Comments on: How the iPhone 3G is changing the wireless game

By: Chuck San Diego, CA

Chuck San Diego, CA — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:43:51 +0000

My son is 3. He can use it, It's that simple. That is what it takes. A smart phone that a child can use and an adult who doesnt feel dumb using it. I think eventually everyone will succumb to the iphone, think not? Think Zune. Say goodbye to the rest,

By: Sam, India

Sam, India — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:21:34 +0000

Apple products are not made for Indian markets…to know the reason check here

http://pulseate.blogspot.com/

By: Intosh, NA

Intosh, NA — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:29:02 +0000

Apple and the media sure know how to build hype.

O2's site didn't crash. What happened was that *existing* iPhone users received a message from O2 inviting them to upgrade to the iPhone 3G for *free*, as a special offer. Not surprisingly, that created a scramble of users requesting the upgrade. Then, shortly afterwards, upgrade submissions were no longer successful and people were redirected to https://upgrades.o2.co.uk/failover/index.html. That page says the iPhone 3G is out of stock online. Sure! If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. O2 is not stupid — they'll make more money from new users than existing ones who upgrade for free. Thus, it is to be expected O2 will artificially put a limit to the number of free upgrades. It's just an old trick: advertise a nice offer to get attention, then fake the "out-of-stock" to get free publicity, build hype and demand.

By: mark, boston, MA

mark, boston, MA — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:10:11 +0000

"While it’s great to have all those internet features – I for one am not willing to pay those prices. Not all of us can afford $100+ a month to have that kind of access on our phones."

iPhone does not cost $100 more than just having a dumb voice phone. It's just $30 more in the US.

"Think about it. 20 years ago you paid for phone service – maybe cable – but now you are paying for phone, cable\dish, wireless, internet, and whatever else."

Thought about it. Because of the internet: I no longer buy newspapers, newsletters, magazines, maps, many books, encyclopedias, stamps. I no longer visit travel agents or many other kinds of agents. I no longer have to call long-distance and wait while my bill runs up. I can renew my library books without going to the library. I can find out how to fix problems immediately and save money by doing-it-myself. Yes, the amount I paid for the internet and wireless has more than been repaid by savings elsewhere.

The same will hold true for iPhone because I'll be able to accomplish much more while on-the-go.

By: Sachin Balagopalan

Sachin Balagopalan — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:24:05 +0000

3G coverage may be an issue…

http://tinyurl.com/5w9svp

By: G4Dualie, Yuma, Arizona

G4Dualie, Yuma, Arizona — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:05:05 +0000

I misspoke when I said, 'I had been using Apple products since 1987'. I bought my first Mac in 1987, however I bought my first Apple computer in 1981. When the Mac came along, I snickered but only because I felt there was no way, I was going to give up all my Apple ][ goodness for a Mac whose software offerings was one percent of what was available to the ][ crowd. In some respects the Mac software offerings are still one percent when you compare it to what's available to the PC-using community, however with the purchase of my new iMac I can now run all of THAT software too. One thing you realize quickly is, is that for every software program available to the Mac, there are fifty made for the PC and there is a whole lot of marketing BS to contend with; many of the boxes look fantastic and promise lots but fail to deliver any fun or productivity. It looks like, for the most part, that only the extremely popular PC software gets ported to the Mac platform or conversely, many of our finest software packages started on the Mac. If you're a PC user, look in to the Mac. Especially if you want to run Vista. If you're a box builder, obviously money is an issue with you and you'll insist you can build 'em cheaper and that's fine, I respect your craft. But you can't build a faster or more stable machine with the breadth and depth of technology you get from a Mac Pro. I say that only because if you install XP you'll encounter the law of diminishing returns way too soon (measly Ram limits, no-boot external drives, etc.) and if you install Vista you will compromise your system sooner than you would like for a number of reasons, like my neighbor, who swears up a storm chasing ghosts in the machine, can't get a straight answer from anyone about what the matter is and I know damn good and well he withholds a lot of his problems. Pride keeps people ignorant and in the dark.

By: d_st, ny, ny

d_st, ny, ny — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:59:25 +0000

With a worldwide launch, the iPhone should sell more than 10 million units this year. More carriers will be added. China will be the most important because Chinese tend to buy the newest and best cellphones and China has the most cellphone users in the world. Russia and possibly India will be major carriers to add.

No analyst has projected the revenue from the App store. The App store and iPhone Applications have not been allowed to be marketed by Apple, because Apple wants it to be a surprise. The App store and iPhone applications will start to be marketed aggressively a few weeks after the 3G iPhone launch. You'll see iPhone games on TV and in magazines. Also iPhone business and other applications on TV and periodicals.

By: d_st, ny, ny

d_st, ny, ny — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:43:19 +0000

3G isn't wide spread in the USA and some countries with old cellular networks. But 3G is wide spread in Japan, and some Asian and European countries, that was why other countries wanted 3G. 3G is still new in the USA.

The App store and Full Internet will be the reason why the iPhone will be better than other smartphones. There are 4,000 approved developers so there should be 4,000 new applications. Thousands of other developers have not been approved but might be approved later. The iPhone will have applications from 3rd party developers that will make it better than the Blackberry. The Blackberry costs more to use and operate than the iPhone, so reviewers who say the iPhone is expensive don't know what they are talking about. TomTom is rumored to have a navigational software for turn-by-turn with the iPhone GPS. iPhone owners will have to pay about $10 for the TomTom software. The iPhone GPS is the same with all other smartphones with GPS but the iPhone offers a cheaper price.

By: Kontra New York, NY

Kontra New York, NY — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:27:47 +0000

I handicapped other players against the iPhone 2.0 in:

Who can beat iPhone 2.0?

http://counternotions.com/2008/03/10/iphone2-competitors/

By: Vito Positano, Verona, Italia

Vito Positano, Verona, Italia — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:14:04 +0000

And there are two major ways that telecoms cheat the cell phone user:

1. Charging for calls one does not make by just answering the phone…this is ridiculous and should be outlawed.

2. Not being able to save time from one month to the next, even though the time is paid for; it just was not used, and this should be outlawed too.

Call congress; tell your house and senate representative to pass the people's legislatoin, to protect us, not passing legislation to protect big telecoms more. We are more important than they are.

You know when the people's representatives pass legislation to protect big telecoms from prosecution for breaking the law but don't pass legislation to protect the people from the swindling that I described in the two points I made.