Comments on: iPhone Trial Day 15 – My Thoughts Halfway

By: nikki

nikki — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:08:22 +0000

i know how give me $2000 so i get the stuff

By: nikki

nikki — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:06:56 +0000

well im new and cluless

By: Nigel Hope

Nigel Hope — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:23:20 +0000

Hi Ricky,

Please advise how I could get intouch with the guys from iPhone too trial a device.

Kind Regards,

Nigel

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:32:45 +0000

Paul – You’re right, I didn’t follow up. I definitely meant to but never got around to it. I’m sure you’ve notice that the blog has become rather quiet (again) over the last couple months. I’m sure I’ll resurrect it (again) soon.

But the short version is: If it wasn’t for ITM, I probably wouldn’t have kept the iPhone. Yes, it’s useful for pulling up quick directions or price matching in stores, but I don’t think I use $30/month worth of internet access on it. If I wasn’t sending pictures from the parks and tweeting for ITM, I’d rather have a pay-as-you-go plan for data… then I’d probably only end up paying around $2-3 per month.

I haven’t bought any apps (free ones are just fine) and don’t play games on it. I also have only used it as an iPod once, when I was in California.

By: Paul Apel

Paul Apel — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:50:14 +0000

Ricky, I am thinking of an Iphone for Christmas. You never followed up your 30 day trial review, but I beleive you mentioned recently in your podcast that you have an Iphone, so I assume you are enjoying it and feel that this was a good investment.

By: Ron Perkins

Ron Perkins — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:01:44 +0000

Great review ricky! i really enjoyed it.

anyway, on keeping the phone instead of the iPod touch, i think that you will find that one dollar a day (30 a month) is well worth it for being able to use mobile data transfer and emails and the like. i have an iPod touch, but i rarely ever use the internet feature anywhere except my own home, which sort of defeats the purpose of having one in the first place. i say, keep the phone. its great to be able to take pictures and post them to the internet/twitter easily. speaking of which, you really otherwise wouldnt use twitter on your phone.

just my 2 cents.

By: Kevin Crossman

Kevin Crossman — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:30:05 +0000

Tip: in Settings you can select what function you get when you double-tap the home button. Sounds like Phone Favorites would be the option that would benefit you the most.

By: K3utmk

K3utmk — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:21:42 +0000

Things that make the iPhone great that you haven’t mentioned:

- Syncing OTA with Google Calendar
- WDW Apps: Wait Times, Dining, Operating Hours
- Watching videos (legally ripped from my TiVo and converted to iPod format)
- Having the capacity to have thousands of you pictures in the palm of your hand

And iphone.tomtom.com is on the horizon…with handsfree voice and FM auido streaming to your car stereo…but what will it cost?

Otherwise, I think you’ve made a fair evaluation. But I think you don’t realize how hard it will be to go back to a dumb phone after having a smart one. And the iPhone is the best smart one. I’m forced to have a Blackberry at work ….there’s no comparison….the iPhone does so much more, so easily.

-T

By: Kellie

Kellie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:08:13 +0000

To Jamie: I hope you are on the train/bus when watching video podcsats on your commute!

To Ricky: I agree about the app organizing. I wish iTunes had a way of organizing them on the computer and then the ordering would sync with the phone.

As for the iPod functionality: I find myself using it more than I thought I would, and I have a 120Gb iPod Classic. I still use the classic for longer trips, but I keep a nice selection of song on my iPhone as well. It’s just one less thing to carry around with me when going back and forth to work or school.

By: Jamie Pollard

Jamie Pollard — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:12:13 +0000

Random question – these blog posts are now appearing in a condensed format via Google Reader (RSS). Any idea of what’s changed?

Agree with most of your comments Ricky. However for me, I was going to get an iPod Touch anyway so made sense to get the iPhone to save carrying numerous devices around. Best audio features on any phone I’ve tried so far, and the integration between music player and taking calls is excellent.

Also, I use email functionality hooked up to GMail, which negates need for a separate spam filter in the phone itself.

Oh should mention – posted on my iPhone in UK. Works out great for watching ITM video podcasts on my daily commute – thanks Ricky!