Comments on: iPhone at Home http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/ Minneapolis, Minnesota Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:59:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dave http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62845 Dave Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:38:50 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62845 I'm guessing it probably wasn't a very difficult technical issue for Apple to put an AIM client on the phone; I think it's just one of a few headaches Apple had to deal with to appease AT&T (i.e., AT&T wants people to use SMS exclusively for messaging, since they stand to make money directly off of SMS usage). Six years ago I had this cheap-ass Samsung phone from Sprint. It had its own AIM client that was not constantly connected to the Internet. Sprint made this work (I assume) by running a constantly-connected AIM client on their servers, and the client in turn sent SMS-like messages over the Internet (my phone didn't have true SMS) to handle the input/output of the conversation. So if Sprint could do it in 2001, Apple and AT&T could probably whip something similar together today with minimal development effort, and it could be more feature-rich than what Sprint had (even if it may not be quite there in comparison to the OS X iChat client) while still using a similar approach. So my guess it that this really might more about money and AT&T than about technical challenge. I’m guessing it probably wasn’t a very difficult technical issue for Apple to put an AIM client on the phone; I think it’s just one of a few headaches Apple had to deal with to appease AT&T (i.e., AT&T wants people to use SMS exclusively for messaging, since they stand to make money directly off of SMS usage).

Six years ago I had this cheap-ass Samsung phone from Sprint. It had its own AIM client that was not constantly connected to the Internet. Sprint made this work (I assume) by running a constantly-connected AIM client on their servers, and the client in turn sent SMS-like messages over the Internet (my phone didn’t have true SMS) to handle the input/output of the conversation. So if Sprint could do it in 2001, Apple and AT&T could probably whip something similar together today with minimal development effort, and it could be more feature-rich than what Sprint had (even if it may not be quite there in comparison to the OS X iChat client) while still using a similar approach. So my guess it that this really might more about money and AT&T than about technical challenge.

]]> By: Aaron http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62841 Aaron Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:05:56 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62841 You're mean. You’re mean.

]]> By: Amber http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62839 Amber Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:54:58 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62839 You're a douche. Only douches have iPhones. And you're totally sitting next to me right now as I type this. You’re a douche. Only douches have iPhones. And you’re totally sitting next to me right now as I type this.

]]> By: Aaron http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62834 Aaron Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:53:24 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62834 Paul- I got the 1500 SMS package, and yeah yeah yeah it won't make me breakfast either. A lot of the higher bandwidth stuff is pretty snappy in WiFi, naturally. I knew how fast EDGE was going into it. Kevin- You got it! So what does your wife think now? His and hers? Andrew- Yes. I have found a number of quirky 1.0 bugs with it. Nothing bad, but just weird. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a 1.1 version of the software within a month. Ed- Yes, I didn't think I'd stick that closely to my quote! Shaun- I have not. I've used the browser to chat and it's not all that great. I'm bummed about it too, but they don't have a backend like Danger has and using AT&T's SMS shit won't cut it. A standalone IM client would be insane as you're always flopping between WiFi and EDGE. Not workable. That, and as you know, IM can be constantly traffic intensive even if you're not chatting. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple worked with AT&T to make it a new thing on their service like how voicemail works. It'll have to show up on the iPhone at some point. Paul- I got the 1500 SMS package, and yeah yeah yeah it won’t make me breakfast either. A lot of the higher bandwidth stuff is pretty snappy in WiFi, naturally. I knew how fast EDGE was going into it.

Kevin- You got it! So what does your wife think now? His and hers?

Andrew- Yes. I have found a number of quirky 1.0 bugs with it. Nothing bad, but just weird. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a 1.1 version of the software within a month.

Ed- Yes, I didn’t think I’d stick that closely to my quote!

Shaun- I have not. I’ve used the browser to chat and it’s not all that great. I’m bummed about it too, but they don’t have a backend like Danger has and using AT&T’s SMS shit won’t cut it. A standalone IM client would be insane as you’re always flopping between WiFi and EDGE. Not workable. That, and as you know, IM can be constantly traffic intensive even if you’re not chatting. I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple worked with AT&T to make it a new thing on their service like how voicemail works. It’ll have to show up on the iPhone at some point.

]]> By: Shaun http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62826 Shaun Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:13:02 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62826 Have you tried doing any sort of AIM via SMS chatting? The Lack of AIM is one thing I was bummed about for the iPhone. Have you tried doing any sort of AIM via SMS chatting? The Lack of AIM is one thing I was bummed about for the iPhone.

]]> By: Ed Kohler http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62816 Ed Kohler Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:41:00 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62816 Mr. I'm Going to Wait a While . . . maybe until Sunday, lasted until Sunday! Mr. I’m Going to Wait a While . . . maybe until Sunday, lasted until Sunday!

]]> By: taulpaul http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62812 taulpaul Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:54:38 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62812 -Forget using youtube on it, it's too slow -QWERTY keyboard will take some adapting -Google Maps, slow, slow, slow -No Flash, or flash? -No movies from the camera -No zoom on the camera -No Bluetooth settings except ON/OFF -No stylus, so no drawings or sketches It's actually a pretty nice device once you get past that stuff. It would be twice the phone if it was on a faster data network. -Forget using youtube on it, it’s too slow
-QWERTY keyboard will take some adapting
-Google Maps, slow, slow, slow
-No Flash, or flash?
-No movies from the camera
-No zoom on the camera
-No Bluetooth settings except ON/OFF
-No stylus, so no drawings or sketches

It’s actually a pretty nice device once you get past that stuff. It would be twice the phone if it was on a faster data network.

]]> By: andrew http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62810 andrew Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:36:55 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62810 Can you see any glaring first gen bugs yet? I let you geekazoids get your freak out of the way first, then move in for the kill. :) Can you see any glaring first gen bugs yet? I let you geekazoids get your freak out of the way first, then move in for the kill. :)

]]> By: kevin h. http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62809 kevin h. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:36:48 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62809 Aaron, you have to bring your iPhone to the MnSpeak gathering tonight. I wanna see one up close! Kevin Aaron, you have to bring your iPhone to the MnSpeak gathering tonight. I wanna see one up close!

Kevin

]]> By: taulpaul http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62808 taulpaul Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:04:10 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62808 My buddy Johnny got a 4GB one, and I tried it out. It's kinda what I expected. I hope you got the txt msg. upgrade! My buddy Johnny got a 4GB one, and I tried it out. It’s kinda what I expected.

I hope you got the txt msg. upgrade!

]]> By: Aaron http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62806 Aaron Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:02:34 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62806 Jason- I still have it. In a few days going down the "T-Mobile changed my contract" route and if that doesn't work I'm going to try to put my contract on one of those contract trading services. I'm also selling my iPod. Josh- I got a new number and didn't cancel my plan. Jason- I still have it. In a few days going down the “T-Mobile changed my contract” route and if that doesn’t work I’m going to try to put my contract on one of those contract trading services. I’m also selling my iPod.

Josh- I got a new number and didn’t cancel my plan.

]]> By: Josh http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62799 Josh Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:13:19 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62799 iCancelled. iCancelled.

]]> By: Jason D. http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62797 Jason D. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:06:13 +0000 http://s4xton.com/1557/iphone-at-home/#comment-62797 What happened to that T-Mobile Contract? What happened to that T-Mobile Contract?

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