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View Poll Results: get an iphone or something else as your free upgrade?
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Yes I'd get an iPhone because....
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No I'd get something else because....
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I'll get what Andyw's got because....
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3rd December 2008, 16:22
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Buy a spare USB charger from ebay for £3 and then you can charge it at your PC in the office.
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3rd December 2008, 17:10
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Brutopia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moscow Mule
"They" said that about all of the following...
Telegraph
Telephone
Wireless
Television
Personal Computer
Mobile Phone
The iphone/touch is a compelling platform that won't become ubiquitous as the above on it's own, but I think the class of device will. The new Nokia N97 is a similar platform, as is the G1.
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As was the HTC Wizard that I had a few years ago. The class of device made sense, no argument there. I think the Emperor's New Clothes bit is the hype that the iphone introduced that class. No way: it was late to the party.
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3rd December 2008, 20:50
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by expat
As was the HTC Wizard that I had a few years ago. The class of device made sense, no argument there. I think the Emperor's New Clothes bit is the hype that the iphone introduced that class. No way: it was late to the party.
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Yes, but I'd rather cut my nuts off with a spoon than go back to Win-Mo (5 or 6).
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3rd December 2008, 21:55
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Not worth listening to
Join Date: Dec 2008
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What about the Blackberry Storm? Anyone tried one yet?
Looks ok and think it does everything the iPhone does and they don't charge the earth for one!
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3rd December 2008, 23:01
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Contractor Among Contractors
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: In a Cave
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B: Get something else
and why?
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Apple...the same as M$, but with trendier PR.
No thx.
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3rd December 2008, 23:44
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As you would expect - I looked at loads of options inc the HTC touch, Storm, G1, before going with the iPhone. Never, ever again will I go win-mo, the Storm is utterly pants, seriously. The G1 has great software packaged in hardware that looks & feels like a GCSE CDT project.
So the iPhone it was. Sure, it's not perfect - my biggest gripes are: No SD/MSD slot, no MMS, no txt forwarding, no flash player (but it's in dev), no cut&paste (rumours abound that Apple will sort this) the 1 day battery life (tip: switch off wifi and 3G when you're not using it) and the camera (adequate only).
None of the above are showstoppers for me - new apps appear seemingly in their hundreds each week, with each software update things get a little smoother and extra features appear - there's a groundswell of petitioning for the missing features anyway - and the product design & quality feel is way above and beyond the competition.
No brainer. Agree in hindsight I should have gone for the 16GB as mentioned above. That is all.
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3rd December 2008, 23:50
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Originally Posted by weegordy
it doesnt allow you to open any attachments sent with emails etc.
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Yes it does - scroll to the bottom of the email and select the attachment - it supports a wide range of the usual file extensions inc .docx etc.
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4th December 2008, 08:29
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More time posting than coding
Join Date: Apr 2006
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As far as surfing goes, there is no phone of the market that comes close to the iphone.
Best to hold your wallet and wait till probably end of Jan just incase Apple will be making/announcing some changes to the iphone3g (e.g mms, bigger memory, better camera).
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4th December 2008, 09:52
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Up North
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i've got a 2g and had it since feb. i hate it. i hate the keyboard, lack of MMS, lack of battery life, the lack of compatibility to my stereo head unit that was 1mth old than the phone (the iphone isnt compatible, but ipod is).
Saying that, i rarely use my laptop to use the net at home and the apps are good!
ups and down all round.
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