[X-Newbies] Apple OS X support for mobile phones.

[Brian Durant]

Hi Rick,

I just checked today with the all dominating Apple dealer and
distributer here in Denmark:

<http://www.humac.dk>

They could not provide me with any information, as they don't yet know
if the iPhone will come to Denmark. There as of this time has not been
any contract signed between Apple and a Danish mobile telephone
company. If the iPhone is being distributed by a company such as
Vodophone, it will never reach Denmark, as they are not represented in
the Danish telephone market.

Regardless of whether the iPhone will reach Denmark eventually, is
still not really my point. While I can hope that the iPhone arrives
with the specs that you mention, it is for me and many other Mac users
frustrating that Apple doesn't try to support more mobile phones
through it's iSync technology. If you look at
<http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html> it is
possible to see that a number of newer Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung,
etc. phones are not listed and many of those that are listed are
hobbled by not being able to sync Address Book, Address Book Pictures,
Calendar and/or To Do Items.

This should be an absolute minimum as most of these mobiles are
provided with various program "suites" that can provide much more
functionality, including the above, but only with a Windows PC.

Cheers,

Brian

On 5/31/07, Richard Ramsowr <r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Brain
>
> A replay if I may...
>
> You haven't been keeping up with the latest...
>
> 1. It hit Europe by the end of the year
>
> 2. It has a built in keypad, one that is a whole lot
> easier to use than a thumb-pad
>
> 3.  The version just announced and due in Europe will
> be 3G based product because that is the standard in
> Europe
>
> 4. As to battery I can't replay to that but Apple has
> never let anyone down on any of it's designs to date,
> so why would they start now.
>
> By the way, one has to fully understand that Apple has
> not yet fully released all of the performance spec's &
> it's feature list because of would be copycats, i.e
> our friends at M$ - so until the product is out no one
> will fully know it's full value. I have personally
> delayed any new purchases of any type of cell phone
> within my company till the iPhone is released. And yes
> I am a stockholder of Apple and have been so sense the
> beginning of time or at lest Apple time.
>
> I do hope this will give you pause, As I would really
> hate to see you or anyone spend money now - only to be
> disappointed 6 months down the road!
>
> Later
>
> Rick therepguy
> Houston
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> --- Brian Durant <globetrotterdk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Rich,
> >
> > Yeah, in some ways I hear what you are saying.
> > However:
> >
> > 1) The iPhone doesn't come to Europe until some
> > undetermined time in the future.
> > 2) The iPhone will lack a number pad.(keypad)
> > 3) The iPhone won't support 3G or turbo 3G
> > 4) If I remember correctly, the iPhone will only be
> > triband, not
> > quadband as is becoming standard in Europe.
> > 5) Battery use issues will likely be a problem.
> >
> > Regardless of whether the iPhone becomes as iconic
> > as the iPod, which
> > I don't believe will be the case, I find it to be a
> > major concern that
> > Apple doesn't seem to have deemed it necessary to
> > support any mobile
> > phones that have appeared on the market within the
> > last two years.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > On 5/31/07, Richard Ramsowr
> > <r.ramsowr at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > > Brain
> > >
> > > Buy a iPhone in late June and be the first on your
> > > block - but not the last!
> > >
> > > The resulting bonus is a complete and utter
> > solution
> > > to your current issues and for the next 10 years
> > or
> > > so!
> > >
> > > Sounds like a win-win to me...
> > >
> > > That's what I'm going to do - besides it's going
> > to be
> > > a really great ice breaker during cold calls!
> > >
> > > Rich therepguy
> > > Houston
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > --- Brian Durant <globetrotterdk at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > It is about time for me to get a new mobile
> > phone, I
> > > > have been noting
> > > > with some concern that Apple's support for new
> > phone
> > > > models seems to
> > > > be going the same direction as modem support
> > took in
> > > > OS 8 & 9. More
> > > > and more models with new features arrive on the
> > > > market, without
> > > > support in the OS. I have noticed that many
> > users
> > > > are forced to try
> > > > solutions like "The Missing Sync...". Any
> > > > suggestions? I am living in
> > > > Europe, so I'm not tied in the same way that
> > many US
> > > > residents are as
> > > > to what phones are available from which
> > provider,
> > > > etc. At this time, I
> > > > am using a Sony Ericsson P800.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Brian
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