Is the Apple iPhone Perfect or Not

Is the iPhone Perfect, or Not?

The frenzy to get an iPhone focused so much attention on acquiring one, that now there’s time to evaluate how you feel about using it. Is it the perfect phone? It all depends on what you need, but it’s really close.

For those who still envy - but have yet to buy an iPhone - what are some of the downsides? As with any new electronic marvel, a few bugs emerge with use. Battery life is a complaint for high volume users.

No one wants to get that annoying “low battery” signal right in the middle of an important text message or phone call. Even with a full battery, text messaging sometimes doesn’t work as well on some iPhones as on the cheap phone you trashed to get the hot new cell of the year.

Apple has been slapped with a lawsuit about the iPhone battery. Users get really upset because the iPhone battery is sealed and can’t be changed. If the iPhone owner tries to change the battery, forget it, it’s soldered solid.

Changing phone batteries is common with most phones so iPhone owners felt like they weren’t warned about this. However, having a recharging dock in multiple places (at home and work) is the perfect work-around for the iPhone battery issue.

The iPhone comes with two choices of capacity - 6 GB or 8 GB. This is actually small compared to what you get in an iPod. Since the iPhone doesn’t have a memory expansion option yet, the memory size will cramp the style of some users if you’re used to a 20GB iPod.

Apple approved sites and the pirate sites offer massive quantities of downloads. Movies, TV shows, music, content, photos and games are among the download options. The problem is, the iPhone seems to balk at high download speeds and takes its time. Slow downloads frustrate many iPhone users, but if you know about it ahead of time, you can plan your download schedule accordingly without frustration.

Cell phone users like to be mavericks. Dislike service at one provider and they walk to another. But the iPhone sticks users to AT&T as the exclusive provider of services for this phone.

Coverage limitations and service interruptions take away the cell phone user’s sense of independence. There are no friendly calling circles between iPhone users and others. The cost of out of network calling is fierce - better stock up on quarters and find old fashioned pay phones because AT& T doesn’t play well with others!

With Internet connectivity as a major feature of the iPhone, some users complain that the search tools don’t function effectively and the browser won’t save passwords. Take heart iPhone fanatics - it’s the first of many models to come and each problem gets addressed as it comes up with a solution for all.

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