For years, I've been on Team Blackberry and raved about my buttons and my bbm. But this week, I decided it was time to switch over to Verizon, hop on a family plan with Kika, and ultimately, get a new phone. For weeks, I hem and hawed over Droid phones (keyboard or no keyboard; 4G or no 4G; Samsung or LG... it goes on). But what happens at the Verizon store (also known as the 3rd ring of hell) caught me so off guard, I still don't know why I have an iPhone.
Between Kika, Jax, and the saleslady, I was bullied and cornered into Appleland b/c apparently I get very unlady-like when my phone battery dies (iPhone has the best battery life, they say). There were a few other selling points, but I stopped listening and just handed over my credit card. So it happened.
Then the application flood ensued. What I've collected so far:
*Chase: This app actually works! Bb version was just a shortcut to the website. This, I found, was infuriating and slow. I can even deposit checks with it! iPhone for the win here.
*Facebook (duh): It's a whole new experience on iPhone.
*Foursquare: Much better than the Bb version, I must admit. The GPS function is infinitely more accurate than my Bold.
*Kickmap: Decent NYC subway map app. I wouldn't mind recs if anyone has one that they like a lot.
*Instagram: Pretty fun photo app that allows you to fiddle with pictures and make them funkier and 'pro'
*NY Times: Things load so much more quickly vs Bb so I thought I'd pick up a new one. Decent but article selection is so-so without having to sign in.
*Pandora: Same old.
*Photogram: Another fun photo app that creates email cards with your photos.
*Twitter: Different but not much better than Bb in my opinion.
*The Weather Channel: The weather app already installed is a little to simple (as are most things with this phone)
*Words with Friends: Best part of my phone. It's a great Scrabble rip-off that basically consumes a lot of my free minutes throughout the day. I heard Zynga is jumping on this internet IPO craze soon. I can see why. They're awesome. Remember Farmville?
[Photo: My first Instagram installation: Patrick sulking about the rainy weather outside]
