Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
On Thursday, I heard ANOTHER Verizon iPhone rumor, because, we all know me. I’ve been stalking the thing for months and months and months. I called the local Verizon store the second the announcement was made, and when they redirected me to sign up on the Verizon web site, my fingers couldn’t move fast enough to type in everything necessary to apply. For days, I returned to the Verizon site to check and check and check to make certain my information was all still in there.
I know. I have a problem.
Thursday, I went to the Verizon store to get this thing called a mi-fi, a credit card sized device that I can take with me anywhere to hop online. Because, I want to be one of THOSE people who sit around in public and preen with my MacBook Pro.
As I was leaving, I mentioned that I was in line for an iPhone. The person helping me invaded my space and dropped her voice to a scant whisper.
“You can get it on February (date deleted to protect my interests),” she muttered.
Really? Gee, I already KNEW that, because the Verizon e-mail notification area for customers keeps promising me – every single time I go back there to check – that it will be available on the (date deleted, again.) This scandalous, cloak-and-dagger information was not news to me.
Then, she said, “But, wait. They’re going to start selling them at (an ungodly, only known to me hour.) If you go on at (time deleted) on February (date deleted), you’ll have your iPhone by the (two days later.)”
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!!!
(Exclamation points indicate eagerness and ecstasy……)
@#$%^&*@$%^#$%^#$%^!@#$()_
(followed by swear words.)
WHY do I have to get up at o’dark-thirty in the stupid morning to place my order for my iPhone? Are the Verizon and Apple gods going to be sitting online laughing at all of us salivating freaks, lumbering out of bed to drag ourselves to our computers in a race to be among the first to have one?
I bet they will be.
And, I don’t care.
I got all my information straight from the horse’s mouth. And, I’m not telling ANYBODY what she told me.
Too Much is Just Enough: My Obsession with the Verizon iPhone
Oh yeah, by the way, be sure to pick mine up when you go, they called me yesterday and said mine was available now. I told them I was a bit busy, but, that a friend of mine was planning on coming in for the “official” pick up time in the middle of the night and would get mine.
My buddy at the big V just laughed and said that regular and loyal customers like moi could get theirs anytime between now and Feb xx.
Dear fellow Andra-Dites, if the Feb date is not visible to you, it is because Queen Andra, in her iPhone cwaziness, has started to censor our remarks again!! I know she has snarked poor Carnell’s comments a number of times making him appear as a football hating soccer doodle. We all now he is a lovely guy who would never use sarcasm in any way…..:)
Dear Illustrious Potentate:
You definitely need an iPhone in your impending position of power. It will come in handy for you to send random video messages to each of your 5,000 minions, encouraging them to honor the good of Rotary.
If you do it the right way, they deliver the thing to your house. No waiting in lines or middle of the night pick-ups. I know the secrets.
And, dear Readers, I do NOT censor any comments. I have corrected a spelling error here or there if asked, but I otherwise let your commentary stand as submitted. Please do not believe Lou just because he is now an Illustrious Potentate.
Football. Bah!
Anyway, from my understanding, it is the Holy Handgrenade hour. I am predicting that it will also be extremely cold that morning, so enjoy!
I have decided to wait until Jue or so for what should be the iPhone 5. Of course that means I have to suffer with my crusty Android until then, but at least I can use it as a wi-fi hitspot now. As long as it’s battery doesn’t die.
Oh, and after you get your February iPhone, you will have to start saving up for the iPad.
And King Lou of Rotary, better be careful or you subjects shall band together and revolt! They are pretty revolting individually, so imagine what happens when they band together.
Could be scary…I’m going to make Andra the Queen of fun, so WATCH OUT WORLD!!
I will have just come off my Presidency and my brain may be fried…………..but I will do whatever you ask of me within reason.
what did they say about Louis IV?? His whim and fanatsy became the law and reason of the land. I shall be a shining example of reasonality and truthiness. (mere words and spelling shall not restrain me)
I think they said that about a lot of the French kings. OMG. I HOPE you aren’t going to model your Governorship after any of those people, Lou, or it will be nothing but scandal, scandal, scandal. TK will be very mad at you.
WHAT?????? There will be an iPhone 5 in June? E-gads! Why didn’t anyone tell me THAT???????
