photopictures Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Seven Reasons Why the New iPhone Sucks Look before you leap before buying the new iPhone. This is the iPhone that all of us have been waiting for. It promised to address the deficiencies of the first generation iPhone, but does it really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I think it sucks simply because everyone wants one or if not have one already just like the ipod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iminicus Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 My gripe is: Came to late to NZ. Vodafone is f*cking us with costs. Apple said $300 worldwide. I'd like one, but will stick with a new laptop until they fix the damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digïtál £vîl Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Cuz I don't like giving Ad revenue to blogs Look before you leap before buying the new iPhone. This is the iPhone that all of us have been waiting for. It promised to address the deficiencies of the first generation iPhone, but does it really? Here are some reasons why not: 1. Too expensive to own. Apple and AT&T may have shaved a couple of hundred dollars off the price but they will more than make up for it in monthly fees. If you take into account the regular monthly fee, the data fee, the text message fee, which used to be free, and the $99 annual mobileme fee you could end up spending over $1,000 a year to own an iPhone, that's 200 gallons of $5 gas. 2. Can't use the GPS like a GPS. Forget about getting turn-by-turn voice directions in your car from the new iPhone 3G. The iPhone SDK makes it pretty clear it’s not allowed, “Applications may not be designed or marketed for real time guidance.” Yes it will superimpose your position on a Google map, or show you the closest pizzeria but what about getting real-time route guidance? If you read reviews for other GPS devices you never come across a GPS that doesn’t provide some form of guidance. There’s a rumor that TomTom may be developing a guidance application but you have to wonder how they’ll get it past the Apple police. 3. Can’t tether the iPhone to your laptop. Want to save sixty dollars per month for a 3G card for your laptop and use the iPhone instead? Not going to happen—not allowed. Although there are plenty of phones, including AT&T's Tilt, that will allow you to use your 3G phone as a high speed modem for your laptop, the iPhone won’t be one of them so you can add the cost of a 3G card for your laptop at $720 a year to your total cost of ownership. 4. Still no cut and paste. Cut and paste has been around on Apple computers since the earliest Mac Plus computers. What’s the big problem with implementing it on iPhones? Why is cut and paste so important? Suppose you’re browsing a web site and want to capture some text or a URL, or someone sent you an email and you want to grab some text from it and send to someone else. Not possible on an iPhone. Speaking of email, where’s the spell checker? Predictive typing is fine but spell checkers are everywhere else but here. 5. Wimpy 2 MP camera. In the world of 5 MP Smartphones and 10 MP point and shoot cameras that you can buy for under $200, why is the iPhone still stuck with a measly 2 MP? That’s so 2003. While we’re at it how come we can’t record video, afraid the non-existent SD card might fill up? The iPhone should be able to stream video by now just like many other cell phones can already do right now. 6. No stereo Bluetooth. We thought the iPhone was supposed to be part iPod. At least they fixed the recessed headphone jack flaw (and called it a new feature) but the A2DP stereo Bluetooth standard has been around for a while and is missing from the iPhone. 7. The list goes on. Still no Flash player for rich media content (what grudge does Steve Jobs hold against Adobe). Still can’t send pictures in MMS messages, still no native voice dialing, no mobile TV, no replaceable battery, no flash memory card, and on and on. Okay, now that I got that off my chest, I feel better and what the heck, so it’s not perfect but it’s still the coolest smartphone out there (other smartphones) and I still want one. I look forward to seeing you on the line. So what if the links don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodOcean Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) total agreement. No sterio bluetooth is the biggest problem, and it's like apple pretends they don't know it exists. I mean really, i'm on a cell phone to be "un-wired". I'm not totally sure, but doesn't the iphone only play songs from i-tunes? what kind of nazi crap is that. I've got about 8 gigs of music that i want to listen to through my wireless sterio headset. I guess it's all about hype. Google's andriod phone comes out this fall and it seems to be the answer my wishes. edit: and if your battery craps out, forget it. the apple tech support answer for ipods that have bad bateries after 6 months: go buy a new one Edited August 19, 2008 by jarfullofarts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runey Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I always knew it was an overhyped piece of garbage. People only want one to show off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_sayers Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I always knew it was an overhyped piece of garbage. People only want one to show off. Seven Reasons Why this Thread Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runey Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I always knew it was an overhyped piece of garbage. People only want one to show off. Seven Reasons Why this Thread Sucks Liking seven year olds sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATEDR307 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I always knew it was an overhyped piece of garbage. People only want one to show off. Seven Reasons Why this Thread Sucks What are the seven reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statutory Ray Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I always knew it was an overhyped piece of garbage. People only want one to show off. Seven Reasons Why this Thread Sucks What are the seven reasons? His post was the seventh in the topic. You figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_sayers Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 full circle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimario Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 There's only one reason it sucks: It's an Apple product. Looking at those complaints, I'm astonished that something can be bashed so hard for lacking those features. It's a 4-inch long electronic device, it's not supposed to save the world. But I guess others have for much less, so bash away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 There's only one reason it sucks: It's an Apple product. Exactly. The reasons were just nit-picking and had retarded explanations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statutory Ray Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 There's only one reason it sucks: It's an Apple product. Exactly. The reasons were just nit-picking and had retarded explanations. Yeah, I mean, why bother with all those RETARDED EXPLANATIONS when you can simply place the blame on the the brand name. I hope you never become a mechanic. I want to know why my car is f*cked up, and you're likely to point at the badge on the hood and say "There's your problem!" while giving a reach around to your fellow fanboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Lol, I was actually kind of joking. But, it's not all too ridiculous to blame a problem on the brand in certain cases. Like I said, they were nit picking. And by my statement, you can see I'm not an Apple fan so defense on the iPhones behalf says something I would think. 