Comments on: iPhone: Six Months After The Fact http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/iphone-six-months-after-the-fact/ For Mac Geeks by Mac Geeks Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:28:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Lardi http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/iphone-six-months-after-the-fact/comment-page-1/#comment-70137 Andrew Lardi Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:19:13 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/iphone-six-months-after-the-fact/#comment-70137 Maybe so, but I doubt that being the absolute reason. Apple features web based IM clients on their site. In addition to that ATT has been offering unlimited data on phones for twenty dollars a month for a while; data is the method they use to charge you for instant messaging on your phone. So users have always had the ability to instant message on their phone - the only reason ATT wouldn't like it would be because the interface on the iPhone makes instant messaging (even to cell phonos) remarkably easier. With the SDK being released soon a native messaging client is on the way no doubt. I've not owned a phone long enough to want to replace a battery, but with a USD 400 phone I would imagine there's a good amount of people who will want to keep it long enough to replace it. However I'm with you in that I'm more likely to upgrade to the iPhone 2 than buy a new battery. :D Maybe so, but I doubt that being the absolute reason. Apple features web based IM clients on their site. In addition to that ATT has been offering unlimited data on phones for twenty dollars a month for a while; data is the method they use to charge you for instant messaging on your phone. So users have always had the ability to instant message on their phone – the only reason ATT wouldn’t like it would be because the interface on the iPhone makes instant messaging (even to cell phonos) remarkably easier. With the SDK being released soon a native messaging client is on the way no doubt.

I’ve not owned a phone long enough to want to replace a battery, but with a USD 400 phone I would imagine there’s a good amount of people who will want to keep it long enough to replace it. However I’m with you in that I’m more likely to upgrade to the iPhone 2 than buy a new battery. :D

]]> By: Graham http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/iphone-six-months-after-the-fact/comment-page-1/#comment-70136 Graham Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:03:26 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/iphone-six-months-after-the-fact/#comment-70136 Why isn't there iChat on the iPhone? Look at that little SMS button. Your mobile operator would get pretty stroppy if you had a way of sending what are basically text messages for free with your unlimited data plan. As to changing the battery: I've heard this time and time again, but I've had mobile phones since I was 15 (now 22) and I've never replaced the battery in any of them. When the battery starts to die, it's usually time for another phone. Admittedly, they've all been free (or cheap pay as you go phones before I was 18) so it might be a different story now I've had to pay £269 for a phone, but I don't honestly see me keeping the phone much beyond the 18 month contract. Hell, I'll probably be buying an iPhone2 ;) Why isn’t there iChat on the iPhone? Look at that little SMS button. Your mobile operator would get pretty stroppy if you had a way of sending what are basically text messages for free with your unlimited data plan.

As to changing the battery: I’ve heard this time and time again, but I’ve had mobile phones since I was 15 (now 22) and I’ve never replaced the battery in any of them. When the battery starts to die, it’s usually time for another phone. Admittedly, they’ve all been free (or cheap pay as you go phones before I was 18) so it might be a different story now I’ve had to pay £269 for a phone, but I don’t honestly see me keeping the phone much beyond the 18 month contract.

Hell, I’ll probably be buying an iPhone2 ;)

]]> By: Andrew Lardi http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/iphone-six-months-after-the-fact/comment-page-1/#comment-69669 Andrew Lardi Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:25:03 +0000 http://www.maccast.com/2008/02/06/iphone-six-months-after-the-fact/#comment-69669 Hey. I'd like to add that I recently had some issues with my iPhone, syncing, timing out and that. I'm writing this whilst I'm at an Apple Store and they replaced it in a matter of minutes. Further renewing my confidence in Apple's support. Hey. I’d like to add that I recently had some issues with my iPhone, syncing, timing out and that. I’m writing this whilst I’m at an Apple Store and they replaced it in a matter of minutes. Further renewing my confidence in Apple’s support.

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