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centerchannel68 · Jan 10, 2007, 10:34 AM

I just wanted to go down in history as the first 'iPhone Killer' thread starter.

And just so this wasn't total crap, here:
http://www.rojo.com/story/Mx9w1CCfh6F5Dcpv

residentEvil · Jan 10, 2007, 10:38 AM

hahaha, awesome!

His Dudeness · Jan 10, 2007, 10:39 AM

Yeah, the FM tuner is a dealbreaker. The iPhone sucks now. It's so January 8th.

centerchannel68 · Jan 10, 2007, 10:59 AM

I didn't even read it. It has one?

His Dudeness · Jan 10, 2007, 11:02 AM

Yeah, I read it in there. You know many people have said the iPod is crap because it doesn't have a tuner???

centerchannel68 · Jan 10, 2007, 11:04 AM

I rarely listen to radio. We only have 1 good station in this town.

His Dudeness · Jan 10, 2007, 11:09 AM

Same here. There's about 10, but 8 play the same music all the time. Even the only country station here is Top 20 crap. Drives me crazy.

turtle777 · Jan 10, 2007, 11:19 AM

effing morons, they can't be serious...

-t

centerchannel68 · Jan 10, 2007, 11:27 AM

Actually... why hasn't anybody made a 'cell phone' like device that just works with wifi yet? Like, as long as you're near a wireless router, it would function as a phone. Seems to me that would kill the iphone, as you wouldn't need service contracts.

osiris · Jan 10, 2007, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Actually... why hasn't anybody made a 'cell phone' like device that just works with wifi yet? Like, as long as you're near a wireless router, it would function as a phone. Seems to me that would kill the iphone, as you wouldn't need service contracts.

Aren't there Skype phones that do this?

turtle777 · Jan 10, 2007, 11:33 AM

No, it wouldn't. No handover for WLAN, so if you are travelling and using it at the same time, you are hosed.

-t

centerchannel68 · Jan 10, 2007, 12:01 PM

But if you arne't traveling... if you're just in a hotel room with wifi... or you're at home with wifi... or you're at work with wifi....

BOOM! No airtime.

You'd really only need the 'cell' function when you were in the country, or in the car moving fast.

Dakar² · Jan 10, 2007, 12:02 PM

Which is what pretty much guarantees it won't happen.

Madrag · Jan 10, 2007, 12:28 PM

the battery lasts longer, that's a plus.
Is that because the screen is smaller?
the iPhone looks better.

11011001 · Jan 10, 2007, 01:30 PM

The South Koreans are slaves to advertising, and the influence of celebrities. It took the iPod a while to catch on there, because people thought things like iRiver were a lot cooler. I have a feeling the iPhone will also take a long time to catch on. Especially in the home of some of the biggest names in the industry, namely, LG and Samsung. (lots of Korean pride in their products too)

Well, that and that they use CDMA, and it's probably going to be a long time, if ever, that Apple will release a CDMA version of iPhone. It'll probably be an iTunes music store strategy, conquer the US, then the world.

Eriamjh · Jan 10, 2007, 01:52 PM

Can we have a rule to ban anyone who starts any iPhone or iPod killer threads?

Chuckit · Jan 10, 2007, 01:54 PM

I think iPhone is going to kill iPhone.

Kenneth · Jan 10, 2007, 02:04 PM

Samsung... slowly moving away.

glideslope · Jan 10, 2007, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

Can we have a rule to ban anyone who starts any iPhone or iPod killer threads?

Yes

turtle777 · Jan 10, 2007, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

You'd really only need the 'cell' function when you were in the country, or in the car moving fast.

So, moving slow in the car would mean WLAN is fine ?
How slow ? 0.001 mp/h ?

Riding a turtle, you mean ?

-t

JazzCatDRP · Jan 10, 2007, 07:13 PM

2,000 songs in 4 MB of space? Apple certainly does have a long way to go.

centerchannel68 · Jan 10, 2007, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by turtle777

So, moving slow in the car would mean WLAN is fine ?
How slow ? 0.001 mp/h ?

Riding a turtle, you mean ?

-t

Sorry, I meant to say either moving or fast and ended up saying both.

turtle777 · Jan 10, 2007, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Sorry, I meant to say either moving or fast and ended up saying both.

WLAN is fine on turtle rides. So'm I'm

-t

kikkoman · Jan 10, 2007, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Actually... why hasn't anybody made a 'cell phone' like device that just works with wifi yet? Like, as long as you're near a wireless router, it would function as a phone. Seems to me that would kill the iphone, as you wouldn't need service contracts.

Someone has. It's called iPhone, mmm Linksys iPhone

rickey939 · Jan 11, 2007, 02:37 PM

Lg Ke850.

turtle777 · Jan 11, 2007, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by kikkoman

Someone has. It's called iPhone, mmm Linksys iPhone

Huh ? Never heard of it.

NOT.

-t

Salty · Jan 11, 2007, 02:44 PM

In all honesty over the next year this phone could easily out sell the iPhone. The iPhone is new to the market and has no traction yet. Sure a lot of people will buy it, but there's no promise of sales. The iPhone will take a while to gain traction.

turtle777 · Jan 11, 2007, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

In all honesty over the next year this phone could easily out sell the iPhone. The iPhone is new to the market and has no traction yet. Sure a lot of people will buy it, but there's no promise of sales. The iPhone will take a while to gain traction.

What the hell are you talking about ? Make yourself clear.

What iPhone ? Lg Ke850 ?

-t