Have searched the first few pages of iPhone forum threads and there's none of a specific thread on sharing everyday use of iPhones by users. I would not like to try the courage to open a new thread too so have decided to share it here then maybe some others could share theirs too.

I have been an iPhone user starting from the day Maxis launched its 3GS last year. I bought it with no contract because I was a student studying in Singapore so I do not need the Maxis plan. However, I did not sign up any data plan to accompany my 3GS here in Singapore. The reason being that I stayed in hostel and there's wifi everywhere in the uni therefore I did not use 3G data with my iPhone. I have lived without a data plan with my 3GS for a year.

Right till I recently got my iPhone 4 from a Singapore telco and I have decided to sign a data plan to accompany my iPhone 4. I know that it will be a total new way of using the iPhone with a data plan compared to my one-year experience without the data plan. The first thing that came to my mind is app like SGBuses that can check the bus arrival time using 3G. Also, app like Buuuk that can check restaurants or places with food nearby wherever I am at a particular time. Although I have been an iPhone user for quite some time but I feel like I'm a fresh iPhone user again with this brand new experience (which is already not new for almost all iPhone users out there).

My previous iPhone experience was based on apps like daily expenses tracking (iXpenselt), todo app (NotifyMe2), some photography apps and majority else are games. Now, with a data plan with my iPhone 4, I am starting to look for apps beside games that normally you can use outdoor either on bus or mrt. I also recently downloaded the SoundHound app that lets me detect a song that is playing around me using 3G which I can almost say I can't do it without a data plan like when I was using my 3GS.

Most importantly, is the Whatsapp messenger, the app is just fantastic with the 3G data, I can now "SMS" my gf without utilizing the real SMS tied to my plan. Again, I know this is absolutely something not new anymore to iPhone users but I just want to share my "new" experience with data plan on my iPhone. Well, being experienced the way of using and iPhone without data plan and now with the data plan experience, I can say, iPhone without data plan is just not going to be utilizing the full potential of an iPhone.

With all you iPhone users out there, besides sharing what are the recommended games and applications (I know there're two threads on these), I am not sure if it's worth to have a thread on how you use your iPhone in your everyday life (of coz, besides gaming, LOL)? How do you utilize your data (besides surfing on safari and facebook, of coz) on your iPhone whenever you are outdoor in a bus or mrt, or indoor at home or a shopping centre.

Well, am not sure if these do cover in the "recommended games/applications" threads but what I'm trying to encourage users to share here is how one utilizes the iPhone or a particular useful app in your daily life.

Very sorry for the lengthy post but I'm hoping that from users sharing, the forum can be more interesting and also, more specific (with user experience) recommendation can be done on apps/usage. I will continue to share my experience as soon as I find something new and interesting (which I've never experienced before without the data plan) on my iPhone.

Just my sharing...

P/S: If moderators feel that this post is not related or violate the forum rules, kindly feel free to delete it..