Monster: Yeah, I know. It’s heat rather than touch sensitive. I would prefer touch sensitive though.

Mince Pye: Haha… silly!

I think the imminent iPhone launch was the main reason I managed to get my Omnia at $200, down from an MSRP of $1098.

So, yay for the masses and their infatuation with the iPhone!

It took me some time to get used to it. Oh, it doesn’t register anything other than your finger itself. And it has to be the fingerprint and not finger nails. Does that make sense? Honestly, I like my iphone more than my other phones for the moment. It hasn’t given me any probs for the moment.

Actually, between my oddly shaped thumbs and the auto correct feature, I type pretty quickly.

As for some of your objections…

1: there’s an app that allows you to tether your lappy to your iphone via wifi.

2: Text input has a learning curve, but once conquered, it’s fine.

3: The iPhone saves SMSes as conversations. I think that not being able to forward is an annoyance but not a deal breaker.

4: Yeah, the battery life is lidat here, where 3G coverage is a mile wide but an inch thick. Figured with Singapore’s blanket coverage, it should be less of a problem. 3G burns more juice searching for a signal than actually using one. The weaker the signal, the faster the battery drain over here.

5: Yeah, that’s an annoyance too.

Another thing to keep in mind. Apple updates its software whenever improvements call for it. Windows doesn’t. I’ve got a Dopod 838 Pro that, aside from the WM6 upgrade, has not been updated since because Dopod dun wanna pay M$ for the “privilege”. Updates are important! Besides, with the Omnia, you’re looking at a WM6.1 system run by a GUI shell. Two more things to crash and go wrong.

The genius of the iPhone is that it does what most people want it to do. And it does it well. And it does it SOOO well that certain “sophisicated” OSes (that crash a lot) try to copy it. To no avail…

Shelly: Uh… but the iPhone is a phone, not a cam…

GaMerZ: Haha, not bad, so what time was it when you finally got your phone?

modchip: Well, I suppose 12 hours is nothing compared to those Stars Wars and American Idol queues in the USA. lol.

abraxis: Well, that’s the problem with it not being touch sensitive. Because the thumb is bigger than the keys, so it’s hard to be precise and type the right key.

Minou: Oh, you getting an iPhone too?

HTC Touch: Actually, I find Windows easier to use than Mac. Whenever I try using a Mac, I’m totally lost. Haha.

Mince Pye: Haha. You’re welcome!

Dimenxion: Wow. What game was that you friend queued for?

Mandrake: Yeah, the autocorrect function makes it not too bad, but it’s still not ideal. Especially since we have a lot of made up words in Singapore. lol.

ET: Haha… I know how you must have felt. When we drove past the queue looking for a space to park, I was like, “OMG can we just drive straight hom now??” Heh, I’d be interested to know how many MCs were reported total today. :P

Anyway, I think even if you can’t get the phone now, you can still wait for the second batch. You will get it eventually, lol. Sometimes it’s a good idea to wait first, see how other people review the phone.

Paddy Tan: Ask you something since you’re already using the 3G iPhone. Does the battery only last 3 hours if you use it to surf continuously? And 8 hours on normal standby?

Monster: So, you’re okay with the keypad function?

Mockingbird: Well, there has to be a reason. :)

chronnus: lol, I guess my consolation for being there was I managed to take photos for my blog. lol.

WaveSurfer: I think Apple is just good with marketing. And maybe SingTel too.

DK: Wah the whole gang was there? Whereabouts were you guys hanging out?

betshopboy: The Goonfather has been chewing my ear off telling me all the bad stuff about iPhone. He says I will regret if I buy it because if I hate it, I’m stuck with a lousy 30-month contract with SingTel and I won’t be able to sell the phone, either.

Here are some reasons why I’m considering against the iPhone:

1. Can’t use it as a modem for laptop. (Which means I have to buy a separate sim card and modem for my future laptop… if I don’t want to have to keep interchanging my sim card between phone and laptop.)

2. The keypad is hard to use (and only one method of text input)

3. No SMS forwarding and mass SMS. And can’t delete single SMS.

4. Battery lifespan is bad and can’t replace battery, which means can’t carry spare. Apparently only lasts 3 to 8 hours.

5. Can’t copy-paste.

claudia: Well, I think everyone rushing to get it because they don’t know when the next batch will come when the current batch goes out of stock. There’s like a worldwide shortage of iPhones. That time the Omnia also got rush and shortage mah, just never as hyped up as iPhone.

And people want to sign up the plan before Sep 5 to get the promotion plans from Singtel.