Adam's R&R » Rip Off Ireland http://comerford.cc/wordpress Rants & Ramblings of an Irishman Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:24:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Probably No iPhone for me in Ireland http://comerford.cc/wordpress/2009/03/05/probably-no-iphone-for-me-in-ireland/ http://comerford.cc/wordpress/2009/03/05/probably-no-iphone-for-me-in-ireland/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:54:40 +0000 adam http://comerford.cc/wordpress/?p=235 [...]]]> As this comparison shows, although the cost of an iPhone is reasonably subsidised, the data plan and associated call plans are very poor.  It really is a disgrace – enough to make me not use O2 at all in protest.  With that decision made, my only problem is the complete lack of a decent alternative – I have been reading up on several iPhone competitors (Nokia N95/96, Samsung Omnia, Blackberry Storm, LG Renoir) and none of them seem to be distinguishing themselves clearly.

I’ve also found the interface on the Nokia N95 I am currently using (thanks to a loan from John) to be very counter intuitive, which is sad since I used to think Nokia had a real edge when it came to UI design.  Two guesses what John traded his N95 for…..

There is not a single phone I have found so far with WiFi, GPS, a decent sized screen and a UI that gets a decent review.  If anyone can recommend one, then please let me know.  Assuming my Macbook Pro comes back to me in working order sometime in the near future I may have to look into getting an iPhone and jail breaking it to work on any network.

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