iPhone

The iPhone is officially gone.  I returned it this weekend.  I loved just about everything about the phone.

• Easy to use
• The contacts, calendar, and e-mail applications synced to the Macbook seamlessly
• Setting up multiple e-mail accounts was easy.  I had a Yahoo, Gmail, and my work e-mail all going to the phone.
• The iPod integrated into the phone was great.  The phone came with ear buds that doubled as a hands free.  You could answer a phone call, pause and forward a track all from one button.
• When connected to Wi-Fi, the browser worked really well.  The pinching and grabbing of the screen made surfing really easy.

So with all of these great features, why did I return it?  The phone function of the iPhone sucked.  Its supposed to be a phone first and a nifty gadget second.  I got more dropped calls in the three weeks I had the phone than the two years I had my other phone.  A few years ago I wouldn’t have cared, but with two young kids, when I need to get or make a call I need a phone first and gadget second. 

I will say that after having a great piece of technology such as the iPhone, it will hard to go back to my “normal” phone.  I’m looking into the iPod touch as a replacement.  All of the features of the iPhone plus better battery life minus the “phone” part.  But, apparently you can convert the iPod touch to make phone calls…..huummmmmm