Originally posted by: Saga
Originally posted by: cheezy321
Originally posted by: Saga
You mindless drones go ahead and continue to pay $140+/m for your precious Apple toys. When work finally stops requiring I have one for testing mine will be promptly dropped off a building for pure the pure entertainment value of taping it and putting the video online to watch elitist apple snobs cry like babies.
LOL. Aren't you doing the same thing right now?
ironic poster is ironic.
Ignorance is ignorant. I'm open to any device, I simply see no need in attempting to justify the iPhone as some magical all-in-one wonder, when it's not.
1) I find the ridiculously low battery life of the iPhone for it's various purposes annoying - I don't think I should need to carry around some method of charging the thing every 60 minutes, and my Sansa lasts over 10 hours without needing to be plugged in.
2) Apps are great, games are fun when I need to waste some time and sure as hell blow RIM's brickbreaker out of the water, so from an entertainment platform it's superior. I can't even name the amount of times I've needed a random app such as the leveling app when I couldn't find a goddamn level during our move. Simple things like that are great, but for the most part the apps are very short-lived and just that - situational entertainment.
3) I would definitely browse the internet over the iPhone instead of the Blackberry, though I admit to not really liking Safari and wishing there was a legitimate alternative.
4) As a phone the iPhone is downright atrocious. Even at it's loudest setting it's not louder than my Blackberry at 1/3rd volume, which makes using it in a loud server room or noisy locations absolutely pointless. The only saving grace is that I use a rubber external case to protect the back from scratches and it sits nicely on my shoulder so if I want to put the phone on speaker and type while I talk that works great. Despite being such a quiet speaker the phone lasts almost two hours less than my Blackberry for battery life, so if I am making a ridiculous amount of phone calls in the day I better have a charger handy or it simply doesn't stack up.
5) It's a great MP3 player and the sound quality is superb, however the interface leaves much to be desired and outside novelty's such as being able to stream Pandora my micro MP3 player is superior because it can easily be strapped to an arm when I run or work out - and the best thing is I don't care if that small piece of crap falls or gets dropped, it brushes off a scratch or two on the plastic and doesn't run the risk of cracking a fancy touch screen.
I carry two phones because I'm forced to, but one is never visible so nobody even knows I have an iPhone until (and if) I need to use it. It's absolutely not some holy grail, it's ridiculously expensive on a monthly basis, and it's limited in functionality unless you are always able to charge the device.
P.S. Our only option here is AT&T, and their base plan comes out to approximately $140/m including all taxes and surcharges, I don't even want to know what the other minute/text plans cost.
