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join:2004-01-06
Richmond, VA | Wow, I wonder how Apple responds If thought about buying an iPhone I wouldn't now. | |
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join:2004-10-11 | Re: Any one else ? Keep using your crashy WinMO Q and the pathetic excuse of a browser. If you would have actually used an iPhone, you would know what the hype is about. You obviously did not.
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join:2002-12-15
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clubs: | Re: Any one else ? I have , it's not a decent phone for real use , maybe the ikids can use it but I can't in a real ibusiness iworld.
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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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| Re: Any one else ? Ok where to start ?
Can't load an exchange web panel from its wifi or even on its cell web.
The wifi doesn't support radius so as to actually secure the tunnel.
Can't run a vpn app from the handheld since they locked it down. So much for security.
It doesn't synch well with outlooks phonebook.
For awhile it was flooding our cisco AP's off the network and killed almost all wireless use for most workers.
At&t's network coverage sucks.
The phone reception is horrible compared to my at&t razr v3 which is a mountain times worse then the Q. I can't take the phone anywhere else in the world and just insert the local companies sim to save us both data and phone charges.
The touch screen has to be unlocked to answer the phone ! Why ?
I am anything but a fanboi , I am fair and balanced and feel that each phone has it's role. This one has it's role as a toy phone.
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Ex Astris, Scientia
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join:2002-02-26
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| Re: Any one else ? said by BosstonesOwn  :Ok where to start ? Can't load an exchange web panel from its wifi or even on its cell web. The wifi doesn't support radius so as to actually secure the tunnel. Can't run a vpn app from the handheld since they locked it down. So much for security. This is all stuff a normal user would not be doing on their phone.
said by BosstonesOwn :For awhile it was flooding our cisco AP's off the network and killed almost all wireless use for most workers. This was an issue with Cisco as the university that was complaining of the same issue discovered.
said by BosstonesOwn :At&t's network coverage sucks. If you're referring to coverage as in areas where they offer coverage then I agree some places will not have good coverage. Otherwise, if by coverage you mean signal strength in an area then I wonder why at&t is the #1 provider in terms of subscribers.
said by BosstonesOwn :The touch screen has to be unlocked to answer the phone ! Why ? It does not need to be unlocked to answer the phone. If that were the case you would need to unlock the phone and then pick up the call. Instead you just swipe your finger across to the screen to pick up the call.
said by BosstonesOwn :I am anything but a fanboi , I am fair and balanced and feel that each phone has it's role. This one has it's role as a toy phone. If it was a toy then it would not actually make any calls and it would be made entirely out of plastic.
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join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | Re: Any one else ? I believe he's using the term "toy" like you would use for a plasma TV. "Look at my new 50 inch Toy".
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join:2002-12-15
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clubs: | Re: Any one else ? Yes I was , must be a new englander thing i guess. | |
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join:2002-12-29
Canada | Which part of "business user" did you not understand? | |
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| Re: Any one else ? said by pfak :Which part of "business user" did you not understand? The part where Apple stated it was a business phone.
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join:2002-12-15
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| Re: Any one else ? Apple plainly puts out commercials where it aimed at business users. It obviously is not suited to those users that are heavily tied to linux and MS platforms.
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aaron8301
I can't get myself to go away.
join:2005-01-03
Clarkston, WA | Bosstones, I agree with you, but if you precede another word with "i" again, I'll be forced to iSlap you.  | |
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join:2002-12-15
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| Re: Any one else ? Sorry I was just really ticked at constantly seeing this stuff about iphones all over the web , every news site is running stuff like it.
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join:2002-12-15
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clubs: | Re: Any one else ? Then Apple shouldn't show business folks ads on business sites with folks using the iphone. | |
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join:2005-06-17
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Can't load an exchange web panel from its wifi or even on its cell web.
Move off that POS known as Exchange. The alternatives are more scalable, more reliable and more flexible. Exchange is truly garbage.
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Can't run a vpn app from the handheld since they locked it down. So much for security.
I'm sure that will be addressed when the apps come in the new year.
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t doesn't synch well with outlooks phonebook.
Again, ditch the POS known as Exchange and Outlook.
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At&t's network coverage sucks.
So does Verizon, despite their marketing. I've got both - Verizon for work and AT&T for personal use. AT&T is much better.
There are plenty using their iPhones in their business. In fact those that chose the non-Microsoft path generally have an easier time adapting to new non-MS technologies. It's not Apples (or any other company's) that you choose the locked-in MS path. | |
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Canada
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Can't load an exchange web panel from its wifi or even on its cell web.
Move off that POS known as Exchange. The alternatives are more scalable, more reliable and more flexible. Exchange is truly garbage. quote:
Can't run a vpn app from the handheld since they locked it down. So much for security.
