Hi Stephen, I have not tested my iphone in rural or remote areas, so
can't say what the reception would be like. We may have other iphone
users in WAMUG who have travelled around using them.
For email and the other functions, I make sure I am on wireless. We
have a wireless network at home, and now here in the apartment we are
staying at in Chongqing.
The are many cafes around Perth which have free wireless access, plus
in China, we have Starbucks cafes all over the place.
So, its possible to have an iphone, use all the functions, and not run
up a great big bill. E.g. you cannot use the iTunes store unless you
are connected to a wireless network, it won't connect through 3g,
although email and web do.
Its quite the best phone I've ever had, very easy to use, plus being
my ipod as well.
cheers, Susan.
On 20/10/2008, at 1:58 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:
I spoke to a sale person at a Telstra shop last Saturday re the Next
G iPhone.
I told him that a friend of mine had dropped his and it had died.
He replied that he had been getting feedback that they are "very
brittle".
He said they do not survive dropping very well.
Where as the Nokia's are well known for their durabilty in this area.
When I asked him how well they performed in rural areas, he told me
this:-
The Next G phones are divided into 3 groups as far as reception goes.
Group A = work well in CBD and regional centres only.
Group B = work well in CBD and regional centres and some rural areas.
Group C = work in CBD and most rural areas (these are those that get
the RURAL tick).
The iPhone comes into Group A.
These points have pretty much put me off getting an iPhone.
And the fact that I would not use some of the functions due to the
costs involved.
Regards,
Stephen Chape
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