06-20-2012, 03:14 AM
I absolutely love my iPhone. It was the first "smart" phone I've ever owned. I'm with Verizon; but with as rural as I am, there's not a lot of options for cellular reception here (AT&T which is hit and miss, Verizon and some other company I cannot think of).
Other than using it as a phone, text messaging and facebook, I use it to play some games, listen to music and use it while running / biking to keep track of my pace and miles.
When I bought it I was kind of like you in the aspect I didn't really need it; my old cell phone (a flip phone) died so I did have to replace it but I really didn't need all the extras the iPhone has; however, I don't regret buying it.
I do have the 2-year contract with Verizon but I've been with Verizon for a long time. I really don't have any concern as far as leaving them and getting hit with a large penalty because I don't have any plans of getting rid of the cell phone.
Speed of downloads when I'm not on a WIFI sometimes seems slow, but it's probably more of I'm used to having it tied into a network. WIFI is pretty fast. When just on 3G, a couple apps I downloaded did take a few extra minutes but it was nothing unreasonable. Any websites I pull up load reasonable fast also. I don't browse a lot online with it, but there's a few sites I pop into.
Reception here like I mentioned can be hit or miss. If I get out into the hills or down in some valleys around the lakes there's no reception (but there's no reception for any carrier). It's not a fault of the iPhone but a lack of coverage/towers by the carriers. However, Verizon provides the best reception of any of the carriers around here. As long as I have bars, I have not had any dropped calls.
Is $649 the 16, 32 or 64 GB phone? While the price is high, it's not tied into any contract so upfront you spend more but in the long run (if there's no hidden fees with Virgin Mobil) the $30/month would be cheaper than getting the phone for $99 and a 2-year contract.
Do you have to buy directly from Apple? Not sure, but I suspect if you shop around you can find it for cheaper than $649.
Other than using it as a phone, text messaging and facebook, I use it to play some games, listen to music and use it while running / biking to keep track of my pace and miles.
When I bought it I was kind of like you in the aspect I didn't really need it; my old cell phone (a flip phone) died so I did have to replace it but I really didn't need all the extras the iPhone has; however, I don't regret buying it.
I do have the 2-year contract with Verizon but I've been with Verizon for a long time. I really don't have any concern as far as leaving them and getting hit with a large penalty because I don't have any plans of getting rid of the cell phone.
Speed of downloads when I'm not on a WIFI sometimes seems slow, but it's probably more of I'm used to having it tied into a network. WIFI is pretty fast. When just on 3G, a couple apps I downloaded did take a few extra minutes but it was nothing unreasonable. Any websites I pull up load reasonable fast also. I don't browse a lot online with it, but there's a few sites I pop into.
Reception here like I mentioned can be hit or miss. If I get out into the hills or down in some valleys around the lakes there's no reception (but there's no reception for any carrier). It's not a fault of the iPhone but a lack of coverage/towers by the carriers. However, Verizon provides the best reception of any of the carriers around here. As long as I have bars, I have not had any dropped calls.
Is $649 the 16, 32 or 64 GB phone? While the price is high, it's not tied into any contract so upfront you spend more but in the long run (if there's no hidden fees with Virgin Mobil) the $30/month would be cheaper than getting the phone for $99 and a 2-year contract.
Do you have to buy directly from Apple? Not sure, but I suspect if you shop around you can find it for cheaper than $649.
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