Why unlock the iPhone?
I find it ridiculous that people attempt to unlock the iPhone for use in the Philippines. I can totally understand if Americans want to unlock he iPhone, especially if they already have subscribed to another provider like T-Mobile and don’t want to subscribe to AT&T. But why do some Filipinos need the bragging rights for the iPhone? What happens to their iPhone if Apple decides to issue an update that bricks all unlocked phone? Where will these early-adopting braggarts run crying for a fix?
Admittedly the interface is beautiful, but as a phone it is quite lacking. Maddox already gave a hilarious comparison between the iPhone and a Nokia E60. 
3G connectivity is already available in the Philippines. The iPhone, unfortunately, does not utilize 3G. But in 2008, there will be a 3G iPhone. The current incarnation does not have video recording (which is common in most phones with a digicam) and it does not have voice dialing (which I find important when I am driving). There is a legitimate iPhone coming to Asia in 2008, though it is still uncertain whether it is a new, upgraded 3G version or just the current version that will be paired with a specific provider.
So as for me, I think I’ll wait until the Asian edition will be released. Early adopters will certainly boast that they have had many more months of enjoying their iPhone. No problem. I can show them my Blackberry Curve while they brag. And then I can show them the next generation iPhone when it arrives for a side-by-side comparison—assuming, of course, that their iPhone hasn’t transformed into an expensive brick.
September 24 2007 05:39 pm | Hardware and iPhone
