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Cell phones: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone?
- 6/27/07 3:14 AM
$600+ for a....PHONE???
by brecklundin - 6/27/07 2:33 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Beyond the fact this is a Gen1 device offered from a company with ZERO track record providing this sort of service...on what planet does it make sense to anyone other then the mind-numb'd Apple evangelists? I'll use the tools that make sense but will question any product for actually providing the functionality I desire as well as what is the true cost of owning and using the device. Apple positions these products to cater to those who feel smug about simply owning them and somehow derive their sense of self-worth from that "ownership"...even if it costs them $200/mo for life and the device that cost $600+ lasts maybe 2-years before it needs replaced.
There is not a chance I will plop down 600-bones on what is essentially nothing but a phone. Sure it has some bells & whistles but for that cash I can buy a 17" Quad-core laptop in 6-months...and can buy a dual core NOW.
Even a PocketPC has to be a better deal then an iPhone.
When will this obsession with over-priced devices that serve only to push ads to spend even more products end? And they want you to PAY for that "privilege" too boot. Why have people around the world become slaves to these companies? They say if you do not have this you are somehow sub-human...
Somewhere people need to sit up and realize that these devices, like the concept of leasing a car, cost you years of extra work in terms of retirement. Every $1000 extra you spend on junk like this costs you a good 6-months additional work before you can retire. Sounds trite but it's true.
Have lived without using a cell for over 10-years now...and never missed it a bit. See no reason to "need" an iPhone...
slow down and simplify...life is very possible w/o every gadget that is designed simply to empty your bank account...and it's still very fun!
nope - not my usability factor
by rsternb - 6/27/07 2:41 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Believe it or not, I dont even have a cell phone.
when I go shopping for my exwife, I use hers in case what she
wants is not what they have, so I have to verify.
plus - I have to use the speaker so I can hear whats said and
she is used to my speach impediment.
Plus - I see no need for all that junk the phones are set for
these days. to me, I just want a phone, with text msg. no other
frils are necessary.
ted
Are you planning to buy an iphone?
by aisban - 6/27/07 2:44 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
NO. Unless it is available with other carriers, such as verizon.
My problem is not the iPhone itself but the carrier. I live in Northern Virginia and I have been a cingular/AT&T subscriber for the past 4 years. Reception was not very good in this area but it was ok. I liked Cingular because of GSM. It is very convenient for me as I travel to Europe and Asia often and I was satisfied with Cingular customer service. However since the beginning of this year as Cingular turned into AT&T, I noticed a net deterioration in coverage to the point now that I cannot receive ot make a phone call through more than half of the area. In many other places where reception was good, it has now become spotty. The worse case is that there is no consistency in the coverage. You may get a strong reception at one point but when you walk 5 yards away you lose it completely. And if you come back to the same spot an hour later, you may not get any reception at all. So why buy a sophisticated piece of equipment such as the iPhone when I will nt be able to use it.
NO, NO, NO
by john3347 - 6/27/07 2:48 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
When someone produces a phone that makes phone calls more reliable, I will be standing in line for one. If someone even makes a cheaper way to make the same un-reliable phone calls as we have now, I might be standing in line. Phones are like printers-the more things they try to do with them, the more poorly they do all of them and the more complicated they become to use. Let's, as consumers, promote better functioning devices, not more designer junk devices.
No, because
by F_demon - 6/27/07 2:49 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
the more I hear about it, the more I think it is overhyped.
Sure I like the touchscreen (I've got it on my camera and I love it), but 2mp camera? Come on! My Nokia 6233 has that already, and it costs a lot less.
It is too costly.
Maybe in time I will see more benefits of it, but until then I am slightly intrigued but not interested.
As Bad As I Want One
by ldjmis - 6/27/07 2:52 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I am going to wait for the 2nd or 3rd generation product. I have learned as an Apple customer for the past 25 years that the best value in Apple products is with the 2nd or 3rd generation. The product is usually greatly improved for the same or lower price. However, I acknowledge if everyone did this there would be no 2nd or 3rd generation Apple products.
NOT AT THIS PERIOD.
by EDWARD MONTSERIN - 6/27/07 2:58 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Apple has not given out sufficient technical data and assurances.
Also the PRICE at this time is way too high,so I will wait untill
the above has been rectified and the price drops.plus I want to hear user COMMENTS and also CNET appraisals. EDWARD MONTSERIN.
Iphone
by Bob259 - 6/27/07 2:59 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
NO!!! Right now to costly for an unproven phone/device. Maybe after a year or tow and the bugs get worked out of it and we know how durable it is.
Never, unless I won one or some such thing...
by shohom67 - 6/27/07 3:00 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
OK, I'm not going to throw one out if it was won or a gift, but I'd think long and hard about keeping it. The reason is the high cost of the monthly service. It's outrageous! Now if the iPhone came with digital cable service (along with everything else) I'd say it was an OK deal. It's to much, way to much. The price of the unit is about what I expected, but it will come down. Together they're a death warrant in my house. If no one buys them at this high price, they'll cut it down until we do. This is another cool item that they think they can make a killing on. If they lowered it to about $200 with service at $30, I'd look into a third job. OK. I wouldn't, but it would be nice. Where is this money gonna come from? Drug dealers, rich parents and theives?
too expensive plan?
by austinjam76 - 6/27/07 3:01 PM In reply to: Never, unless I won one or some such thing... by shohom67the plan is actually cheaper than my current Blackberry data plan through ATT, so where is the higher monthly cost coming from?
No I wish though
by darksniper404 - 6/27/07 3:17 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I cant get an iphone because I live in canada and we dont have alaint and we don't live in igloo's!!!!! LOL I really want a iphone though.
Never,
by shored95 - 6/27/07 3:28 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
1. I don't want all the extras on a phone, all I need to do is make and receive phone calls.
2. Texting on a small electronic keyboard is like picking zits.
3. I will contiue to listen to music and/or podcasts on my iPod.
4. I will continue to watch/view videos/television on the appropriate appliances.
No iphone for me
by varun8 - 6/27/07 3:32 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I love my gadgets and got loads of them including a Nokia 9500, Blackberry 8800, Archos 504, Garmin Quest etc. Last year I bought my son an iPod and the mayhem the bloody thing caused due to all the restrictions. It can only be connected to one PC, songs are restricted. It doen't record video etc.. etc.. etc.. My first study of the iPhone seems to provide me with a similar view of the iPhone. Lots of things it won't let you do.
There are a lot of great ideas in the iPhone, so maybe when Nokia or Archos release a similar device I will go for it, but not before
It is a toy, not a phone. Only for children.
by jamesforsyth - 6/27/07 3:32 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
A phone must have a screen that can be seen in outside lighting. Color screens don't do that, they are just for the junk that kids like. All I want is one that I can see in any kind of light to give and to receive phone calls. But that has become almost impossible to find thanks to the marketing schemes that are out there. Eventually, I am sure there will be no acceptable phones available, and I will just have to opt out of having one. No great loss.
NO!!!!!!!!!
by martynz - 6/27/07 3:32 PM In reply to: Poll: Are you planning on buying an iPhone? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
No, never.I don't have a cellphone, I don't need one.
If ever I do, it certainly won't be an overhyped, do everything but make a cup of tea model.
Oops, is the tea function already in the planning stage.
Martynz
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