I'm sure that will be addressed when the apps come in the new year. quote:
t doesn't synch well with outlooks phonebook.
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At&t's network coverage sucks.
So does Verizon, despite their marketing. I've got both - Verizon for work and AT&T for personal use. AT&T is much better. There are plenty using their iPhones in their business. In fact those that chose the non-Microsoft path generally have an easier time adapting to new non-MS technologies. It's not Apples (or any other company's) that you choose the locked-in MS path. It's kind of obvious that you don't work in the business world, or have any idea how it functions (like the majority of the people on these forums).
Do you have any idea how hard it is to get technology changed at a large company? If you're just a normal employee it is pretty much impossible, and just about the same if you are management.
Grow up and learn how the real world works. We know Exchange/Microsoft sucks but we're still stuck with their products because of something called "business process." | |
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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
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Even as the system admin for this top fortune 100 company , we have standard services that are used for a reason. Ever try to work with people who use open office ? They just don't mess well together and the same is said for email.
We have workers who check their email from web forms from outlook and from other exchange capable devices. The open services don't play well with blackberries. They also don't work as well as exchange when you have to cluster 60 to 80 boxes together to drive a company like this. Also let me know when you have users all over the world who hit the email servers.
Also let me know when those open source programs get the approval of the us government and the approval of every other government where we have campuses. Because then we can shift to that platform and save a whole lot of money.
Even as a sys admin who often writes code for opensolaris and even linux when I need to , I can't get away from exchange and we even have lotus notes servers as well. Which the iphone doesn't like either. You see open source works for small companies but not for the big guys who need to work with many government entities and follow their rules. And that is not changing anytime soon.
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St Catharines, ON
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t doesn't synch well with outlooks phonebook.
Again, ditch the POS known as Exchange and Outlook. The most amusing thing of all is that it syncs just fine with Outlook. It's idiot Windows users who have no bloody clue what they're doing or what "Unicode" means that cause everything to screw up.
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join:2002-12-15
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| Re: Any one else ? Dude , I gotta better things to do with my time at work then sit here trying to play with settings to get the iphone to synch with my work pc.
It would synch fine at home but work with security policies it fails.
Rather unique , why not have it just work ? Like all thier ads say about the rest of thier stuff ? Ahh that is right we need to excuse that.
My Q synchs with any outlook I use , great for pulling contacts off my managers and co workers outlook boxes in a snap.
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join:2002-02-26
Miami, FL | Re: Any one else ? Well then keep the Qrap since obviously the iPhone is not for you. | |
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I can't get myself to go away.
join:2005-01-03
Clarkston, WA
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join:2004-10-11 | Re: Any one else ? No not at all. Looks like this post has already been answered while i had lunch. Once some arguments are provided rather then a ilame post, he gets a little more credibility.
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DreamWraith
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join:2004-04-07
Mount Vernon, WA | responding to idiocy with more idiocy is only bound to hurt your position. not help it. | |
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join:2001-10-05
Barrington, IL | That win mo q has 3g, what's the iphone have besides a screen that has finger prints all over it and a slow slow slow network. | |
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join:2001-02-28
St Catharines, ON
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| Re: Any one else ? said by ditka_b :That win mo q has 3g, what's the iphone have besides a screen that has finger prints all over it and a slow slow slow network. A fast processor and 1GB of RAM (in addition to the 8GB of Flash) that, when the OS is opened up in Feb, will blow other devices out of the water. The iPhone hardware kicks ass with the exception of EDGE. EDGE is a bit of a downfall, no doubt.
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join:2007-04-14
Oakland, CA
| Re: Any one else ? do u know most newer or upcoming pdaPhone have build-in GPS?
i bet that greedy steve wont give u GPS. and saying some BS like if we put gps in 3g Iphone, it will makes the phone alot heavier! haha
u have the wait for iphone version3 to have 3G and build-in GPS, it should be out at the end of 2008! haha | |
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St Catharines, ON
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| Re: Any one else ? said by netnerd :do u know most newer or upcoming pdaPhone have build-in GPS? i bet that greedy steve wont give u GPS. and saying some BS like if we put gps in 3g Iphone, it will makes the phone alot heavier! haha u have the wait for iphone version3 to have 3G and build-in GPS, it should be out at the end of 2008! haha Okay, after attempting to decipher this post, I think I can now reply...
