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July 14, 2007
iPhone
So I've seen people who have one and have seen the demonstrations. Although I agree that its great, there are some features that I was anticipating to be included, that were left out. After all my talk about wanting one (which still could happen), there were a couple of possible deal breakers.
First and foremost is the ability to copy and paste. I realized how much I need that to be a feature of my phone. I use this when copying parts of emails, SMS, or even from a Word document on my Treo. Who wants to rewrite everything.
The second thing is the Bluetooth. With BT 2.0 I thought it would have the ADCP coding which allows for music to be transmitted in stero to a BT headset or headphones. This isn't an option.
The biggest conclusion I'm finding when I talk tp people that have them, comes down to this. Many who upgraded from a non smartphone, really like it because of all the features they didn't have. Those who have upgraded from a smartphone are the ones who aren't as satisfied as they thought they would be (not saying they aren't happy, just that it lacks the perfection they had hoped for).
Here's my stand. I don't want to switch from Sprint because I've always had luck in finding a signal. I think the Treo 755p is a good upgrade for now and if Apple puts those features in the iphone I have no problem upgrading later. The thing is the Treo is $579 and you get $280 back in rebates. I don't want to wait. I also don't want to sign a new contract with Sprint for 2 years.
We shall see what happens around mid August when I'm ready to upgrade.
Posted by Des at July 14, 2007 12:20 PM