iphone...

[vansmack]

A lot of it depends on your carrier.  The operating systems are different on each RAZR.  I used to use the RAZR from Verizon and while I found it less intuitive to find things, it was faster and more stable than my current Sprint RAZR.  
 
 I was originally a beta tester for the Sprint version so I expected it to be buggy, but even after subtle improvements since its commercial release, it's still quite slow to react to commands. That notwithstanding, it's organized much better than the Verizon RAZR - if I need to get to my top four functions, they're programmable for easy access.  
 
 As for data, I watch a lot of Sprint TV, tried to listen to Sprint streaming music (more on that when an article I authored for bigyawn comes out), check sports scores often, check train arrival times in SF daily, and check my MSN account often.  Not once has my phone frozen completely, but it can get quite slow (not the data speed, the actual programs themselves).  I have noticed that adding a Mini SD card has helped performance (might be a shared memory issue).
 
 As for your phone, you have a Cingular phone so it might be the data network speeds.  You're working at a peak of about 180 Kbps with a long latency time.  I'm guessing that gmail is timing out due to latency.

[godsshoeshine]

bummer, i was pretty excited when the gmail thing came out

[vansmack]

I'll tell you what - I'll sign up for a gmail account and test it with my RAZR and get back to you.  This may narrow down the problems you're having.  I know a guy who has a verizon phone and a gmail account so I'll test it on his phone too.

[vansmack]

GS - are you using the Downloadable Gmail App or the web browser version?
 
 The downloadable app works fine on the Sprint phone, but won't work on the Verizon version (doesn't support Java2ME MIDP2), but the web version works fine.
 
 And one more silly question - you have the V3 RAZR, correct?

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

I dropped my Razr in the toilet and it no longer works.  

[vansmack]

The one they call Doctor Doom said:
 I dropped my Razr in the toilet and it no longer works.

I hope she was worth it.

[kosmo vinyl]

can't claim this as mine, but this is tres funny....
 
 $500 is too expensive for me, but maybe  they'll make a cheaper version: the iPhone shuffle. It makes calls from your addressbook, but you have no idea who it's going to call next.

[vansmack]

I thought I had read a NYT article about the name a week ago....Apple will gain the rights, but it won't be cheap.
 
 January 10, 2007
 Cisco Sues Apple Over Use of iPhone Name
 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) said Wednesday it is suing Apple Inc. in federal court over Apple's use of Cisco's registered iPhone trademark for its new handheld device.
 
 Cisco has owned the trademark on the name "iPhone" since 2000, when it acquired InfoGear Technology Corp., which originally registered the name.
 
 And three weeks ago, Cisco's Linksys division put the trademark to use, releasing an Internet-enabled phone called "iPhone" that uses the increasingly popular Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.
 
 On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone, its "game-changing" touch-screen-controlled cell phone device that plays music, surfs the Web and delivers voicemail and e-mail.
 
 "Cisco entered into negotiations with Apple in good faith after Apple repeatedly asked permission to use Cisco's iPhone name," said Mark Chandler, Cisco senior vice president and general counsel, in a statement. "There is no doubt that Apple's new phone is very exciting, but they should not be using our trademark without our permission."
 
 Cisco is seeking injunctive relief to prevent Apple from copying Cisco's iPhone trademark.
 
 "Today's iPhone is not tomorrow's iPhone. The potential for convergence of the home phone, cell phone, work phone and PC is limitless, which is why it is so important for us to protect our brand," Chandler added.

[helicon1]

I read the iPhone has 5 hours of battery life. That is terrible.

[sweetcell]

Originally posted by Glass Arm Shattering:
 I read the iPhone has 5 hours of battery life. That is terrible.

Battery:
 Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing
 Up to 16 hours Audio playback
 (apple.com)
 
 while not mind-blowing, those specs are definitely respectable - especially considering how much more this thing is doing.  try fully recharging your phone, calling someone (on weekends, of course) and see if you can talk 5 hours... i know my phone can't do it.

[brennser]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YgW7or1TuFk

[sweetcell]

3G iPhone on track for early '08?
 
 http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/23/3g-iphone-on-track-for-early-08/
 
 just a rumor, but just maybe the steve is listening to the rumblings...

[vansmack]

Originally posted by sweetcell:
  3G iPhone on track for early '08?
 
 

Great.  By then I'll be on Sprint's 4G WiMax network.  But it will sure will look sweet.