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iPhone 2.0: The Song Remains the Same

The Grouse offers his two cents on why you should be prepared for a letdown with the next iPhone release

Posted 5.8.08 at 3:45 pm 2 Comments

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This is a gimme, as it’s a done deal that JP2 will have it, but I just want to complain once more that at least in my area, Web access and email are dead slow unless I’m using Wi-Fi. And that kills the already feeble battery. It’s worth noting however that it’ll still be slower than Sprint or Verizon’s services, and outdated in the next couple years . . .
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Unlike 99 percent of all phones out there, the iPhone just won’t get in line and play nicely. The reason? It forces most people to either pony up for an insanely high-priced $86 battery-replacement fee/penalty, or upgrade to JP2, JP3 and so-on. There’s no way in hell this will change for JP2.
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johncarync

05/09/08 at 11:51 am

The only time I have accessed the battery on my pre-iPhone cell phones was either when I dropped it and the battery cover came off or when I had to remove it to find the reset button. I don't need a replaceable battery. I'd rather have a cover that didn't come off when I dropped my phone.

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mazzonim

06/13/08 at 8:43 am

Regarding the lack of a video recoreder on the iphone, that statement isn't completely true. If you make the decision to unlock the iphone and put the intsaller software on, you can in fact put video recording software on the iphone. I understand it's not a standard feature, which would be great, but if you take the time to unlock the iphone you really can increase the usefullness of the phone. Although it would be nice if apple would just put what is needed on the iphone instead of coming back a year later and giving us ANOTHER iphone. Obviousley this isn't the case, so go for the installer software, it works, and works well.