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Many things come to mind when iPhone is mentioned in one of my coworkers presence. He is the tech guru at my undisclosed cellular store. He is in the know with many carriers and their products. I am certainly not bashing Apple and their products when I say that all technology has its defects in the beginning.
Hearing about these people waiting in line for something they have only seen advertisements for baffles me. Seriously, how do you wait hours for the first batch of an item you know is going to have some bugs to work out. On top of that, as a competitor to AT&T, I called portraying a new customer only to hear a salesman tell me that the iPhone has been a very secretive item for them as well. How can a company sell a product that their own salesmen cannot explain or give information on?Honestly, I think the hype of the iPhone is going to be the downfall of the product itself. People expect so much out of it at this point any problem will be translated as complete failure for the company.
Surprisingly, the iPhone does not run on third-generation (3G) network, instead it runs on the slower EDGE network. Maybe the reasoning is because the EDGE coverage spans over 13,000 cities and towns nationwide, compared with only 165 major U.S. metro areas that have 3G capability. Then you must ask yourself, "Since 3G devices are interchangeable between the networks, why did Apple still choose the EDGE?"
When we look at the design of the iPhone the first thought is innovative, maybe ground breaking, or maybe even state of the art, but what we are not thinking of is durability, maintenance, and even battery life could make or break it right now. A phone with no buttons and an enlarged screen for the entire face of the phone just seems like an accident waiting to happen. One drop could potentially damage your screen, which also happens to be your keypad, photo gallery, and storage device all in one convenient part. Despite the attempts to increase the battery life to almost triple most phones, the iPhone has reviews of the battery not lasting to its expectations in trial runs.
Needless to say, Apple has a long way to go before the title revolutionary comes to mind. There are just too many questions, too many normal,routine issues to say this is the next best thing.

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