Dear Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee, I am considering surprising my husband with a new cell phone for his birthday as his cell is two years old. The iphone seems to have a lot of press coverage. Do you think this would make a good present? Signed, Cell consideration Dear Cell consideration, The Apple iphone is very popular, but unless your husband has cell phone service with AT&T (Cingular), then he would have to switch carriers to use the iphone. If he is happy with his current service provider, then he may not wish to switch carriers, or he may want to wait until his carrier offers the iphone. PC Magazine on the Internet (www.pcmag.com) has given the iphone a very good rating. CNET editor’s review is an 8 out of 10 (www.cnet.com). However, CNET’s average user ratings is 6.4 out of 10. Basically, the Apple iphone is innovative, has a great display, good web browser, and sleek design, but lacks clear phone audio quality and email connectivity is too slow. |