How do you use your iPhone?

[irvwashington22]

Hey guys,
I'm curious as to how people use their iphones on a regular day. I've been hearing a lot as to how it is different than other cell phones in that people mostly use it for everything other than calling.

Thanks,
Irv.

[Jack06]

Hi Irv

I use my iPhone for loads of things, primarily I use it to listen to music on my commute to work and back, I also use it to check my mail and reply to threads on everythingicafe (like now!) I also use the gps function a lot and follow it as I'm walking (fantastic feature and works very well).
Occasionally I call people but I'm far more likely to send a txt (never used to like sending messages but the predictive text makes it fun and quick)

Cheers Jack

[impaler]

Texting, music, email, web, reading RSS feeds, Facebook, checking my calendar...you name it.

[psylichon]

Alarm to wake up
AOL radio for news during shower
Music on the way to work from the iPod or Pandora
Calendar to keep my bookings straight and auto-synced with wife's iPhone via Google
Contacts, ditto to Calendar
Email pushed instantly all day long
Piano app for pitch reference at work (music)
Seeqpod tracks for mix references at work
Other synths and gadget apps to wow and amaze clients
Games for downtime
Safari is probably my most heavy usage. Tons of surfing all day.
Lots of pictures, panorama app, photogene for touch-ups, email off to photobucket/irovr/twitter
Tweetie for that Twitter fix
Orblive to stream my entire music/video/document library, as well as live cable TV anywhere, free


And there's more. And yes, I do use all those things pretty much every day and have plenty of battery life to spare at the end. I am a happy boy indeed.

[richmond23]

I use mine primarily for calls, email, facebook, texting and loading apps. I really don't use it for music (yet). I do have an iPod though. I keep 3G off because I am not in a 3G area, the closest 3G network is about 30 miles away. I just recently switched from Alltel to AT&T and I love my iPhone!

First post on here by the way :laugh2:

[Youngbinks]

Calls, texts, e-mail, play games, take pictures. I use it for most anything. Paper weight too at times.

[Adam1389]

Pretty much any and everything. Games, texting like crazy, phone calls, alarms, reminders, countdowns to certain events, the GPS function is a lifesaver, photos, email, you name it, I'll use the phone for it. This has been the best trade I ever made..Guy traded me his iPhone for my AT&T Tilt (sucker).

[richmond23]

how Adam, how does that sucker feel now??

How did you pull that off??

[Adam1389]

how Adam, how does that sucker feel now??

How did you pull that off??

haha, he put it up on eBay a couple weeks later to get another iPhone ;)

[Picazzo]

- Wake up alarm
- News/feeds
- E-mails / SMS
- Calendar for my business/clients
- facebook
- TV-Guide
- Calls
- Backgammon or Chess
- Safari for surfing..
- GPS for running...not that great!
- Maps sometimes for locations

[styfle]

iPod
Internet
Calendar
Texting
Google Maps
Email
RSS feeds
Facebook and AIM
Games
Calculator and Notes
I use pretty much everything

[iPhoneMonster]

-Alarm to wake up.
-Safari
-iPod
-Phone
-Text
-Notes - I use it A LOT! And i like it better than evernote or anything else because it's just so damn simple :).
- Games
-iTunes - Podcasts, feeds...
-RSS Feeds

I've probably missed a few :)

[gadget22]

alarm, music, facebook,google maps,email,texting,calender,ebay and live poker and more live poker LOL..................

[ZR_Yancy]

Everyday...

Alarm
Safari(Google, Forums, etc.)
Music(iPod/Pandora)
Weather(Topless?)
Stocks(my job depends on it)
Twitter
Photos
Videos
Text
Email
News
Scores
Calendar
GPS/Maps
Games
Youtube vids/movies

[Terry M.]

Wow. Just about as much as everyone I guess.
I wake to the alarm, listen to music, watch some movies on break or lunch occasionally, use the GPS to help me find addresses (I work in the field). Surf the internet lots, etc., etc.. and I've never killed the battery yet.
In fact, I'm trying to kill it right now as I type this for my once a month "take 'er to empty" (the first time) and I just can't get the thing to die!

