I have some hopes for what the iPhone will do for mobile phones and the Internet. I like the cool interface that Apple put on the iPhone, but I’m not going to shell out $600 for the phone in addition to spending money to break my contract with T-Mobile. I already have Internet, email, pictures, music, and other features on my phone. In short, I have nothing to gain and plenty to lose by jumping networks and getting a new phone.
Yet, I do hope that the iPhone is wildly successful for very practical reasons. First of all, if the iPhone is a wild success, it will set the bar high for competing brands. Somebody coming to the end of their mobile phone contract might consider jumping networks unless other wireless companies can offer a phone that approximates or surpasses the iPhone’s coolness factor. That is what I want. I want my wireless company to offer better phones.
Another thing that I hope will occur as a result of a successful iPhone launch is that more websites will start to consider people on mobile phones when providing content. There are plenty of WAP sites out there, but many popular blogs don’t bother offering WAP content (mine does). Just because a phone CAN download graphics and format pages properly, it’s a pain on a tiny screen. A lighter version of blogs and websites would be a great modification to cater to the millions of iPhone users expected. It would really help me on my tiny SmartPhone screen.
In the end, even if I would not buy an iPhone for myself, I am pulling for its success. So, if you are on AT&T, I urge you to go out and purchase an iPhone and make it a big success. After that, use it to do EVERYTHING. Your actions will benefit you and eventually every other smartphone user. You are at the forefront of pushing technology forward. Thank you in advance.
