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I had an EDGE capable phone with unlimited download to use with my PowerBook. I rarely got to the 50MB limit that justified the unlimited plan.

Now, I am using the EDGE network all the time with the iPhone and I rarely miss the connectivity to my PowerBook. It would help to have it back, but I can live without it.

One reason not to own an iPhone. All I need is a phone.

Why do I get this message often.

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DUN with the iPhone would be a WELCOME addition. I have given it up to own an iPhone, but I really hope that plus more "fundamental" features will be added.

ron ron ron

Suckers. The iPhone doesn't play .WMA files, the standard format for quality, flexible and open audio files used the world over.

What are you MAC lemmings gonna do with all of those .WMA files? Have fun staying up all night converting your music to Apple's (yet another) proprietary audio format for your stinky Zune-wannabe iPhone. Oh wait, you can only convert .WMA files in the Windows version of iTunes. Dorks.

Your potential. Our passion.™

The iPhone is an amazing devise, NOW.... and it will only get better. It is true, I have completely cleaned up my iTunes to fit the iPhone... with all the album covers in place, and now I am cleaning up my Safari bookmarks. I love this phone... and I have never said this about any phone I have ever owned...

And the number one reason you should buy an iPhone,

My Apple stock is down 23%.

11. It's a girl magnet.

^_~ Hi there


Big Al how are you?

Forgive me for being cynical, but I am so tired of hearing about the iPhone on a site called "MAC DAILY NEWS". If it was "iPhone DAILY NEWS" I would expect this. Please for the love of God, get back to talking about Macs. That is why we all come here.

Rich what you want?


who likes cheese cake.

If you have used an IPhone then you know its not just a phone but a miniature mac in your hands.

I think my iPhone is a Mac. Just a small, portable, multi-touch Mac with AT&T;cell phone capabilities built in. Like it or not, the iPhone is part of the Mac ecosystem like iTunes, iPod and Apple TV are. Of course we need to hear about all of those product lines on a site called MacDailyNews.

iPhone nano:

No iPod. No internet. No camera. Just a phone.

They could use this as a motto: "The phone that's just a phone."

Brilliant idea, no?

"That is why we all come here."

No, it isn't why we "all" come here.
Speak for yourself.

I'm not sure where you get "changed his tune" from. Jim has been a huge iPhone fan (and is an Apple fanboi in general), since before the iPhone was ever released.
Perhaps you're referring to his "10 reasons not to buy an iPhone" article? (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2151961,00.asp) If so, you really should read that one to the end. Really.

"No iPod. No internet. No camera. Just a phone."

Sounds pretty boring and limited to me. And, in my opinion, not a basic commodity item Apple would make.

To Awesome Anthony: I like cheesecake. Thank you for asking.

And here are the 10 reasons I won't be getting an iPhone:

10. AT&T;- Ma Bell was dead and buried long ago. Stay that way!
9. at&t;- lower case letters don't change who you are.
8. AT&T;- stupid name - who has telegraphs nowadays?
7. AT&T;- lousy customer service.
6. AT&T;- lousy coverage
5. AT&T;- too many places with no service for iPhone
4. AT&T;- GSM. Ineffecient spectrum use.
3. AT&T;- really SBC. A wolf in zombie's clothing.
2. AT&T;- too much junk mail.
1. AT&T;- I promised never to use AT&T;lousy service again after they weaseled money out of me over a technicality.

MW: black - as in "AT&T;'s future with me looks black."

Now, if Apple brings out a CDMA iPhone, let me know. (Not that I'm particularly in love with Verizon.)

"8. AT&T;- stupid name - who has telegraphs nowadays?"

The Smithsonian, a really scary looking dude on Antiques Roadshow, Abe Vigoda and IT specialists at Microsoft have tens of thousands in storage as a backup to their telephone system.

Now you know.

@Rich

Here's a hint - if it says "iPhone" in the name of the article, don't click on it. Problem solved.

AAPLguy, clearly you are not using the new beta of safari that automatically clicks any link with the word iPhone in it!

....i tell ya, it is a pain.

I have used the iPhone and yes it is a great device but for the price it should have a lot more memory. Common, 8 gigs? Get real it should be at least 20 or 30 gigs. As for AppleTV I swear I hate this thing.

No iPhone for me.

1: Can't control the security.

2: Slow Edge network

3: Huge AT&T;bills (get out of the stoneage!)

4: Security issues with Safari (like complete takeover of the iPhone)

5: Camera phone is worthless at 2 mega pixel (nobody comments on that, because it sucks that's why)

6: Can't use other carriers

7: Can't easily replace the battery because it's soldered to the frigging board which can be damaged if replaced by Apple.

8: Expensive and doesn't really do anything well

9: Small screen is horrible for web surfing

10: Because I already spent $3000 on a MacBook Pro.

I want to share the number 1 reason why I am not getting an iPhone.

Cause the damn thiings are not available yet in Canada...grrrrrrrr...

I love my iPhone, but

Edge sucks balls, I barley get 100kbs
Volume and speaker are way to low
Bill is a waste of paper, I will go paperless on my bill.

A little background on these various networks.

Verizon, which everyone here seems to prefer, was born of spin-offs from the original AT&T;(and independent GTE). The "new at&t;" is but another. They all share the same legacy corporate culture, but have changed a lot too with new management blood from "outside" and the sharp edge of competition in the cell business -- so it's a mixed picture. Flat-footed AND agile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTouch

I'm not an expert on this, but it seems Apple's choice to go with AT&T;may well have been determined by it's aspirations to make this a "world phone" -- which these days means GSM. In the USA, Verizon and Sprint are CDMA. T-Mobile uses the older version of GSM (until recently, Cingular (now AT&T;) and T-Mobile shared GSM cell towers). So who's left? The new at&t;.

Verizon is CDMA. Here's an interesting article from 1996 -- eons ago....

Critics Try to Sink CDMA: Doomed to failure?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3649/is_199611/ai_n8735535

AT&T;'s GSM is an update of it's now "old" TDMA networks which are going away....

http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/articles-resources/tdma-notification.jsp

Here's a good resource: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone.htm

Every time I whip out my iPhone girls start taking off their clothes!

if you want one buy one if you dont, dont, simple , MS, OSX, which ever os it all personel i will go iphone when it reaches the uk cause I want one , if it works well then great at the end of the day my xda exec as a phone is crap but as pda its ok what I have to lose (money, we all lose that , beer , cigs, at least I will still have a ipod video plus extra bits i can sell on )

Comment from: iPhone nano:
"iPhone nano:

No iPod. No internet. No camera. Just a phone.

They could use this as a motto: "The phone that's just a phone."

Brilliant idea, no?"
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Who would buy it? There are already a million cell phones available that do nothing but make phone calls and they are very cheap or even free.

Yeah, brilliant, well thought out idea!!!

Two reasons not to buy one:

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