Rogers insults iPhone customers Part 1

It seems that Rogers is under the assumption that they can take advantage of their customers, especially those who have recently made the horrible mistake of purchasing an iPhone 3G. I mean, is it really necessary for the Canadian iPhone customers to file a class action lawsuit similar to our gun toting neighbours to the south?

The iPhone 3G is blaring with issues, from spotty 3G coverage to horrendous battery life. Pegging this device as suitable for a business user is ridiculous. Aside from it’s evident hardware and software issues the iPhone 3G suffers some fatal flaws.

The inability to search emails or calendar entires is imperative for users that are regularly searching through hundreds of emails a week. It’s apparent disregard for key scheduling features such as meeting invitations via the calendar. Let’s not forget the fact that its ability to “push” email is a farce, unless you’re using Apple’s mobileme service, which has suffered it’s own number of issues since It’s launch. How many free days of service are we at now, 90?

Back to Rogers and their iPhone faux pas. Swithing from a Blackberry to an iPhone 3G wasn’t as difficult as I initially anticipated. The lack of a tactile keyboard is some that I have gotten used to quite easily. In fact, this entire post is being typed on my iPhone while sitting on the subway. Now, I know what you’re thinking. How can this guy be bashing the iPhone when it obviously seems useful? I’m not saying the iPhone 3G is a bad device, I’m simply saying it’s not a good one. Not when compared to a Blackberry, not when productivity or efficiency are important. If you’re looking for a device that gets the job done the iPhone 3G is not that device. If you want to look cool and don’t require abdevice that allows you to work from the road then it’s just fine.

I have determined a way to resolve the 3G problems with the iPhone 3G… Turn 3G off. That’s right! If you want the iPhone 3G to survive the day the first thing you must do is disable 3G all together. Great job Apple! Why did I buy a 3G phone if 3G doesn’t work? Someone, hopefully Rogers, please tell me.

Part II to follow shortly.