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paolo,Jul 14 2008, 07:30 PM Wrote:they sold 1 milion 3g iphones today world wide, in 22 countries, thats pretty big demand, you'd be stupud NOT to carry this phone if you were a carrior
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For the money they're scraping out of people for those phones? You're absolutely right!

We pay more in North America for the phones with the least functionality simply because we're dumb enough to pay blindly. We also pay way more per minute than they do overseas (when adjusted for common currency values) for "superior" networks that they then roll out later (different networks, same features) for less cost to Europe/Asia. We're bankrolling their development cash with the least reward to the consumer.

I mean, I bought a Sony Ericsson W580i and I can't even disable the s***tay-ass Rogers music player that's Java-based and completely useless with my 2GB+ of music on the phone. Also, even more awesomely, Rogers binds the "Music" key (to their s***ty player) to the same button you press to hang up the phone call. So, if you double-tap or if the other person hangs up a fraction of a second before you do - BINGO! Useless for 3+ minutes - I've timed it numerous times. You also can't remove the mapping for the Rogers player to that button - thanks Rogers! Noone wants to use your crappy player, but that doesn't seem to matter!

The Walkman player that comes with the phone and is bound to the Walkman-symbol button? It works GREAT! No lag, no waiting, playlisting can be done on the phone easily and quickly? On the Rogers player, none of the above applies.