Before the iPhone
Recently, I've been complaining about ATT's service and iPHone pricing models. Thus my wife and I have been rethinking keeping the phones active because the lowest price plan is still a little rich for our blood. When I talk to people about my plight I'm often surprised to learn that other people without iPhones are often paying MORE than me. Wow!
I started revaluating the phone itself and tried to think back to when I bought the phone. This recent post sums up my original decision quite well. Of the reasons he lists there are a couple I like best.
3. Carriers dictated phone designs, features, apps, prices, marketing, advertising and branding
7. Affordable, unlimited data plans as standard were unheard of
11. Without Visual Voice Mail, messages couldn’t be managed non-linearly
18. Phones didn’t come with huge 3.5″ touch screens
19. Pervasive multitouch, gesture-based UI was science fiction
These are the prime reasons why I purchased an iPhone in the first place. Apple started moving the technology and mobile scene in the right direction. For that they certainly deserve their due credit. Hell, the iPhone was almost worth it just for the visual voicemail. Why the hell do I have to listen to an entire message before I can escape and delete? *shudder*