To iPhone or not to iPhone

moneypenny2k

but I've had my 32gig iPhone since they came out in the summer. I'm now in love. It just works. I no longer have to carry my sat nav in my handbag, I have games to play in the post office queue, it has my shopping list, my email etc all in one place. The way it handles text messages is so darn simple it makes sense so much I really can't believe a bloke thought that up.

In short, I can't fault it. Though apparently there's a 4g version due out in the summer...Well my geek son tells me so..

Sol00

I noticed this part of the article -

But mobile phone experts have warned that purchasing decisions may boil down to more than just cost. O2's network, which has suffered frequent crashes in recent months, has gone down again, leaving some iPhone users unable to make or receive calls or surf the internet.

I've been having problems with O2 a lot recently in delayed texts, sometimes by upto an hour. Does anyone know if O2 are actually doing anything about this continual problem?

almillar

Am I the only person on this forum that keeps banging on about the Palm Pre as an alternative to the iPhone? It has a real keyboard which would suit the OP.

d123

sweetstudent wrote: »

I myself have an iPhone (1st Gen) and for me it is the best phone i have ever had, people's main reaction is "its only got a 2MB camera" "you cant send MMS" "it aint got bluetooth" or "ya cant record videos", i believe that the 3GS can bluetooth and record videos,

even the 3G is capable of Bluetooth, videos and MMS.

sweetstudent wrote: »

However if you do not wish do any of these then i would recommend that you go for a iPhone. It does have its limitations, that you can only buy from the App store,

there are many other ways to get Apps now, granted most require the iPhone to be jailbroken but with blackra1n even the most technically illeterate can do that now.

almillar

Most people expect Bluetooth to include transferring files. The iPhone doesn't do that. It's not 'fully implemented' Bluetooth.

althas

I have had an iphone and now have a Nokia 5800. Yes I will admit the iphone has more apps and better screen, but (as with ipod) the music player side is a long way from the best in quality (waiting for the flaming on that one hehe). My 5800 however, is superb

Have a look on a site like mobiles.co.uk or dial-a-phone. They tend to have a LOT of packages and deals on, like cashback (auto as well as by redemption) PS3's, more minutes etc

Taffybiker

almillar wrote: »

Most people expect Bluetooth to include transferring files. The iPhone doesn't do that. It's not 'fully implemented' Bluetooth.

Someone mentioned the HTC Hero - that doesn't do it either.

pull62

Just been offered a renewal with O2 for an iphone 16gb 3gs 24months at £35 and the phone comes free...should I have bitten his arm off??

Taffybiker

£35 x 24 months = £840.00. What do you think?

pull62

The tesco deal if you take through to 24 months works out as £900!