1. Cingular only
2. No GPS
3. 1st-party apps only
I'll address these individually:
#1 - Cingular - Sorry, but Cingular stinks in my area. Verizon is #1. I don't even own a house phone because Verizon is so good (when paired with a quality phone, of course). This is a tough one...Apple wants me to switch to a lesser-quality cellular provider for an amazing phone that doesn't even allow you to write your own software for it. Or run GPS.
#2 - no GPS?? $500 - $600 and no GPS? Google Maps is great...if you know where you are. Many new phones are featuring GPS built-in, why not the iPhone?
#3 - 1st party apps only - this I don't understand. Possibly the coolest gadget of all time, and you can't write your own software for it. Sigh!
I'm hoping that the 2nd or 3rd revision will see these problems solved. There is some relief in the fact that all of the official details haven't been nailed down yet. I would really like to see a GPS solution available; if the tiny Razr phone can have it, why not the iPhone? The programming I've also not heard a lot about, other than it won't be open to 3rd-party developers. This really stinks because I had big plans for tying it into my work and home systems. Just think of all the amazing apps you can write for this phone...now you'll be relegated to building a web interface if you want to access your own apps on the iPhone. The iPhone is the first "smart phone" I've seriously considered, but I'm less than excited because of these three problems.
Also I can understand the Cingular thing with the exclusive contract, especially after reading articles about the Verizon offer, but man...Cingular stinks. Unless there's some major change to their cellular network in the next 5 months or so, I'll be sticking with Verizon.
2. No GPS
3. 1st-party apps only
I'll address these individually:
#1 - Cingular - Sorry, but Cingular stinks in my area. Verizon is #1. I don't even own a house phone because Verizon is so good (when paired with a quality phone, of course). This is a tough one...Apple wants me to switch to a lesser-quality cellular provider for an amazing phone that doesn't even allow you to write your own software for it. Or run GPS.
#2 - no GPS?? $500 - $600 and no GPS? Google Maps is great...if you know where you are. Many new phones are featuring GPS built-in, why not the iPhone?
#3 - 1st party apps only - this I don't understand. Possibly the coolest gadget of all time, and you can't write your own software for it. Sigh!
I'm hoping that the 2nd or 3rd revision will see these problems solved. There is some relief in the fact that all of the official details haven't been nailed down yet. I would really like to see a GPS solution available; if the tiny Razr phone can have it, why not the iPhone? The programming I've also not heard a lot about, other than it won't be open to 3rd-party developers. This really stinks because I had big plans for tying it into my work and home systems. Just think of all the amazing apps you can write for this phone...now you'll be relegated to building a web interface if you want to access your own apps on the iPhone. The iPhone is the first "smart phone" I've seriously considered, but I'm less than excited because of these three problems.
Also I can understand the Cingular thing with the exclusive contract, especially after reading articles about the Verizon offer, but man...Cingular stinks. Unless there's some major change to their cellular network in the next 5 months or so, I'll be sticking with Verizon.