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thinking of making the switch to iphone
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Depends on what you do. If you want the iphone just to show off then i wouldn't switch, but if you think you would use safari, youtube, ical, etc then definitely. it is an amazing phone! i am not regretting. it replaced my old razr and iphone, without any problems.
YOU COULD ALWAYS UNLOCK?
YOU COULD ALWAYS UNLOCK?
I just left Verizon for the iPhone, and am extremely happy I did. In fact, the Verizon CS rep tried to keep me as a Verizon customer by telling me that they have a phone coming out that's supposedly "better than the iPhone". I just said "Yeah, OK. Please cancel my service anyway." The thing that caught me off guard after I switched is I called AT&T to get a different phone number than the one they assigned me when I activated the iPhone, and I got a real person who picked up after 1 ring! I was amazed! No automated menus or recordings. A very nice person who helped me get the number I wanted. Go figure. Also, I kind of live in a rural area and I get better reception than I did with Verizon. I still wonder how I got by before I had my iPhone. I constantly check and answer e-mail, check stocks. manage my Fantasy Football team, check the weather. I was going to buy a laptop, but I don't see the need. My iPhone does all those things I wanted a laptop for. So, to sum up...do it and don't look back.
Google maps works just the same as maps.google.com. Note that there is no gps on the iPhone.
I was unsure about buying an iPhone because I was happy with T-Mobile and wasn't sure how much I would really use all of the features. I LOVE my iPhone! Just this weekend we used it to find out where the movie we wanted to see was playing, then got detailed directions to the theatre, all while sitting in a restaurant. I can't recommend it enough. 
It all depends on you..
Fortunately, I was a Cingular customer, so I didn't have much of a risk factor, if I didn't like the iPhone I could just get rid of it and go on with my service on another phone...
You have a greater risk factor switching carriers.. not to mention that they lock you into a contract for 2 years..
I actually have no complaints with AT&T, they're customer service has always been very, very helpful and accommodating..
Fortunately, I was a Cingular customer, so I didn't have much of a risk factor, if I didn't like the iPhone I could just get rid of it and go on with my service on another phone...
You have a greater risk factor switching carriers.. not to mention that they lock you into a contract for 2 years..
I actually have no complaints with AT&T, they're customer service has always been very, very helpful and accommodating..
I'm not sure if you can stream XM on the iPhone. I have Sirius and I think I tried once to stream from the Sirius website and it didn't work. I think I needed a plug-in or something to make it work and Safari didn't have it, and I don't think you can install plug-ins into iPhone Safari.
The google maps application on the iPhone really is pretty sweet too. I was looking for the nearest ATM one day and it found me one right away! It also has a point-to-point step-by-step directions feature that is really cool and well done (especially when you're driving).
The other night at dinner we were trying to remember Tonto's horse's name (not sure why) but I pulled out my iPhone and googled it. Had it in 5 seconds! Great for those times when you want to find something out and it drives you nuts until you do. (His horse's name is Scout.)
The google maps application on the iPhone really is pretty sweet too. I was looking for the nearest ATM one day and it found me one right away! It also has a point-to-point step-by-step directions feature that is really cool and well done (especially when you're driving).
The other night at dinner we were trying to remember Tonto's horse's name (not sure why) but I pulled out my iPhone and googled it. Had it in 5 seconds! Great for those times when you want to find something out and it drives you nuts until you do. (His horse's name is Scout.)
ya if you have a mac you should have ical. which will sync up with it. if you have a pc i am not sure but it should hook up with outlook.
A lot of your questions are pretty basic, which can be answered if you haven't watched this already:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/gettingstarted/guidedtour.html
I love my iPhone. I even bought another one with the $100 credit i got and gave it to my mom.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/gettingstarted/guidedtour.html
I love my iPhone. I even bought another one with the $100 credit i got and gave it to my mom.
Im pretty sure that there is an XM radio app you can get to stream the music, as long as you have an XM account. I had it on my cousins iPod touch through wifi.
You seriously replied to a thread from 2007?
Yes there's an XM App now, not 3 years ago
