OT rant, iphone

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F Murtz

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Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.
 
On 11/13/2011 7:10 PM, F Murtz wrote:
Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.
Click to expand...
**What do you expect? It's a fucking rip-off Apple product. Bling for
the morons.

--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
 
"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message news:9iarqsF68mU1@mid.individual.net...

On 11/13/2011 7:10 PM, F Murtz wrote:
Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.
Click to expand...
**What do you expect? It's a fucking rip-off Apple product. Bling for
the morons.


Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you want a functional phone that's got mobile internet go buy an HTC HD2
Desire or similar,

The only thing it doesn't do that an I product can is download I-Apps.

Its great Bluetooth, great functionality (once you get used to it of course)
and the camera is awesome for a phone. Even does HD video (not as good as a
real cam-corded but for a phone, A1.

Oh, and its only around $500-600 for a new one outright.
 
"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me...
Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste of
time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me an
hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed that
nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details, which I
have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done. I tried
to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring tone,got
nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems a
dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.
Click to expand...
.... but it does come with a built in clock, doesn't it?
what more do you expect, to make calls!!!!!? ;-)
 
"F Murtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me...
Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste of
time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me an
hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed that
nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details, which I
have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done. I tried
to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring tone,got
nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems a
dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.
Click to expand...
My old Nokia 6121 does most of that. Even got an alarm on it.
 
CatharticF1 wrote:
F Murtz<haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.

Have you considered something more your speed?
Like a notepad and pencil.
I understand there's an upgrade to an eraser coming.

You've just got a small bridge to cross to become familiar with it.
And unless you're using a dumbphone no bridge is shorter.
Click to expand...

It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)
My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.
 
F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.
Click to expand...
Have you considered something more your speed?
Like a notepad and pencil.
I understand there's an upgrade to an eraser coming.

You've just got a small bridge to cross to become familiar with it.
And unless you're using a dumbphone no bridge is shorter.

--
CatharticF1

I can't resist no crossing signs
 
On 14/11/2011 5:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:

It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)
Click to expand...
Iphones are okay, but the tie-in with Apple and their ever increasing
control over the end user is fucking bizarre, and why anyone *wouldn't*
want to stay away from them *just* for that reason remains a mystery.

My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.
Click to expand...
Just get yourself an Android based something or other in whatever shape
& size takes your fancy, and leave "Windows" for the PC hardware.
Android is *light-years* ahead of both Iphone and windows based smart
phones in just about any area imaginable.


--
Regards,
Noddy.
 
"Noddy" <me@home.com> wrote in message news:j9qdg8$op6$1@dont-email.me...
On 14/11/2011 5:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:

It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)

Iphones are okay, but the tie-in with Apple and their ever increasing
control over the end user is fucking bizarre, and why anyone *wouldn't*
want to stay away from them *just* for that reason remains a mystery.

My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.

Just get yourself an Android based something or other in whatever shape &
size takes your fancy, and leave "Windows" for the PC hardware. Android is
*light-years* ahead of both Iphone and windows based smart phones in just
about any area imaginable.


--
Regards,
Noddy.
Click to expand...

I picked up a Huawei Sonic Android based phone. Both my kids are iPhone
users and having seen the Huawei unit have both said that they will dump the
iPhone when it comes time to upgrade. Just as good if not better and 1/5 of
the price.
 
Noddy wrote:
On 14/11/2011 5:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:

It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)

Iphones are okay, but the tie-in with Apple and their ever increasing
control over the end user is fucking bizarre, and why anyone *wouldn't*
want to stay away from them *just* for that reason remains a mystery.

My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.

Just get yourself an Android based something or other in whatever shape
& size takes your fancy, and leave "Windows" for the PC hardware.
Android is *light-years* ahead of both Iphone and windows based smart
phones in just about any area imaginable.
Click to expand...
I am not ready for a new phone just yet, when I do it will probably be
android, I was just having a rant about iPhone rubbish as I was given
one to play with, I would not go near one with a barge pole if I had to
pay for it. :)
 
On 14/11/2011 4:34 PM, CatharticF1 wrote:
F Murtz<haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.

