I don't mind the locked in contract, but it's so expensive overall for someone my age! Can't afford it sadly. I'd love one otherwise...

I bought one on release day last week at Regent Street. I am as much an Apple fan as a B&O fan and I couldn't resist being there for the launch.

A week later and the hype has died down but my enthusiasm for the iPhone hasn't. It's a stunning device. The user interface is a joy to use. The features are more then adequate, despite some of the naysayers, and I can't stop fiddling around with it.

Today I downloaded a demo of a program called 'Remote Buddy' which turns the iPhone into a remote for iTunes and I walked round the house flicking through my iTunes library on my phone listening to music on all my Airport Express-enabled B&O systems.

Its main appeal for me is having everything in one device. Being able to surf the web properly on something you slip in your pocket is amazing and the video and ipod functionality is wonderful.

Should you get an unlocked one? Well, it's certainly an option if you don't want to leave your current provider. I decided against a unlocked one because I didn't fancy the 'cat and mouse' game of having to wait for firmware unlocks. 

Apple are releasing a Software Dev Kit for the iPhone in February which will mean some amazing apps will come out that don't require you to hack the phone and I'm happy to wait for that to happen. 

I bought two on launch day. One for myself and one as a gift.

I am in love with the device even after doing the maths that it is going to cost me £1400 over the next 18 months(£269 for the handset, £55 a month for 18 months and £135 for insurance for 18 months)!

 Although missing a few things (3G and GPS are the two things that I would really like to see) it is but a very long way the best handset I have ever used. The battery life is a tad short but I have been using it hard for the past week (200MB of EDGE and 6 hours of calls).

I am using a piece of software called signal to control iTunes on my Cube whilst streaming the music to my Airport Expresses. It is a very elegant and simple solution and works perfectly. Highly recommended. 

 Overall a beautifully engineering device with an amazing operating system.

 Nicholas 

I am with Peter on this.. they will come down in price after christmas so I will hang fire.. but I was sooooooooooooo tempted to buy one last weekend!! other half glared at me for 5 whole minutes!

If only the iphone was a wee but smaller.