot more sense.

Surely

Dec 1, 2009, 12:30 PM

I am bored out of my brain with mine and am going back to a flip phone and separate TomTom unit. Makes a lot more sense.

You should duct tape them together.......

thelatinist

Dec 1, 2009, 12:30 PM

Maybe you're bored with it because you're still on 2.2.1?:rolleyes:

This post made my day. Thanks!

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 12:39 PM

it took two years because he's been changing iPhones, going through the edge model, the 3g, probably the 3gS, at least one iPod touch, he even bought a Macbook trying to realize if he wanted an iPod or an iPhone. I'm pretty sure he'll get the next iPod touch and the next iPhone, especially if he wants to sell the ones he has now, he's also be back to the iPhone once a new firmware is out. I'm not trying to offend theSpaz, these are just facts:)

I had a problem. I'll admit it. I had an addiction to the Apple-made handheld device that we call the "iPhone". Okay? I get it!

I bought a MacBook Pro because I wanted something that could do it all. As much as the iPhone can do, it can't do everything that the full Mac OS X can do.

Let's see how he feels about his girlfriend in a year or two. You're talking about a phone, it is a tool to most and a toy to others. It is meant to be used for communication whether it's voice, email or text and entertainment. Too bad some see it as a status symbol that they tire of and then find another object to obsess over. What kind of car do you drive? I'm just sayin'

I've always been obsessive over Apple stuff. It's just the way I am. I'm not bad with anything else. Please note that I never thought of my iPhone as a status symbol. It used to be such an amazing piece of technology, but it's just not getting much use lately. I'm not saying I don't like it anymore... I just found other things to spend my time on.

Maybe you're bored with it because you're still on 2.2.1?:rolleyes:

Please don't start with the 2.2.1 thing, okay? I'm less bored with 2.2.1 than I am with 3.crap. Trust me. I've been there, and done that. I'm much happier on 2.2.1, so please don't start. I'm not basing my post today on the firmware I'm running.

The iPhone is a tool.....not a way of life or life itself. Anyone that has their life that wrapped on their phone, any phone, needs to get a life...

S-

I agree. The iPhone IS a tool! It's just an expensive tool. That's why I switched to a go-phone plan. I'm able to put the phone down and I don't have to worry about if I'm getting my money's worth. Before I switched to a go-phone account, I felt like I had to use it all the time just to justify the unlimited data plan I was paying for. I even paid for 3G data for 4 months before I was able to even USE 3G (because it wasn't available in my area at first).

I'm not upset with my iPhone and I still like it just fine. I just don't see it as the super amazing cool device that I once loved. I don't even like the 3GS.

I think Apple is going to have to put out something different for me to get hooked on. Until then, my iPhone is just a simple go-phone.

koobcamuk

Dec 1, 2009, 12:41 PM

You should duct tape them together.......

:)

I don't really need them in the same gadget.

jav6454

Dec 1, 2009, 12:46 PM

Who's laughing? Seriously? Was this supposed to be funny or something?

I'm thinking about getting a different phone. What do you all think about this phone? http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?device=LG+Neon(TM)+GoPhone®+-+Prepaid&q_sku=sku4130263

Spaz, just be happy with your iPhone. That's all I am going to say, but inside me this is happening:

Surely

Dec 1, 2009, 12:47 PM

I agree. The iPhone IS a tool! It's just an expensive tool. That's why I switched to a go-phone plan. I'm able to put the phone down and I don't have to worry about if I'm getting my money's worth. Before I switched to a go-phone account, I felt like I had to use it all the time just to justify the unlimited data plan I was paying for. I even paid for 3G data for 4 months before I was able to even USE 3G (because it wasn't available in my area at first).

I'm not upset with my iPhone and I still like it just fine. I just don't see it as the super amazing cool device that I once loved. I don't even like the 3GS.

I wouldn't call it an expensive tool. To me, it's an inexpensive tool that is well worth the small $299 down payment and the $1/day for 2 years. Even if I don't or hardly use it in a day.

