Comments on: Sick of my iPhone http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/ apophenic pretentia Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Todd W. http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1507 Sun, 11 May 2008 04:28:19 +0000 http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1507 It's Nseries, not N-Series. ;-) If you want the phone for a camera, then you can't go wrong with an N95 or N82. They are real point and shoots on a par with a dedicated camera. But if you still want to have good email handling, I'd look elsewhere. There's a reason all those abbrev. have crept into text messaging. 9-keying email is torture. I use the iPhone for two primary purposes: phone calls and web browsing. Checking email and SMS are secondary. The camera is fine when I don't have anything better handy. I just hope they fix the completely broken MMS support when the new software revision arrives. It’s Nseries, not N-Series. ;-)

If you want the phone for a camera, then you can’t go wrong with an N95 or N82. They are real point and shoots on a par with a dedicated camera. But if you still want to have good email handling, I’d look elsewhere. There’s a reason all those abbrev. have crept into text messaging. 9-keying email is torture.

I use the iPhone for two primary purposes: phone calls and web browsing. Checking email and SMS are secondary. The camera is fine when I don’t have anything better handy. I just hope they fix the completely broken MMS support when the new software revision arrives.

]]> by: aya http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1488 Fri, 09 May 2008 16:49:22 +0000 http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1488 i had an acquaintance install the 2.0 version on my iphone, so that i could see the new app i'm developing. it has exchange, and i don't know if this is already old news to you, but the word on macrumors.com is that they'll come out with new models in june: one with real keyboard, one with better camera and video capability. there are things that underwhelm me with the iphone, but i find it so, so much easier to use a touchscreen. stupid softkeys. what a usability nightmare. i want to kiss my iphone every day. i had an acquaintance install the 2.0 version on my iphone, so that i could see the new app i’m developing. it has exchange, and i don’t know if this is already old news to you, but the word on macrumors.com is that they’ll come out with new models in june: one with real keyboard, one with better camera and video capability.

there are things that underwhelm me with the iphone, but i find it so, so much easier to use a touchscreen. stupid softkeys. what a usability nightmare. i want to kiss my iphone every day.

]]> by: kipbot http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1487 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:17:39 +0000 http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1487 I know exchange will get fixed, and I will def stick around that long . . . but how would the camera be improved? I just assumed Apple went with the cheap lens to hit a price point (and use case), and that was the source of my picto-woes. I am not giving Julia my iPhone (so she'll blame you) until after June, but I do think the mid-level quality of some iPhone bits takes away from its luster. Meanwhile, I'll have to see if I can find a sponsor to get me an N-Series . . . that still seems like the mass route. I have a hard time picturing touch screens sufficiently ruggedized to be a phone of choice. I know exchange will get fixed, and I will def stick around that long . . . but how would the camera be improved? I just assumed Apple went with the cheap lens to hit a price point (and use case), and that was the source of my picto-woes.

I am not giving Julia my iPhone (so she’ll blame you) until after June, but I do think the mid-level quality of some iPhone bits takes away from its luster.

Meanwhile, I’ll have to see if I can find a sponsor to get me an N-Series . . . that still seems like the mass route. I have a hard time picturing touch screens sufficiently ruggedized to be a phone of choice.

]]> by: Alex Rainert http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1486 Fri, 09 May 2008 13:04:30 +0000 http://www.kipbot.com/blog/2008/05/09/sick-of-my-iphone/#comment-1486 You are so ripe for the June iPhone 2.0 software and hardware releases, its crazy. You could wait a month and see most of your issues (camera/exchange) solved. We'll have to wait and see on the keyboard. Also, I think it would be nuts to ditch the iPhone so close to when we'll get to see what the Developer Community is going to create with the SDK. Remember, your current phone was a Rev 1 for Apple in a new space (we know how that can go). You owe it to yourself to see what's around the corner. That being said, I do appreciate the desire to want to stay abreast of what other people are using. You are so ripe for the June iPhone 2.0 software and hardware releases, its crazy.

You could wait a month and see most of your issues (camera/exchange) solved. We’ll have to wait and see on the keyboard.

Also, I think it would be nuts to ditch the iPhone so close to when we’ll get to see what the Developer Community is going to create with the SDK. Remember, your current phone was a Rev 1 for Apple in a new space (we know how that can go). You owe it to yourself to see what’s around the corner.

That being said, I do appreciate the desire to want to stay abreast of what other people are using.

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