Unable to Update My iPhone

The next iPhone is rumored to be coming sometime in September. The unfortunate fact is that I have been needing a new phone since I started my new job back in March.

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Google+ Requires iOS 4

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• http://www.google.com/mobile/+/
• http://m.google.com/plus
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Wimbledon iPhone App Requires iOS 4

With the next iPhone, iPhone 5, rumored to be coming out this Fall I am NOT about to change my current iPhone. Which means I won't be able to follow 125th Wimbledon on my iPhone :o(

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• Unable to Update My iPhone

Gowalla on My iPhone

I have been using Gowalla for a few weeks now, very happily. It let's me "check-in" in restaurants or any "place" and then my "friends" on Gowalla can see that.

But, with my iPhone, I often end up in a situation where my location is grossly incorrect (upto 1.2Km off) and this causes a real issue. Gowalla will not allow me to check-in a location that I am that far away from (which makes sense) - but in my case, I actually am right there. It's my stupid iPhone that is reporting, incorrectly, that I am NOT there.

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iPhone 4 is NOT 4G

I'm hating how too many people are assuming that the new iPhone 4 (the 4th generation iPhone) is for the 4G Network - it is NOT.

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• The New iPhone 4 is Out

iPhone 4

After much anticipation and rumor iPhone 4 was finally announced. As expected / anticipated it promises some new features (some definitely useful, but others questionable). But of the couple of things I was hoping for, for example:

• An Alternative to AT&T as the carrier
• Tethering
  

I is not being offered at all and the other is being offered at a fairly high premium.

Given my existing list of iPhone cons, I am seriously considering an alternative.

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Apple iPhone Inconsistent :o(

I had the chance to compare my iPhone (first generation) against my friends 3G Model and one thing I noticed was the weather info being inconsistent :o(

Who knows what's going on here :o(

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AppStore Open but Unable to Get Any Apps :o(

Because can't get iPhone 2.0 yet :o(

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iPhone 2.0 Out but Unavailable :o(

The software update supposedly is out but I sure can't figure out how to get it

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iPhone Prices Slashed

Since I am one of those (not so few) who paid quite a premium to get the iPhone soon after it came out - Steve Jobs' price drop of $200 is not going too well with me.

He is offering a $100 store credit to users like myself. But seriously - almost any retail store matches a price change for 30 days¹. Apple should do at least the same. And since we were the pioneer, we should even get a bit extra.

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1 - Sears, for example, gave me a 30 day guaranty on the price of refrigerator that I bought.
If they, Sears, drops the price of that Refrigarator within 30 days from the time that I made my purchase, they will refund me the difference.

iPhone - Cons

1. Missing / Lacking Features - Obviously it's got most of the features most users were looking for. But for me some key features would've been (in no particular order)
   
   
   
   • Ability to "Instant Message" using Gtalk, Yahoo! Messenger and such (as opposed to using Cingular SMS).
   
   
   • Bookmark Sync w/Safari or Internet Explorer ONLY (and not w/Netscape or FireFox)
   
   
   • Unable to Import from or Sync with Addressbook from Netscape Mail
   
   
   • Unable to Sync with Yahoo! or Google Calendar
   
   
   • Memory Card Slot
   
   
   
   



2. Crippled Feature(s) - Seems to me that these features were intentionally left incomplete
   
   
   
   • Speed - Edge is E-X-T-R-E-M-E-L-Y Slow
     
   • Calendar - where to begin . . .
     
     
     
     • Repeating Events
       
     • Events ONLY and no Tasks
       
     
     
   • You Tube - does NOT allow me to log into my YouTube account
     
   • Weather - no further detail
   
   
   • Inability to access iTunes and download directly from iTunes to my iPhone
   
   
   
   



3. Useless Features - And of course there are the features that apparently a lot of people like / want but I don't.
   
   
   
   • Camera
   
   
   
   

Also, though this is NOT a strike against the iPhone, but more against the sales people at the Apple store (or at least the ones here in Austin, TX) - I have not met sales people who are worse at dealing with their customers. My personal experince at the AT&T store was just the opposite. So, when the units do become available - I'll definitely be going to the AT&T store and NOT the cool Apple store.

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iPhone - Unavailable :o(

It's out and available and there are hundreds of thousands of people who have already got it. I was really wanting to get it Friday (the 29th, when it came out) - but just never got 'round to it :o(

The rumour was that Apple had waited to make sure they had enough units made so that they wouldn't run out. I believe I even saw some report that they had 4 million units made already. Also, I believe they had sold about half a million over the weekend.

But somehow, none of the stores have any available this morning.

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