Is the iPhone Perfect, or Not?

The frenzy to get an iPhone focused so much attention on acquiring one, that now theres time to evaluate how you feel about using it. Is it the perfect phone? It all depends on what you need, but its really close.

For those who still envy - but have yet to buy an iPhone - what are some of the downsides? As with any new electronic marvel, a few bugs emerge with use. Battery life is a complaint for high volume users.

No one wants to get that annoying low battery signal right in the middle of an important text message or phone call. Even with a full battery, text messaging sometimes doesnt work as well on some iPhones as on the cheap phone you trashed to get the hot new cell of the year.

Apple has been slapped with a lawsuit about the iPhone battery. Users get really upset because the iPhone battery is sealed and cant be changed. If the iPhone owner tries to change the battery, forget it, its soldered solid.

Changing phone batteries is common with most phones so iPhone owners felt like they werent warned about this. However, having a recharging dock in multiple places (at home and work) is the perfect work-around for the iPhone battery issue.

The iPhone comes with two choices of capacity - 6 GB or 8 GB. This is actually small compared to what you get in an iPod. Since the iPhone doesnt have a memory expansion option yet, the memory size will cramp the style of some users if youre used to a 20GB iPod.

Apple approved sites and the pirate sites offer massive quantities of downloads. Movies, TV shows, music, content, photos and games are among the download options. The problem is, the iPhone seems to balk at high download speeds and takes its time. Slow downloads frustrate many iPhone users, but if you know about it ahead of time, you can plan your download schedule accordingly without frustration.

Cell phone users like to be mavericks. Dislike service at one provider and they walk to another. But the iPhone sticks users to AT&T as the exclusive provider of services for this phone.

Coverage limitations and service interruptions take away the cell phone users sense of independence. There are no friendly calling circles between iPhone users and others. The cost of out of network calling is fierce - better stock up on quarters and find old fashioned pay phones because AT& T doesnt play well with others!

With Internet connectivity as a major feature of the iPhone, some users complain that the search tools dont function effectively and the browser wont save passwords. Take heart iPhone fanatics - its the first of many models to come and each problem gets addressed as it comes up with a solution for all.

Making the Most of Your iPhone

The iPhone literally has it all - phone, Internet access, games, music, and a built-in digital camera. Playing around with the iPhone is so much fun - who cares if you have to wait in line at the post office? Once youve learned the basics, here are a few tricks to get even more from your iPhone:

Get more in less space setting the font to the smallest size lets you read more of a story or email in the screen. This makes checking email a faster process. But if you find it hard to see, just increase the font size for more comfortable reading. Whats great is that you can adjust the font to your personal preferences.

Add to spell check To make you look good, iPhone flags a word that it thinks is misspelled. Sometimes its a business related word or just a slang word, but its not an error. To teach your iPhone a new word, press 3 times to cancel the correction and the word will become part of your iPhone dictionary!

Speed up scrolling The touch-sensitive screen makes scrolling really easy. Sometimes you get to the bottom of an Internet article and want to start again. Instead of scrolling, just tap once at the top of the iPhone screen. That tap takes you right back to the beginning in the same way that you can quickly get to the top using your computer keyboard.

Take a closer look The iPhone has a magnifying glass that lets you zoom in on a section of words. Tapping and holding brings up the magnifying glass. Focusing on the area youre editing makes it easier to focus on this smaller screen.

Bring on the videos The iPhone offers the option to watch videos but they have to be in the right format. YouTube is cozy with Apple, so the videos posted work well on the iPhone.

Over 10,000 YouTube videos already have the H264 encoding, so theres plenty of choices. If you want to watch any other videos, you may have to get the format adapted to your iPhone first.

Get a designer theme After spending all that money on an iPhone, you certainly dont want yours to have the same theme as someone else has. Why not download free iPhone themes directly into the phone? Download the Hack Toolkit to get into the iPhone and change themes. Several Internet sites offer these themes.

Can the Spam By adding a Yahoo mail link in bookmarks you can use the delete all function to dump a pile of junk. Thats faster than deleting them one at a time.

iPhone enthusiasts are always sharing their personal techniques on how they maximize their interaction with their high-tech gadget. In a society where shortcuts are highly revered, this cell caters to your cravings for more time.