Erix Clix

Currently I own an HTC 8525, it works. It has 3G and its platform is more or less "open". There are so many security holes you can’t count them. However, I can download any app and run it on my phone. And developers can make what they want. No platform is perfect, I believe for the iPhone to really become the de-facto standard smartphone it MUST be open…and soon! And it must have 3G.

I can’t wait to start plugging away in Python on my 3G iPhone. Too much to hope for? I don’t think so as rumors are already flying about AT&T (Cingular) preparing to upgrade their 3G to EV-DO speeds.

I am a fairly happy AT&T Customer and a very happy Apple customer. If I can use an iPhone to wirelessly feed my MacBook Pro with a broadband data connection via Bluetooth (as I am currently doing with my 8525) I am a 100% certain buyer. Get to it Apple! I’m waiting…patiently…to sign over my paycheck to you!

Amazing everyone says “don’t buy 1st generation.” For me, I needed 3G. I use it regularly for business. So I don’t have an iPhone.

So everybody bought 1st generation, now they’re upset at typicial 1st generation problems (i.e. price drops, technology woes, licensing issues). Sounds like 2004 election results blues to me. Didn’t you know who you were voting for while you were standing in line?

About “unlocked, free” phones…I switched a couple years ago from Verizon to Cingular (AT&T) because Verizon (like Alltel) has a contract with “GetItNow” a rip-off service that REQUIRES those providers LOCK features of some great phones. This is still an issue with those carriers. And they have suffered legal action because of it, where are those headlines?

Now, Apple comes out with (even locked) the best phone we’ve ever seen, AND gives most people their “early adopter” money back…AND we STILL complain?

Where was all of this “informed consumerism” with Microsoft? They were found guilty in the Supreme Court of abusing their monopoly and Bush’s first presidential act in 2000 was to “pardon” the prescribed punishment. Where were all of the “technically informed consumers” on that one?

Why is Apple the red-headed step-child?