Top 5 reason to not get the IPHONE 4.

[Linh]

Because as much as I like my iphone it crashed on me and I tried to restore and got error 1011 hardware failure. The genius at the apple store are unable to fix it. Plus it's out of warranty so I'm SOL.............

Oh btw I never hacked it did anything fancy to it. But of course Apple won't want their phone to work forever they gotta make sure it breaks so I can buy their new phone coming out.

[Cos]

The main reason this CNET fella has neglected to mention is the fact that Apple doesn't give a damn about what its customers want. Besides, it controls pretty much every aspect of what and how should and can you do with _your_ phone.

A little fascist empire of Mr. Jobs, if you ask me. Worst than Microsoft nowadays. This is the main reason I never owned and won't own anything from either of them.

[Cos]

Evo is open platform known as Android (fancy name for mobile Linux, pretty much). So, you can do with your phone anything you want to - including re-flashing the OS on it So, it is highly doubtful that you can get onto WiFi with an Android phone

BTW, there are alternatives to Evo consider: HTC Hero is a pretty good, fast, and reliable phone. Works on any GSM network.

[Sinixstar]

yep. gmail was in beta for 5 years and change


I do agree that they thrive on usability, but they have pushed advancements in technology as well (i.e. multi touch). the thing apple does best is market their products by building a culture around them, jobs has been doing it since I was still pooping my pants and playing with it after

Multi-touch wasn't an apple development.
The Microsoft Surface is the first device I can think of that had multi-touch.
Oddly enough - most people credit it as being an apple device...

[blisster]

Multi-touch wasn't an apple development.
The Microsoft Surface is the first device I can think of that had multi-touch.
Oddly enough - most people credit it as being an apple device...

yes but the experience was nothing but dismal using it on the Microsoft platform. They may have had it first, but it was all but unusable in their environment. Thus the lack of notability.
Android will eventually be a solid platform, but that fact that Apple maintains such a stringently tight control over both the hardware AND software of their devices is what continues to propel them to the apex of the usability curve. In that sense, their draconian policies really do pay off.
Yes, you can use Skype video on an Evo on any carriers network, but 9 times out of 10, the experience is both convoluted and dismal.

[JDay]

So my wife and I currently are not smart phone users but have decided it's time. We are current AT&T customers. From my research I've found that Verizon is too expensive (like $99/person for 450 mins and data) for me to consider.

Its $10/month to add someone to your plan plus another $30 for data.

[JDay]

Evo is open platform known as Android (fancy name for mobile Linux, pretty much). So, you can do with your phone anything you want to - including re-flashing the OS on it So, it is highly doubtful that you can get onto WiFi with an Android phone

BTW, there are alternatives to Evo consider: HTC Hero is a pretty good, fast, and reliable phone. Works on any GSM network.

The Hero is Sprint's version of the HTC Droid Eris, both of these phones are CDMA.

[C.W.M.V.]

So my wife and I currently are not smart phone users but have decided it's time. We are current AT&T customers. From my research I've found that Verizon is too expensive (like $99/person for 450 mins and data) for me to consider.

Yep, $99 bucks for the basic shared plan, $30 dollars per phone for data, and then insurance and extra services.

[packnrat]

not sure who has the so called better smart phone.
just if at&t would just get the heads out of there hidden soft parts. and make there system at least as good as all the other cell providers i would stay with them.
sure at&t does not drop calls very often. but just getting THAT call is the problem.
the only real problem with the iphone, is that at&t service sucks, and now that cost is going way up.


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[Tacom]

Good job Apple for fixing the signal strength display issue. Not so good job at fixing the actual problem people were complaining about.

http://gizmodo.com/5580587/applecare-the-iphone-4-update-wont-solve-the-antenna-problem

[kapache]

1. overrated
2. new models pop up every 3 to 6 months
3. to expensive
4. Signal problems

[JDay]

Good job Apple for fixing the signal strength display issue. Not so good job at fixing the actual problem people were complaining about.

http://gizmodo.com/5580587/applecare...ntenna-problem

What fix? All they did was change some code so the phone will show less bars.

[Tacom]

What fix? All they did was change some code so the phone will show less bars.

The fix is supposed to make the signal strength display more accurate which is nice, but it does not address the problem of losing signal strength when holding the phone without a case etc which is a hardware problem.

[Rob454]

There are a lot of people out there who want a easy to use phone and the I phone is easy to use. Some people simply want simple easy to use products in everything. IF you can make a phone and a computer work with each other easy by simply plugging one to the other and click a few things and its easy for the average consumer out there you will probably have a winner.. You can call those people stupid or lame but some people are just not technically inclined. Doesn't mean they are stupid or retarded. I consider myself a little technically inclined ( in the computer/tech area ) and absolutely mechanically inclined. I like the i phone and Apple products overall. I had PC computers and Ive had Apple computers. While it does take a little getting used to when switching from a PC to a Mac its not that hard. I like Apple stuff cause its easy to use and its pretty much plug and play. I don't like the windows PC as much. I have a PC laptop and my next computer will be a Apple simply due to the ease of use. i have no sheeple attitude nor do I just buy whatever is popular or in style out there. I bought my i phone form a buddy for 100$ and its a first generation. it works fine for what I need.

[JDay]

The fix is supposed to make the signal strength display more accurate which is nice, but it does not address the problem of losing signal strength when holding the phone without a case etc which is a hardware problem.

Like I said, it's not a fix. They released a patch that changed the way the signal strength is displayed and called it a fix when in fact they did nothing to resolve the issue. They also claimed that it is a bug that has been around since the original iPhone was released. Do you really believe that?