Timothy Kim::Blog

iPhone 3G

July 10, 2008 at 5:55 pm

iPhone When the iPhone first came out I had 5 reasons that deterred me from purchasing one. Let me reproduce them here:

EDGE + AT&T sucks
8GB sucks
Touch keyboard sucks
No Korean support
Closed system sucks

Now that iPhone 3G is coming out tomorrow, I’ve decided to see if the new iteration of Job’s new toy is worthy of my hard earned dollars.

EDGE + AT&T Sucks
They finally moved to the 3G using UMTS/HSDPA network. Which is a great news! (Even though AT&T still sucks.)
8GB sucks
Well… they’ve only managed to double the capacity of the original iPhone to 16GB. If it’s going to be a video device, even 32GB might not cut it. And without external memory card slot, this is still a failure.
Touch keyboard sucks
After trying out the keyboard for awhile using my friend’s iPhone, I’ve come to acknowledge that touch keyboard isn’t as bad as it sounds. Although I prefer the tactile nature of BlackBerry, I say this is acceptable.
No Korean support
They managed to include more than just Korean support. You can type in virtually any language imaginable. Although it is a bummer that only Korean got no love for not having a dictionary, but being able to type Korean is definite plus over BlackBerry.
Closed system sucks
Well… They did kind of open up the system and created a really nice SDK. But distribution of the software has to go through Apple. Which is dumb. It’s dumber that they decided to allow only one application to run at a time. Errr…

So Apple got 3 out of 5 right. Which is still not good enough for me. Maybe third time would be the charm. But by the time Apple rolls out with the next version, Sprint will have WiMax ready with BlackBerry Bold. Then it’s game over for Apple!

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My iPhone review.

June 30, 2007 at 11:47 am

Here I am at the Apple store writing this iPhone review. And yes, I was here playing with the iPhone for about an half an hour and asking the store clerk bunch of questions.

I’m sure you can read all the other reviews that are out there, so I’m just gonna write about the stuff that I thought was pretty annoying. (There wasn’t any positive trait about iPhone that I didn’t already know about)

이 글 마자 읽기, Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Apple, geek, iPhone, shopping

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EDGE network speed boost?

June 29, 2007 at 1:24 pm

at&t users are reporting that they are getting much higher speed from their EDGE network. Hmm… 200 kbsp is more than sufficient for me. Now, if they some how increase the storage capacity, I might have to buy an iPhone!

Calm down Tim, calm down… ^^;;

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iPhone

June 24, 2007 at 11:10 pm

It seems as if though my phone is indestructible. You see, it’s a free phone I got with my Sprint service that I signed up for when I came back from Korea in 2005. It served its purpose well but it’d be nice to sport a decent looking phone once. (It looks like a tank.)

On the other hand, my iPod has been getting older and older. It can’t store all the music that I have. Not only that, it takes up too much space in my already cramped pocket.

iPhone So I when I first heard about iPhone, I thought this is the perfect solution to my gadget dilemma. But it turns out that iPhone is not without flaws. -_-;;

Apple, if you are listening, this is what you need to do in order to convince me to buy your new toy.

Support a better network. EDGE is too slow and old. Besides, at&t sucks.
More storage space. 8GB is not enough to store my scrubs episodes and no, I don’t want to swap things in and out every time I commute to school.
Prove that the touch keyboard is as good as you say it is.
Have a full Korean support.
Open the darn phone up, so I can program my own software in it.

I guess #3 will be revealed in about a week, and 4 is too much to ask. But if you solve first two problems, then I’m sold.

Are you listening Jobs????

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