My first blog entry via iPhone
After watching the craziness that was the iPhone launch day, I did’t think I would be getting an iPhone for another four weeks after ordeing it on apple.com. Before i went to sleep last night, i went to most of the big apple forums to get my fix. I learned that the local apple store here in pasadena still had a few more left, so i decided that i would just wake up early and get there when they open at 9pm.
As i exited the parking garage and turned the corner, i was surprised to see that there were already 25-30 people waiting in line. I asked the lady in front of me how fast the line was moving and she said that it was moving pretty fast. At the same time, the store manager came out to check the line, so i asked him if I should have anything to worry about. He smiled and told me that I shouldn’t have anything to worry about.
Once I got to the cashier, I was just only going to get one 8gb iPhone, but the stock guys who brought out the last boxes whispered to the manager that they only have 15 left in the back, so instead of just getting one, i got two to hopefully resale on craigslist or ebay. Yes, iknow its evil, but i could get a pratically free iphone if i sell it for a good price, especially since i checked the iphone inventory and it seems every Apple store is now sold out!
It didnt take me too long to activate and transfer my old ipod stuff over. I’ve been messing with it for most of the day and so far it’s everything i expected and this keyboard types unbelievably well.
What do you think of the iPhone? Are there any questions you have? Do you have any tips?
Michael Kwan 8.21 pm on 30.06.2007 Permalink
I thought that you couldn’t get an iPhone without a 2-year contract. How did you get a second one?
Gary Lee 8.30 pm on 30.06.2007 Permalink
you can buy two and do whatever you want, but the only way to use any of the iphone features is to activate the phone through the carrier
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Hawaii SEO 11.27 pm on 30.06.2007 Permalink
I purchased an iPod but absolutely hate iTunes.
I guess the primary reason why I hate iTunes is because I can not use it. iTunes can not be installed on my laptop either because it belongs to my employer. (I would need to get approval from the IT department) Since I use the laptop about 95% of the time, this was a big disappointment.
For some reason, I had assumed you could just drag and drop files too and from the iPod the way you can with a USB thumb drive.
I learned today that it’s the same thing with the iPhone… The sales person said that I at least meed Windows XP & iTunes, but I only have 2,000 on my computer at home and can’t get iTunes installed at work. I also explained my frustration with my iPod needing to interface with iTunes and the clerk recommended that I should not purchase an iPhone because I would not be able to use most of the features and might not even be able to activate it.
Oh Well… I’m sure someone will come out with something similar that runs FireFox, has bradband capabilities and does not require the user to install software to perform the very most basic of functions like activating the device and transferring files to various computers.
Was I misinformed? Is iTunes a fundamental requirement for iPhone usage? Is it true that you can not perform basic functions like transfer files to and from a computer without the need to install software?
Ed Lau 2.49 am on 01.07.2007 Permalink
Nice. My phone source offered me an iPhone (unlocked…BTW.
) about a month ago but after thinking about it, I declined since most of the stuff won’t work in Canada…where data plans are crazy expensive.
Gary Lee 9.15 am on 01.07.2007 Permalink
unlocked? I wonder how that’s gonna work . . . . the visual voicemail is only offered through AT&T from what i know . . . can unlocked phones do the same thing? if i fly up to canada, can your friend unlock my iphone?
Michael Kwan 10.49 am on 01.07.2007 Permalink
I think it would unlocked insofar that you get to use the voice services with another network (i.e., use another SIM). Many of the features — like visual voicemail — are probably AT&T-only. You can probably still use the Google map and HTML web browser, but data costs an arm and a leg in Canada. Like Ed, I’ve also seen a couple of unlocked iPhones for about $1300 or so. Something like that.
Saman Sadeghi 11.53 am on 01.07.2007 Permalink
So… you hate iTunes because your computer has been locked down by your employer? Sounds like you should be made at your companies tech department! I can understand that you wouldn’t like the fact that you must us iTunes to sync…
In reality though, iTunes approach to media management and actual implantation is far superior to any other media management software out there!
Saman Sadeghi 11.56 am on 01.07.2007 Permalink
That’s so cool Gary! How about an official review? I have been seeing a lot of “Top xx Reasons Why The iPhone Sucks” lists lately, it would be nice to hear an unbiased review!
