I think I did pretty well, but after the weekend was over I was glad the switch was only for the weekend, and not for the reasons I thought.
The two surprising things I couldn't live without were:
- Threaded txting
- Full sized qwerty keyboard
I guess I knew in the back of my mind how useful threaded txting was, but it wasn't until I had to switch back to non-threaded txting that I realised just how much easier it was to keep the thread of the txt conversation going without having to constantly switch between the inbox and sent items.
The full sized keyboard I've found (even though it's virtual) is infinitely faster to type on than a numeric keypad, and the best thing is when typing out the txt, the threaded txt history is still visible.
An added bonus is that because the entire screen is touch, going back and correcting mistakes is just a touch away (as oppose to multiple taps on the arrow keys).
A few little things which I liked about going back to the 6500 classic though:
It's slimmer, lighter, and just better for pocket dynamics. And you also don't look like a dork putting the phone to your ear when making a phone call.
I don't miss the MP3 player or mapping application that much. I thought I would miss the maps, but I always knew where I was headed, and to be honest, it was almost always a comfort thing to load up my current location and make sure I was on the right track.
Of course, checking Facebook, twitter and going through RSS feeds is also a comfort thing, but to be honest I've been finding myself a exhausted checking up on everything lately, and sometimes it's best to take some time out and do nothing.
Oh and the best thing is that because my MP3 player and phone aren't the same device, I can play music in the other room AND not have a phone call / txt interrupt music play and force me to go into the other room :)
2 comments:
In my iPhone experience:
1. Virtual keyboard vs direction pad. Dont you get annoyed when you try and select particular cursor positions? I don't find the select method accurate enough and its frustrating to wait to bring up the zoom tool.
2. I don't have a data connection enabled on my iPhone, and when I'm away from WiFi the bit I most miss is the maps! It might be that I'm in an unfamiliar city that makes a lack of maps frustrating.
3. I get around the phone/music integration by using Airtunes and the Remote app. If you could easily hook your PC/Laptop into the speakers then you would not need to buy an Airport Extreme/Express but I have found Airport+Remote really really cool.
The rest of it; Agree agree.
1. I've become quite proficient with the magnifying glass tool. I find that if you "roll" your thumb around you can get finer precision vs traditionally moving your thumb across the screen.
2. I'm still surprised to this day just how handy having maps on the phone is, especially in the car and in Melbourne where the road map is HUGE
3. Been trying to figure a way around that as don't have a desktop machine and don't really like having the notebook tethered. I've been using my old iPod, but will investigate air tunes!
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