Here I am sitting at the train station waiting for a train that’s 1 1/2 hours late, and I can’t call home to tell my wife about it, because the iPhone ran out of battery. It was fully charged when I left the house this morning. I didn’t make any calls, did use it to browse the web, and also used it as an iPod. And now it’s failing to do what 5 of the 6 letters in its name claim - to be a phone.

The guy standing next to me has his new 3G iPhone turned off because he’s almost out of battery. He’s saving it in case he decides to forgo the train and have his roommate pick him up.

Some phone. Bah, humbug.