Fri 15 May 2009
Your Iphone… bad for business?
Posted by Michael Hraba under Hospitality Marketing
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I am thinking of moving from my HTC Touch Pro to a PALM Pre. I, of course, started considering an iphone for the first time, but after a little research I am BAFFLED… completely and totally baffled. If the stuff below has been fixed, updated, upgraded…. fine. But is the below true? Because that is madness. I need a phone for business. Period.
IPHONE PEOPLE… please clear up my misinformation below. These are the main reasons why the iphone seems…. like a mistake to me. Clear up my misconcpetions please!!! THANKS!
Iphone drawbacks, for me…
1) no stereo bluetooth
2) no sending of attachments (can I even look at excel spreadsheets? If you can’t send an attachment what’s the point?)
3) I just realized… the iphone battery is *IN* the phone? That’s insane. It’s like pouring concrete on a car battery. Why would they do that? (unless you like creepy hacks)
4) 2mP camera? What?
5) Still AT&T only? (I have used it.. bad calling is just one issue. The data network seems REALLY slow?)
6) No video??????? (what?)
7) No flash on browser?
You can’t watch youtube videos? This must be a mistake?
9) Does it support both MMS and SMS? If there is no MMS, that’s a deal breaker too.
10) no voice recognition/voice dialing (I am addicted to how useful it is.. the law is “hands free” for a reason)
11) Not able to use out of country? Is that true?
12) 8GB max memory? Has this gone up?
13) is there really no expansion slot?
14) the 3rd part app thing seems to be resolved… this is true? Are their 3rd party applications now? I think so……
15) tapping on a screen (I know it works, but I used the instinct.. corrections *AND* typing is a hassle)
16) multi-tasking – I need to send excel spreadsheets while on conference calls, or text message or send a picture message when on a call. Or browse the web, etc. I need to multitask.
17) Cut and Paste, but I hear this will soon be resolved?
If the above are really issues with the iphone, I feel sort of bad for owners. Ugh. What’s the point? I am sure I am wrong, and prepared to be humbled and wowed by that thing, so let me know! Just want the best phone for real business! Every time a friend shows me an iphone it’s some stupid app like ifart, or icoke, or worthless throwaway gimmicks. Has all this been resolved?
hold on for the palm pre. it’s coming soon. it addresses and resolves all the issues you mentioned. that’s what i’m doing.
ps: i’m not an employee, spokes-anything, just a working guy like you tired of the i-hype.
regards and take care
I use an iPhone, but I’m not one of those crazy fiery evangelists
For me, it’s more of a lifestyle device/useful travel companion.
Most of the drawbacks you listed are valid, except for two things:
* You watch YouTube vids through a dedicated (preinstalled) app
* It does work very well outside the US, especially in Europe (from my experience)
Is it the best business phone? Probably not…
Do you know what upgrades are in store with the new 6.5 Rom that is due out this year?
http://gizmodo.com/5171796/iphone-30-os-guide-everything-you-need-to-know
Yeah… so that firmware upgrade 3.0 for the iphone rips apart my post… eviscerating it to see carrion and not much more.
IE – my post is nearly obsolete as Apple seems to have finally gotten most of this right.
AT LEAST… they have done some good work. Well done guys.
But now that I got a slide lock on my HTC Touch Pro, and tweaked the registry and got some new programs… I am like… happy as a clam. The touch pro now seems like my iphone killer. I am excited to hear about the pre tho.
Check out the new HTC Pro Touch due out in July: http://bit.ly/9A8xU