Don't Trust Your Insticts, iPhone Wins

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/07/03/no_its_not_the_new_iphone/

The Boston Globe and the Washington post have really negative revues
of the Samsong Instict. That is too bad as it is a CDMA phone and
therefor compatible with Telus and Bell.

I was hopping the phone might keep iPhone smoking Rogers honest.

Thank goodness for payphones.

Envoyé depuis mon iPod / Sent from my iPod touch.

Optus fails to deliver on Australian iPhone plans

http://www.inquisitr.com/1433/optus-iphone/

There are 3 iPhone carriers in Australia. The first to unveil full
pricing details has silmilar pricing to Rogers. Keep in mind that in
Australia, incoming calls are paid by the person making the call.

So much for the miracle of competition. Wouldn't it be funny if China
had the best price plans?

Envoyé depuis mon iPod / Sent from my iPod touch.

If You Had An iPhone, You Could Be Outside Right Now

If you had an iPhone:

 

-You could be sipping coffee at at Second Cup while blogging about human rights violations in China (and not pay a penny for data use). The iPhone advertising on your blog might even pay for that coffee. It is even cooler if you blog about the poor working conditions of the Chinese workers who made your $200 iPhone.

-You could be at the beach (in Toronto or Oshawa) listening to streaming music, with regular interruptions to check your stocks.

-You could show off the pictures of your fake dog when you meet a hot dog owner at the park. "My ex got custody of my dog" (show picture of hot person with pet). If you just came up with this pick-up line, thanks to the iPhone, you can surf the Internet to collect the necessary "evidence".

-You could interpret tattoos (write down the Chinese symbol on your iPhone and have it translated via Google Translate). This is particularly useful if the tattoo is on your lover's back and you have time to kill). Or, if you are a women, you can use it 5 minutes later when your lover is sound asleep.

-You could start a conversation with anybody about how using the iPhone is so expensive and how Rogers is evil and it is all the fault of, your choice, lack of competition or lack of regulation. Or be a true Liberal and blame the lack of competition AND the lack of regulations.

-You could start a conversation saying how much you love your iPhone and how you are so happy about your Apple investment. You wiil come off as a snob, but who cares, at this point you are rich.

-You could google trouble shooting steps when your PC stops working properly.

-You could shop on ebay while waiting in line at the Dollar store.

-You could write/blog about your latest global warming solution while taking the bus.

-You could listen to your legally purchased music. Heck, with an iPhone, you can buy music while waiting for the elevator (if you have wifi access).

-You could watch TV from back home.

-You could appear knowledgeable at public meetings.

-You could buy, install and use the latest software while waiting in line at the grocery store!

-You could be trendy.

-You could tease Blackberry Bold owners.

-You could semi-knowledgeably argue about Israel even if you live in Jordan or Egypt.

-You could look for work in Australia while stuck in a snow storm.

-You could quote from the Bible (or look up obscure passages).

-You could bribe you way out of a bind.

-You could watch Rambo (or 2000 other titles) at your mother in-laws (on her TV, with the appropriate accessory, sold separately) for $4.99.

-You could remember Father's Day.

-Thanks to visual voice mail, you could skip voice mails from your Mom (I don't have a link for that one, I love hearing from my Mom).

-You could come up with some great arguments at your next town council .

 

If you had an iPhone, you could:

 

-Insult 7 million people on your way to work.

-Research local business opportunities on business trips,

-Stay in touch with the latest Clinton gaff.

-Make more informed shopping decisions.

-Research investments while waiting for the bus.

-Easily write Québécois without searching for the accent aigu (é).

-Rewrite the constitution while in the taxi on the way to your next first ministers conference.

-Serch for a better leader during a Jack Layton speach.

-Save a fortune on marketing consultants.

-Change the world while in bed.

-Walk out of Future Shop empty handed (but with a full wallet).

-Be happy you don't live in Ontario.

-Pass the time while in transit at Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

-Profit from Your Down Time

-Google alteranatives to swimming accross the border.

-Watch and then pass along great Youtube videos.

-Search for something to watch during commercials.

-Remind yourself why you are not buying a Toyota.

-Learn French .

-Fight misinformation.

-Google

-Fight AIDS.

-Keep up to date with high art.

-Scare you flight mates.

-Complain to non-iphone friendly blogs.

-Campaign for John McCain.

-Smile

-Free Quebec.

-Avoid alerting your boss to your treasonous behaviour

-Dine out.

-Anoy dog lovers.

-Brag anonymously

-Search for alternatives to dial-up Internet.

-Look for work.

-Read the greatest blog post of the year.

 

 

 

iPhone Pricing: I'm moving to Holland

The Netherlands have legal weed AND cheap iPhones (if you're surprise by the weird spelling on the T-mobile site, it is because it is in Dutch. Click here for an explanation in English).

 

Some people were angry that the iPhone is cheaper in the USA. But so what, everything is cheaper in the USA, that is why they are so fat! But you don't think of Amsterdam as an affordable place. That is why when you go, you choose a crappy hotel/youth hostel and get stoned out of your mind (and then go to the art museum). And the locals don't have SUVs, they have bicycles. Crappy bicycles!

 

How can T-Mobil afford to put all those 3G antennas all over the place with the sky high price of Dutch real estate and offer the iPhone for so little? (Yes I realise Holland has a high population density, but so does Canada in the Rogers 3G coverage area).

 

Before you go totally ballistic, however, keep in mind that incoming calls in Holland are "free" (they are paid by the person making the call, not the cell phone holder). And the T-Mobile "Unlimited" is 2GB, (the French call their unlimited 500MB). If you go over your minutes, you will also pay more per minute in Holland (40 cents instead of 35 to 15 in Canada with Rogers).

 

Then again, I can't move to Holland as I don't have a European Union passport and I can't get one because my Canada ancestors go back to many generations. So really, comparing cell phone prices from one country to the other is pointless.

 

However, it is much easier to compare data prices between countries than between Bell, Rogers and Telus. Good luck with that!.

 

Just to be clear, Canada no longer has the cheapest iPhone in the world.

Electronista | iPhone most sought-out smartphone in Japan

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/07/02/iphone.sought.in.japan/

When I watched the new, verry dry, iPhone 3g vidéo on the Apple site
(also available on Youtube), I had the sudden desire to learn Japanese
in order to take advantage of the Asian handwritten script software
included with the iPhone 2.0 software (available soon).

I guess Japan took notice too. 57% of the iPod crazy nation's 127
million residents are interested in one!

With oil costs thru the roof, maybe Apple should forget about the US,
save a fortune on shipping and sell China made iPhones to the 70
million Japaneese interested in the iPhone before it is even available
and before a single iPhone commercial has aired!

Envoyé depuis mon iPod / Sent from my iPod touch.