So, it’s been about a week since I pulled the trigger on an iPhone after a lot of public agonizing about the perils of leaving the warm bosom of the Blackberry.
Like a lot of new iPhone users, I’m overwhelmed. The design, ease of use and functionality – buoyed by the App Store – makes me wonder why I didn’t take the leap much earlier.
I particularly like the fact the Web experience is a real Web experience, and that mobile e-mail works well even if you do have pull it sometimes. Any concerns about the keyboard have disappeared, especially because the iPhone learns from your spelling mistakes, and automatically corrects them. I’m also stoked about having a real Twitter experience through Twitterifiic.
As for complaints, I’d like the ability to switch between applications. It would also be great to cut and paste. And I’d like the option of selecting from an outgoing e-mail account. But those are small issues that I’m sure will be addressed down the road.
As for my dealings with Rogers, I have to say their customer service people were very polite and patient through the entire process. The only complaint – and this shouldn’t come as a surprise – is the lack of flexibility on voice/data packages.
After some back and forth, I went for a iPhone package featuring 2GB of data, 400 weekday minutes, free calling weekdays after 9 p.m. and free weekends, and free calls to five frequently called numbers. To be honest, I probably don’t need as much data – a 1GB would suffice – but I couldn’t cajole Rogers into coughing up some more weekday minutes without giving up the free calls to five numbers options (aka MY5).
It will be interesting to see the first month’s bill to determine whether I need a different plan – assuming there’s one that fits my specific needs/wants.
For now, Rogers is the only game in town when it comes to the iPhone so not having a lot of flexibility to be expected. It will be interesting to see how this evolves when Telus and Bell eventually get their hands on the iPhone as well.
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Fortunately copy&paste will be available this summer with iPhone OS 3.0
There are a LOT of things coming in 3.0, like Erik said copy and paste is one of them. Don't know if you've tried it yet but you may want to check out the Writepad application. It's pretty nifty!
Mark, give TwitterFON a try. I think it may be the top free Twitter iPhone client. Tweetie is the ultimate if you are willing to pay a few dollars (supports multiple accounts).
I'd second Twitterfon – I find it neater and faster than either Twitterfiffic or Twinkle.
Thanks to everyone for the tip about Twitterfon. It's a better application than Twitterific.
cheers, Mark
"And I’d like the option of selecting from an outgoing e-mail account."
Unless I have misunderstood this line, you can selected the from address by clicking on the address when composing a new e-mail.
What I mean is if you use multiple e-mail addresses, selecting the one you want to use when sending an e-mail. If there's a trick to do it easily, let me know.
Under the To: line, you'll see your "From:" – just click on it and it expands to show Cc: and Bcc:. Click on your email address again, and the selection wheel of all your addresses shows up. Three clicks and you got it.
See what Erik said below. Though you must have them set up as pop/imap accounts. You can't just use alias e-mail addresses.
Actually, you can. In Mail.app on your Mac, in the email address settings, enter and separate each of your email addresses with a comma (,). Following that, sync your Mail settings in iTunes with your iPhone. You will then be able to select the outgoing address while composing your message by touching the From field.
Because there is no comma key provided on the email address keyboard, you cannot add the aliases on the iPhone itself.