Pizzas and iPhones

Food should never mix with electronics. This obvious rule is always violated - as an undergrad computer science major we often had all-night coding sessions where everyone would bring their computers and we'd have pizza in between each computer so everyone could stay energized. Add in the several 2-liter bottles of soda and it's an accident waiting to happen. Nevertheless, it didn't stop us from these rituals at least two times a semester. This rule is also violated in the Apple Store... You can walk in with a "mega gulp" of 24 ounces or more and browse the computers. Put the cup on the counters next to computers and you might attract a bit of attention, but I don't think I've ever seen someone stopped from having their drink with them in the store.

In other news, I cracked... I tried to resist the reality distortion field. I failed... I got an iPhone. And here are my initial observations so far:
1. It's smaller than I thought.
2. It's easier to use than a Palm Pilot... let that sink in for a second.
3. The voice quality if fantastic! I was on Sprint for nearly 4 years and the voice quality on this phone on AT&T is great. I, of course, can't test whether it's the phone or the network - but I'll say across all of my sprint phones, none of have provided this good of voice quality.
4. The screen gets smudgy pretty easily. Wipe it on your sleeve to clean it and make it good as new (just like you would your nose, but try to not wipe your nose and then your iPhone).
5. I'm not sure why people think the internet is slow. It's actually fairly decent.
6. I'm typing on the keyboard with either two thumbs or three fingers on one hand and having very few issues with words.
7. Intuitive... nuff said.
8. The best iPod... now if only it had a larger capacity - perhaps 20GB...

My wish list, which I would imagine will be solved with a software update:
1. iChat
2. Flight Status without going to the airline web page.
3. Voice activated dialing
4. Voice Memos
5. Skype

I admit, I was feeling a bit sentimental about Sprint right before I switched to AT&T, that's in part to having been on Sprint for a long time. But this last week they called me 3 times and offered me all kinds of "deals" that were really just available to anyone buying a new cell phone from Sprint. And call it a bit selfish if you will, but I expect if I've been with a company for 4 years that they'll offer me more than an introductory offer. The deal they pushed hardest was 2 lines, 550 minutes, and mobile to mobile for $59.99. That's considerably more than I was paying and more importantly what the heck would I do with a second line? So the slight frustration of so many calls and feeling bullied into a more expensive plan helped ease the pain of the transition.

Two weeks until I'm back in Houston... and miles to go before I sleep...

iPhone home?

Well, currently most of my family is on Sprint. But we're discussing this entire iPhone thing and how AT&T has a 5 year exclusive contract on the phone. So... I'm fairly sure I'll end up switching so I can get an iPhone at some point.