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Truth be told, I think that as a phone, the iPhone is merely adequate. But as a portable personal computing platform that also enables telephony, it’s top notch.
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We just switched to iPhones last weekend – his & hers 3GS phones. I am thoroughly, utterly addicted. As Buck said, the Borg have been at my house and we have been assimilated.
I agree Lex – the personal computing thing is beyond what I expected or hoped for. The apps really are amazing – funny too – but they make so much sense. I have “moved in” to the thing in short order and now feel naked if it’s not by my side.
The Oracle has taken to falling asleep with his – he listens to the iPod to go to sleep.
It’s a dandy gadget with unlimited usability. Tis addicted we are.
Still holding out, using the Crackberry, but wunnerin how the iPad is going to do. Some think iPad is a stupid name, but if it had telephony I’d be on it yesterday.
We’re one and one in our household… one with, one yet to be, but Kris’s testimony will help a whole lot. Thanks!
PG – glad it helped. I’ve wanted one for a while now, just had to wait out the contract I had with Verizon. Spring for the 3GS version if you can – you won’t regret it. As stated below, the GPS is incredible (cost is $9.95/month for the data service on that; we got the first month free) and it’s totally worth it. It saved my butt twice already, in just one week. We also splurged on a Jabra Bluetooth speakerphone for the car – totally hands free and allows you to play the iPod in the iPhone thru your car sound system.
Sweet.
I’m going to Android later this month, either the Droid or the Nexus one. giving up my samsung 760, a smarphone but with a good phone functionality. not enamored with the lack of phone features, or the fact that to make a phone call you have to wake up the phone, click on the phone app, and then more buttons. But, isn’t this called progress?
Got a Moto Droid two weeks ago, pretty happy with it. Works as a phone, does texting, lets me do email from multiple accounts, takes 5 megapixel pix and decent video, has web access and all that comes with it, and is essentially a Tom-Tom with the google maps and directions. Replaces a bunch of things with one thing that is integrated, although of course it does none of them as well as a dedicated widget.
Just needs Cisco VPN to satisfy my every desire.
Used two different phones that used windows mobile os…both POS’s. The 3GS was to be released the day after my my last windows phone expired. I put in my order with breath held and received my phone the day they were made available.
I have never looked back, I love my iphone almost as much as I love my Tundra
I’ve had an original 8 GB iPhone for over two years now. It’s still going strong, and I agree with everyone who says they’d be lost without it. I can only imagine how cool it is to have a newer one with GPS. Someday I’ll upgrade.
The GPS is astounding. Especially for partial-luddites like The Oracle and I who didn’t have one before. And all on a small phone – it boggles the mind.
A year and a half into my iPhone. It runs circles around everything I have worked with personally or supported professionally – especially Crackberrys and PALMs. Not a MAC FanBoy by any means but the iPhone is heads and shoulders better than anything I have worked with before.
As a phone it’s sometimes infuriatingly bad, especially on 3G. But as a computing tool, it can’t be beat. Battery power leaves a lot to be desired…BUT, It helps with driving directions, posting comments here(!), settles arguments (The Google, IMDb), getting the latest news, ordering flowers, talking for free (Skype), mobile uploads to Facebook (I know…). I’m hooked.