It's true: I am an iPhone owner. I bought mine at 7:00 P.M. on June 29th, the very evening they came out. Upon reaching my local Apple store I was concerned that they were sold out as there was no line, however when I pointed this out to one of the twelve thousand clerks he told me they had plenty. I asked a few questions, approached the counter (also no line), chose my phone, paid, and left. After getting home I had my phone activated and my number switched within 30 minutes and could make and receive calls within an hour.
The only problem I've had so far was with battery life. The Usage data wouldn't update and my battery was dying within a day, without using the phone very much at all. After some research on the Apple discussion forums I learned that some others had similar experiences and a trip to the Apple store was the remedy. Sure enough after describing my problem I was given a new phone, which is doing much better.
I'd like to write a whole review, however since I'm just getting the blog up and running again I'll start with baby steps. The iPhone is a beautiful device. The hardware is sleek and eye catching and the software is smooth and fast. My favorite feature is Safari. I've always wanted an internet device that gave me access to the interwebs from anywhere at anytime. With the iPhone I have that. Look up an address in Google Maps? Done. Check my Gmail? Finished. Read a little Slashdot? Piece of cake. This is the way the web was meant to be: all access, all the time.
If you read this far, thanks. I've been itching to get back into the writing game for a while, and hopefully this will be the first of quite a few posts. I've got my fingers crossed...
The only problem I've had so far was with battery life. The Usage data wouldn't update and my battery was dying within a day, without using the phone very much at all. After some research on the Apple discussion forums I learned that some others had similar experiences and a trip to the Apple store was the remedy. Sure enough after describing my problem I was given a new phone, which is doing much better.
I'd like to write a whole review, however since I'm just getting the blog up and running again I'll start with baby steps. The iPhone is a beautiful device. The hardware is sleek and eye catching and the software is smooth and fast. My favorite feature is Safari. I've always wanted an internet device that gave me access to the interwebs from anywhere at anytime. With the iPhone I have that. Look up an address in Google Maps? Done. Check my Gmail? Finished. Read a little Slashdot? Piece of cake. This is the way the web was meant to be: all access, all the time.
If you read this far, thanks. I've been itching to get back into the writing game for a while, and hopefully this will be the first of quite a few posts. I've got my fingers crossed...
Glad to hear that you are having a good experience. It seems like there is a load of FUD running its way through the web. It's very similar to the criticism that was floating around when the original iPod was introduced. I'd get one, but the data plans aren't reasonable enough for me.
So glad to see you're back, man.
I've been trying to keep tabs on what people are saying about the iPhone, but not too closely as to not be infuenced before I have a chance to get to know it myself. Like I said in my post, my experience has been good so far, but this being such a large purchase I'm wondering if it was really worth it. So far I think it was, but I'm looking forward to see what Apple releases over the next few months with software updates.
I won't say I'm back yet. If I'm still posting in a week or two, maybe. Until then this could be an anomaly.