Fire, the wheel, electricity, the printing press, the automobile, and now…the Apple Iphone. I have family, friends and business partners that own one of these amazing gadgets and…well, wow. They love them with a fever that cannot be subdued by time nor death. Steve F…you know it’s true. I think his firstborn’s picture was removed from his wallet, and replaced with original 3G announcement (laminated).
Note: I don’t own one. Yet. I have favored the Motorola Q’s for a couple of years now.
Don’t get me wrong. If you have been reading the blogs, you know by now that I started out in the Apple compound. I made and drank the Kool-Aid back then, so I’ve been a fan for many years. But I don’t remember anything being pushed so heavily and with so much hype as the Iphone in many decades(maybe W95?). Now the 3G version is out and I see the long lines forming everyday like their selling tickets for The Stones and Aerosmith, with Van Halen opening with both David and Sammy on stage together. Ok, ok, ok…maybe not David and Sammy.
Let’s talk tech talk, shall we. Our company has a contract with the big V, and I have been a firm believer in their network for 10 years. I mean, who wouldn’t…with all of those technicians following you around everywhere, asking…”Can you hear me now?”.
Did you see this??? Kaltwasser v. Cingular Wireless LLC, No. 07-0411, complaint filed (N.D. Cal. Jan. 22, 2007).
Kaltwasser’s accusation is that Cingular does not have “the fewest dropped calls” in several major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Houston and LA. Cingular conducted a widespread ad campaign based on what it claimed was a study by Telephia that rated Cingular as having the fewest dropped calls of any wireless carrier in the country. Moreover, independent studies by two other companies, J.D. Powers & Associates and Consumer Reports, found Cingular to be the worst or one of the worst carriers in dropped-call performance.
So, while Steve F. continues to wave his wonderful little toy in front of my face on a consistent basis, I have to wonder if it’s all a just an front. Does that act help ease the daily pain of dropping calls, error connection messages, and a 2-year contract?
I’m rambling. I only meant to say, my perception of the Iphone is that it’s like a very, very fine sports car, with 4-banger under the hood. Tell me I’m wrong, and I’ll go jump in that line at the Apple store.
Lanny