[glsda]

I use it for almost everything that all the others have listed.

[blewis1984]

Alarm to wake up
AOL radio for news during shower
Music on the way to work from the iPod or Pandora
Calendar to keep my bookings straight and auto-synced with wife's iPhone via Google
Contacts, ditto to Calendar
Email pushed instantly all day long
Piano app for pitch reference at work (music)
Seeqpod tracks for mix references at work
Other synths and gadget apps to wow and amaze clients
Games for downtime
Safari is probably my most heavy usage. Tons of surfing all day.
Lots of pictures, panorama app, photogene for touch-ups, email off to photobucket/irovr/twitter
Tweetie for that Twitter fix
Orblive to stream my entire music/video/document library, as well as live cable TV anywhere, free


And there's more. And yes, I do use all those things pretty much every day and have plenty of battery life to spare at the end. I am a happy boy indeed.

How are you listening to it in the shower?

[shutter13]

Alarm clock (wake up, take medications etc,,,)
Calendar
internet
gps/maps
photos taking and viewing
SMS
MMS
twitter
facebook
tasks (todos)
grocery shopping lists
ipod/music
contacts
email
News feeds
myspace
ebay
dictionary
TV Guide
Netfilx queue management
White pages
Games
Movie showtimes
Checkbook register


Oh, and I use it as a phone to, when the occasion arises.

[PapaST]

paper weight

[Zanthe]

I use it as a telephone. Is that wrong? :confused:

[psylichon]

How are you listening to it in the shower?

There's a stereo with flushmount wall speakers in the bathroom. I just use the iPhone's headphone out to the aux in of that. I wrap the phone in a small towel to prevent moisture buildup.

[psylichon]

I use it as a telephone. Is that wrong? :confused:

Hehe, not at all. Just, for me, that really is one of the least-used apps :tounge:

I'm not a talker...

[irvwashington22]

Thank you all for your replies. It seems to me that this is an excellent product judging from the responses in that it combines all of its multiple uses very well.

Sorry to be using you guys, I just wanted to gather information as to whether or not I should buy one.

Thanks again,
Irv.

[psylichon]

I feel so used :P

Hehe, no problem... see you soon!

[Ramesh]

I used to use it a lot. I just use it for an alarm clock now, and to check twitter via tweetie.

[Youngbinks]

My 3.0 alarm clock is quite buggy. Sometimes it goes off and other times it does not. I have to use a real alarm clock now.

[Londonrockz568]

-Wake up alarm
-Cooking timer
-music (shower, car, walking, elevator, waiting in queue for movie or anything)
-Pictures (panorama, snapture taking pics of myself my buddies)
-Video (watching slumdog/podcasts Attack of the show etc)
-Movies (recording the random events of my friends)
*charging downtime of 1hr
-Texting
-Chatting
-Small ammount of safari (stupid crashes)
-Maps (finding concerts etc.)
-Emailing
-I make short to very little calls lol. Last month i used 300min of the 450Min i had.

[styfle]

-I make short to very little calls lol. Last month i used 300min of the 450Min i had.
I average about 200min out of my 450min/month. I have wayyyy too many rollover minutes saved up.

[Londonrockz568]

I average about 200min out of my 450min/month. I have wayyyy too many rollover minutes saved up.

Same here, last i checked i had over 2grand in rollover.

[shutter13]

LOL, you guys talk alot, it's rare I use over 100 anytime minutes. Course with unlimited mobile to mobile and everyone I am related to and know being on AT&T and unlimited nights & weekends...that's not really indicative of how much I talk on the phone.

[PDACPA]

Does anyone have to recharge with all these uses? I just hit the 10% battery amount and its 10pm. However, here is my iphone use today:

Phone charged while sleeping all night

Woke up checked email
Read Mobile News in bank drive thru
Surfed a couple of websites for a few minutes
Been at my desk all day with access to my PC (so did not use the iphone)
Made and received a few phone calls during the day (one or two were fairly long, but not more than 15 minutes)
Just was on the phone for about 20 minutes when the message came up.
At work, Wifi is on as at home. Only time I was 3G was at bank and during phone use.

