Yes, It’s true. I sold my 3G iPhone yesterday. I feel a little snaky saying that I only paid about $300.00 for it and sold it for $500.00 …and after looking at eBay, I see I could have got even more. Too much trouble to me though.

So what was wrong with the phone that made me get rid of it? Absolutely nothing to do with the iPhone itself. I LOVED the iPhone and everything it did. I even got used to the touchscreen typing that I was so worried about. It really is the best phone out there…HOWEVER, AT&T service with the iPhone was what killed it. 

I came over from Sprint so that was all I had to compare with…but in all seriousness, 7 out of 10 of my calls were dropped while I was out driving around. And, the calls that weren’t dropped were fuzzy and fading in and out. I tried everything from keeping the 3G OFF while driving to getting something called an iTenna (a little cell phone signal booster). Nothing really seemed to help. And as each call dropped I found myself wanting to throw the phone out the window. 

What irritated me even more was.. I’m in a MAJOR CITY…it’s not as though I’m in the woods of upper Michigan. 

All that being said, I really do love the iPhone and all the great features it has. It really puts other phones to shame…but if the phone part of it wouldn’t work well for me then I had to switch to something else that did. Basically what I felt I had was a really neat toy that could SOMETIMES make phone calls. For now, I think I might be better off getting the iTouch iPod for all the fun stuff and sticking with a phone that doesn’t make me sound like a “can you hear me now” commercial.

One more bag on AT&T… ok…2 more… 

1st is, I’m ticked off because I really loved the phone but I couldn’t seem to use it’s PRIMARY function without pulling out hair strands. And 2nd? The AT&T bill was TWICE AS MUCH per month as what I paid with Sprint. So getting rid of the iPhone was a no-brainer. 

And so, I’m back with a Sprint Treo for the time being. It’s a little depressing not having all the whistles and bells the iPhone has but it does do the basic stuff I need like email, text, web, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and most of all…making phone calls. Sure do miss that iPhone screen though :-[