About 7 months ago I made the jump from my Blackberry to the brand new Apple iPhone 3GS; and about 6 months and 2 weeks ago I jumped to the Sprint HTC Hero, and I couldn’t be happier. Now, before you jump to comment on how much the iPhone is better and that I have no idea what I’m talking about, blah blah blah, just hear me out…ready? Are you calm?
So, for my needs, I wanted 3 basic functionalities from my mobile device; 1) make a phone call without interrupted service, or dropped calls, 2) allow me to retrieve my email, make phone calls and let me send text messages for at least 3 hours without the phone dying, and 3) let me upload my music/movies/pictures from different sources without restriction to just one particular machine! During my first week of iPhone 3GS integration, I could not make a phone call without a dropped call, I had a flat tire at 9am and used the phone to send emails, and conduct office work while I waited for the tow truck, and by 11:30am I had less than 20% battery life! To make matters more complicated, I couldn’t transfer music or movies from my brother’s Apple before my flight, and was annoyed by the lady next to me for 3 hours!
I know that the iPhone is very sexy, and they have millions of apps, but really I don’t need that many apps. Just give me Bank of America mobile, ESPN mobile, Facebook, and Sprint Navigation or Google Maps, and I’m all good. All I need is a phone that can take care of the essential parts of my life when I’m away from the office or home. Now, you’re probably wondering why I moved my entire carrier too… well, AT&T’s customer service was the reason why I moved. I won’t get into much detail because then this blog would be more like a novel, but call me, we’ll do lunch and I’ll tell you what happened.
One last thing, I do own a Mac, I would never purchase anything else when it comes to computers and music devices, however, when it comes to mobile, until Apple can get on a carrier that can let me make phone calls, and until they make a phone that can last through an episode of I Love Lucy, I’m sticking to my HTC Hero because it really did save me. 