I just sold my soul to the Devil - or so it feels like it after signing up for a two year contract for an O2 iphone. My mother would be highly disproving if she knew the cost of this transaction. But was it worth it?

I can only hope that this never happens again (I am scared to even turn it off now). I hope it never happens again as the iphone is a rather wonderful product with a massive variety of features...

*~FEATURES~*

An iphone has all the standard calling and texting features but it does take a lot of getting used to. When people text you the messages come up in the style of internet instant messaging so that you can see the previous interchange of text messages. This is pretty useful but there are a few annoyances I have with iphone text messaging. There's the keypad. I can deal with a touch screen but what I cannot deal with is feeling like my fingers are too fat even when I tilt the phone on to its side to gain a larger version of the keypad. I always liked to think I had 'piano hands' which means that I can only feel really sorry for people who do have larger fingers. The other annoyance is that there's no drafts feature like other phones and you can't forward messages to other people.
Calling is pretty standard. I like how you can have a picture and a particular ringtone for a particular person (I know when my mum's calling so I know when to avoid her...) Again, its keypad is pretty hard to get used to, especially when you are making one of those phone calls to companies and they ask press 1 for and etc and you haven't got the keypad up in front of your eyes.

~Internet~

~Ipod~

~Applications~

*~Other Aspects of the Iphone~*~

I could go on forever about the many features of the iphone. I use it as an alarm clock and to time things in the oven. The google maps feature is amazing. Not only can you locate places on the map but they can tell you where these places are in relation to where you are. There is so much you can do on this phone. There is declaration I would make of the iphone, however, and that is that it is a Jack of all trades but master of none. A better camera phone and faster internet would make a world of difference. I also feel like some of the features take up necessary space. For example, I don't have a clue about the stock market so the stocks feature is completely useless to me. I'd love to have the option to delete it.
One thing I have noticed is that the phone definitely gobbles a lot more battery power than other phones I've had particularly if you are using a lot of the features and applications on a constant basis. If you going away on an overnight stay I definitely would not forget the charger!

*~APPEARANCE~*

*~PRICE~*

Now here is the part where I feel like I've sold my soul. This phone is not cheap and the fact that O2 hold a monopoly over it does not make it any cheaper. I am currently signed up for a 2 year contract at £35 a month and £10 insurance. That's £45 a month. But I always wanted a phone like this and I do love it despite some of its disadvantages. And I may drop the insurance eventually. I'm not even entirely sure it's much good. Nevertheless, my contract provides me with unlimited texts and 600 minutes which is all that I need.

*~So IS it worth it?~*