I think Apple is going to have to put out something different for me to get hooked on. Until then, my iPhone is just a simple go-phone.

I don't know that you're the kind of customer that Apple even wants. You've probably cost them more on your iPhone purchase than they've made off of you because of the number of times that you've swapped your imperfect iPhone for a new one from them. How many times have you swapped again?

ntrigue

Dec 1, 2009, 12:52 PM

TheSpaz, you've been nominated most unnecessarily verbose poster on MacRumors. Can't you do something productive; comment in PSRI perhaps?

We don't care about your iPhone sentiments. How many characters have been wasted on this forum responding to your blogging? They could eliminate a server.

gilkisson

Dec 1, 2009, 12:56 PM

When I saw this thread title, my first thought was, "I bet that's from... naw, couldn't be, he gave up his iPhone several times already, and blogged about 'the experience' ad infinitum/ad nauseum several times already.... he couldn't be getting tired of a device he already threw away, could he?"

I was wrong.

Tune in next week to the next episode of "The Chronicles of Spaz" when he says, "man, I love this phone. Get it away from me."

TuffLuffJimmy

Dec 1, 2009, 12:56 PM

Someone should get a fund together and we'll donate to it until we have enough money for Spaz to host his own Spastic blog, where he can spaz out as much as he wants.

...and no one here will have to read it.

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 12:58 PM

I wouldn't call it an expensive tool. To me, it's an inexpensive tool that is well worth the small $299 down payment and the $1/day for 2 years. Even if I don't or hardly use it in a day.

I don't know that you're the kind of customer that Apple even wants. You've probably cost them more on your iPhone purchase than they've made off of you because of the number of times that you've swapped your imperfect iPhone for a new one from them. How many times have you swapped again?

I have the right as a customer to get what I paid for. When the iPhone cracks by itself without mistreating it, that's Apple's fault. When I have to feel something sharp every time I pick it up, that's Apple's fault. Seriously... I'm not going to settle for a defective product after paying $500 and then $100/mo. after that. So yeah, I don't care how many times I brought my iPhone back. Once I got the one I was satisfied with, I haven't brought it back since. It's been 16 months since I swapped my iPhone 3G with Apple and when I got my iPhone 3GS, I swapped it for various defects 2 times and returned the 3rd one completely because I wasn't going to go through the same crap again.

jav6454

Dec 1, 2009, 01:01 PM

I have the right as a customer to get what I paid for. When the iPhone cracks by itself without mistreating it, that's Apple's fault. When I have to feel something sharp every time I pick it up, that's Apple's fault. Seriously... I'm not going to settle for a defective product after paying $500 and then $100/mo. after that. So yeah, I don't care how many times I brought my iPhone back. Once I got the one I was satisfied with, I haven't brought it back since. It's been 16 months since I swapped my iPhone 3G with Apple and when I got my iPhone 3GS, I swapped it for various defects 2 times and returned the 3rd one completely because I wasn't going to go through the same crap again.

And then I wonder why AppleCare rates seem high....:rolleyes:

scottness

Dec 1, 2009, 01:01 PM

Sigh... I've never been obsessed with my iPhone. I heavily use it as a tool though, and even waste my time reading/replying to pointless posts (like this) on MR with it.

Surely

Dec 1, 2009, 01:13 PM

I have the right as a customer to get what I paid for. When the iPhone cracks by itself without mistreating it, that's Apple's fault. When I have to feel something sharp every time I pick it up, that's Apple's fault. Seriously... I'm not going to settle for a defective product after paying $500 and then $100/mo. after that. So yeah, I don't care how many times I brought my iPhone back. Once I got the one I was satisfied with, I haven't brought it back since. It's been 16 months since I swapped my iPhone 3G with Apple and when I got my iPhone 3GS, I swapped it for various defects 2 times and returned the 3rd one completely because I wasn't going to go through the same crap again.

