The iPhone Rocks!
Now that I have had my iPhone since it came out at the end of June it is time for my long awaited review.
I’ve had a plethora of cell phones and cell phone providers. Ranging from Verizon to Virgin Mobile to the Sidekick III to an old school LG phone. Hands down the iPhone is the best.
Of course there are cons to having the iPhone. For starters, I had to change my phone number again. If you know me, you will know this is about the 100th time I’ve changed my number. There are no games on the iPhone, no audio recorder (or video recorder) and you must use only the iPhone ringtones. Also, there is not a copy and paste feature on the iPhone’s internet (which my Sidekick had). Lastly, the alarm clock on the phone has failed to wake me up on more than one occasion.
I believe the price and service provider (not for George Hotz who hacked the iPhone to work with any cell phone provider) is a con to most people. In my opinion, it is well worth it. In the long run, I will be saving money month to month compared to being with T-Mobile. I got lucky because I joined a family plan rather than being on my own. Obviously not everyone has this option. These are the only few problems I have found with the phone, which are not that big of a deal to me.
The things I love about the iPhone are the camera, having tons of music without having to carry a separate MP3 player, amazing internet and its graphics. I throughly enjoy the fact that I can scroll through my music with my fingertips (same goes for my photos). The photos actually turn out pretty extraordinary on my laptop. I can also use my wireless internet on my iPhone whenever I am home. The most impressive thing of all is Google Maps on my phone. I am new to Seattle and often find myself in need of directions. I can also search for restaurants, grocery, music and clothing stores on Google Maps. I showed off Google Maps to my cousins by searching for their houses using satellite mode. They thought looking at an aerial view of their house on a phone was the coolest thing since Bratz.
I am stoked that the iPhone has been hacked recently. I will be trying out the hacks in order to load games and my own ringtones onto my phone. (I knew the hacks were going to happen someday so the drawbacks didn’t seem so bad.)
All in all, I don’t see how anybody wouldn’t love the iPhone. It is geared towards all ages for all different lifestyles.
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Comments
Mike Panic
I can’t justify the $500 price tag, it’s not a con, it is the con for me. Additionally, the size of it, I’m used to my RAZR and I like the tactile feel of the keys for texting. The maps is kind of nice but most smart phones have internet / wifi built into them.
Many moons ago I remember spending $300 for a Motorola StarTac, you are probably too young to even know what that is. It was the start of the small phone revolution and that was a ton of money for 1996, but I really liked it. There have been few phones since then that I felt the need to spend that much money on, especially considering how bad I abuse them. I think the iPhone has a time and place for certain people, I’m not one of them. I’m still awaiting the release of the Motorola Q9 for at&t that was supposed to happen last Friday.