Breaking into every code update that
Apple releases. One of the biggest features that people want when they purchase
a cell phone is simplicity. Apple knows what customers want, and they take
created the Apple iPhone with this in mind. This is one of the reasons this
phone has become so popular. It is easy
to stay in touch with your iPhone. Playing around with the iPhone is so much
fun. However, the iPhone has missed on a couple of points. There is a downside
to the iPhone. It is not the perfect peripheral that it proclaims to be. Some
of the issues are with the battery, memory, and AT&T.
What – there is a downside to the
iPhone? Actually, there are several. The first issue is with memory. It is not
possible to upgrade or add to the iPhones memory. You have either 6 GB, 8 GB,
or a 16 GB model and that is it. If you love to download content and music, you
will quickly find yourself running out of space. This means loading and
unloading content from your iPhone to your computer. Nothing is more annoying
than starting a download and finding out you cannot complete it because your
memory is too low. This was one area that Apple missed on. Teenagers can
download an amazing amount of music and video content. Having the option to use
memory sticks would have been a nice feature.
Many iPhone users are unhappy with the
fact that the iPhone battery is sealed and cannot be changed. The overall
consensus with the current owners is that they were not warned about the battery
situation. Apple is being sued about the iPhone battery and the lack of
disclosure on the fact it cannot be changed. I agree with the users here. If
you shell out $500-$600 for a phone and it dies in 6 months, you are going to
be pretty upset. The ability to change cell phone batteries is standard within
the cell phone industry. Perhaps apple would have been better off with making
money on battery replacements and this would have many users happy and Apple
out of court. Short battery life is the number one complaint of heavy cell
phone users. This is another downside to the iPhone.
Finally, the calling plans that
AT&T offers for the iPhone leave a lot to be desired. Lacking calling plans
that allow free usage between AT&T users, or calling circles, or other
forms of unlimited use, AT&T has fallen behind all of the other cell phone
carriers. Furthermore, limits on area coverage and interruptions in service reduce
the cell phone user’s sense of freedom. This is why most of us chose to have a
cell phone – the ability to roam and call when and where we please. The iPhone and
AT&T really shaft the consumer on the exclusive contract between the two.
AT&T has no incentive to give better rates to iPhone users because they
legally cannot go anywhere else. Roaming charges and fees for the iPhone are
astronomical. This is a downside to the iPhone and it is compounded by the fact
that hackers have found a way to unlock these phones so they can be used on
other cell phone networks. Apple set itself up for this one, and until the
exclusivity is removed, the hackers are going to be right there
Apple has been making computers and
peripheral devices for many years now. You would have thought that they would
have put a little more effort into researching the effects on users that
memory, battery life, and availability of an affordable cell phone plan would
have on potential users. I foresee a decline in the iPhones popularity due to
these concerns. Hackers will keep having a field day with unlocking iPhones
until the agreement between AT&T and Apple expires, or it gets sent to the
courts. It will be interesting to see how the battery issues turn out in court.
There is a downside to the iPhone and Apple has done nothing to fix it.
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