Comments on: I Wanna an iPhone

By: SMan

SMan — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:07:58 +0000

The headline for the iPhone launch should read “Introducing the Apple iPhone or Why Canadian Carriers suck”. This device is revolutionary but the lame Canadian wireless monopoly insists on charging a user tax by not offering any kind of unlimited data plans. Why do we, as Canadian customers allow ourselves to be taken advantage of by them? What happen to competition? Without an unlimited data plan, many of the iPhone features could cost users a small fortune.

By: gzino

gzino — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:02:47 +0000

I’m sure design and usability will be terrific coming from Apple. And some of the features are nice. But it is still just another phone in the walled garden. In that sense, Apple missed the chance to reinvent the telecom industry. More details predicted here:
http://blog.nextblitz.com/blog/2007/01/iphone_steve_jo.html
and described very well here:
http://blog.tomevslin.com/2007/01/apple_fails_to_.html

By: David Jenkins

David Jenkins — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:26:15 +0000

one thing that seems to be missing from the iphone is gps but I guess you can bluetooth to a gps receiver to get that.

By: Mapping The Web » E.T., iPhone Home…

Mapping The Web » E.T., iPhone Home… — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:23:37 +0000

[...] NOTE: To further support my theory of an over-exaggerated reaction by the blogosphere, read more about the iPhone launch here, here, here, here, here, here, here… plus, there’s many, many more that I didn’t even care to mention. I’m not even joking. [...]

By: Dan Ditomaso

Dan Ditomaso — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:33:28 +0000

I wanted to mention this article to you also Mark, the story linked below states that the iPhone will not have the ability to add third party programs, unlike the Pearl or other BlackBerry’s. I have been a longtime BlackBerry user, recently obtained a Pearl and enjoy every moment of using it. I am impressed with Apple’s offering, and hope they do well in the consumer market. But I seriously doubt this will make any significant impact in the enterprise market. Please review the link below:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-iphone-is-not-a-smartphone/

By: Oliver Dueck

Oliver Dueck — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:50:04 +0000

I would hope that Apple has enough clout so that the iPhone does not have its wifi disabled. Apple won’t want any providers crippling its feature set.

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:29:52 +0000

I’m not sure when the iPhone will appear in Canada but I suspect it will take a few months before Rogers becomes the first carrier to launch it here. Don’t be too surprised if the Wi-Fi features are locked in Canada given how Nokia’s E series phones did not come equiped with Wi-Fi even though it was a standard feature in Europe. The last thing Canadian wireless want to do is allow their consumers to somehow not eat up their precious minutes.

By: fsg

fsg — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:48:46 +0000

I wonder if wi-fi will still be a feature of the iPhone if and when it makes it to Rogers…..

By: JP Richards

JP Richards — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:04:54 +0000

Great post!

Any idea when the iPhone will be available in Canada?

By: PodTech.net: Blog » Blog Archive » Tradmarks be damned, Apple launches the iPhone

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 22:17:42 +0000

[...] Update:Â Lot’s of coverage of the iPhone. Julie Ask, Mark Evans (he wants one and rightly states this could be the Blackberry killer), PodTech’s Jason Lopez, WebProNews.Â On the other side of the story is the Linksys iPhone from Cisco.Â Man I’d love to be a trademark attorney right now. [...]