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We are pleased to introduce the “Top Ten Reasons to Buy an iPhone Contest”

Wed, Jun 20, 2007 | by Stéphane Dion

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Today, June 20th, we are officially entering the final “ten days” countdown to the official iPhone lift-off! To celebrate, we introduce the “Top Ten Reasons to buy the iPhone Contest”. Ten days to go, Ten reasons to buy an iPhone, Ten reasons to participate!

Here’s how it works:
Each day, through June 29th inclusively, we will be adding one item to the list of reasons why you should buy an iPhone. Take note: This is an interactive game. To participate in the contest, you must tell us, as part of the comments, why we should all buy an iPhone or why you agree or disagree with what we have posted. Join in, and be creative!

If you have a blog, you can also write about it on your site. If you want to, you can link back to this post to let your readers know that you participated in this contest. But don’t forget to add a link to your blog in the comments section, this way, we can also visit your site.

WHAT CAN YOU WIN?

A $100 gift card, good for any Apple Store, plus Belkin iPhone cases!

Winners will be picked on July 3rd from all the comments posted in any of the posts between June 20th and July 3rd.

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Win & Enjoy!

THE TOP TEN REASONS:

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REASON #10: VISUAL VOICE MAIL

You should buy the iPhone because of the Visual Voice Mail feature. With the iPhone, Apple brings many new concepts to the mobile phone world, but the “Visual Voice Mail” will sure make Apple’s iPhone the leader in innovation from day one.

According to Apple, the iPhone Visual Voice Mail is an industry first! The feature allows you to go directly to any of your messages, without listening to the prior messages. So you can quickly select the messages that are most important to you. Isn’t that great? You won’t have to listen to “You have 5 new messages” or “Press 7 to delete this message” anymore. “Plop Plop, fizz fizz, Oh what a relief it is!”

65 Comments For This Post

  1. Stebe Says:

    I totally agree with this reason to buy an iPhone. I mean I hate to listen to that lady that goes “You have 3 unheard messages……3 messages have not been heard…….first unheard message.” It’s like get it over with or I might fall asleep at the phone. Visual voice mail is just plain genius.

  2. John Batdorf Says:

    Reason number one to buy an iPhone… you WANT ONE.

    But seriously, one of the biggest reasons I’m buying it is because it’s a PHONE on your music player. Not a MUSIC PLAYER on your PHONE.

  3. iPhone lover Says:

    I want an iPhone so bad!!

  4. Michael Hadam Says:

    I agree with this post, not only because it is convenient and evades the hassle of listening/choosing options, but it gives you the choice of who you want to listen to and displays information about the voicemail so you can prioritize your voicemails and listen to them accordingly.

  5. Michael Hadam Says:

    I agree with this post, not only because it is convenient and evades the hassle of listening/choosing options, but it gives you the choice of who you want to listen to and displays information about the voicemail so you can prioritize your voicemails and listen to them accordingly.

  6. david Says:

    It has your Itunes libray on your phone coverflow,ACC formate and videos you purchas from Itunes.

  7. R.J. Says:

    This might be the number two reason to buy the iphone. Number one, it is the iphone. I hate leaving voice mails and I hate listening to them. That is why I have caller id.

  8. Raphael Salgado Says:

    Agree. Visual Voicemail finally gives you the freedom of listening to your voicemail without a clunky, time-consuming, user-unfriendly prompt system that you can only hear but can’t see or touch. I usually check my normal voicemail less than once a day because I can’t stand the system so much. Go iPhone!

  9. Anthony Says:

    Razor phone…$60…..mp3 player..$150…
    HELIO…$150…..knowing your iphone has all of this and much more …PRISELESS.

  10. Shaun Says:

    I’ve been waiting for so long, I just can’t wait till this comes out! All the features, and the interactivity are enough to make any gadget freak to go nuts!

  11. BookTestOnline Says:

    Great Blog, posts, and contests.
    Thanks for the info about the iphone.
    The message feature sounds the best to me.
    So just choose a message and you do not need to listen to all of them anymore. Great!

    Elizabeth G.

    P.S. Noticed that you said to list
    blog info. Thanks.

    http://BookTestOnlinecom.blogspot.com
    or
    http://BookTestOnline.com
    website with access to blogs.

  12. Adam Says:

    At my store, if the crowds get to over baring, we are only going to allow 10 customers in at a time.

    This launch is the largest cell phone launch to date.

    And honesly, we dont get to play with the iPhone until 2 days prior to launch. We’ve been trained, but still no hands on. Cant wait!!!

