1. ppl asking others which phone they should get between an iphone and blackberry bold. What ever happened to testing the product in store and deciding for yourself?
2. ppl holding off on buying an iphone because of the "RUMOR" 32 gb iphone soon to be released, once again RUMOR.
3. ppl purchasing an iphone with a at&t plan and data package and complain about the price of the data package as if you arent getting what you pay for.
4. ppl owning an iphone 3g and than ditching it for a T-MOBILE G1, BOLD, STORM etc.... why not just stick with the phone you know fuctions the best? is it the data price that leads you to sway?
What are some things you just cant understand regarding the apple iphone?
I'll try to answer some of your "questions"
1. When you go into a store, most of the time you can't test out anything. The floor models are usually "fake" versions of the actual phone. The only phone I have ever been able to "play with" before buying was the iPhone...and what this does is create a false sense of which is better because when you can't actually compare them, you're swayed.
2. I held off for almost a year waiting for the Meisu m8 and it's promised features. The reason was because it would have suited my needs better. If you're in no rush to get a phone, and you need more space (heavy music/movie user) then why not wait?
If it turns out to be untrue, then you can assess the market at that time. This is called being an informed, and cautious consumer, which is better than being a "Gotta have it now" type.
3. Be honest with yourself....mobile phones are expensive. I think most people complain about the prices because they're all over the place and change so often. I pay $30/month for 6 Gigs, but others are paying the same for 1 Gig. How is this a fair deal?
$30 a month for data alone is roughly the same cost as broadband internet. Only not anywhere near as fast, limited to 1 Gig (6 in my case), not always available, and costly if you're away from home (when you need it most).
It's a rip off no matter how you look at it.
4. It's a fallacy to think that the iPhone is the best. Everyone has different needs and assuming the iPhone meets all those needs is a bold statement. I would ditch my iPhone today if it wasn't so much trouble because I personally find it to be more of a hassle than a convenience.
I hate having to baby the thing because if I happen to put it down too hard I fear it might crack the plastic. I fear that if I put it in my bookbag it'll get smashed.
Just because Steve Mobs puts out a phone doesn't mean it's the greatest thing ever to hit the earth. If you're like me and see Apple as nothing more than another company, it's easy to see that there are a LOT of flaws with how they run things, and the products they put out. I am no fanboy, so I have no loyalty to this phone...I simply want what will work best for me.
I think if you buy the phone. you have 30 days to try it out. These phones...you need to try it out yourself before you judge. Dont go by what others say
Actually, here in Canada you have 15 days or 30 minutes of talk time, whatever comes first.
I actually made my first phone call to a friend the first day and I was telling him about the phone...I talked for 28 minutes, and then checked my voicemail twice....Rogers charges by the minute so I was over my 30 minute min....which means, no returns.
No other electronics company has these stupid rules. Imagine if you bought an external hard drive for your computer and the rule was you could only put 30 megs of data on it before they wouldn't let you take it back. What if you got a TV, and if you watched more than 30 minutes of it, you couldn't take it back.
The system is set up to trap people into contracts and their phones. They want you paying as much as possible all the time. They want you over a barrel so you rely on the device, and continue to keep paying.
I can't understand why people won't recourse the full capabilities of a gadget before even buying it rather than complaining in the end.
Many people do, but not everyone has unlimited time to dedicate to research. I spent 4 weeks researching the iPhone and I STILL had to deal with 2 problem phones. It was not until I started using it was I able to see that perhaps I should have made a different choice, but now I'm locked into a 3 year contract so what can I do?
