First of all, it is not a BIG deal for me. If it was a BIG deal for me, the phone would have been returned on day two of me having it. I am not complaining it doesn't do what I want. I am complaining about Apple's FALSE advertisement that this phone is ready for business use when it isn't. (You know, kind of like the ad they had pulled because they were trying to say the phone is way faster than it is.)
Are you seriously suggesting that there is such a strict definition of "business-ready" that the lack of a configurable e-mail notification sound immediately disqualifies the iPhone?
The phone's performance is _far_ easier to quantify than whether or not it is "business-ready". The ad you're referring to got pulled because the wording was ambiguous enough that it could imply that the (altered) UI speed reflected the new generation's increased performance. (That ad actually struck me as a little "off" the first time I saw it -- it reeked of a "faked demo".) To my knowledge, Apple has never released any ad claiming that the iPhone has configurable e-mail notification sounds.
Second, I wasn't smarmy until some fan boy's (look in mirror dude) decided that I didn't have a right to "complain" about something EVERY smart phone on the planet can do........... Except the precious iPhone that is above all criticism. As far as my "grammar" goes, I really don't care about your opinion or what you think it proves. It proves that when I posted that I was in a hurry and nothing else.
The iPhone's not above criticism at all. There are plenty of valid criticisms. Your criticism, in fact, is quite valid. (It's actually one of the things that motivated me to jailbreak in the first place.) What I was addressing was the fact that your response seemed a little silly, especially given that you didn't take the minute or two necessary to check this before you bought it.
The way a person writes is quite telling. Grammatical mistakes (and, to a lesser extent, typos) discredit the writer. If it's not worth your time to proofread your comments, why should someone else pay attention to them?
Third, the first hit in Google that you decided to waste my time with takes me to a HACKING site. Your search proves my point very nicely though, so thanks for sharing it. Unless I want to hack the iPhone and void it's warranty, it can't do something that EVERY other Smart Phone can do.
First, jailbreaking doesn't void your warranty. That's a common misconception. It will render you ineligible for support -- until you flash using stock firmware, at which point you're once again eligible.
You're right though: it's annoying that you have to jailbreak to change the sound. I completely agree. That said, the link did have its intended effect: it provided an answer to the question.
EVERY other Smart Phone can change the volume and or message tone for email.
And you want to defend Apple for that and/or act like I am an ass for complaining about that? ROFL...
No I'm not going to defend them. And I'd appreciate it if you didn't put words in my mouth. My response to you wasn't defending Apple at all -- I was merely pointing out that you _were_ acting like an ass, not for pointing out a flaw, but for the way in which you pointed it out.
Whatever Fan Boy. Keep going status quo. If everyone in the world was like you, we would still have cars powered by our feet.
Throughout your post you referred to me as a fanboy. I can only guess that you assumed me to be an Apple supporter based on my participation in this forum, or (more likely) based on my response to your vitriolic screed.
That said, I fear you're mistaken. I use three OSs on a daily basis (four on a weekly basis). I spend a large portion of my time working with Linux. I'm currently using a Debian box (running Etch). When shopping for a new laptop, I specifically chose one that I knew would work with both Debian and Slack (side note: the ThinkPad X61s has excellent Linux support, albeit not from Lenovo themselves.) I have never have purchased (and likely never will purchase) an Apple computer at retail prices. I own an iPod (which I haven't used in three years), and have a deep dislike of the iTunes Music Store due to its use of DRM. I'm both manufacturer and OS agnostic.
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I wrote the above before I saw
themoonisdown09's post and your response. He is indeed quite correct.
In response to your point:
But I think if a company needs emails to be fast, and not missed by their workers ever, then they are better off going with a Blackberry due to message tone customization and volume control.
I would think that if an employer finds that employees require customizable tones in order to pay attention to what is obviously such a critical communications channel, they might want to rework their hiring process with an eye towards hiring more attentive employees. That said, I'm not a manager or executive, so my input (with regards to corporate communication policies) is close to worthless.
I also agree with
cjbryce. Far too many people have the misbelief that they must be able to send and receive e-mail instantly at any time of the day or night. Frankly, most people's e-mail just isn't that important.
