I had a BlackBerry 8830 World Edition. I had that phone for a year and I loved it. I love that it has the Facebook app and all the Instant Messenger applications and I loved the fact that I can receive emails instantaneously. It was easy adjusting to its QWERTY keyboard. It didn’t have a built-in camera but I liked my BlackBerry. It had that “busy executive” image.

Then the Iphone came. I always thought that the Iphone was overrated and just a product of good marketing. I still stuck with my BlackBerry. Until the time when I was forced to exchange my Sprint-locked Balckberry with my friend’s open line Iphone temporarily because my Blackberry.

For a couple of weeks I cursed my Iphone because for the life of me, I had a hard time texting and its predictive text had a hard time learning my Filipino words. I also hard a hard time with its controls. Then as days pass, my complaints about my Iphone lessened as I realized the convenience of its built-in Ipod. I have now realized the importance of listening to music while walking and commuting in NYC. The Iphone apps make the hours shorter as I wait in line or wait in an airport. And of course, the built-in camera is also a plus for me. The wifi capability of the Iphone saved my on my data charges, that’s for sure. The only thing on my wishlist for the Iphone though is BlackBerry’s push email technology. When my friend and I exchanged back our phone, I got my Blackberry back and she, her Iphone, I must admit, I kinda missed the convenience of the Iphone.

Thanks to Globe’s Iphone promo where you get an Iphone 3G 16GB at around $300 at 0% interest for 12 months, I got myself a white Iphone. Now I can say that although I still like BlackBerry, now I am an Iphone convert.