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Various Non-Bald Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: warhawk on April 17, 2012, 09:48:08 PM
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hello fellow chrome domes:
if you are an android or an i-phone user... tell me what U like about your android phone or i-phone. my contract ends this may & although i love my blackberry... i'm excited about getting a new phone.
i am debating between an android phone or an i-phone. so.... i am looking 4ward 2 your reviews and likes about these cell phones.
WARHAWK O0
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Dont like mobile phones
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uwm, I had an android based phone, it was preety cool and interesting. All the apps I needed were just one tap away.
The battery life will kill you, though.
The thing about iPhone is that if you drop it on the floor, you're doomed. and it's preety expensive ( no to mention that iphone 5 is its way to the market ) :)
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I don't do smart phones. Too expensive, too small to see the display, too small to type on the keyboard.
but I do have an Android tablet and it does everything that we'd like it to do. And the price is much better than the Apple equipment.
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Motorola Razr--great phone, large screen, 4g--fast. I've been amazed how much I can do from my phone and almost everyday I find more uses for it. Wouldn't be without one--the company BB sits in a drawer with phone forwarded--too slow, small screen, can't do much by comparison.
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Android user here... Being somewhat of a "Techie", I like the fact that androis OS is open source. Easier to Root/MOD android vs. Jailbreak the I-phone. Granted, the I-phones/pads are nice, never really wanted to fork over the coin.
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I am a techie also gotta ipad potableradio gear but mobiles only encourage bad manners in public places
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i knew i could count on my fellow chrome domes. now.... i'm really confused. ;D either way both are gr8 cell phones.... i'm just very blessed 2 have this "problem". O0
WARHAWK O0
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I have the iPhone 4
What I like:
- Easy to use - virtually everything done with touch screen icons
- Reliable - never freezes, crashes. Rarely throws up random error messages
- Great with Skype
- Easy to sync contacts and email right across all of my devices
- Practically impossible to loose data
- iMessage service with other iPhone users
- Holds its value - has good resale value
What I don't like:
- Overpriced
- Locked into Apple products
- Inflexible iTunes service
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Hello fellow chrome domes:
Just wanted 2 say thanks for all your responses...it was a tough choice but I ended up re-signing with Sprint and I went w/ the Android. It's a Samsung Galaxy 2. I can't seem 2 keep my hands off of it. :/O It's a fun phone indeed. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Ahhhh yes...good choice my friend! 8)
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Hello fellow chrome domes:
Just wanted 2 say thanks for all your responses...it was a tough choice but I ended up re-signing with Sprint and I went w/ the Android. It's a Samsung Galaxy 2. I can't seem 2 keep my hands off of it. :/O It's a fun phone indeed. O0
WARHAWK O0
I've heard good reports about Samsung and Android.
Just of interest what kind of monthly contract rates do you pay in the States.
Here in the UK, expect to pay £45 / $60 per month for an iPhone. For that you get plenty of internet, unlimited internet and 600 minutes of calls to other networks and landlines.
Remember the key difference between the UK and US. In the UK, all UK mobile numbers do not have area codes. So when a person in the UK calls a mobile, they know they are calling a mobile and pay more. UK mobile users do not pay to receive incoming calls.
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I think you'll really get very comfortable in the "Droid" format. It's very flexible. My wife got the iPhone, and she's very happy with it--both of us are finding that they are extremely useful. over all I'd have to say the iPhone can be a little easier to operate and I like the idea of photos going to the computer--although we can't do that since we don't have an apple laptop or desktop unit. I do like the bigger screen on my Razr, but I saw where the new iPhone may be moving up too. It's a trade off between size and ease of viewing. In a restaurant obsessed area like we have here in the Crescent City, the Open Table app has saved us a lot of calling around if we decide just to go out on the spur of the moment. Funny, one of my wife's biggest uses is swapping pictures of grandchildren with her friends. I'm amazed how quick she picked that up. She's also moved into texting big time, never saw that coming from a woman who used to long for dial phones!
It'll be interesting to see what improvements will be available say 5 years down the road.
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Maybe I'm finally getting old but the way people obsess about their smartphones is quickly becoming a pet peeve of mine. I had a Samsung smartphone around 2009 and 2010 and had a terrible experience: the phone's features were poorly designed (i.e. it allowed you to make notes, but they were limited to 256 characters and 9, yes 9, in total on the phone), highly buggy (the calendar was severely screwed up), or both.
Two years ago I downgraded to a POS MetroPCS phone for $70 and I'm basically happy with it and its scratched up screen (more later).
Why I hate Smartphones:
1) Phones are highly vulnerable to loss, theft, and damage and smartphones are especially vulnerable. When I had that Smartphone I kinda lived in fear of that without really noticing. With this cheap Metro phone I have literally (gently) pitched it on the floor to demonstrate its durability, and if it does need replaced? $70. I actually feel free-er at this point. I feel like I can walk next to a swimming pool without being a step away from losing $600.
2) I'm not tied to a contract that subsidizes the cost of a handheld laptop computer. If I want to leave I can do it.
