by Sean B. Halliday

To begin, I honestly have to say that the iPhone 3G is by far, one of the best devices I have ever had the pleasure of using. Working with IT applications for a living, the use, functionality, ease of navigation and stability are items I deal with every day in the corporate world.

Before getting the iPhone 3G, I used an At&T Tilt pda, which I absolutely loved. The advetising for the tilt was that you did not need your laptop while traveling on business. I do usually bring my laptop when traveling, but I have to admit, with the tilt I did not use the laptop as much as I could e-mail easily which is a large precentage of my job.

That being said, the iPhone 3G goes way beyound the tilt device and lets me work, organize my life, and entertain me with video, podcasts and music. The new applicatons for the iPhone make the phone even more useful.

Now I can keep track of what I am watching on Ebay, bid on them, and pay for the items I won. The Facebook application keeps me in touch with my friends. I did not use Facebook much before, as I did not have time when at a computer to go to Facebook, and now, when I find myself out and about waiting on something (like getting the oil changed for the car), I use this time to items like Facebook.

One item of the tilt and Microsoft Office Mobile operating system it had, was the mobile internet explorer was pretty much useless to surf the internet. The iPhone on the other hand lets me surf the internet just like I was in front of a computer. So far the only item I have found that does not work is flash slideshow and virtual reality 360 panoramas on the web (that is a hobby of mine, I love taking 360 panoramas for the web). I’m sure soon they will come with an update so I can view those items as well.

So my review of the iPhone 3G is one of praise for Apple (and believe me, I am no Apple/Mac fan, but that is another story for another time). The iPhone may not do everything that any phone can do, but all in all, it can do more than any mobile device I have ever used.

Written by: Sean B. Halliday

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About the author: I am a Director in the IT field specializing in application management. I worked on cruise ships for 12 years among other things, and have now moved to Eastern Tennessee. I also created the sites: www.thetricitiesbest.com www.cruiseshipstories.com