The new iPhone 3G

Yes, I got one... I got the last one in the store on Sunday and was very happy with it until today. It's not all sunshine and roses, and as a bit of an Apple fanboy, that is a little disappointing.

The new software is great. The app store has some fantastic stuff on it, including Things, my favorite GTD app which I can't live without at this point. I did download some dorky stuff too, like iBeer... Just to pass the time.

But today, I activated my Exchange account in work and it wiped out all my personal contacts and calendar as I set them to Push mode. So it seems that you CANNOT have a personal calendar and personal contacts on one computer, and then activate Exchange for work. This is annoying as I have a personal address book and a non-work calendar in addition to my work stuff.

Not only that, but the sync also got the time zones messed up so it screwed up my master home calendar and dropped a couple of appointments, so I don't know what the hell is going on with that. I'll have to spend more time working on that tomorrow. I'm going to have to come up with some kind of a workaround. I really just wanted the exchange calendar to be an additional calendar on the device in the same way that the Entourage calendar is in iCal.

In addition, the battery life is REALLY bad when compared to the old one. I know the 3G kills the battery, but it should last longer than a half a day. I'm going to charge the hell out of it tonight and see how it does tomorrow.

Plus, the phone is wider and therefore, doesn't fit into the docking cradle of the old phone so you have to spend more money on a new one. Nickel and dimed....

So, for me, the upgrade to the new device is a bit of a frustrating experience. The exchange integration is VERY slick, but kills your personal stuff, which is NOT what I expected, but the app store is a wonderful source of great creativity and cool things to add to the phone.

I'll gripe more I'm sure as I try and get this calendar and contacts mess sorted out.