June 8, 2008
iPhone 3G: The Siren Song
I have resisted the iPhone for a solid year now, instead sticking with my BlackBerry 8130 on Verizon. But increasingly the BB isn’t doing it for me, and I find myself lusting after iPhones even more than when they launched. I told myself some time ago that I would wait until iPhone v2 arrives, and assuming it has 3G capability, I would take the plunge then.
Tomorrow at WWDC might be the tipping point for me. If the new model amazes — and I think it will, but not NEARLY as much as the 3rd-party software demos will — I will buy one and make the move to AT&T.
I found some purported (‘leaked’) images of the 3G iPhone over on Engadget, but I have my doubts as to whether or not these are real. In fact, I agree with John Gruber: before WWDC, all ‘leaked’ info should be assumed false, as leaked Apple images/news are amazingly viral before any headline Apple event.
If you are an iPhone user, what are your impressions of the device (and network) after owning one for some time? Any insight into the whole iPhone vs. BlackBerry debate?
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We’ve been looking at the iPhone for a while, and my wife will surely get one at the time of renewal. I currently use a BB 8100 and will probably keep using the Blackberry until there is some network support for the iPhone at work.
Right now the BB fits best because everything is automatically sync’d through our Enterprise server at work. If this could be done with an iPhone (with relative ease), I’d switch in a heartbeat.
I used to be in the same boat in that my old job had a BES and BB was the logical choice. Now that I don’t need have a BES backend, I can do wha’evah I wan’. So the iPhone is looking mighty appealing to me.
And just you wait: the SOFTWARE that will be demoed on the iPhone will kick all sorts of ass. Remember, the iPhone is a platform for Apple, not just a device.
why are you appealing to my dickishness?
the iphone is the most remarkable piece of technology I can remember using. it works. it is beautiful. it is a computer that fits in your pocket. and it makes phone calls. oh, and it’s magic.
I guess iPhones are okay if you like that sort of thing.
Seems like you already had your answer about switching before you even made your post. How about a review of the 3G iPhone after you get it?
Or you could wait for this: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/08/blackberry-thunder-live-shot-damn-were-good/
I wouldn’t ever move to an iPhone knockoff when the iPhone itself is available. For some reason, everyone thinks it’s smart to take on Apple on its own turf with a large-, touch-screen phone. Me, I think it’s foolish, as you’re ultimately paying tacit homage to the iPhone when it’s all boiled away.
Find your niche and expound on it. Don’t try to be something you’re not. Didn’t the horrid LG Voyager teach us anything, despite Verizon’s inane vows that it would kill the iPhone?
The iPhone is everything they said it was and more. I must be honest, though. When I first got the iPhone I was a little disapointed at the fact that I could not send or receive multimedia messages and that the bluetooth capabilities were reserved to the use of the earpiece (not headphones nor data exchange). However, I enjoy a lot using the phone. The interface is very nice and user-friendly. It feels very nice to touch the screen and navigate the pages. It takes a couple of days to get used to the way it works, but once you get into it, you don’t know how you survived without one before. I have used the maps application several times during trips and it has been very useful. I can’t wait for it to have GPS, though. I’ll get the newest version (hopefully at the same price or cheaper, if the rumors are true) and give my current model to my partner.
Well we will all be looking forward to the review of the 3G iPhone on your personal blog.