TexasPundit

I’ve been using the iPhone for a few days now and one of the things that strikes me most is how many people want to see and play with my new phone. I was having dinner last night with my family and a couple stopped to get a demonstration of the phone from me. On the airplane this morning I had a guy staring at my phone the whole time I was playing with it prior to takeoff. Apple has certainly hyped this thing up - and for the most part I’d have to say it lives up to the hype. Some highlights:

• Synced my contacts and calendar from my Exchange server with no issues.
• Battery life so far has been outstanding
• The screen - what can I say? It’s unbelievable… They should build laptops with the same screen quality- it’s amazing.

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• Email setup was relatively painless. I’ve managed to get my Exchange email and Gmail accounts setup with no issues.
• The VPN client works well. I was able to VPN into work without issue and access our intranet and internal portals.
• Network access with ATT’s Edge is alright - not nearly the speed I’ve grown accustomed to with Sprint’s EVDO network, but still usable. The way the phone uses WiFi when it’s available is actually very clever, and when you’ve got WiFi access it really makes a difference.
• The device is so small and lightweight, yet engineered so well - it brings a tear to my eye…

Not everything is rosy however. Some of the things that are lacking:

• Applications! Come on Apple - I’ve got this amazing piece of hardware here and you’ve given me very little to play with. SSH client would be awesome, as would some wireless network utilities, games (no games?!?), etc.
• Camera application is *REALLY* weak. I mean - this is Apple we’re talking about here right? Shouldn’t it do more than just take a picture?
• ATT support. Part of this is my fault, but trying to port my old number over is proving to be more of a challenge than I’d anticipated.
• No phone protection insurance available? I’m investing $500 in this thing and if it breaks I’m screwed. Scares me a little bit.

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I’ll keep updating as things come to me - but overall I’m really impressed by this device. I’ve decided that I am going to commit 100% to using it and drop my Sprint phone altogether.