iPhone Will Cost You $6,000 to Operate!!

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MZ — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:22:29 GMT

I have an IPHONE. I bought the most less toxic ear piece (airtube from mercola.com) . The airtube earpiece doesn't fit into the IPHONE. Any suggestions ? I guess I could re-wire the plug to put into phone ? thank you in advance !

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YC — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:24:26 GMT

Unbelievable article. Stick to health articles and not technological reviews, if you can call that. Quite honestly, that sounded more like a very biased opinion. And please compare Apples to apples (no pun intended). First of all, if you are stupid enough to buy the most expensive individual plan and then add 3 more lines to it, you deserve to pay that $6000. Switch to a family plan which costs way less. By the way, Verizon and Nextel cost way more than AT&T's most expensive individual plan with 3 additional lines. And with more minutes than either of the other two! And don't go comparing an iPhone to a laptop. Might as well compare a bicycle with a Porshe. Again compare Apples with apples — we're talking about phones here, not laptops. I was not going to buy an iPhone but necessity and costs (!!!) drove me to get one. It does EVERYTHING I needed for a smart phone to do. And more. We're back to the days you PC guys drooled with jealousy when Apple came out the the Mac back in 1984.

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papamaui — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:40:35 GMT

In my opinion, this article and the misleading, unrealistic cost analysis detracts from the mission of this website.

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Russ Bianchi — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:23:09 GMT

Hey, someone has to pay for Steve Jobs' insider backdated stock options, as well as the multi-million dollar and multi-year ongoing saga of poor little Stevie not getting to tear down a historically designated home in Woodside, CA, to build a trophy-mahal like mega dwelling, like his neighbor Larry 'Wh-Oracle' Ellison.

'Why not stick the Apple Kool-Aid drinkers for the bill?' is Jobs' M-O on this one...

If you want to save lots of money, go buy the HP version, at pennies on the dollar, and sign up for the state of the art, and light years ahead in fully integrated technology (also at a fraction of the cost and easily AT&T compatible without any sign up hassles) at: www.yvent.com

www.sfgate.com CONFIRMS everything Dr. Mercola is reporting on the "I-Brick". So does www.cnet.com

So to recap, unless you are seeking to be I-Conned, or I-Raped, avoid this OLD, and has-been, expensive gadget, like the plague, protecting the HEALTH of your wallet.

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Russ Bianchi — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 16:10:36 GMT

July 4th, 2007

Hey, someone has to pay for Steve Jobs' back dated stock options, and Woodside, CA, litigation on the tear down of a historically designated home (in the tens of millions of dollars), among other ego-centric pork-barreled projects...why not I-Phone users (brand name stolen also until settling out of court)?

If you want a real phone with vastly superior service, at much lower cost ,and LIGHT YEARS ahead of the I-Hype Phone, we suggest buying an HP model and using www.yvent.com fully integrated technologies for pennies on the dollar!

No doubt the Apple I-Con model of this phone will be out soon, at twice the price and still no AT&T hook up ability.

Initial reviews at www.sfgate.com CONFIRM everything Dr. Mercola has reported!

One smart insider review calls this worthless piece of junk "I-Brick"....

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saynotoquacks — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:25:35 GMT

Email and the phone are already way too distracting for someone who loves to dream.

I'm a Luddite. Well, a hypocritical Luddite perhaps, as here I am on the internet, and I absolutely love electronic music and digital video cameras, and I'd like to have a house with solar cells. Come to think of it, I'm not much of a Luddite at all. Maybe a selective Luddite.

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stthomas — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:50:48 GMT

A cool device, looking forward down the road to see what's coming - these are just the early days.
Some of my reactions to this device over the course of the last few months:
The first came when I realized that it was going to be serviced soley by AT&T. I just got done with a 2-year contract with "Cingular", which changed its name to AT&T. I was horribly dissatisfied with their customer service, and also their coverage. It was real bad within my home, and then traveling to NJ this spring so much as my mother was dying - I could not even get a signal out by her house. That was really inconvenient, considering the purpose of my trips.
Their customer service is the worst I've seen.
I went back to Verizon, which offers me both spectacular customer service, and a phone I can use just about anywhere.
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The second reaction was to the point that they replaced the plastic screen present in their early design with a glass screen that was not easily scratched. I've never had a phone I didn't drop at some point - this one looks especially slippery in the ads because of the way you are always changing the way you are holding it. I wonder if the glass screen cracks if you drop it? I know you're not supposed to drop cell phones. Stuff happens, though.
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Then there's the way the device magically morphs between shifts in consciousness - you get hungry, look for a restaurant, and before you know it your talking to the restaurant to make a reservation for seven.
I'm thinking about the way the web has changed to become co-opted more and more by commerce. As an example, think about how helpful google used to be.
Search results used to bring up links that actually got me to places that would help me with researching a topic.
Now it seems to mostly bring up results that somebody paid google to show me to try to sell me stuff.
In some ways, iPhone's usefulness will depend on who "the man behind the curtain" is!

