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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[mikki says:<br>#6. It will be obsolete in 3 mos. !!!<br>#7. You become a member of the "lemming" club.<br>06/28/07 9:47 AM<br><br>wow, over 3 months...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 1st 2008 1:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[hmmmmmmmmm!! ive 1 iphone but im not happpy wth it.its disapointing!!! ithought it would be gr8 to hv it but nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! :((]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tahiras123]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2010 7:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[I still go for Blackberry without even blinking my eyes rather than this one :-)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2007 2:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[so you came up with 5 reasons not to buy an iphone. they're not very convincing against all the benfits and features that the iphone has to offer.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 11:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think iPhones are such a waste, personally; do I need every single bit of technology on one, easy-to-break, piece of equipment?<br><br>What about the fact that, after playing around with it for the day, the screen will be smudged and fingerprint-y?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2007 10:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Every first generation Apple technology since the Apple Lisa is plagued with problems (batteries melt, power supplies and cable problems, screen problems, etc.) $600 is a lot to pay to be a play tester.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2007 11:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[It sounds like sour grapes to me.  If you can't afford the Iphone,(niether can I ) don't discourage others who acually can AFFORD a $500.00 cell phone (don't use your rent money).  <br><br><br>Stop hatin']]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 12:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Quit knockin the iPhone. It's like that article was nothing but a plug for Verizon and Sprint. The arguments against it weren't even valid:<br><br>1. Oh boo hoo... it takes all of 30 seconds to make an itunes account.<br>2. I for one don't enjoy waiting for my slow Verizon phone to download one stupid song, which probably cost me at least twice as much as an itunes download.<br>3. Too bad you don't have a cell phone to call for directions if you can't follow a google map.  Oh wait! The iphone IS a cell phone! Make a call if you get lost, duh...<br>4. 8 gigs is plenty for any trip. Just switch out the content with other stuff from your itunes account at the next stop. Who watches more than 3 movies on one flight anyway?<br><br>Don't want scratches? Buy a cover!<br><br>Will I buy one? Not for that price... but it's still very cool.  You're all just too lame to admit it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 30th 2007 8:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[This thing can't POSSIBLY work as well as they show on the commercial. AT&T's network is way too slow. But it will still sell, people need the latest and greatest etc....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 12:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[The iphone is sick and these reasons to not get it are rediculously stupid. The person who wrote this obviously wants one but cant afford it so they are just coming up with reasons and hoping people will join in and be okay with themselves.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinsmlth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 1:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh how horrible! It only holds 3 whole movies and 1000 songs at once. No GPS system? Aww whats a girls to do.<br>who cares if it only holds 3 movies and 1000 songs at once. Thats more than what anybody elses phones can do. And GPS system?? People are just too ashamed to ask directions themselves! lol And seriously the internet on the phone is enough of a breakthrough. The fact that it looks like the actual internet is big. Its the only phone to do that. Why complain if it takes extra time to get online than a computer. Its not a computer!!!<br>The screen seems awesome. I want this phone badly!!! Keep hands clean and there wont be too much of a smudge problem.<br>The price is the only down fall.<br>Give it 2 years and the price will be down and available cheaper with a plan and the mechanical problems that will arise will be fixed.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebekah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 2:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is no way i am going to buy this phone... I mean... I could buy a PS3 for around the same price as an Iphone... now that is just STUPID.. Wait till the price goes down... but by then there will be a new peice of Technology that everyone wants and you wont even dare to touch the Iphone... :3]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 3:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[If you ask me, there is one compelling reason NOT to buy this phone. In New York, AT&T's service is the WORST.  