Monday, July 09, 2007

My I-Phone Review

I have had several conversations with people about the iphone. I have a few observations that I have made about this device. First of all, it’s pricey. At more than six buck-er-oos the device is certainly not something to just run out and buy without thinking about your individual financial situation.

The style of the phone is soothing on the eyes but is certainly not molded to the contour of your hand. As such, using the phone as a, well…phone…is not necessarily an enjoyable experience.

The microphone is touchy and usually makes the iphone user sound distorted. In TV terms, we call it over-modulated.  And, the speaker is not the best. Even with the phone turned up to high, any outside ambiance will make any call difficult. No, I am not going deaf. What did you just say?

I know everyone was excited about the touch screen keypad. I am not impressed. Unless you have ultra thin fingers, chances are you will inadvertently make countless typos amidst your feverish texting.

Personally, I am sick of hearing that AT&T is the provider with the “Fewest dropped calls”. As a journalist, I read the fine print at the bottom of all TV commercials. I want to know who says they have the fewest dropped calls. Why? Because as a journalist, I ask questions. I believe no one. I even question my mother when she tells me things. Why? Because I am a journalist.  And since my girlfriend shifted to the AT&T phone plan on her iphone, I have now been disconnected more than a handful of times.  No, she did not hang up on me.

I also figured out, while you can download all those songs from itunes onto your iphone, apple did not make it compatible with the adapter that allows you play your ipod songs thru your car’s stereo system.

Finally, remember that the front plate of the iphone is glass. Crack it - and that six hundred bucks is nothing more than shattered glass.

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Hope you had a great monday!
Jason

The Iphone is like reinventing the wheel.  You just can’t make a better cell phone.  Beside, if you don’t have the correct communication equipment, ie.,amplifiers, repeaters, antenna, and satellites, the cell phone is just another cellphone. The dropped calls and interference are not the cell phone problem its the Line of Sight equipment that the cell phone company use.  It’s of the 19 Century technology.
The big company should try to improve on the service and not the cell phone.  They are just playing with marketing strategy. We are kids and love to have the latest toy in town.
We need to stop falling for their marketing strategy and demand better service.

I love this review