Ok had it for 18 months come June, feeling a little dated now (3G) so is it a case of waiting for the news of a new version, or get something else?
After the iPad was launched and the general look is the same any new iPhone is likely to be similar?
Alternatives I would condsider are HTC HD2, Legend, or Desire, or the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
I know I can jailbreak, and i used to have mine done, just slowed phone down and recently would not allow anything onto it even though there was supposedly room left!
So, stay with Apple along with the masses (it seems) or forge new ground?
Discuss...
*shakes head*
doesn't it work anymore? or do too many other saps own one?
3gs?
Just waiting for the Xperia X10 to come out and i'll let you know. T mobile have only just today started selling them. Potentially VERY good phone, assuming SE have got their shit together after the last 3 years of crappy build quality and software....
I am self confessed gadget nut, just wish I had the finances to fully go with it!
I have had the iphone longer than any other phone I have had, most last 6 months before I am bored and it gets ebayed and replaced.
The iphone works perfectly, I am just feeling a little bored with it and the same look day after day.
Some people look at a phone as a phone, fine, I like the latest and fancy a change that is all.
The 3GS doesn't offer me enough that is different to go for it.
Mental. Well you could go to HTC, maybe Nexus One.
Or maybe just stick with what you've got (that works fine and is not significantly "out of date") and use the cash to go somewhere nice instead?
You can't really compare the Iphone with the Ipad...biggest difference is the iPhone is a phone and the iPad isn't (unless I've missed the bit when Steve Jobs shows us the phone feature whilst relaxing in his chair)...I don't see the benefit of the iPhone - bluetooth doesn't work between phones (even on the new versions - try sending an image from a handset to an iPhone via bluetooth and it fails; Java and Flash don't seem to be fully supported so the web browsing isn't full and enriched (and all that other marketing speakery) - most of the apps available are done to remove the need to use Java/Flash so you don't need to use the main website (which won't work on the iPhone).
Personally, it's a great toy if you like following the trends or need something that looks amazing but doesn't work 100% - I've steered clear as I'm not interested in the looks but the function and the iPhone doesn't function as well as it should in my mind.
I'd junk it and try something else...if you are a gadget nut then sticking with the one thing means you are loosing your gagdet nut head and that isn't good.
most of the apps available are done to remove the need to use Java/Flash so you don't need to use the main website (which won't work on the iPhone)
bollocks.
In fact Apple now actively discourage apps that just replicate a website.
Oh and very, very few websites use Java applets on the browser side these days.
Sel it to me for a tenner so I can play with something I refuse to spend a fortune on while griping from a distance.
Looking at extending or changing contracts so not actualy hoping to spend any money, then the good lady wife can have the iPhone, or i can sell it.
Unfortunately coffeeking, not for a tenner!
Worth a shot!
well htc desire is out on tmobile now
and google is on vodafone on april 1st(make of taht date what you will)
Been a while since the last update so there should be a new one in a few months I would reckon. My 3G does everything I need really, so although my contract is now up, I'm not rushing to upgrade. Might be tempted by a 64GB model with a slightly faster processor though, as that would mean I could fit all of my music on, which is handy, and then I could ditch the iPod classic we keep solely for use in the car.
I've got the HTC HD2 and love it but windows is a bit of a "marmite" system ! Not as many pointless apps as the iPhone but still worth looking at ! get down your local phone shop and have a play with it.
I've got the HTC HD2 and love it but windows is a bit of a "marmite" system !
Sounds ideal for the OP. 🙂
The iphone works perfectly
Aye, right.
I'm waiting for the X10 too. Tried a block model in a shop and it's big, but not bulky. Edging it for me right now over the desire!
By June things should be a bit clearer, I'd guess the new iPhone OS will be out then and maybe details of the next model. Windows Mobile 7 should also be out and looks good for a change. Android may even have a decent handset using it by then to.
Personally, it's a great toy if you like following the trends or need something that looks amazing but doesn't work 100% - I've steered clear as I'm not interested in the looks but the function and the iPhone doesn't function as well as it should in my mind.
You must be using a different iPhone to me. I honestly can't fault my 3G. I've had it a year now and I'd be quite happy to keep it as long again. It just works, there's no endless settings to go through, nothing I miss not having.
You can always email your pics, or SMS them you know..... 🙂
Get a Palm Pre? Should be able to get a good deal on one what with their future apparently on the rocks!
Don't get anything which say's Windows Mobile on it until Windows Mobile 7 is out, but even then approach with caution!
Any deal offered to you kick up a massive fuss to bring the price down, can't believe people actually buy phones!
I've got a Nexus One, it's a great phone, but I doubt it offers that much over an iPhone - unless you plan on programming, Android has an open interface using a "normal" computer language...