Gary Lee 12.02 pm on 01.07.2007 Permalink
i wouldn’t say it would totally be unbiased ( i have a category called ‘Apple Whore’) . . . but i’ll do my best . . it’ll probably get buried by all the other iphone reviews out there, unless i put a twist into it . . any suggestions?
Saman Sadeghi 12.17 pm on 01.07.2007 Permalink
No really suggestions, but how about a pluses and minus list, not just a “I Hate The iPhone Because…” or “The iPhone Rocks Because…” list.
Hawaii SEO 12.46 pm on 01.07.2007 Permalink
I have iTunes at home and I don’t like it at all. I would prefer to transfur files tirectly without any roadblocks to production. I also prefer to MY approach to managing MY media versus iTunes approach to managing my media via roadblocks.
Saman Sadeghi 2.28 pm on 01.07.2007 Permalink
I do agree with you on the management of the actual files, I do that manually. I was just referring to the browsing method from within iTunes – every other app that I’ve used just chokes when you have over 25k MP3s….
Andrew Rouhafzai 4.50 pm on 01.07.2007 Permalink
Nice job getting an iPhone bro! Im a big phone buyer, but I’ve been satisfied with my BlackJack and none of the iPhones features except its sleekness have really sold me out on it.
Hawaii SEO 5.38 pm on 01.07.2007 Permalink
I guess browsing might be handy but I’ve never “browsed” iTunes. I simply want to place and remove media I already have onto the device. My problem is we have 4 computers in the house and more at work. I also need to share media with friends and clients. Using an iPhone would likely involve installing iTunes on all of them.
I’m frustrated because there seems to be no “Need” for this. My 2Gig USB drive works like a charm. No need to install software or sync the device, etc… Just plug it in and it works… “Everywhere”. I use it for everything. I use it to take my digital pictures to the photo-lab and keep sales presentations on it for when I’m meeting with a client, etc, etc.
If the iPhone could perform this very simple and extremely useful task, I would get one.
Now that I think about it… I even have USB cable for my camera. No need to use iTunes or any other software to transfer media on or off my camera.
Can you do this with an iPhone? Can you just show up at the photo lab, plug the iPhone into the kiosk and transfer the images for developing?
(In my opinion) This is the very most basic requirement. I just think it’s strange that such a sophisticated Multi-Media device like this can not transfer media across multiple computers without first being enclosed inside the walled garden of iTunes.
Saman Sadeghi 8.04 pm on 01.07.2007 Permalink
Those are some good points – especially the photo lab one, personally, I just use Internet printing…
As for sharing media, you could install iTunes all machines and share the “server’s” library (you could set up a network shared drive and “stream” the tunes through Explorer – but that is a very inefficient way of doing it)!
Ed Lau 6.36 am on 02.07.2007 Permalink
Yeah, no problem…it’s not cheap though.
Gary Lee 9.48 am on 02.07.2007 Permalink
oh . . i’ve been using it pretty hard the past few days . . . took it out to the golf course and just took the train in . . . one drawback so far . . . knowing people are looking over your shoulder . . . so ya, i’m gonna come up with something more like a “real life” experience review . . . i think there’s enough reviews out there already, but whatevers. . ahhaa
Gary Lee 9.53 am on 02.07.2007 Permalink
haha . . . i guess the iphone isn’t for everyone . . . . 525k sold this weekend though!!! damn universal for pulling that sheisty move . . . now my stock has dropped instead of skyrocketed!
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Russell Wagner 9.09 pm on 08.07.2007 Permalink
Man you are one lucky son of a gun to get TWO iPhones, majority of people can’t even get one!!! Your a big apple guy it seems, you got a macbook, iPod, and now 2 iPhones!
Do you have an apple cinema yet?
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Sabine 12.56 pm on 10.07.2007 Permalink
I have been holding out on the iphone. I read tons of stuff BEFORE the release about the second generation. SHOULD I wait, or Am I waiting for nothing? I am dying to get one. I have been staying clear of the Mac store and the AT&T store just because I know I won’t be able to stop myself.
Are all the reviews good so far? I had to stop checking after the first day, because I was still green with envy!
Maybe I can win the iphone from your site..