"I bring you gladsome tidings," Julie told me in a late afternoon phone call. "Our Verizon contract expired in September."
Meaning, of course, that we were now free to buy iPhones. Which I did, on the way home from work today. Two of them. Beautiful things. Tell me which apps I need. Which are your favorites, and why?
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I have an iPhone (with many of the apps already mentioned). But it might have been wise to have held on to your Verizon account until you tested the ATT network. I have been all over the country and I have yet to be anywhere that the ATT network isn't surpassed by the Verizon network in performance. Most striking example: Artist's Point at the end of Route 542 in Washington on the edge of the Mt. Baker National Wilderness. At the parking lot, no ATT service --- five miles further into the wilderness, still one bar with Verizon. The iPhone's great for apps and internet and e-mail access when you need it. For talking on the phone, stick with Verizon. Speaking of wilderness hikes, try the Trails app.
These are all free...I'm cheap:
Wow Factor apps: SnapTell, Shazam, Google Mobile (with voice search), Google Earth, Labyrinth LE or 3D
Useful: Instapaper (with the Instapaper bookmark installed in safari), PhoneFlicks (for Netflix), WeatherBug, Flixster or Fandango, RepairPal
Internet radio/music stations: Pandora, Last.FM, Slacker radio, Public radio
Time-killers: Just look at the game reviews, there are too many to list
Some of the for-pay GPS apps are quite good if you want that sort of thing. I've got Navigon and like it.
As a family man, Rod, you might be interested in having FamilyVault from IconApps on your iPhone. It keeps critical stuff like blood types, driver's license, passport, and Social Security numbers locked up, but accessible to you at a moment's notice.
Skype
Y! Messenger
Wikipanion
Google - voice search is cool
NYTimes
Shakespeare
Stanza - for book lovers
Sirius XM - if you subscribe to it you can listen to satellite radio via yoru iPhone and/or computer
In my opinion Google Voice search is cool for you
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