So you have a iPhone 3g... Happy? Not Happy?

[JFSikora]

Please keep this thread about the actual phone. What you like about it, what you don't. The whole activation thing we all know about...

*What I am liking at the moment*

The 2.0 firmware is a given. But you can get this on the original iPhone. I will admit I am liking the white plastic back. I was really afraid how it you feel in the hand. I did take a look at the black but once I saw all the finger prints all over them I knew right away white was the way to go. Phone also feels lighter in the hand too. The GPS works really well... I am very impressed. Turn by turn directions would be nice sure, but I don't need that. Now the obvious top feature... 3g - I'm getting great speeds in the Chicago burbs. 400-500 kbs (Mobile Network Speed Testing Solutions | iNetwork Test). Sound quality on the 3g network is awesome as well.

*Not liking...*

The only negative I see after the first day is how much battery life 3g is draining... I knew it would not be the best but I was shocked how quickly it goes. Granted it was the first day so I will give it a week to see how it plays out. Even going to switch back to edge for a day and see how much I can get out of that.

So... how about all of you?

[GreenLightJerky]

This communication/entertainment device is fantastic. The interface is slick. It feels great in my hand. I get great reception where I live and work. Ive owned the X50v, X5, Jornada, Zaurus, Wizard, credit card calculator and too many phones to count. All in search of a device that could do it all. After 12 hours with the device i know that this is hands down the coolest one of the bunch.

Likes:

Glass screen So beautiful
Accelerometer
Safari WOW this is great, even on edge. Using the centro for web was a total joke. (3 hour talk time WTH)
APP Store, this is really going to put Apple in the front of the pack.
Too many to things to name really

dislikes few and minor:
cut and paste: If they want to be considered serious in the business world they need to have this.
Its SO damn nice! I feel like i want to put it in an Otterbox Armour series.

Next post will actually be FROM my 3gip

[keith06t]

I love it so far, and the screen clarity and the games are amazing.

Anybody know how/if you can access google maps from an address entered within a calendar entry without have to retype the whole address into google maps?

[HymerSchmidt]

I'm totally digging it. I love the in-hand feel, all the apps for specific web-services(which really cuts down on browser pinching), location awareness is super smooth, and the speakers are nice.

I just wish my reception was better. You'd think I lived near a power plant or something. Anyone know of a good, stationary signal booster?

[volsfan0911]

As in another post, yes, I'm really loving mine so far. The silly stuff will drive me nuts down the road (already missing voice dial & turbodial off my BB) but I'll find a way to deal with it. Battery life is - well, not great. I blame most of that on 3G but we'll see if defeating it is going to work for me, etc. But I really do love the damn thing overall. Hitting the airport tomorrow for a week on the road, so let you know how it performs in the "real business world" with lots of calls, emails flying back & forth, etc.

[Cool Cat]

I'm loving my iPhone 3G so far. I haven't used the 3G network for data much yet because I've pretty much just been at home the whole time since I got it so I'm on my AirPort network. Even at that my battery life has been pretty terrible because Super Monkey Ball and MotoRacer eat it up very fast! I guess I'll be investing in a lot of portable charging accessories because these games are so fantastic that I won't be able to keep from playing them all the time. The GPS wasn't able to get a complete lock on my here in my living room but it did narrow its circle down to only about a block in size with the center pointed square at my house. I'm already typing faster on the iPhone than I was ever able to on any of my Treos. The error correction is amazing and it makes up for my errors and its own at least 90% of the time. I've been able to type almost as fast as I do on my laptop, and that's pretty quick! (I'm a touch typist)

Things I don't like: No copy/paste (of course), the push badges/notifications apparently won't be working until later this year, Safari has quit on me and dumped me out to the home screen several times for no apparent reason, every time I plug it into my MacBook Pro it does a sync, which is fine, but before it does the sync it does what appears to be a complete backup which takes FOREVER!!! The cell reception inside my house is atrocious, this may have something to do with the aluminum siding(?).

[dstrauss]

When I had my original Blackjack and the Tilt, I just gave up and blocked 3g until I wanted to do heavy surfing or had large email attachments to download. 3g just eats batteries.

[Rene Ritchie]

Fan-phoning-tastic!

Likes

- Rogers *finally* has a descent data plan ($30/6GB) so I *finally* have data on my iPhone
- Speed topping out at 600kbps
- GPS means Dieter could theoretically send me pizza to my current location any time!
- App Store is a paradigm shifter.

Dislikes

- Battery goes down faster than iTunes servers on launch day!

[hermdog]

So far I love the phone. I haven't used it on a workday yet. I've just been playing with the new apps. The bluetooth blows the doors of my Treo 700wx. No more bluetooth drops!!! Exchange works as advertised. I did notice some sluggishness (freezing) while going thru my contacts. I have Exchange mail and also a gmail. And I wish that the mail icon would have separate indications for the new mail, not totals from both accounts.

I haven't notice the battery drain because I try and keep it plugged in when @ home or in the car for more than a 30 min ride. Question I have is if you have wifi and the phone is currently using it does that mean that the 3G is not being used and therefore not sucking up the battery?

The Copy n Paste issue has come up once. But these are all minor thing I'm willing to live with (for now).

[JFSikora]

Originally Posted by dstrauss

When I had my original Blackjack and the Tilt, I just gave up and blocked 3g until I wanted to do heavy surfing or had large email attachments to download. 3g just eats batteries.

The battery life so far is pretty bad. Tomorrow when I'm at work will be the first real test. Going to bring my charger just in case.