Comments on: My Quick iPhone Review

By: ziggy

ziggy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:54:32 +0000

Just started playing with the iphone today overseas. I don’t think I can use it because the SMS is a joke!!!!! A tiny little message window and a menu that gets every single word wrong. Even tapping the suggested word it often just disappears and leaves the bizarro word there. It’s a totally useless joke.

If SMS is so unimportant, why is it the FIRST application, top right???

If it is important, why is it a useless joke???

*******Do NOT buy the iphone if you use SMS********

By: Taymoor

Taymoor — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:18:14 +0000

No sms, no mms, no bluetooth and ibrickr cant locate my phone when its plugged into the pc…any1 interested in buying an ipohne?

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:07:37 +0000

Bo Bader all my MMS pics are around 25 to 50kb in size max. The phone resizes the image before it sends them. I use MMS all the time its extremely practical.

By: Bo Bader

Bo Bader — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:21:22 +0000

Anas, Video call on phones?! are you kidding? and believe me, no one uses SMS in US. I have been living in the US for more than 10 years, its not that the US is behind in GSM tech, it is what the market wants. People here are not welling to pay for services they don’t need. MMS? what would you send that is less than 100KB? the smallest size picture now is at least 120KB. I believe in Kuwait you pay 70 to 140 flls for each MMS! and SideKick uses AIM text messaging ( you don’t need advance features for that) which is almost free if you buy certain plans. 8 years ago people were limited to SMS other on their network (for example ATT cannot SMS Cingular at that time) and people, including myself, hated SMS.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:37:13 +0000

Last time I ordered btw was exactly 10 days ago.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:36:53 +0000

Anas thats not true, I can still buy and ship iphones to my mailbox. I have ordered 3 so far and havent even had to pay customs.

By: mushroom

mushroom — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:42:48 +0000

i think i will just go for LG Prada.
lol

By: anas

anas — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:28:51 +0000

Mark: Apple don’t ship to either mail boxes anymore … i guess people who ordered the big QTY’s over abused the privilage and the apple store found out about it.. they ont send to mail forwarders anymore … so for the past month or so apple has stopped shipping to both ARAMEX and U SHOP WE SHIP …

ALSO, I AGREE WITH YOU about it not being a good phone and is DEFINATLEY JUST A COOL GADGET with a GPRS internet conection that is .. .. but a two tips for all you i-phone users who are having trouble with the text msging and battary life, turn your wi-fi off until you need it .. saves A LOT OF POWER .. and dont try to type in Arabic/english .. its just a waste of time trying to teach it ‘arabish’ words .. just stick to english .. and you’ll see that with time it’ll become easier and faster to type on it’s crappy little keyboard .. ;)

Bo Bader: as for the Contacts .. I THINK Mark is talking about 1000+ i personaly have around 1200 contacts .. i lived in three different countries and have gathered a lot of contacts over the years .. that i use form time to time.. and dont want to have t RE-ORGANIZE them fof the IPHONE .. i also have people labled .. by the places they work at .. like for example, Ahmad B., Chocolate Bar .. in the nokia . i can easily search for ‘choco’ and get all the people associated wth chocolate bar .. if it says that in thier Company or last name ..
WHAT IF I DONT REMEBER THE FIRST NAME .. i would have to go to the settings and change the way the contacts are sorted .. everytime ..
the reason i wanted an iphone is because i loved how CLEVER itunes is .. and really hope that one day i’ll be able to edit my contacts on itunes just like i do with my music music !!
and the only reason peopledon use MMS in the US (other than they are stingy and would rather use the FREE e-mail alternative) is because only two carriers offer it .. they’re are so far behind with mobile technology it’s not een funny! they dont even have video calling !! (they might not need it.. since they all have 6 and 8 MB internet at their homes and offices) but they only hav two GSM - networks .. and are still pretty NEW to advanced NOKIA phones and MMS ….
PLUS the younger gen. SMS … AL THE TIME … what do you mean they hardly SMS :) WOW … (LIKE .. THE SIDEKICK …)

anyway you guys .. the iphone is cool .. its very pretty .. and it’s a fun gadget at it’s price .. I DOUBT that they will ever encrease the price if they stat selling unlocked ones . they are actually decreasing the prices because most americans wont pay $400-500 for a PHONE! just like how APPLE laptops a few years ago where only bought by profetionals …and now every 13 yr old wants a mac … (I LOVE STEVE JOBS!!)
one more thing .. since some advanced nokia and sony ericsson phones can be found in the US .. the IPHONE was supposed to be a lot more advanced to be able to compete! therefore .. no matter how little americans use SMS the iphone is an international products (now in the UK and Germany) and had to be released at international standards!

By: Bo Bader

Bo Bader — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:25:10 +0000

There are some things you need to know:
1. Almost no one in the States uses SMS, thats why SMS functions are limited.
2. You can not compare iPhone battery life to any other phone battery. Don’t forgot you are using a phone, ipod, internet wifi, internet edge, email checking, and a real OS. I recommend you get a car charger.
3. You can tell that the iPhone is made only for US consumers. No one uses MMS either, people here are heavy email users (its free). I have 5 email accounts on my iPhone (work in Kuwait, work in US, University in US, Personal, Website) and with the iPhone I can do things with my email I can never do with Nokia or Sony Ericsson phone.
4. I have more than 100 contact and I never had any problem locating a contact! It depends on how organized are your contacts. You can also assign favorites for the few people you call all the time.
5. I disagree with you about the dictionary, I love it. My emails and notes are all written in English. Also, it can learn words that you use often.
You have to understand that the iphone is made for use in the States and maybe Europe. I don’t think that it is that much useful in the Middle East. In Kuwait, none of my friends use email on daily bases (except at work) and no one types in english.

By: Muh'd M. Mansour

Muh'd M. Mansour — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:59:36 +0000

I would like to have one of them, but the problem of its new software is that it updates it self automatically to resolve any problems and disable cracked system files. so I think I pass this time till its finally available in Kuwait.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:02:10 +0000

http://www.ushopweship.com

And no they dont come unlocked, you have to do it yourself and its using free software. I posted two websites with step by step guides before, search for iphone in my blog.

By: mohammed

mohammed — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:37:11 +0000

i was wondering whether u shop we ship have a website,,i was wondering also whether the 130 kd iphone is unlocked..

By: carl

carl — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:53:05 +0000

ok a shop ownr told me to buy it from abroud enno with somone i know is coming to leb and he’ll unlock it for 40 $ is it good or should i do ot myself!!!???? sry for bothering you !!!!

By: carl

carl — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:09:23 +0000

hey mark!! i’m lebanese and i was thimking of getting an iphone what should i do to get one is it still possible???? i’m sry you seem to have been fed up with this sort of questions !!! should i get an already unlocked one, if so how? and how much will it cost or should i get a new one and i unlock it ? and if so from where ??? i’m sry i’m disturbing u bas enno ktir tali3 3abele jib an iphone et ma32oul le2e a chi 400$?

By: xcarlos

xcarlos — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:45:23 +0000

to upload ring tons and programs download iBreaker … just google it you well find it its really cool much better than itune