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August 31, 2008 7:04 PM PDT

Cringely's iPhone Gripes

by Michael Horowitz
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Robert X. Cringely writes a technology blog for PBS, which I've read for a long time. In his August 29th posting, What Did You Say?, he discusses his unpleasant experiences as a new iPhone owner/user.

I have no iPhone experience, so I can't judge his opinions. However, Cringely's blog is always thoughtful and, to me, he is a very credible source. Plus, he has an excellent perspective owning two iPhones, a Samsung AT&T phone and having just switched from two other cellphone companies to AT&T.

In a nutshell, he says that the iPhone makes a miserable telephone.

The posting is long but only the first five paragraphs address the iPhone. For more about the iPhone, see CNET coverage.

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Michael Horowitz is an independent computer consultant and the author of several classes on Defensive Computing. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.
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by askjimmycarter September 1, 2008 10:16 AM PDT
I have read all the bad reviews of the new I Phone...I went ahead and bought mine in Gulf Shores over the weekend...The set up was easy..the phone in demo mode didnt work well....Once I got int he car...3 g...drove the Montgomery along I 65..got 3 G...did get into edge a few times....Nashville 3 g...internet fast...did a lot of hurricane checking..got home did the Mac setup and fix...used my home wifi....I guess some folks got lemons but my report SO FAR is what I expected....I got most minimum number of talk hours.and unlimited data/email etc...75 bucks a month.Im keeping my Verizon phone.for now....we shall see... I just had to have a phone with fast internet and email with a decent screen...this appears to be it....
stay tuned....
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by askjimmycarter September 1, 2008 10:17 AM PDT
I have read all the bad reviews of the new I Phone...I went ahead and bought mine in Gulf Shores over the weekend...The set up was easy..the phone in demo mode didnt work well....Once I got int he car...3 g...drove the Montgomery along I 65..got 3 G...did get into edge a few times....Nashville 3 g...internet fast...did a lot of hurricane checking..got home did the Mac setup and fix...used my home wifi....I guess some folks got lemons but my report SO FAR is what I expected....I got most minimum number of talk hours.and unlimited data/email etc...75 bucks a month.Im keeping my Verizon phone.for now....we shall see... I just had to have a phone with fast internet and email with a decent screen...this appears to be it....
stay tuned....
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by mrcrayh November 3, 2009 8:44 AM PST
the things i don't like agout the iphone 3gs
1) you can't call out when using an bluetooth. You have to use the phone it self
2) you can't hear music through an bluetooth. You have to use the phone it self
3) you can't make your own ringers without buying them from apple !.
4) you can't save sound files if they are texted to you.unless you e-mail them to something like "hotmail"

These are only an few things. I do have an 3gs. AND I kown that if apple doesn't fix things like that...the next phone I get WILL NOT BE APPLE.
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Michael Horowitz is an independent computer consultant and the author of several classes on Defensive Computing. He views Defensive Computing as taking steps, when things are running well, to avoid or minimize the inevitable problems down the road. It's about educating yourself to the level where you can make your own intelligent decisions about keeping your computers and data happy and healthy. If you depend on computers, yet are on your own, without an IT department or nearby nerd, this blog's for you. His personal web site is michaelhorowitz.com.

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