Billybobh3 wrote:
> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:45be9bb1$0$68949$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
>> Billybobh3 wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
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>>> Customer care was another hitch: If an iPhone went haywire, Apple
>>> wanted sole discretion over whether to replace or repair the phone. "They
>>> would have been stepping in between us and our customers to the point
>>> where we would have almost had to take a back seat . on hardware and
>>> service support," Gerace says.
>> LOL, Verizon probably wanted to disable the transfer of audio, photos,
>> video and ringtones from the computer to the phone, like they've done on
>> most of the handsets they sell, demanding that iPhone owners send all
>> their content to the phone over the cellular network, rather than via USB,
>> Bluetooth, or WiFi.
>
> Let me know how you make out with EDGE....

Hey, the iPhone is not something I'd ever buy, it's too de-featured for
the price. It's a consumer product for people that don't need full PDA
functionality. That's not to say future versions of it are not going to
be better.

What I'd like in a phone is:

-VOIP Application for WiFi calling

-HSDPA or EV-DO with tethering, not just low speed EDGE.

-Full PDA with third-party applications, akin to what's available for
phone running WinCE or Palm OS.

-MP3 Player that does not support DRM formats

-Slide out keyboard for text input

-USB, Bluetooth, Consumer IR and IrDA IR

I think that Apple/Cingular went with EDGE because they want to offer
less expensive plans than they would offer with high speed data. I read
that they will be offering monthly plans in the $80 range. With HSDPA
and tethering, they'd be over $100/month.