First Reviews of the 3G iPhone!!

Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhone, great reading....


1) David Pogue -

One year and 11 days ago, our nation was swept by iPhone Mania. TV news
coverage was relentless. Hard-core fans camped out to be the first in
line. Bloggers referred to Apple¹s new product as the ³Jesus phone.²

It was a stunning black slab of glass: a cellphone, a brilliant music
and video player and the best pocket Internet terminal the world had
ever seen. The huge, bright, touch-sensitive screen made it addictive
fun to rotate, page through or magnify your photos, videos and Web pages.

Today, the iPhone is in the hands of six million people. Clumsy
touch-screen lookalikes from rival phone makers line the shelves.

And Friday is the iPhone¹s second coming.

much more here:

http://snipurl.com/2vbkr [www_nytimes_com]



2) Walt Mossberg

Apple Inc.¹s iPhone has been the world¹s most influential smart phone
since its debut a year ago, widely hailed for its beauty and
functionality. It was a true hand-held computer that raised the bar for
all its competitors. But that first iPhone had two big drawbacks: It was
expensive, and it couldn¹t access the fastest cellular-phone networks.

On Friday, Apple is launching a second-generation iPhone, called the
iPhone 3G, which addresses both of those problems, while retaining the
look and feel of the first model¹s hardware and software.

much more here:

http://snipurl.com/2vblo [wallstreet_journal_com]


all details here:

http://www.apple.com/iphone

In article <MPG.22de5c42e44d68b989841@news.individual.net>,
Jim Mason <jim.mason@removethisukonline.co.uk> wrote:

> > Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon
>
> Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?

proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's why.

David Moyer wrote:
> In article <MPG.22de5c42e44d68b989841@news.individual.net>,
> Jim Mason <jim.mason@removethisukonline.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon
>> Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?
>
> proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's why.

More likely you just don't give a shit about netiquette, bitch.

-Craig

Quick synopsis of the first 3 reviews:

David Pogue / NYTimes
- Sound is much improved. "In fact, few cellphones sound this good."
- Feels better in your hand due to the curved back
- "According to Apple, the iPhone¹s G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
example."
- No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS
- "the really big deal is the iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store

Walt Mossberg
- "it mostly keeps its promises."
- "more capable version of an already excellent device"
- Battery drained much more quickly using 3G, as expected
- Greatly improved audio, much louder speaker
- Data speeds 3-5x faster than original iPhone
- Better voice coverage with 3G. "At my neighborhood shopping center,
where the first iPhone got little or no AT&T service, the iPhone 3G
registered strong coverage."

Edward Baig / USA Today
- "iPhone 3G: The Sequel, is worth the wait."
- Still no recording video, no stereo bluetooth or voice dialing
- Supports PowerPoint attachments; mass move or delete multiple e-mail
messages
- 10-30 seconds to load popular websites on 3G.
- GPS was very accurate
- Speaker sounded better for both speakerphone and music.
- "started receiving low battery warnings toward the end of a busy work
day; I found myself charging the device overnight, the same as with the
older iPhone."

also quite decent - a sneak peek into the 2.0 software:

I can't tell you how we got ahold of a first-generation iPhone loaded
with version 2.0 of the iPhone operating system. What I can tell you is
that if I do reveal this information, homicidal ninjas will come to my
house and kill my family. Nevertheless, we do have one -- and we were
able to take a look inside and find a few minute yet interesting
changes. Here's a preview of some of the ways in which iPhone 2.0
differs from iPhone 1.0.

iPhone 2.0, of course, is the operating system that will come
preinstalled on iPhone 3G models when those start shipping on Friday,
July 11. iPhone 2.0 will also be available as a free software upgrade to
people who have first-generation iPhones.

In the photo of the iPhone home screen, above, you'll notice at least
two differences from the first-generation OS: there's a new Contacts
application (on the old phone, contacts were accessible only via the
"Phone" icon), and the long-awaited App Store is there (that's where
you'll buy new iPhone-native software and games).

And now, to the details...

