iPhone 3G has gained the buzz that Apple was looking for. Every press release or online article praised its qualities, features and price. Regarding myself, I had been a big fan before the iPhone launched, but I must tell you I changed my opinion as I used it. The same negative opinions have appeared recently regarding the latest iPhone version, the 3G.

People complain about its slow data speeds, weak signal or lack of enterprise features. That doesn’t sound good for Apple’s business, but it seems the praises were left out. Most of the users showed disappointment in iPhone’s data connections. The blame cannot be put only on iPhone’s weakness, but also to carriers. For example the data speeds vary from network to network – T-mobile of Germany has the highest rates, while a carrier in Australia provides the lowest speeds.

Another issue pointed out by 3G iPhone users is the call dropping problem. It appears to be an intern problem, as the 2.02 firmware update has solved it. In addition, the users that didn’t experienced such a problem have encountered another – the weak signal inside buildings. That trouble was allegedly caused by a faulty chip set supplied by mobile chipmaker Infineon Technologie.

The bad experiences continue with outages in MobileMe service and iTunes incompatibility. In the same list users included the third party applications sold over AppStore that created glitches and dissatisfaction.

An overall opinion makes you think twice before purchasing an iPhone. From the most precious mobile of our time it has fallen in disgrace.

God, i hate timezone! Why? Because the New Zealand people will get to have the new iPhone3G first, on the 11th.

But i guess I can wait a day before I can get mine, or not. You can either pre-order it from O2, but get only one per customer and on a first come, first served basis, or you can order it and have it delivered to your door though iTunes.

Just so you get an idea of how much us mortals want and need the iPhone, O2 sold out the 16GB version in just 3 hours.

I think I made my poing. Over and out.

O2 UK
Vodafone NZ