Well, It’s been a few days since I have posted anything on here, But I have a great excuse! Last week my previous cell phone, a Samsung d807x, decided it wanted to delete all of my contacts on it’s own. By doing so, it immediately got tossed and I went on a search for a new phone.
I had been waiting for a long time for Rogers to release the iphone in Canada, but clearly they are to stubborn over data rates to do anything about it. Anyways, I search craigslist for a few days and tracked down several numbers I thought could be good purchases. On Friday I went out to meet a guy who was selling an 8gb iphone, only used for 6 days (half the stuff still in wrapping). I had honestly never used the iphone before and was very curious to see if I would like the feel of the touch screen, and I was also skeptical if the phone would live up to the hype surrounding it. Well, the second I slid the “Slide to Unlock” button on the main screen, I fell in love. I was utterly amazed at the accuracy and feel of the touch screen! Everything about this phone is amazing! The physical styling looks gorgeous but also feels great, the screen is beyond anything I have ever seen, colors are incredible, the touchscreen - so smooth and quick to use, and best of all - OS X! Did I mention everywhere I go people stare at the phone in amazement?

I will get into a break down of all the features and a more in depth summary of the iphone in a future blog post. However, I will answer a few questions that I know will arise.

1. Durability?
   This is something I was very worried about when buying the phone. I usually treat my phones horrible and go through about 1 or 2 a year, just because I don’t really care about them. The iphone is different, upon buying the iphone I immediately went to the nearest 3rd party cellphone store (not Rogers or Fido or anything because they don’t have iphone accessories yet obviously) I found a store in Richmond Center Mall Called “Cellular Baby” which had what I was looking for. I purchased a clear screen protector which applies to the face of the phone with no air bubbles and no adhesive, you can’t even tell its there, as well as a silicon case that covers the body of the phone to keep it from scratching.
2. Unlocked Software?
   Well not much to say on this part. I know a lot of you have been wanting an iphone up here in Canada, but are nervous about buying it unlocked or buying one from the states and having it unlocked. The phone works perfect, and unlocking it only takes a few minutes. If this is the only thing holding you back from buying the iPhone, don’t let it! go out now and buy one! I would however like to mention that I love to support Apple’s products, they pioneer incredible technology, and I would have loved to buy the phone from them. Unfortunately, given my circumstances I had to get the phone ASAP and since Rogers wont get off there butt and work harder to support the iPhone, I had to buy it - Sorry Apple!
3. Data Rates!
   This is probably the main concern about using the iPhone in Canada. No one wants a $1000+ bill at the end of the month, just for browsing the web! Well, unfortunately if you try to connect through Rogers EDGE network, you WILL get a large bill. Fortunately, the iPhone is equipped with wifi so you can use it free of charge almost anywhere public these days. There are also websites and programs that show you where all the free hotspots are in your area. Even if I could use EDGE, I probably wouldn’t because the wifi on the iphone is very fast. Also keep in mind there is a rumor, that Rogers will have wifi disabled in there Canadian bound iphones to force people to use their EDGE network. If you look at their current line up of phones available, not one of them supports wifi!
4. Battery Life
   Short and sweet - Incredible! This phone has a massive display, but due to its ambient light sensor, it will adjust the screen’s brightness to what is best viewed in your current location. This saves a lot of battery power. (Quick Tip: If your low on battery, or just want to conserve it. Rather than adjusting the brightness yourself by clicking through the settings panel, simply cover the ear piece with your finger before you turn it on from standby and slide to unlock. This sets the brightness down low because it thinks it is in a dark room.) The other cool feature is the proximity senor,while you are talking on the phone, the screen senses it is close to your face and turns the screen off. This conserves a lot of power, and also eliminates the accidental hitting of touchscreen buttons while talking…

If anyone has anymore questions regarding the phone, please just leave a comment and I will do my best to answer them.
As promised I will do a thorough breakdown of the phone in my next posting. For now, I gotta go play with my iphone

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