Comments on: A Tough Purchase Decision: Is The iPhone Worth It?

By: Steve (Brip Blap)

Steve (Brip Blap) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:05:31 +0000

Congratulations, Danny! I think that was a wise decision. I wasn’t going to say anything but I think an iPhone’s a waste of money, and a triumph of marketing over common sense. I’ve seen several of them, and let’s face it - if you need a device for business, a blackberry is it. If you need a toy, an iPhone is it. It’s a beautiful little toy, but let’s face it - it is a TOY, not a serious business device.

Take that extra $400 and invest it in a home, or your business, or even in paying for the first few months of service. Good decision.

By: Danny Tsang

Danny Tsang — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:55:28 +0000

Thanks everyone for the comments. I was chatting online with a long time friend about it last night literally at 1AM and he managed to talk me out of it. He just said you’ll go broke trying to keep up with all the latest. So I thought about it and buying a $600 unlocked iphone goes against my financial plan, so it ain’t gonna happen no matter how much I like it.

Instead, I found a slightly used blackberry 8800 on eBay after our talk. It had a $200 buy it now and these phones are $400 new and $250-ish very used. So at $200 for an unlocked very good condition one, I jumped on it, did a buy it now and paid for it. I never thought I’d be buying a phone at 2AM lol. This phone seems to have great features including GPS built in and a full qwerty, which like lazy man said, is important for “really” typing. Also the 8800 has some bling appeal as well its shiny and cool looking I’ll wait until iPhone 2 comes out and the original iPhone will be dirt cheap, I’ll buy one then.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:56:07 +0000

For me the biggest thing is the network. It’s not fast and it’s not the one I’m currently grandfathered into an extraordinarily favorable rate.

I’d rather have the fast network that works anywhere than a revolutionary browser that is slow. For my money one of the Palm devices is a better fit - especially since typing is so much easier.

By: Thursday

Thursday — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:45:35 +0000

When it comes to phones, I’m practically a Luddite. I had to purchase a new phone this spring, and I literally walked into the T-mobile store and told the salesman that I wanted a phone without any of those newfangled gizmos on it. My boyfriend managed to talk me into a phone with a camera on it — mostly because there were hardly any models without one.

But even I think the iPhone is a pretty little piece of technology. It’s the user interface that does it for me: that touch screen is so handy! I can’t quite justify the cost, but eventually, I think I’d like to upgrade to one.

By: Danny Tsang

Danny Tsang — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:23:40 +0000

Thanks for the comment James. The phone does seem very versatile and it does it in a great way (3.5in screen). I’m also considering a blackberry 8800, which can get me through the day and also has a full qwerty keypad, but its got a 2.5in screen and thats a huge difference on a phone. Thanks for your input, I’ll have to think about it. Unlocked iPhones are going for $600-$700, reburb used ones going at $500-$600, which is too crazy for my taste at the moment. Maybe I’ll just wait until next year.

By: James

James — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:58:12 +0000

I had purchased an iPhone a couple of months ago after the price dropped and the one thing that I can not get over is the experience of using the phone. With every other phone I have owned, I have cursed the phones for one reason or another. With the iPhone, every time I use it I am reminded of the joy it brings me to use the phone. Whether in front of the TV to check an ad I just saw or to get directions while on the road, you cannot put a price on the experience of the phone.