Dave

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Birdlady — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:25:24 GMT

Everyone's usage needs will be different. I used to work for a cellphone company and more often then not people want to get the cheap plan. I tell them not to and then they come crying next month when their bill is $500 with overages. The cheap plan may not work for you.

Dr. Mercola probably does a lot of talking on his phone, so he is showing you what he finds average for him. Most people who would even think about buying an iphone probably need at least 1500 minutes because they are heavy users.

Don't look at your own personal use as indicative of what other people use. I personally barely use 300 peak minutes a month, but I used to use over 1200 when I was working, going to college, and talking to friends.

I can easily see this iphone costing $6000.

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neroli moonstone — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:32:45 GMT

just for the record. I love my blackberry 8100 pearl smart phone. Its great to send and recieve emails and internet on the road. Its also got google maps , so I never need to look up a map , just click and get directions. Not to mention the calendar that operates as my diary and is syncronised to my main computer that happens to be a dynamo asus laptop. Honestly , if we are going to enter to subject of technology in with Health , As a practising health professional I can answer my free natural medicine helpline service from my web site anywhere. And thats a good connection , between health and technology. I can answer, order , co ordinate and operate my health business anywhere! Thanks technology.

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theredwoods — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:31:26 GMT

WOW!! I'm really disappointed in you this time. Inaccurate rate plans that don't consider how much people already spend on their cellphone?!? It costs $20/month extra on top of your existing plan to pay for the data plan plus the initial cost of the phone (period). So that's $240/year + $599. This really makes me question a lot of the "facts" I've garnered from this site.

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PALADIN211 — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:17:27 GMT

Just what I need. More information pumped into my old and confused brain. No thanks. I'll stick with what I've got.

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SeekTruth — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:23:44 GMT

I thought Dr. Mercola was going to talk about how this cell phone, like all the others, will cook your noodle and cost physical damage to the body and brain. But all I see is a pointless article about some random figures that the average user will never incur.

This article must have been hacked into his website. Besides that, I see the other reason for it might be some web search hits and buzz. It's certainly not the truth.

As far as the phone goes, it's not obviously not perfect but I have no doubt that it'll walk all over the smartphones out in the market now and for the next few years.

I have suffered through two smartphones and the HORRIBLE microsoft software that runs (I mean crashes) them.

In my experience, you have to "live" with a product long enough to really get a sense of how well developed its USER INTERFACE is. It's ALL about the interface. With few exceptions, Apple products have always been of a higher caliber human interface design.

The real question is: How much is your time, productivity and frustration level worth using lesser products?

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Whatx1x — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:37:47 GMT

This article is misleading. Claiming an iPhone will cost you $6000 is not correct. That is a family plan with 3 lines. The bulk of the costs you are talking about are not even related to the iPhone specifically, but are your voice minutes..

Let's be honest and fair here:

iPhone Costs: $500-600

Monthly Service Costs for iPhone Unlimited Data/Email: +$20 or $240/year.

Those are your iPhone costs above having just a phone plan, plain and simple. The rest of the costs are a phone plan. If you don't want to talk to people and don't want a phone, then you would not buy a phone (iPhone or otherwise).

Total costs including the iPhone Purchase. $740-840.

Also, how are you making calls/answering calls and getting roaming unlimited data/email on that laptop? Wouldn't you still need a phone/data and phone plan to do so? Seems like you'd have to pay the same rate or more to do that!

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PaleoM — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:21:15 GMT

Once again - what does this post have to do with nutrition and health? We all know that Dr. Mercola likes gadgets, but why does he always have to join the jealous Apple-bashing crowd? To his credit - this time he also tried to give voice to the pro-Apple side. But was it really necessary to come up with a misleading "National-Inquirer-like" headline? This really cheapens the content of this otherwise great site.

I have been a more than happy Apple user (professionally and personally) for 12 years. I don't need an iPhone and I won't buy one (yet), but it seems to be an incredibly well designed piece of equipment. Coming up with intuitive software that's elegant, powerful and easy to use is one of the most difficult things to achieve. Dr. Mercola's web designers (the ones who do this blog and the store) would surely benefit from taking a closer look at some of Apple's software products for their ease-of-use.

Please, this is one of the best (if not THE best) heath-related websites on the internet. Don't dilute it with off-topic and biased computer opinion pieces. Thanks.

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pinkskittles — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:23:05 GMT

means of communication are starting to take over! if you think about it, how many years ago was it where people happily romped around without a cell phone? now how many people depend on it and can't live without it? now email is starting to be like that with so many blackberries coming up. now the iphone. that's absolutely crazy. technology is great but when not having it impedes on your ability to live life, that's a little sad. our world is becoming far too dependent on technology. it's great, but you don't need to be fully accessible through phone and email when you're out going about your day. it's strange, and makes sense for people who work from home over their blackberry but not for a person with a regular job and life.

it does look nice though. :P