Ok, I think I've taken a long enough break from blogging. I will be posting more frequently. I'm backlogged with weddings I plan on posting....so be sure to check back for those updates. In the meantime I have decided to finally write my review on the IPhone. I know there are probably thousands of reviews but for some reason some do not include what I feel are the more important issues.
I was fortunate enough to pick up my IPhone the day they were released. Unfortunately I received a defective unit so I spent days trying to get it up and running. Finally the product specialists at Apple asked that I take it to the Apple store so that it could be sent up north so they could analyze the unit. In exchange I was given a new phone (which I had to reactivate) and it immediately started working. Since then it has worked flawlessly. The following are what I see as the Pros and Cons:
Pros:
- Syncs well with apples software i.e. imail, address book, itunes, etc.
- Screen is awesome!
- Email program works really well especially with yahoo email (which is a push service). It will also place a copy of your sent email in your sent items folder.
- Replaces my ipod, my pda and my old phone!
- The directions and mapping software works extremely well.
- The camera takes surprisingly good pictures (assuming their is sufficient lighting)
Cons:
- Keyboard takes some getting used to.
- Battery life is not long enough and you cannot swap batteries in and out as it is enclosed in the unit.
- The EDGE network can be painfully slow.
- THERE IS NO TASKS PROGRAM.
Ok, I am the type of person that loves to have a checklist with me when it comes to my "to do" items. This phone does not have that software. I couldn't believe they didn't include something like that. I hope some software developer comes up with a tasks progam...I would definitely buy it.
Well in the meantime, leave you with a picture taken on my IPhone of Randy showing off a glass of Hefeweizen we recently brewed.
Cheers!
