Comments on: Round Robin: iPhone, Long Live the King

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:19:37 +0000

Great review! I have to say, I have used the iPhone before, and loved it! I am a Blackberry user, and love my Blackberry, but they just don't compare to iPhones.

If I had the money, I would buy myself an iPhone, they just do so much more, and are much more user friendly than any other phone I have seen.

By: paulkbiba

paulkbiba — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:27:09 +0000

This was so good that I just had to mention it on Palm Addict. Here's the permalink:

http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2007/12/excellent-iphon.html

Paul Biba iPhone Editor, Palm Addict

By: roams11

roams11 — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:49:18 +0000

My thoughts on this post point out what we've seen time after time on the Round Robin... Preference is really the King...

After a month without the iPhone, it's good to be back. ... In using the iPhone, I got used to having 7GB of music handy.

I feel like having an sd slot is a better option for expandability and listening. The device that comes out with 80gb or 160gb of storage will get my attention; 8 or 16 is an even trade to the sd.

I got used to carrying around headphones so I could slip into the world of music at a moment's notice.

This is nice, but again not exclusive to the iPhone...in fact I find slipping into the world of music easier and a better experience without the cord. Stereo Blue Tooth has changed my world! Streaming music, live stations like Howard, and even television is a stretch on an Edge device but come as welcome options with an EvDO Treo. Seriously, it makes 16gb of memory quaint by comparison.

I got used to looking whatever I needed on the real web.

Safari is an advance in browsing on the phone. On-device, I'm still liking the speed of Xiino and use Blazer when I have to. For some reason, I don't find Opera to work too well. None of the above compares to tethering the Treo to a larger screen and exploiting the capability of its' speed more completely. On balance, I just would not want to give this option up for what Safari offers.

I got used to threaded SMS.

I can appreciate how you may get used to this. Still, it's not exclusive and they are not the first...I find the Treo's threaded messaging and contact integration very intuitive.

I got used to viewing videos.

definitely better on the iPhone screen, but Kinoma and TCMP even the options. I love searching thru Google video or Youtube...Palm hasnt capitalized on the fact that you can stream these with ease and speed. Elevation Partners, can you hear us asking for better marketing management?

I got used to not charging my phone religiously every night.

I'll still take the option of replacing a battery just in case I left the radio on by accident on a long flight or that sort of thing. And I will go 2 or 3 nights if I'm not talking on the phone...thank you Seidio.

I got used to the seamless syncing with iTunes.

Still prefer drag and drop to syncing, but it's all preference as long as the options are there.:cool:

On my return to the iPhone, I was astounded how quickly I was spoiled with syncing information.

I understood from one of the Round Robin articles that the iPhone would not sync notes or tasks, but the work around was to just send yourself an e-mail. Still, it can't be worse than the Palm Desktop Vista fiasco.

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By: smileyboy

smileyboy — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:30:22 +0000

wow I totally agree, except for the the WM part . Palm OS for me. Anyway,iPhone was totally a great smartphone just didn't do enough.

Its a great weekend phone. IMHO not the King just yet.

By: Pattycerts

Pattycerts — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:19:06 +0000

After 6 months I have finally decided to get rid of my iPhone. And I used it a lot, jailbroke, did everything I could do on the phone, but decided WM was the way to go.

Slingbox was reason enough for me. One handed use was another. I liked the keyboard and didn't miss 3G, and the design is 10 times better than any other phone I have EVER seen. But 2 hands were necessary most of the time, and Safari was great to the eye, with zero substance. All the sites I couldn't go to with PIE? Funny, because Safari won't load them either!

The iPhone will be great soon, most likely. I'll wait until that happens.

By: The Phone Diva

The Phone Diva — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:30:31 +0000

[COLOR="Navy">The iPhone is king only if you don't need a business phone first, IMO(notice I said IMO, so no extreme bashing, please ). No 3G data(although I can stomach that for now) and no way to manage calls and texts properly. I can only use my iPhone for personal use so I know the people calling me are people I can deal with, and don't have to block and filter as often.[/COLOR]

By: ipsi

ipsi — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:59:56 +0000

Maybe because it's four sites, so one phone representing each site?

By: smileyboy

smileyboy — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:19:37 +0000

i enjoyed the article as well. I know the 3rd party app situation has been talked about. but, i don't think the title is fair. The iPhone is quickly becoming the King. But, it is not their yet.

3rd party apps are huge. I sold mine cause I missed them too much. it hurt my functionality. i think by this one delay the iPhone falls short.

Is there nay reason why any of the Symbian Devices E611, SE P1i or N95 8gb didn't make it in to the Round Robin?

By: pdaluver

pdaluver — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:38:33 +0000

Great article as always Mike! I agree with all your thoughts on the different smartphones. As great as the iPhone already is, I can't wait to see how cool it'll be once we get all those 3rd party apps rolling in!

By: ipsi

ipsi — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:11:52 +0000

Locked iPhone is the biggest drawback, along with no third-party apps. One will change soon, the other... not so soon, I suspect.

Basically, locked iPhone means I won't be seeing it over here for quite some time, if ever. The only GSM provider decided not to get it (Vodafone), and while the CDMA provider (Telecom) is building a GSM network, that won't be ready for a year or so. Same for the new entrant building their own GSM network. They get to roam on Vodafone's for now, but that doesn't include data... Hmmm... iPhone is a lot less cool without data...

By: tmcevoy

tmcevoy — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:08:55 +0000

Nice job Mike...I've had a few weeks each with all of these devices (and some windows mobile standard devices as well- Blackjack, MotoQ9) and I've always come back to the iPhone. There is so much there, and so much of it is yet untapped. What other device lets you play games like "Labrynth" (hack required). The Tilt supposedly is the powerhouse... and it does have 3G and GPS...but it's a third slower in processor speed than the iPhone. And the web experience even with Opera and 3G is so much worse than Safari over EDGE. Some people are hesitant to hack the iPhone, and when the SDK is released that will change the game. But hacking it is so worth it RIGHT NOW. Some awesome apps, some really solid games...and totally (I guess mostly) free. This morning I went through the process of hacking my 1.1.2 firmware, which does take some time. But it makes my iPhone worlds better than anything out there. Can't wait until the 16GB 3G iphone with GPS. I have to beieve that is only 6 months away...

By: Geo-Treo

Geo-Treo — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:57:07 +0000

The one thing not mentioned much if at all in the reviews is that the iPhone is exclusive to AT&T--a problem for me because AT&T doesn't serve my area! The other phones have a wider choice of carriers with the Treo being the best in that regard.