Once you think Apple can’t do any worse with the iPhone they pull the curtains aside and unleash another angry dragon. I swear they have been reading the Microsoft playbook lately because I can not even put into words how astonished I am with their level of incompetence with the 2.x releases of the iPhone firmware (and any service related: me.com).

So my fun filled adventure started last night around 10pm… I have a first gen iPhone running the joke of a firmware 2.0.1. I plug my iPhone into my computer (which I have avoided like the plague because it takes hours, yes you read that right, HOURS to sync the damned thing).

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It really feels like Apple rushed the 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 firmware updates out the door ahead of their time. Hello doesn’t this sound familiar me.com? I won’t even go into that catastrophe of a launch. All Apple did there is prove they can’t run an online service and you are better off shopping elsewhere for your needs. People were without email for more than 2 weeks HAHAHAHAHAHAH OMG I wouldn’t know where to start ripping them a new ass over that one. If 1 hour downtime in email is on the verge of unacceptable by today’s standards, what do you call 2 weeks? Service no longer reliable, pull the rip cord and leave them behind!

Back to the iPhone… there are so many more bugs and crashes than the rock stable 1.1.4. Let’s see if I can run down the list that I can remember off the top of my head.

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Well it’s been some time since the iPhone 2.0 was released but I just got almost everything working the way I wanted - without having to upgrade to the 3G and without having to upgrade my data plan.

The new 3G iPhone just isn’t worth the increase in monthy cost. At a minimum it is $10/month more and I wouldn’t have any SMS. Another $5 for SMS then possibly another $15/month for enterprise data plan. Sorry Apple and AT&T in this economy I can’t justify the increase in cost for another 2 years for a contract. I’m currently without contract because I’m an old customer and only paying $20/month for unlimited data and 200 SMS is a great deal. 3G won’t be near my home for years and I’ve got a nav in my car, so I’m not really missing anything by not upgrading.

The thing that took the longest to get to work was VPN and exchange with my work. It finally works, only downside is no push since I have to login to the VPN before I can check my exchange email, I think I can live with that.

And the app store is great lots of great free apps, in fact I’m typing this in the wordpress app now

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