There is one (only one!) downside to being an iSkeptic: I can't report on the iPhone from direct PERSONAL experience.

What I wrote in my blog a week ago is STILL true: "I haven't touched the iPhone yet. I haven't sniffed it, stroked it, slipped it in my pocket, or tried to download anything over its very slow Internet connection. I also haven't tried to thumb-type yet on its slippery little glass face."

Why? Because, unlike all the iPhone faddists, I haven't plunked down hundreds of dollars for an untested unproven iDevice. I'm not drinking spiked Koolaid either.

Luckily for us, all those who bought the iPhone, like my buddy Steve Jones, can now answer our questions.

Here are my Top Ten:

1) What about, uh, just making a simple phone call?

Is it true that the iPhone takes six steps to make a phone call?

How long will that take to get on your nerves? Two days? Three?

Is it true that the required AT&T partnership forces you to use one of the most notoriously bad networks in the country?

Do makeup and fingerprints smear all over the device screen?

2) How about typing in a phone number or a note-to-self?

Call me "so last century" – but I save ideas in text form.

Can you type at all on the non-tactile "keys"?

I hear that period and commas require a 2nd screen. Is that one of those lying "urban legends"?

And I also hear that you can't copy or paste anything while you type. Tell me it ain't so!

3) Is it true that iPhones can't handle instant messaging?

Not even a little bit?

4) Is it true that non-Apple headphones need a special adapter?

All because Apple deliberately recessed the jack? And what about stereo Bluetooth headsets – is it true they won't work with iPhones?

5) Is it true the iPhone can't be used as a modem for your laptop?

How many of us have been using our internet capable phones (and the expensive internet access we pay for) as a modem for laptop surfing – in airports, or cars or wherever we like? Is it true that this basic ability was left off the iPhone?

6) Is it true that iPhone can't handle Flash?

How can it be state-of-the-art web-browsing without flash web annimation? Has anyone made a list of how many valuable sites instantly became unavailable? I just wrote a revew of the Transformer movie on another blog -- but often you can't even see high graphic sites like the official movie page without flash!

7) Games... there just aren't any, right?

Doesn't Apple claim they are all about "fun"? Is there a date when games might appear for the iPhone?

How come current iTunes games aren't usable on iPhones? Why are users stuck with only web-based entertainment (using the battery eating web connection)?

8) Is it true that you can't download songs directly from iTunes to your iPhone

Why can't you hear and buy new music directly -- the way I can download from Yahoo Music Unlimited onto my Sansa Connect?

Isn't syncing music completely out-dated?

And what about the iPhone not having a removable storage card – isn't that standard on every device you already have?

9) Can you share with me the implications of not having a removable battery?

What happens on a trip, or when you are in a hurry, or when you have a long day with lots of calling? Does it mean that your charger now comes standard, inside your briefcase? At least until you have charged the iPhone 300 or 400 times and that battery dies. What are you planning to do then – live without the phone while it makes a trip to the factory, or do what Apple expects…. Buy their next magic device?

And now for our final question:

10) First look at this equation: $500 or $600 + ($60/month) x 24 months + taxes = $2200.

Then tell me this: Is the iPhone really worth two grand for two years?!

On the basics of phoning and simple usefulness, is it even AS GOOD as what you are already using?

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