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@ moiselles, we are both having parallel experiences. And have good taste in color and case choices
Some observations, in all fairness (because I personally would rather see unbiased, realistic reviews and experiences): Day two & Siri is acting up now. She is Beta, however, so that would be a factor. She either isn't responding today, is taking a very long time, tells me she doesn't understand, or is having trouble connecting to the network. Yesterday she was responding in a snap and got everything I said. Even when I told her to tell the guy tailgating me to back off, lol - she repeated what I said perfectly, but said she didn't understand what I wanted her to do with the tailgater, and would I like her to search the web for that.
I just read on how to Reset Network Connections to factory default. Kind of chicken to do that just yet, I haven't changed them and if VZW did when activating, I don't want a Reset to make things worse. (If anyone knows if that will do harm or not, I'm listening.)
Very minor: I personally prefer BB's email folder layout. Also not an i4S deal breaker, & something I'll definitely get used to. The guy in line in front of me, changing from a Storm 2, expressed concern about email push delay. I see now the fastest setting is every 15 minutes. If one relies heavily on email for business (I don't), I can see how that could perhaps be an issue, say if one urgently needs a document or something. Although I4S has a manual push option (I've not tested it yet.)
I'll have to play close attention to battery life; I had it fully charged by 3 a.m. Took it off the charger, doodled a bit (couldn't sleep), went back to sleep. It's now just after 11 a.m. and in 8 hrs (4 of them just sitting unused) the battery is at 51% charge. The rep at VZW showed me how to Close open apps (since hitting main button still leaves them running, per him). I just did that, there were quite a few running. And suspect YouMail is a drainer. With my Bold I could probably get close to 2 full days without a recharge, but then I habitually closed everything. So I'll have to make the close routine a habit rather than just hitting the center button.
So far, my personal conclusion is it's just a matter of Apples & Oranges and what's best suited to individual needs and choices.
I'm so used to RIM, just have to get used to Apple's way of doing things. I am still enchanted, standouts so far are Siri, call quality and camera. It has the HDR setting, so when that's on & you snap a pic you get two, a standard and HDR version. Difference in HDR is absolutely readily visible when comparing the two pic versions. I kept looking for a Zoom button, I use that a lot. Just now figured out taking both thumbs and swiping outward pulls up a + to - bar and zoom feature. Kind of awkward over a one-handed scroll button, but not a terrible adjustment to make. Very nice to have red-eye removal, crop, rotate right at hand.
I still can't figure out how to get my Tasks synced in. It's making me nuts! I just found a 3rd party app that's very pricey ($50 minimum) but has a fully functional 14 day trial that will do it. But one would think since the Reminders app is there that tasks would sync?
10-15-11 11:22 AM - Love your review, Periwinklemoon! Very fair.
I've had some connection issues, but only in this one spot in my house and I had the exact same connection problem with my Torch, so I know it's not a device-specific issue. So when I'm in this specific spot on my couch, sometimes Siri will say she can't connect, but she's been pretty good so far. My husband and I like asking her random questions.
My battery does seem to drop fast. Last night I went to bed around 11:30pm, my battery was at 98%, woke up at 6:15, battery was at 92%, so not a bad drain at all. But I've been playing with it all morning (music, Siri, camera, Twitter, Facebook, downloading some apps), so I'd attribute most of the drain to the fact that I was on my phone for 5 hours straight.10-15-11 12:22 PM - It just occurred to me that's my problem. (So deep in tweaking & learning the obvious doesn't hit me right away, haha.) I'm sitting in my home office, right in front of our network gateway box. This room got the worst reception on my Bold too, took forEVER for web pages to load in here (far worse than the average aggravating delay). So must be the gateway? Finally just got home wi-fi hooked up to i4S (passcode issue, but got it).Love your review, Periwinklemoon! Very fair. I've had some connection issues, but only in this one spot in my house and I had the exact same connection problem with my Torch, so I know it's not a device-specific issue. So when I'm in this specific spot on my couch, sometimes Siri will say she can't connect, but she's been pretty good so far. My husband and I like asking her random questions.
My battery does seem to drop fast. Last night I went to bed around 11:30pm, my battery was at 98%, woke up at 6:15, battery was at 92%, so not a bad drain at all. But I've been playing with it all morning (music, Siri, camera, Twitter, Facebook, downloading some apps), so I'd attribute most of the drain to the fact that I was on my phone for 5 hours straight.
I've read till I'm bleary eyed, I just don't see a quick way to sync Tasks, which rule my every waking minute, lol. I still think i4S would or should have the ability to sync them since the reminder app is there, but it looks like I have to buy an app. Found one called 2Do that's pricey but looks really very nice for someone like me. I used SlickTasks on my BBs and loved it, one of my best apps ever, but they don't make it for iPhones.
Oh, a Siri tip I forgot to relate that the VZW rep showed me. If you have GPS on, you can tell Siri "Remind me to take out the garbage when I get home", or "Remind me to call Mike when I arrive at the office." I'm guessing Siri pulls the location data from Contacts (think she verifies that, but can't remember & can't test while she's acting up). She will tell you upon arrival at the specified destination to take out the trash or call Mike. Pretty cool! (If they packaged Siri alone in her own little box, wives and girlfriends the world over would snatch them up if they have absent-minded hubs like mine! )10-15-11 01:19 PM
