Seven Reasons Why the New iPhone Sucks

[aubreythree]

Seven Reasons Why the New iPhone Sucks

Look before you leap before buying the new iPhone. This is the iPhone that all of us have been waiting for. It promised to address the deficiencies of the first generation iPhone, but does it really?

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Originally Posted by aubreythree

Seven Reasons Why the New iPhone Sucks

Look before you leap before buying the new iPhone. This is the iPhone that all of us have been waiting for. It promised to address the deficiencies of the first generation iPhone, but does it really?

stfu

new iPhone pwns

[D Ghost]

at the end they say "Okay, now that I got that off my chest, I feel better and what the heck, so it’s not perfect but it’s still the coolest smartphone out there (other smartphones) and I still want one. I look forward to seeing you on the line. "

[karlm]

I mjst admit i would love the better camera and real turn navigation on the iphone 3g ah well

[Mssimpson]

iphones are for idiots. I don't even own a cell phone.

Dumb sheep. Baaaaaaaa

[tranza]

I don't know why is so expansive here!!

[mrwilson]

aside from that the thing is fucking massive.

[Scott McD]

It will still sell by the shitload.

People who don't want it, don't buy it...

[Cyndalie]

Can you copy & paste on it?

[ali25extreme]

well..I will not buy one n e ways..need the money for more important things..like the titty bar..lol

[wyldblyss]

I have navigation in my car, I don't need it on my phone. I love mine, no regrets about buying it. I upgrade on a very regular basis though so as they improve it I will be getting the newer ones.

[tony286]

I was thinking about buying one but that $99 annual fee is bullshit.

[Manowar]

i really enjoy the ipod function in mine

[Veevee]

the iphone is just a rare and useless commodity where common people wants to acquire.

[Scott McD]

Originally Posted by Cyndalie

Can you copy & paste on it?

4. Still no cut and paste.
Cut and paste has been around on Apple computers since the earliest Mac Plus computers. What?s the big problem with implementing it on iPhones? Why is cut and paste so important? Suppose you?re browsing a web site and want to capture some text or a URL, or someone sent you an email and you want to grab some text from it and send to someone else. Not possible on an iPhone. Speaking of email, where?s the spell checker? Predictive typing is fine but spell checkers are everywhere else but here.

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[Elli]

No copy and paste? that's kind of backwards, I think.

[klaze]

1. Too expensive to own.
Apple and AT&T may have shaved a couple of hundred dollars off the price but they will more than make up for it in monthly fees. If you take into account the regular monthly fee, the data fee, the text message fee, which used to be free, and the $99 annual mobileme fee you could end up spending over $1,000 a year to own an iPhone, that's 200 gallons of $5 gas.

That is all personal opinion and not true in most countries. My iPhone only costs me $15 more a month than my regular cellular phone service and that's just because I chose to get data.

Not Apple's or My fault that AT&T is taking full advantage of it's customers.

2. Can't use the GPS like a GPS.
Forget about getting turn-by-turn voice directions in your car from the new iPhone 3G. The iPhone SDK makes it pretty clear it’s not allowed, “Applications may not be designed or marketed for real time guidance.” Yes it will superimpose your position on a Google map, or show you the closest pizzeria but what about getting real-time route guidance? If you read reviews for other GPS devices you never come across a GPS that doesn’t provide some form of guidance. There’s a rumor that TomTom may be developing a guidance application but you have to wonder how they’ll get it past the Apple police.

I dunno how true this is after picking up an iPhone with my buddy we had it running in my car and it was tracking our every move.

It also had an option for directions.

3. Can’t tether the iPhone to your laptop.
Want to save sixty dollars per month for a 3G card for your laptop and use the iPhone instead? Not going to happen—not allowed. Although there are plenty of phones, including AT&T's Tilt, that will allow you to use your 3G phone as a high speed modem for your laptop, the iPhone won’t be one of them so you can add the cost of a 3G card for your laptop at $720 a year to your total cost of ownership.

What % of cellular phone users actually want or need to be able to do this? 2%?

4. Still no cut and paste.
Cut and paste has been around on Apple computers since the earliest Mac Plus computers. What’s the big problem with implementing it on iPhones? Why is cut and paste so important? Suppose you’re browsing a web site and want to capture some text or a URL, or someone sent you an email and you want to grab some text from it and send to someone else. Not possible on an iPhone. Speaking of email, where’s the spell checker? Predictive typing is fine but spell checkers are everywhere else but here.

I've had my original iPhone for over a year and I will admit not being able to cut and paste has been SLIGHTLY annoying.

5. Wimpy 2 MP camera.
In the world of 5 MP Smartphones and 10 MP point and shoot cameras that you can buy for under $200, why is the iPhone still stuck with a measly 2 MP? That’s so 2003. While we’re at it how come we can’t record video, afraid the non-existent SD card might fill up? The iPhone should be able to stream video by now just like many other cell phones can already do right now.

Yup the camera sucks... Haven't seen the 3g camera in use but I doubt it's much better.

I think being able to take a good picture on your phone should be a cellular phone standard...

6. No stereo Bluetooth.
We thought the iPhone was supposed to be part iPod. At least they fixed the recessed headphone jack flaw (and called it a new feature) but the A2DP stereo Bluetooth standard has been around for a while and is missing from the iPhone.

I use wireless bluetooth headphones at home and I love them.

I would love if the iphone had a wireless headphone set to listen to music also.