Still, if you fancy a change and don't want to go downmarket.
By June things should be a bit clearer...
Agreed.
You must be using a different iPhone to me. I honestly can't fault my 3G
+1
The iPhone-naysayers always seem to hold the misguided belief that iPhone users are just gullible fashion victims that have fallen for the Apple hype.
The incongruous truth is that folk like me, who don't even particularly [i]like[/i] Apple, find it to be an excellent and game-changing little device.
(which is not to say other smart phones are not equally so!)
Ive got the 3G iphone and every other phone I look at just seems clumsy in comparison. I think if youve used one, then you'd be better waiting for the next iphone, thats what im doing.
The game is moving on people. Some of us do actually want external memory, replacable batteries and a decent camera.
Am I the only person left who does not have a mobile phone and generally just picks up their home phone? Jesus I thought emails were a pain in the a$$...
im still waiting for a 64gb smartphone
the only thing that puts me off the iphone over other smartphones is the price, why pay an extra 200 quid!?!! just for the apple logo
im a big fan of apple, macbook and ipod owner but the phones are just silly expensive
what i cant quite figure out is if i buy an htc desire/nexus 1, currently expandable up to 32gb with card when 64gb cards come out at the end of the year? can i just pop one of those in ??
Am I the only person left who does not have a mobile phone and generally just picks up their home phone? Jesus I thought emails were a pain in the a$$...
What's that granddad?
Okay then, now you go back to your Ovaltine. The nurse will be along to change your bag soon. 😀
I may ditch my iphone!
is there an app for that?
sockpuppet:is there an app for that?
Wow. That is sheer genius. You really should copyright it before others start using it!
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"im still waiting for a 64gb smartphone"
32gb microSD cards are out now, so I could have 64gb in my N97 or N900. But the 40gig total I have for now is fine.
To pre-empt the "but the 32gig cards are expensive" folk, so's an iPhone. I could buy a 32 gig card and my N97 and still have change for the money a 32gig iphone would cost me.
Oh, and I' not anti-iPhone, they're just not for me (close, but not quite).
i know, but it makes me smile *every* time
The thing is that most people wait for the [i][insert whatever is allegedly the next best phone] [/i] and when they finally come out they're not exactly what was expected.
The iPhone has been out years, works very well and is continuously updated free of charge - I doubt you can say that of any other phone manufacturer.
I'd wait for the 4g phone. It's very likely you'll be able to upgrade your 3g with the new OS anyway - if you don't like it, give it to the wife and buy something else (then regret it).
Well I've just gone for the Desire, TMobile are offering them with some really good deals. 600 minutes, 600 texts, unlimited internet (~3 gig) unlimited landline calls, £35 a month for 18 months.
Nokia with the free guided Ovi Maps?
im a big fan of apple, macbook and ipod owner but the phones are just silly expensive
.... then get a free one - I did (3g).
I've had one for over a year with work and due to a change of job will be getting shot if it soon, can't wait, despite all the updates via itunes it is still the most frustrating piece of cr*p to work with, hangs regularly, goes dead regularly, comes to life when it feels like it, doesn't give me keypad options during calls, i know it should but it doesn't. Has been back to apple twice and given a clean bill of health. Oh, and it's not me, my boss has the same problems with my iphone. If I had been paying for it I wouldn't have been happy at all.
sockpuppet:i know, but it makes me smile *every* time
Well, who said humour had to be complicated eh? Smile on your crazy diamond.
Yes the 32GB microsd is out IA but its £145 rrp! Think I will wait a bit
If you fancy the X10 this is just out and looks really neat
sony mw600
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doesn't give me keypad options during calls, i know it should but it doesn't
Eh? So when you press the "Keypad" button during a call it doesn't actually display a keypad?
And the Apple Guru said this was fine when you demonstrated it to them???
That does sound rubbish.
GrahamS - I'm 28 yer cheeky sod! They just annoy me with their dingy, ringy, blingy tones and everytime you get some chav blasting out some $hite on their blingy ringy machine I just want to insert it into their very own inbuilt blingy ring. Do they have an app for [i]that[/i] FFS??
there is no keypad button, or speaker or mute etc, just a black screen that will not come to life at all. I hate the bl**dy thing.
there is no keypad button, or speaker or mute etc, just a black screen that will not come to life at all. I hate the bl**dy thing.
And you demonstrated this to an Apple Guru at an Apple store and he said it was perfectly fine??
(Incidentally is it in a case by any chance? If so, does it work when not in the case?)
I didn't demonstrate it to anyone, it was given back to the IT dept and so I'm told taken to an O2 store then sent off to apple. It doesn't matter if it's in the case or not. never mind, only 8 days to go....
Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again?
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