And, yes, I know about the iPad. I have asked for a camera version for my birthday, if the camera version is out by then. When we all get together, I will be so encumbered with technology that I will face time you from my iPad instead of talking to you directly, even though you are right across the table.
And, I am NOT revolting. Most of the time.
So Carnell….looks like you have until February (date deleted) to develop that iMuzzle app.
Well maybe we can find a way to do some tests on her before February (date deleted). I am thinking she may need the corresponding app for her MacBook too – for when she is typing out these blog posts.
I’m glad that I think highly of you two men. You’d better be glad, too.
We are very glad that you think so highly of us. Shows your good taste!
Carnell – I have the Verizon 5-spot (or whatever the name is) for my wi-fi, and the battery is CONSTANTLY dying. Despite the fact that I always charge it overnight, or have it plugged into a USB, which should allow it to charge. Is that a wi-fi usage thing, perhaps?
I brought it in for customer service and complained the battery won’t take/maintain a charge, and they sent me a new device … with no battery. Sigh. Just wondering if you have any insight.
Probably bad battery. Make them send you a new one. And actually, though counter-intuitive, don’t leave it plugged in all the time. Keep it unplugged if it still has a charge. If it is plugged in most of the time the battery will slowly lose its ability to hold a charge.
scandal is just a lovely “landscape” spelled invertically?!
I’m with you.
I’d *totally* be in line at whatever time deemed necessary if something I really wanted became available (like tickets to see Annie Lennox)
Since I own a Nook and an iPad, people automatically think I have a smart phone, but I’m still rolling with my dumb little Nokia.
At least I can text with it, and it is pink
Why don’t they make iPhones in pink? Hmmmmmmmmmm.
You can get a nice pink bumper for it. Or maybe an entire pink skin!
Oooh, I want tickets to see Annie Lennox! Vera do you know something you’re not telling us???
I mean, Andra and all her super secret code language has me paranoid.
I can only wish Annie Lennox would come to Charleston or anywhere else nearby. She is one of the few people I would camp out for.
I’d love to see Annie Lennox also. But, I don’t know anything about her coming here. I know too many people who like her to keep that one to myself.
Wouldn’t that be the best time ever???
I’d been waiting for the iPhone to come to Verizon for soooo long.
But in the fall, I started looking at the android phones. The Droid X was looking pretty good and I had made up my mind to, maybe, possibly, get one.
And then the announcement. So now I don’t know!
I guess I’ll just wait. Once the iPhone is on the shelves, I can go and compare. I’ve never even seen the Droid X in person.
Until then, I suppose I can grudgingly (there’s an adverb for you) make it through my days without a constant, digital flow.
My friend Melissa has a Droid X, and it never leaves her side for any reason. In face, if she reads this post, she is sure to come on here and tell me to get the Droid anyway and a pox on the iPhone.
I don’t know whether or not that’s helpful, Steve. But, there you go.
Droid schmoid. Want to go to lunch with Kenneth and me and discuss this?
Please give Steve your thoughts on the Droid here, Carnell, in case he wants to read them later in the midst of his writing two blog posts today.
Simple – iPhone=Mac while Android=Windows. The Android phones are actually quite capable, but like Windows it depends on how it is configured, which hardware, which version of the operating system, etc… Some programs work on some Androids and not on others. Some phones get an upgrade while others languish on older versions of the OS for months or longer. Finally, Android crashes or becomes slow and you have to go into a task manager to kill tasks to free up memory. Just like Windows!
Yes, the iPhone is more restrictive but, like the Macs, it just works. The experience is solid and you don’t have unwelcome surprises. It is elegant, easy and powerful.
Thanks, Michael.
Yeah, we’re a Mac family and I’m definitely leaning towards the iPhone for just those reasons. The Droid X has the allure of more screen real-estate and my eyes ain’t what they used to be!
@Andra – Yeah, I’ve got the time today; I’m playing hooky from work because my kid has a fever. I should write a couple more posts and get ahead of things, but I’ll probably wind up playing more Halo Reach with him!
Carnell brainwashed, I mean, converted me to a Mac. It is a sickness that I am happy to have.
I hope your son feels better soon, Steve!
I agree Steve on this, I want to see the Droid and iPhone side by side before I decide. My daughter has a Droid and a couple of friends have them and love them.
It’s an Apple thing. Look at how they’ve released every new product! Folks stand in line, at all hours of the day, lining the streets.
