i have an iphone and LOVE IT. Not so much that it substitutes for human contact, but it's nifty. I had to get a new phone because it seems that 8 years was the lifespan of my last one. Crackberries or comparable smart phones were in the same price range. You could sell the service providers your first born for a "rebate" but it all washes out the same. As for being forced to use AT&T, it was tough giving up my old friends and family, but I've learned to make new ones (or make the old ones call me after 9, which isn't really that big a deal since I have developed this habbit of sitting by my computer late sunday night waiting for the Pope's latest, uh, "edict").

Admittedly, I am a mac-o-phile and have skinny fingers, rendering me able to type on it without trouble. ( Methink iPhone haters doth protest too much because they are ashamed of their fat fingers....)

That said, I don't find the need to obsess about something I don't *want*. (kung foo chop!)