iPhone

Recently, I decided to get myself an iPhone rather than wait for the next generation phone to come out probably this summer. I finally bought because I gave up hope that Verizon will get the iPhone onto their network anytime soon. It just seems that Apple is content to stay with AT&T and having waited for more than two years, I thought enough was enough.

People who know me are probably wondering why I would get such a modern phone considering I never seem to answer anyone when they call. Nor do I ever text anyone or respond to their texts. I will not be updating my status on a social network site such as Facebook because I do not even have a Facebook page. So why even get an iPhone and not be content with my outdated seven year old phone that I have when I signed up with the Verizon network?

It's because of the apps. The iPhone isn't really about the phone. It's all about the apps. I still probably won't answer people when they call. The voicemail will get that and I will listen to the message and decide whether or not to call back. I still probably won't text or respond to texts. But I will be using my new phone to check email. I will be using the iPhone to take some pictures, not that it has a very good camera, but it is lightyears ahead of my old cell phone camera. I will be using the iPhone apps to listen to Mets games thanks to the MLB app. There's also some good chess programs that'll help me get some much needed practice in before my next tournament later this year. And best of all, there's apps to listen to audiobooks or to read books. I had a chance to re-read a couple of Horatio Alger novels that I downloaded from Project Gutenberg through the Stanza app. And the best part is that a lot of these apps are free. Though some of the better ones are paid.

Maybe someday I will get the new iPad that Apple released earlier this year. Hopefully it will not take me another three years to hop onto that bandwagon.