SMS wrote:
> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>
>> SMS wrote:
>>
>>> digi wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Jan 6, 2:58 pm, SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ness-Net wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a fundamental flaw in your premise.
>>>>>> The second that a 3G iPhone hits the market, EVERY EDGE iPhone
>>>>>> immediately depreciates dramatically.
>>>>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> To me, the most glaring problem with the iPhone is that you can't
>>> legally use it while driving in three states (NY, NJ, & CT), and
>>> starting July 1, 2008 add CA and WA to the list. Many Asian and
>>> European countries also don't allow its use while driving.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> At least in New Jersey the law applies to ANY hand held phone!
>
>
> Right, but the iPhone can't be used without holding it to key in the
> phone number. You can receive calls while driving, but not make them, at
> least not legally in the states that don't allow holding the handset
> while driving.
>
> Every other current phone on the market included voice dialing (at least
> I could not find a single current model other than the iPhone that
> doesn't have it). Entering a number while driving, having to take your
> eyes off the road to concentrate on the phone, is very dangerous, and
> it's great that more states are beginning to ban it.
>
> I think that Apple will eventually come up with a software upgrade for
> voice dialing, or at least include it on the next revision of the iPhone.
>
>> A lot of people seem to have responded by getting a "Bluetooth" device
>> to hang in their ear! A little silly looking and probably still not a
>> good idea while driving. . . . Not that it's going to stop some people
>
>
> It's a little better. While conversing while driving is distracting, the
> most distracting part of the call is having to dial the number if you
> aren't voice name dialing or voice digit dialing.

Speach recognition (voice command, voice dialing) is a great idea.
Making it work, work reliably, and making it work for everyone, seems to
be beyond the capabilties of some cell phone manufacturers! My Motorola
RAZR V3m is supposed to accept voice commands and do voice dialing.
Maybe it does for some people but it doesn't work for me. I can say
"check status" twenty or thirty times before the phone finally
recognizes it. In fact, the command "check status", when I say it,
frequently results in my phone starting to dial my next door neighbor!!!

YMMV.