I think I’ve said this before, I’m a fan of Apple but I don’t just blindly buy their stuff. I’ve actually tried android phones for over two years or so and keep coming back to my iPhones. I mentioned that now because I’ve gone out immediately ordered every iPhone that’s been out. I’m not sure if the original counts in that statement since I returned it the next day. I’ve written about that in the past, that just goes to show me the product inferior even know it’s Apple product I’ll send it back. With the iPhone 5 it was the first device that I was not 100% sure I wanted it since the original. I ordered one as a knee jerk reaction to the fact that there was one. I did want the bigger screen and LTE but I really wasn’t sure it was enough to upgrade.
I went online at 6AM the day you could pre-order only to find that even though i was online 2 hours after you could start ordering my order wouldn’t show up for 2 weeks after the launch date. I had second thoughts about my order after reading that even though the Verizon iPhone was LTE it would still not be able to do voice and data at the same time unless you are on wifi. I was not pleased since that was one of the reasons i didn’t go with the CDMA Verizon iPhone. 4. My initial reaction was that I wasn’t sure if i wanted this new phone with that limitation so I went and canceled my order.
I went back and forth on what I wanted for almost 2 weeks. I know its just a phone but lets face it I use this thing all the time so making the right decision is important to me. That and I like technology that works, and wont stand for using something every day that just doesn’t work right. Note to self that means my microwave needs to go soon! In the end I realized that I do want a bigger screen, and having a phone that be used with one hand is important especially with a new baby being held sometimes in the other hand. The final straw was that yes voice and data wont work at the same time but at least i will get both voice and data to work period. Lets face it AT&T just does not work at my office, and that is right in the middle of Times Square. Everyone with Verizon doesn’t claim any issues.
So here I am ready to order my phone now. Well Apple didn’t want my order. For some reason by caneling my last order they didn’t like me anymore. it had something to do with the credit authorization for a new verizon account. Whatever the reason i wasn’t happy. I ended up placing an order with Verizon directly. I went with the black model, again. I kept telling myself i wanted a white one but concerns over it getting dirty looking got me to go with black again. The only issue was Verizon told me I wouldnt get my new phone until October 19th. I was not pleased but at least i could use IOS 6 on my 4S in the interim I was suprised to get a note in late Sept telling me that my order had shipped. In the end I got my new phone from Verizon around the same time that Apple said I would have gotten my phone if I ordered it from them on the first day of pre-orders. Go figure. So after a bit of drama I now am sporting a new iPhone 5. The best part is I can now make and receive calls at work. Something I havent been able to do since 2009, but more on that in another post, maybe…