Steve Jobs Confirms iPhone Has a Kill Switch

NewsFactor ^ | 8/12/08 | PAPASMURF

[papasmurf]

Now if Microsoft did that with the Pocket PC Phone, millions would jumping up and down swearing that Bill Gates, aka Satan, was controlling their devices remotely. LOL

Pretty sad Apple didn't disclose up front. But then, it goes along with their philosophy of not telling the whole truth. Same as Microsoft.

[the invisib1e hand]

wonder what other convenient features it has.

[the invisib1e hand]

forbidden-fruit ping.

[papasmurf]

iPhone/Apple *ping*

[papasmurf]

Makes one wonder, doesn’t it?

[Jeff Head]

Hmmm...I bet my iPod Touch has the same thing embedded in it.

[papasmurf]

Well, I’ve flashed and re-flashed my PPC Phone dozens of times, I know what’s in it.

[null and void]

Hmmm...I bet my iPod Touch has the same thing embedded in it.

Maybe. Unless the kill switch is new and your phone is old.

[devane617]

I have the 3G IPhone, and IMHO it has BIG problems. The 3G is very bad. I live in one of the largest metro areas in the country and I have to keep 3G turned off. The 3G IPhone is dog slow at times for no apparent reason. The battery life is more than horrendous. Overall, I would not use the 3G IPhone in business. Wait for the RIMM Blackberry Bold.

I had the first version of the IPhne, and after installed OS 2.0, it was a good device.

[Jeff Head]

32Gb iPod Touch about 6 weeks old.

[papasmurf]

My buddy in Chicago said the exact same thing. Lucky for him he gave his old one to his Mom, and she doesn’t give a squat about 3G, she just wants to call her bridge partners across town. LOL So he swapped with her.

[papasmurf]

OK, now, I’d like to have an iPod.

My wife’s boss gave her the latest, greatest iPod last month. He bought it at Best Buy. I played with it for a day, then it disappeared. So I asked her where she put it.

She took it to Best Buy and got the money on a card and bought herself a new vacuum cleaner! LOLOLOLOL

[null and void]

That sucks.

[papasmurf]

Yeah it does. I wanted it!

[null and void]

I’d guess it does.

Any side bets on it being able to kill one’s ability to switch networks?

[Jeff Head]

Well, for the iPhone that is a consideration...but the iPod Touch is not a phone and access the internet over WiFi..so not applicable in that regard.

I love the device. Great graphics, Safari works great, plenty of room for music and videos, and the apps are nice.

Got mine on eBay refurbished for $355 (retail is $499) and when I got it I took the serial number onto the Apple site and bought the extended warranty (there were 11 months left on the original 12 month warranty so the device was only 1 month old). Has worked like a champ ever since.

[devane617]

I gave my old phone to one of the kids, so it’s still around. Since I don’t need it for business, I will keep the 3G, but am extremely disappointed in the performance. I do not recommend anyone buy the 3G until they have the bugs worked out. And APPL really needs to allow the consumer to change the battery. Since the battery life is so poor, I keep my cradled all the time when at home, and plugged in when in the car.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" wonder what other convenient features it has. "

Execute a regime change in Iran ?

[43north]

This seems like a pretty typical thing for a company to do that is run by a bunch of arrogant liberals. Wait, was I referring to Apple or Microsoft?

Probably not much difference except one makes software that works most of the time and the other makes software that works some of the time.

[thecabal]

Color me shocked. /sarc

Waiting for the Mac ping list guys to defend this...