I’ve played with the iPhone a few times. Here at First Tech we can’t sell them yet, but we do have one on the sales floor. I’ve also placed some calls with the ones in the Apple Store. It seems to be everything Apple says it is, but for me there are 2 deal breakers.
The iPhone is, of course, the best iPod ever. It could easily replace my 2 1/2 year old 20 GB iPod. It does enough that it could replace my 3 1/2 year old Palm Tungsten C, except that’s what I use to do my checkbook. I don’t want to do my checkbook on a laptop or desktop, and MyCheckbook is simple and meets my needs perfectly. Dealbreaker #1.
Dealbreaker #2 is my cell plan. I pay $5 a month to Virgin Mobile with no contract and no expiring minutes. AT&T would charge me $60 a month, handcuff me for 2 years, and the rollover minutes eventually expire. I don’t use my cell phone enough to justify it. $5 a month, baby. Can’t beat it.
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