iPhone Rant #3

6:02 pm. Outgoing call. Cheery jingle, followed by cheery, recorded greeting by unidentified female (presumably hired by AT&T):

"We're sorry. Your call cannot be completed at this time. Please try again later."

Okay. Yes. I'll admit it. It's my call. I assume full responsibility for dialing. But I do have a slight problem with the syntax. Because my call is not really the issue here. Suggested options:

1. "We're sorry. We cannot complete your call at this time. We realize that all you did was dial, and we assume responsibility for whatever technical issue or act of God that is currently preventing our cellular signal from entering or leaving your phone. We deeply regret any inconvenience our shortcomings may cause, and we prostrate ourselves before you."

2. "We're sorry. AT&T does not support outgoing call service for iPhone users."

3. "We're sorry. The problem is not your call. Instead, it is your choice of phones. Everyone knows that iPhones are toys, not cell phones. They should not be used for sending or receiving calls. Bottom line, we still think you're an idiot. Please try your call again later. Idiot."

I don't know what's worse: A) The fact that I waste my time posting rants about the iPhone; B) I have enough complaints about the iPhone to warrant a series of posts; or C) I haven't even posted about the thing that started this whole mess. [Dropped iPhone on Day Two of ownership. Shattered lens. More later.]

iPhones are evil.