New iPhone
After nearly three years, I finally decided to upgrade my venerable first-generation Motorola Razr to something a little more modern.
The iPhone 3G seems to be the new hotness, so I patiently waited on the list for a few days until last Thursday when I got a call from my friendly neighborhood Rogers dealer to come pick up my new phone.
I’ve got to say, I really like the new unit. I finally understand what Blackberry owners have been talking about all these years. Having email and a usable web browser in your pocket really does change the game.
That being said, there are problems. First, most of the apps crash a fair bit, bringing you back to the home screen. Next, only the web browser respects your proxy settings. If you’re behind a proxy, your Exchange based mail won’t come through. The GPS works great, except if you’re inside, in which case the results are, umm, unpredictable. If you have a stereo Bluetooth headset like I do, you can’t use it for listening to music, even though the internal chipset apparently supports it.
The good news is that these problems are really all software problems that can be fixed. Hopefully they will be. Even if they’re not, it’s still a heck of a step up from the old Razr.
P.S. I wrote this post on my iPhone. 
Comments
Comment from Jennifer
Date: October 10, 2008, 8:44 pm
Hmm the I=phone…a huge demand for them last summer in the US made my job at Convergys a little more difficult… see I worked for Sprint and the I-phone was only at AT&T and customers were really hot and heavy for this phone.I actually had a customer cancel his account because Sprint didn’t carry the I=phone and if Sprint got the I-phone, he would certainly return to Sprint. Account Service Agents, like myself were grumbling because it was OUR job to keep that customer but Sprint didn’t have the I-phone…
On the other hand… the I=phone is better than the Razr, that phone is recycled CRAP!!
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