11 iPhone Gotchas

[RubberBand Man]

After reading this article I am having my doubts about getting one.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,133439/article.html#

[renkin]

same thing i was thinking...never knew the full extent of the drawbacks until now. but i prob get one still and end up selling it if i dont like it for myself.

[JUGGERNAUT]

even the audio is limited to 160kbps...LAME...and the whole smugging thing might be hard to get around...I guess we could always walk around with a bit of cotton

[rickydaboss]

cyaa blieve apple come wit dis bout di battery is nclosed so if ur battery died u ave 2 sen it bck 2 da manufacturer wen u cud jus ave bought a new battery-ahh bwoi-dem tink is iPod dem dealin wit...they dnt learn-lol

[psilos]

Here are the real gotchas

Finally Confirmed: What the iPhone Doesn't Have
• Songs as Ringtones
• Games
• Any flash support
• Instant Messaging
• Picture messages (MMS)
• Video recording
• Voice recognition or voice dialing
• Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Streaming (A2DP)
• One-size-fits-all headset jack (May have to buy an adapter for certain headphones)

Stuff we already knew it didn't have
• 3G (EV-DO/HSDPA)
• GPS
• A real keyboard
• Removable battery
• Expandable Storage
• Direct iTunes Music Store Access (Over Wi-Fi or EDGE)

[RubberBand Man]

it sound like it name s**tphone. as the old saying if its too good to be true it usually is. might as well buy the chinese version.

[VRTECJA]

And everyone hate microsoft for 5 bills my pocket pc can do so much more plus it wont get me killed, well not as easy as the iphone.

[Virus]

Most of those can be fixed with the update of the firmware...
As for games... would be sorta limited, but w/e

Pretty sure flash will be included, doesnt youtube use flash? Youtube confirmed!!
The battery has always been a sore point but... bleh im still buying

[hv_thugg]

umm that price is pretty cheap for a smart phone i really dont like ipods so i dont think ill love the iphone but for the hype i have to get one. well as we notice its coming from atat i wonder what the draw back gona be when it reach ja? mabe cable and wirless only or digicel only most likely is cable&wirless, like the n95 dem.

[psilos]

Pretty sure flash will be included, doesnt youtube use flash? Youtube confirmed!!

Just check the net boss no flash or Java support has been confirmed.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/appl...internet-tubes