iPhone Rocks!
After the recent price drop of the iPhone I decided to pick one up from the Apple refurb store. I snagged a 4GB model for $249 + shipping/tax/etc… and coupled with 3rd party software on the intertron threw my existing cingular/at&t sim card into this bad boy to avoid the lengthy contract and high use fees. In short, it’s one of the most useful gadgets I’ve ever owned.
At present, with the help of many 3rd party apps (donate a few bucks and support these folks!) here is everything I currently use the iPhone for
- Phone
- Calendar/PIM
- SMS notification device (I have email notifications from work sent to the phone)
- ToDo list
- Camera
- VoiceNotes
- iPod
- web browsing/pdf viewing with Safari
- eBook reader
- Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia (websters, britannica etc…)
- Finding my way around on the road via Google maps (even has satellite view!)
- Occasional stock viewing
- Checking the weather forecast
- SSH into various servers at home
- IRC via colloquy
see the SoftwareGoodies page for links to all of the apps I’ve been using on my iPhone
Now, it’s not perfect, but it’s close, and it’s far better than any other smart phone I’ve used. (I’ve had work provided Treos before and hated them)
If you’re on the fence, it’s pretty hard to pass on any longer with apps like Independence which
allows for customization, SIM unlocking, SIM forcing (of existing at&t sim cards) etc… The responsiveness is almost perfect. Only occasionally do I notice
any lag in the UI. Toying with them in an Apple store doesn’t get across the full usefulness which is possible, since they don’t have any
of the 3rd party apps installed. Finally, multi-touch is by far the easiest, most intuitive interface I’ve encountered for this sort of device.
Basically, iPhone Rocks!
Good luck with the iPhone! I want one as well, I thing i’ll wait for v2 though. I do have one request about the pink noise generator you commented on in MacUpdate. You said you created a UB version of it. I know you said it was easy, I just don’t want to download one gig of xcode on my mac mini. I beg, yes, beg you to forward your wonderful conversion on the me.
Cheers,
Bubba