Comments on: IPhoned: a story of shiny new gadgets and lousy customer service

By: Farid Abdulhadi

Farid Abdulhadi — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:55:46 +0000

Hi Aral,

Thanks for a good laugh =)
I’m sure you didn’t laugh too much about this whiles it was happening and it’s very sad that this still can happen in 2008.

So what are you planning now? Still going to go get one?

Thanks for a fun read.

By: Jerome Ribot

Jerome Ribot — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:48:25 +0000

Sad story, but a funny post nonetheless.

By: seanlail

seanlail — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:33:12 +0000

Great article. I got one on Tuesday and so far the reception is lousy. I came across this article. ( http://www.iphoneatlas.com/2008/07/12/boosting-iphone-3g-signal-strength/ ) Might be useful to others. It’s happening all over apparently, not just UK, so something must be wrong with the phone.

By: Tom Schavo

Tom Schavo — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:58:03 +0000

Appreciate your patience bro. I dont think i would have gone thruogh all that easily. kudos to you!

By: JTtheGeeek

JTtheGeeek — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:36:25 +0000

interchanging? excuse my broken wrist and over-zealousness of spell-checking - I believe i meant engaging.. how the hell did it get to that lol

By: JTtheGeeek

JTtheGeeek — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:35:23 +0000

Aral, that article was freaking awesome lol! I think that was the most interchanging blog of urs yet.. hell I’m writing this with a broken right wrist lol! Regarding the signal issues, all I know is my two friends that got a 3G over here in Cali have the same issue. Not sure how bad British customer service is, but I have to guess by experience it puts US customer service to shame. I should find out this weekend though
Keep up the good work and blog more often, I run the risk of actually having to work during my normal hours.

By: vigo

vigo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:01:17 +0000

well, at least you have a chance to buy it from a legal store… we are still looking forward… greetings from istanbul…

By: Brian McBride

Brian McBride — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:50:48 +0000

I wonder if the new iPhone has worse reception in general. I think I read something similar elsewhere… dunno.

I dunno. In many regards, the iPhone is a cheap phone with a big price tag. I own the 1st gen and I will probably pick up iPhone2

That said, I am very interested in what Google comes up with in the end. Actually, I bet Android will be hacked into the iPhone hardware at some point. Still, there are a lot of features the iPhone still lacks that less-expensive phones have. I still dig the iPhone interface and I like the large screen. In fact, that large screen is the reason I am sticking with the iPhone. I would be very tempted to switch to a different smartphone if I found one with a nicer touch screen.

By: Brian Dusablon

Brian Dusablon — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:39:55 +0000

Sorry to hear about your experience. Yours, and many others, is why I decided not to go wait in line, and am now very thankful I did not. Best of luck moving forward!

By: Phillip Kerman

Phillip Kerman — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:10:51 +0000

Sometimes I think particular transactions are simply just doomed. Or, maybe it’s me. But, whatever. Sounds like the harder you push the harder it doesn’t go your way. Funny story though.