Apple iPhone (AT&T)

This review is for the 1st generation iPhone. For a review of the iPhone 3G see my other reviews.

Advantages iPhone 1.0 vs iPhone 3G:

- at present is its ability to be unlocked for use on other cell carriers. If using AT&T, no advantage

- EDGE data plan is $10 cheaper

I've owned a cell phone since 1992. I've always had a "top of the line cell phone" (I've always had AT&T = formerly Cingular = formerly BellSouth Mobility). I've had some really good phones: Motorola v60 "Vader", Nokia 6102i, and a Sony Ericsson T610. Then I've had some REALLY bad ones: Motorola RAZR, SLVR, Sony Ericsson s710a, Sony Ericsson Walkman W400, & most recently an HP iPaq 6515. In my 16 years of having cellphones, I've had over 100 (yes 100+) different models & makes.

I haven't had signal issues w/ many phones, it's always been asthetics that bothered me or the clumsy interfaces.

With every phone I've ever had, no matter how long I've had it; I always had a problem placing a call on hold & answering another call or joining a call into a 3-way call. With the iPhone interface being so well designed & the features so clearly labeled; I don't have that problem any more.

As for the design, the Sony Ericsson s710a was a beautiful phone, but the way it flipped open was awkward. When you opened it, it flipped upside down. You had to open it, then rotate the phone to use it.

With the HP iPaq 6515, I hated the keyboard. It was hard to see, crowded w/ characters & difficult to use w/ my large fingers. This is the problem I face w/ almost all phones w/ physical keyboards except the HTC 8525; which has the best phone keyboard of any phone. iPhone users should try the pogo stylus.

The iPhone keyboard is clear, easy to use, & once you get use to it - allows for very fast typing. I used it more in the first 10 days of owning my iPhone than I ever used ANY keyboard on ALL phones I've ever owned.

The camera on my Nokia 6201i was great, but it was difficult to use & to get pictures off of.The camera on the iPhone is terriffic - the viewfinder & capture buttons are crystal clear. It's easy to get the photos from iPhone to computer for editing.

Unlike most smartphones - that have Windows Mobile - the iPhone has an intuitive interface that's easy to understand & navigate. There's no need to read a manual - it's just simple to understand.

Before the iPhone I hated text messaging ... I texted more in the 1st 10 days than I have in the last 10 years!

Because an iPhone uses standard iPod sync & charge cables, accessories are easy to find.

Battery life is very good - even when utilizing power draining features like Wifi & Bluetooth.

I can actually use the calculator on an iPhone, unlike on other cell phones where you have to figure out what key corresponds to an add/multiply/divide.

The Google Maps feature is amazing w/ the ability to use satellite data. The GPS integration w/ LocateMe is awesome (upgrade to 1.1.

The weather forecast widget is nice to have - especially in the summer so you can plan your outdoor week or weekend spontaneously.

Only complaints:

- Edge data network is acceptable, but I wish was faster
- I'd really like to see bluetooth data exchange so I could sync an iPhone via bluetooth.
- FM transmitters don't work well due to interference

Invaild complaints:

- the keyboard is hard to use - at 1st it is ... it definitely takes getting used to. Once you start letting an iPhone correct your mistakes & just hitting the space bar, it becomes pretty fast

This product made a perfect present for a friend of mine and he is still happy and satisfied with his iphone.

I both my first iPhone in October 2007. At this time the iphone was unlocked and with the Installer app. This app is very useful: It let's you download different programs and games. I've been pleased & satisfied with my iphone from day one. I am especially satisfied. It is only 2 MP, but still you can take great pictures for a every day use. At times, espesially at night the camera won't shoot it best pictures. Other features on it: Youtube, safari (without flash at this time, september 2008), wather and so on.
If you have had a small phone and thinking of buying an iPhone, remember the iPhone is a little bit large, and it takes to to get used to it, but when you do, you will love it. I loved it from the first day, and I still do.
I recommend to buy screen protector ( I have had mine on for about 6 months without changing and got a lot of scratched on it, so Im going to change it now)

An A++ phone!

