Eventually, Somara and I will upgrade to the new fourth-generation iPhones (aka iPhone 4), just not this year because getting iPads are the higher priority gizmos.
We are going to the AT&T Store in the near future (tomorrow?) to see if we can get a clarification on adjusting our contract since I can’t stop people from hitting me with those 20-cents/each SMS messages. I looked over our monthly data usage on the recent bill and it’s easily under 20 MB/month, thus the unlimited data might not be worth $30/month a piece. We could have it cut in half and then recycle the savings into an adjustment on the SMS plan solving the problem. Personally, I don’t like SMS when e-mail covers what it does. If it’s an on-fire emergency, call me. Thankfully, I’m not a doctor or any other kind of first-responder so I can ignore my iPhone for a couple hours in the Alamo Drafthouse.
As for my iPhone, I had enough of what iOS 4 was doing. I discovered an accurate and effective solution via Mac Life to bring mine back to 3.1.3. Did it work? Yes. I just didn’t realize it the first time after I foolishly restored the whole 4.0 backup into again. My iTunes didn’t retain a good backup of its last 3.1.3 state which means I will have to re-establish certain vanities on it: customized ringtones, app screens and pictures. Certainly a small price to pay to regain functionality and reliability.
Feel free to call me but don’t send me a Text. Should we get a clear sign on adjusting our contract, I’ll be making a list of people who are safe to communicate with by those means as a courtesy.