Best iPhone App/Tip

Tip: Otterbox

I don't know if it's the best app because I haven't had my iPhone very long, but "Bump" is very cool.  You can transfer files and apps to someone else with "Bump" by merely bumping your phones together.

Another cool one is "SoundHound" - if a song is playing, the app will listen to it for few seconds and come back and tell what the name/artist etc. is.

+1 on the OtterBox.

Otterbox commuter case. Worth every penny. I've dropped my phone quite a few times and I'm sure it's the reason my phone isn't destroyed.

Apps: Get talkatone. You can use it to make wifi calls using your google talk number. Other apps do this, but they still use regular minutes. This one doesn't. I use it for conference calls for work mainly and it's saved me a ton of $$.

Netflix...I survived many trainer rides thanks to netflix on my phone. 

Verbs IM: Instant messenger app. It's free. Works with gtalk, yahoo, aim, etc.

Skee-ball: Not nearly as fun as angry birds, but is a nice diversion when the pigs are kicking your butt 

BT app: if you use the workout log on this site, the BT app is handy

Enjoy the phone!

Drop Box - free file storage

QR Reader - 

Shop Savvy - bar code reader

Around Me - 

Goggle Maps

GPS Drive 

I have a droid, so I'm not sure if it's on the Iphone, but I assume it is (or something similar).  If you like music, shazam rocks.  Hear a song you like and don't know the name/artist?  Hit a button, it listens for 10-15 seconds, and then tells you all the info, and also lets you buy it on the spot.

Google maps

Good sky is COOL!

Happy Hours

BT

Angry Birds

Words with friends

weather

flashlight

southwest

Sorry for the hijack, my 13-yr. old daughter is getting her first cellphone, we decided to make it an iPhone 4S (Verizon), w/ Otterbox.

Following the mantra "trust but verify", can someone suggest monitoring apps, aka parental "spyware"?  Outside of iPhone apps, I saw Verizon has a monitoring service, but don't know if this is any better than the iPhone apps.

https://wbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vzw/nos/uc/uc_overview.jsp

We're going to be totally upfront with her that the iPhone is to be used responsibly, and that the monitoring is to confirm she is not abusing the privilege of having a phone (more concerned about it being used as a time-waster, I trust her not to surf for inappropriate content).  Also, if she ever receives any improper texts (cyberbullying), I want to be able to recover them.

Thanks.

Maybe not quite what you're asking for, but the Find my Friend app will let you see where she is on a map.  It also helps to find lost phones, not that 13 year old girls are ever irresponsible with their possessions.

Dude, you're not kidding.  I've had an Iphone for a while and have been looking for a true voice-activated GPS map app which I don't have to pay $$.  I downloaded Mapquest Mobile 4 last week upon your recommendation and found it to be quite awesome.  Thanks for the tip.  I don't think I would have found that one on my own!

Here's another question:  How big of a data plan do you use?  My wife and I are coming back to the US and will be getting iPhones, we just don't know much about the data plans.  Can anyone give me an idea?  We'll be using them to Facebook, check email, espn, maybe a youtube clip every once in a while, nothing major. 

Thanks.....27 hours until we leave

Doodle Jump and Star Walk

Data plan is unlimited

Average monthly usage over the past eighteen months is ~500mb, with a peak of about 750mb.

Another question: Is it worth waiting the week or so after we get home to pick up the new 4s or would the currently available iPhone work just as well.  We don't need the phone for work or watching movies, just email, facebook...teenie bopper type stuff.

Thanks again.