Tooled up
So I got myself an iPhone, which I’m bothering to mention on here not because I want to show off but because I’m using the wordpress iPhone app to write this post! The third party apps you can download are one of the best things about the phone actually, along with the fantastic touch screen and being able to check my email without having to wait five minutes for my laptop to boot up. Everything else is a bit of a mixed bag though. As a phone it’s very awkward, and far less usable than my old Sony. How come I can’t be reading a text message and then click on the person’s name to call them? And how come only some of the apps let you turn the phone sideways to use the larger keyboard? There’s a real lack of consistency with all the apps really, but maybe apple will start listening to their customers at some point and sort it all out.
The screen is great though, and I think the app I’m getting the most use from is the ebook reader. Now that the wordpress app actually let’s me connect to my blog though I’m hoping it’ll be a handy thing to have on my travels! Right then, let’s see if I can publish with this thing.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:18 am
How’s the 3G working? Had any problems with that?
August 31st, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Ha, well, yes - I did have some teething troubles. I wasn’t getting 3g at all on the phone for several weeks. Took 4 or 5 phone calls to O2 for them to finally notice that my SIM was so old it wasn’t 3g enabled! Once they sent me a replacement it’s been working fine around london, though obviously I only get normal reception down on the farm in Kent.
September 1st, 2008 at 2:50 am
Heh, typical. There’s no point my getting an iPhone for exactly that reason, there’s no O2 reception at our house at all, let alone 3G.
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:02 am
Hey James,
how’s it all going? I can’t believe you typed that whole entry on the iphone keyboard…