My little Samsung does just fine with texts. While I might like to be über connected, sometimes I just need to chill.
If things keep going well, maybe later when the more advanced one comes out we’ll consider going that route, but that means greater expenses and data plans…
Hail King Lou! Does your crown look like a gear? Actually congratulations for the well deserved honor!
I wonder if Lou will get a crown. They don’t usually give crowns, but I think there is some sort of ribbon necklace thing with a big emblem at the bottom. Lou should have a crown, though. Much as I tease him, he is an asset to Rotary.
I’ll let you know how I like mine. In the aggregate, I’m saving money, but I will save that discussion for Bill’s comment.
Oh yeah, I’ll be a gearhead for sure.
It is interesting how addicted we are to technology.
For those of you that follow me in Twitter you saw that Comcast cut us off for non payment. I used to could call them and make payment arrangements on my bill. Those days are over and if you are past due by X amount of days then they flip the magical switch and watch you squirm. I called and begged multiple people to no avail. Comcastbill on Twitter, whoever he is, was able to get me cut back on for the weekend. Next week will be a different story I guess. LOL. My wife was at home totally disconnected from the Net told me she got so many things done since she could not get online. LOL…
I guess I will have to tranquilize my teenagers next week if I can not manage to provide them with their online Facebook fix.
That is awful, James. I didn’t see that, but I have been scarce on Twitter the past few weeks. Do teenagers even know how to function without technology?
And did they tell you that your Verizon iPhone will be able to double as a Wi-Fi hotspot as well (at least according to what I’ve read)? No need for the Mi-Fi.
Waiting for the iPhone 5 with Verizon’s 4G LTE network.
They DID tell me that, Bill. But, here’s the thing. I am getting rid of my land line phone. The only reason we had it was for DSL internet for my office and to have a land line for my office. Nobody, and I mean nobody, calls me on the land line. Everyone just calls my mobile. I evaluated everything and decided it would be cheaper to have the mi-fi for the house and get rid of the land line altogether. I didn’t want to have to use my phone for internet, because I can’t surf the net at the same time, something I’m prone to do on the phone with clients while we’re reviewing different things I’ve given them. So, that was the rationale behind it. Plus, the phone battery really won’t stand up to the use, either.
Yes, that simultaneous data/voice issue is another reason that I’m interested in the LTE version of the phone. I can see where it would be a problem with your setup.
No land lines here either. So far, I’m happy with using my desktop as my phone in the office (and I can surf as well
. I’ve got it set up so everything rings off the same number, but I only answer the cell when I’m out.
Love our Comcast Business class internet access: enough bandwidth for everything at once for both Cheryl and myself.
Really, my problem is that I cannot do two things at one time. I have never, ever been able to surf the web while using my phone, even though it works for that. I forget the person I’m talking to is even there as I get sucked into the wilds of internet wonder.
Again, I have a problem. Or, many problems.
Hey, that’s what the speaker phone is for
I could write 14 blogs posts about how much I deplore speaker phones, Bill.
Two things at once? Like walking and talking?
Going to Comcast Business Class internet (only–no TV) is wonderful. Andra, I can totally hook you up w/ that. The cost is less than DSL and probably less than mifi (whatever that is…I guess it’s a portable wifi access point/device?)
I love my Comcast Business connection. Very reasonably priced too.
The MiFi is extremely cool though in that it can go wherever you go, on whatever trip, or to whatever hole in the mountain you plan to dig next. So, for your purposes, I agree with your choice. Well, plus I want to play with it when you get it!
If the mi-fi ends up not working well for us, I’ll ask you about yours, Cheryl. I have it now and it is working just fine. I like that I can take it anywhere and don’t have to pay charges for internet at hotels, and I always know my own connection instead of glomming on to free wi-fi.
I personally, will pay to sit next to you in the coffee shop while you preen in public with your MacBook Pro and your iPhone. But only if it’s pink.
I have yet another problem. I really don’t like pink. And, it clashes with my hair now that it’s red. I don’t mind pink for other people. It’s just not for me.
I believe that the MiFi technology is pretty slick. The only problem with it is that I feel a need for speed. I love my 20 mb dl and 5 mb ul speeds with Comcast Internet. I doubt that MiFi will give you the same speeds though. Maybe they have upgraded that service to where it will but I am not aware of it.