iPhone, uPhone

Andy and I just took a flying leap into the current millennium with his 'n' hers iPhones! When they first came out last year, I was pissed at Apple for allowing only one carrier to work with them—and even more pissed when I learned it was AT&T. It just seemed so un-Apple-y. Moreover, they're not cheap, and we were locked into (and, frankly, quite happy with) our Verizon contract, so I didn't really give it another thought. (Although I did ooh and aah with everyone else as Steve Jobs unveiled it at MacWorld.) Andy and I both had the bottom-of-the-line free Verizon phone and didn't really think twice about it.

About a month or so ago, I noticed that Andy was asking a lot of questions about my impressions of the iPhone, and about the iPod Touch, so I suspected that he was planning on getting me one for my birthday (still a month away). For me, the big downer about the iPod Touch is that you're at the mercy of wifi. And the iPhone was seeming cooler and cooler every time I considered it.

Then, last week, as he bent down to do something or other in his flooded basement at work, Andy's phone fell into the drink. Off he went to the Verizon store, where he upgraded himself to one of their smart phones—and also learned that our contract was in fact already up. Turns out he didn't like the Verizon phone at all. This kind of accelerated his iPhone plan, which he revealed to me so as to make sure that this was something I really wanted before signing up and all.

So tonight we went and got them and activated them as soon as we got home. I've barely scratched the surface (most definitely no pun intended there!) and can already tell that this by far the coolest thing I've ever owned. Just handling it is a pleasure—I can't get enough of that touch screen!

I'll tell you this: For a Windows guy, Andy sure has been filling my Mac needs: First an iMac, then an iPod, then a MacBook Pro, and now this!

Comments

[J]

OMG ... you're going to love it!!! The only thing I hated about it was the smear of my greasy cheek every time I used it. Got the Apple skin (which isn't all that easy to apply) and the problem was solved.

There are SO many cool things about the phone. After owning one iPod between the two of us, I was thrilled to have my own music any time I wanted.

I'd be lost without it now. We both have one and share the iCal (color coded on the Mac but not on the phone), pictures, iTunes, etc. And, every update brings adds a new pleasure! Oh, and it's a great phone with really great coverage. (Something we didn't have with Sprint or US Cellular.)

I am not a Mac-head but I am learning. As you are already used to the Mac, I am sure you'll find it quite easy to set up.

OMG ... you're going to love it! Enjoy!

[mommyralf]

We're "late adopters" around here so we probably won't see the likes of an iPhone for many years, and probably shouldn't, or else I'd WANT ONE. (I even downgraded to pay-as-you-go because I use the cellphone so little. If there were a Dr. Seuss book about the economy crashing, it would be all because one person like me went backward!)

That's cool Andy got them for you both--fun to enjoy together! Tell some Tales of the iPhone for us cave dwellers. :)

[scott]

The internet in your pocket. It's a game-changer. Enjoy it!

[Kelly]

I can't say the iPhone has completely revolutionized my life, but I have loved and adored it every second I have had it. Now Jon is thinking he needs one too, after trying to make his phone as seem as fun as mine for numerous months.

[Mir]

I love my new iPhone in a way that borders on unhealthy. And I do not care. (Did Andy get the refurbs AT&T was selling this week? Because the only thing I love more than my iPhone is how little I paid for it!)

[Karen]

No, we marched right into the Apple store and bought brand new ones!

[Naomi]

I'm envious in my usual self-hating way. I look upon all such technologies (the really cool cute ones that fulfill needs I didn't know I had!) much as I look upon huge houses: with a mixture of envy and disdain.

Oh, sure, I'll succumb eventually...

Meanwhile, enjoy it for both of us!

[Di]

I've had one since day 3. So if you have any questions, let me know. I recently started using iTunes for ringtones. I currently have the first guitar strains of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" as my ringtone.

I love being able to glance at my e-mail when I'm away from the computer for the day. Keeps it from being so overwhelming next time I'm on.

I LOVE that it syncs my contacts from my Mac Address Book and my appointments from iCal. The only downfall on that is that it doesn't show the different colors if you have different calendars with different colors (I have me, Hurley, Construction Timeline, Haley & Rory.)

[steve]

Cliff is on his second iPhone already. GET. A. PROTECTIVE. CASE.