The value proposition of iPhone without phone calls
The other day, I got sucked into a deep iPhone discussion. (It happens. Don't cast stones.) As you may know, I'm not big on the iPhone-as-phone. "What's the point," a friend asked, "of having an iPhone and not making calls on it?"
Back and forth discussion happened. Here's the conclusion: the iPhone transforms people like me from insufferable know-it-alls to insufferable know-it-alls with the entire Internet in our pants. (Or fashionable handbag.) (Or manziere.) (BRO!) Google and Wikipedia don't equate to wisdom and understanding, but they provide inexhaustible streams of on-the-spot factoids. End those "Who's right?" arguments fast.
So if you haven't jumped on the iPhone bandwagon yet, consider this. Put the Internet into your own pants. With EDGE, the Internet is anywhere you've got pockets. Until WiFi becomes ubiquitous, always-on connectivity is better than only being "sometimes-on." Especially when it's your pants (or purse) that are chock full of Internet-goodness.
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The other day, I got sucked into a deep iPhone discussion. (It happens. Don't cast stones.) As you may know, I'm not big on the...
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personally i think this is a great idea. as someone who is already "tethered" to another phone company (for the next year and a half) i would love to get the internet in my pants, and if this came to fruition i would sign up immediately.
February 28 2008 at 11:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI travel a lot, so my most frequent use of my iPhone is in looking up flight itineraries, destinations, maps, directions and public transportation schedules. It has been a godsend for this.
February 27 2008 at 2:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhy didn't you have the internet in your pocket before the iPhone?
February 27 2008 at 1:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyLet's change 'always on' to 'nearly always on'. One of my favorite local watering holes seems to be constructed such that it cuts my signal down to 1 or 2 bars--on a good day, near a window--and makes 'server cannot be found' errors the rule rather than the exception.
February 27 2008 at 9:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDo you know what really grinds my gears?
When the elitist, pretentious, recently-converted act like their precious device was the first and only device that can do this or do that.
The sad fact of the matter is, no matter how you slice it, no matter how many times you defend it, the value of convergence is lost when all you have in your pocket is: a very-low capacity video iPod, a below-mediocre cellular phone, poor mobile productivity, memory full of useless apps, and above all else - very slow, time-out-ridden internet in your pocket.
Wow. That was a seriously lame excuse for having an iPhone. You do know that there are MANY smartphones out there that cost a lot LESS money, don't you? My Centro was $99, SERO plan $30. Your iPhone was ~$400 and I don't know how much you spend on your data. Oh, and EDGE? HAHAHA!
February 26 2008 at 10:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI forget that the Iphone makes calls sometimes. For me, it is a portable Internet communicator that plays movies and music.
February 26 2008 at 9:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe iPhone + Wikipedia is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Douglas Adams was a prophet!
Ummm, Erica, you should be warned that "pants" generally refers to underwear in the UK.
Whilst some might find it particularly useful to have the internets in their y-fronts, I personally would find that rather uncomfortable!
(Also, "fanny" is not your bum...)
As an iPhone owner I must disagree : EDGE can be painfully slow.
Now... come out with a 3G iPhone and this might make more sense.
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