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My iPhone - The Ultimate Gadget For Marketers | ||
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I bought an iPhone on Friday (the official Launch Day) and I have really enjoyed using my new gadget. I’ve owned nearly every conceivable cellphone and PDA (Blackberrys, Sidekicks, Nokias, Palm Pilots, etc.) and I got so tired of hearing all the whiners and naysayers complaining about how the iPhone lacked this feature or that feature… well, the iPhone met my expectations and MORE. As someone who has owned and used all of those other devices, I can easily say the iPhone CRUSHES ALL OF THEM! Without going into an all-out “feature comparison war” I’ll just sum it up this way… it’s EASIER and more pleasant to use than ANY of those other devices. Period. Does the iPhone lack certain features? YES. But do the lack of those features outweigh the other benefits of the phone? NOT EVEN CLOSE. The screen is HUGE. It’s a lot easier to surf web pages, read news, and watch video (or look at photos) than any other phone. That alone is reason to own it. But it’s also FUN to use. Some people said the “virtual keyboard” was a big downfall of the iPhone. It is? Well, that’s news to me. I *PREFER* the virtual keyboard. In fact, I type MUCH FASTER than on the ‘real’ keyboards of those other phones. You can’t change the battery yourself, and I agree with others that this is a negative feature. BUT WHO CARES! It sure isn’t going to keep me from enjoying the phone for a year or more before the battery might need to be replaced. And others are whining about the phone using AT&T’s slow EDGE network for using the Internet. Well, yes, it’s slow if you’re trying to surf 2,000 web sites and do HEAVY usage. But if you’re going to sit for awhile with the phone and surf that much, then just go to a Wi-Fi hotspot (like any Starbucks, Panera Bread, any airport, and a million other places) and the iPhone will auto-switch over to the fast network. I have Wi-Fi in my house and it automatically switches to use it when I’m home. Not to mention that once Wi-Max starts appearing in many cities around the country this EDGE thing isn’t going to matter. I love this little phone because it makes it fun to easily keep track of my Internet marketing efforts. I have “favorites” setup so I am always one click away from being able to check important stats or marketing campaigns that I want to track. Here’s a photo of me using the iPhone to check in on some Google Analytics stats that I am monitoring: 
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July 2nd, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Very cool display of stats John!
Good to hear the EDGE thing isn’t that much of a drag as here in Australia (we’re not clever enough to have the iPhone yet) it has been reported as a significant downside, compared to our actually much faster phone networks…
Tnx for sharing your views, much appreciated …
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Hi John,
Nice breeze or whif of air with the iphone review, look great with the google analytics page on it.
Yes it all matters on the users functionality.
Vijay
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:37 pm
That does look very cool . . . I’m about to move to China at the end of the month (from Korea). I wonder if the Iphone will work there?
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:39 pm
I agree John.. the iPhone is great.. I was like a rockstar at work today with mine.. i actually drew crowds of office employee’s want to see and touch it..
July 2nd, 2007 at 9:00 pm
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July 3rd, 2007 at 12:55 am
A most excellent review! Stumbled!
July 3rd, 2007 at 1:16 am
john…
you must really love the iphone….
are you getting paid to promote it?
July 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 am
I would love to own one too…
July 3rd, 2007 at 6:48 am
Nice post, John.
Howzabout a little link-love for Paul… for being so RIGHT-ON in your original post about the iPhone marketing campaign!
All the best,
Paul
July 3rd, 2007 at 8:05 am
Wow John, that was a great review. I can’t wait to get my hands on it soon. It was being told that it is a lot of hype but you increased my eager to buy it.
http://scienceofgettingprosperous.com
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:31 am
Hi John - Nice Review!
I just bought two yesterday (one for me and one for Cheryl) can’t wait to get ours. Make sure we can view the Traffic Secrets 2.0 videos on it. This way I can watch them while I’m at the Gym…
-Chris Koehl
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Thanks John.
Great review, You cleared all the hype.
Does anybody knows when will be available in Europe, I have many IM videos that I want to watch.
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:07 pm
I haven’t bought the iPhone, but I’m guessing like all Apple products, they’ll replace some key features with a slicker package.
They do a mighty good job at convincing us that anything otherwise simply isn’t ‘cool’ enough.
And they’re probably right.
Shamir
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Great to get Feedback from someone using it- not just the “opinions” of others- Does the virtual keyboard work like a touch screen?
Paul
http://www.DigitalAwol.com/
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Cool you like it !!
July 3rd, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Nice review John.
July 3rd, 2007 at 5:55 pm
John,
Great post! I saw the videos on youtube and on the apple site… hopefully i’ll be owning one soon!
Peter
http://www.federalgrantsource.org
July 7th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Unfortunately I haven’t seen this in my country or maybe because I was not listening in enough yet. Thanks for sharing your findings with us.
Cheers
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March 30th, 2008 at 8:44 am
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April 6th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Huh… Your blog is nice in general, but this very post… It is brilliant!!! It can be never better.
April 9th, 2008 at 3:52 am
It’s gratifying to see not only that such positive things happen, but that they are being REPORTED.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
What sucks is that the 3G iphone is coming out and I just bought one!!
I definitely wanna try and get the 3g somehow…is that google analytics screenshow just logging in with safari or an app or something?
November 8th, 2008 at 3:27 am
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