  13. Joshua Williams Says:

    My number one reason…

    It’s made by Apple.

    I know, I know… this sounds like typical Apple fanboy blather, but hear me out. For all the great features on the device, it’s the user interface (UI) that wins me over. Other phone manufacturers have devices with big-time features, and they’ll no-doubt find a way of incorporating the best from the iPhone. I have no doubt visual voicemail and the Youtube player will be copied. But NOBODY does UI like Apple. I have a smartphone running Windows Mobile, and I’ve owned about every kind of phone and PDA made to date. The UI of the iPhone absolutely blows me away. It’s not even close to anything else out there, and I think that’s what will continue to separate the iPhone from the competition over the next several years.

  14. Nyomi Williams Says:

    IIII phone?!!!?/?…….IIIII SEE!!!!….IIIIII WANT!!!!!…..IIII NEEEED!!!…..EVERYONE NEEDS!!!…..No more having to go through your grandmother’s hour long message telling you how much she misses u and wants to pinch your face….or your mother constantly reminding u about what u forget to pack…like CLEAN UNDERWEAR..lol….or your DAD telling u to be home at 10……Now we can ALL get STRAIGHT THE POINT…….CAN ANYONE SAY.. BOYFRIEND!!!?…lol

  15. Swiss Television Says:

    We need to find someone who is willing to be filmed talking about the iphone and how much they want one infront of either an apple store or at an at&t wireless store. You must live in the Washington D.C. area. Contact Houston at Swiss Television at swiss-tv@hotmail.com. Thank you!

  16. Joe Wegmann Says:

    Number 9:
    This is one that has been so underplayed, yet so functional. So most cell phones nowadays have cameras built in, but none like the iPhone. It is a 2 mega-pixel camera with all of the sorting and editing functionality as any apple computer. Talk about genius.
    You’re out with a group of friends, you don’t have a camera. oh wait, yes you do! Not a camera phone, but a true camera. Take a great group shot. Immediately you can remove adjust it and send out copies to each and every person in the picture with the e-mail feature. Apple never ceases to amaze.
    You can do the same with your pictures from your computer. You don’t have to worry about going out and buying an extra cable, because Apple makes it easy. forgot a shot of the kids in your wallet? No worries, just whip out the iPhone and view any picture you’d like on the gorgeous 3.5″ screen!!!

  17. Chris Says:

    I agree that visual VM will be a nice feature. I often save funny/interesting voicemails for long period of time, and it’s a pain every 21 days to have to resave them when I’m trying to only get to my new messages. I forgot that the phone has this feature every once in a while, but I think it will be really useful in the long run.

  18. elizabeth Says:

    MY REASON FOR WINNING THIS IPHONE IS TO MAKE MY CELLULAR LIFE MUCH EASIER IM TIRED OF PRESSING BUTTONS SWITCHING FROM PHONE TO IPOD I WANT SOME ADVANCES IN MY INTERFACE. APPLE HAS NEVER SOLD NO BULLSHIT SO WHY SHOULD THEY START NOW ITS ABOUT TIME AMERICA AS WE NO IT IS THE LEADING PROMOTER IN SOMETHING. MY PERSONAL REASONS ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET YOU WILL BE ENVIED PEOPLE WILL SAY I WANT THAT PHONE I NEED THAT PHONE CRIMINALS WILL GIVE UP THEIR FREEDOMS JUST TO PLACE THEIR STICKY FINGERS ON IT. ITS A MUST HAVE DURING THIS SUMMER APPLE WILL SEE THE LENGHTS AMERICA WILL GO THROUGH TO HAVE THAT BRILLIANT IPHONE AND PLUS “I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY THE IPHONE WILL BE MINES”~~~~~~~~ELIZABETH NEW YORK,NEW YORK

  19. Tim Says:

    The iPhone is practicality meets cool. It’s an electronic planner that you can actually use; it’s a music player capable of holding an entire library. It’s MapQuest; it’s YouTube. It’s e-mail; it’s e-mailing photos. It’s an address book; it’s a DVD player. Oh, yeah, it’s a phone, too. The reason for buying an iPhone is simple: It’s a million gadgets; it’s one gadget. Now that’s why I’m getting one.

  20. Bob Says:

    You will buy an iPhone because it will make you smile.

  21. Aaron Says:

    Who wouldn’t want an iPhone?

  22. Louis B Says:

    It’s just so much less annoying than other devices. Perhaps we will see a resulting effort by other manufacturers to reduce their own annoyance levels.