Is my battery life seeming short?

[styfle]

Yeah that seems a little short. Is bluetooth on? Try charging all the way and when you get to 10% next time, go to settings > usage and it should tell you how long you have used it since last full charge.

[shutter13]

Seems short to me. I did alot more than that today and just high 20% about an hour ago. Lotta facebook, twitter, surfing, MMS SMS email GPS and alot more...and the screen brightness is set at about 60% with auto brightness on. Was probably using my phone 20 minutes out of every hour.

[PDACPA]

Bluetooth was on! Going to test it tommorow and run it all the way down. Thanks

[Londonrockz568]

Let us know how it goes. I normally last a day and a half w/o charging. But i find it that if i use safari for a good amount of time ill hit the 10% at night. A good amount is like 2 or so hours of youtube video play or safari.

[PDACPA]

Is leaving Bluetooth on that significant a drain? I was also wondering if the screen brightness diminished battery life. I have it set to maybe 3/4 of full brightness.

[iNinja]

Ironically the Phone is the least used feature i use...

Alarm to wake up
Ipod music / podcasts all the way whilst cycling the 5 miles to work and back.
Push email and calendar
internet surfing and games through the day
Maps to locate coffee shops etc
facebook almost every hour everyday
ebay mobile
Then i use Rowmote at home to control my Mac so i can watch DVD's etc without moving from my sofa! ;)

[PDACPA]

Update on battery:

Charged it overnight.
Bluetooth off.

Used it like normal. Check mail a few times, read some news, check calendar, tested the ipod running and answering calls with the headset, updated apps, etc. A number of phone calls throughout the day.

I got the 10% remaining message and checked the usage:

Usage 3 hours 53 minutes
Standby 16 Hours 3 minutes and still a dab of red on the battery.

I would say I am on the lighter use compared to some posters. Is my battery consistent with others?
Thanks

[kevlar08]

-wake up in the morning to my iphones alarm
-check weather and calendar before heading out
-if im going to a new location i use maps to guide me
-listen to music on the way to school in car, hop out plug in head phones and continue to listen on light rail
-check emails periodically throughout the day
-surf web to kill time during dead spaces between activities
-play games to kill time
-text message friends periodically as well as make calls

just a few examples of how i use my phone

[kevlar08]

Is leaving Bluetooth on that significant a drain? I was also wondering if the screen brightness diminished battery life. I have it set to maybe 3/4 of full brightness.

yes screen brightness is huge to killing battery, lower the brightness and turn off Auto-brightness. also turn off ask to join networks in the wifi setting
these few tips alone will make a big difference

[netratory]

as an ipod
phone/text messenger
alarm
planner
gaming device (not a lot)
portable storage (sometimes)

[danipoak]

-Wakes me up
-Lots of email
-iPod
-Pandora
-lots of SMS
-Phone calls
-Google calendar
-Skype
-iTunes remote when I'm in the apartment
-I pay bills occasionally on my banks iPhone web page
-Fandango tickets
-flashlight
-Unit conversion
-a level
-Wikipedia all the time!
-Constant checkage of sports scores (mostly basketball and football)
-and of course LED FOOTBALL!

[mlass]

Hey guys,
I'm curious as to how people use their iphones on a regular day. I've been hearing a lot as to how it is different than other cell phones in that people mostly use it for everything other than calling.

Thanks,
Irv.

I use mine for the Internet, iPod and Text Daily. I use the GPS when traveling and Apps when bored. I rarely use the phone (have a nextel for the people I need to talk to).

I can tell you I am addicted to it and can't live without it. My wife always makes fun of how lost I am without it when I leave it at home by mistake.

[Sweet Blue]

I use my iphone constantly
-Texting
-Web Surfing
-Music
-GPS
-MySpace
-Tweetie
-Facebook
-Checking my Bank Accounts
-Setting my DVR from work
-Checking Email