Comments on: Will I get the next iPhone? http://mindaverse.com/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/ Hardly thinking so you don't have to. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:04:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9771 hourly 1 By: Daniel Hoang http://mindaverse.com/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Daniel Hoang Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:38:47 +0000 http://devinreams.com/blog/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/#comment-1630 I'm using the original iPhone. I travel a lot for work and it's been a life saver, particularly being able to pull up google maps quickly and being able pinch and pull the maps. Short of getting a personal GPS device, this hits the spot. The selling point for me was the $20 data plan with 200 SMS messages. I'm too turned off by the 3G iPhone data plan of $30 without SMS. I’m using the original iPhone. I travel a lot for work and it’s been a life saver, particularly being able to pull up google maps quickly and being able pinch and pull the maps. Short of getting a personal GPS device, this hits the spot. The selling point for me was the $20 data plan with 200 SMS messages. I’m too turned off by the 3G iPhone data plan of $30 without SMS.

]]> By: Devin http://mindaverse.com/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1626 Devin Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:33:12 +0000 http://devinreams.com/blog/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/#comment-1626 Oh yeah, but instead we got .... scientific calculator! No note sync, no todo sync, nothing really useful. Can you imagine the UI challenge for C&P though? It's not even possible to select text! Oh yeah, but instead we got …. scientific calculator! No note sync, no todo sync, nothing really useful.

Can you imagine the UI challenge for C&P though? It’s not even possible to select text!

]]> By: Stephan http://mindaverse.com/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Stephan Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:21:00 +0000 http://devinreams.com/blog/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/#comment-1627 The only thing that I really liked hearing was the 3G. Sometimes I just don't have a computer near me and need to check something online. Speed is a good thing. I was pretty upset to not hear copy & paste mentioned. The only thing that I really liked hearing was the 3G. Sometimes I just don’t have a computer near me and need to check something online. Speed is a good thing.

I was pretty upset to not hear copy & paste mentioned.

]]> By: Devin http://mindaverse.com/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 Devin Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:47:45 +0000 http://devinreams.com/blog/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/#comment-1629 Hey I love the commentary and discussion. To your point: - My battery life is pretty tremendous and only ONCE have I ever had it drain on me (unintentionally). Again, the few extra seconds for e-mail and stuff aren't as important to me I suppose. - For all my intents the triangulation has been enough to get me a quick pin-point. When I'm in the mountains, not so good, okay, but I've survived without my exact location being known. (I don't intent to use OmniFocus but agree that's kinda sweet). - I just use the little switch on the side of my phone to go vibrate / sound. ;) Overall I agree, the market is what it is (lousy) and the technology is awesome (almost a laptop replacement for me, at times). But, all that said, first generation is good enough for me! ;) Hey I love the commentary and discussion. To your point:

- My battery life is pretty tremendous and only ONCE have I ever had it drain on me (unintentionally). Again, the few extra seconds for e-mail and stuff aren’t as important to me I suppose.

- For all my intents the triangulation has been enough to get me a quick pin-point. When I’m in the mountains, not so good, okay, but I’ve survived without my exact location being known. (I don’t intent to use OmniFocus but agree that’s kinda sweet).

- I just use the little switch on the side of my phone to go vibrate / sound. ;)

Overall I agree, the market is what it is (lousy) and the technology is awesome (almost a laptop replacement for me, at times). But, all that said, first generation is good enough for me! ;)

]]> By: Matt Galligan http://mindaverse.com/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 Matt Galligan Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:07:29 +0000 http://devinreams.com/blog/2008/06/11/will-i-get-the-next-iphone/#comment-1628 1. You're right...fixing isn't a feature 2. Yeah the lock-in sucks, but that's just the nature of the mobile world these days. But as for activation? You activate it once, and that's it really...is it really that much of a problem? 3. Yeah 3G and GPS NOT silly. 3G means that a lot of the things that normally take forever on the iPhone (email fetching, websites, etc.) take considerably less time. Beyond that, you spend half the time, sucking the same amount of battery power...so effectively you're getting much better battery life out of the 3G speed. GPS is about accuracy. Cell tower triangulation is fuzzy at best, not to mention might only get you within a few miles of accuracy. The only way you can get more accurate is if you're in a very densely populated area with a lot of WiFi signal around for the Skyhook crap to work. GPS throws all of that out of the equation and you get an exact location immediately. This is great for not only Google Maps, but other location-based apps...like OmniFocus' planned location based reminders (which is killer) Also, think location based sound profiles...such as if you're at work, it goes silent, and when you're out and about it's loud, etc. 4. $200 will get the phone in the hands of many people...it's a great piece of technology. It's a super fast computer, iPod and phone all wrapped into one with a killer user interface. Yeah, but all of which is my own opinion and just that ;) 1. You’re right…fixing isn’t a feature

2. Yeah the lock-in sucks, but that’s just the nature of the mobile world these days. But as for activation? You activate it once, and that’s it really…is it really that much of a problem?

3. Yeah 3G and GPS NOT silly. 3G means that a lot of the things that normally take forever on the iPhone (email fetching, websites, etc.) take considerably less time. Beyond that, you spend half the time, sucking the same amount of battery power…so effectively you’re getting much better battery life out of the 3G speed.

GPS is about accuracy. Cell tower triangulation is fuzzy at best, not to mention might only get you within a few miles of accuracy. The only way you can get more accurate is if you’re in a very densely populated area with a lot of WiFi signal around for the Skyhook crap to work. GPS throws all of that out of the equation and you get an exact location immediately. This is great for not only Google Maps, but other location-based apps…like OmniFocus’ planned location based reminders (which is killer)

Also, think location based sound profiles…such as if you’re at work, it goes silent, and when you’re out and about it’s loud, etc.

4. $200 will get the phone in the hands of many people…it’s a great piece of technology. It’s a super fast computer, iPod and phone all wrapped into one with a killer user interface.

Yeah, but all of which is my own opinion and just that ;)

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