By now, probably everyone already knows that the iPhone is coming to Vermont on January 15, this Thursday — legally, that is. I’m sure all of us know people, or know of people, who have their little illegal iPhones, with their out-of-state phone numbers, who gleefully use them with impunity.

Now the rest of us law abiding citizens can finally get in on the action.

But should we? Should I get an iPhone? I’ve been wondering this lately. I was a little late to the whole cell phone party, and I’m wondering if I need to be on time to this one, so to speak. You who have iPhones already — please tell me, what am I missing? Is it really as great as all that?

UPDATE: Steve Ames tweets from his iPhone that there are 22 people lined up to get the iPhone at AT&T store in the Burlington Town Center.

This article appears in Jan 14-20, 2009.

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