I came off a Blackberry 7590 - Cingular into a 4GB iPhone I bought off EBAY for $319 (and unlocked with a $5 Jailbreak Ziphone).
I hate the fact that I can't use my Sim card to use the internet unless I'm on WiFi.
I hate the fact that I can barely type on the iphone's keypad, where the Blackberry's was the easiest keypad I've ever used. (even easier than Sidekick's)
I also hate the fact that cleaning the iphone is harder than cleaning a gun.
The only thing iPhone has over Blackberry (and most other phones), is its body design and its software GUI smoothness.
"I hate the fact that I can't use my Sim card to use the internet unless I'm on WiFi."
Well, no shit. Get a data plan.
"I hate the fact that I can barely type on the iphone's keypad, where the Blackberry's was the easiest keypad I've ever used. (even easier than Sidekick's)"
I know a lot of people with iPhones and none of them have issues typing. I don't. Maybe you are just uncoordinated?
"I also hate the fact that cleaning the iphone is harder than cleaning a gun."
I had a blackberry. The keyboard was a gunk collector. I just wipe the iPhone on my jeans/shorts/slacks and it's clean. It's way harder to clean my Glock 19 than it is to clean my iPhone, and cleaning a Glock is easier than cleaning most guns...
I type twice as fast on my iPhone then I ever did on my Treo or Blackberry... You just have to do it more than once, and you have to let it use it's 90% effective auto correct to fix you mistakes... The only people that can't type on an iphone are those who prefer to talk $hit.
I never had any issue cleaning... Step 1 Wipe, Step 2 done...
My first thought exactly. Why do things have to be 'killer'? Can't they live in harmony with iPhones and iPods? Nobody has ever said that Steven Hawking is an 'Einstein Killer'.
Yeah, the hard to clean remark is pretty ridiculous but the iPhone "keyboard" isn't exactly easy for me to use. The thing is, I never had any other kind of advanced phone so I can't say if I'd like a Blackberry or Sidekick keyboard more or not. I still wouldn't call any of that a fail for the iPhone. The one thing iPhone lacks is 3G which I willingly put up with for all the other features, mainly that it is my iPod and my phone making one device where I used to carry two. For me, that's pretty damn cool.
Now that Apple is actively going after business users maybe Blackberry should first look into investing some money into keeping their network up. What good is having a fancy touchscreen Apple Killer phone if your users wont be able to get service?
@Flashpoint The whole Wifi only thing has thrown me for a loop. Im confused... You have an iPhone but didnt get the iPhone plan that has unlimited data usage. It's kinda like getting blackberry plan when you have a blackberry? Complaining that you didn't get the proper service plan isn't a downfall of the product.
For me the Sidekick is still the easiest physical QWERTY keyboard to type on. Blackberrys, Blackjack, Q, Palms...they all have these little tiny buttons all crunched together and I end up hitting multiple keys when trying to type fast.
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Saad Rabia @ Apr 27th 2008 12:44PM
Sigh.
Flashpoint @ Apr 27th 2008 2:03PM
I came off a Blackberry 7590 - Cingular into a 4GB iPhone I bought off EBAY for $319 (and unlocked with a $5 Jailbreak Ziphone).
I hate the fact that I can't use my Sim card to use the internet unless I'm on WiFi.
I hate the fact that I can barely type on the iphone's keypad, where the Blackberry's was the easiest keypad I've ever used. (even easier than Sidekick's)
I also hate the fact that cleaning the iphone is harder than cleaning a gun.
The only thing iPhone has over Blackberry (and most other phones), is its body design and its software GUI smoothness.
CraigJ @ Apr 27th 2008 2:15PM
Another day, another idiotic post by Flashpoint.
"I hate the fact that I can't use my Sim card to use the internet unless I'm on WiFi."
Well, no shit. Get a data plan.
"I hate the fact that I can barely type on the iphone's keypad, where the Blackberry's was the easiest keypad I've ever used. (even easier than Sidekick's)"
I know a lot of people with iPhones and none of them have issues typing. I don't. Maybe you are just uncoordinated?
"I also hate the fact that cleaning the iphone is harder than cleaning a gun."
I had a blackberry. The keyboard was a gunk collector. I just wipe the iPhone on my jeans/shorts/slacks and it's clean. It's way harder to clean my Glock 19 than it is to clean my iPhone, and cleaning a Glock is easier than cleaning most guns...
Justin @ Apr 27th 2008 2:49PM
I type twice as fast on my iPhone then I ever did on my Treo or Blackberry... You just have to do it more than once, and you have to let it use it's 90% effective auto correct to fix you mistakes... The only people that can't type on an iphone are those who prefer to talk $hit.
I never had any issue cleaning... Step 1 Wipe, Step 2 done...
and as craig said... get an account... wow...
Alex @ Apr 27th 2008 5:37PM
My first thought exactly. Why do things have to be 'killer'? Can't they live in harmony with iPhones and iPods?
Nobody has ever said that Steven Hawking is an 'Einstein Killer'.
happy_penguin @ Apr 27th 2008 5:43PM
Yeah, the hard to clean remark is pretty ridiculous but the iPhone "keyboard" isn't exactly easy for me to use. The thing is, I never had any other kind of advanced phone so I can't say if I'd like a Blackberry or Sidekick keyboard more or not. I still wouldn't call any of that a fail for the iPhone. The one thing iPhone lacks is 3G which I willingly put up with for all the other features, mainly that it is my iPod and my phone making one device where I used to carry two. For me, that's pretty damn cool.
Nick M. @ Apr 27th 2008 6:43PM
Now that Apple is actively going after business users maybe Blackberry should first look into investing some money into keeping their network up. What good is having a fancy touchscreen Apple Killer phone if your users wont be able to get service?
@Flashpoint
The whole Wifi only thing has thrown me for a loop. Im confused... You have an iPhone but didnt get the iPhone plan that has unlimited data usage. It's kinda like getting blackberry plan when you have a blackberry? Complaining that you didn't get the proper service plan isn't a downfall of the product.
For me the Sidekick is still the easiest physical QWERTY keyboard to type on. Blackberrys, Blackjack, Q, Palms...they all have these little tiny buttons all crunched together and I end up hitting multiple keys when trying to type fast.
PDA @ Apr 28th 2008 7:02PM
HP iPAQ H5555 + Linux = "goodbye apple"
The only PDA I'll ever use.
phone shmone.