Why I’m not getting an iPhone4…yet.

Jun 24, 2010 Print This Post

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The iPhone 4 officially hits stores today and I’ve been getting the same question a lot lately:

Are you getting the new iPhone?

I figured I’d just go ahead and throw my answer up here. No, I’m not getting it…yet. Now I know this may kill my reputation as an Apple Fanboy, but here are the reasons I am waiting:

I need to combat materialism in my life. If I were to upgrade to the iPhone 4, it would be purely because I want a new toy. Now that’s not all bad, but for me right now it would be. Between my iPhone and my iPad, I have all the technology I need. Any more would be ridiculous. This week, materialism and idolatry has a face and that face has a Retina Display.

I’m still amazed everyday with my iPhone 3g. Note I said “iPhone 3g” – I didn’t upgrade to the 3gS either. The only reason I upgraded from the original iPhone to the 3g was the GPS functionality. That, for me, was huge. Last week the dock connector died on my phone and the temptation was strong to buy a new one, but I found the part online for $13. If I’m able to get the phone working, I plan on using it for quite awhile longer. It serves my needs and then some. (Check out this great article that essentially says the same thing.) Of course, if the part doesn’t work, the “yet” part of this post kicks in.

Changes are looming. Although I haven’t had too many problems with AT&T, I am interested to see if other carriers are going to be carrying the iPhone soon. There seem to be a lot of indicators pointing in that direction, and since I am not currently in a contract I am not interested in tying myself to AT&T for another two years.

Well, there ya go. I’m not getting an iPhone 4…yet. But if you get one, make sure you let me play with it a bit. You might change my mind.

Tags: apple, iphone, materialism

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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