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iPhone

  • 29-04-2013 6:04pm
    #1
    Henlars67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭


    "I have pictures of that on my iPhone."

    "where did I leave my iPhone".

    "Sorry I couldn't call you back, my iPhone went dead"

    etc etc etc etc


    Why do people feel the need to inform everyone that they have an iPhone?

    Why can't they just say 'phone' like a normal person?


Comments

  • #2
    Jen Pigs Fly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,770 ✭✭✭Jen Pigs Fly


    I don't know - sent from my iPhone


  • #3
    shedweller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭shedweller


    Henlars67 wrote: »
    "I have pictures of that on my iPhone."

    "where did I leave my iPhone".

    "Sorry I couldn't call you back, my iPhone went dead"

    etc etc etc etc


    Why do people feel the need to inform everyone that they have an iPhone?

    Why can't they just say 'phone' like a normal person?
    It's like walkman and hoovering, or even ipads. Very clever marketing is all it is.


  • #4
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Henlars67 wrote: »
    "I have pictures of that on my iPhone."

    "where did I leave my iPhone".

    "Sorry I couldn't call you back, my iPhone went dead"

    etc etc etc etc


    Why do people feel the need to inform everyone that they have an iPhone?

    Why can't they just say 'phone' like a normal person?

    Because it makes them feel big and clever.


  • #5
    cruais
    Registered Users Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭cruais


    Henlars67 wrote: »
    "I have pictures of that on my iPhone."

    "where did I leave my iPhone".

    "Sorry I couldn't call you back, my iPhone went dead"

    etc etc etc etc


    Why do people feel the need to inform everyone that they have an iPhone?

    Why can't they just say 'phone' like a normal person?

    I feel futuristic when i say iphone....


  • #6
    Lucas Castroman
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭Lucas Castroman


    It is a sign of market domination when a brand name comes to define a product - hoover, kleenex, tannoy, sellotape etc


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  • #7
    yermandan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,068 ✭✭✭yermandan


    I have one but NEVER say any of that. Phone is sufficient, unless the person is a complete fcukwit


  • #8
    Hootanany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Hootanany


    Sounds better than on my Samsung


  • #9
    Knasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Knasher


    Hold on I'm getting an iPhone call


  • #10
    kfk
    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭kfk


    Henlars67 wrote: »
    "I have pictures of that on my iPhone."

    "where did I leave my iPhone".

    "Sorry I couldn't call you back, my iPhone went dead"

    etc etc etc etc


    Why do people feel the need to inform everyone that they have an iPhone?

    Why can't they just say 'phone' like a normal person?

    Whats a "phone"?


  • #11
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,230 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Similar with mp3 players. My old creative was called an ipod 90% of the time by other people.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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  • #12
    Washington Irving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭Washington Irving


    yermandan wrote: »
    I have one but NEVER say any of that

    Mmm... is this some kind of paradox?


  • #13
    Duggys Housemate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,298 ✭✭✭Duggys Housemate


    Henlars67 wrote: »
    "I have pictures of that on my iPhone."

    "where did I leave my iPhone".

    "Sorry I couldn't call you back, my iPhone went dead"

    etc etc etc etc


    Why do people feel the need to inform everyone that they have an iPhone?

    Why can't they just say 'phone' like a normal person?

    Lol. The guy who works next to me never stops talking about his Windows Phone.

    How do you know someone has a windows phone? They tell you.

    iPhones are too common to mention. As usual the anti-Apple group thinkers are group thinking.


  • #14
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    I have an iPhone. I don't think I ever mention the fact that I have an iPhone.





    iPhone.


  • #15
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    Thinly veiled "I can't afford an iPhone" thread.


  • #16
    Gorilla Rising
    Closed Accounts Posts: 381 ✭✭Gorilla Rising


    It has something to do with the fact it's called an i...PHONE.

    Some people (like me) prefer to specify. I'll say Blackberry, Galaxy or iPhone depending on what I'm using.

    It's not because I want people to know what phone I have, but rather I prefer to be specific.

    Some people still say Sky when they have UPC and that's a little pet hate of mine.


  • #17
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I hate when people refer to the Iphone as an "invention"


  • #18
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    most people who brag about having an iphone are probably using it to cover up their personal insecurities.


  • #19
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 50,630 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    the groutch wrote: »
    most people who brag about having an iphone are probably using it to cover up their personal insecurities.

    You can hide yours with an iPhone?

    Aw, bless.


  • #20
    Chavways
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    Why is AH full of IPhone threads lately?


  • #21
    Knasher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Knasher


    the groutch wrote: »
    most people who brag about having an iphone are probably using it to cover up their personal insecurities.

    This is why I use a galaxy note.

    I wouldn't want people judging me for having undersized insecurities.


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  • #22
    Dtp79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,097 ✭✭✭Dtp79


    Damn I left my iPhone in the Ferrari


  • #23
    jaffacakesyum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭jaffacakesyum


    I don't own an iPhone.

    I don't have any interest in buying an iPhone.

    I couldn't give a sh1te if other people use iPhones.

    Am I the only one? Seems like every other day in here people are complaining about every iPhone owner talking non stop about their phones, and people who have lived abroad bragging about how they're so well travelled....am I the only one who hasn't experienced these mysterious yet supposedly commonplace people?

    Or am I just not as moany as AH...:confused:


  • #24
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Keep reinforcing your beliefs to hide your insecurity


  • #25
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Almost the same way 'Hoover' became synonymous with the vacuum cleaner.


  • #26
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 26,052 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Standard Toaster wrote: »
    Almost the same way 'Hoover' became synonymous with the vacuum cleaner.


    I hoover up with my Dyson. I also have a jeep that isn't a Jeep.:)


  • #27
    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Candie wrote: »
    I hoover up with my Dyson. I also have a jeep that isn't a Jeep.:)

    'Almost' being the key word ;)


  • #28
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,265 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Standard Toaster wrote: »
    Almost the same way 'Hoover' became synonymous with the vacuum cleaner.

    I think it's the fact that the word 'phone' is already in 'iphone' makes the 'i' part sound like you're saying it as a status thing.


  • #29
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,505 ✭ [Deleted User]


    False 9 wrote: »
    Some people (like me) prefer to specify. I'll say Blackberry, Galaxy or iPhone depending on what I'm using.

    It's not because I want people to know what phone I have, but rather I prefer to be specific.

    Haha, so if I couldn't find my phone one day and I was with you, instead of saying "have you seen my phone?", I should say "Have you seen my Nokia Asha 300?"

    Yeah, you're just being specific. Or are you only specific when it's posh phones?

    (I had to spend 5 mins figuring out what my phone's called).


  • #30
    judgefudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 915 ✭✭✭judgefudge


    I have an iPhone. But I wouldn't call it that generally, it would be "where's my phone". What's the point in saying iPhone? People can see it's an iPhone if you're that into bragging about it.

    I'm thinkin of going back to a cheaper model phone. I spend too much time on the damn thing at the moment. That's right, I'm complaining because it's too good.


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