So, I might as well just put it out there: I think the iPhone is over-rated. I know. And me, a Mac person. How did this happen?
I’ve been given the opportunity to test (responsible blogger disclosure: freebies) two mobile handsets this month.
One of the handsets was an iPhone. And I hated it. I’m really sorry, but I couldn’t cope with the on-screen keyboard, I spent too much time deleting messages because of typos, and I found the menu really counter-intuitive – sure I could read the manual, but let’s be honest, I’m just not a manual sort of person.
The other handset was a Samsung Windows Mobile smart phone that Vodafone sent me after I complained my old phone couldn’t really access email on the move. As a Mac person, I had some profound reservations about using anything with a Windows element – in fact, the PR promised me I could switch for a BlackBerry after a month if I really hated the Samsung.
It turns out, I’m keeping the Samsung. It’s nice and robust, the keyboard is infinitely more usable than the iPhone, and the email is a cinch. The phone was new but for some reason the manual was missing - but I've worked out how to use everything I need to. Result! And I’ve been to London twice this month and didn’t need to take a laptop, because the phone gave me fast access to email all day, with a decent screen, and the high-speed connection also meant I could check in on Twitter, too.
Of course, being me, mobile technology has turned out to be extra useful. So, on Sunday, I was looking after my daughter and nephew when I locked us out of the house. Through the miracle of mobile technology, I could Google for a locksmith, phone him and then decamp to the park and ask the locksmith to text me when he arrived.
Honestly, don’t know how I lived without it. So I can't do the cool iPhone app where you download a picture of a pint of beer and tip it from side to side, but I think I'll live.
Ok, how did you manage to get 2 phones to trial?! I keep asking Vodafone to change my contract to a Blackberry but they won't :(
Little S still keeps asking for an apple phone but today he found the Blackberry on the internet an fell in love with it. He's only 4!!!
Posted by: clareybabble | October 24, 2009 at 10:11 PM