Since the announcement of the iPhone so many of my friends have asked me if I was going to get it because I am on Cingular. Well the answer is NO! So many people are wishing they were on Cingular because they want to iPhone so bad. Well I am not really excited about the iPhone at all. Here are some of the reasons…

Price – $500 – $600 with a 2 year contract! Most smartphones or PDA’s cost that without the 2 year contract! So since I am already with Cingular I would have to pay full price for the phone, which I’m guessing will be around $800-1000! $800 to $1000 for a phone…A PHONE!! Now that is crazy! There are so many other things that would benefit me more than an iPhone for that price, a laptop, tablet pc, OQO, etc. So price is probably the biggest factor.

It’s a phone – Ok I use my phone mainly to talk on it sometimes send some text messages, I do not need it to send e-mail or surf the web. That is why I do not have a smartphone in the first place.

No Keyboard – I guess I could get used to not having a keyboard, but I would prefer to have one. Pushing buttons on a phone has become like second nature to me and changing that would just be weird and also not worth the hefty price tag.

No Customization – At one time I did have a Windows smartphone and the thing I liked most about it was that I was able to download third-party applications and themes for free! Apple has said there will not be any third-party software / customization for the phone at all!

So those are some of the reasons I will not be getting the iPhone. There are probably more I could list! Anyone agree / disagree?