I waited in line about 2.5 hours, not counting the extra times I walked over to scout the line and see if it was worth committing. I didn’t wait in line for any previous phone – the original iPhone was a work freebie and we didn’t get them until they’d been out for a month, and the 3G I got to replace it only came along three months after the 3G’s release – the wife got one well before me. Come to think of it, I’ve never stood in line for any Apple product – and if I could have completed the web order for shipping, I wouldn’t have stood in line for this one.<\/p>\n
It’s definitely faster. The amazing thing is that I can add multiple gig of movies, video, apps, and it adds them ridiculously<\/i> fast. I mean, I wouldn’t think twice about adding a couple of feature-length films on my way out. That alone is a huge improvement.<\/p>\n
The feel of it isn’t quite what I expected, but that’s not a criticism – it definitely has the heft and metal quality I’ve missed from the original. I’m not having the antenna problems everyone else did – after it didn’t activate in about 30 minutes, I gave it the IT Crowd treatment. As soon as I’d turned it off and back on again, it registered instantly and went right to work.<\/p>\n
I didn’t restore from any backup. I set everything up fresh. This is a bit of a pain in the ass, having to log into every bloody app or Wi-Fi network again, but in the long run I think it’s better than trying to keep going with all the cruft of previous times.<\/p>\n
Haven’t tested FaceTime. Somebody call me.<\/p>\n
Gave the camera a cursory look, and it looks good, but photography hasn’t happened yet.<\/p>\n
I REALLY like having the percentage indicator on the battery meter.<\/p>\n
More to follow…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I waited in line about 2.5 hours, not counting the extra times I walked over to scout the line and see if it was worth committing. I didn’t wait in line for any previous phone – the original iPhone was a work freebie and we didn’t get them until they’d been out for a month, … <\/p>\n