Comments on: 7 Bad Things About the iPhone They Don’t Want You to Know

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:17:54 +0000

I have other problems to add to that list!!!!
I just bought an iPhone and I have to say, I have decided its really not the phone for me.
Lets look at the basic features its lacking. Like the fact that, when you put your phone on silent, its not 100% completely silent because the alarm will still go off NO MATTER WHAT! So if i’m in a meeting or at class and I forget to turn my alarm off I can be sure its going off. So I tried to correct this problem by creating a Calendar event instead which acts like an alarm. Now you would think with allll the things the iPhone can do you can change the calendard alerts to different sounds. But you cant! Its a tiny little bleep, and while it can be silenced, it cant very much be heard when your phone isnt on silent.
OH and an even bigger issue (yes bigger than the fact that it weights a ton is shaped like a brick, and doesnt fit in to my pockets). Lets say your in an emergency. The other day we saw a domestic dispute out the window and needed to call the cops when it got really violent. It was my first day with my phone, and while I was still pretty unfamiliar with it lets look at all of the steps you have to do just to make a call: press the little circle button, slide to unlock, touch the phone button, touch the keypad button. AMAZING! 4 steps just to make a call. If your in an emergency with and iphone consider yourself pretty much screwed if you want to call for help.

With the million and one apps out there “enabling” the iphone user, I really think Apple over-thought this one.
When my iphone breaks, I wont be devestated, I’ll consider myself lucky. I will not spend the $500 to get it fixed. I’ll buy a regular phone and bid good riddance to the iPhone.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:21:47 +0000

If you plan on buying an Iphone the first thing you need to do is not believe this guy.

1- The Iphone has a 3G chip that is working and that is active in it. If you do have an iphone you can clearly see the difference between the 3G Speed and the Edge one as you can swap between them at will.

2- Your ipod will be working wether or not your Iphone is activated. If you de-activate your phone you be able to call and thats all.

3- Reactivating your Iphone does not renew your contract or add any extent to it. You have a 3 year contract and you signed for it. Under no circumstances can a carrier extend your contract without requesting your permission 1-2 months before the end of your contract.

4- You can swap a sim crad from any other phone into your iphone and you will be able to place calls. Visual Voice mail might be locked if you don’t have the Visual voice mail option added to the sim card your putting in the iphone.

5- The packages are available to all phones unless the phone cannot support the feature. Requesting the ability to have visual voice mail can be done aslong as you have the Iphone. Visual mail option is like sms or caller id. Its only an option you can add or remove at will.

6- Typing on the iphone for me was very easy and it was higly acurate. I have large fingers and still find that the keyboard is convinient.

7- It is true. The iphone Camera is not great. It is a 2MP camera. The kind of camera you find in most phones nowadays. There is no zoom on it and there is no ability to take videos.

Personal opinion on the Iphone : This device is an all in one device. I can surf the internet and access most website with no problems at all. I can listen to music and go on websites or use applications at the same time. I write notes, scheludes, play games. I think it is the best device you can find out there with the Blackberry.

By: antimac

antimac — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:17:00 +0000

Man there’s a lot of brainwashed ppl out there!!!!

This post was actually reflecting the IPHONE issues very well, and even though some of these warning are no longer true, i ratter have someone say it than having blind mac lover addict just telling who ever says anything bad about apple to shut up!!!!

All and all, I am ok with my Iphone (xpensive but one of a kind) it’s not a good device for work that’s for sure, The camera is CRAP(stop kidding yourself Nokia never had a cood lens, EVER and phone camera are usually bad too but man apple doesn’t even have a recorder…..because they know their camera is crap!!!)

the rest of the issues is that apple control over what you do with your IPhone is outrageous and should never be allowed.

Therefor onehas to learn how to hack the IPHONE, get rid of the any apple restriction and over time it’ll be easier!

I bought my Iphone in China jailbreaked/unlocked paid less then the apple store and use it with any provider, so for the rest of you pussies you enjoyed being controled by apple and other corporations, man do you hurt humain evolution!!!

By: alkrmr

alkrmr — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:15:45 +0000

#2 is a lie, ipod function DOES NOT require service, i should know, i use mine as an ipod and it’s not activated

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:28:49 +0000

This is a very pointless hate list. The Iphone’s internet is plenty fast when you are not in a wireless spot…the new 3G greatly speeds up service. Sure the service plan may be difficult, but that is nothing a quick phone call can’t change. The pros to the Iphone as a “toy”, but also a legitimate work place phone outweigh it’s cons. It IS the future, the blackberry is useful, but outdated. The graphics, speed, and incredible versatility set the Iphone apart.

By: heygirlhey

heygirlhey — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:41:09 +0000

#4 ISNT TRUE! i switched phones with my auntie for a few and i put my SIM card in there, it worked fine, you just have to add ALL the contact info again since nothing is saved, you basically have a blank slate. but i did have multimedia and since iPhone isn’t capable of sending picture messages, my multimedia wouldn’t work when i switched back to my regular phone =\so u have to be careful with that.

By: julius

julius — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:49:58 +0000

this is bogus i love my iphone if you are living in 2008 u need a phone like this every phone has its problem not one person on this page can say they ever had a perfect phone my phone is perfect for me and my business if you don’t buy the iphone the haters have fooled you its truly the best phone ever and if you want to be up to date and living in the now buy it you will see it is the best purchase you will ever have i love my ipod i can youtube i can email and listen to music at the same time you can watch dvds it has a incredible battery i love it get it

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:31:34 +0000

The iphone is simply a cool little toy. Certainly not a practical phone. Just try answering a call with one hand. This slipery little device is one of the worst phones I have ever used.

By: katy ball

katy ball — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:34:14 +0000

i would like to say im gay

By: katy

katy — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:30:35 +0000

im really interested in the iphone i ave gt 1