Join the iPhone Club

That is just what I did over the weekend.

Just a few days ago, I coordinated with a very good friend of mine and had my cell phone account's financial responsibility transferred on to my name. So now with TOFR completed, the account is under my name now. And of course, that called for an upgrade. It's about that time too I guess. My main Razr has been a reliable workhorse. Time for it to be the backup and have a new phone take point.

Saturday came and my good friend and his family came over, and we all had a fun time (see blog below) - cooking/baking/telling stories/playing games on the Wii and doing a Netflix movie-thon, good times! Then my friend did his sales pitch on the iPhone again. And I think that sealed the deal for the iPhone.

The following day, I went to the mall after church to get some Christmas shopping done. And I said to myself "...if I see an AT&T store here, I'll upgrade..." Not even 2 minutes after me muttering that here's the store on my right side. It's a sign!


They did a good job with this gadget, I must admit. My other candidates: Nokia 5800 and the Nokia E71.
I walked in, talked with one of the sales reps, and looked at the E71. Then I looked at the iPhone and never looked back.

Within 10 minutes, I was out the store with my new iPhone, all contacts transferred from my Razr. The Razr is still on active duty, serving as my on-call cell phone (transferred company SIM card in it).

I went to a local electronics store, and got a nice case for the iPhone and set it up after I went out as I didn't want the phone to get scratched up on the first day.

After arriving home, I charged the unit, and reviewed the specs, the plan (of course I pay more now, plus the mandatory $30 data/email (unlimited) plan), and did my ilounge forum research. The phone still has its hype and novelty, I have to admit Apple did a good job on this, as it also serves as many of the newer touch screen phones' baseline for features and the like.


Lots of personal customization is possible on the iPhone. The free apps are pretty neat too. Ability to use either the 3G connection or local wifi hotspots ftw!

So do I like it? Yes, even if the 'unlimited plan' really has a 5gb monthly cap (hence not really unlimited). The phone itself is a technological marvel, and at the lower price now, I took that opportunity and finally joined the 'iPhone club'.

I wonder what's will be the next cell phone 'hit'? Hologram imaging perhaps? Let's sit back and wait, and for the meantime, I'll hit the App store and load up some freebies to make the most of this thing. ;)