Why I’m returning my iphone
I signed up with AT&T about two weeks ago and I’m getting out while I still can.
I bought an iPhone 3Gs and I’m returning it to the store tomorrow.
The following is my draft but I’m publishing it now since I may not have much time to finish/update this immediately.
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I’ve returned from traveling with my iPhone for a week and decided I don’t need or want an iPhone as my cell phone. Here is a short list of some of the things I liked and some things I didn’t like about the phone.
I like:
- Visual voicemail - no more calling in and entering a pin to hear your messages. That’s nice.
- Simple Sync with Mac laptop.
- Contact Links – Google a restaurant and click on their telephone number to call it. – That’s cool.
- Contacts Data Page – click to phone, text, email, etc…
- Nice big screen for visual involvement – movies, sharing pics, etc.
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I didn’t like:
- Camera on iPhone 3GS is awful.
- Keypad – Constantly bumping the Return button. painstaking!
- AT&T service is just too expensive.
- Battery life on iPhone 3GS is bordering on worthless without A/C nearby. In the heat of Nevada my battery lasted an incredibly short time, while indoors with moderate use I could get several hours from it.
- Too much process – Too many clicks to do anything.
- Who actually needs a compass on their ‘phone’?
Here’s a list of 1/2 of the Apps on my new iPhone:
- Calendar
- YouTube Videos
- Contacts
- Camera
- Maps
- Voice Memos
- Weather
- Stocks
- Notes
- Clock
- Compass
- Calculator
- Messages
- Photos
- iTunes Store
- Streaming music apps
- Facebook access
- Twitter access
- Yahoo Messenger
- News feeds
- Dictionary
- Skype
- Games
While away from home, when a phone is my only link to the world, I was able to use many of the ‘apps’ on the iPhone.
- Email – communicating for work and personal (on my small level)
- Maps – The GPS and Search functions are #1 best resource on the iPhone.
- Voice memos – for recording of inadmissible evidence.
- Facebook – wasting my time and privacy
- Camera – not even ‘web’ quality shots. yuck.
- Photos – to have and to behold