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iPhone First Impressions / Reviews

Triple crash

Well, I don't have an iPhone myself yet. But I just went to the new Apple store that opened up nearby and finally got to play with one. I wanted to show my son (who's been in South Korea for the past year) how cool it is.

The iPhone I picked up was displaying a contact list, so I showed him how easy it was to scroll through it. He was impressed. Then I showed him Safari. I typed an address into the address bar (my school's -- and I was amazed, having never used the virtual keyboad, how simple and fast it was). My school's website came up -- briefly. Then Safari crashed. So I restarted it and typed in a different address, my own website. The page partially loaded. (It's all simple HTML.) I clicked on a link with an image so I could show my son how to resize pictures. He was again impressed, but then Safari crashed again. So I tried one more time with yet a different address, and again Safari vanished and the main menu popped back up.

You'd figure that if an iPhone were to work well in just one place it would be at Apple's own store. It was disconcerting to see the thing crash so often. I hope Apple isn't starting to spread itself too thin. It's better to do a few things very well than do lots of things poorly. As cool as the concept of the iPhone is, if it doesn't work reliably in the store no one will buy it.
 
I've heard some headphones don't fit in the iPhone's 3.5mm jack because it's quite recessed. What I want to know is, do the Bose Triport IE's work with it? If not, I'll wait for the 3G iPhone that should launch mid next year (according to www.stuff.tv) and see if that has a better jack.

Of course, an adaptor of some sort would be OK too :cool: if the Bose's aren't directly supported.


Many thanks.
 
OS X Dude said:
I've heard some headphones don't fit in the iPhone's 3.5mm jack because it's quite recessed. What I want to know is, do the Bose Triport IE's work with it? If not, I'll wait for the 3G iPhone that should launch mid next year (according to www.stuff.tv) and see if that has a better jack.

Of course, an adaptor of some sort would be OK too :cool: if the Bose's aren't directly supported.


Many thanks.
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"better jack" implies that the recessed jack is some sort of design flaw that Apple needs to fix. The design is intentional, and it's unlikely that the next gen iPhone is going to change it.

All you have to do is get a $5 adapter cable, stick it on the end of your Triport IE cable, and you're set.

-Zadillo
 
Zadillo said:
"better jack" implies that the recessed jack is some sort of design flaw that Apple needs to fix. The design is intentional, and it's unlikely that the next gen iPhone is going to change it.

All you have to do is get a $5 adapter cable, stick it on the end of your Triport IE cable, and you're set.

-Zadillo
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Thanks for that, but why would Apple deliberately make the design so that it's not directly compatible with some "cans"?
 
OS X Dude said:
I've heard some headphones don't fit in the iPhone's 3.5mm jack because it's quite recessed. What I want to know is, do the Bose Triport IE's work with it? If not, I'll wait for the 3G iPhone that should launch mid next year (according to www.stuff.tv) and see if that has a better jack.

Of course, an adaptor of some sort would be OK too :cool: if the Bose's aren't directly supported.


Many thanks.
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If you want to be able to answer the phone you'll need something in the line of the Shure MPA.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=DB861236&nplm=TN544LL/A

The mic is really good. I use my B&O earphones with it. Best of all worlds...

...and Apple made the jack recessed so it wouldn't break as easily...or something to that effect.

I wouldn't wait a year for 3G...dude!
Edge isn't that bad and WIFI rocks. I get WIFI driving down the freeway (I swear!).
 
I've been playing with mine since Friday and I absolutely love it. You know how sometimes you purchase something, and after using it for only a few minutes you know *know* it's right for you? That's what I've been having with the iPhone.

I'm coming over from a BlackBerry, so my biggest concern was the keyboard. But Jobs wasn't lying - once you learn to "trust" it, you really do fly. It's much easier and more fun typing on this than any other actual keyboard.

My only complaints are everyone else's complaints - no copy/paste, no means to mass delete email, no mms, etc. Of them all, the one I hope they fix quickly is copy/paste. I had someone send me their contact info so I could input it into the device and I realized it was a waste of time trying to retrieve it from my iPhone.
 
Amblinman, Completely agree with dude, iPhone's keyboard is really amazing, no doubt, Blackberry - RIP...
 
Loved for three weeks, now when I look it I see frustration and bad customer service

3 weeks after buying my iPhone (4 weeks ago) I noticed a deal pixel near the center of the display. I took it to an apple store and they agreed it was a hardware problem and sent it off for repair free of charge (I had it longer than the 14 day return period), but I did have to pay $30 for a loaner.

Apple sent a refurbished phone (as a replacement) yesterday and its got major problems, worse than the phone with the dead pixel. The display is really dark when watching videos and the battery life is very bad (a little more than half of my original and loaner phone).

This evening I took the refurb iPhone to another apple store (Lenox Square, Atlanta, GA) where the "genius" kept telling me my phone was completely fine. Noticing I wasn't getting anywhere with the "genius" I asked for the store manager. The manager told me that if I'm not satisfied with the phone that my only option is to bring it back with the box and accessories and return the phone. All in all, really terrible customer service.

Tomorrow I have a genius bar appt at a different apple store, and will bring everything along. I'm fully prepared to return the iPhone and get something else if they can't / won't get me a phone that I'm satisfied with.

It's a shame because I really do like the iPhone... but the level of product quality and customer service I've experienced so far is really bad.
 
iphone is amazing

I have had nothing but great things with this phone, it is absolutely amazing.......have had it since launch, and can't wait for future applications via updates. Check out this vid of my iPhone, iPod, and MacBook representing the best show ever..."LOST"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_phVYPHbp2Y
 
Where to buy?

Hi,

Is this already available in ASIA?

Thanks,
Joanne
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unlocked iphone?

sorry if this question has been answered already but can you unlock an iphone so it'll work with different gsm networks in different countries
 
macinthebox-nan said:
sorry if this question has been answered already but can you unlock an iphone so it'll work with different gsm networks in different countries
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Probably. But this is one of the worst places you could have posted that. Just take a look at the forum you're on, or Google, or even eBay and you could have answered your own question.
 
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