The "REAL" reason to get an iPhone

On Jul 12, 11:40*pm, Larry <no...@home.com> wrote:

> Oh, never mind, it doesn't play the DivX movies, anyways...

A brain dead iPhone | iTunes user can easily convert DIVIX to the
iPhone with the free Vidoria application and one or two clicks. I do
it all the time. I have regular DVDs and such as well as downloaded
DIVX converted for my iPhone.

New DVDs come with an iPhone file already on them. You still don't get
that type of support for Nokia or other wannabe touch cellphones. The
left coast supports media for the iPhone only.

The Bob wrote:
> anon <anon@anon.com> amazed us all with the following in
> news:anon-87E1D6.10070513072008@news.giganews.com:
>
>> In article <cradnRMDaem4heTVnZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>> George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Fanboi mentality at work. Some people don't have a life so they let
>>> some gadget that anyone can buy define their life instead of actually
>>> learning a skill etc.
>> Translation: I can't afford an iPhone.
>
> THe translation is more along the lines of: I wouldn't be caught dead with
> a teenagers iPod as my phone.

Exactly, why would a normal adult be envious of some electronic gadget
that pretty much anyone can buy?

George wrote:
> The Bob wrote:
>> anon <anon@anon.com> amazed us all with the following in
>> news:anon-87E1D6.10070513072008@news.giganews.com:
>>> In article <cradnRMDaem4heTVnZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>>> George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fanboi mentality at work. Some people don't have a life so they let
>>>> some gadget that anyone can buy define their life instead of actually
>>>> learning a skill etc.
>>> Translation: I can't afford an iPhone.
>>
>> THe translation is more along the lines of: I wouldn't be caught dead
>> with a teenagers iPod as my phone.
>
> Exactly, why would a normal adult be envious of some electronic gadget
> that pretty much anyone can buy?

Or, why buy a new phone (and contract) when you already have a phone
that does what you need!

If you have a good reason to buy a new phone, the iPhone MAY be just
what you need. OTOH, even if you need a new phone, the iPhone MAY be a
poor choice for your needs.

"Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88@comcast.net> amazed us all with the
following in news:waWdnQgjfOCtiufVnZ2dnUVZ_qfinZ2d@comcast.com:

> George wrote:
>> The Bob wrote:
>>> anon <anon@anon.com> amazed us all with the following in
>>> news:anon-87E1D6.10070513072008@news.giganews.com:
>>>> In article <cradnRMDaem4heTVnZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d@comcast.com>,
>>>> George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Fanboi mentality at work. Some people don't have a life so they let
>>>>> some gadget that anyone can buy define their life instead of actually
>>>>> learning a skill etc.
>>>> Translation: I can't afford an iPhone.
>>>
>>> THe translation is more along the lines of: I wouldn't be caught dead
>>> with a teenagers iPod as my phone.
>>
>> Exactly, why would a normal adult be envious of some electronic gadget
>> that pretty much anyone can buy?
>
> Or, why buy a new phone (and contract) when you already have a phone
> that does what you need!

This may be the best point made yet.


>
> If you have a good reason to buy a new phone, the iPhone MAY be just
> what you need. OTOH, even if you need a new phone, the iPhone MAY be a
> poor choice for your needs.
>

George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> Exactly, why would a normal adult be envious of some electronic gadget
> that pretty much anyone can buy?

Spending so much time and energy whining about a product you despise?
The transparency of the trolls jealousy is pretty obvious. A bit crazy,
but truly real. For what other reason would you care about what
smartphone/PDA we choose to use anyways?

4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in news:5cca191a-85d4-4210-aac2-
3e38deb31729@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

> You still don't get
> that type of support for Nokia or other wannabe touch cellphones. The
> left coast supports media for the iPhone only.
>

What kind of support do I need? I might be missing something!

I download the movies from alt.binaries.movies.divx......

I compress them further with the media converter JAVA the hackers wrote so
it doesn't use so much memory on the little cards.......

I copy the output 343KB files to the 16GB card

I swap with the external card then play with mplayer full screen....

What kind of support do I need to do such simple things??

Do I need a nanny watching over my shoulder, too?

In article <Xns9AD9F08D09454noonehomecom@208.49.80.253>,
Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

> The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9AD9B70801D26bob@216.196.97.136:
>
> > But they are not limited to 8 Gig of data because you can swap out the
> > card as many times as you want. How do you do that with an iPhone?
> >
>
> Anybody got a soldering gun with a tiny tip for these damned little
> wires??....(c;

if soldering is a little too advanced or you, you can always use butt
crimp connectors.

http://www.crowbarelectricalparts.co...Connectors.htm

but since the battery in the iPhone 2 is even easier to replace, you
wouldn't need them in 4 years or whenever the battery in the iPhone 1.0
starts to fade.

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On 2008-07-13, Ron <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote:

> ATT will still be here in its current form a year from now, Sprint
> won't be.

And your point is....?

You're crowing about AT&T now, but back when you started with them, you were
whining.


--
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Yeah those are going to fit inside the case alright.

"David Moyer" <davmoy@world.com> wrote in message
news:davmoy-552DB8.10414213072008@news.qwest.net...
> In article <Xns9AD9F08D09454noonehomecom@208.49.80.253>,
> Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:
>
>> The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote in
>> news:Xns9AD9B70801D26bob@216.196.97.136:
>>
>> > But they are not limited to 8 Gig of data because you can swap out the
>> > card as many times as you want. How do you do that with an iPhone?
>> >
>>
>> Anybody got a soldering gun with a tiny tip for these damned little
>> wires??....(c;
>
> if soldering is a little too advanced or you, you can always use butt
> crimp connectors.
>
> http://www.crowbarelectricalparts.co...Connectors.htm
>
> but since the battery in the iPhone 2 is even easier to replace, you
> wouldn't need them in 4 years or whenever the battery in the iPhone 1.0
> starts to fade.

"Kevin Weaver" <kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Yeah those are going to fit inside the case alright.

there is plenty of room if you buy the right crimp...

hee he, this is clear indication Kevin Weaver has never done anything
"electronic" but make "toast"...

toooo funny!