So, against my better judgment, I broke down and bought an iPhone.  I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the AT&T network where I spend most of my days, but the iPhone itself is… well, it’s pretty sweet.

The iPhone is more limited than most of the other smartphones I’ve used in the past (mainly Windows Mobile & Palm Treos), but what it does it does VERY well.  It was really telling when I was able to hop on the ‘net and get tickets to this week’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game (here in Denver) in the car on the way to Ft. Collins.  My Treo would have made that painful, if it even worked at all (”JavaScript not ready…” is seen OFTEN with Blazer).

The fact that it’s an iPod too is a bonus.  I find myself listening to music on it at times I never work have previously, simply because it’s there.  Sure the Treo could play music, but it was a pain in the ass to get songs onto it and play them.

Visual Voicemail is a treat.  Not a necessity, but it’s a “wow, that’s nice”.

Sure, there could be less clicks to get to the phone from locked… and an actual IM app would be great Apple… but for a Revision 1.0 device, it does what it does remarkably well.