REVIEW: The N95 and the Ocean arent as good as iPhone

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones

"Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:

the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."

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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
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> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
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> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."


IYO

Not everyone agrees.

[email protected] wrote:
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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
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> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
>
> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."

Some of the flaws that the author points out are very real:

-Very slow web browsing on cellular network
-Poor battery life
-No GPS

The iPhone is a great web browser on Wi-Fi. It's almost unusable on
Edge. It's not good for doing text messaging or e-mail because it lacks
a keyboard.

And of course if you actually want to make calls outside the urban and
suburban areas, you'd better carry along a CDMA/AMPS phone. But no one
every claimed the iPhone's strong point was the phone functionality. I
was just down south of Carmel along California Highway 1. I was
surprised to have relatively good service all the way to Big Sur. The
maps for Verizon and AT&T show a stark difference in coverage, at least
for subscribers with the original America's Choice plan, which has more
roaming capability.

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:35:16 -0700, SMS <[email protected]>
wrote:

>[email protected] wrote:
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
>>
>> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
>>
>> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."
>
>Some of the flaws that the author points out are very real:
>
>-Very slow web browsing on cellular network
>-Poor battery life
>-No GPS
>
>The iPhone is a great web browser on Wi-Fi. It's almost unusable on
>Edge.

BALONEY - its slow on graphics, works very well for email with EDGE,
and it also varies depending on the local EDGE throughput


It's not good for doing text messaging or e-mail because it lacks
a keyboard.

BALONEY - touchscreen keyboard of iPhone works great after just a
little practice,

>
>And of course if you actually want to make calls outside the urban and
>suburban areas, you'd better carry along a CDMA/AMPS phone. But no one
>every claimed the iPhone's strong point was the phone functionality. I
>was just down south of Carmel along California Highway 1. I was
>surprised to have relatively good service all the way to Big Sur. The
>maps for Verizon and AT&T show a stark difference in coverage, at least
>for subscribers with the original America's Choice plan, which has more
>roaming capability.

On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:38:42 GMT, "Kevin Weaver"
<[email protected]> wrote:

><[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
>>
>> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
>>
>> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."
>
>
>IYO
>
>Not everyone agrees.


A million iPhone buyers agree.

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> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:38:42 GMT, "Kevin Weaver"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> ><[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>
> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
> >>
> >> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
> >>
> >> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."
> >
> >
> >IYO
> >
> >Not everyone agrees.
>
>
> A million iPhone buyers agree.

The whiney techs don't.

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:35:16 -0700, SMS <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >[email protected] wrote:
> >>
> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
> >>
> >> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
> >>
> >> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."
> >
> >Some of the flaws that the author points out are very real:
> >
> >-Very slow web browsing on cellular network
> >-Poor battery life
> >-No GPS
> >
> >The iPhone is a great web browser on Wi-Fi. It's almost unusable on
> >Edge.
>
> BALONEY - its slow on graphics, works very well for email with EDGE,
> and it also varies depending on the local EDGE throughput
>
>
> It's not good for doing text messaging or e-mail because it lacks
> a keyboard.
>
> BALONEY - touchscreen keyboard of iPhone works great after just a
> little practice,
>
A whole lot easier than my Treo (just sold on Ebay).

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At 24 Aug 2007 01:09:36 +0000 [email protected] wrote:

> A million iPhone buyers agree.


Does that include the 20,000 freebies to Apple employees?


http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/28/j...2m-in-iphones-
for-all-apple-employees/


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"Kurt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
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>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:38:42 GMT, "Kevin Weaver"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> ><[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> >>
>> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
>> >>
>> >> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
>> >>
>> >> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."
>> >
>> >
>> >IYO
>> >
>> >Not everyone agrees.
>>
>>
>> A million iPhone buyers agree.
>
> The whiney techs don't.
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Look at your treo you said you just sold on eBay.
There were way more then a million of those sold.

Number's of a phone sold does not mean it's the best phone out.
Total sales of a phone has nothing to do on how good or bad a phone is.

Guy at work likes his moto q better then a iphone.

In article <[email protected]>,
"Kevin Weaver" <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Kurt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > [email protected] wrote:
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> >> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:38:42 GMT, "Kevin Weaver"
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> ><[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> >news:[email protected]...
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
> >> >>
> >> >> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
> >> >>
> >> >> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >IYO
> >> >
> >> >Not everyone agrees.
> >>
> >>
> >> A million iPhone buyers agree.
> >
> > The whiney techs don't.
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> Look at your treo you said you just sold on eBay.
> There were way more then a million of those sold.

And the iPhone will reach that years before the Treo did. I loved my
Treo at the time - until something far better came along.
Apple raised the bar and everyone else is scrambling.

