It’s time, folks. Amy is going to trade in her DumbPhone. The other day a friend of mine said, “What do you DO without a SmartPhone?” I told him I have to look up directions to a place before I leave the house. And if a question pops into my mind, I just have to sit there and be curious about it. Honestly, how do I live like this? It’s barbaric.
But seriously, I’m thinking of going paperless-calendar for the first time in my life. I’ve had a daily planner for as long as I can remember, and I’ve resisted the digital calendar for years, but it seems a little ridiculous now that it could be available so promptly and easily. Also, I dig those bitchin photography programs where you can make your pictures all sepia and whatnot. Not to mention GPS and indulging my curiosity at every whim.
So I’m going to get an iPhone. (Some of you will exclaim, “No! Get a Droid!” to which I will respond, “What is that I don’t even.” But go ahead, do your worst to convince me of your heathen ways.)
The question is, do I pay the extra $100 to get a 4S? From what I understand, the only major difference between it and the plain old 4 is Siri, a $15 app that’s been around for two-and-a-half years but recently got bought up by Apple so they could make a brazillion dollars on it. (I know a guy who knows this stuff.) And as cool as it is that when you say, “Tar,” Siri replies, “Heels,” she and I also seem to have political differences.
Are there other magical things I’d be missing out on if I didn’t get the 4S?
(Also, I just looked it up, and I’m eligible for an upgrade on February 17… I don’t think I’m going to last that long.)
I will have this post as evidence when droid blasts apple out of the park with its total and utter superiority. i will laugh at you *and* E. Oh, let me count the days.
forgot to tell you, tami lynn, that not only did i receive my brand new iphone 4s in the mail the other day, but i let the avid bruxist hold it last night and she loved it. apple wins, you lose.
I LOVE my plain old I-Phone 4. The camera on the 4S is supposed to be a little better, but certainly not worth the extra bucks. AND since you are due for an upgrade, use your best bargaining skills to get them to upgrade you NOW. My BBerry was failing in July; I was due for upgrade in September and guess what? And I’m not nearly as good a bargainer as you are.
oh, amy
sigh
another fallen soul.
but then, you do have a planner. and a need to plan things. i will stick to my little lists made on the free scratch pads some charities give you instead of address labels. or, if i run out of those, the little pads put by the bedsides of cheap motels.
My 2-year old 3G is still kicking, and works fine. Unless you want to direct missiles or something, I don’t think it’s worth it. The upgrade to S = three (3) crossfit hoodies (no one would make you get blue). Or roughly nine Wednesday Geer Street trips.
Also (too), droids are dumb. Nicholas Williams, an authority on basically all things, told me to tell anyone thinking of getting one to not do that. I am fulfilling that pledge.
I like Erin’s first paragraph. The second one is dumb.
Lindsay, I like your whole comment. ALTHOUGH! speaking from someone firmly in the droid camp, I would say if you aren’t already convinced of their superiority and don’t know why anyone would want one, then you probably don’t want one.
You Droidoids have made your preference clear but haven’t given me any *reasons*. Come on, people. Convince me.
This is how I feel about buying phones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLlOkKskBqU
My crappy ancient Razr “phone ” was stolen in DC (there’s a story on somebody’s blog). My first thought after the mandatory cursing was “glad it’s not an Iphone thingy)…