I have two friends who have it and it's PAINFUL to try to have a conversation.... the calls drop every five minutes at least. We have Verizon and the signal is great.  The fact is, even the most perfect, feature-packed phone becomes worthless junk if your signal drops continuously. Unless they start offering Verizon, I'll stick to my lower-tech razor....]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 6:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[friends of mine work at a call center for ATT formerly Cingular and they told me the phone is uninsurable. NO INSURANCE CAN BE PURCHASED SO THE IPOD IS NOT COVERED FOR ANY TECHNICAL DEFECT! AND THE BATTERY CANNOT BE REPLACED. THE IPOD IS ALL ONE UNIT. <br><br>when a phone cannot be insured be careful ATT knows the ipod has problems and @ $600.00 that is a unnecessary risk.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[beenthere]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 6:59AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[I JUST PURCHASED A HELIO OCEAN AND COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. I LOOKED INTO GETTING THE IPHONE, BUT THE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE TWO ENCOURAGED ME TO CHOOSE THE HELIO OCEAN OVER THE IPHONE. FOR STARTERS, THE HELIO OCEAN IS A DUAL-SLIDER DEVICE WITH A FULL KEYBOARD (THAT'S PRETTY COOL). THE CONNECTION SPEED IN THE HELIO OCEAN IS MUCH FASTER THAN IN THE IPHONE (400KBPS-800KBPS COMPARED TO 70KBPS-130KBPS). IT'S AN MP3 AND MPEG4 PLAYER WHERE AS THE IPHONE HAS ONLY ITUNES (WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER IN ORDER TO GET SONGS). THE TURN-BY-TURN BUILT-IN GPS SYSTEM IN MY HELIO OCEAN GOT ME BACK TO THE CITY FROM THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN PENNSYLVANIA (THOSE LOOKING TO GET THE IPHONE, GOOD LUCK, CAUSE AS YOU CAN READ IN THE ARTICLE, THE IPHONE WON'T GIVE YOU THAT). AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE PRICE. BOTH CARRIERS HAVE 2-YEAR CONTRACTS, BUT BOTH HAVE WAY DIFFERENT PRICES. AT $295, THE HELIO OCEAN IS AN AMAZING DEAL COMPARED TO $499-$599 FOR THE IPHONE. I HOPE YOU MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND GO WITH THE HELIO OCEAN AS I CERTAINLY DID. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[FrankTheTank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 6:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Most PDAs or Smartphones are uninsurable as well. The reason being is the wireless insurance company realizes that replacing a phone that costs at retail more than the 50.00 deductible charge used to file an insurance claim can leave room for a lot of needless replacements when something that expensive is "lost" or otherwise ceases to function. There are warranties on these phones that will replace the phone by the manufactors. Iphone is uninsurable but you can always insure it through a homeowner's insurance policy if you feel more comfortable. However the fact that the Iphone is uninsurable has little to no connection with rather the components on the Iphone are in one piece or not.  By the way, the V3 Razr by Motorola and a few of the other newer phones were not insurable either when they first came out. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lbrown717]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 7:50AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can think of a 6th reason.  It's an AT&T product.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Floyd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 7:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think the iPhone sounds sweet, and I can't wait to get one Friday.  I'll let you all know how she rides.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hazecore]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 8:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[I can't agree with your number one reason, or your number five.  itunes is a widely used application that many people across America already utilize and Apple announced the other day that the iphone will support exchange after all.  If anything, you should have mentioned the fact that the iphone will use one of the slowest data networks out there.  In my opinion, it doesn't really matter if you can view the "real" web, if it will take a user a frustrating amount of time to load a website.  While this is a truly revolutionary phone that will spark many improvements in the cell phone industry, I say wait till the next apple models come out.  The best analogy that I've heard about this is that "even a prodigy needs to grow up."  Yes its a stellar product with great design but it still needs to mature.  Faster data network, more storage room, gps, maybe a program to not only view but EDIT office documents (could team up with google on this), and a release of Apple's hold on peripherals would make this more worth the money.  Hopefully in the next year or two we will see these developments into future Iphone models. One can hope.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 8:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on ]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2007/06/25/five-more-reasons-not-to-buy-the-iphone/</guid><description><![CDATA[$500 or $600??? For a first gen phone?  It will be a paperweight in 6 months.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 28th 2007 1:44PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
