Its no secret. I purchased an iPhone 3G on iPhone 3G day in July of 2008. I’ve chronicled many of the issues I bumped into in a number of different posts, including my series on the iPhone 3G as a Business Tool.  You can catch the three part series, here:

• iPhone 3G as a Business Tool – Part 1: iPhone OS
• iPhone 3G as a Business Tool – Part 2: Calendar, iCal and Exchange
• iPhone 3G as a Business Tool - Part 3: Conclusion & Recommendation

Despite Apple’s hard work to resolve all of the device’s issues, the three software updates they’ve released since the device’s initial release almost four (4) months ago, I have continued to have device issues on a daily basis. I continued to have applications crash, both core Apple apps like Mail, iCal and Safari, as well as 3rd party apps…ANY third party app…, and calls drop every day. The BNSF rail line that I commute on for 4 hours every day, has some of the worst coverage on the AT&T network in Chicago-land…but only on my iPhone 3G. EVERY other GSM phone I have that carries an AT&T SIM doesn’t have the coverage problems that my iPhone 3G does.  I’m actively carrying 3 cell phones right now: the iPhone 3G, the AT&T Tilt, and the Glofiish V900.

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Over the last few weeks, I’ve been looking at the iPhone 3G as a business tool. It’s been an interesting time. I’ve gotten quite a large number of comments on the iPhone OS and its advantages and challenges in the Enterprise and in a business environment. Last week’s comments on Calendaring, also in the Enterprise and in a business environment, created quite the off line discussion among the Gear Diary Team. Some of those comments have required me to go back and readdress some issues in this week’s commentary. You can see both articles here:

iPhone 3G as a Business Tool – Part 1: iPhone OS
iPhone 3G as a Business Tool – Part 2: Calendar, iCal and Exchange

If you remember, I said that I was going to tackle the following areas:

• Operating System
• Calendar
• Mail
• Tasks

 

 

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As I mentioned last time, I’ve had my iPhone 3G since iPhone 3G day, 11-Jul-08, almost two months. Before then, I put my hands on the iPhone at an AT&T store, but never truly spent any time with it. The iPhone 3G was released with a number of different Enterprise ready intentions, including 3G and Exchange support, among others. Is it ready for power users and road warriors alike?

Last time I talked about what I thought were OS related issues.  Some people commented back and didn’t exactly see things as I did; and that’s cool. Its one of the things that makes Gear Diary a really cool place to write and visit - all of the differing opinions and ideas. Keep those comments coming!

If you remember, I said that I was going to tackle the following areas:

• Operating System
• Calendar
• Mail
• Tasks

 

Today, I’m going to dive in and tackle some of the issues that I see with calendaring and iCal on the iPhone, as it relates to Exchange and Lotus Notes.  I know, I know… NOTES?!?  Please…

Is it just me, or is this screen a little cramped?

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I’ve had my iPhone 3G since iPhone 3G day, 11-Jul-08, almost two months. Before then, I put my hands on the iPhone at an AT&T store, but never truly spent any time with it. The iPhone 3G was released with a number of different Enterprise ready intentions, including 3G and Exchange support, among others. Is it ready for power users and road warriors alike?

In this multi-part series, I’m going to cover a few different areas of the device and go into details where I see the iPhone needing some growth. Specifically, I’m going to cover points on

• Operating System
• Calendar
• Mail
• Tasks
• 

 

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