Taken with a Nikon D50 w/ 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G + SB-800 flash
I finally picked up an iPhone 3G (8GB) from my local Apple Store over Christmas. I couldn’t resist owning an iPhone any longer. I used to own a first generation iPhone but got rid of it because I was frustrated with the lack of email features (push in particular), the slow performance (both software and network wise), and the crappy speaker volume. Coupled with the lack of third-party software (this was before the App Store), I was forced to make the switch back to Blackberry, whose business class email features and platform are top-notch. I also didn’t want to deal with charging my phone on a daily basis anymore. One of the things that really irritated me with the first generation iPhone was that I would often forget to charge my phone, which I pretty much had to do on a daily basis since I tended to use it quite heavily throughout the day. Forgetting to charge my phone for a day usually meant that my phone would die sometime the next day, leaving me phoneless for the rest of the day. Those of you who have Blackberries will know that they can go on for days without ever needing to be charged, even with heavy use.
Taken with a Nikon D50 w/ 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G + SB-800 flash
Making the switch
Despite the issues I had with the first generation iPhone, I finally decided to make the switch back to Apple. The fact that the new iPhone was 3G capable and that Apple had worked out most of the kinks from both the first generation iPhone and early iPhone 3G release, made feel comfortable about using an iPhone again than I had previously been a couple of months ago. One thing I was quite surprised to hear about with the release of the iPhone 3G was the price. Thanks to subsiding, one doesn’t have to shell out $400-600 as some of us did with the first generation iPhone (myself included).
Post-switch
I am quite happy I made the switch. As good as Blackberries are, they lack the interactivity and support for the myriad of third-party apps that the iPhone has to offer (although that’s starting to change with the Blackberry Storm). With the iPhone I am able to do things like visual voicemail and even establish VNC or screen sharing connections remotely with one of my Macs or PCs back at home. The crappy speaker volume has been fixed, I can finally hear what people are saying when talking to them on the phone, and the 3G network is pretty fast. I can watch YouTube videos without any lag, even though they are streamed at a lower quality over 3G than when using Wi-fi for obvious reasons. The only thing I will miss about my Blackberry is the Querty keyboard and the upcoming Slingplayer mobile release, which allows me to watch TV on the go and access my DVR at home.
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