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join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL | Apple Sucks! Sorry, I just had to let it out. | |
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join:2003-12-16
Loveland, OH
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| Re: Apple Sucks! I had the original iPhone and sold it. BEST decision yet. I am sure with 3G, the browsing speeds are faster, but WHY does this device STILL LACK MMS?
I have to go along with the Apple Sucks comment for the time being when such a basic feature is lacking from the device. I know that if someone sends you a picture, you get a text saying login to this site with this information to view your message. In most cases, the site did not work, and when it did, it was so SLOW.
Why Apple, can you not release a feature such as MMS?
Can't wait till Android handsets are released. | |
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join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| Re: Apple Sucks! The justification is that there's no reason for MMS when you have e-mail, and now you have push e-mail (why yes, of course you should shell out for MobileMe) so there's no advantage to MMS.
Of course, the problem with this justification is that it assumes everyone has iPhones. That's great that your phone can use e-mail, but the millions of "free" phones out there don't (or charge extra monthly for e-mail, while a lot of people have texting plans), so you can't send them a picture (well, you can, and wait until they get home and check their e-mail, but that's slower and inferior) | |
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hairspring
join:2007-11-23
Oakville, ON | Re: Apple Sucks! I like Apple but I hate the iPhone.
On those hot days, I don't want to be wiping face goo off my shiny iPhone. Gross. My Sony handles face goo much better. | |
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join:2003-12-16
Loveland, OH
·BroadVoice
·RoadRunner Cable
| Re: Apple Sucks! said by hairspring  :I like Apple but I hate the iPhone. On those hot days, I don't want to be wiping face goo off my shiny iPhone. Gross. My Sony handles face goo much better. Just another reason I got rid of the phone. "Face goo" is really a huge problem on that phone. I found that I had to wipe the thing off constantly during the day to keep it looking good.  | |
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mahermusic
join:2001-07-06
Chesterfield, NJ
·Vonage
| said by lordfly :Sorry, I just had to let it out. You are sorry.
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Wrath
join:2000-10-31
Philadelphia, PA | hm...hows that saying go again? theres a sucker born every minute. | |
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join:2005-06-24 | Re: hm...hows that saying go again? How about;
Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt. | |
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Wrath
join:2000-10-31
Philadelphia, PA | Re: hm...hows that saying go again? Let me guess. You're one of these belgian customers who paid an exorbitant price for their phone. Did your provider throw in a bottle of lube by any chance? Sounds like you need it | |
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join:2005-06-24
| Re: hm...hows that saying go again? LMAO! If only I lived in Belgium...I certainly would have no need for the iphone! Its a beautiful Country!
Actually, my provider would be at&t, and since I dont have 3g coverage in my area, I dont have an iphone. I am looking for the 2g iphone however.
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JoshC1
join:2007-09-25
Sanford, NC | Troll. | |
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mahermusic
join:2001-07-06
Chesterfield, NJ
·Vonage
| Re: hm...hows that saying go again? said by JoshC1 :Troll. Wannabee.
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phoneboy3
@shawcable.net | No I think the saying is "It's better to quietly wait till the hype dies down rather than wait in line all night and remove all doubt" | |
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tiger72
SexaT duorP
Premium
join:2001-03-28
Kansas City, MO
clubs: | Carriers hate iphone? With atrocious pricing like this, it almost seems like carriers don't want the iphone to sell... | |
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JSY
join:2000-04-05
Elmhurst, NY
clubs: | Re: Carriers hate iphone? I'm pretty sure the typical iPhone user doesn't use their data plan anywhere near the amount a Blackberry user does. | |
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WALL_E
Premium
join:2003-05-28
USA
| Re: Carriers hate iphone? said by JSY :I'm pretty sure the typical iPhone user doesn't use their data plan anywhere near the amount a Blackberry user does. I'm pretty sure the opposite is the case.
The types of activities people do on the iPhone consume much more bandwidth than activities typically done on a Blackberry. Blackberry users don't (usually) stream internet radio, listen to music on Seeqpod, stream YouTube videos, or download free applications.