  23. Corey Molinelli Says:

    The number 1 reason to buy this phone is not all the great things it will do! It is because it is from APPLE! that already means it will be better than anything out there all ready!

  24. Dela Gbordzoe Says:

    The number 4 reason why you should buy the iphone is because of the touch keyboard. If you screw up on any word by tapping the wrong key, it automatically knows what you meant to say, much better than any t9 keyboard because this one is capactic. On top of that, the best part is that the keyboard is upgradeable, due to the fact that with a simple upgrade, you can make the keyboard landscape, or if people don’t like the layout, you can easily send an update through itunes to make the board more user friendly. Imagine RIM coming to your home to fix that crappy blackberry 7100 keyboard in the middle of the night… yea i know it aint happenin either. The keyboard is going to make or break this phone, and due to the fact that is upgradeable, unlike your treo’s or blackberry’s, which is usually cramped and doesnt have good corrective software.

    Dela G.

  25. Viktor Says:

    Ok tuchscreen is good but how much time the company gives guarantee that that screen will hold on normally functioning? And also could a problem if you have sweat hands and of course sweat fingers imagine yourself watching o video with sweat on your screen! Not practical
    Have a question if this is a fully rather big touch screen how many days the battery can hold?

  26. liltike Says:

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  27. hille van de groep Says:

    why i schould buy the iphone …it’s easy,
    because it’s a product from apple and they
    connect every human on the planet………
    humanIPHONE FOR LIVE IT’S A FORM OF ART

  28. Albert Says:

    The #1 Reason to Purchase the iPhone on June 29 is:

    One can look forward to a level of post-purchase euphoria, which for Mac users has historically been reserved for the few and far between times when one can afford the newest form of Apple laptop computer. The inherent euphoria of carrying around instant, unfettered, and for once (actually viable) internet access on your mobile phone would be sufficient as to contitute reason enoguh! However, this conjoined with the sheer joy one experiences from being able to say, “hey, look what I just got!” is undoubtedly more than adequate to ensure that all the iphone units from the first shipment on June 29th will be sold by midnight June 30th. Good luck with the upcoming scramble everybody!
    -Alb

  29. Tara Harper Says:

    It has a cool key pad that is going to be easier to use. So you do not have to fat finger the tiny one on your traditional cell phone!!

  30. Julio Ceballos Says:

    THE REASON YOU SHOULD BUY AN I PHONE IS TO GIVE IT TO ME. I AM THE PRINCE AND KING YES YOU GIVE IT TO ME OK, OK USA. OK, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I WANT MY I PHONE PLEASE I AM SO ADDICTED TO A PHONE WITH An I IF YOU GIVE ME ONE I WILL GIVE YOU A MILLION DOLLARS WHEN I HAVE THEM BUT I need TO HAVE 10 MILLION BUT GIVE ME THE PHONE I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND I GET THE PHONe. CHAN I HAVE IT NOW? PLEASAE MOMY GIBBe ME MY PHONE. CAN I PLEASE HAVE THE PHONE THE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPHONE THE PHONE WITH THE I,. PLEASE AND THANKI

  31. meg gouvea Says:

    THE IPHONE IS THE COOLEST FREAKING THING IN THE WORLD!!!!!! I WANT AN IPHONE SO BAD THAT I ACTUALLY STARTED ASKING PEOPLE AT WORK FOR ANY SPARE CHANGE TO GIVE TO MY “IPHONE FUND”. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE NEWEST TECHNO GADGETS, BUT I NEVER EVER GET TO BUY ANY OF THEM. I NEED THE IPHONE BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE ME LESS OF A LOSER!!!! COME ON I AM THE GIRL THAT HAS TO ALWAYS GET THE FREE PHONE WITH THE 2 YEAR CONTRACT!!!! MY FIRST CAR WAS A 93 ASTRO VAN!!! I NEED IT TO BE COOL!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I LOVE THE IPHONE I WILL PROBABLY GET ONE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I CAN AFFORD IT BUT THEN THERE WILL BE AN EVEN COOLER AND NEWER IPHONE AND I WILL STILL BE DEPRESSED!!!!

  32. Joshua Says:

    Well I have been reluctant to purchase a cell phone for quit some time now. I love technology but I despise cell phones. The moment I saw the iPhone it gave me a reason to purchase a smart phone. It is pretty much a pocket laptop short of a mouse. I love what you can do with it. Also, I don’t see the iPhone as just another cell phone that is better off being used as a paper weight or maybe an inanimate object that deserves to be at curse with death threats. No, it looks as though it actually could be a friendly and usable device that doesn’t waste my pocket space.

