The iPhone 3G has been the best phone I have ever used in my life! It replaces multiple devices into one! It is basically my little handheld computer!

After participating in multiple iPhone 3G forums on battery life, I don’t see anything from Apple or users what they are actually getting in standby times and usage times. Along with a few software bugs in 2.0, this is by far one of the biggest issues that is affecting a lot iPhone owners.    

Now, I know the iPhone 3G uses up a lot more power than the original 1st Gen iPhone. However, normal everyday use of these phones and escpecially mine has proven to be not very good – even with everything turn off (3G, Wifi, GPS, Push). So basically the phone is running just like a normal 1st Gen iPhone in Edge. Apple specifications report around 10 hours talk of battery life on regular old Edge and 5 hours talk on 3G. Now that totally makes sense since 3G uses a ton more power.

Now I am a pretty heavy mobile user, but results I got were pretty sad when running on Edge only.

• On Edge – all other services turned off
• 12 hours Standy with 4 hours of use
• Only around 30 min of call time
• Phone in airplane mode for about 4 hours when I was flying
• Battery at 10%

That was pretty normal times on my battery. I read in a couple different forums where people were getting over 1 day of Standy and bigger usage times.

I called Apple Support on Friday and was giving them my battery times. She couldn’t find any exact numbers but she told me that it sounded like my battery was about half of what it should be getting when on Edge only. I went for the option of having my iPhone 3G replace by Apple and should be here tomorrow via DHL. I could have went to the Apple store to get it replace, but since the store is about 2 hours away and basically there are no iPhones in stock confirmed by iJustine’s video of “The World is out of iPhones”, I just paid $29 in shipping to have the iPhone shipped to me.

Now, this is where I want to hear from all the iPhone 3G owners out there. I want to hear what  your normal battery times in standby and usage times and under what configurations. I haven’t seen a centralized location with this information from real life users. So please post below, and let’s hear what your times are to help out other iPhone 3G owners.

I thought I would also share iJustine’s awesome video of “The World is Out of iPhones”

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The Apple iPhone 3G! I LOVE IT! Except the battery sucks! – from my experience, the 3G will kill the battery, I had to turn it off in the settings.

Except for the battery sucking, this is absolutely the best mobile device I have ever used! Apple has surely raised the bar on mobile devices!

I spent all night in front of the Apple Store in Durham, NC at the Streets of Southpoint. I arrived around 10:30 p.m. and became the 2nd person in line for the night! YES!  The first person was going to be a freshman in college his year, and he was also the first in line at the same store for the original iPhone launch. He could have not been anymore excited than myself to get his hands on the 16GB white iPhone 3G. I decided to go with black to keep the white plastic from changing colors because of the dirt. Although, I did want the white one!  

After sitting all night, the store opened at 8 a.m. with a lot of enthusiasm. We were the first new iPhone customers to enter the store. Well, at least he thought he was going to be one of them.

As he was going through the AT&T setup, the computer told him he needs to go to the AT&T store to get his new iPhone 3G. He was rejected by the Apple Store from purchasing the new iPhone. He didn’t have a business plan. Come to find out, I think he had a corporate discount applied to his current plan which made AT&T think it was a business customer. I ran into this same problem and had to call AT&T and get the FAN removed. Once it was removed, the process worked like a charm. I am now an iPhone 3G owner – Black 16GB.

Unfortunately, the first person in line didn’t get his iPhone after waiting from 10:30 at night till 8 the next morning. If this was myself, I would have been one mad customer.

A couple of the news stations were there along with a group of students from Savannah Art College. I ran across their video on Youtube about the first person in line getting rejected from getting his iPhone 3G.

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If that was you, what would you have done? If this happened to you, what did you do? Do you now have an iPhone 3G?

Today I noticed Apple has just updated their online store very secretly to reflect the status of the 8GB and 16GB iPhone. They now are currently unavailable! We all know iPhone 2.0 is coming out very soon but no exact dates. I tried to get some info out of the lady from Apple’s online chat, but nothing good came out of it! Here is our short little conversation. 

She kept telling me she does not have any info?! Who believes her? So I kept trying!

Well, it looks like my Apple chat was totally not successfull. I wasn’t good enough to get any further information out of her!

iPhone 2.0 is here and excitement is building! All we need now is a set in stone date!

