iPhone: Ruining the mobile Internet for everyone

Curse you, iPhone users! I don't have an iPhone. I have a Blackjack. I don't love it, but it was cheap, and it worked reliably...until today. Data access on the AT&T network is sporadic right now. Reports are that the influx of iPhone users on the AT&T wireless data network is clogging up the aerials or something.

Even with my Blackjack's 3G connection, I'm having issues. The lowly iPhone (bring it on, fanboys), only runs on the pokey EDGE technology--it's not in my Blackjack's fast lane. So maybe it's the AT&T network switches and routing equipment that's overloaded, not the wireless.

You know, one reason I didn't get an iPhone is because it doesn't work with corporate e-mail. But now corporate e-mail doesn't work on my Blackjack, either. And if I'm going to not get work done, I might as well not do it on a shiny iPhone.

See: MacRumors Forums and HowardForums.

[mirzaar]

Bringint It On

Cmon you cant blame the iPhone for att's stupid data network, thanks to the iPhone, att just got over 500000 users. So if any one is at fault iits att for not being bale to manage its user base -- not the IPhone

[Pete Stoppani]

iPhone works with a corp email system well enough!

Okay, only via IMAP and SMTP and Calendar/Contacts only via a sync; good enough :)

[loadingzone]

Apple is ruining the entire phone retail market!

I'm not going to "borrow" it for here, but there was a real interesting post in The Unloading Zone which made the point that Jobs set the price, said no discounts and it stuck. The phone companies have to be scratching their heads and wondering why they're subsidizing the CURRENT $299+ retail priced phones. Its at http://theunloadingzone.blogspot.com.