  33. MikeTV Says:

    My Contest Entry:
    http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=196832255&blogID=281163882

    The top reason is at the end of the blog entry, highlighted in bold. Peace,
    - MikeTV

  34. Porsche Brown Says:

    Yes!

  35. Porsche Brown Says:

    The acclerometer. Apple gets kudos for using physics to automatically adjust the scren to landscape or portrait.

  36. Porsche Brown Says:

    The acclerometer. Apple gets kudos for using physics to automatically adjust the scren to landscape or portrait.

  37. Steven Godlewski Says:

    Great iPhone Blog. Feel free to grab the videos from here for your Blog. They are cut up from the main one Apple put out. It’s easer to find just what you want. You can also add your Blog to the link list.

    http://www.squidoo.com/iphon/

  38. Kevin Cui Says:

    Visual voicemal…
    Something that should have been created a long time ago. Not only does the Iphone, and ultimately apple, better user experience by creating new and easier ways to access and use their products, but they are able to make both software and hardware sleek, and desireable. Because of the new visual voicemail combined with its “swipe to erase”, Iphone has pushed its level to a completely different level.

  39. SERB26 Says:

    I DONT KONW WHY APPLE MUST SELL IPHONE WITH A CONTRACT 2 YEARS WITH CINGULAR AT&T WILL BE NICE IF THEY SELL IT UNLOCKED ALSO AND EVRY WHERE LIKE THAT WE CAN USE THIS TECHNOLOGY AS WE CAN ALL ITS SHAME

  40. Tyler Gunter Says:

    Well I must say that this feature is mind freeing(if thats even a word). not only does it relieve the sickening feeling that you get when you look at your current phone and see that you have “1 New Message”. I must say that some may dis this amazingly beautiful piece of techknowlegy but the just don’t know the facts. peaceout,
    I FREAKIN LOVE THIS PHONE SO MUCH THAT I WOULD GIVE MY RIGHT NUT FOR IT!!!!

  41. MikeTV Says:

    Reason #2: Speed of Service

    In-store activation is entirely optional! As soon as Apple iPhones hit stores this friday, consumers will have the option to avoid the potentially long lines by ordering the iPhone online, directly from Apple’s website
    http://www.apple.com/store.

    Alternatively, consumers may avoid the potentially large shipping costs by visiting their local AT&T Wireless store
    http://www.wireless.att.com/find-a-store/iphone

    Once they have their new iPhone, activation will be available using Apple’s popular iTunes software running on a PC or Mac computer in the comfort and privacy of one’s own home or office.

    Activating iPhone takes only minutes as iTunes guides the user through simple steps to choose their service plan, authorize their credit and activate their iPhone. The activation process is exactly the same, whether you own a PC or a Mac.

    Once iPhone is activated, users can then easily sync all of their phone numbers and other contact information, calendars, email accounts, web browser bookmarks, music, photos, podcasts, TV shows and movies just like they do when they sync their iPods with iTunes.

  42. Deb Qureshi Says:

    I cannot live without my video ipod, but I could do away with my nokia phone that flipped into some guava juice. Bring on the iphone…music and communication with good friends:) A great combo.

  43. Dela Gbordzoe (houston, Tx) Says:

    The numbmer 1 reason is that it is made by apple, which guarantees that it will be a quality product and also will be a hit. Nobody does it in style like apple does!

  44. papelr13 Says:

    iphone is poo
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  45. Mac McIntire Says:

    I need an iPhone so bad for “college” but I dont have money. I have been waiting years for this to come out!

  46. JT Says:

    I have a few questions about the Iphone. it better be worth the $1940 for two years, $60 a month for 2 years and $500 for the device.

    If I am not mistaken doesn’t the Iphone use the EDGE network?
    The phone has 8 gig memory right? the Ipods have up to 60 gig on some models, 8 gig for vieo files, does not seem like much?
    Does it have a memory card slot?
    Speaking about video, does it record video? Or just still photos?
    Does it have a voice recorder?
    If you have music, can you make your music a ringer?
    Do you have to have an Itunes account to download music online?
    Is it true you cannot cut and paste text?
    It uses Adobe flash right? Is there any support for this?
    Is there any third party software that works with the Iphone?
    Is it true that it only reads PDF,Word, and excel files, but will not be able to edit them?
    How is the GPS, Built in maps or network reliant? Is it reliant on the EDGE typr network?
    This device seems incredibly proprietary, almost microsoft like, too bad really. All that technology and Apple has choosen to listen to ….well you get the picture.

