Out of the stone age. Finally got a iPhone!
I’ve been apprehensive of getting a Apple iPhone for a few reasons. First, I don’t really like phones all that much. The idea of getting anything that will increase phone time for me is not very attractive in any fashion.
Secondly, the phone I’ve had (some old Verizon Samsung flip phone) works great. It’s small, the battery lasts forever, and the coverage is excellent.
Also, I was locked into a 2 year contract as well, and that contributed to the hesitation to switch as well.
Another hassle is that I have nearly “no credit”. I’ve had a philosophy over the last 8 years that basically goes like this… “If you can’t pay cash, you can’t afford it”. Sadly, this type of thinking has crippled me a few times when confronted with credit checks and such.
I couldn’t even rent a house last month and I offered to put down a $22,000 deposit and have references out the wazoo!
However, yesterday I finally took the plunge and got me a 3g iPhone. Shockingly, I passed the credit query with no problems. I thought for sure I was going to have to put down a $1000 deposit. I was ready to do so but somehow it was not needed. Maybe all the credit repair stuff I’ve been doing lately is starting to work.
Anyhow, this iphone is a beast! Seriously, it is so freaking cool. It may be the coolest invention in the last few decades. It would be so cool to get in a time machine and take the iphone back to the 1950′s and blow people away. Well, I guess you wouldn’t have internet connection back then, but you get my point.
People would think you were an alien from another planet with highly superior technological gadgets. I don’t know what took me so long.
Not only is it a phone, but it’s got a GPS unit, music player dialed in with iTunes (check out the app Shazam!), a camera, a notepad, a mini computer, and a total time waster with instant access to YouTube. There is so much more that I can’t even type it all.
What’s really cool too, is that the thing is so intuitive and easy to learn. At first I was intimidated with learning a new gadget, but I should of known that Apple makes things dead simple. If you can work at McDonalds and push the button for a #4 Quarter Pounder Meal, then you can probably run the iPhone.
If you don’t have one, I highly recommend it.
The only drawback so far…
It’s too big.
Other then that, this thing is pretty darn slick.
Cheers
J-Mo
PS: I’m curious, what are your favorite apps for the iphone? The only ones I’ve added so far are “Shazam” and “Twitteriffic”.
Any suggestions?
