Jumping on the bandwagon

Catching glimpse of the much touted iPhone recently, I figured that it would quite a while before I would be part of the Joneses for this trend.

To my surprise, my dearest MOO decided to give me an early christmas present. So, I am a new owner of a hacked-in-asia iPhone.

 

On to the review, I will begin with SIM contacts because, you are nothing without the people who bear with all the yammering that you do.

SIM Contacts - Wow, there is not a more difficult way to upgrade to the iPhone. It might even be a deterrance to some (myself included). For my 200 over contacts, I had to manually imput the information into my email programme (outlook) and sync the iPhone to ensure that it’s all uploaded. Once the hard work is done, it is easy to do as one wills. Want to delete idiotic friend who stood you up? Sync up phone and delete said friend with “del” function and update to Outlook. Sync phone and we’re done. No more idiotic friend. Need to key in multiple contact info from email to direct numbers etc - Just do it on your outlook..better yet if it was there already and sync. Two words - SYNC baby!

Sizewise - As a SE phone owner, I am used to phones that aren’t terribly slick but zooms past the competition in terms of functionality. The iPhone is not a phone for the seasoned clubber who carries nothing but a tiny clutch.

Keyboard - With my accounts servicing background, I should be accustomed to the ways of the crackberry. So, the keyboard does not come as something new. Though, the iPhone keyboard differs slightly in its method of predictive text. Normally, suggestions are given for the keystokes keyed in. The iPhone predicts keystrokes that are typed in error.

Operating System - Being an apple product, everything has a charm. Taking a picture, deleting an email. Perhaps, I am used to SE’s straight forward method of marking mails that I don’t want and proceeding with a mass delete. I have yet to learn a way to mass delete mails in the iPhone. Aside that, the slickness has its pros and cons. So, I say if you own an apple then just go with the flow. That’s the only way to enjoy the product. After all, most Apple users don’t just carry around a white macbook just because they believe they own a superior product to anything Windows. Most of all, there’s a sense of hoity toityness that comes with owning anything Apple and believe me, Steve knows it!

Ringtones - Similar to the iPod, iPhone users are not able to just download mp3s at will and use them as ringtones. For the techno dodos, you will be left with no choice but to purchase them online which will prove to be a challenge for Asia /Euro iPhone owners since we are all using hacked versions. The alternative is to use a multi-step method to change the file definition and proceed to upload. (And no, I’m not telling you how. Find out yourself)

Internet Capabilities - It was a breeze to hitch onto my wireless network at home. The iPhone did a quick scan and I was connected. Easy as pie. Web browsing on Safari is child’s play too. The zooming function is a mere finger tap away.

Overall, it takes abit to learn the ways of an Apple and it was easier for me because I still use Apple on a regular basis with work. Once, you’ve perfected your ways..the love affair will begin. Oh and I love that when my girlfriends call me, it rings to “Will.I.Am’s I Got It From My Mama“