I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW A VERY IMPORTANT POINT FOR THE TOP RANKING PERSONELL JUST READ THIS PARAGRAPH WITH A NAKED EYE AND THINK BECAUSE I LOSS 350 DOLLAR AND I WAS LAUGHING ON EBAY THE POLICIES MAKER ITS A SHAME.
EXAMPLE MR A START DOING BUSINESS ON EBAY WITH A BUYER PROTECTION FOR 200 DOLLARS AND A IS SELLING AN I PHONE WORTH 650 DOLLAR AS SOON HE GETS HIS MONEY IF HE IS HONEST MAY BE HE WILL SEND THE PHONE OTHER WISE ITS EASY WAY TO MAKE MONEY ON EBAY JUST PUT THE PICTURE OF I PHONE AND WALK AWAY WITH BUYER MONEY.
YOU CAN MAKE EBAY MORE SAFE IF THE ITEM THE SELLER IS SELLING FOR 50 DOLLAR THE BUYER PROTECTION HAS TO BE EQUAL TO THAT AMOUNT THEN THE BUYER HAS A PIECE OF MIND TO BUY FROM ANY ONE BECAUSE HE IS SECURED LOOK WHAT THE SELLER DID WITH ME HIS NAME IS ABOUT PRODUCT I PAID HIM I THINK 510 OR 512 HE WALK AWAY WITH EASY MONEY WHERE PAYPAL ASSURE ME THAT THE SELLER MONEY IS ON HOLD AS MANY TIMES I TALK TO PAYPAL THEY ASSURE ME WHEN IT CAME TO CLAIM THEY REFUND ONLY 200 AFTER ASSURING ME THAT THE MONEY IS ON HOLD NOW I ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION WHO IS TRYING TO BE SMART AND WHO TO BELIVE PAYPAL NEW SELLER WHO BUT CAN ANY ONE DO JUSTICE IN MY CASE LOOK YOU CAN MAKE MONEY FROM ME RATHER LOOSING ME IS THERE IS SOMEONE ANY ONE DO JUSTICE WITH ME AND RECOVER MY MONEY IS ANY SMART GUY WHO CHANGE THE RULE SUCH AS THE LISTING MONEY HAS TO BE EQUEL TO THE BUYER PROTECTION THAN THE NEW BUYER WILL HAVE A MUCLE TO BUY WITH CONFIDENCE BECAUSE THEY WILL FEEL SECURE DONT TELL ME YOU CAN BUY FROM THE SELLER WHOSE BUYER PROTECTION IS 2000 THEN ELEMAINATE ALL THE NEW COMER DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY EBAY WILL MAKE IF THEY CHANGE THIS POLICIES THAT BUYER PROTECTION WILL BE EQUEL TO THE LISTING TRUST ME I HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE OF RETAIL BUSINESS FOR 20 YERS IF THE BUYER HAS A PIECE OF MIND THEY BUY DOUBLE THE AMOUNT YOU ARE EXPECTING I HOPE SOMEONE WILL READ MY PARAGRAPH AND DO JUSTICE AND CHANGE THE POLICIES JUST 1 YEAR AND SEE THE SALE GRAPH WHERE IT REACHES OTHER WISE LOOK THERE ARE SO MANY WEB SITE TO BUY SUCH AS LIQUIDATION.COM AND SO MANY LETS HOPE SOMEONE WILL TAKE ACTION AND LET THE BUYER FEEL SAFE TO DO BUSINESS ON EBAY TAKE THIS FREE ADVISE .

MY PURCHASE EXPERIENCE APPLE IPHONE FROM THE SELLER WAS VERY BAD. SELLER WAS DIS HONEST. SELLER STATED IT ALMOST BRAND NEW PHONE WHITCH WAS ABSULOTLY LIE. THE PHONE CONDITION WAS AWFUL. ALOTS OF SCRACHASE AND DENT AND TWO GOU FROM DROPING. I COULDN'T TRUST THE SELLER TO RETURN THE ITEM. SELLER MADE A CONDITION FOR RETURNS THE PHONE. SELLER SAID YOU HAVE TO SEND THE PHONE BACK SAME CONDITION AS ADVERTISED. I COULDN'T MAKE THE PHONE AFTER I ACCEPTED THE PACKAGE. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE. DON'T DEAL WITH THIS MEMBER.

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i am very pleased :) shipped to norway in 2 days. product came in exellent shape. my new iphone works fine :)

A++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++. Excellent procedure!

I received my iPhone and was very pleased with the product in the beginning. Apparently Apple has some major issues with upgrading that needs to be looked at. After only having the iPhone for eight (8)days it completely stopped working and went into what I was told was "BRICK" mode and when trying to restore the phone I would always get an error 1604 which turned into error 20 and back to error 1604. Being that this was a gift for my son, he was totally upset, which in turn made me very unhappy. Hopefully Apple will get on its job and fix the bugs that it has with the 2.0 upgrade! I will say that after talking with an Apple rep, I was given the opportunity to return the iPhone through Apple Care Assistance and they in return could not fix my iPhone. But they sent me a new refurbished iPhone that is working perfectly. I hope that it continues to work and we don't have anymore problems. The reason behind the rating of poor is because of upgrading issues and bugs that need to be fixed before letting the public receive defective products.

