A really good friend of mine, Jerome has the generation 1 iPhone. We had and Instant message (IM) chain where he just unleashed his fustration with his iPhone. I know this is wrong but the content was so good I have to share it with everyone. Plus I asked Jerome first. As much as I wanted to egg him on this was just a several minute rant.
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JEROME says: (11:27:38 PM)
I’m sick of my iphone…I’m waiting for the new version of Windows Mobile before I decide what my replacement is going to be.
Rod says: (11:27:47 PM)
SWEET MARY!! Chris is going to be laughing
JEROME says: (11:28:00 PM)
It’s really slow and it’s probably since I have a Gen 1 phone but not 100% sure.
Rod says: (11:28:51 PM)
Did it get slower over each core update? IE 1.0 – 2.0 – 3.0 – 3.1.
Rod says: (11:29:00 PM)
Or did 3.x do the most damage…
JEROME says: (11:29:10 PM)
don’t get me wrong I think it’s a great device and the apps are great but I think that Apple and AT&T are acting like thugs by charging a premium (data charges/pricing restructuring) everytime they have a new device.
JEROME says: (11:30:15 PM)
Oh yeah. Each update gave you more features at the expense/back of other paying customers who’ve ‘tested’ the product and how do you repay them? You charge premiums for upgrading!
Rod says: (11:30:52 PM)
but everyone pays for hardware upgrades so you have to explain that out
JEROME says: (11:31:58 PM)
This phone has gotten to the point where you can almost see all of the pixels as some of the ‘visual features’, fly off screen, dissolve, screen lock ups, etc. are implemented. That’s how slow the user experience is for a Gen1 user . Can you imagine waiting 5 seconds for the sms app to open up to send a txt that takes 1 second…very frustrating!
JEROME says: (11:32:49 PM)
Yeah. You pay for the hardware upgrades (I’m not disputing that) but you get charged a recurring monthly premium for using the data network….For example: I was paying $20/mo. for my
JEROME says: (11:32:55 PM)
3G
JEROME says: (11:33:46 PM)
On my old Windows mobile device (when I first joined Cingular) and going to the ‘EDGE network on my’ Gen1 iphone I ended up paying the same ($20/mo, which I was willing to accept because the device had many compelling features)…now to go to the 3G (my original data spead) or 3Gs (marketing ploy) and they want to up charge me a premium! That makes no sense…3G is 3G is 3G….you’re paying for a data network! It gets expense when you have 2 iphones (mine and my wife’s, that’s an extra $480/year!)
JEROME says: (11:34:31 PM)
While the Iphone is still a compelling device (based on features, etc) it is now becoming common place (Android, soon to be release Windows Mobile (I hope will be decent). I’m not sure but a bet you that when the droid came out and when the MS releases their new OS and phone data plans won’t change…
Rod says: (11:35:07 PM)
I am starting the blog post for you
JEROME says: (11:36:12 PM)
….but it comes at a cost
JEROME says: (11:37:32 PM)
Apple is FORCING people to move to new H/W at an incredible rate (basically every 12 months) at $200-600 a pop (depending if you’re willing to renew a contract) and yet no one is in an uproar. Had it been MS, people would be looking for blood, why is that?
JEROME says: (11:38:53 PM)
sure they have a large number of apps, sure they ‘might’ have the largest number of downloads of said apps, sure they reinvented the mobile phone but at what cost? $240/year/device (for the difference in data plan) to be valid for 12 months? Has Apple gotten over on us all?
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I am not suggesting he is upset. I am just saying he cannot be alone.
