Thanks Mark. Two things. What do you regard as the benefits which outweigh the negatives and do you know if these other features are under development by Apple? Ry > It is correct that the iPhone dies not have those features. You > probably should not expect those features any time soon unless you are > willing to jailbreak your phone. > For me the possitives out weigh the negatives. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> I have been waiting for the iPhone to make its appearance in South >> Africa and had my name on the waiting list. I declined to take one >> when they arrived last month though as I understand it cannot be >> used as as a modem for bluetooth access to the internet and cannot >> copy/paste or forward sms's. Are these shortcomings correct and when >> will they be rectified? My S.E. K850i is, as I understand it, is >> therefore a better phone -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Pinpoint, and is believed to be clean.