<p>Ever since the rumor that Verizon is talking with Apple about an upcoming iPhone deal, at the very least after this year, I've actually had to consider, would I want an iPhone if I had the chance? Some of my friends love them, some hate them, but everyone loves to talk about them.</p>
<p>Do you iPhone users find that they're helpful? Fun? Distracting? Addicting? Good at texting?</p>
<p>I find it helpful. It’s extremely helpful when you move to new area and you don’t know your way around yet. I can’t imagine it being anywhere nearly as useful for a college student who is likely to spend most nearly all free time on/around campus. </p>
<p>I do not find it distracting. I was also able to take a laptop to class on a daily basis and not get distracted by it, something many people on here have stated they have had problems with. So, your mileage may vary.</p>
<p>Fun is rather subjective. Most of the time I do not use my phone for fun things. I might browse the net or play a game for a bit to kill some time if I’m waiting for something. It’s definitely not something I reach for when I’m at home and looking for something to do.</p>
<p>I do not excessively text so by no means do I know what makes a phone “good” at texting. It has a QWERTY keyboard and I can type quickly on it since I know the keyboard layout well. I can’t say I’ve ever encountered a problem, although you can’t text images - yet.</p>
<p>I opted for another phone. iphones are good looking and touch screens are fun but you can get that with other phones with the gps and all included. i have heard that the iphone doesn’t mesh well with certain college networks so you’ll have to check with your school.</p>
<p>i second it being helpful when you don’t know your way around. like anything else, it’s only fun for a while.</p>
<p>I love it. I do a ton of emailing and so it’s nice to have the ability to check and send emails from my phone. I don’t send a whole bunch from my phone, but I find it easier to deal with emails as they come in rather than going home to 15 emails.</p>
<p>I jailbroke mine too. It’s nice to be able to tether my laptop to it and whatnot.</p>
<p>I can’t stand not having a real keyboard. 
If Verizon gets the iPhone then I really have to reconsider. Love their service. Otherwise, Blackberry has everyone else beat.</p>
<p>The new Palm Pre blows them all out of the water. Unbelievable phone, great OS.</p>
<p>I have an Iphone, and I really like having my music and phone in one gadget. I also love all the apps you can get (i.e. Myst, the NYtimes, facebook, style.com, etc). My only issue is the touch screen. I used to have a Blackberry and loved the keypad, it was much better for texting. I also don’t really use the internet on the Iphone at all, unless I need to look something up for class, but I never used it on the blackberry either.</p>
<p>It’s only worth it if you jailbreak it.</p>
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<p>whaaaaaaat that’s amazing! i have this personal policy of never paying for apps but i might have to break it for this one. damn. </p>
<p>anyway. iphones are legit. the google maps thing is awesome because i am never, ever lost. having stuff like Yelp in my pocket at all times is really great when its late and i’m craving something specific and need to know where i can get it nearby. totally convenient, and no more distracting than any other phone, tbh.</p>
<p>^^I know, they just got it on Itunes, it’s an addictive app! Not as good as the computer version, but still good.</p>
<p>The cards thing on the Palm Pre is pretty neat. Too bad Sprint sucks too.</p>
<p>I don’t recommend it. I have an ipod touch, which is essentially the same thing minus the phone function, and also you need wifi for email and some apps to work. I really like it- some apps are really nice, and it has a lot of nice features.
But- i would hate to have it as my phone! the touch screen drives me crazy when i just have to type my password or something short. maybe it would be alright if you don’t text a lot, but i still don’t think it would be worth the hassle.</p>
<p>I’m picking up the new one (3g s) this Friday and I’ll be a first time iphone user! Overall I just think it’s a very convenient device. Phone + internet + ipod + gps! If you look through all of the apps in itunes, it’s crazy how much stuff you can get! I already have various apps downloaded from ereader to read books to facebook to the sims 3 and cooking mama! If you don’t feel like you’d use most of the things the phone offers, I wouldn’t bother getting it, but it seems like a very handy thing to have around! </p>
<p>A lot of people complain about typing on the touch screen, but I think you just get used to it… when I first got the LG Dare, I thought I would never be able to text on it (especially quickly at work or school), but within a week I had no problem! I’m sure it will be the same when I get the iphone.</p>
<p>If you are concerned with useability, practicality, etc. get a BlackBerry. If you just want something flashy, get an iPhone.</p>
<p>texting on the touch screen isn’t nearly as bad as you’d think. It does a sort of auto complete thing so the letters don’t have to be perfect. Most of the blackberry users i know wouldn’t give it up for the world. I know the iphone has 50,000 apps, but when you think about it most of those are crap. So, I don’t know. It’s a very useful device I can say that, but in reality I think any smart phone would be more useful than a normal phone.</p>
<p>its the s h i t</p>
<p>The iPhone is so much more than just a phone. The web-surfing, multimedia, and functionality [for me] is unparalleled. The synchronization with computers (particularly Macs - never tried on a PC) is flawless, and I couldn’t ask for more in that regard.</p>
<p>The only thing (literally, the only thing) I liked about my BlackBerry was the push e-mail, which since the 3.0 update, my iPhone has been doing flawlessly. And, unlike my BlackBerry, changes made within my iPhone’s inbox reflect that of my online inbox. (When I switched to the iPhone, I ended up with something like 2800 unread e-mails thanks to my BlackBerry. Quite frustrating.)</p>
<p>I can’t speak for the 3GS, though from what I’ve read it’s a nice improvement. Not nearly enough to get me to upgrade, but for a new user, it should be great. Even the $99 3G is a great deal, now!</p>
<p>As part of a program with Apple, my school is offering all students in my program either an iTouch or iPhone, for the start of next school year (End of August) so I don’t know whether or not Verizon will have a deal with them yet.
I’m on Verizon and have been since getting a phone. Everyone in my area has it, so the IN network is very very useful. I’m a very big texter, to the point I rarely talk on the phone.
So is it worth it to switch networks, need to get a new plan (right now we have a family plan), and have to change my phone number right when I won’t see most of my friends for a year? Or will the iTouch plus a Verizon phone (an EnV2 at the moment, but possibly something else this summer.) serve pretty much the same function?
This also comes with the fact that I’m less likely to lose an iPod because I bring it fewer places than a phone.</p>
<p>If you bring the iPod fewer places, doesn’t that defeat the point of having it in the first place? (I don’t know what your school is doing with them, but I’d imagine some sort of integration)</p>
<p>-Verizon will not have an iPhone in August, or for a while for that matter</p>
<p>-I believe by law, phone carriers are required to let you port your number from one network to another, so there’s no reason to throw a change of phone number into the equation (unless, for some personal reason, you wanted a new number)</p>
<p>The choice in your case is quite obvious. (If you’re unsure, read your own post, and the answer should be clear)</p>