I like my phone, it makes phone calls, thats it. Done, nada, no more. It has a speed dial list and limited browsing capability, not that I use it or care.

Cellphones should remain cellphones, fark this do-it-all crud.

No buy. Let the early adopters foot the development bill.

Waiting for the US version2(?) iPhone as follows:-

*fully bug-fixed,
*Lots of useful Apple and 3rd-party apps
*built-in GPS fully integrated with an internal navigation system. (That should put a shiver down Garmin or Tom-tom's collective backs.)
*transparently-capable full European roaming capability on one or more major European cell-networks (The EU has just passed a law severely limiting all roaming charges within the EU).
*less than half the current price ( with a 2-year AT&T agreement.. )

Should be here in less than a year.

FYI. the iPhone sim-chip is built-in and not plug-replaceable. So, no "unlocked versions" and also excellent thief-protection. I suspect that the first turn-on of an iPhone confirmed as stolen will trigger a signal from the AT&T cell-network that shuts down ALL of the nifty iPhone functions. The thief will need to be an excellent micro-miniature electronics & software hacker.

Pity the fool who needs an iPhone.

The best phone in the world is one which has the most convenient size and the longest battery life.

How pretty will your iPhone look when the batteries are flat, when the hideously overcomplicated-for-a-phone OS crashes, when the massive screen gets put in your pocket with your keys? We all know that iPod's have durability issues and we all know that any ipod not kept in a cushioned protective case looks like crap within weeks.

I still think the best phone I ever owned was a Nokia 3210 because it still is a good phone for talking on, and of its day it was compact, robust and stylish without having (m)any useless features.

Don't believe the hype.

No bluetooth stereo, no memory slot for user upgrade, no API, all stuck on top of the EDGE network.... Why didn't they go with 3g or a more robust data network I don't know. To quote a coworker of mine "If you haven't been on dial up in years, get ready to remember what it is like." That was in reference to the ATT cellphone data network.

I really like where this device could go, it just won't be going into my pocket until another version comes out, or the price drops by 40%.

Sure, it's not going to be perfect, but I have no doubt that it will set the standard for ease of use, elegant design, and multi-functionality to which all subsequent multi-purpose devices will be compared. Much like the ipod did for mp3 players.

And I do not own any macs!!

Funny video from David Pogue:

http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=caed76f16c6132710db58210df394...

Pay $1400 for a f'in phone just to be a trend whore I really don't think so.

Steve Jobs wife can blow me

Is "gimmicky" a word?

60.00 / month for the plan really isn't that bad.

For blackberry users, the unlimited data plan for use with a BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server) is $45.99 above and beyond your normal plan.

Waiting for the iPhone Shuffle

Hmm, those web applications with AJAX will suck over EDGE if it is as slow as some people have said.

Apple need to make them downloadable as full-screen widgets that you can run whenever you want. Then you could have IM and other stuff implemented in widgets, a bit like Meebo.

Lack of picture messaging is a major omission - they will have to fix that before a European launch. Same with 3G, although they did avoid the Qualcomm 3G ban by going with EDGE instead.

The 2nd or 3rd generation iPhone will be the one to go for - a more mature platform with all the necessary features, a wide set of third party online applications, maybe even downloadable iPhone widgets, 3G, higher capacities.

Will you be able to install your own software on this? IE Skype? Is EDGE even fast enough for Skype?

I really like my blackberry pearl. so what if i can't touch my screen to do things? i have a trackball!!

I'm glad that I don't need (or want) a mobile phone of any sort, but you can almost always expect a few quirks and problems with a first generation device. They don't call certain people early adopters for nothin'.

The Mac Moonies will love it.

It's understandable that the iPhone can't do all the crazy things people hoped it would do, but no cut and paste functionality? WTF?

Add Turbo-3G, and I'll might consider buying one. As for now I'm perfectly content with my Nokia N73.

It's amazing that for a device that is supposed to be meant for online communication they wouldn't have the period on the regular keyboard. If you are going to move things fine, but keep @ and . on the main keyboard since any email address or URL is going to need that (since you can't cut and paste from your address book).

I use Skype most of the time in town with my UMPC. So far I haven't seen anything on this phone that would make me change.

The lack of instant messaging is certainly a deal breaker as well.

I think this looks like a very cool phone. I won't be buying one myself because I don't want AT&T and because I am not the kind of cutting edge person who buys version 1.0 stuff. In another 2 years or so, though, I can imagine taking a serious look at the iPhone.

In the meantime, I hope they come out with a phone-less version with more storage capacity and call it the 6g iPod. I'm much more likely to buy that this year.