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AT&T's "Edge" Network Shatters iPhone Mobile Web Expectations [view article]
I have an iPhone, and while it is not perfect, I am very happy with it for the following reasons:1. It is fast enough for regular use.
It is definitely slower than my broadband connection at home, but not as slow as the author would like you to believe, and good enough that I use it very regularly. There have been some occasions where pages load slowly, but these are definitely the exception. I too have found that in some cases turning off WiFi fixes the problem. I was planning to wait for the 3G iPhone, but when the 4GB phone price dropped to $299, I bought it. And I bought the cheaper 4GB instead of 8 GB, because I planned to upgrade as soon as the 3G iPhone came out. However, it is fast enough that I may just put off upgrading for a while if a 3G iPhone comes out.
2. It has a real web browser.
You can view real web sites (not just mobile ones), exactly as they are on your computer. Sure, flash does not work yet, but that is relatively rare, and I'm sure will be supported eventually. I used to use a Cingular 2125, which was a Windows Mobile phone, and trying to surf the web was extremely painful with its rudimentary browser. The only thing I used my data plan for was Google Maps, and even that was often frustrating. In contrast, the iPhone implementation of Google Maps and Safari are done amazingly well.
3. Maps, Stocks, and Weather are very useful and easy to use.
I regularly use Maps to navigate or find restaurants or look up business phone numbers, and this is very responsive. Over thanksgiving I used it to check out how bad traffic was (BAD) and where I could expect it to clear up. I used it to find restaurants, the quickest way out of San Francisco, and the number of my hotel to ask for a king size bed. I checked my stocks on friday. I used Weather before the trip, and before we went to the wharf in San Francisco. I found out (in about 30 seconds) that the LSU game had gone into triple overtime, and found a TV to watch the end. I also read some Wall Street Journal articles. The point is, the iPhone features are all very helpful and usable, and even enjoyable. Nov 27 05:27 AM