@jbtaylor on tech

Wow! Today was a great day for Sprint -- our iPhone sales today were the best ever for any family of devices in company history. Customers clearly love Sprint's unlimited data plans and Apple's great devices.

Here's a statement we just put out to media:

“Sprint today reported its best ever day of sales in retail, web and telesales for a device family in Sprint history with the launch of iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. We reached this milestone at approximately noon CT/1pm ET. The response to this device by current and new customers has surpassed our expectations and validates our customers’ desire for a truly unlimited data pricing plan.”

Coming to a TV near you: A new T-Mobile ad. It's funny, but I'm wondering if it doesn't draw attention to Verizon having the iPhone now rather than the devices T-Mobile sells.

What do you think?

Even if you work at AT&T, Jon Stewart and John Oliver's bit on last night's Daily Show about Verizon's iPhone announcement was hilarious.

But honestly, AT&T can't be that bad. If they were this horrible, they would be losing customers and market share.

They're not.

Even though Verizon will start meeting the needs of Apple fanboys on February 10, I'm sure we will continue to hear more rants from AT&T's customers still under an ETF.

Honestly, I hope Verizon's network is up to the job. If they stumble, I'm not sure I can put up with reading the Verizon-version of the same stories I've read about AT&T for the last few years.

The incessant whining from Apple devotees is tired and the only thing worse is the tech media's disproportionate coverage of the whining.

Now, I'm whining. So I better stop.

Or I'll start a rant which is better suited for my blog about PR.

Today is "Swearing In Day" on Capitol Hill and every member of the House and Senate elected this past November will swear an oath of office today. (It's my favorite day in politics because all the members are there with their families and close friends and it's the one day on the Hill where even the most partisan set that aside for the day.)

When I worked on Capitol Hill a million years ago, this was the day that you really needed an updated guide to Congress. (There always were a ton of new members elected.) Typically some trade association would print up a paper guide and distribute them to staff for free. (The best ones had a spiral binder.)

Thankfully, those days are gone thanks to the Sunlight Foundation, a Congressional watchdog group. They've created a smartphone app which does more than those paper guides ever did.

The app features:

• Phones numbers of members -- plus a button to press to call your member; 
• A link to the member's website; 
• A map of their district; 
• Their voting record on key bills; 
• A list of bills they've sponsored; 
• Their committee assignments; 
• News stories where the Member is quoted; plus, 
• Their latest tweets.

Best of all, it's free in the Android Market and in the Apple App Store. When you load the app, all you have to do is enter your zip code to find out the latest on your Senators and House member.

Check it out. It's a great way to celebrate "Swearing In Day" if you're a political/techno geek like me.

I'm interested to read that Consumer Reports has decided that it can't recommend the iPhone 4. I wonder how Apple will blame AT&T this time.