I guess I'm more the other way. I bought the iPhone more as a mobile, mini computer. I seldom use the phone features. Only time my previous cell phone was even ON was when I was out of the house. And most of that time I was driving. I almost completely refuse to talk on a phone while driving. I make exceptions when it's SWMBO!
If possible, I simply pull into a parking lot, parking lane, etc. to talk. If those places aren't available, the call just doesn't get answered until I
can park. We weren't supposed to even talk in the cockpit about sports, hobbies, cars, etc. when flying below 10,000'. Just when using the checklists or speaking to ATC. Above that is different. But if it's that important in the air, where 99.99% of 'the other guy' is under some ones control, how much more important is it when
no body is controlling 99.9999999% of those 'other guys!'
But I digress, as usual...
I think the iPhone is the beginning of truly useful computing in a miniature size for the average person. The phone part is simply an add-on. Sure, I'll be paying more than I did for our old, extremely un-intuitive phones that were capable of 'using' the interweb. But that action could easily be defined as 'torture!' I'm sure the Blackberry is great. I know millions are in use. And hey will probably get even better. I just think the iPhone is showing how developers could make use of this kind of device better than any other one on the market.
"On the market" is also something that can change and certainly will. Google seems to possibly have a better idea of how to treat developers and they are the closest competitor I think Apple has. MS may be able to improve and/or buy something, but they can't be called 'innovative' just because they say they are. They may become like IBM, still around, doing some great things but not the market leader/maker they were 40 years ago.
So, reports of dropped calls are not as important to
me as they are to many, many others, I'm sure. Nor am I trying to stay in touch with an employer! But I think some of these complaints are, first of all, based on problems with AT&T and the fact that most iPhone buyers expect closer to 110% satisfaction from their purchases. Secondly, we all know that complaints are much more widely communicated than satisfactions. I don't know of any 'Help' sites that even have a section for "Everything is perfect, no problems here!"
However, MFI does have quite a few posters, on their home page, anyway, that wonder why problems are posted there when no one else has ever seen or heard of them.
Anyway, no one really owns this thread, except the members and viewers of TS. I just happened to start it. After the first post, the thing has its own 'life' no matter where that leads!
And, as we've noticed, some don't have extremely long lives, at that!
So, as long as I'm safely in my home, I don't worry too much about 'hijacking.' I just enjoy hearing peoples intelligent opinions about a lot of Mac stuff!
Now then, as the Commander said...
Carry on! 
Just do it with as little 'noise' as possible! OK?
Some of us are sleeping!!
