I apologize in advance for there being not thematic part to this particular entry in my blog...I am currently at a loss for musical inspiration and just felt the need to let whatever is in my head get transferred to this computer screen in whatever order it comes in.
I hope this doesn't really take away from your enjoyment - not that I do it strictly for everyone else's enjoyment...it's more of a cathartic thing with me - but if you feel I have short changed you on this one...then you can, well, suck it. Admission is free, and there are no refunds, so take it for what it is. :-)
Also note that the 'suck it' part is completely tongue planted FIRMLY in cheek - I was speaking metaphorically, so no yelling and/or screaming at me about that.
However, if you are a able-bodied human female that happened to think I was serious and you wanted to, in fact, 'suck it', then please contact me at 631-87... Oh, sorry...maybe an email would be better.
Hee hee!
Now, on with it!
- iPhone review:
Ok, so I got me one of them new-fangled iPhones all the kids are raving about. Got the 16gb 3GS in white (how pretty!)...
Lemme just tell you this - I have had cell phones for over 13 years...since Motorola had those HUGE, BLOCK style cell phones OLDER than the one pictured below.
Yeah, the one I had was way less functional than that one...
I have had flip phones, slider phones, RAZR's (went thru 3 of those pieces of shit), and most recently Blackberry's. For work, I HAVE to have a Blackberry due to tons of push email stuff, and I got used to it. I liked the full keyboard and some of the other functionality, so I got one for my personal use. Looking back, this probably wasn't the best move in the world.
I had no real reason to have a BB...I never used BB messaging, nor push email, or many of its other business/enterprise geared qualities. In addition, I looked like a fucking tool walking around with 2 of them.
So, I was anxiously awaiting June 11, 2009 to come - when my T-Mobile contract expired and I had options on service and phones. For the record, T-Mobile's customer service was fantastic - hands down - and that is why I stayed with them as long as I had...all the while expecting them to catch on to widespread 3G service, or even extending their standard service area to where it was functional for me.
This never happened - or at least not to the point where I felt my calls wouldn't keep dropping or I would be able to access web services without an issue.
I looked at the iPhone, but heard a new one was coming out. Being the skeptic I am, I wanted to wait and see what people had to say about this new product in real life scenarios - the professional reviews tell you good stuff, but nothing beats a human testing it out.
Reviews were positive for the most part - except for battery life issues, and some issues with overheating...with the latter concerning me more. So, I laid in wait for a month to see if there was a recall or something like that...nada, nothing... To me, that says that people are not getting 3rd degree burns or scorching their ears when handling the phone, so we are good...
Called AT&T, and got a killer deal - my sister was on AT&T and my mother has a discount on service thru her job, so I got us all on a family plan, got the activation charges waived for both phones I was ordering, a $50 rebate and a price match on my mother's phone, and free shipping.
My salesperson was fantastic, however, I will state that customer service at AT&T is NOT as good as T-Mobile...
Anyways, after some snafus, I finally got the phones...my iPhone and I got my mother a Samsung Eternity - which is a pretty kick ass phone, too!
After playing with this thing for a week, here are my impressions -
Functionality: This is a vague one, as different people have different needs.
To use the iPhone you first have to activate it thru iTunes, and then you have to set up your iTunes acct on your iPhone so you can download applications...This process wasn't hard as I already had an account - if you don't have one, you have to set one up in order to do, well, ANYTHING!
So, with that done, I decided to test out some downloading: First was Yahoo messenger. Works pretty damn well on the iPhone, and MILES ahead of the BB version.
Then, Facebook mobile, MySpace mobile, and a free, silly application that emulates different guns - which has a cool factor of about 9!
All worked well, with the Facebook app being particularly user friendly and more like the web than a BB or other mobile version. Note: the iPhone is capable of using WiFi, and discovered and connected to my wireless network in my home with ZERO issues. NICE! This made downloading speeds pretty damn fast.
I then transferred all my iTunes music from my laptop to the phone...a couple of extra steps than if I plugged my ipod in, but worked well and transferred fairly quick. Being that the iPhone is flash memory and not a 'hard drive' there is a wide variance of speeds that things can d/l at...this was just fine.
The iPod features worked just fine, and I bought a couple of songs thru the iTunes store - again, pretty seamless...apart from not being able to 'remember me' when logging on and constantly having to enter in my password. Should be an autofill function - I think it exists, but I haven't found it. The songs can play thru the iphone speaker - kinda am quality, but sounds just fine when using headphones.
Oh yeah, this thing makes calls, too... Sound quality is pretty good, though I find volume to be lacking...would be nice if it could be a touch louder. I LOVE the ability to choose what voicemail's
I can listen to without having to dial in first. THIS ALONE is worth the price of admission. Haven't travelled with it much yet, so I can't speak to the reception, but AT&T supposedly has the largest 3G network...who knows, we'll see... Texting is a little slower due to the keyboard being on a screen as opposed to hard buttons, but I am getting around that. A BIG FAT F to Apple for not enabling MMS messaging - text messages where you can send and receive pics...WHY? I have no clue...maybe in the next OS update...
Downloading via 3G is much faster than I thought it would be, and used it for such highbrow apps as the 'light saber', which turns your ipod into a light saber complete with sounds and music - and its free :-)
Now, this wasn't an in depth review - that isn't what this blog is for - but I had to say SOMETHING about this cool piece of gadgetry, as it has a coolness factor that is off the scale! I highly recommend it!!!
- Thoughts:
I think I am through with being a bachelor. The freedom is nice, but the grass is always greener, ya know? Then again, it really isn't JUST my decision to be in this position - or rather to get out of it. There has to be a significant other to make that happen - I guess that IS significant, therefore the use of that word...otherwise I would just need an 'other', and that would just be silly.
As luck - or MY luck - would have it, all the women that I come across that I think could possibly fit the bill are - in no particular order:
- Married and/or involved
- emotionally a wreck
- not interested in me
- not looking for a relationship or already have me in the 'friend' corral
- *other
And with that said, I am NOT on the prowl - still not looking for it, because that would be bad and force the issue. I AM open to the idea...I'm in a nesting phase I guess...who the fuck knows? It's all good... Does this reek of desperation? Geez...I hope not...
- House M.D.
I FUCKING LOVE THIS SHOW!! That is all I have to say...can't wait till September for the new season.
- September
September also lets me know that I am in the busiest season for me at work, and that the end of it will be coming soon! :-)
September also BETTER BE signifying that the Yankees are preparing for the playoffs and the Mets are still sucking large amounts of anus... How's that CitiField working out for ya? What was that? You wanna make fun of A-Rod? No one cares...let it die...your team sucks right now - I lived thru 1983 - 1993 with the Yankees... I know that pain...deal with yours.
September also means lower travel rates - which I cannot take advantage of due to working 100 hrs a week thru the month!!!!!
September means more traffic on the roads again, so my Paramus trips will resume being 3 hours long...ugh...
'September' is a great song by Earth, Wind and Fire
September means Fall is coming - pretty much my favorite season...
I have more, but I am tired, and I need to go to bed...hope you enjoyed this for now, even though it's less introspective and a bit more blah...
L8R...
- Mike