Um.... I never said that you don't have a right to the perfect iPhone.

I just said that you're not Apple's ideal customers. How can you disagree with that? I'd bet there are iPhone owners out there who have kept their iPhones through much worse than what you've swapped for.

Interstella5555

Dec 1, 2009, 01:24 PM

Hey Spaz, here's a pro tip for you: It's a phone, get over it. There have been too many posts from you to count about how 1 pixel is going to make you drop the phone, so either do it or don't. Just stop telling us about it.

gloss

Dec 1, 2009, 01:26 PM

Two pages is two too many.

rdowns

Dec 1, 2009, 01:29 PM

From now on, just post the color you are felling for the day. kthzbai.

-aggie-

Dec 1, 2009, 01:31 PM

From now on, just post the color you are felling for the day. kthzbai.

Best suggestion of the year.

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 01:43 PM

I love how everyone hates my thread and then posts about it in the thread.

The truth is, I wanted to see if anyone else was getting tired of the iPhone. Like I said... it's not that I don't like it... I just don't find myself paying much attention to it lately. I kinda like not paying attention to it. It allows me to be more productive in life instead of worrying about a stupid phone.

This is an addiction just like any addiction and I think I'm finally getting over it. It feels good.

anjinha

Dec 1, 2009, 01:44 PM

thegoldenmackid

Dec 1, 2009, 01:45 PM

I love how everyone hates my thread and then posts about it in the thread.

You knew that that was exactly what was going to occur.

TuffLuffJimmy

Dec 1, 2009, 01:53 PM

This is an addiction just like any addiction and I think I'm finally getting over it. It feels good.

I think one of the first steps in the twelve steps of getting over addiction is to not post threads about said addiction on a forum. Especially when no one else wants to hear about it.

You are not getting over your addiction. And I'm sure you'll start several more threads about how much better 2.2.1 is than 4.0 when that finally comes out.

jav6454

Dec 1, 2009, 01:53 PM

Surely

Dec 1, 2009, 01:58 PM

Blog post:
I just realized that I hardly think about or use my iPhone anymore. I barely look at it throughout the day now-a-days and I'm really only using it for calling or texting. I guess I'm finally getting over my iPhone addiction. For about 2 years, I've been following the iPhone and iPod touch scene with jailbreaking, apps and pretty much anything that can be done on this little handheld device.

Now-a-days, I can't even begin to keep up with all the new apps added to the App Store. I'm finding it harder and harder to be interested in my iPhone. I'm sort of over the App Store... all I ever find there is crap.

I'm not that into handheld gaming, so I usually pass on those.

Luckily, I'm not in a contract right now and I'm only using my iPhone as an AT&T go-phone. I don't have data anymore (by choice because I wasn't using data very much and it seemed like a waste of money to me). There's literally only been a couple of times where I've been in public and NEEDED data on my iPhone and couldn't find wifi.

So in conclusion, I think I might just be finally over my iPhone obsession and it's all getting stale. In the past few weeks, I've barely even noticed that I have an iPhone. I mean, obviously I know it's there, but most of the time I forget about it and go along with my daily life.

The reason for this thread is that my girlfriend was over for the weekend and I've made her mad in the past by looking at my iPhone too much and stuff like that (she has one too and she uses it a lot so she shouldn't have the right to get mad, but she's a woman and so she has the right). Anyways... after she left... I realized that the last time I text'd anyone was to her and it was just before she got here. So that means I basically didn't use my iPhone for anything more than a clock for the entire weekend and I don't think that's ever happened before. Heck, I didn't even CHARGE IT.

Question:

Is anyone else's obsession dying down by now? I think I might be ready to move on.

It's a blog post with a question at the end to make it seem like it's not a blog post.

gilkisson

Dec 1, 2009, 02:03 PM

mgamber

Dec 1, 2009, 02:06 PM

I threw mine in a desk drawer and forgot about it a month ago, so what? If you're really that much of an attention whore, go crash a state dinner or something else that takes some real balls. Any 5 year old can whine about nothing, DO something. What's next, are you going to go cry in the OS X forum about how you're thinking of getting a PC with Windows 7 over and over for the next six months and then, as usual, do nothing?