>
> Number's of a phone sold does not mean it's the best phone out.
> Total sales of a phone has nothing to do on how good or bad a phone is.

So you were saying about the Treo? You just contradicted yourself.

>
> Guy at work likes his moto q better then a iphone.

I'm a guy at work. I like my iPhone better. So?

Point is, someone came along and made a smartphone for the rest of the
world.

Form finally follows function.

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"SMS" wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070823/..._luxury_phones
>>
>> "Don't pay it any attention {iPhone complaints}:
>>
>> the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now."
>
> Some of the flaws that the author points out are very real:
>
> -Very slow web browsing on cellular network

Still faster than EV-DO Treos (not that I would *want* to browse the Web on
any Treo anymore).


> -Poor battery life

Nope. For a device running WiFi, BT, and cellular radios all of the time it
does better than I expected--much better. And this is with running those
radios 24/7--plus an SSH server. I can increase battery life by shutting
down SSH and WiFi when not needed. But why should I bother if I am not
running out of juice as it is?


> -No GPS

Neither do millions of other cellphones. I never had it in a cellphone,
where it did me any good anyway. And I can say I no longer take my dedicated
GPS along on trips.

I am not saying I wouldn't like a real GPS, but not if it meant a thicker
device or a compromise somewhere else.


>
> The iPhone is a great web browser on Wi-Fi. It's almost unusable on Edge.

What? My EDGE speeds vary from 120 to 185 kbps. How this equates to "almost
unusable" is beyond me. I was at IAH airport and the WiFi access at the time
(crowded airport) was actually slower than EDGE. And let's keep things in
perspective: Last stats I read showed 1 out of 3 Internet users in the U.S.
use dialup. If that's true, or even if it's 1:4, then tens of millions of
people find the Web usable at speeds far lower than EDGE.

Moreover there is almost always an at&t EDGE connection (assuming there is
service in the area). With Sprint or Verizon when there is no EV-DO, which
includes a significant portion of the country, you drop down to 1x, which
truly is pitiful.

Methinks had Apple gone with Verizon they would have gone with EV-DO Rev. 0
(not much faster than EDGE). But that would only work in areas where there
is EV-DO coverage. So instead of iPhone users having to contend with either
EDGE or WiFi they would have to contend with 1x, EV-DO, or WiFi. We'd be
hearing about a different list of complaints had that occurred.

From a personal standpoint, considering Verizon acts like the area I live in
doesn't exit (no service whatsoever: NE AZ), I am *thrilled* Apple went with
at&t (whose service has been much better than I had expected, and this is a
supposedly poor coverage area).


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"SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> And of course if you actually want to make calls outside the urban and
> suburban areas, you'd better carry along a CDMA/AMPS phone. But no one
> every claimed the iPhone's strong point was the phone functionality. I was
> just down south of Carmel along California Highway 1. I was surprised to
> have relatively good service all the way to Big Sur. The maps for Verizon
> and AT&T show a stark difference in coverage, at least for subscribers
> with the original America's Choice plan, which has more roaming
> capability.

All this is very true. However you're making too much of it all.

1. The next generation of iPhone will almost certainly be HSDPA. No one with
half a brain buys the first version of a product like the iPhone, you always
wait for the second version. GPS will probably take a while.

2. While AT&T/Cingular has poor coverage in the areas you state, everyone
signing up with AT&T/Cingular knows full well that they have poorer coverage
than some other carriers. The iPhone users is rarely going to leave the city
environment, and is in fact no worse off than any other AT&T/Cingular user.
Furthermore, some of the coverage you claim is AMPS coverage, which can go
away in 2008, and even if Verizon had taken the iPhone when offered, they
would not have included AMPS capability.

3. Edge is fast enough for e-mail, and web browsing, while slow, is still
adequate. It's better than a dial-up modem, despite what the reviewers say.

4. The lack of a keyboard is only a problem for those that use the iPhone
for serious e-mailing or text intensive applications, and since these users
are probably buying a Blackberry or Treo or Ocean, rather than the iPhone,
it's a self-correcting problem. These same users most likely have a need for
a device with full PDA functionality, and would not buy an iPhone no matter
what. See http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14042/53/. I'm surprised that
there has not been any add-on Bluetooth keyboard made available for the
iPhone, but maybe it doesn't support keyboards.

5. The battery life is as good as you can expect because Wi-Fi uses a lot of
power. Since the typical usage model is to charge it whenever at home or
work, it's not an issue. It's similar to most of the other PDA type of
phones.

The subject of this thread is very misleading. The iPhone is "good" for
certain things (web browsing), while the other devices mentioned are better
in other ways. No one device is perfect for everyone. Apple wanted a device
for the masses, not just for techies.

