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Oy oy,

So that eBay auction went down the drain. Dern it. Alas, the seller never got back to me about the damage on the corners, so it looks like I'll be obtaining my phone officially. It'll cost about 100 dollars for shipping, but the mere fact that I can't find anything for sale tells me that I have a good chance at recovering most of my losses if I sell it. The plan is to experience the newest, best Android public release and compare that with what I remember from my day-to-day with the iPhone 3GS. I've been reading up a bit on forums about people's experiences with the N1. Seems part of the N1 crowd is a spoiled bunch. They're the first with 2.1 and 2.2, and some of them can't stop whining.

"There are too many bugs. Release it faster!"

"They released the last one too fast, and now there are too many bugs!"

>.>

Nevertheless, I myself am excited for 2.2. I know I've never had any other Android, but I did play with the N1 at OmegaCell in Edmonton. It seemed really slow. Part of the big deal of Froyo is that everything is supposed to be a lot tighter and quicker; the OS should be lighter. I'm quite excited about that since I always liked how tight the integration between OS and hardware was on my 3GS. We'll see how everything balances out on the N1.

For the record, this is my view looking into the whole N1 experience:

• I had the iPhone 2G 16GB, and then I got the 3GS 32GB when that broke.
• I jailbroke my iPhones. My favourite "apps" were
  ProSwitcher + Activator + Backgrounder
  SBSettings + Rotation Inhibitor
  Notifier
  GlovePod
  20 Second Lockscreen
  What I liked about them was that they solved the problems that Apple never did/could. Gesture-based operation was probably the best thing. The things I used most were Messages and Mail, and being able to swipe from anywhere in the OS to open either of them was the best.
• I hear lots of great things about Android on Engadget.
• I don't know a lot of people with Android, so I haven't played with it much.
• People rave about the notification system. Being able to pull down the status bar seems pretty sweet. It's like a useful Windows 7 Action Center.
• Built-in rootability is sweet. XDA Developers seem like they have everything down pat.
• Sense UI seems sweet and all, but it can't keep up all the time. That's why I'm going with the N1, to have the most up to date Android experience.
• The N1 feels great in my hand. I hated the iPhone's width ever since the 3G. I miss my 2G. I look forward to holding the N1 again.
• My left jean pocket misses having a phone in it.
• Swiping better be quick. I'm going to hate slow swiping and poor touch response. I hate seeing new devices "compete" with the iPhone by having a capacitive touchscreen with lag. Yes, I've seen the report where the screen HTC used for the N1 is totally crappy compared to that of the iPhone, so I'm a bit anxious. I used to be a text entry speed demon on my 3GS, but I fear it will be a bumpy transition to the N1's screen.
• Will I be successful in carving out a microSIM card?
• Will a rooted Android be able to overcome my attachment to a jailbroken iOS in the time it takes for Apple to release the iPhone 4 to Canadians?