Ok, first you need to know that I am a sicko, if it’s the newest techno gadget sign me up.  Unfortunately most of them ending being duds mostly because they aren’t user friendly and end up in my basement closet (which I am sure my wife would like me to clean).  So today I am driving by the AT&T store, I knew this was the day but I just wanted to see the anticipation and sure enough there was a line.  This was at 1pm; they would sell them at 6pm.  We need a new cell phone and it was between the Iphone and the Blackberry Curve.  I kind of feel for the Blackberry Curve, cool phone, but its like that Robin Williams’s movie being released on the same day The Transformers is being released, it just had no chance.  After no luck convincing people to stand in line for me I rescheduled my hair cut and decided I would play some online poker while waiting in line, people seemed to get a kick out of that.  I got there at 2pm and the time flew by, the people in line were all very smart tech savvy people, my kind of crowd.

Also, the people at AT&T were outstanding making us feel comfortable while we waited.  They had a stage and they blew us all away with how they handled the situation.  They made sure we had beverages and candy; everyone was thrilled with their service.

Activating the phone was easier than you would expect, like 4 screens and boom your phone is ready to go.  I first called my wife, and then I called my assistant, both of which said they couldn’t hear me, not a good start.  Then I tried to get online and it was unmercifully slow.  Strike 2.  I went online for a short tutorial and got some tips on how to scroll and set up my email and such, and then I found one of the coolest features, IT IS WIFI ENABLED.  Soon I was blazing on the interweb; this is likely the coolest feature of everything on the phone.  I have not had this function on a phone previously and it will sure make trips to the coffee shop a lot more enjoyable.

It really is for surfing, the keyboard is a little small long ways (I haven’t figured out how to do it sideways yet) but since it automatically imports from outlook most of my emails and phone numbers are already in the phone.  Overall I am really happy with my purchase and up to this point it was well worth the wait.

The phone was supposed to be for my wife but it looks like she’ll be inheriting my Blackberry.