Simply put, there is a lot of cool stuff Apple wants to do with the iPhone - and are doing right now internally in Cupertino and Austin - but they can't do due to the terms of the contract with AT&T. Disabling unlocked phones was an AT&T thing, not an Apple thing. No Data over BT was an AT&T thing, not an Apple thing. People think Apple has complete control over these devices, but in the end AT&T has a lot of leeway and control over what goes on, and they also have a lot of control in the way of severely fucking customers over and screwing them in ways you would not imagine unless you're on the inside of iPhone support.
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join:2007-10-31
Durand, IL | 1GB of RAM? Show me some proof of that, I've only heard something closer to 128MB. | |
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join:2001-02-28
St Catharines, ON
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| Re: Any one else ? said by sc_lover :1GB of RAM? Show me some proof of that, I've only heard something closer to 128MB. There are a lot of 'reviews' out there talking about 128MB of RAM being reported to the OS. What is reported from the iPhone OS and what is actually under the hood is a whole different story, though.
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join:2006-01-24
New Albany, IN
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
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join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
clubs: | iPhone might be great but AT&T ain't (Sorry bad rhyme) Untill its on another provider I don't think im going to get it.
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adisor19
join:2004-10-11 | Re: Throwing his weight around I'm down with that. What the world needs is more competition, especially in the cell carrier world and if this is what Steve brings to the table, then more power to him !
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join:2007-06-24
Arlington, MA | ATT If anything, this announcement will irritate Jobs. Based on past experience of non-Apple providers leaking information, Jobs tends to punish the provider in some way. This may push Apple to consider re-selling network access. | |
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join:2004-10-11 | Re: ATT This is NOT insider information ! Steve announced this when he initially introduced the iPhone last february. Nothing new here, just the CEO of ATT reconfirming it.
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Some people just don't know what has already been said by Jobs. AT&T is doing nothing more than confirming what Jobs said months ago...
Reading these comments here is hilarious. All sorts of wild ideas and conspiracies and so on, from the fact that no one seems to know what Jobs has already stated on the record. | |
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join:2000-10-13
Torrance, CA | hmmm....... Not an Apple fanboy, but looked at the Iphone at ATT, and gotta say it is really cool (ATT's plans suck major,too expensive for the family plan with internet)but the phone is non the less pretty cool...JMT
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join:2007-04-14
Oakland, CA
| screw the iPhone! if u want one, u already have one! ya. i'm sure iphone is great surfing internet..
and get loading.. loading.. loading.. waiting for web pages to load on EDGE!
can iphone does this?
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jvanbrecht
join:2007-01-08
Bowie, MD
| ATT Tactics.... Really, there are 2 sides to this, the ATT side and Apple side. The Apple side would rather you buy a new version of the device everytime it comes out (ala ipod business model) ensuring a steady stream of sales and revenue heading apples way.
ATT's side does not care how many devices you purchase, as long as your locked into a fat contract, and providing a steady stream of revenue in the long term.
I suspect ATT's strategy here is to set currently undecided customers to potentially wait before switching or resubscribing to alternate non ATT services in the hopes that if they see a newer upgraded iphone on the horizon, they will switch to ATT... | |
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join:2005-07-22
Tempe, AZ
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| Re: ATT Tactics.... said by jvanbrecht :The Apple side would rather you buy a new version of the device everytime it comes out Apple would rather implant a microchip in your brain and just tell you when to spend money (visual of Logan's Run). Apple just wants a bunch of conforming Stepford Wives as customers.
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join:2005-07-22
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| Re: ATT Tactics.... said by TK Junk Mail :Whatever the reason was, the stock market liked the announcement from AT&T's perspective. Their stock went up 1.5% after the news At this moment the overall market is up, Apple is down.
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Shill H8r
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join:2007-10-26
Huntington Beach, CA
| I wasn't aware anyone was forced to buy an iPhone Wow, with all the complaining about iPhones you would think that everyone was being forced to buy one.
Complaining about the feature set on an iPhone is akin to liking or needing a pickup truck then ripping on or bitching about sedan buyers. It's iTarded. 
The iPhone isn't perfect but it's hardly a POS either. There are plenty of issues with EVERY phone out there including my beyond horrid Treo with Windows Mobile that a few of my friends swear by.
Apple is just becoming a fad to hate and no matter what they do I suspect there will be religious fanatics of both Mac and Pee Cee ilk that will turn every press release into a giant pissing contest. There will be those mac jihadists that excuse everything Apple does as the Second Coming and the Windiots who will bash Apple no matter what they do or how revolutionary or cool a product might be.
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join:2007-04-11
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| and again I say...iphone >= Britney Spears Both are plastic.
Both were assembled by god knows who.
Both are vapid pieces of modern technology, where style somehow supercedes all other concerns.
Both sell like hotcakes.
Both are fluffy, meaningless objects of desire by a certain population of this world, and patently ignored by others.
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