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 02:08 PM

Blog post:

Question:

It's a blog post with a question at the end to make it seem like it's not a blog post.

Question: What's the difference between my thread and the 'I dropped my iPhone' stories or 'Trouble with AT&T' stories?

Big deal. So I posted a story.

My Threads = Blog Post?
Other People's Threads = Normal?

Everyone thinks I'm such a bad person, but I'm not. I guess everyone here is also obsessed with their iPhone so much that they don't wanna hear about someone that doesn't think it's such a big deal anymore. You're all on this forum, yet you claim to not be obsessed with the iPhone.

Whatever you guys. You don't know me. You just know my threads. You don't know me at all.

You know what else feels good? Attention. Doesn't it?

I actually didn't post for attention. I wanted to see if other people were having the same feelings as me.

I threw mine in a desk drawer and forgot about it a month ago, so what? If you're really that much of an attention whore, go crash a state dinner or something else that takes some real balls. Any 5 year old can whine about nothing, DO something. What's next, are you going to go cry in the OS X forum about how you're thinking of getting a PC with Windows 7 over and over for the next six months and then, as usual, do nothing?

I wasn't whining about anything. Also, I love Mac OS X and I wouldn't give it up for Windows. My computer is a power-house.

thegoldenmackid

Dec 1, 2009, 02:14 PM

Well I'm glad to see everyone is having their fun today. TheSpaz knew what 95% of the responses were going to be, we all knew TheSpaz's reaction, etc. etc. etc.

TuffLuffJimmy

Dec 1, 2009, 02:14 PM

@TheSpaz, there's a bit more to these forums than iPhones. Just because someone posts here does not mean they have an unhealthy obsession with iPhones. In fact the only one here I see consistently exhibit an obsession with the phone is you, even in this thread.

I recommend going with rdowns suggestion and just posting:
http://grab.by/Uzk

Surely

Dec 1, 2009, 02:16 PM

Question: What's the difference between my thread and the 'I dropped my iPhone' stories or 'Trouble with AT&T' stories?

Big deal. So I posted a story.

My Threads = Blog Post?
Other People's Threads = Normal?

Everyone thinks I'm such a bad person, but I'm not. I guess everyone here is also obsessed with their iPhone so much that they don't wanna hear about someone that doesn't think it's such a big deal anymore. You're all on this forum, yet you claim to not be obsessed with the iPhone.

Whatever you guys. You don't know me. You just know my threads. You don't know me at all.

I don't think you're a bad person. At all. I don't think that anyone has said that.

Your thread doesn't serve a purpose. That's the problem I think that people have with your threads.

If you posted a thread about an actual issue you have with your iPhone, or a way to do something better, that's a different story.

Your post is similar to this: Today, I went and got a haircut. I was stoked because the girl who cut my hair is super-cute, and I like flirting with her. Plus she's Asian, and I have a thing for Asian women. I had it cut really short this time, but I like that because it's less maintenance. She did a good job, but I still had to touch up the back a little when I got home.

Has anyone else had a really short haircut lately, and if so, was the person who cut your hair a super-cute girl?

samcraig

Dec 1, 2009, 02:16 PM

ETA: Surely - exactly. So. Tell me - did the super-cute girl have a droid or an iphone?

Actually TheSpaz - by your own admission you contradict yourself. You say we don't know you. We only know you from your posts. But you, yourself state that your whole life the past two years (or most of it) has been where? Here, right? Online? Posting. So for the past two years, we pretty much have known more than enough to make an assessment. Sorry.

Do you want a cookie or a pat on the back for finally becoming Normal (for the moment)? Everyone has known and has posted that you have OCD/Addiction issues with the iPhone and all things related. We've told you to seek help (I know I have). If it took 2 years for you to work it out on your own instead of seeking help - more power to you. But now one can ask the question - how long will you be obsessing about not being obsessed anymore. And why would you need to seek validation from others? You're over your addiction. GREAT! Move on.