7. The list goes on.
Still no Flash player for rich media content (what grudge does Steve Jobs hold against Adobe). Still can’t send pictures in MMS messages, still no native voice dialing, no mobile TV, no replaceable battery, no flash memory card, and on and on.

Yup... But you can get mobile tv with an addon peice of hardware for your pc that sends your tv signal to any device tho.... the name escapes me right now.. The battery isn't soldered in place and with 8+ gigs who needs a flash memory card... and where would they put it? Sorry but i'm not carrying around something that can also carry a flash card..

Also the most annoying thing on my Pearl is that the battery is removable so the back plastic peice easily comes off.. well it's just too easy and comes off at the worst times.. I like how the iphone is sealed up...

Okay, now that I got that off my chest, I feel better and what the heck, so it’s not perfect but it’s still the coolest smartphone out there (other smartphones) and I still want one. I look forward to seeing you on the line.

And that's very true.... the reasons this guy gives for the iphone "sucking" are features that 90% of cellular phone users can live without...

My original iphone has been the most enjoyable purchase in the last 10 years next to my r/c helicopter...

[PLATINUMPORN]

The iphone is great but the new one sucks the battery dry. I have to recharge mine by mid afternoon and I really dont use it that much (not that important to be on the phone a lot).

Besides that its the best phone I have used.

[shadowsdrop]

im enjoyed the ipod on it.

[96ukssob]

ive used a lot of other phones and personally think the iPhone is the best.

every phone has its pros and cons. I had a phone before that allowed most of the features this guy says the iphone lacks, but the phone itself was a brick, the battery life sucked and it would drop calls and have 1/2 the signal strength of other phones.

my is that he is busting on the new iPhone because he doesnt have one

[TubeTitans_SusieQ]

and this is why i prefered not to get one

[klaze]

Originally Posted by PLATINUMPORN

The iphone is great but the new one sucks the battery dry. I have to recharge mine by mid afternoon and I really dont use it that much (not that important to be on the phone a lot).

Besides that its the best phone I have used.

Everyone knew wellll far ahead of time that 3g drains batteries.

And everyone still demanded they get it. Not apples fault. Battery technology sucks..
I am into R/C stuff.. I know battery technology.. it sucks..

Check your settings nobody I kno has to charge it mid day..

[GTS Mark]

here is another reason... Dropped it ONCE and had it for 6-8 hours!



Thank god, Rogers is sending me a new one for free

[Cyndalie]

The main reason they suck is because I don't have one.

[brand0n]

love my phone

got my girl one the other day

[Moe]

Originally Posted by DrinkingHARDEST

here is another reason... Dropped it ONCE and had it for 6-8 hours!



Thank god, Rogers is sending me a new one for free

Damn Mark, that looks painful - first time I've seen a cracked iPhone

[fuzebox]

Originally Posted by klaze

the reasons this guy gives for the iphone "sucking" are features that 90% of cellular phone users can live without...

Valid point, except for the fact that the iphone is marketed to that other 10%. The average cellular phone users don't want a ridiculously expensive phone with a thousand dollars in yearly fees attached to it... So once you've cut out the average non-demanding user who has a base nokia, all that leaves are the feature-hungry iphone consumers

[leedsfan]

you need to get yourself a case m8. i have a plastic case on my new 3g iPhone thats really strong, and wont cause any breakage.

Gripes i have include:
contact merging-took me fucking hours
no flash videos
no cut and paste
no stereo sound-its mono

but good stuff:

i have set my iPhone up as a remote to control my PC stereo, my wifes mac, and so on
cool facebook app
streaming radio
very cool weather app
where app-find cheap gas stations and other cool stuff
urbanspoon-local restaurant gadget
ny times app
multiple ebay type auction site monitoring (garagebuy)


and last but not least i can use my iPhone as a light saber. Surely that alone is worth the 3 billion dollars i have to pay in fees and excessive data costs because i left my content push on auto...

[klaze]

Originally Posted by fuzebox

Valid point, except for the fact that the iphone is marketed to that other 10%. The average cellular phone users don't want a ridiculously expensive phone with a thousand dollars in yearly fees attached to it... So once you've cut out the average non-demanding user who has a base nokia, all that leaves are the feature-hungry iphone consumers

Don't forget the people who wanna be cool and have an iphone..

Apple has become very good at stringing customers a long with next generations..

In 4 months they want to be able to release a 3rd gen iphone with MMS picture messaging and cut and paste heh...

[The Ghost]

Just got a new iphone today

[fuzebox]

Originally Posted by klaze

In 4 months they want to be able to release a 3rd gen iphone with MMS picture messaging and cut and paste heh...

I've heard a conspiracy theory that the 3g iphone with mms and cut+paste was the first one built, and then they slowly removed features from it before releasing it in stages to apple fanatics.

[seeric]

Originally Posted by vpaguio

the iphone is just a rare and useless commodity where common people wants to acquire.

you went through all that trouble to make a new nick for this thread?

[Holly Lez!]

Originally Posted by DrinkingHARDEST

here is another reason... Dropped it ONCE and had it for 6-8 hours!



Thank god, Rogers is sending me a new one for free

OMG I did the same thing! SUCKS

[SCORE Ralph]

Originally Posted by tranza

I don't know why is so expansive here!!

The universe is ever-expanding, just get used to it.

[sharon721]

CNet actually had valid arguments. This topic...Nah.

[aubreythree]

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