MAC iPhone v Sony Ericsson P1i
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Well, I'm half way to buying an iPhone. I just spent a Christmas book voucher on a handbook for it, to see if it does all the things I want it to do, the way I want to do them...especially the emails, surfing and con-calls when I'm sunning myself on some Greek beach (no rest for the wicked)
I figured that possibly wasting a little money on a book was better than wasting time and a lot more money on something that didn't fit the bill.
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@alan fraser said:
Well, I'm half way to buying an iPhone. I just spent a Christmas book voucher on a handbook for it, to see if it does all the things I want it to do, the way I want to do them...especially the emails, surfing and con-calls when I'm sunning myself on some Greek beach (no rest for the wicked)
I figured that possibly wasting a little money on a book was better than wasting time and a lot more money on something that didn't fit the bill.
Alan, you can pop into your local o2 shop and actually test drive a fully working iPhone to your hearts content! This was the case with me when I was in Brighton over the Christmas period visiting my girls.
BTW, the Pogo might be a wise secondary investment also for iPhone stylus input, not bad value at about $20.
Mike
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True , Mike. I'm actually also giving the Nokia N95 some serious consideration. I'm not too impressed with some of the many things that the iPhone can't do...typical quirky Apple going with Edge instead of 3G, no GPS, no Bluetooth (except to mono headphones or some carphone systems, no voice memos, no video capture, no pic and video messaging....and then some, including the infamous and highly expensive back-to-base battery change.
http://shop.o2.co.uk/phone/Nokia/N95_8GB
I don't do an enormous amount of phoning and texting (not compared to kids anyway) so I'm considering dropping to a lower tariff and having unlimited surfing instead. I'm also with O2
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There is a lot in what you say Alan. All I need while on holiday is the ability to check my emails. I use the Nokia 6300, one of the neatest mobile on the market IMO. I have discovered a very good and fast gmail program for the Nokia that is just perfect. It has to be downloaded from gmail.
I think the iPhone was a rush job at the end of the day. Apple were doing quite a few things, Leopard etc at the time and I feel they all suffered a little. However I think the iPhone is a great mobile phone platform to build on!
Of course my main reason for getting one is that it work work nicely with the MacBookPro
Mike
PS: I notice that there is a huge band of dedicated iPhone Hackers coming up with all kinds of interesting stuff. I think I saw one that gets over the problem of making movies on the iPhone. At least these guys keep things interesting in a 'gadgety' sort of way
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I finally got the iPhone. It is unlocked to work here in Ireland.
Jeeeeees! should I be saying this at all! Anyway I'll update and
take my chancesIts a USA imported job and came in a neat little black box, all
well packaged as per usual with Apple products. There was no
manual or instructions on how to put the chip in but the Net came
to my assistance and all I needed was a heavy needle to release
the chip holder.I installed my phone chip and fired up. I managed to get the phone
part working and I set up all the times etc. However I have not been
able yet to connect to the Net. It's probably my ignorance of the
proper settings! The guy that I bought from will (I hope) come to
my rescue ..... he'd better as I KNOW WHERE HE LIVES!All in all it is a beautiful piece of kit and feels good in the hand.
I was worried about the typing but this has been mastered after only
30 minutes. While the camera features are not fantastic the large
viewing screen makes it nice to work with. I only take the occasional
'snap' (haven't used that word for a while, Alan wil know it with
the phone anyway. Also it will be fun checking out the various hacks
that the iPhone Wizards are working on especially the Video function.One last point. I imagine the iPhone WILL hold its resale value so
when iPhone V2 comes out with more bells and whistles the old one will
still be worth a reasonable amount of money. This softens the blow
when upgrading, particulary with Apple stuff.So Alan, I'd say blast ahead. You will get a kick out of using it
Mike
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Mike,
If you've any questions about using the iPhone let me know as I've had mine for a while know and have managed to find answers for all the questions you;ll probably have. -
Cheers Paul, I'll PM you straight away
Mike
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I got a Blackberry Curve 8310 instead.
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Good choice Alan. The iPhone won't come into its own until the end of the year with the launch of a 3G version and better camera I hope.
Mike
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The Xperia X1 looks rather nice too.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/18418/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1/ -
Yes it does look nice. Good camera also and that touch screen!
I see is will be available later on in the year. On the SE site
its only in black. Mmmmm its only a little bit bigger than the
Nokia 6300 which I will NOT part with and its the ideal size for
the pocket.
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