hi fellow iPhone fans

just introducing myself .... am bear_54 from Florida (bjoern54@yahoo.com). Please excuse my ignorance with the iPhone but I've just had it a few days and have only had time to play with it a few hours. So bear with me .. thanks ... happy to be on board
 

Welcome to the forum. Always nice to see a new iPhone owner out there.

How has your initial reaction been bear_54? Is there a learning curve or is it intuitive enough to take to it immediately?

It's funny but I've actually anticipated this question and find myself with mixed feelings. ... I used to pride myself at being able to work with the Mac beautifully ... I was really in the intuitive groove back then ... but slowly as I had to switch to PC's I think I've lost the feel a bit.

So ... with my first return to the Apple world here since the SE I've found that I'm not only having to conceptualize and learn several generations further .. but have to get back into the intuitive groove again too. It's something that has been practically useless in the PC world most of the time it seems. So its partially me and partially the increasingly complex nature of the functions being dealt with. I tell you one thing though .. I spent several hours comparing phones like the Dual and Tilt to the iPhone and there is no comparison. It's a bit like the difference between the button and switch cockpit of the F-4 Phantom II and the all glass cockpit and heads up display of the F-15 Eagle. There is little question the touch screen of the iPhone will be the wave of the future. The clarity of the screen and the unique button and control configurations in each mode make dozens of multifunction buttons unnecessary and outdated. I can also actually use the phone without my glasses (not something I could say about the other phones). That's a big plus in my book. One of my somewhat unexpected challenges has been how to hold the iPhone in a secure way and not accidentally touching suddenly appearing or changing button configurations (and my hands are rather small for my 6'2" frame.) I never have been so challenged with how to hold a device as much as this. It's literally another dimension to be added to the learning curve. The slickness, shape and apparently delicate glass and metal frame of the phone only make the secure handling of the device that much more critical and even vexing at times.

That's my position so far. I'll be glad to give an update in a couple of weeks or so.

Thanks again
 

Wow! Loved your detailed description!

I'd love to get my hands on one of these... I still haven't had the chance to play with one