Apple iPhone fever begins to grow

[praka123]

Apple's iPhone goes on sale in the UK and Germany on Friday with thousands expected to snap up the device.

Eager customers have begun queuing outside the Apple Store in Regent Street, London, despite the poor weather conditions.
But there are concerns that consumers are only able to use the phone with one mobile network.
In the UK the phone will only work on O2's network, while in Germany T-Mobile will support the device.
The phones can be unlocked for use on other networks but this voids the warranty and could break the device if software updates from Apple are loaded.
As many as 250,000 users in the US have unlocked the device using free and paid-for software to make the phone work on different networks, and to load third-party software not supported by Apple.

In London, friends Graham Gilbert and Nik Fletcher were the first to queue for the phone.
Manchester Metropolitan University student Graham Gilbert, 22, said: "It is amazing. I just like the fact that it brings everything I carry with me into one device. I don't have to think 'have I remembered my iPod?'"
Mr Fletcher, from Petersfield in Hampshire, is blogging his experience on Apple fansight the Unofficial Apple Weblog. He said: "People talk about the cult of Mac. They have a cult and there is a very loyal following."
Lacks technology
Critics have pointed out that the device, while boasting an innovative user interface which makes it simple to use, lacks technology found in rival phones.
The iPhone only works on slower 2G networks, limiting its usefulness as a mobile web browser, but it does also connect to wi-fi hotspots.

In the UK, iPhone owners can connect to the net for free at thousands of The Cloud's hotspots.

Greg Joswiak, head of marketing for the iPhone, denied that the phone had sacrificed function over form by choosing 2G.

"We wanted to make sure that we had a very small device and good battery life. You can't do that today with 3G.
Talk time
"It's just too power hungry, which is why most 3G phones have nowhere near eight hours of talktime."
One of the iPhone's big rivals, the Nokia N95, has four hours of talk time on a 2G network, while Apple's device has up to eight hours, according to technical specifications provided by both firms.

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[cooldudie3]

wow! Soon it's gonna be in Asia! But i dont really care. It really sucks u can't even capture video in it!

[goobimama]

^ all in the updates my friend.

March. I used to hate march cause of the exams. Now I'm waiting and waiting and waiting...*drools*...

[krazzy]

"It is amazing. I just like the fact that it brings everything I carry with me into one device. I don't have to think 'have I remembered my iPod?'"

There were phones before which offered the convenience of a phone, a messaging device, an internet browser, PIM and a multimedia player, all in one before the iPhone. Some people need to come out from under their rocks once in a while.

They have a cult and there is a very loyal following."

You can say that again .

[Gigacore]

iPhone fever never begins for me, coz i'm already sick of it

Anyway this is nice for Apple lovers

[kumarmohit]

Sigh!

[aryayush]

You can say that again .

[naveen_reloaded]

fever ???
LOL

[kumarmohit]

Nope no fever, Why do Indians have to wait for the latest techtoys!

[narangz]

^^its not worth waiting. i have used it & i didn't like it... bored in 10 mins of usage. i am not commenting without using it. until it open to developers it sucks

[Gigacore]

^ cool review.

[aryayush]

Originally Posted by narangz

^^its not worth waiting. i have used it & i didn't like it... bored in 10 mins of usage. i am not commenting without using it. until it open to developers it sucks

It doesn't and by the time it comes to India, it will have opened to developers (it already has, actually).

[ax3]

i already have a thermometer in my MOUTH ......

[DigitalDude]

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/?p=750

[ssdivisiongermany1933]

iam a lover of O2 XDA .. its best

[narangz]

Originally Posted by aryayush

It doesn't and by the time it comes to India, it will have opened to developers (it already has, actually).

Tell me , Arya, have you ever used iPhone in its current avatar? Tell the truth.
Tujhe teri Mac Book ki kasam

[Charan]

Originally Posted by narangz

Tujhe teri Mac Book ki kasam

[goobimama]

1. It is Macbook and not Mac Book
2. It is a Macbook Pro that he has.
3. No he hasn't!

[narangz]

Originally Posted by goobimama

1. It is Macbook and not Mac Book
2. It is a Macbook Pro that he has.
3. No he hasn't!

1. I don't care
2. Doesn't matter
3. I knew it

[aryayush]

It does not matter. I have watched every single video Apple has ever released for the iPhone, watched more YouTube videos about the iPhone than all the other YouTube videos I've watched put together, read almost every single news story and important blog post about the iPhone and read all the reviews for it. To top it off, I've used an iPod touch. I am pretty sure I know all there is to know about the iPhone.

And since I do, I am going to wait for the second generation of the device unless Apple does some major software upgrading to it...

[aditya.shevade]

Poor old (???) Arya... an apple news and the entire forum (almost) starts a fight against him...

For what I know, a friend of mine (lives in US) dropped her old phone in water to get an iPhone.... (well, it was an accident you know....)