Have you considered something more your speed?
Like a notepad and pencil.
I understand there's an upgrade to an eraser coming.

You've just got a small bridge to cross to become familiar with it.
And unless you're using a dumbphone no bridge is shorter.

Rather than failing at derisement consider and just plain admit the
Click to expand...
iphone is very little of what it claims to be and needs jailbraking to
become even midly useful
There are a number of much more useful and affordable phones
 
On 11/14/2011 5:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:
CatharticF1 wrote:
F Murtz<haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.

Have you considered something more your speed?
Like a notepad and pencil.
I understand there's an upgrade to an eraser coming.

You've just got a small bridge to cross to become familiar with it.
And unless you're using a dumbphone no bridge is shorter.



It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos
Click to expand...
**ALL Apple products have been designed for rich dumbos. A mate of mine
(who has more money than sense) gave me his old computer (a very nice,
i5 machine, with three monitors and three fast video cards and craploads
of memory), because he was 'upgrading' to a new Apple. Cost him 4 grand.
Looks purty. Doesn't do much more than I can do with my new machine.
Doesn't work any faster either. I loaded mine with 16GB RAM (cost
$200.00). His 16GB or Apple RAM was an $800.00 option. Sucker.
Naturally, he has an iPhone. I use a 4 year old Nokia. Not a smart
'phone, but I can surf the web, use the GPS and make telephone calls. It
even does a whole lot more (even takes passable photographs), but I
never use all the other stuff anyway. It's a telephone, people!


, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)
My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.
Click to expand...
**I might buy one of the smartphones one day. Samsung looks to be giving
Apple the heeby-jeebies. I reckon I might throw my money at them.
ANYTHING but Apple. Let the morons be fleeced by Apple and their
over-priced crap.

--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
 
On 14/11/2011 5:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:
CatharticF1 wrote:
F Murtz<haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.

Have you considered something more your speed?
Like a notepad and pencil.
I understand there's an upgrade to an eraser coming.

You've just got a small bridge to cross to become familiar with it.
And unless you're using a dumbphone no bridge is shorter.



It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)
My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.
Click to expand...
Ah!! Your phone has windoze in it. Now that explains everything!

--

Krypsis
 
On 14/11/2011 5:46 PM, Noddy wrote:
On 14/11/2011 5:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:

It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)

Iphones are okay, but the tie-in with Apple and their ever increasing
control over the end user is fucking bizarre, and why anyone *wouldn't*
want to stay away from them *just* for that reason remains a mystery.

My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.

Just get yourself an Android based something or other in whatever shape
& size takes your fancy, and leave "Windows" for the PC hardware.
Android is *light-years* ahead of both Iphone and windows based smart
phones in just about any area imaginable.


If I were to consider a smartphone, Android would be my choice. The
Click to expand...
iPhone would rank well above a Windoze phone however. The Windows phone
would be behind even the dumbphones.

--

Krypsis
 
Krypsis wrote:
On 14/11/2011 5:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:
CatharticF1 wrote:
F Murtz<haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in news:j9nu19$gnp$1@dont-email.me:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
that nothing was going to happen until I gave my credit card details,
which I have no intention of.I discovered finally that it could be
done.
I tried to download a free eBook reader app nothing happened at
least no
indication of anything happening.So I decided to download it to
computer
with iTunes, I then synched with phone but got nowhere (did not
transfer
to phone)
tried to figure out how to put my own MP3 in phone to use as ring
tone,got nowhere.
Maybe when I get to other house with Wi Fi something might happen.
Almost got the hammer out.
Did manage to put some photos from computer to phone
I have an HTC diamond touch which I have some control over.
Without music being a major interest and a bank account the iPhone
seems
a dead loss.
I might see if Wi Fi allows me to download some apps.

