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Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

fredwilson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:53:15 -0000

Unanimous. I love that handle. And you know what, you are right. I take back this post. I was wrong

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

TheRightGuy — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:11:24 -0000

dude, u are retarded or old. im sorry but u are reallllly wrong. they are sweet. think of the positve things about it. (1)it can hold a decent amout of songs (2) its touch, unlike the classic (3)you can go online free (4) you can get a free app that lets u text your friends and a calling app. (5) light weight, just thought that i would add that. (6) its not that expensice, i found the one on the apple.com site that is only $300 for the 16 gig. so its acually cheaper (7)iphone and ipod touch are pretty close, but the iphone you have to buy the plan and crap. (8) maybe your fingers are to thick, get a stylis. the buttons arent sooo tiny. (9) its really simple to lock it, you could buy a hard cover case so it wont go off on u.

Yours Truly,
unanimous

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Brae Landis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:03:15 -0000

So a year and a half later, i hope, from all of these comments, you have learned pros and cons; features and flaws, how to use it, and such?
well, i am a person always seeking to help people with all kinds of technical questions, not just with iPods, iPhones.. but just about everything.. i keep well updated on all kinds of new technology, and such..
heck.. i dont have an Apple computer, but i bet if someone handed me one, i would already know it.. and i have only played on one a year ago, for only a few minutes... anyways.. Great Post!
My comment on this post is: finesse? i think thats the word.. dont TRY to use the interface of the iPod touch / iPhone just be fluid with it.. same with the keyboard.. just trust what you are doing!
a Tip that you should have known/figured out by now?:ALL of Apple's iPod's and iPhones: will pause, automatically, when you take out the headphones when playing music, or watching a video...
EMail me:
Brae1son@yahoo.com
if anyone has any questions about this, or anything iPod
i have an 8G iPod touch, first gen
(and because i dont have any of the more advanced ones doesnt mean i dont know nothing about them..)

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Brae Landis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:46:53 -0000

okay.. with all the iPod touches that are being sold.. when you get your iPod touch / iPhone the first thing you need to do: go to "Settings" then go to "Wi-Fi" and switch Wi-Fi off (and use it only when you know you can get connected to Wi-Fi) and go back, and go to "Fetch New Data" and turn "Push" off
That will help battery life big time..
also, if you are in the dark, or in a house like environment, turn your "Brightness" as low, or even off, as you can.. just know when you go outside, in the daylight.. you'll need to turn the brightness up..

http://www.apple.com/batter...

EMail me:
Brae1son@yahoo.com
if anyone has any questions about this, or anything iPod
i have an 8G iPod touch, first gen
(and because i dont have any of the more advanced ones doesnt mean i dont know nothing about them..)

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Brae Landis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:27:16 -0000

http://cnettv.cnet.com/sync...
it tells you how to connect your 1(or more) iPod(s)/iPhone(s) with more than one computer

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Your Mother — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:38:40 -0000

Wow nice 1, 2, 2, 3, 4. Lol.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:35:38 -0000

Do you like cheerios?

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

chris — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:02:13 -0000

Would agree absolutely with the above.

The Touch is, let's face it, a pretty poor mp3 player ergonomically speaking - a classic example of form over function. For practical purposes you can't use it when it's in your pocket and navigating the menus whilst walking is just frustrating. The side volume buttons and particularly the "sleep" button on top are poorly designed and don't work properly.

And PLEASE tell me it's possible to switch off that so called "genius" button?! I'm forever pushing it whilst trying to scan through a track and end up having to re-navigate back to where I was.

The classic Ipod design (and Nano) are where Apple should focus their efforts. Not on taking a stripped down Iphone and flogging it as an Mp3 player.

Bad Apple!

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

fredwilson — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:31:20 -0000

I am very slow at learning technology and an idiot too

You nailed it

Well done

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

andy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:57:02 -0000

it sounds like you are very slow at learning technology. having never owned anything apple i picked one of these up a couple days ago and within hours i was comfortable using it, had it loaded with pictures, songs, movies, apps and have had zero problems with it. i think you bought the wrong ipod if you already own a curve. idiot. there's no point to owning a touch if you aren't taking advantage of the net capabilities. wow.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

fredwilson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:05:06 -0000

There's a lot of things that suck about the ipod. Its success is that it sucks less. Someone can beat it - maybe android will

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Tony Cabrera — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:43:22 -0000

Why does the ipod only let you sync on one computer only, I have 3 computers that I use and I can only use it on one, that sux.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Airam — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:10:52 -0000

Hey! You should have read about it before buying it and you should also know 16GB is less than what you use to have. I'm writing this from my touch and this is an awesome device. I think you should read more about it.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

@#!* — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:30:02 -0000

This post is so fake. How many people can't lock a screen on a ipod touch?

