The most inexcusable ommision in the Iphone 3GS is the..

[DELTAsnake]

I only ever listen to radio on the internet so no AM/FM tuner is OK with me.

 

[Applejuiced]

Lol
Now if only the iphone did autocorrection instead of FM radio would be great

The most inexcusable omission in this thread is the OP's second "s" in omission. But at least we got a second "m" to make up for it.

 

[Applejuiced]

Or maybe a 5.25 inch floppy disk drive for these:

muhahahahahaha!


I hope we get a printer/scanner/faxer in the next refresh. Maybe an ethernet connection. OR EVEN BETTER, a kingston lock slot!!! Who knows!

 

[RoboCop001]

Hi,
My name is Chris. I'm from 2009. Here nobody listens to radio.
Goodbye

Hi Chris, I'm from the future of an arbitrary amount of time, where we've cloned many of you to be slaves for the entire human race.

Thanks to you, there's world peace.

You're awesome, Chris!

All hail Chris! But mostly me.

 

[astrobanana]

video killed the radio star
your post is irrelevant

 

[ksz]

video killed the radio star
your post is irrelevant

haha, your song is so last century.

Radio isn't dead. Video doesn't work in the car. And NPR is awesome.

 

[Ronnoco]

Or maybe a 5.25 inch floppy disk drive for these:

That would be awesome!

 

[iVeBeenDrinkin']

I need an iPhone that plays LP records. Don't ask me why, just make it apple!

 

[sushi]

An iPhone without:
- FM Radio
- Reel to Reel tape
- 8 Track tape
- Cassette tape
- Phonograph

Say it isn't so.

 

[spaceboots06]

Watch whatever, whenever.

 

[Ronnoco]

Watch whatever, whenever.

I hate to admit my age here but I had one of those when it was introduced...
now THAT was a cool gadget...

 

[doubleatheman]

I use my radio every day folks, local music, news and pride!

I'm not low tech, I care for media from my area....


97.7 the river northbay rocks!!!

 

[iVeBeenDrinkin']

I hate to admit my age here but I had one of those when it was introduced...
now THAT was a cool gadget...

You can sink ships with that thing.

 

[Michael CM1]

I think ooTunes cost $2 and streams a bazillion radio stations. Why waste the parts and space on an FM tuner? Add to this that Sirius XM has an app and WHY WOULD YOU NEED AN FM TUNER?

 

[superxero3]

the only time i want FM/AM is in my car, and i have it without using my phone.

However, my old LG phone had an FM Transmitter in it, now that was cool! i could use my Phone over any FM radio, both for music and calls! I would have liked to see that added in the new iPhone (provided it could have maintained good quality and no increase in form-factor)

 

[apfhex]

That's hilarious. Everyone knows that the biggest omission is that it doesn't play 8-tracks.

FM radio. Priceless.

Oh come on, you know you want to spin some vinyl on your iPhone.

97.7 the river northbay rocks!!!

96.7 Bob FM is where it's at.

That said, I had a Sony Eriscsson with FM capabilities and I used it maybe once, despite it working pretty well. When the iPhone is already an iPod, and with Pandora and the like with pretty decent quality over 3G, why listen to the radio at all?

 

[JohnFa]

Apparently, 1945 called and they also wanted an FM receiver in their iPhone.

 

[sushi]

I hate to admit my age here but I had one of those when it was introduced...

I remember when they were introduced and used one. Cool system.

When the iPhone is already an iPod, and with Pandora and the like with pretty decent quality over 3G, why listen to the radio at all?

Exactly. Really don't need direct FM when you can get it over 3G.

 

[Ronnoco]

You can sink ships with that thing.

True Dat...that BetaMax was a brick ****house...back in the day, Sony built stuff to last...unlike the crap they make today...
I STILL have a working BetaMAx around here somewhere...LOL

 

[sushi]

True Dat...that BetaMax was a brick ****house...back in the day, Sony built stuff to last...unlike the crap they make today...
I STILL have a working BetaMAx around here somewhere...LOL

And heavy!

I hated to lug one of those around to take video.

 

[Ronnoco]

And heavy!

I hated to lug one of those around to take video.

Very heavy...I wish they still built stuff like that though (ok, may not so heavy LOL)...My Sony dual layer DVD recorder feels like an empty box...just so cheap...
I have an older GX-7 which was one of the first Sony DVD recorders (built in Japan) and that thing is as solid as my original BetaMax...very very well built...then they started putting out these cheap looking, super light recorders (made in S. Korea IIRC)...

 

[tabasco70]

OP is getting absolutely ripped on

 

[pooryou]

 

[MacBoobsPro]

I can't believe its lacking a 20" screen.

 

[maflynn]

lack of FM Radio/Tuner.
It would cost maybe $2 to add into the Iphone 3GS.

Inexcusable, hardly. The only time, I'd listen to radio is while I'm driving. I see no need to have a radio built into my iPhone (or iPod) and based on the people responding to this thread, that also seems to be the consensus