I did own an iphone..for about 4 days..and then I returned it. It was great. And before you lecture me on how much I spent...especially men out there..let's talk about how much those game systems cost that many of you run out to buy..or those new televisions. Just saying.. a phone has a purpose as much as a tv. So here are Jessica's reasons of why she could not rationalize keeping the iphone:

1. $600 cost - enough said.
2. Battery life - granted this is the first "smart phone" I purchased, but my individual experience was that it had poor battery life. Nearly half bar after less than 30 minutes talk and checking email..granted I was in roaming though. (Which makes your phone drain battery quicker..I was just recently informed).
3. Lacks many basic features that many phones have:

a) camera - now I am most certainly not going to use this camera for major pictures..but it was lacking in features. No zoom, no lighting adjustment, and no flash.
b) no ability to use any ringtones beside the basic tunes. hello..a freaking ipod on the phone and you can't have music ringtones? furthermore the inability to change sounds on texts, and other things, etc.
c) no multimedia messaging. yes, not able to receive or send them.
d) could not send more than one text at a time.
e) i realize it's an apple and i don't know much about apples.but i know they have a comparable thing to word, excel etc - no programs of the such on the handheld.


4. The front is made of glass and there is no insurance. Yes, clumsy Jessica walking around with a phone..that I am no doubt to drop and there I am up the creek and out a lot of money.

5. When I would press to zoom in..it really didn't always do it.

6. My ipod accessories for the house and car did not work with it...so now i just have two ipods because I couldn't sell the other.

7. I found it too bulky to talk on. I felt like I was talking on my old handheld PC.

8. What's the purpose in bluetooth if you really can't use it? Can't have ringtones, so can't bluetooth them and my headset didn't work with it.

Ok. that being said the slideshow and picture display were amazing. Amazing internet...full service internet. Nice, simply sleek design. Easy to navigate. I did like the keyboard on the screen and found it easy to use. It really is amazing, it is just lacking in basic features that I feel like a phone should have and I have trouble justifying the money (because I do need to be watching it for real) when it doesn't do so many thing and I have difficulty talking on it. So..I returned it...and now own a palm Treo 750. Still not cheap, but it has the contacts, calendars, and email checks that I need for my photography business. I don't love it..everything does look worse after the iphone, but it is pretty neat. I fully intend to get an iphone one day..another generation of it perhaps when they get more things on it. So there you go. My thoughts on the iphone and my 4 day ownership.

I am up to my ears in pictures revision and about to go insane but that's about it. May be a bit emotional this week. Someone from another country will be in this country but not to see me. (code talk I know..but many of you should be able to break the puzzle). Anyways, back to pics.