"I guess everyone here is also obsessed with their iPhone so much that they don't wanna hear about someone that doesn't think it's such a big deal anymore. You're all on this forum, yet you claim to not be obsessed with the iPhone."

Is pretty obnoxious even for you. Most people can post on this forum and NOT be obsessed. People can not give a you-know-what about your issues and ALSO not be obsessed with their iPhone.

You would make a great book for some psychologist or sociologist. Or at least a college term paper....

Applejuiced

Dec 1, 2009, 02:21 PM

I think Thespaz likes to post threads like this one just to get people going and also he loves the attention he's getting.
If you look back all his threads start controversy and plenty of views and replys.
I dont know if its a social disorder, OCD on items he owns or maybe he just sits back and laughs about all the heated responses posted.
I dont know what it is but as much as you want to ignore him and his threads they suck you right into posting and keeping the freenzy going :D
At the beggining it was starting to get annoying but now I get a kick out of it and kinda hope he doesnt switch phones and goes away.....

TuffLuffJimmy

Dec 1, 2009, 02:22 PM

You would make a great book for some psychologist or sociologist. Or at least a college term paper....

I think I may have found a good subject for any papers I need to write in psychology next term. :D

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 02:25 PM

Your post is similar to this: Today, I went and got a haircut. I was stoked because the girl who cut my hair is super-cute, and I like flirting with her. Plus she's Asian, and I have a thing for Asian women. I had it cut really short this time, but I like that because it's less maintenance. She did a good job, but I still had to touch up the back a little when I got home.

Has anyone else had a really short haircut lately, and if so, was the person who cut your hair a super-cute girl?

That doesn't make any sense. If I was posting in a haircut forum, that would fit there.

The thing is... I'm posting in an iPhone-specific forum. The topic is iPhones. I posted about losing interest in my iPhone. It fits the topic of iPhones.

Your post had nothing to do with the forum topic.

Also, what's the point of people posting threads about how the palm pre is going to be the iPhone killer and then the droid and posting endless threads about the iPhone on verizon or that people hate AT&T. I'm at least trying to keep it on the topic of the iPhone... not about cell-phones, but just the iPhone. If you have a problem with my thread... report it to the mods.

I'd like to thank everyone for shooting me down. It really makes me feel like a welcome part of this community.

I think Thespaz likes to post threads like this one just to get people going and also he loves the attention he's getting.
If you look back all his threads start controversy and plenty of views and replys.
I dont know if its a social disorder, OCD on items he owns or maybe he just sits back and laughs about all the heated responses posted.
I dont know what it is but as much as you want to ignore him and his threads they suck you right into posting and keeping the freenzy going :D
At the beggining it was starting to get annoying but now I get a kick out of it and kinda hope he doesnt switch phones and goes away.....

I post what's on my mind. I don't do it to start controversy. The reason why my threads get so big is because you have 3 different types of people commenting.

You have:

The people who want to make fun of me for being "TheSpaz".
Then you have people who like to argue with me about my views and opinions.
Then you have people who take me seriously and actually post about the topic.

Surely

Dec 1, 2009, 02:26 PM

^^^^^ Sure, your thread is about the iPhone, and, yes, posting your thread in the iPhone forum is exactly like posting my example thread in a haircut forum. It's not a useful or helpful post to anyone but to feed your need for attention. Wow.

Id like to see a pie chart on this:
The people who want to make fun of me for being "TheSpaz".
Then you have people who like to argue with me about my views and opinions.
Then you have people who take me seriously and actually post about the topic.

ETA: Surely - exactly. So. Tell me - did the super-cute girl have a droid or an iphone?

Lol....Phone? I wasn't focusing on her phone.

It's a true story BTW.... I just got back around 30 minutes ago.

