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5 Reasons to Love the iPhone

1.) Simplicity. I really like the iPhone because it’s intuitive. There are literally ONLY two buttons; everything you need to do can be done with these two buttons or with one finger on the screen.
2.) Threaded conversations within text messaging. If you use IM (instant messaging) online such as AOL, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, or something similar, you will love texting on the iPhone because your texts look just like an IM conversation. If you don’t IM, the reason to love it is you clearly see your side of the conversation and their side in chat bubbles like in cartoons — remember those? This helps in remembering who said what whenever they last said it.
3.) Internet when I want it and just as fast as at home. This is undeniably the reason to love the iPhone; I can get email from my work Outlook account and email from my personal Gmail account all with the swish of an index finger.
4.) Never being bored while waiting in line somewhere. Um, hmm — there are always things to read or new apps to play with and try out!
Which leads nicely into the fifth and most important reason to love the iPhone.
5.) The App Store! It’s amazing. it’s like an adult candy store — mind candy for as far as your little brain will take you. If you can conceive of an idea for an iPhone app, more than likely you’ll find something out there similar. Just make sure to read the reviews. I’ll confess that sometimes I get app happy and start clicking without doing the homework only to later find that certain apps take up a lot of resources or just aren’t as slick s you think they are when put to the real-life test.

5 Reasons to Throw it out the Window

1.) Battery life. It’s the bane of all iPhone lovers. It sucks at best and secretly we all check out how we each handle the issue.
2.) Dropped calls. This is another problem we all face. I’m not sure what the reason is, to be honest. What I do know is there’s not a good explanation for how the iPhone can be “the best phone on the market” when you are talking with a mom about serious subject matter and the thing cuts off three times.
3.) The hold button is sensitive to my cheek heat! I ‘ll say that again because I’m sure you are reading this and saying “What did she say?” Yes, this is my #3 reason to throw it out the window. I’ll be on the phone chatting away and the next thing I know my counterpart is very quiet or I hear “Ponzi, are you still there? Hello?” What’s worse is, if you’ve already been on the phone with the person and dropped the call once or twice, they are conditioned to just hang up and wait for you to call back. By the way, that’s the etiquette. If you have a 3G iPhone and whoever you’re talking to doesn’t, you are designated redialer when the call gets dropped.
4.) No realistic video capabilities. I know there are a few “invite” options for video, but the reality is, with battery life what it is, your choice is to try the video and keep lots of spares around, stand by a power source, or stay hooked into your computer — but that defeats the purpose of having video on your phone, because you aren’t mobile then, right?
5.) No flash on the camera. Flash would be nice. I’ve had several phones in years past (as in four or five years ago) that took great pictures better than what I can get on the iPhone.

The bottom line: it’s not perfect, but it is the best phone/mobile device for my lifestyle. I work and live the majority of my life being connected to the Internet and I love that I can pick up text where I left off on an IM with the iPhone. It gives me seamless integration so I can go run errands while I continue a business conversation. I love that I can watch YouTube or read Wikipedia while I’m in line at the grocery store or waiting in a doctor’s office, and I love having my email load lightning fast. What phone do you have? If you have an iPhone, do you have any fixes for my five reasons to throw it out the window? If so, please share!