Rob L

Verizon's Anti-iPhone PR Campaign

Well, I've had my iphone (3g) now for 4 days. For whatever reason, I left the Apple store with 2.0.1. On my way home I had one dropped call. Since updating to 2.0.2 I haven't experienced any drops. The Iphone itself is awesome, there's so many cool functions and applications, however I do have to agree that the ATT service is crap (I'm coming from Verizon which I've had for the last 7 or 8 years). I'm barely able to get 3G, when I have it it's usually 1 bar which is sqaut. On Edge, even with a full signal, I can't get page loads on Safari or connect to Itunes to search apps. Edge is pretty much like having a very poor dial up connection. I'm hoping that the 3G issue is more just localized around my house as I'm on vacation this week so I haven't yet been able to test the network from my normal everyday locations. Hopefully when I'm at the shore over the next few days I'll be able to get a clear 3G signal. Other than ATT's network, I love the phone, I just wish we were free to choose the carrier.

Wanted, Dead or Alive: The iPhone Killer

I wonder why Apple has taken so long to release the 3G phone. How difficult can it be to make as compared to the 2G? It's got to be strategy rather than manufacturing time or difficulty level. I'm guessing that since the Iphone has been out for a while now, they are banking on existing users upgrading to newer models. Why else would they just not release a 3G to begin with? They must figure that they can sell a couple million right away just through the product upgrade cycle.

I personally would have rather seen them just release the 3G first, then work on different sized models, smaller ones, larger ones, different shapes, etc. The competition gets steeper every day and it seems to me that innovation is the key.