Pogue Answers Common iPhone Questions
David Pogue posts answers to often-asked iPhone questions, and shows the iPhone keyboard in landscape mode:
He prefaces his answers by stating:
Answers to common questions:
- Speakerphone / Vibrate are weak
- One handed dialing? "Dialing the iPhone one-handed, though, is easy. As your fingers grasp the iPhone, your thumb is free to tap buttons, scroll lists and so on."
- No other companys SIM card works in the iPhone.
- No voice memos, voice dialing or call recording
- Lacks video output to a TV
- No disk mode
- Can only use one of 25 preset ringtones
- iPhone can't be used as a wireless modem for your laptop
- Keyboard only rotates in landscape mode in Safari.
He prefaces his answers by stating:
Apple has indicated that it intends to add features through free software updates, so the real, secret answer to some of the no answers is actually, Coming soon."
Answers to common questions:
- Speakerphone / Vibrate are weak
- One handed dialing? "Dialing the iPhone one-handed, though, is easy. As your fingers grasp the iPhone, your thumb is free to tap buttons, scroll lists and so on."
- No other companys SIM card works in the iPhone.
- No voice memos, voice dialing or call recording
- Lacks video output to a TV
- No disk mode
- Can only use one of 25 preset ringtones
- iPhone can't be used as a wireless modem for your laptop
- Keyboard only rotates in landscape mode in Safari.
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61 months ago
Enough of these critic reviews. They are all envious because they know that the iPhone is truly a revolutionary phone and they just try to make it look bad. They want one but can't get one.
The iPhone is going to be greater than the iPod in popularity, I am predicting.
The iPhone is going to be greater than the iPod in popularity, I am predicting.
61 months ago
I got excited about the landscape keyboard.. but I think that a software upgrade will enable it for SMS, notes, etc.
It's actually good to hear that the vibrate is weak. I've woken up to my phone vibrating.
It's actually good to hear that the vibrate is weak. I've woken up to my phone vibrating.
61 months ago
i dont get why apple doesn't put some of these features in.
they easily can make some of these features happen so why do they not put them in now and wait for software updates.
they easily can make some of these features happen so why do they not put them in now and wait for software updates.
61 months ago
keyboard in landscape mode seems to be really good... i think safari only has it since if you hit the address bar up top while in landscape mode it would be weird if the keyboard came up the regular way..
61 months ago
Steve Jobs apparently loves Microsoft
Does the iPhone synchronize bookmarks with your computer? Yes: with Safari on the Mac, or Internet Explorer on Windows.
Enough of these critic reviews. They are all envious because they know that the iPhone is truly a revolutionary phone and they just try to make it look bad. They want one but can't get one.
David Pogue is mostly a Apple xxx kisser, he is kindest to apple among all non-apple sponsored commentators.
61 months ago
Any bets on how long before Apple updates allow keyboard to be used in landscape mode for all applications?
My prediction 5 weeks!
My prediction 5 weeks!
61 months ago
Yeah, that really kills the desire for an iPhone inside of me. Not being able to use the iPhone as a wireless modem is kind of a big deal, and a few other issues brought up are disappointing.
61 months ago
Honestly, it's not the price of the phone holding me back, it's the monthly fee. I plenty of minutes, nights starting at 7, weekends, and unlimited texts for $35 a month - it will cost me almost $80 on iPhone.
I'm sold on the phone itself, the critics can't sway me now, but it's a huge investment for something I tend to throw around and drop just because of what it is.
I'm sold on the phone itself, the critics can't sway me now, but it's a huge investment for something I tend to throw around and drop just because of what it is.
61 months ago
The nice thing is that all of these can be changed in a software update, but the ring-tones and keyboard(landscape in safari only) are kind of a bummer.
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