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Rant: I think I now hate my iPhone 3G
When I first reviewed the iPhone 3G I couldn’t say enough good things about it. I even recommended that existing owners of the iPhone upgrade to it. After a little over a month of ownership, though, I’m contemplating getting rid of mine. My reasons are below. Browser crash First off, it’s still plagued with a browser crashing issue that has been known since the first iPhone shipped. At random ...
Wired.com's iPhone 3G Survey Reveals Network Weaknesses
Wired.com's iPhone 3G Survey Reveals Network Weaknesses
blog.wired.com — Wired.com's survey of iPhone 3G users' suggests that widespread data speed problems have more to do with... carriers' networks than with Apple's handsets. Recently Wired.com asked iPhone 3G users all around the world to participate in a study, ... (more) Wired.com's iPhone 3G Survey Reveals Network Weaknesses
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att.com — AT&T Expands International Data Offerings for iPhone More Data in More Countries for iPhone Users Traveling Abroad... Dallas, Texas, August 26, 2008 AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced expanded international data offerings to help keep iPhone customers ... (more) News Room
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It’s Not Me; It’s You (iPhone Edition)
Gear Diary — ... the iPhone 3G I couldn’t say enough good things about it. I even recommended that existing owners of the iPhone upgrade to it. After a little over a month of ownership, though, I’m contemplating getting rid of mine. [image] Joel lists five things he hates about the 3G and two things he loves, as well as the reasons behind his choices. I’ll save the others for you to discover on his site, but here is a quote from the “hate” list: Scratched screen I was very careful with the original iPhone until I saw an article (I think on PC World) where they threw the iPhone into a bag ...

Rant: I think I now hate my iPhone 3G
Mobility Site — ... of the iPhone. I do have the original 8GB iPhone with 2.02 running on it. I keep putting it away to try other devices, then Apple releases another bug fix, so I fire it back up. I have used it 60% of the time since the new software that allowed me to use Microsoft Exchange 2007 was released. Well, Joel dove in and bought the 3G iPhone and from earlier impressions, he liked it. Now, he seems to be changing his toon a tad… When I first reviewed the iPhone 3G I couldn’t say enough good things about it. I even recommended that existing ...

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