Well, I took the plunge into the world of IPhones. The “smart phone” is not new to me, nor is Apple’s App Store, since I used to have a IPod Touch before. However I decided to go “mobile”, and maybe have some fun in the process 🙂

I saw online on how to get the phone without a contract and etc, but since I don’t have AT&T (nor any provider) I would have to get a new contract (2 years) anyway. I know usually if you buy the phone, you don’t have a contract, but after talking to a bunch of AT&T stores and even corporate I would have no choice since they can’t select “zero month contract” in the system for the IPhone. With any other phone they can, but that one. Oh well…

So I ordered the phone Friday (the day it was released) with the understanding that I possibly wouldn’t have it for a bit and well… the wait was minimal for the most part. From the time I ordered online, to the time it shipped was about 3 days. Currently right now it is in Anchorage, AK waiting to be put through customs. The expected date of arrival is tomorrow – but I am not so sure since its 11 AM right now and its still held in AK 🙁 I did call FedEx and they called me back to say it would be put through customs tonight and be here tomorrow. I guess we will find out tomorrow 🙂

Scan History:

06/23/2009 15:09 Held at Sort Facility ANCHORAGE, AK US
06/23/2009 13:16 Arrived at Sort Facility ANCHORAGE, AK US
06/23/2009 20:28 Left FedEx Ramp SHENZHEN CN
06/23/2009 13:00 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN CN
06/23/2009 11:46 Left FedEx Origin Location SHENZHEN CN
06/23/2009 06:26 Picked up by FedEx SHENZHEN CN

UPDATE:

Well, FedEx kept there promise and the IPhone arrived safely without any issues. Also my 360 degree privacy shield arrived so I can stop those peeping eyes from looking over my shoulder when traveling 😛 I had some issues since I was going from a pre-paid (pay as you go) to post paid (contract), but everything sorted out with customer care and a trip to the AT&T store.

Compared to the Dell, this box was tiny from Apple, no wonder why it took so long, you could of lost the thing if you were not careful…lol 😛

I added some apps already and I am ready to go. Battery life appears to bit better than the 3G, but not a whole lot (IMHO).  The extra features and hardware upgrades are pretty cool. I especially like the compass and updated maps (I usually go hiking at times). Also I like the copy and paste 🙂 Its one of those features that should of been there since day one.