After a long and careful thought, I finally got the new Apple iPhone 3GS.
It's white with 16 GB of illegal content.
So why did I cave-in and buy it?
I spend a lot of time commuting to/from work. In fact each day, I spend an average of 2.5 hours (round trip) on the GO Train. Most of my time is spent napping. For the times that I'm not napping, my time is wasted. I could be reading or researching on stock information or catching up on my emails.
A data plan was going to happen at some point. The bigger decision was the choice of Blackberry Bold vs iPhone 3GS.
So why iPhone 3GS and not BB Bold?
- iPhone has the better web browser. If I'm paying for an expensive data plan, I better get web content that works.
- iPhone has the faster web browser. The 'S' in 3GS stands for (processing) SPEED. Watch the YouTube comparison video. Notice the author is by BlackberryCool.
- iPhone 3GS has push-email.
- iPhone has 50 000 applications. There's a app for just about anything and most are free.
- iPhone is unlockabe. You can jailbreak the phone and get all your apps for free.
- iPhone 3GS has voice command, GPS, compass, leveler, copy-paste.... and of course an MP3 player
- Camera is 3 MP
- It's also a cell phone.
Oh... but you don't have Blackberry Messenger?
I know big corporations use it but seriously, how often would YOU use it? Who would you message? Your boss? If I need to send out a short message, I'll just SMS. I purchased a
data plan, not a text messaging plan.
Things I don't like about the iPhone 3GS.
- The standard headphone/mic included with the phone is a piece of sheet. My Sony Ericsson's in-ear buds were a lot better.
- The battery is built-in to the device. Any replacements have to go to the Apple store.
- The camera has no flash/light.
- No radio!
The battle for smart phones will continue.
The Blackberry Tour 9630 has gone to Bell and Telus. This is the 3G model of the existing Blackberry Curve 8900.
Would I use a Blackberry?
Only for business.
Sent from my iPhone
