Comments on: Japanese iPhone Hell http://www.gmixer.com/archives/84 Mark Cooke's - personal and game development notes. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:52:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sindharta Tanuwijaya http://www.gmixer.com/archives/84/comment-page-1#comment-89 Sindharta Tanuwijaya Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:53:00 +0000 http://www.guilezero.com/wp/?p=84#comment-89 I see. If I buy an iPhone, I imagine that I will use it mainly for reading ebooks and playing songs. Maybe it's better to buy a PSP instead since they will have a new version coming next month, which I can also use to play games :) I see. If I buy an iPhone, I imagine that I will use it mainly for reading ebooks and playing songs. Maybe it’s better to buy a PSP instead since they will have a new version coming next month, which I can also use to play games :)

]]> By: mark http://www.gmixer.com/archives/84/comment-page-1#comment-88 mark Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:44:00 +0000 http://www.guilezero.com/wp/?p=84#comment-88 The good parts of the iPhone are still good - maps, web browser, iPod/music playback integration, applications, etc. The messaging issues are the main drawback from my perspective.<br/><br/>I did check with a Japanese friend who uses an iPhone in Japanese UI mode and the address book still doesn't have support for sorting by hiragana, only by English. If you have a lot of friends, finding them becomes a little bit annoying as any hiragana/katakana/kanji name is in the "other" group.<br/><br/>I've only had the iPhone for just over a day now but I've noticed the battery does drain quickly if you use the web a lot. Playing music in the background and doing an e-mail every once in a while does not drain the battery very fast though. If you are a heavy user - and it's hard not to be since the interface is so good - you will need to charge every day.<br/><br/>The only thing I used infrared for was getting the contact information of someone I just met. It was pretty useful for situations like getting someones number in a club when it was really loud. Not having that is a minor inconvenience but not a big deal for me at least. The good parts of the iPhone are still good – maps, web browser, iPod/music playback integration, applications, etc. The messaging issues are the main drawback from my perspective.

I did check with a Japanese friend who uses an iPhone in Japanese UI mode and the address book still doesn’t have support for sorting by hiragana, only by English. If you have a lot of friends, finding them becomes a little bit annoying as any hiragana/katakana/kanji name is in the “other” group.

I’ve only had the iPhone for just over a day now but I’ve noticed the battery does drain quickly if you use the web a lot. Playing music in the background and doing an e-mail every once in a while does not drain the battery very fast though. If you are a heavy user – and it’s hard not to be since the interface is so good – you will need to charge every day.

The only thing I used infrared for was getting the contact information of someone I just met. It was pretty useful for situations like getting someones number in a club when it was really loud. Not having that is a minor inconvenience but not a big deal for me at least.

]]> By: Sindharta Tanuwijaya http://www.gmixer.com/archives/84/comment-page-1#comment-87 Sindharta Tanuwijaya Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:38:00 +0000 http://www.guilezero.com/wp/?p=84#comment-87 Quite an objective opinion on iPhone in Japan, I think. Thanks, it surely will help me in deciding whether I'll get an iPhone or not. I have a friend who is a Mac fan, and I don't think he ever mentioned a single bad thing about using iPhone in Japan.<br/><br/>Although I don't have an iPhone (yet?), I consider iPhone to be an attractive device. But two things that worries me, besides all those comments that you have posted in your blog, are the short battery lifetime, and the absence of infrared support. I am wondering if you have problems with those two things ? Quite an objective opinion on iPhone in Japan, I think. Thanks, it surely will help me in deciding whether I’ll get an iPhone or not. I have a friend who is a Mac fan, and I don’t think he ever mentioned a single bad thing about using iPhone in Japan.

Although I don’t have an iPhone (yet?), I consider iPhone to be an attractive device. But two things that worries me, besides all those comments that you have posted in your blog, are the short battery lifetime, and the absence of infrared support. I am wondering if you have problems with those two things ?

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