It's been two weeks since Apple dropped the price of the iPhone, and it's been about that long since I've been using mine. Most of the features I disliked are still there, but in addition to the screen, I've found some things to love about the iPhone as well.
Visual Voicemail
I hate voicemail. I've always hated the fact that there's a computer on the other end who seemingly is holding the messages hostage until you correctly press the right buttons in the right sequence. While some may find the game-like quality of traditional voicemail entertaining, I find it rather irritating.
One of the smartest features Apple came up with on the iPhone is Visual Voicemail. Instead of doing push button gymnastics, there's a separate voicemail button on the iPhone that takes you to the voicemail, where the messages are listed by Caller ID, allowing you to select the message you want played. There are buttons as you play the message allowing for callback and deletion.
Calendar
I know, it's just a calendar, every cellphone has one these days, but keying in entries and setting reminders has never been easier.
Full-Screen Caller ID
This one took a little work to set up but instead of the postage stamp-sized photo, I actually have a full-sized photo set up to ID who is calling. It makes identifying who is calling much easier.
Safari
The web browser on the iPhone is actually very usable. Some of the major websites have actually reformatted their pages for iPhone use, which makes browsing much easier.
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