http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple...apples-iphone/

The best thing on that page was the Ron Paul campaign button.

The iPhone and N800 are not comparable and anyone that makes the distinction that they are has a very small grasp on both technologies.

I believe that the n800 and iPhone ARE comparable devices. Both are
intended for mobile use of the internet. Both devices are also capable media players.

Of course the n800 is not a phone but with the price difference you could buy a phone to go with it.

you can compare a monkey to a bird, so what? they are not intended for the same target audience so comparing them is meaningless if your trying put them in the same category.

One is called phone, one is called tablet. I don't see the comparison. My E61 and N95 can do all the same functions of the N800 and more. Are they comparable? Survey says: Nope. Anyway, before this topic completely comes off the tracks, I am bailing.

I thought about it and you can compare it, just not alone side by side. For instance having the N800 with a standard non-smartphone(a phone that has 3g/edge service that connects to N800) vs having just one device like the iPhone that tries to capture both worlds. So in a way you can compare.

I think the IPhone will be a great device. In fact, it really trumps the N800 in quite a few areas, but not all. In my situation, having a separate phone and N800 makes sense. I don't have much occasion to use my N800 in the car, except when I'm out of town (really the only time I use my cell phone). I can pair them in those situations.

My wife uses our cell phone at home all the time to call her family out of state, and If I had an IPhone, I'd be handing off my toy every time she wanted to call someone. Two devices make sense for me. That doesn't mean my situation won't change in the future, and that the IPhone won't be better for some of us. A year from now, they'll both be obsolete....

Come to think about it, there's another reason not to like the iPhone....

Personal Privacy Invasion of Photo Libraries....

Did you know that any pictures stored on, or taken with, your cellphone are considered the property of the cellphone company you go through? They have the right (if you signed their contract they do) to log on to your phone, view, upload, and keep any photo you have stored on there. With the N800... all of our photos are not on the phone, they are on memory cards.

Who wants our Corporate masters looking over our shoulders into our lives?

This is yet one more strategic move to rob us of even more privacy.

Take care.

Which carrier has this clause in their contract? To my knowledge it's certainly not the case with carriers in the UK - to be honest, I doubt anyone in this country (UK) would sign a contract with such a clause (assuming they actually read the contract of course!)

I've never seen such a clause discussed on the specialist UK mobile forums so I'm pretty confident it's not in force over here, and good job too as it's an outrageous policy to try and enforce *anywhere*.

Please do not compare a CELL PHONE with an Internet Tablet, 2 totally different products on completely different kinds of platforms even if they share some of the same functionality, much like a motorcyle and a car, you just can't compare the 2... they may get you to the same destination but they are not the same.