Comments on: iPhone for Life

By: Veronica

Veronica — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:34:37 +0000

My iPod Touch has convinced me that I would love an iPhone, but like others I just can’t see changing carriers to do it. Our family plan would go up WAY more than $30/month…it would be more like $85/month. Right now we have four lines (including a very cool Pre and a WinMo Diamond), all with unlimited texting/unlimited data/GPS/etc. – the equivalent AT&T plan would require a second mortgage.
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Can I do a lot on my Diamond? Yes…but it’s not as…shiny and pretty…so yes, I can see the attraction…

At least my Diamond can serve as an ad hoc Wifi hotspot for my Touch, so if I happen to go somewhere without wifi, I bring my own….

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By: Kendall Tawes

Kendall Tawes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:07:08 +0000

Marco,

Minus the camera what functionality did they leave out of the iPod Touch. I know it is not as fast as an iPhone 3GS but for a long time the only way to get 32 gb storage was to get an iPod Touch. True the first iPod Touch was slower than a first generation iPhone but once they bumped up the processor in the second generation iPod Touch it became faster than the iPhone 3G. The second generation also added iPhone like speaker and controls on the side for volume.

Right now it may be slower and leave off some features than a 3GS but over all many of those features would be pointless without a mobile network in the first place.

Also how is innovation grinding to a halt. Didn’t they just release Open GL 2.0 mobile? Sure it may not be as game changing as when the App Store first appeared but since you can’t reinvent the wheel every year I think they are progressing very well. In fact they may have taken too many resources from the OS X desktop team if anything. I’m quite happy with the whole iPhone OS experience and the only real competition is from the Pre and even though the Pre has multitasking the iPhone is still superior over all and should remain that way for a while. Though if I lived in an area with no AT&T I would have a Pre right now.

By: Marco

Marco — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:14:21 +0000

Apple made it clear (by not including a camera, leaving out some software etc.) that they consider the Touch to be a second rate product for cheapskates who won’t shell out an extra $30/month for the data plan. If they made the Touch into “it’s literally an iPhone with no cellular radio,” they’d be selling a lot more of them.

It’d help if they loosened up on the App Store a bit also. Pandora on the Touch is almost enough reason to buy one right there, but innovation is grinding to a halt and it’s not so exciting to own one anymore as it was a year ago. The potential is not being realized.

By: Sucha

Sucha — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:36:53 +0000

Yep, I am in love with my iPhone. It is the coolest thing I have ever owned. I wondered how I lived without it for so long. My hubby is a blackberry user and there is nothing wrong with them but iPhone is a class by itself. Nice article. I thought I was the only crazy one out there to have such strong feelings for a gadget!

By: wendell

wendell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:40:05 +0000

nice article..

sounds good now but about seven years ago, i said to my then girlfriend that i’d be really happy with my cell phone if it ran osx. anyone can make hardware but the osx operating system is truly (to me) the best part of using apple based products. the fact that developers are literally forced into doing things the “right way” has a great effect on everything from iphone apps to desktop apps. yep, iphone forever life.

By: Bas

Bas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:17:30 +0000

“It sounds awfully shortsighted and absolute”
indeed, let’s come back in ten years.
the only constant in gadget land is change.

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By: Chris L

Chris L — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:26:34 +0000

Keegan… the reason some are on their third iPhone and someone like me are on our second is because the quality of the products are amazing. I just got the 3G S and when my contract expires I plan to get the 4th generation iPhone. The point is we are “dedicated” to the iPhone and don’t have to wonder like so many what our next phone will be. Will it be a Samsung, a Nokia or and LG? How about a Motorola? Nope… my phone will always be an iPhone.

By: Keegan Marsico

Keegan Marsico — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:56:07 +0000

Some sort of allegiance, true. But if you were truly amazed at the quality and technology available in the iPhone, why are you on your third one?

That seems to dull the point more than enforce it.

Instead of continuing to be amazed by the first solid product, you’re sucked into a system where you just might buy every single iPhone iteration that is released.

Is that really a dedication?

By: KenC

KenC — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:12:16 +0000

So, what’s stopping you from getting an iPod touch? I mean, if the incremental cost of the data plan, $20/month for the EDGE iPhone or $30/month for the 3G and 3GS, is too much, then by all means get an iPod touch.

If you want to deny yourself some bit of technology for some principle, that you don’t explain then by all means make that great sacrifice.

By: Brock Britton

Brock Britton — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:31:26 +0000

Great article. i have had a new macbook since christmas 08 and love it and ive had the mac pro and led cinema display since august of last year, my uncle gave it to me. Since then i have been an apple junky (im 15) and today i went and signed up to get the iphone, but i had a 2 year contract with alltel and it is over around may of next year but i cant wait that long! so i bought out the contract today for 200 but i think it will be worth it :D apple junkster fo life

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:39:31 +0000

Nice article. Apple makes such great products that their users often develop an allegiance to the company. Quite the feat in this day and age.

By: Himanshu

Himanshu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:50 +0000

Nice article. I feel the same way as you and glad that there are many people out there who feel the same way. I can’t imagine my self using any other mobile for after using the iPhone. iPhone FTW! iPhone for life!

By: Chris L

Chris L — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:40:51 +0000

Great article Nick. Nice to see others feel the way I do. I absolutely love my iPhone. My wife recently said to me, “you just want an iMac cause it’s Apple right? I bet you even thought about getting either an iPhone or the Apple logo tattooed on you.” She’s right. I’m now in my 2nd iPhone and will continue to buy them.

By: James Dempsey

James Dempsey — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:40:17 +0000

The iPhone is probably the one Apple product I would LOVE to have, but will never buy (as long as it’s tied to one specific carrier). The price of the contract simply cannot be justified unless you’re a tech-junkie – and even then it’s really pushing it, in my opinion.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:18:29 +0000

Nick, this was a great article, and I feel the same way as you do on the subject. I finally got my family members converted to Apple products. My dad has been using the iPod nano for several years now. When they got their iMac they received a free iPod Touch, and he simply says “this is so f*cking cool”. Never before has he spoken like that, to soon be followed with “so where can I get an iPhone…” Its amusing to say the least but a blessing in disguise. iPhone for life.