Have you considered something more your speed?
Like a notepad and pencil.
I understand there's an upgrade to an eraser coming.

You've just got a small bridge to cross to become familiar with it.
And unless you're using a dumbphone no bridge is shorter.



It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)
My HTC phone is getting long in the tooth but you still have control
over it, it has windows as an operating system and you can do most
things that a computer does.

Ah!! Your phone has windoze in it. Now that explains everything!
Click to expand...

We were not discussing my old windows clunker that I have had for yonks
(except as an aside) I had it when android was not as clever as it is
now and was much better than android then, we were discussing useless
iPhones.
 
On 14/11/2011 7:38 PM, Krypsis wrote:

If I were to consider a smartphone, Android would be my choice. The
iPhone would rank well above a Windoze phone however. The Windows phone
would be behind even the dumbphones.
Click to expand...
I'm not a fan of them myself, but I don't know if I'd go *that* far.

I've got a HTC Desire and it's outstanding. Piss easy to use, reliable,
and there are *heaps* of mods & support for the things on the net. The
wife has a HTC Mozart which is a Windows 7 based phone, and while it's
different to the Desire and I'm not particularly fond of it, they *both*
shit on the latest Iphone that a friend staying with us this week
currently has.



--
Regards,
Noddy.
 
On 14/11/2011 9:32 PM, asdf wrote:
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:10:14 +1100, F Murtz wrote:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed

The iPhone is a business platform that maximizes profits for the
manufacturer (Apple) by taking away freedom from the end user.
Unfortunately among smartphones today there's no other choice than
Android since Meego, which would be the winner IMO, is being sabotaged
from within.
Take an Android phone/tablet and you will get the same functionality and
more freedom at a much lower price. You will have to live with Java
though, which is the number one reason I will abandon Android the day
there will be a native+open alternative.
I hear the next gen HTC is very popular within the company due to
Click to expand...
potentual , now specifically which and what potentual is publically
unclear but I look forward with great interest as I currently use a java
based phone with no problems and still use a very old HTC1 with keyboard
which is a top phone
 
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:10:14 +1100, F Murtz wrote:

Got given a 3g 4.2 iPhone,what a useless contraption,Frustrating waste
of time, what use are they?
First of all I do not want music,which seems to be their prime purpose.
I have no intention of ever buying anything from iTunes and it took me
an hour to figure how to get free apps as in the beginning it seemed
Click to expand...
The iPhone is a business platform that maximizes profits for the
manufacturer (Apple) by taking away freedom from the end user.
Unfortunately among smartphones today there's no other choice than
Android since Meego, which would be the winner IMO, is being sabotaged
from within.
Take an Android phone/tablet and you will get the same functionality and
more freedom at a much lower price. You will have to live with Java
though, which is the number one reason I will abandon Android the day
there will be a native+open alternative.
 
On 14/11/11 2:25 PM, F Murtz wrote:

It seems to me that an iPhone is made for rich dumbos, If you do what
apple want, pay money and download music to waste time with it may work
as long as you do not want to do anything that requires brains (in other
words toy for the masses)
Click to expand...

If rich dumbos have no problems using one and you do, what does that
make you?

Fraser
 
On 14/11/11 4:24 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:

**ALL Apple products have been designed for rich dumbos. A mate of mine
(who has more money than sense) gave me his old computer (a very nice,
i5 machine, with three monitors and three fast video cards and craploads
of memory), because he was 'upgrading' to a new Apple. Cost him 4 grand.
Looks purty. Doesn't do much more than I can do with my new machine.
Doesn't work any faster either. I loaded mine with 16GB RAM (cost
$200.00). His 16GB or Apple RAM was an $800.00 option. Sucker.
Click to expand...

Only if he pays it. Kingston RAM will go straight into his mac. I've
upgraded the RAM and harddrive on my mac. Apple didn't get a cent for
either.

Fraser
 
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