would def reccommend it!
had the first gen since it was released pretty much and think it's awesome.
ok there's a few things ( as said mms, c+p, etc ) that would improve it but still its an awesome all round phone. Now they've allowed 3rd party apps there's thousands of different applications you can download ( some free, some cost )
internet browsing is brill too, as apple say you get the internet whereever you are - would be lost without it now
persuaded my dad to get an iphone and he loves it now, works well with his emails, ok probably not as good as a blackberry but that's not really your average phone. He's had a p900, p990 and p1i and much prefers the iphone.