5 - Any retard knows that more megapickles aren't better. Stuff more megapickles on a small sensor and you get more noise and worse IQ. A 1920x1080p image is less than 2 megapickles.
I agree here - although I've never seen 2 megapickles before - how many barrels doe that take? .
4. What the **** is a swype?
as mentioned before a neat different way of keying in data on a touch screen phone. you can see a video of it here:
NEW Trend Alert: Swype Texting I'm sure there were licensing issues assuming Apple was even interested in it to include on the iPhone.
3. What other phone even offers something like face time?
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A better argument might be that the technology has to start somewhere - and with ATTs rather SCREWED new data packages that any NEW subscriber (or one changing their existing data plan is now restricted to) video calling would not be cost effective as you'd use up your data plan limits probably pretty quick if you were consistently making video calls.
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having video phone working over a data connection thru 3G would have been a much stronger selling point then over wifi - with wifi only you have to really plan your video call rather then being able to use your data package where you could make a video call any time without pre-arranging to make sure both parties are in a wifi area that offers high enough data throuput end to end to maintain a video call - besides I was remarking that it was a better argument vs what the article put forth with regard to the way facetime worked.
But - this is an opinion - I think Facetime is a great concept. I think the limitation of wifi only is a bummer. I think that if they did make it work over 3G that it would not be cost effective in the long run for heavy video callers (new subscribers/data plan changers) due to ATTs new restrictive data plans.
2. I preordered shortly before at&t stopped taking them. I'm receiving mine today. I know several other friends at stores today where there's no line or anything like that.
Realize here - AT&T had to stop taking pre-orders - it really shouldn't have had to stop taking pre-orders up until the day it was released unless there was a shortage somewhere along the supply chain. I'm not saying it's a big deal for you, but it may be for others who can't get a phone or who were not able to pre-order when they really should have been able to.
1. I DGAF! AT&T has never treated me wrong and I'm 95% covered in my area. Who cares if Verizon offers service with an iPhone.
Good for you - you're of a particular group that is not the only group on the planet - MANY people might consider that they:
a) HATE ATT - although you've had good service, many people haven't. If ATT had great service, there's a reason why Verizon still has more subscribers then ATT - even with the awesomeness of the iPhone - granted some of it has to do with my list below, but some is also just because they hate ATTs service. A quick search on the internet pulls tons of horror stories.
b) Don't want to switch, especially now because of the lame data packages that ATT is shoving down peoples throats
c) Live in an area or state that has crappy ATT coverage - or doesn't offer 3G where Verizon does
d) Don't want to switch because the rest of their family is on Verizon.
You may not care, but others do.
Yep, that article is nit picking at points that only a few people will have and I guarantee that it will be 1 in 1000 that have an issue with all 5 at the same time...except on this forum...
In all honesty - when is any article that is giving reasons to not buy something nit picking on at least one topic. They could have offered other (better IMHO) reasons (like true full multitasking for third party apps rather then the neutered multitasking they made available) - but these 5 reasons were the ones they wanted to go with.
The only one I agree with is #1, I can see #2 but as it doesn't affect me - doesn't bother me in the big picture.