I freely admit that I went out and bought an iPhone on the second day they came out last year. I also admit that I bad mouthed getting one, but got one in hopes that my assessment was wrong. It turned out that I was right. I couldn’t use the original iPhone. It was too limited in what it could do, and had too many quirks. Last year the line wasn’t so bad on the second day, and it moved quick. I think Jayson and I were done with the line in like 30-40 minutes tops.
This year was a totally different story. I wanted the new phone. On paper it had almost everything I am looking for in a phone, and the lines were huge and slow. So far my assessment has been good. The two issues I have with the phone is the touch keyboard is small, and I make key errors allot. Hopefully i will get better over time. The other issue is like all smart phones with installed software, it is buggy. I have had two apps reboot the phone already. This isn’t really Apples fault, but lets hope the iPhone doesn’t turn into the Palm OS Treo’s that require me to reboot them on at least a daily basis.
This is my 3rd iPhone. I did buy two of the originals and returned them. The second attempt was me trying to see if I was too critical of the first one I had. Turned out at the time I wasn’t too critical. I couldn’t use the original version of this hardware. Of course I had major issues with the first version of the Treo as well, and then ended up having many versions of the later models.
Now reading this you will rightfully think that I harp allot on certain technology gear like a mobile phone. My mobile is my only phone. It is with me almost all the time, and is always on. It is my link to everyone. It contains all my contacts, schedule, notes, etc. it also keeps me sane with games or reading when I have down time while out and about. This is not unlike many people. The issue is that I wont put up with sub par stuff. So when I read that on paper this new phone will be able to solve most of my issues, I want one.