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/0...ive-sneak.html

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:52:53 -0600, David Moyer <davmoy@world.com>
wrote:

>Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhone, great reading....
>

Why do you cross post in non-GSM related newsgroups? Us CDMA folks
could care or less.

David Moyer wrote:
> In article <MPG.22de5c42e44d68b989841@news.individual.net>,
> Jim Mason <jim.mason@removethisukonline.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Just posted - The very first reviews of the new iPhon
>> Why do you think this is relevant to alt.cellular.nokia?
>
> proly cuz lots of nokia users are interested in the iphone, that's why.

You just don't understand. The fanbois whose entire existence is defined
by an electronic device think it is so important (in their minds) that
they need to "convert" everyone else even if they could care less.

Hello Oxford, I see that you are using a new pen name.

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, David Moyer posted:
> - Sound is much improved. "In fact, few cellphones sound this good."

Golly gee, this is from the same Oxford who insisted that 3G was useless
and that Steve Jobs destroyed its future. Of course, those of us who have
used 3G for many years knew quite well that 3G had better sound quality.

> - "According to Apple, the iPhone's G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
> emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
> example."

Golly gee, I have that function on my GPS-enabled cell phone, as does just
about every user of a cell phone in Japan.

> - No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS

Golly gee, I have those functions on my cell phones.

> - "the really big deal is the iPhone 2.0 software and the App Store

Golly gee, just like what people on all other phones have had for many
years. Too bad it is crippled like Verizon's GetItNow, instead of being
open the way it is on Windows Mobile and any Java phone.

> - "it mostly keeps its promises."

Golly gee, "mostly"? Talk about damning with faint praise.

> - Battery drained much more quickly using 3G, as expected

Golly gee, my Japanese 3G phone doesn't drain "much more quickly" using
3G. 3G is only about a 25% hit over GSM for talk time. In standby, it
lasts longer in 3G.

> - Data speeds 3-5x faster than original iPhone

Golly gee, this is from the same Oxford who insisted that 3G was useless
and that Steve Jobs destroyed its future. Of course, those of us who have
used 3G for many years knew quite well that 3G had faster data speeds.

> - Still no recording video, no stereo bluetooth or voice dialing

Golly gee, I have those functions on my cell phones.

> - "started receiving low battery warnings toward the end of a busy work
> day; I found myself charging the device overnight, the same as with the
> older iPhone."

Golly gee, it's too bad that you can't buy a spare or extended battery on
iPhone the way that you can on real cell phones.

-- Mark --

http://panda.com/mrc
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to eat for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote.

In article <alpine.OSX.1.10.0807091112520.1537@pangtzu.panda. com>, Mark
Crispin <mrc@Panda.COM> wrote:

> > - "According to Apple, the iPhone's G.P.S. antenna is much too small to
> > emulate the turn-by-turn navigation of a G.P.S. unit for a vehicle, for
> > example."
>
> Golly gee, I have that function on my GPS-enabled cell phone, as does just
> about every user of a cell phone in Japan.

tomtom announced their software, and it would be surprising if it
didn't do turn by turn.

> > - No voice dialing, video recording, Bluetooth stereo, MMS
>
> Golly gee, I have those functions on my cell phones.

three of those have been announced already.

> > - Still no recording video, no stereo bluetooth or voice dialing
>
> Golly gee, I have those functions on my cell phones.

you already pointed those out, and other than the stereo bluetooth,
they exist or will exist.

> > - "started receiving low battery warnings toward the end of a busy work
> > day; I found myself charging the device overnight, the same as with the
> > older iPhone."
>
> Golly gee, it's too bad that you can't buy a spare or extended battery on
> iPhone the way that you can on real cell phones.

there are extended batteries available. most people only have one
battery with their cellphones, so in the grand scheme of things, it's
not a big deal that the battery can't be swapped on the fly. of
course, for someone who needs extended periods of battery use, then the
iphone might not be the best choice.

David Moyer <davmoy@world.com> wrote in news:davmoy-79F964.22525308072008
@news.qwest.net:

> And Friday is the iPhoneûs second coming.
>
>

A truer statement was never posted to Usenet....

a religious event over a piece of electronic shit.