Originally Posted by
scambo1
I just entered the 21st century and got an iphone. Just wondering if any of you tech savvy folks can give me a rundown on iphone apps I must/cannot not live without.
thanks
Scambo
BTW, DAL employees get a 21% discount on service and equipment if purchased online. It made my whole plan (2 phones) come up to I think $119/month plus tax. 1400 shared minutes, unlimited data, 200 texts.
Someone already mentioned urbanspoon. I use that and yelp (which is very similar to urbanspoon) to find out of the way places to eat/drink on layovers. It's nice to get out of the hotel lobby, and there's usually something better right around the corner. Both apps use your current location, and give ratings and comments from people that have been there.
ESPN Scorecenter is great during football season (are there really any other sports you care about anyways???.) And WunderRadio (about $6) is a good one that allows you to listen to any radio station in the world, as long as it's streamed over the internet. Nice for finding sports, radio from home, etc.
Skype is a must-have app if you do any international flying. All you need is a wifi signal and you can call anywhere for nearly free from your phone (about 2 cents/min). Make sure you turn off "data roaming" (Settings-General-Network), 3G, location, etc when out of the country or AT&T will SPANK YOU HARD. I had a trip to Calgary and neglected to do this when I first got my iphone. I used wifi and skype (didn't attempt to access the internet via cell data, only wifi) while up there, and lo and behold I had a $90 data roaming charge when I got my next bill. They took it off, but only after a huge hassle. The answer is to put your phone in airplane mode, and turn off data roaming when outside the US. You can still use wifi with these settings off.
Also, you can bookmark websites to your homescreen (ie Delta.com, mycrewguide.com, this page, etc) so you don't have to type it in every time.
Final tip, program your iphone so it will dial straight into the VRU phone tree. It looks something like this when you're done:
VRU:
1(800) 325-2739 , "
6-digit employee number"
* "
password"
#
type this in using the "pause" button to get the comma. You can find this by hitting the +*# button when editing a new contact. Enter the rest obviously with your own number/password minus the quotes. This saves a lot of headache and will take you straight into the VRU. The only downside is after about a month of using this, you won't remember how to do it manually. So don't lose your phone
Enjoy the new toy
