Jul 2, 2007 5:04 PM
Very satisfied with my iPhone!
I've had a couple days to put my iPhone to the test. I waited in line on Friday for over 12 hours. At the end of the day it was all worth it, as I was the 3rd person in line. They opened the doors at 6PM, I said 8GB model, the DLO HipCase, the Griffin PowerJolt, extra USB cable, extra power brick, and by 6:13 I was in my car on the highway headed for home where I activated it. The activation took approximately 10 minutes including both ways (receive and send).
The next day, we left for vacation. The google Maps was very informative, even telling me which side of the highway my exit ramp was on. Sometimes when highways split, one goes left, one goes right. It told me. Traveling all day Saturday, my wife used the iPhone extensively. She used it more that day than she has used the web via wifi on both my LifeDrive and Axim x50 combined for over a year. She was really amazed with it.
I charged it the whole first night I bought it. With around 6 hours of usage , and 2 days stand-by, It was time for another charge. We stayed at a La Quinta Inn Saturday night and it jumped on any of their wifi hotspots without any hitches. Fast web browsing from there, and acceptable browsing while on Edge. I was expecting a dial up experience of around 28.8k, so my expectations seems to have been exceeded. I don't do much web browsing with it, and it the speed for checking my 3 email accounts (one that is dotmac) is acceptable.
Every home wifi I have tried to jump on has not worked out, but I suspect that is because of something in the security settings. A neighbor who is not too technically inclined offers his wifi (unknowingly, I'm sure) for everyone without any security. It can jump on that and use it no problem. Every public wifi hotspot I have jumped on has worked out without any real input from me, besides simple joining.
I love the calendar. I love the SMS, I love Safari. Haven't used YouTube yet, and don't really plan on it. Love the camera. Love the alarm (esp the alarm sound... haha). Love the Weather app. Phone works great. It's been a few years since I've travelled like this, and at that time, coverage really sucked through the nowheres of Texas. Now I had coverage most of the way. Could have been all the way with my previous provider (T-Mobile), but I wouldn't know. I'm very impressed with the brightness of the display. Very easy to read, even in direct sunlight.
I would like to see some sales figures, and figures of how many people switched from what networks. I know I switched 3 lines over from T-Mobile myself. I wonder how many others have not just switched over their own line, but brought the remainder of their family over as well?
Accessories included, I'm very satisfied with spending 12+ hours, and over $767. Not to mention the other 2 phones, 2 broken contracts, and the new plans.
I am also satisfied with the pricing scheme of the service.
