My review of the difference between the original and 3G iphones

I stood on line to get the 1st iPhone last year, and did it again this year.
Heres a list of my comparisons for those of you interested!
First of all, Apple and AT&T really screwed selling this one up and updating, but Im not going to beat a dead horse. Lets just say even the most novice tech at any company could have told you this was going to happen. What ID10T decided to put out iTunes 7.7, the 2.0 Update, MobileMe, and sell the iPhone which will need to be activated over their servers all AT THE SAME TIME, well its beyond me. Saw this one coming 40 miles away.
3G allows you to talk on the phone and browse the internet at the same time. This is a great thing, if you are talking to someone on the phone and need to look up a number or location for the discussion, you couldnt. now you can. Excellent!
Sound quality is much better on 3G. Very clear.
Speakerphone is actually usable on this phone! Not sure if thats the 2.0 software or the new phone, or a combination, but I held my first good conversation on an iPhone speakerphone in over a year. Woot!
Assisted GPS is awesome! It pinpointed my location in an apartment building, and followed me around a large pool as I walked around it. Overlaying the satelite image over the map is very cool too, you can exactly where you are! Driving with it, it was spot on. THe map showed me passing roads just as I was physically passing them. Once Tom Tom or someone comes out with navi software for the iPhone, this will be truly even MORE useful, but its great right now.
3G compared to Edge signal. Well, 3G where I live is ok, but if you go in an area where the 3G signal drops a bit, but the phone doesnt yet switch to Edge, you WILL miss calls. I tested it. Went into a building in an area where 3G signal was low, and once I went in the phone didnt quite know to switch to edge, and a friend outside the store called me and my phone didnt ring. Got out of the store and got the voicemail. Switched to Edge, went into the store, and got the call no problem.
I dont like that you cant use the dock from the old phone, especially since I have the Apple headset combination dock, and now thats useless. I have to have 2 things plugged in now for the headset and phone.
The apps rock. The games are great. Spent already about $35 and Im not done, Im choosing things carefully so that if I pay for something I dont get bored of it easily. Love the Yellow Pages app, box office app, those are hugely useful. 300 Bowl I downloaded, dont think thats a keep though. Kinda only if you are really bored.
Not sure about battery life yet. Ill tell you tho, last night before it got a real full overnight charge, I played a few games, talked on it a bit, tested the internet, and boy did that battery bar sink.
The last 2 things I would personally want on this to make it complete in my mind as everything I could absolutely want would be MMS (still cant believe its not on here!) and a REAL version of Yahoo messenger. One that stays connected once I launch it.
I sold my other iPhone while I was waiting in line for the new one, so basically paid $50 fo the upgrade to the 3G so the hit to my pocket wasnt too bad, but not super happy with the extra $10 a month, but eh.
All in all, much improved. There will always be things you want and things to complain about, but with the exception of the two above mentioned items, this phone, er computer, er PDA, er navigator, er web browser, is everything I want.
MobileMe by the way works flawlessly. I do wish there was a way to have it work with another email address other then the .me address, but it still maintains calendar and contacts. Kinda fun putting in a new contact and watching it populate on my outlook on my calendar a short time later. The email app on the iPhone still works the same as it did and that was fine for me. I have no intention of switching to the me.com address, Im too deeply rooted in my gmail account. I know you can forward and stuff, but not the same.
Anyway, if you have questions or want me to check something out, let me know! Hope this helps deciding if you want the new one or not if you are an owner of the original!

for the old dock, is the phone to big or to small to be stable?
i was thinking about just putting a little tape or something in the back of the dock if it was to thin or getting a universal dock adapter and trimming it to make the old dock have the contour
-matt

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