2MP, how is that bad? With all the other features in the iPhone, you can't expect it to have a 5MP camera. I only know of one phone that has that high MPs, but there's probably a few more. Still, not THAT common that it should have it. 3mp, maybe. But 2 isn't that bad. I'd go on, but that alone shows my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 2MP, how is that bad? With all the other features in the iPhone, you can't expect it to have a 5MP camera. I only know of one phone that has that high MPs, but there's probably a few more. Still, not THAT common that it should have it. 3mp, maybe. But 2 isn't that bad. I'd go on, but that alone shows my point. 2 megapixel cameras are pathetic, on any device. Your point is moot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anuj Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Hah, I'm pretty sure Samsung looked at the iPhone, fixed all the bugs, and called it an Instinct. I <3 this f*cking phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vininfinite Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 If you just buy an iPhone for the sake of it, it's a waist, but if you're the type of person who going to hack the dam thing then you'll be glad you bought it. Hacked iPhone = god like. Did you know you can torrent over the AT&T network for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I don't own an iPod and I don't see any reason why I should buy an iPhone. Besides, it lacks features that you'd normally think aren't needed, but when you actually get to use it, you'll find it frustrating (eg. no sms forwarding, no contact search). If I want to have a touch screen, I'd probably buy a HTC phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodOcean Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 If you just buy an iPhone for the sake of it, it's a waist, but if you're the type of person who going to hack the dam thing then you'll be glad you bought it. Hacked iPhone = god like. Did you know you can torrent over the AT&T network for free? can you hack bluetooth support into it? Also if you hack the iphone, you have the chance of turning it into an expensive shiny plastic brick. I've despised this phone from the beginning, so i'm a bit biased. too much money, too few features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vininfinite Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 can you hack bluetooth support into it? Also if you hack the iphone, you have the chance of turning it into an expensive shiny plastic brick. I've despised this phone from the beginning, so i'm a bit biased. too much money, too few features. You can't hack the support of bluetooth. The iPhone either can or can't. It's like having a printer. You either do or don't. If you break your iPhone while trying to hack it you can usual get it reset at one of the Apple stores or you can get it replace if it's under warranty. (and you don't tell them you hacked the dam thing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Murders Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 f*ck iPhones. My girlfriends cousin, whom is 13, has an iPhone. What the f*ck is he going to do with an iPhone?! I don't have a phone at all. Don't want one, don't need one. Beat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alx-ndr Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 you need 7 reasons? how about 1: It is sh*t and people who use it have anal sex with other men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vininfinite Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 you need 7 reasons? how about 1: It is sh*t and people who use it have anal sex with other men. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimario Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 To all you people babbling about megapixels: Any device could be marketed to have any amount of megapixels with a change in software (not harware), MP is a rather irrelevant number to a certain extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koik Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 There's only one reason it sucks: It's an Apple product. One thing that PC users can do that MAC users can't And yes iPhone indeed does suck, I had an iPhone dropped it and it shattered. Bought a SAMSUNG. Dropped it and it was fine. F*CK YOU Apple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picolini Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 To all you people babbling about megapixels: Any device could be marketed to have any amount of megapixels with a change in software (not harware), MP is a rather irrelevant number to a certain extent. True. I would trade a whole MP for better quality on my phone, and it's ONLY (OMG NO WAI POS WTF) 2MP's. The colors are just faded and it's always taking blurry ass photos except when there's plenty of sunlight. No luck when I'm out at bars. But really, 5-7MP is the sweet spot for most people to get good printable photos, as long as the lens and sensor are decent, as most point and shoot cameras are. For normal "omg trip to the zoo" or "zomg liek night out clubbing" pictures go. But, for serious photography you'll need a higher quality lens, sensor and 8mp helps TONS, since it's not always easy to get in close enough to the subject, and in more cases get the correct composition (as in, you need to take a picture of more than the subject and crop later). If you have too little MPs, you won't be able to crop much and keep a decent resolution. ESPECIALLY if you do prints. /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopskin Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 i really didn't need the phone part. <3 jailbroken iTouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runey Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 1: It is sh*t and people who use it have anal sex with other men. What about female users? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus'En'Hitler420 Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 They only have sex with the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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