Comments on: Do I regret not buying an iPhone (yet)?

By: dbradfield

dbradfield — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:44:16 +0000

Well, I picked up an iPhone last week. What can I say, it rocks. It is amazing to have the Internet at any time. The Safari browser rocks. I’m writing this comment from my iPhone. The EDGE network is slow but it is pretty easy to find an open wifi network. This is an incredibly useful device for me. I’m so glad I made the purchase.

By: Dave M.

Dave M. — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:28:55 +0000

Paull, The battery thing would be an issue if the battery stopped working after a couple of months use. However, I suspect that the battery will last as long as your use of the device. Just make sure to completely drain it and recharge it once a month and it should work for quite some time.

My MacBook has very little loss of range in the year that I have had it. It’s down to like 96%. Mind you, the MacBook has a replaceable battery, but still.

Also, I read that you can get a loaner phone while the iPhone is in the shop for a small extra charge. I would go for that. I wonder if the Apple Care plan will wave the fee for the loaner phone if you have it.

By: Paull Young

Paull Young — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:48:12 +0000

I hear all this, and it makes a lot of sense… but at the same time I’ll still be buying one the first time I can find one in Manhattan.

The battery point is a real draw back - I couldn’t be without my phone for 3 minutes, let alone 3 days.

By: Dave M.

Dave M. — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:14:25 +0000

Hmm, That’s a good point. My RAZR was connected to the same AT&T that my iPhone is now. It’s speed was probably based on EDGE and back when EDGE was just 40kbps instead of the nearly 200kbps it is now. It will be interesting to see what the speed is like on a 3G network.

I do find myself popping over to my Twitter page and a few other sites that I would have normally just not have bothered with my RAZR.

When the iPhone gets a real chat client, I’ll probably be using that a lot too.

By: dbradfield

dbradfield — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:55:02 +0000

Great comments, Dave. Thanks. Very convincing argument. I haven’t had a chance to compare the speed of the 3G RAZR versus the iPhone. I’ll try that out soon. The 3G version is definitely juiced compared to my original RAZR.

Glad to hear that EDGE delivers on the iPhone. I often ask myself, how much heavy lifting would I really do on a handheld device? I’d pull out my laptop for really demanding stuff. That’s where my top priority (#1 on the list) came into play. I really want a device I can use to access the Web at any time, but that’s largely dictated by my job where I have to present a ton and access the Internet regularly.

Thanks again!