> A million iPhone buyers agree.

An iPhone buyer does not mean a satisfied buyer: http://www.iphonesr.us/?p=31
Apple and AT&T have some work to do on some issues with this device.

"Tom Delaney" wrote:
> "SMS" wrote:
>
>> And of course if you actually want to make calls outside the urban and
>> suburban areas, you'd better carry along a CDMA/AMPS phone. But no one
>> every claimed the iPhone's strong point was the phone functionality. I
>> was just down south of Carmel along California Highway 1. I was surprised
>> to have relatively good service all the way to Big Sur. The maps for
>> Verizon and AT&T show a stark difference in coverage, at least for
>> subscribers with the original America's Choice plan, which has more
>> roaming capability.
>
> All this is very true. However you're making too much of it all.
>
> 1. The next generation of iPhone will almost certainly be HSDPA. No one
> with half a brain buys the first version of a product like the iPhone, you
> always wait for the second version.

If no one bought anything there wouldn't be a second version of anything to
buy.

I have rarely regretted being an early adopter. While you are sitting there
on the sidelines I am actually using the device. And the iPhone is by far
the best early-adopter device I have ever owned. And when you finally come
around you will no doubt benefit from the findings that I and others have
already been through. When you come for help, be sure to preface your query
with "I know you all only have half a brain, but..." See how far that gets
you.

In addition, I get to see the device grow. Already my iPhone is doing 3x
more that when I got it. It's almost like a different device now.

Moreover, I needed a new phone as my Treo 650 was two years old and dieing.
I waited two weeks for the iPhone to see if any last-minute gotchas
appeared. It didn't happen. Indeed just the opposite: I saw overwhelming
positive feedback from actual owners. Yes there are some who didn't like
it--I wouldn't expect a 100% satisfaction rate with any new product. But by
far the naysayers are non-owners, not actual users.


> GPS will probably take a while.
>
> 2. While AT&T/Cingular has poor coverage in the areas you state, everyone
> signing up with AT&T/Cingular knows full well that they have poorer
> coverage than some other carriers.

And better than others. There is zero Verizon coverage in my city for
instance. No matter whom Apple chose as the carrier there would be people
complaining (like me, had they chosen Verizon).

Lots of people, including me, have actually switched to at&t solely due to
the iPhone.

A heck of a lot of people outside the US seem to be buying the iPhone now
too: I get a frequent of hacking questions from non-US iPhone owners (and,
believe it or not, teens--where the heck are they getting the money from?).
Turbo Sims are sold out (I know of one person who bought one for $500, just
to be able to use his iPhone!).


>
> 3. Edge is fast enough for e-mail, and web browsing, while slow, is still
> adequate. It's better than a dial-up modem, despite what the reviewers
> say.

I get 3-4 times the speed of dialup when using EDGE. Of course I am only on
EDGE 10% of the time, if that.


>
> 4. The lack of a keyboard is only a problem for those that use the iPhone
> for serious e-mailing or text intensive applications, and since these
> users are probably buying a Blackberry or Treo or Ocean, rather than the
> iPhone,

Perhaps. But as for me I am now just as fast--or faster--at typing on my
iPhone than on my Treo. If you just type away and let auto-correct do its
thing you can get to amazing WPM speeds (faster than I would have imagined
possible on a touch-screen device). It took about a week, and a few
gotta-have-it-now emails to get up to speed.

This would likely not have been possible had Apple gone with a resistive
touch screen, such as that on Treos and many other devices. The capacitive
touch screen responds very quickly, and to the lightest touch. After using
my iPhone I find it harder to use the touch screen on my Treo (and my GPS).
As an added benefit the screen clarity is the best I've ever seen in a
mobile device.


> it's a self-correcting problem. These same users most likely have a need
> for a device with full PDA functionality, and would not buy an iPhone no
> matter what.

At least half of the 100 or so iPhone owners I have interacted with had a
history of smart/PDA phones--including me.


>
> The subject of this thread is very misleading. The iPhone is "good" for
> certain things (web browsing), while the other devices mentioned are
> better in other ways. No one device is perfect for everyone. Apple wanted
> a device for the masses, not just for techies.

Well the techies are on to it: Perl, Python, Ruby, Apache, SSH and much more
are available for the iPhone right now. I use several of those myself. The
iPhone is a techies dream!


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In article <[email protected]>,
PaulyJ <[email protected]> wrote:

> > A million iPhone buyers agree.
>
> An iPhone buyer does not mean a satisfied buyer: http://www.iphonesr.us/?p=31
> Apple and AT&T have some work to do on some issues with this device.

You don't have one. I do. Best working smartphone I've ever had or used.

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