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Evan Didia — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:41:06 -0000

I cannot stand the new iPod Touch It Sucks Like Hell Because The Battery Life Is Horrible It Only Lasts 2 hours when should be lasting 12. My Old iPod Video Was So Much Better God I Hate It Im Goign to get my money back and buy and COBY MP4 Player

-Evan Didia
New York

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

fredwilson — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:58:05 -0000

Thanks for the comment. I'm not fat or lazy.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

ksajfalsj — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:56:40 -0000

you sound like a lazy fatass. you dont wannna buy the upgrade and your fingers are to big to control the buttons. don't complain that the ipod isnt built for fatass's. get skinny.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

handle of (( SQ Nine)) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:36:42 -0000

I got given my 16gb ipod touch,cool machine, i just keep for getting to charge
it every day ((opps))
my other mp3 player doz 50 hours play time,only need to charge that once a
week. but that only holds 300 songs, i`m still to fill my ipod.
very happy user..

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

luisj8a — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:43:32 -0000

ipod touch is the best ipod ever!!!! you cant deny it...160gb of music?? what for? 16gb and 32gb are just perfect to make an eternal collection with the songs you love the most...the user interface is just great...no crashes...no display scratches...wifi to check your mail, web surfing, google maps, thousands of games and apps with a jailbroken ipod...5 hours of video against 3hours of video on classics, 25hrs of music...incredible photo browser...tons of videos with the youtube app...and the best of all...flash memory drive...more effective than hard drive, faster than hard drives, longer lifetime than hard drives and more fall resistant than hd...I just love my IT! I used to have an ipod video 60gb at the begining just great...eventually it just started sound badly and the hard drive sounded like a laptop...

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Earl — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:44:13 -0000

So you lack both the dexterity to touch a piece of glass and the good sense to leave your iPod in your desk drawer when you go to meetings. You also can't seem to use iTunes: you can sync whatever you want, playlist or not. Finally, you seem to live in a city where WiFi isn't coming out of people's ears. Fine, the iPod Touch isn't for you. But if you streamline your music library to only your favorite songs, you'll find that 16GB is plenty. You'll also find that if you jailbreak it, it is a very capable PDA. Aesthetically, it is without peer. P.S. Use the Nano or the Shuffle for exercising, not the Touch.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Tony — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:21:45 -0000

http://electronics.howstuff... at the bottom of this page it starts explaining how the iPhone/iPod Touch screens work.

I didn't sit down and read it, but it doesn't search for pressure or look for blocked light (like some touch screens do.) Just on a whim (with skimming it over) it looks like it searches for a change in the current going through some transistor layer built into the screen. So it's more likely than not to only work with a finger (or something living, due to natural static buildup) than something nonliving, like a jacket. <- someone who knows/read the article I linked to, correct me if im wrong.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

random8r — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:50:30 -0000

So get an iPod Classic.

I love my iPod touch... pressing the button twice brings up a "quick music" menu.

Pressing the power button puts it in screen lock mode.

It's much better than my iPod nano aside from playing games.

Not everyone wants every single track they own all at once.

I'm prepared to use a solid state device rather than a hard drive device if it means being a little more expensive and not having as much capacity.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

fredwilson — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:19:01 -0000

Not sure how I caused this to happen then. It has happened several times

fred

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

Matt — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:22:06 -0000

"4) I find it hard to pause the music and lock the screen. I've been in meetings when my iPod Touch started playing through the earbuds because I leaned on it through my jacket."

Err... No. No no no. This can't happen, as you need to touch the screen with a bare finger for it to work. Leaning on the screen with anything other than a finger (or an elbow, or whatever, some uncovered body part) makes absolutely nothing happen. It's not pressure sensitive, it's touch sensitive. I know this because I've tried it. Only the lock and home buttons work by pressure, and neither of these can start music playing.

Re: Why I Don't Like The iPod Touch

fredwilson — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:29:05 -0000

Thanks

I am getting an education in how to use this thing from my readers. I love
that.

fred