Linked by Michael Reed on Wed 21st Nov 2007 14:13 UTC
When computer company Apple announced that they were planning to make a phone, most pundits felt sure that Apple would produce something a bit different from the crowd. An Apple phone would have to be a plush, prestige unit and the product of a thoughtful design process.
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2005-06-29
I liked the IPhone, I wanted an iPhone, but when it came to trading out for a new phone (I'm with AT&T already), I ended up choosing the AT&T 8525 instead.
Why?
The main reason was "full" Exchange server support. The iPhone supports IMAP; which I don't have implemented, and for security reasons, is shut off.
The AT&T 8525 supports ActiveSync, which is what I needed for day-to-day use.
Also, I had gotten used to a "physical" keyboard to input data on, and in using the keyboard on the iPhone, it didn't have the tactile response I was used to. This wasn't the dealbreaker for me though.
Oh, and 3G definitely helps; I understand Jobs reason for doing so, but 3G does work better than Edge does.
Otherwise it's a great unit, and had those 2 things been more robust, I would have went with it.
Edited 2007-11-21 15:00