The iPhone comes in a box vaguely reminiscent of iPod boxes past, but noticeably larger (and more durable) than any iPod box in recent memory.
The lid of the box slides off, allowing the box to remain in perfect shape for posterity. The iPhone is immediately visible, sheathed in a layer of thin film.
Included in the box are not only the expected mic-enabled earbuds and sync cable, but also a dock and wall charger, two items that stopped coming standard with iPods a few generations ago.
The iPhone boots to a familiar sight for long-time Apple users.
The iPhone has nearly the exact same front-to-back thickness of a 30 GB video iPod, but the iPhone is slightly taller and narrower.
Say goodbye to the mirrored backside that the full-size iPod has employed for the past five-plus years; the iPhone sports a brushed metal backside.
iPhone setup in iTunes 7.3
iTunes will not recognize the iPhone until iTunes has been updated to newly released (free) version 7.3.
Once installed, iTunes 7.3 will spend several minutes updating larger libraries, presumably for iPhone compatibility
The iPhone setup assistant in iTunes is about as clean and simple as one might expect from Apple.
The setup process is split into existing vs. new AT&T customers (this particular setup is for an existing AT&T account)
All setup, including verification with AT&T, is done through iTunes.
While the $20/month unlimited data transfer plan is not optional, you have your choice of 200 SMS text messages (free), 1500 messages ($10/month), or unlimited messages ($20/month).
After agreeing to both Apple’s and AT&T’s user agreements and confirming account details (screenshots omitted), setup is complete.
From here, on-screen setup is largely similar to that of an iPod.
iPhone sync in progress, photos of iPhone in use coming soon…
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