I have been using the iphone 3g for approximately 3 weeks now and I just thought I would give you my first impressions.
I have the original iphone and have been using that for the last year. In terms of software I find that the iphone 3g is performing much faster than its predecessor. I used to have a problem on my original iphone where it would take ages to input text as there was a large amount of lag between pushing the buttons and the text showing up on screen.
As well as that, youtube is back up running. For some strange reason, youtube was not working on my old iphone. It never actually loaded the video. I am not having that problem on the new iphone 3g.
I have found that the iphone 3g has very good phone signal. I am getting a full 5 bars on a regular basis. I am finding the range of the wifi radio is also stronger. I'm not sure if this is to do with the plastic on the back versus the aliminium on the older model; I just find it so much better.
The only disappointment I have found with the iphone 3g is the backward compaitibility with the old iphone's accessories. For example, while driving to work the other day, my iphone battery was running
low so I plugged in my Griffin iTrip FM transmitter. It immediately came up on the screen "Iphone charging not supported with this accessory". It basically means that I have to go out and buy a new car charger.
I don't know why apple decided to do this; I am guessing that there is a difference in voltage between the two dock connectors. I dunno; maybe you guys could leave a comment and let me know. And, if this is the case then that would mean that the old iphone speaker docks won't charge my iphone 3g. It's very inconvenient for any person who has upgraded from the previous model.
I love using the 3g feature on my iphone to view web pages. This is really really good; much much faster than edge. It does drain the battery significantly. I might see if I can get one of those external betteries from Richard Solo and maybe bring it to work with me so I'll always have a charge.
Anyway, those are just a few points about the new iphone 3g and how I have gotten along with it in the past few days
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