Comments on: iPhone, therefore I am – Stephen reviews Apple’s iPhone 3GS

By: alex2213

alex2213 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:33:09 +0000

Man! what a review… you can really comment on this topic ahaha. What could you share about Android phones?

By: Sub-Level28

Sub-Level28 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:43:11 +0000

Thank you Sir for this thoroughly enjoyable and great review!

I’ve been on the fence about getting this for quite a while (as they are a bit expensive) but this detailed and thoughtful write up about it has convinced me to start saving up for one.

From your words it seems to be the ideal phone/gadget for me, a nerd. Yes I’m proud to be a nerd. I’ve had the chance to tinker with one thanks to my friend having one and I’m delighted with it.

By: Slightly Squished

Slightly Squished — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:43:41 +0000

Wonderful – had a great time working out what a “bray of contempt” would sound like. In the end we settled on a short sarcastic whinnying laugh ending in a disgusted snort. Perhaps not the most literally accurate, but the best sounding.

By: shotbyshooter

shotbyshooter — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:57:38 +0000

A photo of the nation’s favourite kitten

http://shotbyshooter.blogspot.com/2009/06/stephen-fry.html

By: iTheatre

iTheatre — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:03:05 +0000

I am in the process of developing an iPhone application yet I still do not own one of these little beauties. It’s about time I visit my O2 store!

By: holdenittogether

holdenittogether — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:02:18 +0000

Fabulous review!

This side of the pond has been experiencing multitudes of issues. I have held out for an iphone so far…

Lovely to find your blog!

Cheers,

http://holdenittogether.blogspot.com

By: grungedandy

grungedandy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:20:28 +0000

I really love my iphone I jumped in last year and got the 3G, I hadnâ€™t upgraded my phone for over 5 years at the time, I just couldnâ€™t see the point until the iphone came down in price & I got to play with one, then I was hooked!
My only complaint is the network (O2) I can rarely get through to my partner who also has an iphone; we both just keep getting the voice mail, sometimes even before it rings!
If we want to ring each other we have to try between 2 – 6 times especially during the weekends & evenings! Iâ€™m wondering if anyone else has noticed this. Is the network over subscribed?
Anyway great review, I have upgraded my operating system on 3G & it really runs smoother plus there are some nice features. But I wonâ€™t be upgrading to the 3GS as although it has some nice new features itâ€™s not enough to justify buying my self out of my contract!

Seeya Hugya *G*

By: tbrayshaw

tbrayshaw — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:16:57 +0000

Minor nitpick: “DDR: Double Date Rate RAM” sounds slightly indecent. It should be “Double *Data* Rate”.

By: iMark

iMark — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:22:41 +0000

I’ve been developing a twitter widget for the n97 recently, and I have to echo Stephen’s views. The hardware of the device is nice, but series 60 needs to die a quick death. It’s embarrassingly awkward to use in comparison with the iPhone.

In the 2.5 years since the iPhone was announced Palm have created the Pre and webOs. I’ll be very surprised if Nokia’s R&D department doesn’t have something broadly comparable cooking – but it needs to reach the market sooner rather than later.

By: offcs

offcs — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:18:23 +0000

I am a recent iPhone 3G owner, and a six month long owner of a Nokia 5800 S60v5 phone (the same OS as the N97). I adore the ease of use of the iphone, they ease with which i can subscribe to my my server calendars, the app store and many other features, but, and this is a personal but, the Nokia 5800 wins for me.
There are two reasons, and they are Real Player and Flash.
I’m a big Tottehnam Hotspur fan, and here in the UK the football is transmitted on AM wirelessly. All mobile phones with radios built in, including the 5800, only work on FM. The solution for me is to get the live stream from the BBC web site and play it through Real Player. Not possible with the iPhone.
I am also a news junkie, and watch the BBC’s News channel a lot. There is a live stream for my mobile that the BBC provides that, guess what?, needs Flash to play. Again not possible with the iPhone.
I can do both of the above through a wireless network or 3G (the radio even works with Edge).
So Apple, if you want to make an iPhone fan of me (I own 5 Macs), then you need to get Real Player and Flash onto the iPhone, and stop pandering to the networks about what amount and type of data I can shift through their networks.