iPhone 2.5G - Pros & Cons

Pros:

• It allows you to surf the internet easily
• The camera is high quality and works well
• The clock functionality is good (although it would be nice to be able to set a song as the alarm)
• Youtube works well
• The map and direction functionality is great (although limited if you don't have data as part of your deal)
• The Notes function is very handy
  

Cons:

• No MMS, it lets you take photos but you can't then send them to someone via MMS
• Can't forward text messages
• Can't delete one text message, only a whole conversation
• It lets you enter contacts company details but doesn't let you list the contacts by company
• Vodafone doesn't support it
• The phone freezes (after owning it less than 12 months!) quite often and sometimes it seems out of coverage but indicates otherwise
  
• You can't set songs on the iPod as ring tones
• There is no video phone capability
  

Overall I would recommend that you look at the other products available out there and see whether they have the missing functionality. It seems that Apple didn't make any attempt to solve these with the move to the 3G iPhone which is a pity. I would be ditching mine and probably moving to a new Nokia or the Blackberry Storm except that I am not in the economic position to do so.