Comments on: Why I Sold My iPhone 3G

By: chrisspera

chrisspera — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:37:46 +0000

@mollywood I sold my iPhone 3G in late Oct. 08 – http://tinyurl.com/5kdqhc dropped 1 too many calls…

By: Christopher Spera

Christopher Spera — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:35:45 +0000

@brettq – I am looking forward to trying the Epix. I’ve played with it a little, and I did like the 1 handed operation a lot.

@pradley – I may come back to the iPhone IF they work out the problems with the radio and IF they fix the OS and application crashes. There are also a number of Exchange issues that need to get resolved for me. Until that happens, I am going to be sticking to a WM device.

@khouryrt – I appreicate the suggestion; but I am not interested in S60 based devices. I know the E71 is supposed to be really nice; but its just not for me.

By: khouryrt

khouryrt — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:37:55 +0000

that was Epix, woops

By: khouryrt

khouryrt — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:37:12 +0000

I think you should take a look at the E71, Christopher. I’ve had it for 2 months now and i LOVE it. Even though i’m an S60 fan at heart, the E71 is just much much much more than a regular S60 or Nokia handset. I wonder if you’ve held one in your hands or not yet, but the Epiz is MAMMOTH next to the E71!

By: pradley

pradley — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:46:17 +0000

I will miss your comments on the iphone, and I hope you eventually come back to it. I have a small law firm and I don’t need some of the features you find lacking in the iphone (such as the inability to send out appointment notices), but it is evidence of its inadequacy for business that I too find it lacking. The absence of a todo list is to me incomprehensible (I bought “Things” which is very good but is not integrated with the calendar), as is the inability to search the calendar. Moreover, the lack of an editing function deprives the user of something essential to a smartphone that can be used for reading text. Apple’s stubbornness notwithstanding, an onscreen keyboard that has no feedback is not easy to use (and, like you, I am a touch typist). Voice dialing is also a no-brainer, so why is it missing? The answer, I think, is simple: this device is a consumer device, and is likely to remain so. So I don’t see this even in the future as a good business device.

By: brettq

brettq — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:46:09 +0000

Chris, I am using the Epix as my main device now and love it. I still have my iPhone 3G active on a second line, but I cannot use it as my main phone. I use it for media and news feeds (ByLine since Safari crashes every other minute). If I could find a nice WinMo RSS reader that integrates into GReader, I will probably sell my iPhone in favor of the Fuze.

Good luck with the Epix. Once you get used to the pointer, it is an amazing device. Everything about it is made around single hand use, which is how I believe all phones should be.

By: Christopher Spera

Christopher Spera — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:37:53 +0000

I appreciate everyone’s comments. Trevor, I’ve been comparing reception between the iPhone 3G and my Tilt and the Glofiish V900 for a while now. Both WM devices have a signal when the iPhone does not, and have a data signal when the iPhone does not. They also have a better signal than the iPhone when all 3 devices have a signal.

That clearly points to the device, IMHO; and I am having a hard time justifying its rentention as a result. Don’t get me wrong. I really like it and there are parts of it I’m already missing; but in the end, it all gets down to how I use my phone, and the iPhone 3G and I aren’t ready for each other.

By: Christopher Gavula

Christopher Gavula — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:22:09 +0000

I’m sorry to hear you finally had to give up on the iPhone, but I understand your frustration.

For the record, your experience, while not unique, is definitely not universal. I have not had any difficulties with my 3G iPhone running on the newly-implemented 3G network here in the Mobile-Pensacola area. It’s very stable – apps and all. No dropped calls (except those to/from you).

My iPhone experience is similar to Wayne’s in that my iPhone has been MUCH more stable than my WinMo devices. I only occasionally get app crashes, and I have NEVER had to reset the device. I can’t say the same is true for my WinMo devices. I agree that Blackberry is more stable, but for me, less functional as well. I am running with 4 pages of apps. The device isn’t flawless, but my experience has been a much more positive one than yours.

I was extremely disappointed in the Tilt, myself, and the Epix really doesn’t offer the features I want right now. Maybe someday MS will fix the memory management problems of WinMo and I’ll try it again, but for now I’m avoiding them. Good luck with your next WinMo device.

By: chrisspera

chrisspera — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:41:10 +0000

Why I sold my iPhone 3G – http://ping.fm/12RRL – The party's over.

By: Torturous Trevor the Technoholic

Torturous Trevor the Technoholic — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:16:51 +0000

Chris, being a Chicago northern suburb person myself, I can understand how the train rides on the Metra can drive one nuts with cell coverage, there are times when even the Blackberry suffers. Good Luck. Tt

By: questionfear

questionfear — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:08:36 +0000

I traded up from an iPhone to an Epix a few weeks ago. So far I am very pleased. Hope you have the same experience!

By: Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:53:29 +0000

I have very similar signal quality issues when I ride the Metro North train into New York City. For some odd reason the signal for AT&T isn’t very built up around the rail line.

Around my house the iPhone is pretty stable. I do experience ongoing Safari browser crashes and those seem to get worse with the addition of different applications to the phone – but nothing that I can point to specifically.

Overall my experience on the iPhone is far better than on WM but definitely worse (stability wise) than Blackberry (which tends to be an OS tank).