Today I finally took the plunge and picked up a 3G iPhone. It’s been a long time coming. I resisted the initial release primarly because I was roped into Alltel. Pair that with the EDGE network and I wasn’t really thinking of picking up the OG. Original gangsta. With my work I already carried a Windows Mobile Pocket PC so I didn’t need to worry about email access and all that. Still I was mainly roped into my Alltel contract.
Yesterday I graduated into my “free upgrade” option at Alltel. I considered getting a new HTC Diamond but after my friend Steve bought one, and consequently felt the pain of not having an iPhone, I decided to go another route. With two phones on Alltel it’s actually cheaper for me to leave them, pay the $$ and move onto something that does EVERYTHING I want it to do.
I’ve owned an iPod Touch since Christmas of 2007 and I’ve loved it. The interface is so intuitive and since I dig iTunes it was a natural choice over my old iPod and my iPod Shuffle. Don’t get my wrong, I still use my Shuffle but not as much.
So now I’m part of the masses with an iPhone. I am on EDGE but I will deal until Omaha gets 3G. Until that time I’ll tough it out. =) The funtionality I get trumps the slower speed. Think dial-up. On a mobile phone that’s not bad. When I get 3G I’ll party. I also have ditched my Windows Mobile phone, put the RAZR on the shelf and have my iPod Touch on standby. Now I only have to carry ONE thing. I’m so pumped.
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Efren loves his iPhone. I plan on getting one, too. I love the idea of a touch phone. Glad to hear someone else likes theirs, too.