The iPhone 3G - Great Tech Toy or Failing Gadget?

August 22, 2008 Tech Clash

Is the iPhone Worth It?

The Apple iPhone has been out for over a month now, but it still seems as though every week there is some news article updating consumers of the benefits or disadvantages of owning another Steve Jobs tech toy. Is the iPhone 3G worth the hassle?

A barrage of customer complaints on the latest Apple gadget have included dropped calls, slow or no connections and crashing servers. There have already been several software updates on this latest iPhone, as the device has had several bugs. The last 2.0.2 update fixed some, while it did nothing for others and even broke a few.

Over in Birmingham, Alabama, Jessica Smith is suing Apple in a possible class action lawsuit. She says the 3G iPhone’s claim as “twice as fast, half the price” is false, since she has AT&T coverage at home but can only connect to the AT&T network on the iPHone about a quarter of the time. The lawsuit says Apple is failing to live up to warranty standards that the phone will “perform adequately” on the 3G network, and Smith also adds she’s had a huge number of dropped calls.

However, there are still plenty of loyal Apple users who praise the iPhone 3G, especially for its App Store, where you can download applications for free or a small fee. These range from free sites to business and financial tools to games and dowloadable books.

So is the iPhone the forefather of breaking cellular technology, or will it be remembered as, “Oh yeah! The crappy iPhone!”? Let’s see what happens when Apple releases another software patch in September.

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