So I convinced my girlfriend to stand in line with me for 3 hours to get an iPhone 3g yesterday at the Apple store...and don't ask me what I had to do to get her to do it... 
After using this iPhone for the past 24 hours, I've been finding little things here and there that really impress me - and also little things that really irritate me.
First off, I've been using qwerty-keyboard phones for the past 3 years. The on-screen keyboard seems really difficult to get used to, however, every qwerty phone I have ever used always required some practice time to get good at it. I'm slowly getting used to the iphone keyboard.
Next is the email portion. Everyone knows Blackberry is the leader of the pack when it comes to email. After using the iPhone email, I must say they did a decent job with competing...but it still ain't no Blackberry. I don't like how I cannot group all of my emails into one single view. I have to drill down into each account to see my messages. I do, however, really like the full html feature. Very nice feature.
The web browser is fantastic! Best web browser I have ever used...and the 3G totally sweetens the whole experience. Zooming in and out with two fingers is incredibly easy and very intuitive. Haven't really found anything bad that I can say about mobile Safari.
I'm still trying to figure out the easiest way to add a contact into my phone. On my Blackberry, I'd simply type the phone number in, hit menu, and add to address book. On the iPhone, I have to travel to the contacts, hit add, and then type in all of the information. It's those extra few steps when you have to tell someone "wait just a second while I get to my contacts screen to add you into my phone" that irritate me. But it's not a big deal. I can deal with it.
The app store is awesome. Can't wait to see all the new apps that come out in the coming months.
Speaking of apps, I'm a total IM junkie. I LOVE being logged into AIM 24/7. This simply cannot happen on my iphone. The AIM app will log you out after 5 minutes if you go back to the home screen, which does not allow it to run in the background at all times. I had the best IM app available (IMO) for Blackberry called Jivetalk. Apparently Jivetalk is also making an app for the iphone. I'm anxiously but patiently awaiting its arrival. Hopefully this is corrected in the coming months. If my AIM ran 24/7, I would not have to pay the outrageous price for unlimited text messaging because my girlfriend is on AIM 24/7 with my old Blackberry. But until this is fixed, the easiest way for us to communicate is text messaging.
Can't think of anything else at the moment. A few negatives here and there but the positives seem to make up for it. It's good enough to where I decided I'm willing to fork out the $100 a month for the damn thing. Let's just hope they continue to improve on the improvements.
Hope this mini-review might help some potential iPhone switchers.
After using this iPhone for the past 24 hours, I've been finding little things here and there that really impress me - and also little things that really irritate me.
First off, I've been using qwerty-keyboard phones for the past 3 years. The on-screen keyboard seems really difficult to get used to, however, every qwerty phone I have ever used always required some practice time to get good at it. I'm slowly getting used to the iphone keyboard.
Next is the email portion. Everyone knows Blackberry is the leader of the pack when it comes to email. After using the iPhone email, I must say they did a decent job with competing...but it still ain't no Blackberry. I don't like how I cannot group all of my emails into one single view. I have to drill down into each account to see my messages. I do, however, really like the full html feature. Very nice feature.
The web browser is fantastic! Best web browser I have ever used...and the 3G totally sweetens the whole experience. Zooming in and out with two fingers is incredibly easy and very intuitive. Haven't really found anything bad that I can say about mobile Safari.
I'm still trying to figure out the easiest way to add a contact into my phone. On my Blackberry, I'd simply type the phone number in, hit menu, and add to address book. On the iPhone, I have to travel to the contacts, hit add, and then type in all of the information. It's those extra few steps when you have to tell someone "wait just a second while I get to my contacts screen to add you into my phone" that irritate me. But it's not a big deal. I can deal with it.
The app store is awesome. Can't wait to see all the new apps that come out in the coming months.
Speaking of apps, I'm a total IM junkie. I LOVE being logged into AIM 24/7. This simply cannot happen on my iphone. The AIM app will log you out after 5 minutes if you go back to the home screen, which does not allow it to run in the background at all times. I had the best IM app available (IMO) for Blackberry called Jivetalk. Apparently Jivetalk is also making an app for the iphone. I'm anxiously but patiently awaiting its arrival. Hopefully this is corrected in the coming months. If my AIM ran 24/7, I would not have to pay the outrageous price for unlimited text messaging because my girlfriend is on AIM 24/7 with my old Blackberry. But until this is fixed, the easiest way for us to communicate is text messaging.
Can't think of anything else at the moment. A few negatives here and there but the positives seem to make up for it. It's good enough to where I decided I'm willing to fork out the $100 a month for the damn thing. Let's just hope they continue to improve on the improvements.
Hope this mini-review might help some potential iPhone switchers.
