Life with the iPhone

I’ve been using an iPhone for a few weeks now (I have a very nice client that sent me an iPhone) and must say that I kind of like it. I’m not a huge voice person, so I’ve only made a few calls and can’t really comment on it.

I’m getting used to the email client and web browsing is pretty nice. In addition, the iTunes interface is pretty slick. I even watched some Simpsons episodes on it on one trip. My biggest complaints about the iPhone are 1) it is on AT&T, 2) it is on the EDGE network and 3) it suffers from the GSM buzz. As I don’t do much text messaging, the lack of a physical keyboard isn’t an issue for me.

At first, I was jealous of the iPhone as I’ve spent many years dealing with Palm based devices and have had a lot invested in working with Palm OS, but with the lack of life in the Palm OS and my shift of focus in my work, I realized that I had no reason to be jealous and am embracing the device.

I’m sure that future versions of the iPhone will be better, but for a first version of a device by a company that has never produced a cell phone, this is quite amazing. Nokia, Palm, LG, Motorola, etc. have had years to come up with something like the iPhone, but have not managed to come close.

2 Replies to “Life with the iPhone”

  1. Just out of curiosity, have you tried swapping the SIM card from the iPhone into another phone? I have heard of some people having problems with this, even though their other phones should work fine on AT&T’s network.

    Regarding the keyboard, I think this is going to be an ongoing problem for iPhone-based devices. Some people just do not like the lack of tactile feedback of a touchscreen.

  2. I don’t have any other GSM devices, so I haven’t swapped out the SIM. Aside from the iPhone, I’m strictly a CDMA kind of guy with Sprint service on my handsets as well as an EVDO modem that I use with my MacBook Pro.

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