rlsusenet@NOSPAMPUHLEEZschnapp.org wrote:
> SMS wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Interesting.
>
> I would say that the overpriced and underpowered net connection (as
> compared to Sprint) was the most glaring problem with the iPhone. I
> _won_ an iPhone from a local TV station contest this year, and despite
> my long-time devotion to the Palm platform (I've carried a Palm-based
> device for 9 years), I would have kept that iPhone if I could have
> activated it on Sprint under EVDO. Instead, I sold it on eBay.

Certainly anyone that cared about the speed of the web experience would
not buy an iPhone, that's true. I think that many buyers either a) don't
understand what 3G is, b) didn't care because they were mainly using it
as a phone and iPod, c) didn't care because they were going to use it
mainly on WiFi, d) figured that it came from Apple it must be g-d's gift
to the wireless industry and as religious people they had to buy it, e)
didn't realize that they could get high speed data from Verizon or
Sprint, f) didn't want to pay for 3G speeds and were happy with the
lower price point for 2G,...

> As for hands-free usage, I'm not sure what you're talking about: The
> iPhone (like my Treo 700P) has Bluetooth support. Nearly all phones
> support hands-free usage compatible with the new laws -- via BT handsets
> and automotive hands-free systems. How is the iPhone any different?

There is no voice dialing. You can legally answer calls while driving,
but you can't legally make calls while driving (in places that require
hands free).