Jumping straight on the bandwagon (actually a little late) I just thought it would be worth mentioning to my clients and any passing visitors that the new iPhone is well worth looking into. At a fraction of the price of the original iPhone (actual price is dependent on which service plan you take from O2 and they start from just €49) these phones are an excellent tool for providing full email and web capabilities to small and medium businesses.
As a long-time PC technician and user, I have been impressed with my iPhone as a genuine productivity tool as well as a must have gadget for the technophile that I am. Real, usable, full web surfing means access to online banking on the go, as well as being able to look up cinema listings whilst on route to said cinema (not whilst driving though – best to have an assistant for this). Mobile email provides a vital link to the office for all workers and is almost as big a paradigm shift for the sole trader as the mobile phone was itself in its day, as it allows you to function on the go without the need to carry a laptop, pay for mobile broadband and most importantly find a convenient spot to boot the laptop, get your connection and check your mail. Checking mail is now as easy as checking your SMS text messages and with the new version including support for push email (your mail is forwarded without you having to “check it”) I could see email replacing SMS. Of course many if not all these features have been available for a while, but what Apple has done is make them very accessible and with the price cuts also very affordable.
The new iPhone