Good Evening,
As a huge apple fan, i am completely disheartened with their decision to launch the apple iphone as a luxury phone! I mean 31 and 36k. No way i shall be buying it anytime soon. Yup, no 3g either in india. 3G here refers to the kind of gsm network. The data speeds are somthing like 10times faster than the current 2.5G we have.
Howvever, dissing on the iphone using the indian mentality is something which i wont stand for so here are some points which you may call as my rebuttal. My comments are highlighted Below. Some of the points made are valid but others are just plain dumb!!
Read on for further information.
Cheers
Your friendly neighbourhood Neo
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Somebody wrote:
Hi All,
Read before buying your 3G iphone in India for 31000 and 36000 for 8 Gb and 16 Gb respectively !
Somebody.
This is from my I.T. guys, and pretty authentic. Please share with your friends'
BUYERS BEWARE!!
Friends ...those of you in India planning for iPhone... THINK TWICE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION... The shortcomings of iPhone are endless...
(as is with this email, jackass)
* No video calling oh yeah, i was just video calling my buds in blore! I haven't really seen this as an issue before? since when have we indians bothered to make video calls? you really think our network is that fast? The call wouldve ended before the damn video comes thru
* No AD2P on the Bluetooth,
* CAN'T share ANY (mp3, images, videos....) files via bluetooth, if you have ever read about an ipod, iphone you will know, that it is a secure device, not meant for sharing? Anyone buying an ipod aint buying it so he/she can share with her friends. In anycase the previous point merely reflects the same thing
* Can't use as a wireless modem, (you pay ridiculous data charges to activate internet on your phone , but cannot connect it to your PC and browse when you are at home) (the first porion of this point is bang on, you can't use the iphone as a modem. but the second portion just pisses me off! Who is paying ridiculous data charges? FYI, airtel is gonna give iphone users 500mb/month free data and then 50p/mb thereafter for 12 months. Sweet deal if u ask me)
* No copy and paste, (cannot copy a part of a.... Say... email & send it....have to type it out yourself) (Well smarty pants, if you are in IT i pity the company you work for. Ever heard of fwd? no copy paste is true but i think its more relevant when talking abt sms. Oh and BTW as another downer there's not forwarding of msg's)
* No 3.2 or 5 mega pixel camera, (the 2MP camera it carries is worst camera I've ever seen... photos look like they have come out of a VGA camera) (I see that you haven't really used an iphone? Ask anybody who has ever used an iphone, they will vouch for the fact that inspite of having only a 2 mp cam, the iphone snaps are awesome. I guess you are still using your VGA camera phone which came out in 1999. Move on dude. Not every phone can have a 3.2 mp camera. BTW you forgot to mention no Flash)
* No video recording with camera,
* No front camera, No flash. (well i guess i jumped the gun. You seem to break one issue into 3 to make this email seem endless. Again, front camera is for people who want to video call and as i explained earlier, its not something that's a deal breaker)
* No JAVA support (It's only a software issue man, i am sure if there is massive hue and cry they will fix this)
* No physical keyboard (BELIEVE me! this alone is a deal breaker...touch keyboard as good as it looks...once you use it then only you come to know about the importance of having a hard keypad) (No physical keyboard is a deal breaker? Again, this is not a regular phone. Its an apple iphone, its new, its swanky is funky. I like the touch keypad/keyboard. Takes getting used to but grows on you! )
* No 3G network yet in India, so why pay for expensive 3G phone if you cant use its 3G services ... so, for India, iPhone 2.0 is no better than its first version ( Well 3G is likely to roll out by mid next year. They are clearly stating there's no 3g. Atleast being honest right? Technically speaking both iphone versions cost the same so whether they sold a 2g or 3g version it really doesnt make a difference. Atleast now when they roll out 3g you will have a compatible phone but oh wait, u havent even used an iphone much less bought one, so my bad man, my bad)
* No removable battery. (You cannot change battery. Have to send it to apple outlet.. Come on now!...This is not an iPod. It is a bloody phone. You cannot live without phone for 2-3 days) (Well i dont have statistics but i am thinking that the iphone battery conking off is not that common. Its like the ipod battery. I havent really heard anyone complain that the battery is messed up and needs a replacement.)