  47. bilmur Says:

    landscape view and touchscreen keyboard

  48. Mackid Says:

    I totally agree with everything. The iPhone is kick-ass in everyway

  49. Beth Maroney Says:

    One reason that would apply to everyone who buys an iPhone is the affordability and universality of the plans that go along with it. How can you beat a plan that offers unlimited data and web starting at $59.99? I pay a whole lot more than that at my current carrier :(

  50. Turtle gypsy Says:

    Okay, though $500 seems a tad expensive. Its worth it. Most cell phones and pocket PCs I see today are really pretty bad. But I knew apple would change this. And I am not a big apple fan, though I like their products. I was waiting for a cellphone, but not just any cellphone, but a cellphone made by apple. And now its here. Thank you Steve jobs. This is better than I expected. But main reason to buy iPhone. It revolutionizes phone. Not only that, but also email, photos, videos, music, internet, ITS A REVOLUTION ITS SELF! VIVA LA IPHONE!

  51. Amit Says:

    I live in India and I am really surprised to see all the uproar about the iPhone in the US!! I mean I know that Europe and Asia have been far ahead in PDA and cell phone technology but c’mon! Have you guys used an HTC phone with Windows Mobile? It has almost all the features of the iPhone (except the iPod) and much more! A touchscreen has been there forever! What about MS Office, Outlook Express and instant messaging? I can sync with Outlook too… Please tell me the power of marketing is not that great! And if it is… What the hell is Bill Gates doing?!

  52. jeroem barrera Says:

    iphone freak me up!it not just only 10 reason why you will buy it coz it is user friendly and it has many uses!!!!!111111111

  53. jerome barrera Says:

    iphone freak me up!it not just only 10 reason why you will buy it coz it is user friendly and it has many uses!!!!!111111111

  54. amanda Says:

    IPHONES ARE THE BEST THINGS TO HAVE BECAUSE U HAVE THE INTERNET ITUNES AND IT A GOOD QUALITY.

  55. John Says:

    You iHeads are nuts. I’ve got all this stuff on my Motorolla Q and I only paid $79. No touch screen but of course they did that on purpose. Touch screens suck. No slow Edge either, instead I’ve got lightening fast EV-DO. No suckie AT&T service either. And I get to sync everything with Outlook and Gmail. Grow up people, you’re being lead like sheep.

  56. Toni Kuosmanen Says:

    In last summer i bought my Nokia N71- phone, then i noticed this advertisement in Apple- store. To bought that phone, was the biggest mistake, what i have ever done. Now i am going to buy or win that Iphone, and enjoy my every day life in peace, without any kind of sorrow’s.

  57. Toni Kuosmanen Says:

    In last summer i bought my Nokia N71- phone, then i noticed this advertisement in Apple- store. To bought that phone, was the biggest mistake, what i have ever done. Now i am going to buy or win that Iphone, and enjoy my every day life in peace, without any kind of sorrow’s.

  58. Shari Says:

    ahhh yeah that mans voice telling me i have
    0 voicemails is pretty loud
    but with video voicemail no one has
    to know that you’re a loser :D

  59. Steve Nojobs Says:

    Thanks for offering a free iPhone!

    I added some of those links on my resource:

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    For the sake of completeness, I also included a small number of sites with free offers and cash prizes. I also included sites who have offered iPhones in the past, and likely to do so again.

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  61. John Spencer Says:

    Why wouldn’t you want an iPhone…. Just remember its not just a phone its a platform. This device is ground breaking the iPhone sets a new stardard in the mobile device market just like the iPod did for MP3 players the iPhone has done the same mobile devices and now with the addition of 3g, GPS and apps this platform just got a whole lot better and I WANT ONE!!!!!…..cheers JS

  62. yesenia Says:

    I think a reason to buy a iphone is how you can surf the web instantly, in my phone i have to wait more than half an hour. Iphones are slick and you just want to hold it every day. I know every one wants a iphone and iam not to pressure anyone, but i just want to say “Iphones are anyones dream” and iam only 12. I have a phone a but i want to move on to the future.

  63. Salvador Warner Says:

    I can’t wait til he goes on tour again!!!! Im definitely in there!!! I hope they takin a break. They need time away from each other.

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  65. Rachel Fadriquela Says:

    We need an Iphone because it is not only about music, it is an all-around gadget that everyone must have. What I love about Iphone is that we can call other people while browsing the internet. I love browsing the net and I love talking to my friends as well.

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