I was one of the thousands of people who waited in line on July 11, 2008 to purchase the shiny new Apple iPhone 3g. I had read about the device since the earliest days of speculation on what the new device may be. After seemingly figuring out the perfect time to start my wait (3 hours) I was able to snare the exact object I desired – the black 16gb Apple iPhone 3g.
Interestingly enough, I knew very little about how the iPhone actually worked before I purchased it. Very different than most purchases where I’ve read the manual cover to cover and any piece of information I could find on the web. This time was to be different. I was going to enjoy the pleasure of learning to use this device hands-on. I wanted see how intuitive this device really was.
I’ve had a truly wonderful experience with the iPhone 3g. This is far from being my first mobile device. My past few devices have been:
HTC TYTN or AT&T 8525 (Pocket PC)
Cingular 2125 (Windows Mobile Smartphone)
Other mobile devices include various web phones from Nokia and Sony as well as Palm powered Handspring and whatever that first mobile Palm was (maybe the 7?) Even had a Newton for a time many years ago.
I have never owned a Blackberry. I really don’t know why. My employer has full Blackberry support. In fact they have better support for Blackberry than any device I have ever had or have now. Someday maybe….
I did not have a first generation iPhone. I couldn’t bring myself to buy a device costing that much that didn’t support 3g networks and didn’t handle third party applications. Both issues have been dealt with on the new version and I couldn’t resist!
In general I’ve been overwhelmed with the iPhone. I’m most impressed with how transparent the device is in my daily life. It just seems to do exactly what I want when I want. What more can you ask from a piece of technology?
Over the upcoming weeks I’ll be writing about one aspect or another about the device comparing it to similar usage on my last device, the HTC TYTN running Windows Mobile 6. Hopefully you’ll find it valuable.
-John
