iPhone negativity

On Jul 15, 10:46*am, anonymousNetUser <mic...@disney.com> wrote:

>
> Changing the text size in the e-mail app doesn't help with all the other
> apps, nor with the home screen--which you have to use to get to the mail
> app.

OK
Hold down the mail icon until it wobbles.
Drag it off screen to teh right to a new screen.

Keep doing this until it is on a screen all by itself and then press
the HOME button to lock it in place.

To use just flip all the screens along until you find the one with
only one icon on it.

Or you could merely move the icon to eitehr the extreme right or left
of the bottom task bar so you could locate Mail instantly from any
screen.

When sending mail to yourself or notes to your self from your PC - use
RTF or HTML select all text and bump it up to 18 or more. You can get
the stuff so large a person sitting across the room could read it on
that little screen.

anonymousNetUser wrote:
> Larry wrote:
>> anonymousNetUser <mickey@disney.com> wrote in
>> news:NnTek.25347$LR1.17978 @newsfe10.phx:
>>
>>> Don't care.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Noone gives a shit what YOU want....They want answer to valid
>> questions....a simple YES or NO, not some fanboi deflection to avoid
>> saying NO.
>
> If I buy a product, then *I* give a <your word, not mine> about what I
> want. Your questions are only relevant if the person buying the
> product wants every option available. And quite frankly I don't.
> Let's take cars for example: I have a comfortable three-door
> hatchback. Does it go 0 to 60 in 4 seconds? No. But I don't care if
> it did. I wouldn't drive it that way even so. Does it have a Hemi
> engine. Once again, No, but I don't care. The 5-cylinder VW engine
> works just fine for me.
> Just because some new gadget doesn't have EVERY little feature doesn't
> make it bad. Sometimes less is more.
>
> So far, I've found my iPhone satisfactory for what *I* want. And I'm
> sick and tired of people like you trying to tell me what I *should*
> want.
> I want simplicity, I want reliability, I want value for my money. It's
> why I buy Glock, why I buy VW, and why I buy Apple.
>
>>
And now we know why you remain anonymous. ;-)

"Carl" <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote in message
news:487cbfdb$0$7347$607ed4bc@cv.net...

> IMHO there's not an error in your post to refute. Thanks.

Probably a lot of typos. I composed the whole post on my Windows Mobile
phone, an AT&T Tilt, with a stylus. (Look how Todd deftly brings the
conversation back on topic!) ;-)

The freeware newsreader program, QMail, that I use, is an excellent and
powerful piece of software, but it's a little slow registering input
sometimes, and lacks a spellchecker. After nearly a decade of using Windows
CE-based PDAs, I can generally peck faster than the program can receive the
input. I try to catch the typos when I review my posts before sending, but
sometimes I'm lazy and too many get through.

Carl wrote:
> anonymousNetUser wrote:
>> Carl wrote:
>>> anonymousNetUser wrote:
>>>> Since this newsgroup seems to hate the iPhone, where could an old
>>>> fart like me go to get get reliable info?
>>>>
>>> Actually, I think you're misreading the newsgroup and way misjudging
>>> its value. As you can tell from this thread alone, there are strong
>>> advoates of, and strong naysayers of, the iPhone here. You can not
>>> get BETTER information than from a group where BOTH sides are
>>> offered; where debate rages freely. Your apparent "dream" newsgroup
>>> where everyone loves the iPhone would never be a source of reliable
>>> information.
>> They may be knowledgeable as you say, but do they have to be so nasty
>> about it? A little decency never hurt anyone. That's what's wrong with
>> this country now. No one cares about anyone but themselves apparently.
>>
> I am in agreement with you on that score 100%. I don't get where that nasty
> edge comes from either. But don't overlook my statement, below, where I say,
> "as long as you can take it". That's what I was referring to. That said,
> this forum may still be the best place to get "reliable" and complete may I
> say, information about the iPhone. A lot of filtering is needed, that's all.
> Good luck.

Someone in this tread recommended the Howard Forums website. Checked it
out last night and it's been great so far. A lot of complaints about 3G
coverage (or lack thereof), but not nearly the amount of negativity that
this group has.

Larry wrote:
> anonymousNetUser <mickey@disney.com> wrote in news:8J2fk.26285$1L1.16325
> @newsfe15.phx:
>
>> You obviously didn't read my whole post. It was a GIFT from my kids! And
>> I'm too poor to afford to get another phone on my own income.
>>
>>
>
> You have 30 days to take it back and exchange it for one that suits your
> needs better....not to mention is less fragile and much easier to carry...
>

What don't you get about this?

IT WAS A GIFT!

If I take it back, it'll offend the giftgiver. Besides, a few minor
issues aside, I sort of like it. The touch screen is definitely easier
on my old arthritic fingers than those tiny little buttons on other
phones. I just wish I could see the screen better.

4phun wrote:
> On Jul 15, 10:46 am, anonymousNetUser <mic...@disney.com> wrote:
>
>> Changing the text size in the e-mail app doesn't help with all the other
>> apps, nor with the home screen--which you have to use to get to the mail
>> app.
>
> OK
> Hold down the mail icon until it wobbles.
> Drag it off screen to teh right to a new screen.
>
> Keep doing this until it is on a screen all by itself and then press
> the HOME button to lock it in place.
>
> To use just flip all the screens along until you find the one with
> only one icon on it.
>
> Or you could merely move the icon to eitehr the extreme right or left
> of the bottom task bar so you could locate Mail instantly from any
> screen.
>
> When sending mail to yourself or notes to your self from your PC - use
> RTF or HTML select all text and bump it up to 18 or more. You can get
> the stuff so large a person sitting across the room could read it on
> that little screen.
>
Nice workaround, but it only helps with mail. What about maps? I'd like
to use that application too. But once again, the icon is so small, I
sometimes can't see it and open something else instead. Once it's open
and I can zoom in, it's fine.