I just burned up about 150 MB this on my iPhone 3G this morning streaming classic rock over a $4.99 internet radio application I bought on the new app store. | |
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JSY
join:2000-04-05
Elmhurst, NY
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| Re: Carriers hate iphone? I am not so sure about that - given the battery life of the iPhone, I don't know how much streaming activity is actually is utilized depite the new apps, unless your iPhone was plugged in all the time. Blackberry users on the other hand, especially the enterprise users, have a lot more mail traffic and attachments than your typical iPhone user and you're right, the typical users don't use the streaming things as much, but I suspect that to change. Either way, I do think these other providers are taking advantage of iPhone users. No joke - I really don't think it should cost anymore than an unlimited Blackberry data plan. | |
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apples2oranges
@verizon.net
| I beg to differ. I use my moto Q much like a blackberry and work for a multi billion $$ software company. I DON'T stream stuff at all. My monthly data usage averages out to ~15MB. Myself,my co-workers and others I know only download attachments as needed. Mostly, it just takes up space on the devices. M average message DL is about 4kb. Takes a LOT of those to make up just one 4 minute song streamed. | |
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JSY
join:2000-04-05
Elmhurst, NY
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| Re: Carriers hate iphone? Well everyone has different uses. I work for a multibillion (euro)dollar investment bank and have market data streamed to my Blackberry all day in addition to the mail. Of course not everyone uses it this way, but everyone uses it differently. Also, the typical streamed music app is what - 32kb streaming audio? It's not like it's CD quality audio being streamed. But granted, it's a lot of data nevertheless.
And as far as battery life is concerned - I was thinking along the lines of a Blackberry. WM6 phones which I think most of those phones on that chart are, do drain batteries, but the feature set is quite different I think. But anyway, the battery comment was brought up to talk about whether or not people would be streaming data that much on the iPhone with the battery capacity. | |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
| What? But I thought European companies were so much more pro-consumer and more affordable and overall more awesome than American companies (and let's not talk about Canada)... What is this? Someone call the EU and get them on this.
Of course, the Euro/Dollar conversion rate is going to make any European pricing on anything look ridiculous, and don't get me started on the pound sterling... | |
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MisterMarcus
join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA | Re: What? I was going to say...isn't our weakening dollar part to blame for what seems to be ludicrous pricing in other countries? | |
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
Premium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
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| Re: What? I would think it would be cheaper because they could import it from here and pay a whole lot less money. You should see Universal Studios I've never seen so many foreign tourists in one place in my life. Many can afford prices here cause of our crap dollar.
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| It is definitely huge price gouging. It appears that they are trying to charge the same price in euros and dollars without giving any discount for a contract. So a 600 dollar phone without a contract to them is 600 euros with a contract instead of the appropriate exchange rate price of 378.91 dollars. It's the ultimate in price gouging, when converting prices just drop the dollar sign and add a euro sign. | |
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MisterMarcus
join:2001-11-10
San Diego, CA | Re: What? Then that's an issue and cause for alarm. It's just going to encourage the black market to abuse the currency exchange to get what they want. | |
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ff1324
Where did the time go?
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join:2002-08-24
On Four Day | Hmmmm....maybe InBev CEO Carlos Brito is an iPhone fan. Since they bought Anheuser-Busch, he'll get a better plan if he moves InBev to St. Louis! | |
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mlerner
Premium
join:2000-11-25
Nepean, ON | Plans in Canada are a little better.. but I still can't get a phone! | |
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join:2005-10-05 | Re: Plans in Canada are a little better.. All these other countries deserve to pay up the ass because their citizens are a bunch of commies! | |
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mrchris
Stop deleting my posts
Premium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | Why? Why does it seem everyone wants this expensive piece of junk...err eye-phone candy? | |
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Maynard G Krebs
@teksavvy.com | Rogers will follow Rogers will, no doubt, move to match prices in Spain. | |
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Bellundo
@teksavvy.com | Re: Rogers will follow Probably the converse is true. Spain will try to mimic rogers on overuse charges resulting in riots in the streets and the burning down of buildings. | |
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ninjatutle
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | iPhoneReports.com It's what this site has turned into now.  | |
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Bellundo
@teksavvy.com
| Get the facts straight PLEASE! Karl Bode fails to realize after 3 months is up Canada will be the land of bankruptcies brought about by a communist society that encourages monopolies to rape their citizens of all their money. The overuse charges the highest in the world to the nth degree will put people into the streets and many of them will freeze to death during the harsh winter. | |
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serge666
join:2004-06-07
Little Falls, NJ | i love this picture  | |
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