iPhone and Africa?
I might be jumping the gun here a little, but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents before the pre-launch euphoria kills everyone. The iPhone hype is so great, Jesus might be coming shortly thereafter. All hail the life changing utility of the future - or is it?
Judging from what I've seen online and in the catchy TV ads, this might well be the phone to end all phones. I'm not sure whether to call it a phone, or a gizmo with Phone + iPod + Internet. What more could you possibly ask for? I'm a certified phone whore, switching phones every few months, on a quest for the mythical device, the holy grail of all gadgets and I'm just wondering if this could be it. My gut feeling is that brilliant marketing is what is at play here.
I suspect that the iPhone will have the same flaws the T-Mobile MDA did (back when I had it). The MDA was everything you might want in a phone (multimedia & internet)… except it failed at the one thing it was supposed to do the best - be a phone. Touchscreen dialing looks nice and easy until you have to do it driving a car. People take a keypad for granted. Have you ever noticed the the #5 key always has that tell-tale bump that guides you to dial a number even while blind-folded?
Anyone planning to use this 'Great Gadget' in Africa might be a little disappointed. All that I've read so far hints at the internet being at the core of its great features, with the Safari Browser, Email, Google Maps, YouTube integration and more. GPRS/EDGE coverage in most African countries is spotty if any. If you just want to settle for a glitzy phone with music, then by all means go for it. Also, if the iPhone gets you a hot date, then you have my blessings and it is definitely worth the price.
In the article “Thirteen reasons to doubt the iPhone hype”, they say “it may join the Sony PS3 in the realm of “tech that looks absolutely amazing but is far too expensive for most people to even consider buying.” And at $599 for the 8GB model and $499 for the 4GB model, it’s definitely priced for business users.
But people are already making plans to “camp out” at AT&T and Apple stores
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Lol!
I want to try the Helio Ocean before getting into the Apple RDF (Reality distortion field)
The Helio looks sooooo tempting. The dual slide thing is pretty remarkable - http://www.helio.com/page?p=devices_ocean
If you do get it, please let me know how good it is.
People take a keypad for granted. Have you ever noticed the the #5 key always has that tell-tale bump that guides you to dial a number even while blind-folded?
–that is so true! especially when you’re trying to get out of an engagement and you’re trying to get someone to call you…
about the iphone, don’t have AT&T so i haven’t really been paying attention