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Boycott the new 3g iPhone?
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10 bucks says you will. A lot of these people complaining on this forum will be out there July 11th getting one. It's the same story every time.
What's this supposed to mean?
Do you light candles for Apple every night before you go to bed?
Finally, I'm not one of those "boycotters." I am getting the new iPhone. I am simply voicing my opinion on what is still missing in the supposed "Most Advanced Smartphone." Nothing is perfect, and neither is the Jesus Phone.
w00master
Explain to me how this is any different? MMS is nearly as ubiquitous as SMS. E-mail can on top of video, audio & picture "messaging" also do text "messaging." So, using the (imho INANE) logic of e-mail *replacing* MMS, why not go all out and get rid of SMS as well?
Sorry, imho E-mail is *not* an excuse or replacement (yet) for MMS. If this were the case, then I ask again, why include SMS then? It just clutters the UI up! If it's financial reasons, then again why not include MMS then? MMS provides a higher revenue stream. So either way, imho, none of this logic pans out.
MMS SHOULD BE IN THE iPHONE.
PS. I'm still getting one.
w00master
They did the same thing with the 1st iPhone. This is typical Apple protocol. Nothing new was unveiled between MWSF 2007 and June 29th 2007 that would have been revealed in the confidential photos, glass front and YouTube wouldn't have been discovered. I don't see a front facing camera.
However, anything software (Copy/Paste or MMS) could be added at anytime, before or after July 11th.
Haha alright. People first bitch about no MMS, then about not having a good camera. I bet you'll still get one though. You have a month to let it sink in.
No, you misunderstood me. There was a lengthy thread which talked about the expressions "I could care less" and "I couldn't care less". Really, "I couldn't care less" makes more sense. It was an amusing thread. Someone created a visual tool to explain the difference. I was only kidding for those who remembered that earlier thread.
I never "bitched" about the iPhone "not having a good camera." I'm complaining about the lack of MMS, Copy & Paste, and no to-do lists. Also, are you claiming that Apple is absolutely perfect? Seems like you are. You might want to stop lighting the candles for Apple before you go to bed at night.
I guess you missed this:
LOL, thanks for the clarification. Sometimes when reading a forum post, it's difficult sense the "emotion behind the post."
w00master
First things, I didn't say you bitched about it. I am saying that is most of the consensus around here and if you don't believe that go back a page and look at the iphone thread list. There are no lighting candles here either. I will take noticed to things when they are due, but to me people are making big deals about a lot of nothing. Especially the day after this is even released when that much information is not even available.
As for you getting one, I misread that and do apologize.
Please leave the forum if you think this!
MacWorld have had hands on with the new iPhone 3G so i dont think there will be any new features im afraid
better reception... I will take that every day of the week.
Thicker? really? come on now.
Count me IN for the boycott. The keynote was very misleadng and the new prices are out of control.
The plastic has little to do with reception...I have a Razr for work and it is all metal yet gets great reception. It is all about the mighty dollar.
PLEASE STOP with the lack of MMS and bad quality camera already.
First and foremost, MMS is not reliable across different operators and different mobile model/brands. It's got many other limitations. You can Google/wiki it.
Secondly, Both SMS and MMS were introduced as VAS for operators to bring additional revenue stream by charging each other and user per message between SMS and MMS gateways using the same voice trunks. It didn't take up a lot of bandwidth (burst vs constant ie. voice traffic). Also, SMS became popular because of quick, convenient short messages that can be sent in bulk and received on any mobile phone and on any operator. SMS will continue to be widely used because of this. Now with more bandwidth, cellular towers, wifi/wimax and faster phones, there's just really no need for MMS. The iPhone allows us to use full out email as you would on a computer. So please tell my why you would still want MMS?
Last, the iPhone camera is good IMHO. Just do a flickr search on SE, Nokia vs. iPhone camera pics and you'll see the iPhone pics are actually better than those 3-5MP camera phones.
First and foremost, MMS is not reliable across different operators and different mobile model/brands. It's got many other limitations. You can Google/wiki it.
Secondly, Both SMS and MMS were introduced as VAS for operators to bring additional revenue stream by charging each other and user per message between SMS and MMS gateways using the same voice trunks. It didn't take up a lot of bandwidth (burst vs constant ie. voice traffic). Also, SMS became popular because of quick, convenient short messages that can be sent in bulk and received on any mobile phone and on any operator. SMS will continue to be widely used because of this. Now with more bandwidth, cellular towers, wifi/wimax and faster phones, there's just really no need for MMS. The iPhone allows us to use full out email as you would on a computer. So please tell my why you would still want MMS?
Last, the iPhone camera is good IMHO. Just do a flickr search on SE, Nokia vs. iPhone camera pics and you'll see the iPhone pics are actually better than those 3-5MP camera phones.
People want MMS because not everyone has a iPhone and therefore cant pickup the picture via e-mail on their phone.
I understand this, however I think I will do just fine without it.
How is it acting like a toddler when someone isn't happy with a product? Your a nimrod to be sure. Thats what this forum is for to discuss apple iPhones. Some of us are happy with the new 3G (prolly first timers) and some of us aren't (prolly original owners) in any case this new phone is not really an upgraded iphone. Have fun.
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Boring! I'm still boycotting "GRAPES" and look where that's gotten me and the rest of the world. I don't even drink wine anymore, and I feel that the entire world owes me an apology for partaking of the forbidden fruit! In fact, I forgot why I was boycotting grapes!
since when do you need MMS if you have the option to send and email directly from the phone? plus, if I'm correct, most cellphones now a days have their own email address... (ten-digit-number@yourcarrier.com) or so.
I've been sending emails from my phone for years... it's quite reliable as well.
Boycott the iPhone 3G, shorter lines for me to stand in when it comes out, as some people have said before me.
I've been sending emails from my phone for years... it's quite reliable as well.
Boycott the iPhone 3G, shorter lines for me to stand in when it comes out, as some people have said before me.