Brief thoughts about the new iPhone 3GS

Not going to go into big detail since thats been done on about 400 other sites acting like they are blazing new territory, ill break down some bullets of likes, dislikes and suprises.

Likes:

- Speed: Thing really is as fast as they say. Impressive load times.
- Olephobic coating on the screen. I used to be so anal about smudges on my first gen. Now they are almost non existant.
- GPS - Since i didnt upgrade to the 3G phone last year, ive never messed with GPS on a phone. The google maps/traffic integration is amazing.
- Form Factot: Again, since i didnt upgrade to the 3G last year, i didnt know what to think of the new shaped back. I was afraid it would rock back and forth on my desk(where it spends most of the day), but it doesnt. It does lie flat, and the plastic back feels great in my hand.
- Voice Control: As long as i speak clearly, its near flawless for me.


Dislikes:
- Still no goddamned flash support: Seriously? Cmon.
- Still no goddamned background processes: Lets make it happen. Push notifications are kind of a joke.
- Lack of support for old iphone periphs: My first gen car charger doesnt work.
- MMS/Tethering not happening at launch. ATT...whats the holdup?
- Price premium for plans - ATT...whats your problem?

Suprises:
- Didnt think the olephobic coating would work as well as it does
- Didnt think the speed would be THAT noticable
- Didnt think the network/phone speed boost would make me use this phone even more than i already do. Texting, tweeting, emailing, IMing, Facebook, iPod, Weather, GPS. Im pushing this bitch to 11.
- Either there is new audio software/hardware or the new headphones are that much better because basses are clearer and highs are fuller. Music just sounds great.


Using lots of new apps now too. Sirius App is ok, not fantastic, but ok. The one channel i really want (fox news channel audio feed) isnt on there. Beejive IM with push is pretty awesome, but kicks me off AIM about once an hour cause it has connection issues. Tweetie is still my twitter app of choice, tweetdeck is too much app crammed into an iphone. New games - Peggle, StarDefense, HarborMaster, Gridlocked, Let's Golf, etc. Lots to choose from.

Lemme know any impressions.