other downers that bum me out but not enough to stop me from iPhoning:<br>no photo messages (sending or receiving - though you can receive pics as e-mail attachments)<br>no video camera<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Bob Seymour <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bobsey@cfmc.com">bobsey@cfmc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I've never had a "smart" phone before and I think the iPhone is fantastic. I find it elegantly and intuitively designed and very reliable, the apps are great, but there are at least 3 specific things that it's sorely lacking that people looking into purchasing an iPhone should be aware of:<br>
- No cut and paste from within or between applications<br>
- No flash support for the web browser (LOTS of websites are unusable on the iPhone because of this) <br>
- No search capabilities for email<br>
There are throngs of iPhonefolk (iPholk?) hankering for the first 2, I haven't heard much about the third but I've desired it on many many occasions. I expect that these will be taken care of in future software updates but there's no word from Apple as to when this will be. <br>
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As for Jen's question about costs, I'm currently paying $90/month which breaks down like this:<br>
$40 - 450 anytime minutes w/rollover plus 5000 night/weekend minutes (nights are 9pm to 6am)<br>
$30 - Unlimited data <br>
$5 - 200 text messages<br>
~$15 - Tax, fees, bla, bla, bla, etc.<br>
Also, if your call is to another AT&T'er, no minutes are subtracted; they call this "mobile to mobile" usage. This may be standard for other companies but since a lot of my friends/folks are AT&T, this is pretty handy. <br>
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On Thu, 2008-12-04 at 10:54 -0800, Jennifer Seuferer wrote:
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Karen, thanks for bring this topic up because I too want to get a new phone.
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The thing that stops me from getting an iPhone is I keep hearing that the plans are a lot more expensive then the Verizon plan I have now. If I was to get a blackberry my monthly fee would go up $30 for the data package, which would take me to about $100. That includes 900 anytime minutes and 1000 text. Can anyone say how the iPhone compairs to that? It looked to me that the package that would bring me to about $100 would only be 450 anytime minutes and would include no texts.
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On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Karen Nemsick <<a href="mailto:knemsick@yahoo.com" target="_blank">knemsick@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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It seems time for me to get a new phone. My current, very very old phone, that doesn't even text or have call waiting, is dying a slow death. So, I'm looking for new technology. A phone that lets me check email, and maybe even internet, and maybe even GPS! Is that too much for a gal to ask? I am an admitted Luddite when it comes to cell phone technology, so I'm looking to the list for help. Any recommendations?<br>
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