Maureen M. McCarty (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} stardustgirl) wrote,@ 2009-02-25 08:30:00 |
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First Impressions
I'll update this throughout the day as I notice things, but this is mostly a "first impressions" entry as I unpack and get to know my iPhone. I did spend about 3 hours just noodling with it yesterday, no manuals involved, since it really is stupendously intuitive. But I'm definitely an RTFM girl because then you learn the new / odd / hidden features that you didn't know about.
I chose to buy it at my local (within spitting distance) AT&T store mostly because I had questions about the service plans and transferring my old number that wasn't really within the scope of the Apple Store employees. I've not only changed phones, and generations of phones, but service providers as well.
They were very helpful with getting things set up, dumping my old phone numbers into the iPhone until I can sync it, and translating into Normal Human English the details of the service plan. I was also shown how to scoot the Stocks button over to another page, though apparently it's not delete-able.Bummer. I guess the designers couldn't imagine a person who doesn't do stock.
The box is pretty: matte black with shiny silver foil lettering. It's almost like something in which you'd get jewelry.
I was more than surprised to find white cords and plugs lurking underneath the upper tray of the box. White? For a black phone? Oh, Apple. Come on! It doesn't much matter for the earbuds since they'll stay pristine new in the box as I already have a 3rd party pair for my old iPod - and ones that fit my ears at that. I've always wondered whose ears they had in mind when making their earbuds - they're huge! They don't fit my ears at all. The plug-in is another kettle of fish. I'll round up some 3rd party black one and use it. I'm just puzzled over the choice of white accessories for a black model when Apple is so design oriented. *shrug*
Hmmm... anything in this cardboard insert? It looks like an envelope... hey, it IS! Oh cool! More Apple stickers. Something black carefully placed in a plastic sleeve... what is that? Hm. Don't know. Will figure it out later. Ah! Manuals. There you are.
Finger Tips booklet (erm, perhaps too clever there, it made me roll my eyes). OK... mostly stuff I know but... I wasn't aware of the click once to silence it and click twice to send to VM trick. For the totally lost this does make an excellent intro.
I see it's capable of multi-tasking: email and websurfing while talking on the phone. Too bad this user isn't capable of that. Seriously - if I'm on the phone I cannot write, or else I say what I'm writing or write part of the conversation. Maybe I can get that chip embedded in my brain and I can be as multi-tasky as this little gadget. I sure would get more done.
Most of the stuff in Finger Tips I had already figured out yesterday. Still, it's nicely written, laid out in a *legible* way and illustrated well. It's printed on sturdy-enough paper that makes it easy to handle and read. That's much more than I can say for the Important Product Information Guide. Guys, if it's THAT important, for Pete's sake make the thing readable. I mean really. It's 4 pt. type in a dark grey color (not even black!) on thin paper (so the words on the other side bleed through) and the trim size is smaller than 3 x 5 inches. Do you try to fit War and Peace on the head of a pin in your spare time? The logo and iPhone 3G title are the only legible things about this little booklet. It is otherwise useless since I can't read it (and I can read small type). I know they call details "the fine print" for a reason, but taken to this extreme while also calling it "important" is nuts.
Fortunately, the documentation is available at Apple.com where I will pop open the pdf file and read it comfortably on my 17 inch screen. So, off to do that. Back later.
I'll update this throughout the day as I notice things, but this is mostly a "first impressions" entry as I unpack and get to know my iPhone. I did spend about 3 hours just noodling with it yesterday, no manuals involved, since it really is stupendously intuitive. But I'm definitely an RTFM girl because then you learn the new / odd / hidden features that you didn't know about.
I chose to buy it at my local (within spitting distance) AT&T store mostly because I had questions about the service plans and transferring my old number that wasn't really within the scope of the Apple Store employees. I've not only changed phones, and generations of phones, but service providers as well.
They were very helpful with getting things set up, dumping my old phone numbers into the iPhone until I can sync it, and translating into Normal Human English the details of the service plan. I was also shown how to scoot the Stocks button over to another page, though apparently it's not delete-able.Bummer. I guess the designers couldn't imagine a person who doesn't do stock.
The box is pretty: matte black with shiny silver foil lettering. It's almost like something in which you'd get jewelry.
I was more than surprised to find white cords and plugs lurking underneath the upper tray of the box. White? For a black phone? Oh, Apple. Come on! It doesn't much matter for the earbuds since they'll stay pristine new in the box as I already have a 3rd party pair for my old iPod - and ones that fit my ears at that. I've always wondered whose ears they had in mind when making their earbuds - they're huge! They don't fit my ears at all. The plug-in is another kettle of fish. I'll round up some 3rd party black one and use it. I'm just puzzled over the choice of white accessories for a black model when Apple is so design oriented. *shrug*
Hmmm... anything in this cardboard insert? It looks like an envelope... hey, it IS! Oh cool! More Apple stickers. Something black carefully placed in a plastic sleeve... what is that? Hm. Don't know. Will figure it out later. Ah! Manuals. There you are.
Finger Tips booklet (erm, perhaps too clever there, it made me roll my eyes). OK... mostly stuff I know but... I wasn't aware of the click once to silence it and click twice to send to VM trick. For the totally lost this does make an excellent intro.
I see it's capable of multi-tasking: email and websurfing while talking on the phone. Too bad this user isn't capable of that. Seriously - if I'm on the phone I cannot write, or else I say what I'm writing or write part of the conversation. Maybe I can get that chip embedded in my brain and I can be as multi-tasky as this little gadget. I sure would get more done.
Most of the stuff in Finger Tips I had already figured out yesterday. Still, it's nicely written, laid out in a *legible* way and illustrated well. It's printed on sturdy-enough paper that makes it easy to handle and read. That's much more than I can say for the Important Product Information Guide. Guys, if it's THAT important, for Pete's sake make the thing readable. I mean really. It's 4 pt. type in a dark grey color (not even black!) on thin paper (so the words on the other side bleed through) and the trim size is smaller than 3 x 5 inches. Do you try to fit War and Peace on the head of a pin in your spare time? The logo and iPhone 3G title are the only legible things about this little booklet. It is otherwise useless since I can't read it (and I can read small type). I know they call details "the fine print" for a reason, but taken to this extreme while also calling it "important" is nuts.
Fortunately, the documentation is available at Apple.com where I will pop open the pdf file and read it comfortably on my 17 inch screen. So, off to do that. Back later.
