iPhone Envy

Ok, I will admit that I am completely envious of all my friends with iPhones. It just looks so much more fun to use than my utilitarian BlackBerry. As a phone itself, I am not unhappy with the BlackBerry (it does serve its purpose well), but I am woefully unhappy with the system going down periodically with no warning. I have yet to get a good answer from my carrier Sprint or from Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry, as to whose fault it is. The finger pointing becomes quite humorous after awhile.

So, just as I was resigning my fate to BlackBerry forever, my friend Ken gets the new iPhone 4 which is quite beautiful and looks like a lot of fun to use. I am totally a Mac person aside from the phone and really love my iPod and MacBook, so I had to sit there gazing longingly and drooling over its beauty. And just as I was getting over my pea-green envy BlackBerry goes down for two days. I had had enough. I took this for a divine sign and went ahead and ordered the iPhone on-line and now am just waiting for it to arrive at the end of July so I can cancel my crappy Sprint account (at a hefty cancellation fee of $200). Believe me, after all the problems I have had the past couple of years with Sprint/Nextel and BlackBerry I can't wait for a change.

I know the iPhone is not the be all end all of the phone world, but I think it has to be better than what I have been dealing with. Besides, I have been with Sprint for over 12 years and when I called to explain that I wanted to upgrade to their 4G phone the Evo, I was told I could pay for the phone full price ($499) or go elsewhere. Just goes to show that there is really no such thing as company loyalty anymore. So Sprint, once I get my phone you can kiss my ass.