Comments on: Before you switch to the iPhone

If you're thinking of changing carriers to AT&T to get Apple's iPhone, there are some things you should know. We detail them here.

[kchendricks]

Corporate Discounts?

Any word on if AT&T will apply any corporate discounts to the iPhone or iPlan(s)?

[Amberlicious]

Corporate Discounts

The iphone plans won't allow any corporate discounts, so even if you have one
on your account now, it won't apply it.

[serpentkeeper]

Clarifications

AT&T will NOT activate the iPhone. It must be activated at the iTunes website. No exceptions.

Also, no corporate discounts will apply to the device or the plan.

[aintnorainbowdorothy]

Before you Switch to the iPhone

Talk to your psychiatrist or psychologist to see if you happen to be clinically insane, or just a technophile. I am a technophile but I won't be switching to the iPhone, for several reasons. Number one is AT&T. Rotten service, comparable to Sprint. Cost. $500 or $600? Insanity rules. Unless you happen to be a fanboy/girl of all things Apple. I'm not a fanboy/girl of all things Apple although I do own and iMac and iPod. I also own computers that run Windows. Each has its' own good and bad features. Another is that this is basically a Beta release of a new phone. Also, I don't need Web browsing since I can also do it on my present phone with much less hassle. I can also listen to my iPod. Five or six hundred dollars is worthless to me just to make phone calls.

[royala]

IPhone Security?

Using the IPhone for personal use does not pose as much of a problem as it does for business. This IPhone was not designed for business use. Why?

The IT department of a business is responsible for all computing resources and the security of those resources in a business. Their hands are tied when this version of the IPhone enters the business.

There is no support for business email--Exchange or Blackberry--with little or no support from the Service Providers. If the IPhone gets lost or stolen, there is no ability or tool(encryption) to wipe it out or lock it down to prevent data loss or company intrusion. The lack of third party applications limits what the IPhone can do corporate-wide anyway.

So other than looking cool, not having full internal IT support and corporate-wide use, and costing a fortune for a corporation to implement, I can understand why Apple would not offer corporate pricing...it would put them in a possible pickle.

IT departments and personnel are going to be put on the spot with this phone by C-level bosses who don't fully understand the inabilities of the IPhone for their businesses. I believe that in a few years, some type of IPhone will be available for corporate-wide use, but this one is not.

[jakgumbo]

IT nightmare?

A wise IT department would bring all the iphone information available to the table. let everyone in the company know that the iphone will NOT be compatible with most of the systems, does NOT work with corporate email......

i chuckle everytime i hear "it works with industry standard email protocols" im sorry, what industry would that be?

Simply, i have let all my users know that out of the box the iphone will not work with our email system, and if/when it is compatible we will evaluate it again.

-Jak

[Fil0403]

Before you waste your money

...think twice, check better alternatives and save money.