Only a few months to go and the iPhone will be the best mobile device ever created! You ask why isn’t it already?

Apple has locked down the phone since it was first released for developers not to create or install applications on the phone “legally”. March 6th was the day that changed it for developers. Since the SDK (software development kit) release, developers across the world have been downloading like mad. Only 4 days into the release, 100,000 downloads of the SDK have been recorded. The video of the town hall meeting on March 6th has been viewed 1,000,000 times! These numbers really display the excitement in everyone!

Now as far as myself as a consumer, I can’t hold back my excitement until iPhone 2.0 in June. I have always thought it wasn’t a phone, just a really small tiny computer in the palm of my hand at every sec of the day (and I mean literally every sec of the day). Once I am able to download the first application in June, it will become the greatest handheld device ever made!

A lot of speculation is going around about Starbucks closing for 3 hours tonight for their “Barista re-education training” and now the new 1.1.4 iPhone update. Will we be able to order our drinks from our iPhone at Starbucks with the new SDK? That would be really sweeet!

Okay, I can’t handle it anymore! SDK WHERE ARE YOU?!

iJohnw.com is now optimized for all the iPhones and iPod Touches out there! As you can see from above, start navigating to the site with your awesome iPhone and you can view it easier! Thanks to the guys over at Content.Robot for developing an awesome Wordpress Plugin – iWPhone WordPress Plugin and Theme.

Also, add this site to your home screen on your iPhone or iPod Touch to see the webclip!

I had to include the Mister Ashely picture! He looks awesome on the iPhone! :)

January was another busy month for my fingers and iPhone! I think he wants a little break in February, although I don’t think I am going to let him rest!

The biggest disappointment of last month was that he wouldn’t let me send 6 more texts to make an even 11,000!

After having my iPhone for a couple months and getting sick of the rubber Incase case expanding and getting a bunch of dirt on the back of my iPhone, I decided it was time to switch cases. I did a lot of research in the forums of different cases and what ones people liked. I finally came to the decision and bought the Showcase by Contour Design.

After opening the packaging for the case, I knew this was going to be the case to have. The feel of protectiveness that it gives the iPhone is outstanding. I want a case that is going to protect my phone from the harshest conditions even though I treat my iPhone like it’s a baby and this case is going to do it! All the buttons are easily accessible and a small whole is on the back for the camera. The rubber on the sides of the case allow it to feel comfortable while using your phone. The design of the whole case is outstanding and one of the best features is the clear plastic on front and the back to show the sleekness of the iPhone.

Showcase by Contour Design Features

• Shock absorbing rubber combined with crystal clear plastic gives all around protection.
• All-encompassing dual layer protection fused with full accessibility for the screen, sensors, ports, and antenna.
• This hinged case offers the most versatility, securing your iPhone inside.
• The holster complements your iPhone, keeping it protected and where you need it.
• Crystal clear plastic shows off all of the iPhone’s style.
• The Showcase offers easy access to the headphone port and power button.
• The iPhone’s speakers and dock port are easily accessible.
• The holster carries the iPhone face in for full protection or face out for complete access.

If you are looking for a case for your iPhone, this is what you need! Order it off of the Contour Design site for only $34.95. It provides excellent protection along with style for the best phone out there! And no I am not getting any commission for sharing my new case with you! :)
Here is my Flickr Ablum of me unboxing my new case!

Are you ready to create a new webclip for all the iPhones and iPod Touches out there? Thanks to iboughtamac.com for the short easy steps on creating your own webclip for your site. I sat down and created my own for ijohnw.com and added it to my iPhone already!

Short Easy Steps!

1. Create an png image that is 57 x 57 pixels
2. Save the image as apple-touch-icon.png
3. Upload the png image to your root directory of your site
4. Browse to your site on your iPhone or iPod Touch and add it as a webclip!

I want to see your webclip icons, so post a link here and iboughtamac.com really wants to see them too! So, do it there too!

December was a very busy month for my iPhone. I guess you can consider it textually active with only 8,936 texts. ;) Which would equal out to just under 300 texts a day! WOOAH! The previous month was only around 7,000.

Thanks to twitter and all my textually active friends!!

Oh, and I still haven’t gotten that shirt yet!