I think the plastic back might actually help protect the iPhone a little more from internal damage when dropped. Just seems like it would be a bit more flexible and absorb shock better then metal....just a guess though
List of things that Apple missed BIG TIME! MAJOR disappointment
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Very few phones if any come with this out of the box. Tom tom is reportedly ready to go with an iPhone version which is as good as a dedicated GPS device.
Just because voice dialing was not announced out of the box doesn't mean that a 3rd party developer wont write the program. Microsoft makes it for Windows devices.
Now, no a2dp and mms is downright shamefull.
This is the same thing I mentioned in another thread. The directions I can use and understand the way they are. The voice might be helpful to keep me from missing a turn somewhere along the line though.
All I can say is WOW! And they are gonna make everybody wait one more moth for this? They should have atleast kept it a surprise and released it tomorrow. Instead they gave everyone one month to think about it and make the decision NOT to upgrade to the iPhone 3g. I know with each message I read in this forum, I dislike the phone more & more. Very dissapointing. I have always been a windows mobile fan and I fell in love with the iPhone when it came out but I knew it lacked ALOT vs. a windows mobile phone but I always had hopes that v2 would correct this... Guess I was wrong! 
Mms
Many of us are complaining that there is no MMS capability with the 3G iPhone but in reality there is. Take a look at mobile Me (a paid subscription of course). BUT, you are able to directly send pictures from one iPhone to the other as well as all sorts of other files.
Many of us are complaining that there is no MMS capability with the 3G iPhone but in reality there is. Take a look at mobile Me (a paid subscription of course). BUT, you are able to directly send pictures from one iPhone to the other as well as all sorts of other files.
Nokia N Series come with this out of the box with real time traffic, and even voice guided WALKING directions! LOL.
Face it, iPhone is stuck in the past.
I guess i see this different that most. Your blaming the iPhone for not having mms and not blaming the other cell makers for having a decent email function . don't get me wrong there has been times mms would have been useful but i think from Apples point of view mms is backwards thinking . Be kind of like putting an 8track in a corvette
I think the other cell companies just need to catch up
Right, so thats one out of 5000 phones that has it. No Winmo devices have it. No palm devices have it. No blackberry devices have it. Heck, thats the only Nokia phone that has it.
Incidental and debatable. Probably why they still aren't there. You can't rule any of these out until we actually get 2.0. A third party could also provide some of these.
Why? I think the push method they described is terrific. I hope they improved the way apps can save their state. Again, we'll have to wait until we actually get 2.0.
I use email on the iPhone all the time and it's great. I know some previous 2.0 screen shot showed bcc being added so I'm sure there are improvements to Mail and other things we'll see when we actually get 2.0.
Another debatable feature request. We may see this solved in 2.0 when we actually get it and it may be solved by a third party.
More debatable features. I will be very surprised if there is not at least a third-party app that handles the video recording.
We could see some great third-party apps that take advantage of gps.
It was already demo'd at the initial sdk announcement earlier in the year. I don't think battery will be so easily affected.
How do you know? Have you seen it or used it or read reviews on it? I don't know how anyone can say this new back will dent or scratch easier than the current iPhone. I found the current iPhone dents plenty easy.
I hear $10/mo more. Seems fine to me.
I'm not sure why all of these need to be addressed by Apple and addressed today. I see a lot of options and potential.
Ok.
If I hear Steve Jobs say "It's really really nice" one more time I'm going to vomit. At least Ron from Ronco had zest.
Not to jump down your throat here, but you arent getting it. Apple was on the cusp of creating a true masterpiece. A device that does everything. the iPhone 1 was fantastic for what it was but it was limmited. Now, with the chance to really put the best device out there, they have stopped short and have given plenty of people reason not to get it. Their decision is just bizzare. Why NOT add MMS? Why not add A2DP? Why not add copy/paste? These arent cutting edge technologies any more. Theres just no excuse.
Joe, you seem to think that 3rd party apps are the answer to everything, when all the things you "hope" they will bring to the table are features that are not the responsibility of 3rd party app developers, but of Apple's.
Also, if 2.0 really contained all the features you say it might provide, why would Jobs keep his mouth sealed on the subject? He knows better than anyone that people are really seeking out the features that are old news to most other phone users.
Also, if 2.0 really contained all the features you say it might provide, why would Jobs keep his mouth sealed on the subject? He knows better than anyone that people are really seeking out the features that are old news to most other phone users.
You sir are clearly an Apple apologist and there's no point having a discussion with you. I had an iPhone v1 since June 29th, 2007 and for the last year I've held out hope that maybe they'll add these missing crucial things via an update. Which as you know, hasn't happened.
I'm tired of buying something with the chance a feature is there, instead will buy something THAT ALREADY HAS ALL THE FEATURES I WANT!
Firewire, I think you are totally underestimating what 3rd developers will bring to the iPhone. Winmo is nothing without 3rd party apps.
umm, stop drinking the koolaid! Apple really dropped the ball here! Has anyone seen what is on the horizon with PPC phones within the next few months? VGA, loads of memory... higher megapix cameras, youtube standard.... And yes, all higher priced but you know what.... I would rather pay more money for a fully loaded iPhone than $199 or $299 for a half loaded one!
As for 3rd party apps.... Guess everyone is ok with spending loads of money over time for tons of apps... Maybe someone should keep record of the sweet setup iPhone 3g by this time next year and tell us how much it cost to get your iPhone this way! CRAZY!
As for 3rd party apps.... Guess everyone is ok with spending loads of money over time for tons of apps... Maybe someone should keep record of the sweet setup iPhone 3g by this time next year and tell us how much it cost to get your iPhone this way! CRAZY!
Remember, my angry friends. iPhone V2 is only Apple's second phone made. The other players mentioned in this thread, have been making phones for years. Give Apple time, the iPhone has come a long way. I am sure that there are more GREAT features to come. Life is to short to ***** about everything. Either buy the phone and love it, or make a different choice of phone. There is no shortage of cellphone's with all the features you want. The iPhone, just might not be for you...Mark
Then buy one of the phones you mentioned and stop crying. Steve Jobs, is not putting a gun to anyone's head and making you buy iPhone V2...M