Comments on: Is the iPhone a Phone, a Computer? Or Both? http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:40:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: SlingPlayer Coming to the iPhone – GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210925 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210925 [...] third-party video transfers” from its network under its terms of service. After an outcry, the operator changed the wording, basically limiting only Sling Media from its network. The [...]

]]> By: Will P2P Soon Be the Scourge of Mobile Networks? http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210924 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:48:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210924 [...] the Internet is the Internet no matter if you access it on a desktop or on your phone. And as the handset guys try to build devices that look more like computers, and the computer guys incorporate cellular connectivity so those devices can be portable like [...]

]]> By: MLB iPhone App to Live-Stream Games Over 3G; Still No Sling http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210923 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:03:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210923 [...] (altered numerous times) that currently bans “redirecting television signals for viewing on personal computers.” An AT&T representative confirmed that the Sling ban is in place over [...]

]]> By: Will Sprint Thwart Sling Media’s 3G Palm Pre App Plans? http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210922 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:36:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210922 [...] of course, opted against supporting the SlingPlayer app on its 3G network, which resulted in an outcry from iPhone users. Depending on what Sprint decides, it’s a decision that could end up working heavily in [...]

]]> By: virtual online worlds for kids http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210921 Mon, 18 May 2009 11:06:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210921 I guess AT&T needs some competition.

]]> By: Two Must-Have Apps To Improve Your Productivity: Evernote and Dropbox — LucaFiligheddu.com http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210920 Fri, 15 May 2009 12:16:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210920 [...] Is the iPhone a Phone, a Computer? Or Both? (gigaom.com) [...]

]]> By: wow gold fraud http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210919 Thu, 14 May 2009 01:06:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210919 I agree with danny id! It is our mobile developer who want to embed the computer capability on our phones. We have seen great phones nowadays with facebook app, voice mail, internet email capabalities and games Mainly, i think iPhones is still a phone with a computer capability.

]]> By: danny id http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210918 Wed, 13 May 2009 22:16:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210918 I think the key to this issue is that there has never been a computer with cellular phone capabilities. It has always been phones moving closer and closer to computing capabilities. That trend is why I think the iPhone is mainly a phone on steroids and not a computer with phone capabilities.

]]> By: pooptheworlddotcom http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210917 Wed, 13 May 2009 21:48:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210917 …a computer that happens to be a phone, iPod, media player, video game console.

Judging by my year spent in Japan, and the fact that they tend to be a few years ahead…this is definitely the future. Don’t get me wrong…I would never give up my luxurious full sized macbook pro keyboard, but on the go, smart phones and cloud technology is the future (IMO)

t ~pooptheworld.com

]]> By: ajolie11 http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210916 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:32:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210916 What do you think the iphone is when it has Berkeley Unix as its OS? The darn thing is a computer and it can be a server just like the one that’s running your site if it were properly hacked.

Gadget head hit the nail on the head. AT&T is the problem because there would be no discussion about this if we had a pervasive, open tcp/ip based wireless network.

I wish the carriers would go the way of Chrysler (or better yet). Why can’t this country get its act together on an open wireless IP broadband network? The carriers are killing innovation in this country.

Carriers == Weenies

]]> By: eb http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210915 Wed, 13 May 2009 18:45:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210915 On the topic of iPhone being a computer….
I had my iPhone 3G taken from me on the bus two months ago. I figured insurance deductible, $500, not worth it….
I called the insurance company up and they stated: “We categorize the iPhone as a computer, NOT as a phone, therefore it falls under a different class of insurance and your deductible is $50″

I was very thankful the iPhone is viewed as a computer…

]]> By: Gadget Sleuth http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210914 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:48:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210914 AT&T is the clear problem here, not Apple or the iPhone.

]]> By: Vid-Biz: AT&T, Mobile Stats, Kutcher http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210913 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:46:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210913 [...] AT&T calls it a PC to explain why SlingPlayer for the iPhone won’t include 3G support. (GigaOM) See our review of the SlingPlayer iPhone [...]

]]> By: Ted T. http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210912 Wed, 13 May 2009 17:05:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210912 “Odd how places like Japan don’t seem to have trouble building 3G networks that subscribers can actually use.” Agreed. Europe can do it too. Can’t even begin to blame lower US population density because the worse 3G performance happens to be cities like San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Pure incompetence on AT&Ts part (they can’t plead poverty if they can afford to buy rural networks from Verizon for billions of dollars.) Fixing their 3G in big cities has to be AT&T’s first priority.

]]> By: Jason Lackey http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210911 Wed, 13 May 2009 15:54:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210911 The whole idea of a smartphone is that it be like a little computer that also has a phone in it. Apple is just the first to have really delivered on this promise in a meaningful way beyond email. Odd how places like Japan don’t seem to have trouble building 3G networks that subscribers can actually use.

]]> By: My iPhone Site » Is the iPhone a Phone, a Computer? Or Both? - Gigaom.com http://gigaom.com/2009/05/13/so-is-the-iphone-a-phone-or-a-computer-or-both/#comment-210910 Wed, 13 May 2009 15:01:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=49691#comment-210910 [...] Read the rest of the article here Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

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