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iPhone First Impressions / Reviews
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Now that I have worked through the process I can provde some additional information: We are a small Company so the process was pretty simple, first the person at my Company responsible for distributing phones and handling business with ATT (Me) needed to call up and authorize the number to be transferred to a new acct with individual responsibility rather than Company. It can be still "tied" to the company group for other purposes like PTT (doesn't apply to iphone) and other features. The the person who is assuming responsibility (again me) needs to call up and give them the phone number and they will get the necessary personal information. You will then have your old phone active on a new acct. and can walk through the process on itunes. I was on the phone with the CSR and as soon as she said "okay I have it on the new acct" I was able to activate it instantly in itunes. Any discounts that you get within your organization will go away according to my understanding. I have not heard, but haven't yet followed some of the iphone forums, of what is coming down the road to attract more business users. It mos certainly can't be by requiring them all to essentially close their accts. I have heard that Cingular is spending "50 million dollars to optimize" their network so I am hoping some of this will be about increasing funtionality for business users. Push email, integrated mail accounts so I can see a list of all text and email in one list without going in and out of program, tethering and 3g would be a good start. The last thing that is worth mentioning, if you are migrating a number over, since activating the iphone is an automatic two year extension, to the extent that you have control over it, choose one from your acct. that has the MOST time left on it. Good luck!
You live in NYC and you are ordering pizza from Papa Johns????????
LOL I was thinking the exact same thing.
Makes sense.
Personally, I think its great that most of the criticisms of the iPhone are things that Apple can easily address (better bluetooth support, MMS, etc.).
Before the iPhone came out, the really big questions were about the fundamental nature of the device - would the UI be good, would the all touchscreen interface really work, etc.?
The iPhone would have major problems if it just fundamentally didn't work well - if multitouch wasn't accurate enough, if it was too frustrating to use, etc.
I think it is great that the main issues with it are things that can be easily dealt with either via software or hardware revisions.
I've used my brother's iPhone and haven't noticed any problems with the phone call volume - and the speakerphone is frankly louder and clearer than the one on my Treo 650.
-Zadillo
Sure, used in a quiet enviornment the iPhone's speakerphone and headset are fine. Used in a noisy enviornment, they're both completely useless, whereas my wife's Samsung phone and my old motorola were more than capable of producing great volumes in loud situations. Hell, I talked to people from my old cellphone during a music concert once, but with the iPhone I can't even talk to people when I'm in a semi-busy bookstore. It's ridiculously awful, and Apple should be ashamed. Hopefully ashamed enough to address it. Their own forums are littered with people complaining about this.
I'm sorry, but I haven't had your experiences. When I tried my brother's iPhone it was actually in the middle of a crowded noisy mall, and I didn't have any problems with it.
And this wasn't even with the headset; just the iPhone itself.
-Zadillo
I think the iPhone is revolutionary. Its getting mobile users excited about software... and not concentrating so much solely on hardware.The iPhone is a great phone... but I'm not in love with it. Its got a lot of problems... its the best phone on the market no doubt... simply not the best phone ever made.
I'm keeping it mind you! Don't try and take it from me!
My own... my precious!!!!!
I'm keeping it mind you! Don't try and take it from me!
My own... my precious!!!!!
and runs windows mobile
which seems to be an advantage, at least right now, in terms of programs, email security, features, etc.
RIght now, the iphone is a ipod you can talk on. Good luck sending a photo to your friends. Or chatting. etc. my 8525 has a 4gb memory card, which is swappable. hundreds of programs. etc. I can pop a local sim card in it when I travel to europe and pay 10c a minute for calls instead of $2 a minute on ATT roaming.
Seriously, the iphone is sexy as all hell - but it's not very functional as a smartphone.
I think the iPhone is revolutionary. Its getting mobile users excited about software... and not concentrating so much solely on hardware.The iPhone is a great phone... but I'm not in love with it. Its got a lot of problems... its the best phone on the market no doubt... simply not the best phone ever made.
I'm keeping it mind you! Don't try and take it from me!
My own... my precious!!!!!
It's not remotely close to being the best phone on the market. The best phone on the market wouldn't have so many volume issues WITH THE ACTUAL PHONE PART OF THE PHONE. Fix this garbage, Apple. Who gives a crap if you can email your friends from the phone if you can't hear them when they call you?
and runs windows mobile
Does that mean it crashes as much as my iPhone does? Listening to music on the iPod, surfing the web and then boom, crashes back to the main menu, safari closes, music stops. Awful. If that's Mac OS at work, gimme Windows Mobile right now.
i dont have volume problems
most of the 500,000 who bought one aren't
a few units may have issues... thats normal.
i dont have volume problems
most of the 500,000 who bought one aren't
a few units may have issues... thats normal.
most of the people I know who have it are annoyed by it most of the time. Much more than a few issues.
ANd is there somehting wrong with your eyes? they keep rolling...
most of the people I know who have it are annoyed by it most of the time. Much more than a few issues.
ANd is there somehting wrong with your eyes? they keep rolling...
if someone isnt satisfied with their iphone they should return it... It wasnt made for everyone
I know saying 'relax' isn't going to help, but I'd have to say it anyway. I've found a number of the complaints labeled against the iPhone are reminiscient of the initial release of the V3 RAZR way back in the day. File system issues, low call/speaker volume, lack of video recording, poor batter life. Each of which was fixed by firmware updates from Motorola. I expect exactly the same with Apple and the iPhone. Unfortunately yes, it will probably take a little bit of time.
In a Mustang V8, with the windows down and doing 75 MPH in medium traffic on the highway I could hear a caller just fine on my iPhone at 3 notches below max volume. That to me was impressive considering the environmental noise, but I don't doubt some people have volume issues. I notice my speakerphone volume is pretty poor, though I believe that to be more of a software/firmware issue, as playing videos/music through the speakerphone come in MUCH louder than call volume. I expect Apple will eventually rectify this and other issues.
I'd also point out that some of the 'exploratory work' being done on the iPhone could also yield very interesting results. Before Moto addressed the volume problems on the V3, people found a way to modify the gain table enough to actually make the speaker loud enough to permanently damage itself! They also found how to add video support before Moto did via seem editing. Heck, there were even custom firmware releases that ripped out all the Moto fluff (ringtones, videos, wallpapers, screensavers) that you couldn't delete to almost double the available space of the phone. On the A1200 they figured out how to fix the speakerphone so you could use it with the flip closed, and even found a way to activate EDGE support when most people thought it didn't have it.
I respect the issues people have been having, but they are not really at all surprising for a large scale cell phone release, and I expect within the next few months Apple will address a number of them.
i dont have volume problems
most of the 500,000 who bought one aren't
a few units may have issues... thats normal.
Wrong. Every non-Apple Zealot review mentions the audio problems, and Apple's own support discussion forum is FULL of threads about these very same problems, as well as the browser-ipod crashing problem. These issues better be resolved.
I have to turn my volume down on almost every call. 60% max and I work at an airport. Way to go Apple!!