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Anyone else really annoyed about the iphone?
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What do you mean iTunes is utter pants? Could you elaborate?
WinAmp is the best media player I have used but iTunes has improved massively over the years.
I think it's hilarious all these haters/Anti fanboy's dismissing anyone who buys an iPhone as nothing but dedicated followers of fashion, whether you like to admit it or not, they are a superb device, better than almost every other hand-held device out there.
With, and this is a big with, the potential to get better as new software is released which is more than can be said for the vast majority of other phones.
Winamp is the dogs testie's
It's everything Itunes isn't.
big,bulky,slow,resource hog...I don't know, how long do you have.
I think the Iphone is a fantastic device if you have a use for one I don't recall stating otherwise.
What I take issue with is morons buying one because they're "cool" then realising the phone doesn't do what they want it do and blowing out of their rear ends when in fact they didn't research the type of phone they needed.
that's blind retarded consumerism retardation nothing more nothing less..
this is nothing to do with being a fan boy or not.0 -
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I think the main point against your outlook on the iPhone is that it was never marketed or designed as a "music player/internet device that can also make phonecalls", Apple spent a fortune marketing the iPhone as a jack-of-all-trades handset that could play music, play video, connect to the Internet, make phone calls, send/receive email, IM chat, play games, download applications, GPS navigation... and the list goes on.
Do you believe everything advertisers tell you?
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Winamp is the dogs testie's
It's everything Itunes isn't.
big,bulky,slow,resource hog...I don't know, how long do you have.
I think the Iphone is a fantastic device if you have a use for one I don't recall stating otherwise.
What I take issue with is morons buying one because they're "cool" then realising the phone doesn't do what they want it do and blowing out of their rear ends when in fact they didn't research the type of phone they needed.
that's blind retarded consumerism retardation nothing more nothing less..
this is nothing to do with being a fan boy or not.
In fairness I think you have nailed it there, sorry if I implied you were a fanboy it was meant in general terms not aimed at you, but you are right I bought my one knowing full well what it could and more importantly couldn't do (at the moment most of what it currently can't do can be corrected with firmware updates).
I don't doubt there are a lot of people who bought it for it's fashionista element, particularly those who bought the 1st gen one, at the initial price for a device without 3G or GPS was ridiculous, I didn't even contemplate one with those 2 major shortcomings.
So I wholeheartedly agree with you, if you are stupid enough to buy any expensive device/brand without at least researching the basics and checking to see if it meets your requirements then you deserve to be parted with your cash and won't get much sympathy around here.0 -
Do you believe everything advertisers tell you?It doesn't really matter what Apple market it as the responsibility is on the consumer to research the market to find what fits them best. The biggest part of that is ignoring apple's hype and getting some actual facts on the phone and other phone's to make an informed decision.
Should you fork out a huge amount of money for something that doesn't do what's most important to you well then you're at fault not apple and not the phone....
I would say about 65% of Iphone users and probably a lot more in ireland don't need and will rarley use a huge amount of feature's that the Iphone has but will moan and groan about sms functionality and lack of MMS etc
well really, buy a f*cking phone that does what you need when you need it and does it well and stop p|ssing around with gadgets you have no need for just so ye can plonk it on the table in starbucks having a mocka while your mother shouts down the phone at you to go home and do your homework..
and she'd be right!
From your replies, I would say you both missed my point. I am aware of how Apple marketed the iPhone, I am also aware of what the iPhone can 'actually' do and I am also aware that the majority of the users who bought an iPhone do not. In turn,the onus is on the consumers who bought an iPhone and who are now disillusioned, to take responsibility for their own actions and that they bought one on, what it seems like, a whim, or because they thought they would like it because others like it.
I can appreciate what the iPhone can do, and I can also appreciate what it cannot do. For others, they need to educate themselves before making any future purchases.0 -
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From your replies, I would say you both missed my point.
Not at all, I was just trying to be funny.I think the main point against your outlook on the iPhone is that it was never marketed or designed as a "music player/internet device that can also make phonecalls", Apple spent a fortune marketing the iPhone as a jack-of-all-trades handset that could play music, play video, connect to the Internet, make phone calls, send/receive email, IM chat, play games, download applications, GPS navigation...
To recap on your point, I do use it to play music, video, connet to the internet, send/receive email and IM. I'm only using a 2G phone at the moment (until Christmas), but when I do upgrade, I will be using it for all of what you mention in your post above.
I think what you don't mention, is the phone facilities that we here in Europe have come to expect from a top of the range phone, namely MMS, decent camera, text forwarding and copy and paste. I don't believe these were marketed at all, dare I say, there were glossed over. Therefore it became a case of European customers expectations not being the same as US customers, therefore lots more of uninformed European customers being annoyed with Apple.
That is really where the problem is European vs. US expectations, coupled with blindly purchasing a high-technology device, without fully researching it's shortcomings.0 -
I bought mine in UK on O2
its 159 £ for 16GB phone
plus 35 pounds per months
600 min
600 txts
Unlimited internet. not this is really unlimited no small print etc.
I have downloaded 30 to 40 video podcasts a day + applications & browsing etc
the service here from UK o2 is fantastic
they have a seperate department for Iphone queries.
totally satisfied so far.
Works brilliantly.
I think mainly you guys are having issues with O2 as the phone depends a lot on network strength and etc
also to mention its my first product and i used to be very much anti apple 0 -
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"Trying" I guess is the operative word.Not at all, I was just trying to be funny.
That is really where the problem is European vs. US expectations, coupled with blindly purchasing a high-technology device, without fully researching it's shortcomings.
That's a very valid point Tom. I remember when the Motorola V3 came out in the states, it was the only handset people seemed to have; other than those silver, clamshell handsets with an aerial. You'd see the V3 on TV shows, in music videos and movies etc... pretty much everywhere, and nobody seemed to care that the screen quality was rubbish, it only had a VGA camera, no memory card slot etc. In comparison, Europeans had handsets with high quality screens, 1.3 or 2MP cameras and memory card slots available at the same time.
A similar situation has occurred with the iPhone. Yes it has great features, but it also has a lot of failures and based on past trends, handsets that are fashion accessories sell well. This trend won't last long though as American's are looking for more and more features that are available on European handsets. With the gap between an American handset release and a European release getting closer by the year, we may see the American's crying foul, like a lot of Europeans, when a manufacturer attempts to sell a handset with an average feature set.0 -
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