TexasPundit

OK - so I went against all better judgment tonight and I went and picked up an iPhone. I must say - it’s pretty slick.

I swung by a store earlier tonight after work and there was a long line so I decided to head home and go back out a few hours later. That idea paid off since I was able to walk right in the ATT store and 10 minutes later I was walking out with my new toy.

I was able to setup service with ATT in about 5 minutes through iTunes (I was pre-qualified at the store when I purchased it). I opted to get a new number (I’ve moved to Houston from Dallas and haven’t changed my number on my old phone) - hoping that I’ll be able to port the old one once I’ve fully committed.

Once I plugged the phone in, iTunes synced my phone up with all my calendar and contact information from Outlook. I was pretty surprised that this worked so well - and had to check the data to make sure - but there it was.

I was able to get it working with both my Gmail account as well as my Exchange account at work (via IMAP). I’ve read rumors that Apple will be enabling true MAPI support for the iPhone - if that is true then that will plainly rock.

I’ll post some follow up thoughts as I use it more.