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The iPhone is the worst phone in the world
The iPhone is the worst phone in the world
The iPhone gets more press than a Brangelina sex video, and acts like it's the only smart phone on the planet... so why is it so rubbish at doing what it says on the tin?
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Brit blog names iPhone 'world's worst'
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... may be the greatest handheld surfing device ever to rock the mobile Web, and a fabulous media player to boot," writes CNET UK's Flora Graham in a mock award citation posted Tuesday. "It may be the highest-rated mobile phone on CNET UK, rocking the pockets of half of our crack editorial team. It's certainly the touchscreen face that launched a thousand apps. But as an actual call-making phone, it's rubbish, and we aim to prove it." ...

CNET.uk says the iPhone is the "Worst Phone EVAR"
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... Even though it is the highest rated mobile phone on their own site, they say, as a phone, it is the worst.  They cite poor mic and speakers, dropped or unreachable calls a a host of other issues. ...

iPhone Is a Horrible Phone? Well, If You Look at it That Way…
Mashable! — ... Cnet UK does a great job at pinpointing nearly all of the device’s shortcomings, giving it the title of the “worst phone in the world“. Yes, none of the issues they point out aren’t particularly new, but from my experience, and the experience of many other users I spoke to, they’re very real, and the sheer fact that they exist over two years after the first iPhone was launched is not only newsworthy: it’s unbeliavable. ...

CNet UK: iPhone is the Worst Phone in the World
iPhoneHeat — ... iPhone is the best handheld computer, but then he proves iPhone the worst phone in the world by describing call quality, call dropping, Data Gaps, call receiving problems, heating up issue and poor battery life. The writer also point outs a report from Ny Teknik that claims that the most likely cause of the 3G problems is defective adjustments between the antenna and an amplifier that captures very weak signals from it. This could lead to poor 3G connectivity and slower data speeds. Read the full article ...

Winter Olympics Get Facebook, Danish Students Surf During Exams
Switched — ... experimenting with a new program that allows test takers to troll the Web, with only an honor code preventing them from e-mailing or IMing each other the answers. [From: The BBC] Despite its well known and wide-ranging benefits, CNET is asserting that the iPhone is 'The Worst Phone in the World,' and the writer provides some pretty compelling arguments to back up the premise. And, if you don't believe CNET, just ask an Apple owner living in New York. [From: CNET] Wii owners and 'Zelda' lovers have been waiting (sometimes) ...

Is the iPhone romance fizzling out?
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... Either way, it's comforting to know that we here in the States are not alone. CNet UK called the iPhone "the worst phone in the world" on Tuesday, adding that it was a great mobile device but terrible for making calls. CNet lays much of the blame on O2, the exclusive carrier of the iPhone 3G S; other carriers offer the older models. ...

The iPhone is the worst phone in the world
Top iPhone News — ... not taking it back. The iPhone may be the greatest handheld surfing device ever to rock the mobile Web, and a fabulous media player to boot. It may be the highest-rated mobile phone on CNET UK, rocking the pockets of half of our crack editorial team. It’s certainly the touchscreen face that launched a thousand apps. But as an actual call-making phone, it’s rubbish, and we aim to prove it. Check out more of what they have to say at…CNet UK

Does the iPhone suck this bad?
Phones Review — ... Would you agree with the guys over at Crave when they say although the iPhone is the highest rated mobile phone on Cnet UK, is the greatest handheld surfing device ever to rock the mobile web and a fabulous media play, when if comes to actually making a call, the iPhone is rubbish! ...

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