There's more than enough room on this screen to increase the size of the
icons and text. Okay, maybe you're stuck with only three icons or even
two across instead of four, but it's doable. I guess all those designers
and programmers are too young to notice this. You'd think that Steve was
getting a little long in the tooth and would have this same complaint,
but maybe he's rich enough to buy some bionic eyes.

Carl wrote:
> anonymousNetUser wrote:
>> I want simplicity, I want reliability, I want value for my money. It's
>> why I buy Glock, why I buy VW, and why I buy Apple.
>>
> And now we know why you remain anonymous. ;-)

I haven't posted on Usenet with my real e-mail address or name since
around 1993. Too much spam.

anonymousNetUser wrote:
> Carl wrote:
>> anonymousNetUser wrote:
>>> I want simplicity, I want reliability, I want value for my money.
>>> It's why I buy Glock, why I buy VW, and why I buy Apple.
>>>
>> And now we know why you remain anonymous. ;-)
>
> I haven't posted on Usenet with my real e-mail address or name since
> around 1993. Too much spam.
>
Well I was just being satirical on the "Why I buy..." theme of yours, and
moved it to "Why I remain...", but I get where you're coming from.

anonymousNetUser wrote:
> 4phun wrote:
>> On Jul 15, 10:46 am, anonymousNetUser <mic...@disney.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Changing the text size in the e-mail app doesn't help with all the
>>> other apps, nor with the home screen--which you have to use to get
>>> to the mail app.
>>
>> OK
>> Hold down the mail icon until it wobbles.
>> Drag it off screen to teh right to a new screen.
>>
>> Keep doing this until it is on a screen all by itself and then press
>> the HOME button to lock it in place.
>>
>> To use just flip all the screens along until you find the one with
>> only one icon on it.
>>
>> Or you could merely move the icon to eitehr the extreme right or left
>> of the bottom task bar so you could locate Mail instantly from any
>> screen.
>>
>> When sending mail to yourself or notes to your self from your PC -
>> use RTF or HTML select all text and bump it up to 18 or more. You
>> can get the stuff so large a person sitting across the room could
>> read it on that little screen.
>>
> Nice workaround, but it only helps with mail. What about maps? I'd
> like to use that application too. But once again, the icon is so
> small, I sometimes can't see it and open something else instead. Once
> it's open and I can zoom in, it's fine.
>
> There's more than enough room on this screen to increase the size of
> the icons and text. Okay, maybe you're stuck with only three icons or
> even two across instead of four, but it's doable. I guess all those
> designers and programmers are too young to notice this. You'd think
> that Steve was getting a little long in the tooth and would have this
> same complaint, but maybe he's rich enough to buy some bionic eyes.
>
Have you considered an eye exam and eyeglasses? Or do you have an eye
condition that precludes glasses from working well?

Carl wrote:
> anonymousNetUser wrote:
>> 4phun wrote:
>>> On Jul 15, 10:46 am, anonymousNetUser <mic...@disney.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Changing the text size in the e-mail app doesn't help with all the
>>>> other apps, nor with the home screen--which you have to use to get
>>>> to the mail app.
>>> OK
>>> Hold down the mail icon until it wobbles.
>>> Drag it off screen to teh right to a new screen.
>>>
>>> Keep doing this until it is on a screen all by itself and then press
>>> the HOME button to lock it in place.
>>>
>>> To use just flip all the screens along until you find the one with
>>> only one icon on it.
>>>
>>> Or you could merely move the icon to eitehr the extreme right or left
>>> of the bottom task bar so you could locate Mail instantly from any
>>> screen.
>>>
>>> When sending mail to yourself or notes to your self from your PC -
>>> use RTF or HTML select all text and bump it up to 18 or more. You
>>> can get the stuff so large a person sitting across the room could
>>> read it on that little screen.
>>>
>> Nice workaround, but it only helps with mail. What about maps? I'd
>> like to use that application too. But once again, the icon is so
>> small, I sometimes can't see it and open something else instead. Once
>> it's open and I can zoom in, it's fine.
>>
>> There's more than enough room on this screen to increase the size of
>> the icons and text. Okay, maybe you're stuck with only three icons or
>> even two across instead of four, but it's doable. I guess all those
>> designers and programmers are too young to notice this. You'd think
>> that Steve was getting a little long in the tooth and would have this
>> same complaint, but maybe he's rich enough to buy some bionic eyes.
>>
> Have you considered an eye exam and eyeglasses? Or do you have an eye
> condition that precludes glasses from working well?

I'm old, not dumb.

Yes, I get new glasses every year. And I still have a hard time, even
with reading glasses, seeing small print.

It's mostly just age; the eyes don't change focus as fast. So if I'm
working and focused on a computer monitor and the phone rings, I can't
adjust focus fast enough to see who's calling. The eye's want to stay
focused on the computer monitor about 3 feet away, but my arms are only
about 2 ft long. So even holding the phone at arm's length doesn't help
much.