I have no compliants. Everything went well. Had a really good purchase! Seller was exxellent. First we had misunderstanding about the payment. But as I payed on the very first moment, he put the sipping on its way and I got it afer few days. (He wanted to contact the person whose shipping address I submitted, but he couldn't. Later on he got right)

PIZDATO!!! ya realno govoryu - vse proshlo PIZDATO! I niibet. IA kupil etu huynu, mne ee dostavili - voobshem vse PIZDATO!

very satisfied, worth the money, especially since in Puerto Rico there's nowhere to buy it!!!!!!!, the iphone really is the best smartphone out there, I dont think the other phones trying to copy it can compare to the features and the quality the iphone provides. I give it a perfect ten!!!

The buyer told me t hat he will send the item ,but he never did, I have opened dispute on paypal about the incident... This is the the worst experience to have encountered for somebody who relys on e-bay for buying anything for reasonable. you can go head and look at my record.. I have bought many items from e-bay...but the last transaction that I had with this person make me lose my interest in e-bay

The iPhone isn't perfect, but it is heads and shoulders above it's nearest competition. It only takes a couple of minutes of "show and tell" to know most of what is required to operate its many functions.

I decided to get an unlocked iphone because i moved to Spain and needed a phone that would work with a prepay plan. The 3G had just come out so i figured there would be a lot of people selling the first gen. now that i have it i dont know what i did without it. Everything from my grocery list, skype phone calls, and day to day planning is taken care of.

Great phone, zero problems! Looks great, no scratches! Good seller, pretty fast shipping... I absolutely LOVE it!!

This product is a very good product. I recommend it for those who are constantly on the go and love to browse the internet. The texting on the iphone is a bit difficult starting out but over time I believe one will get the hang of it. It would be nice if you could move the iphone horizontal and text. Unfortunately you can only do that when surfing the net.

verdaderamente es una gran compra se la recomiendo a todo el mundo. tiene unos acc. que es de gran funcion

Some existing Apple iPhone 2G owners have already upgraded to the 3G version if they were lucky enough to get their hands on a handset, but what about those that are still not sure about upgrading.

If you have the first generation iPhone you may wonder if it’s worth upgrading, especially when you have the 2.0 Firmware installed on your device. Will you need the GPS and 3G options?

When your buying the iPhone for the first time then the latest 3G versions is a great deal, it’s cheaper this time round and has a few features that improve on the first-gen phone.

As an original iPhone owner I will be upgrading to 3G soon, this is because I browse the web on the move and use it for business, having a faster 3G connection will help a lot and as it will be free to upgrade on the price plan I am after, there is nothing to lose.

For existing users that do not need GPS or faster data speeds, it may seem a little pointless upgrading, why spend $200/£100 on a phone you do not need?

The new iPhone features a plastic back that some people feel gives the iPhone 3G a cheap feel compared to the metal back of the first iPhone. This new feature is said to improve reception.

Other improvements include 2g lighter, the in-built speaker has been enhanced, call quality is improved, and the headphone jack will now work with standard headphones and cars that have an audio jack.

Will you upgrade to iPhone 3G and do you need faster data or GPS?

the price was rigth plus the phone was describe like they said i am used the phone i not have any problem

THIS IS REALLY A STATE OF ART PHONE , ALL THE FUNCTIONS ARE REALLY GOOD I AM GLAD I CHOSE THIS PHONE. I HAVE HEARD THIS PHONE SINCE THE DAY IT LAUNCH BUT UNFORTUNATELY APPLE WAS NOT OFFERING IT IN CANADA, SO WE WAIT THAT LONG , BUT FINALLY I GOT IT, ITS REALLY COOL ALL THE APPLICATION U CAN DOWN LOAD FROM ITUNES SONGS AND VIDEOS,
I BET ONE SHOULD MUST TRY THAT.
IMRAN ONTARIO CANADA

I would say iphone is a mini-computer where i can get everything as computer. The phone is very attractive and you can easily operate it without any experience. After i have bought the iphone, i always feel that something is giving a companion. I don't feel alone anymore.

Best phone I ever had! It can do everything! Touch screen capabilities are great. The integration of applications is amazing. Also the iPod and internet integration is awesome.

Perfectly waisted $400. Despite multiple attempts to use this piece of garbage with AT&T sim card- it never worked. And I just do not want to use my PC to activate a telephone.

All was good...i am now an Iphoner......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................