Comments on: Apple iPhone Review http://www.calvintang.com/blog/2007/06/apple-iphone-first-impressions Photography, SCUBA Diving and Travel. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Drew http://www.calvintang.com/blog/2007/06/apple-iphone-first-impressions/comment-page-1#comment-7857 Drew Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:35:51 +0000 http://www.calvintang.com/blog/2007/06/apple-iphone-first-impressions#comment-7857 I have been desperate to get one (I live in the UK). A week ago I took out the obligatory 18 month contract here and yesterday the number was transferred to the iPhone from BlackBerry. For the past 18 months I have used the BlackBerry 8700g which I love. I store passwords on it, notes, to dos, and use every feature. I can type messages very quickly. It needs recharging every 4 or 5 days and tells me how much power is left. The iPhone is very stylish but I find the keyboard difficult and writing long emails takes me forever. I know the dictionary is amazing but I guess not having the physical depression of a button makes it more awkward. I don't like the way it goes from full power to zero within minutes and twice I have tried to use it only to see the red flashing "no power" symbol. This never happened with the BlackBerry. I wish it had a to do list (you can do it on line but seems so cumbersome). They also need to work out a way of merging email from all accounts into one list (like the BB does). I don't like all the switching back and forward between accounts to read mail. Apple will hopefully deliver some things using software updates so I live in hope! Drew I have been desperate to get one (I live in the UK). A week ago I took out the obligatory 18 month contract here and yesterday the number was transferred to the iPhone from BlackBerry. For the past 18 months I have used the BlackBerry 8700g which I love. I store passwords on it, notes, to dos, and use every feature. I can type messages very quickly. It needs recharging every 4 or 5 days and tells me how much power is left.

The iPhone is very stylish but I find the keyboard difficult and writing long emails takes me forever. I know the dictionary is amazing but I guess not having the physical depression of a button makes it more awkward. I don’t like the way it goes from full power to zero within minutes and twice I have tried to use it only to see the red flashing “no power” symbol. This never happened with the BlackBerry. I wish it had a to do list (you can do it on line but seems so cumbersome). They also need to work out a way of merging email from all accounts into one list (like the BB does). I don’t like all the switching back and forward between accounts to read mail.

Apple will hopefully deliver some things using software updates so I live in hope!

Drew

]]> By: Calvin http://www.calvintang.com/blog/2007/06/apple-iphone-first-impressions/comment-page-1#comment-3673 Calvin Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:54:43 +0000 http://www.calvintang.com/blog/2007/06/apple-iphone-first-impressions#comment-3673 Will, I can live with all of those problems except for the battery life one. I just went to the Apple store and exchanged my iPhone for a new one. Hopefully my first one had a defective battery, otherwise, I may be headed back to T-Mobile! Will, I can live with all of those problems except for the battery life one. I just went to the Apple store and exchanged my iPhone for a new one. Hopefully my first one had a defective battery, otherwise, I may be headed back to T-Mobile!

]]> By: Will Prater http://www.calvintang.com/blog/2007/06/apple-iphone-first-impressions/comment-page-1#comment-3672 Will Prater Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:21:01 +0000 http://www.calvintang.com/blog/2007/06/apple-iphone-first-impressions#comment-3672 Cool device, here are a few of my gripes: * ATT * No way to send an MMS * No message indicator light * IMAP IDLE appears to be broken for IMAP servers other than Yahoo! * Battery * No GPS * ATT * I might have missed a few, thankfully most of these issues can be fixed with new software! Cool device, here are a few of my gripes:

* ATT
* No way to send an MMS
* No message indicator light
* IMAP IDLE appears to be broken for IMAP servers other than Yahoo!
* Battery
* No GPS
* ATT
* I might have missed a few, thankfully most of these issues can be fixed with new software!

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