TuffLuffJimmy

Dec 1, 2009, 02:27 PM

That doesn't make any sense. If I was posting in a haircut forum, that would fit there.

The thing is... I'm posting in an iPhone-specific forum. The topic is iPhones. I posted about losing interest in my iPhone. It fits the topic of iPhones.

Your post had nothing to do with the forum topic.

Also, what's the point of people posting threads about how the palm pre is going to be the iPhone killer and then the droid and posting endless threads about the iPhone on verizon or that people hate AT&T. I'm at least trying to keep it on the topic of the iPhone... not about cell-phones, but just the iPhone. If you have a problem with my thread... report it to the mods.

I'd like to thank everyone for shooting me down. It really makes me feel like a welcome part of this community.

No, the topic of this thread is not iPhones. The topic is you think you're getting over an addiction. If anything this belongs in the Community Discussion forum.

samcraig

Dec 1, 2009, 02:29 PM

I'd like to thank everyone for shooting me down. It really makes me feel like a welcome part of this community.

Don't bother to take any ownership of your own circumstance. Clearly things haven't changed too too much for you despite this new found freedom from your electronic device.

-aggie-

Dec 1, 2009, 02:30 PM

Apple won't give you an iPhone
'Cause you asked for it
'Cause you need one, you see
Apple’s not gonna give you an iPhone
'Cause you tell them it's make or breaking this
Is that why you wanted an iPhone
'Cause you asked for it?
'Cause you need one, you see
Apple’s not gonna give you an iPhone
'Cause you tell them it's make or breaking this
If you're on your way
Apple’s not gonna give you an iPhone to stay
If your heart is nowhere in it
Apple don't want it for a minute
Spaz, Apple'll walk the seven seas when they believe that there's a reason to
Give you an iPhone today
Today

Figured I'd add a song here....

CrzyCanuck72

Dec 1, 2009, 02:33 PM

Applejuiced

Dec 1, 2009, 02:37 PM

You gotta admit though you do like the attention you're getting, if you didnt you wouldnt be here still :D

I post what's on my mind. I don't do it to start controversy. The reason why my threads get so big is because you have 3 different types of people commenting.

You have:

The people who want to make fun of me for being "TheSpaz".
Then you have people who like to argue with me about my views and opinions.
Then you have people who take me seriously and actually post about the topic.

gilkisson

Dec 1, 2009, 02:37 PM

I'd like to thank everyone for shooting me down. It really makes me feel like a welcome part of this community.

No one is shooting you down. Why are you surprised and "taking it personally" when you started it to be personal in the first place?

You say the same things, over and over. What do you expect? What are you looking for? What do you need to hear?

Lets try this: "Spaz, you are 100% correct. I too am sick of the iPhone. It is over. Come, let us walk a new path and never speak of the iPhone again..."

Do you really need other people to join you in your quest? Can you not walk the path alone and in silence?

svndmvn

Dec 1, 2009, 02:45 PM

once you get over the shininess and visual tricks and useless apps and start only using your iPhone for calling and texting, you realize it isn't very good at those things. That's when you get a BlackBerry.

I'm pretty sure that's just when you ditch AT&T, nothing to do with Blackberries, iPhones, theSpaz or cute asian girls that cut your hair

TheSpaz

Dec 1, 2009, 02:48 PM

No, the topic of this thread is not iPhones. The topic is you think you're getting over an addiction. If anything this belongs in the Community Discussion forum.

Don't bother to take any ownership of your own circumstance. Clearly things haven't changed too too much for you despite this new found freedom from your electronic device.

The two of you stir up the most crap. You only come into my threads to put me down.

If my thread is so bad, then STOP POSTING IN IT AND IT WILL GO AWAY!

Geeze. You guys feed the fire. I going for a friendly discussion.

You gotta admit though you do like the attention you're getting, if you didnt you wouldnt be here still :D

I'm here because I like talking about the iPhone. Excuse me for using the forum for what it's for. Discussing the iPhone.