* No haptic feedback and cannot send MMS, ( well there's no way of knowing this, but i dont think JIMMY knows what Haptic Feedback is? I din't. Had to google it. You should too. IMO not required really)
* can't use as external storage device (16 GB of utter waste. Next time you go to your friend's house & find some interesting songs, movies , etc...Sorry you cannot connect your '16 GB' phone and share it! Apple apparently has a solution.. ' BUY MUSIC & MOVIES FROM iTUNES STORE '...... Give me a break will you APPLE!!!) (Yea, apple give JIMMY a break. I really dint know that I could buy music and movies from the itunes store in india. Next time you go to your friends house and find some interesting songs, movies etc, make sure you have a PEN DRIVE. Its this small USB device that will fit in your pocket. It comes in various storage capacities from 1gb to 32gig )
* No FM radio, (yea, i have an ipod and i wanna listen to the radio. Get your priorities in order. Maybe its just me but i prefer to be in control of what music i am listening to)
* can't use your mp3 files as ring tones,(This is heights man!!!) (agreed, this is quite sad)
* Cannot insert any other SIM card…. (Duh! Locked stands from something man!)
* Completely tied to iTunes... Connect to your friend's iTunes & you risk erasing everything on your phone. (Be a little smart and don't connect your iphone to another computer without making sure that he auto sync is disabled)
List goes on & on & on….
* We Indians are used to these features. Most of our phones already have these features. & we cannot do with out them.... I mean can you imagine paying so much for a phone with which you cannot transfer files via Bluetooth. What age is this ...STONE AGE???
* Some features may be activated by jailbreak... But why the hell should you risk losing your warranty after paying so much. (Do you know what jailbreak is?)
* And want to add third party software's??? YOU HAVE TO BUY THEM FROM iTUNES STORE ONLY!!! . (Shell out more money). Apple is a bloody control freak. Don't surrender your freedom to it. (uh huh! so that's where jailbreak is required)
* It's good for American market (who have no idea what mobile freedom/choice is) which is in stone age compared to Asian European markets. When they want to buy a phone, they have to go to network operators and buy only those phones that are available on that network. & stick to that company until their contract expires. You want to change carriers? Not before paying damages, & buying another phone on the other network again. (oh so americans have no idea of freedom and choice? Which planet you living on man. You can change providers at will, sure it depends on which contract you sign while starting out, how much you will pay while exiting. Its called a contract for a reason. You really don't have to pay for whichever handset you choose because of that same contract. The iphone is subsidised by AT&T to $199 but you can't leave the store without buying a connection which at minimum will bring the cost to over $500. That means that apple isn't really over pricing it that much here)
* On the contrary, we in India have so much freedom. We go to handset shops & buy whichever phone we like. Then go to carriers.. checkout the plans & buy SIM.. Don't like the plan or rival carrier came up with a better plan???? EASY .. just remove & replace the SIM.
* Apple is trying to IMPOSE THEIR MODEL ON US riding on the hype iPhone has created in the US (yes it was a flop in Europe ...that's why Apple never talks about its sales in Europe).
* Don't fall for the subsidized price of iPhone... CHECKOUT THE DATA PLAN ATTACHED TO ITS SIM ..they will recover the cost through ridiculous data plans. Bill might come to around Rs 2500/month.(ATLEAST AMERICANS PAY THAT MUCH) (hahaha, read a fricking newspaper, no subsidized iphone here. I would actually consider buying an iphone if it were subsidized. the monthly charges could thus be taken as a emi)
* Let me clear one thing though.. iphone is the best-looking phone (its touch interface is nothing like you have ever seen ), & best browsing experience out there no doubt .... (& others are fast catching up. check out the android demo at Google IO 2008).... BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO FUNCTIONALITY...
* Those of who buy it... You will be most happy for almost a week... & then, ...YOU START REGRETTING IT!!!
* My advice...WAIT FOR HTC DREAM (powered by android), NOKIA N96!! Still not convinced by then...by all means go for iPhone...
* So friends lets spread this info to all our friends and help them in making a wise decision..... & those of you who have bought unlocked versions already please share your experiences with others.
Whatever you might say or do. 1 thing is clear. The device is awesome. Some of the kinks can be fixed with simple software updates. It's really that simple. Other's like flash don't have solutions, but I can live with it.
If you think i was too harsh and dint make valid points! Well I don't care. Diss on it all you want. I am an apple fan. Steve Jobs has revolutionized the market with his ipod and iphone! You are the man!
An interesting piece of news. Bloomberg accidently printed a Steve Jobs orbituary by mistake yesterday!
ROCK ON!
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LOL :)
Long live Steve Jobs!
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