MrTed46 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 My friend just got an IPhone and it looks so cool I might go get one. I know a few of you got one recently. Is it worth the hype? Would you get it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) Horrible for business, great if you like gadgets. I'm switching the company back to blackberry because of too many server and mail issues. If you're not using it for business then enjoy because they're pretty cool. If you have large fingers then it's going to take some getting use to because they obviously only designed this with women and asians in mind. Edited October 20, 2008 by twiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 it'a alright. if you think you'd like it you probably will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Horrible for business, great if you like gadgets. I'm switching the company back to blackberry because of too many server and mail issues. If you're not using it for business then enjoy because they're pretty cool. If you have large fingers then it's going to take some getting use to because they obviously only designed this with women and asians in mind. That means you either have a bad network or bad network people. I've spent the last 8 years working with VoIP in one capacity or another. All trouble starts with the network. Are you using Cisco, Avaya, Nortel or some other gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziachild007 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Love it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashingtonD Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I like my iPhone quite a bit... I have not had any problems using mine for business and find the exchange connection good and the calendar functionality better than what I had on my Motorola Q. It's a great tool for work and a great mini computer for games and web browsing. The cons are that the battery life is sub optimal, even with all the recent software updates, and the phone service occasionally drops (which is more an AT&T problem than an iPhone issue) WashD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 That means you either have a bad network or bad network people. I've spent the last 8 years working with VoIP in one capacity or another. All trouble starts with the network. Are you using Cisco, Avaya, Nortel or some other gear? Nortel. Syncing issues have been the big problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Nortel. Syncing issues have been the big problem. Of course it would help if I read the title correctly. I'm reading IP Phone, not IPhone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 Of course it would help if I read the title correctly. I'm reading IP Phone, not IPhone. My bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I'm tempted, but am dissuaded by those like twiley that say it's not good for business. I love the functionality of my Blackberry - especially the way it handles text and email messages (emails from different accounts and texts all go to one folder... something I personally love). Only drawback - and it's a minor one - is there's no camera on mine. And it doesn't receive pic messages like most phones. I'm going to consider the Blackberry Storm, which is due out soon. It's a Blackberry meets iPhone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 I'm tempted, but am dissuaded by those like twiley that say it's not good for business. I love the functionality of my Blackberry - especially the way it handles text and email messages (emails from different accounts and texts all go to one folder... something I personally love). Only drawback - and it's a minor one - is there's no camera on mine. And it doesn't receive pic messages like most phones. I'm going to consider the Blackberry Storm, which is due out soon. It's a Blackberry meets iPhone. This is the first I'm hearing of the Blackberry Storm. I will wait to see it.. one thing that sucks is the I Phone is not available for Verizon which has been my carrier for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Verizon's smart phone is pretty killer, BTW.... The iPhone is awesome for all the gadgets, apps, bells and whistles you can imagine on every level, except the actual phone part sucks. Too many dropped calls, too difficult to hear (for me) a lot of the time, and a lot of pockets with no service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Of course it would help if I read the title correctly. I'm reading IP Phone, not IPhone. I was wondering what you meant but I figured I still had something configured incorrectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 This is the first I'm hearing of the Blackberry Storm. I will wait to see it.. one thing that sucks is the I Phone is not available for Verizon which has been my carrier for years. Here ya go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I'm tempted, but am dissuaded by those like twiley that say it's not good for business. I love the functionality of my Blackberry - especially the way it handles text and email messages (emails from different accounts and texts all go to one folder... something I personally love). Only drawback - and it's a minor one - is there's no camera on mine. And it doesn't receive pic messages like most phones. I'm going to consider the Blackberry Storm, which is due out soon. It's a Blackberry meets iPhone. +1, but I'm using a Moto Q now, think I liked my Palm Treo better, but the integration with Windows Mobile and the server was hard to pass up on when we moved the e-mail server in house this year. I don't think the Blacberry can sync a calednar unless it's plugged into the PC, which sucks IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I love my MotoQ, and I'm not changing from Verizon. But I hope my next phone is a Google Android phone. I've been watching videos on it, and the stock features are excellent... never mind that it's open source and a million nerds will be writing cool apps and utilities for it. The main reason I went with a Windows Mobile phone is because people were writing apps for it because it was the only real standard out there. Google's phone will blow that away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I really like my Iphone but it doesn't show pictures via text. It makes you go to a website to view them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrTed46 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Here ya go... Havn't been this excited since i purchased my vacuum. Looks really cool. Hopefully, it is not as bad as the Verizon wannabe version of the IPhone...I think it was called voyager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark5 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Just got one today, now I can come here at work and it won't be seen !!! My daughter got one also so I will let her do all the app figuring and set me up right. pretty cool features from what I have seen in the first 2 hours of fiddlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I've had mine since December. It's had a few kinks here and there and I've had to reinstall the firmware once or twice, but overall it's been great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Linguist Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I love it for business since it actually receives email unlike my old Treo. That thing was worthless for business. The coverage in my area (chicago, nw IN, sw Mich) is very good. My only complaint is the battery life. With heavy usage, it can be a bit short. The other shortcoming is it's lack of MMS capability. For regular text messages it's great, but if you need to use it for any Multi-Media messaging, your out of luck until they patch it. The typing takes a bit to get used to, but it sure beats the typical keypad types (Treo-BBerry) which requires a pencil to use The browser capability is excellent (sans flash) and is pretty fast, especially when i hit a 3G area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm probably the only person on the planet that has never even listened to an IPod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm probably the only person on the planet that has never even listened to an IPod. Itunes has tutorials for Pai Gow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'm probably the only person on the planet that has never even listened to an IPod. I never used one either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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