http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/ Engadget Mobile Comments for iPhone firmware 2.0.2 is out... and angry http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 18th 2008 6:35PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 18th 2008 6:04PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 24th 2008 5:08PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 18th 2008 6:24PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/
The iPhone - well. For people who mainly have used their phones to make calls and some basic texting, I guess it will do - with some slick UI to boot. (And these users are typically new to mobile browsing as well). That said, its feature set (even the 3G) is very limited - even compared with your standard low- to midrange handset. For instance, the Bluetooth stack is essentially useless, it only supports the HSP/HFP to do handsfree calling - not: A2DP/AVRCP to do music streaming, DUN/PAN to allow connection tethering with a bluetooth-enabled internet device (e.g. laptop), HID/SPP to connect an external bluetooth keyboard, OBEX/FTP to send/receive files. Even the otherwise crappy Motorola RAZR supports most of these profiles.

Not to mention that its 3rd party application support remains virtually non-existent - the only applications allowed will be those sanctioned by Apple through the iTunes store. No J2ME, for instance. There is nothing similar to e.g. the Nokia Internet Radio application to let you listen to live radio streams over the internet, or AmazeGPS, TomTom, Garmin etc. mobile applications for voice navigation, encryption utilities for personal information ("eWallet"), video recording feature/app, and so on.

So: Slick UI - sure. Baffling - sure. Features? Not so much.

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I guess everyone else gets it perfect the first time around.

Whatever.]]>Aug 18th 2008 6:38PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/
does 2.0.2 make 3g reception better?

i only get 1-2 bar 3g at home (previous-gen iphone has almost full bar on edge). the worst is, when the 3g bars are low, the power consumption is fast. when i'm in office where i get full 3g bar, the battery consumption is more normal.]]>Aug 18th 2008 6:52PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 18th 2008 8:25PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 18th 2008 11:13PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Is it another 250+ meg file? ]]>Aug 18th 2008 7:29PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 18th 2008 8:12PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/
I'm guessing they kind of rushed this one to market.

Sam
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Screw that Apple has this model down, sell the phone and software to the people and more or less lease service from a provider. ]]>Aug 20th 2008 7:55PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 19th 2008 11:32AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/
But still sitting my office with edge data, two blocks from ATT Phoenix headquarters downtown in the tallest building in AZ. Go figure. ]]>Aug 19th 2008 11:26AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 19th 2008 5:56PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 19th 2008 11:28PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/
Geeks will stick with their button-laden complex mobile devices, but they are a fraction of the overall market that the iPhone is addressing.

http://www.learnucd.com/kevlar/why-is-the-iphone-popular]]>Aug 24th 2008 3:22AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/08/18/iphone-firmware-2-0-2-is-out-and-angry/Aug 24th 2008 5:10PM