jawnbc: (apple)
jawnbc ([personal profile] jawnbc) wrote2008-11-22 06:56 pm
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry

iPhone fetishist entry

I've had my iPhone for a few months I suppose. Overall I've been very pleased with it: it's the all-in-one (phone, PDA, iPod) I always wanted. The only negative has been the battery life...but considering I tinker with this waaaay more than I ever did with any PDA or mobile phone, it's unfair of me to say the battery life is bad. And Crackberries™ don't have the same screen size and quality...when they do--along with 3G performance--then we can compare.

Yesterday there was a major update to the iPhone OS. And it's added one feature that totally blows me away: embedded, real-time transit directions. The Maps GPS program no longer only finds directions for driving between points--it now offers walking directions and live transit instructions. Including when the next bus/train/ferry leaves.

Translink, our regional transit system, has a shite website. And I don't need to use it no more no more no more!
Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[identity profile] cuboz.livejournal.com 2008-11-23 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Let me tell you - Roy has ALSO been blown away by this feature - as well as Streetview on the iPhone as well...

I HAVE been toying with other phone options such as the Samsung Omnia with it's 8MP camera - but I think when my current contract runs out just after Xmas, it's off to the store to get a 16GB iPhone for me!

Yaaaaay!
jawnbc: (Default)

[personal profile] jawnbc 2008-11-23 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah don't bother with the 8GB. *squee*

[identity profile] snowboardjoe.livejournal.com 2008-11-23 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
That's pretty slick. I did not know that much information was already available. Around here we use nextbus.com to get some transit information, but still does not include everyone. However, it's accurate, down to the minute.

The BlackBerry Storm is on the way and I think will prove to be some serious competition for the iPhone. AT&T is still a showstopper for me from getting the iPhone around here.
jawnbc: (nordique)

[personal profile] jawnbc 2008-11-23 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Well we only have one GSM network up here, and I was already with one of their two brands. So networks aren't an issue for me.

Getting excited about winter? I got a new lighter jacket for 'boarding, and a new pair of gloves today. Can't wait to hit the slopes!!!!

[identity profile] weekilter.livejournal.com 2008-11-23 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, but the Death Star® is EVIL!!

[identity profile] lusty-librarian.livejournal.com 2008-11-23 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
translink has a mobile site: http://m.translink.ca/ apparently (i say this as i do not have a cell, nor an iphone) it's pretty good on a mobile.

[identity profile] weekilter.livejournal.com 2008-11-23 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
How much are one zone fares on Tranny Link now?
jawnbc: (Default)

[personal profile] jawnbc 2008-11-23 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
2.50
Flat | Top-Level Comments Only