Ted and I each got iPhones last month (I know, I know, just before the new ones came out, but our other phones’ contracts were up, and even so, we were charged an extra $70 or so because we didn’t switch over right).
We love them. I actually enjoy speaking on the phone with people and that’s saying a lot for me, because I don’t like talking on the phone. The square shape is closer to a “real” phone headset shape than any of the small cell phones I’ve had, but the really great thing is using the headphones to talk on the phone. If I’m doing housework and listening to my podcasts, the podcast fades out, the ringtone fades in and I just squeeze the little mike dealie on the headphone and answer the call. Then when I’m done, squeeze the dealie again and I hang up and my podcast starts up from where it left off.
Not only that, I’ve finally been assimilated and joined the legion of the borg with a bluetooth headset. I can just pop it on in the car, listen to my podcasts my normal way, through the car speakers, and when a call comes in, just push the button on my headset to answer. No fumbling with the ipod. I’m sure the other drivers around me on the freeway are relieved.
Of course, there are all the apps available (I have 7 screens of them, no, I don’t use them all, it’s kind of a collecting thing). I have the Kindle app and am currently in the middle of a 700 page novel (Ahab’s Wife, which I’m really enjoying). I also have iTalk to let me take audio notes in the car and record stuff (there’s also a built in app to do that now, but I still like the free iTalk). Twitterific for Twitter, Motionx GPS for finding the car and tracking my path, Dictionary for a dictionary/thesaurus, To Do for to do lists and that’s just the first screen).
The new push available with AIM is cool. When we were driving up to Lompoc for the Flower Festival and PCPA’s production of Les Miserables (which was fantastic), I had the notifications on so I knew when my dad, my sister, or my friend in Seattle chatted me and I could chat back.
I could go on and on. Being a macmac, I’ve never had a phone that synced with my desktop calendar or contact list. That’s probably something that windows people take for granted, but it was wonderful to see my full contact list and my calendar there on my phone. And I like to make custom ringtones in garageband.
Now I’m waiting for TomTom to put out their gps app.
The only downside so far? We’re not thrilled with AT&T. We have pretty good coverage here, but I’ve had a few calls dropped.
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