3) My bill is $53 a month for unlimited talk, text, and data. That's $53 exact. When I was with Sprint I had more expensive plans and the 20% or so of miscellaneous fees and taxes that you don't find out about until bill time. Even without overage my Sprint bill still mysteriously varied every month.
4) I don't live in fear of data overages. Smartphones have a voracious appetite for data, use data for surprising reasons, and you have no way of monitoring it. At least with AT&T, data usage figures are only estimates: how the hell can this figure not be exact down to the byte? You cannot set your phone to stop when it hits your plan limit either, and it will plow right on gobbling up pricy overage data. Cellphone companies keep making data plans more and more expensive while encouraging the use of data-intensive features. Using Netflix or Pandora on a cellphone data plan is akin to utter madness, yet the commercials push the use of those kinds of features. Did you know that cellphones will continue to use cellular data even when on Wifi? Data-intense features like Pandora will continue to drain your data plan even if you are on wifi! Did you know that?
Why I want another Smartphone:
I will admit that I do wish I had a full keyboard for texting and a screen that will allow me to play Temple Run and Angry Birds, but that's it. I will probably get a basic smartphone when this phone dies but it will be a cheap one with a cheap Metro PCS (or similar) service. I do not need screaming fast data (and really, few actually do) and I couldn't care less about strutting around with my chest puffed out because I got a second mortgage on my house for the honor of having the latest Samsung Galaxy or iPhone. My phone's main flaws is that it's time consuming to text and provides no mindless entertainment when I am stuck at a doctor's office aside from a timed trial of UNO.
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Same exact reason I left Verizon... I'm currently w/Cricket and have no complaints. Yes, I have a smartphone...however, I'm not tied to a contract and I'm not paying an outrageous phone bill. I'm not going to say how much (close to a car note... LOL!) I was paying for 3 smartphones w/Verizon but w/Cricket I'm shelling out $160,for 3 android phones w/unlimited data, talk and text.... YMMV
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For those of us (ah, that would be me) who are extremely frugal - I've got a cell phone (not a smart phone) with 250 minutes/250 texts per month for a flat $12 including all taxes, surcharges, and whatnot.
So far I haven't felt the need to "upgrade" to a fancier and more capable arrangement. :-)
But now, with all the money I'm saving on haircuts ... Nah, still don't think so.
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I had a Blackberry, and a couple of years ago got the HTC Desire.
It's been rubbish! Truly! It keeps freezing... the memory, despite having a huge memory card, keeps getting clogged up (it has a tiny minuscule memory) I can't wait for this contract to end!
So I'm now torn between going back to a Blackberry and this new Galaxy 3 thing out... :)
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I understand it's a bit late for a reply since you got your new phone but here's my $0.02:
Several years ago I invested in an IPhone and have updated to the most recent regularly (now have the IPhone 4Gs 32Gb). It is one of the best investments I have ever made.
There are the obvious benefits of web browsing and texting, phone use, etc- but my fav features are the camera and the media player. As a former frequent traveler, I have ONE device that serves the functions of several that I would otherwise have to carry separately. I have pictures from all over the US, games, a notebook, alarm clock, world clock, radio, and most importantly, my mp3 player. I even have a portable DVD player that I have used dozens of times on flights and car rides cross country. And the best part is that this device fits into my pocket and is one of the most intuitive, user friendly media devices ever created. Everything is at the touch of a button. In fact, I'm using it now to compose this reply.
There is one major downside to Apple tech. It, for me, is hardware updating. I held off for a year, through the IPhone 4 and all it's updates because I learned my lesson earlier. Apple releases a product for 3-6 months and then offers several improvements within the year after that. Then they take a break for about a year and repeat the process. If you are going to purchase any of their products, you have to do so at the right time or the co can really screw you out of some major $.
-Brandon
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I had a Blackberry, and a couple of years ago got the HTC Desire.
It's been rubbish! Truly! It keeps freezing... the memory, despite having a huge memory card, keeps getting clogged up (it has a tiny minuscule memory) I can't wait for this contract to end!
So I'm now torn between going back to a Blackberry and this new Galaxy 3 thing out... :)
I have been having the same problem of late with the Desire myself. This is truly the only fault I have found with my desire, and I think that is because the designers just didn't predict that in a couple of years the shear size of some of the apps we would have on our phones. If only they made it so one could store apps completely on the memory card instead of on the tiny built in storage... Although now I am starting to see phones coming out with 30+gigs of storage. So I doubt that storage will be an issue with the new gen smartphones
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Forgive me for being behind the times...I don't have one (yet) Maybe I'll invest in one as a birthday present later this week O0
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I've been using a iPhone for four years, currently an iPhone 4. I've had many different mobile phones over the past 15 years and it's the only one I've ever liked. Reasons? The touch screen and it's got everything I need in one small easy to carry gadget (phone, computer and iPod.)
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my iPhone 4S does absolutely everything i need.
Web browsing
Awesome camera
Awesome video
Push Email
Tapatalk forum app - so i can use SBG
Facebook/Twitter
Banking
Games
News
and a whole lot more!
Although, a friend of mine has just got the Samsung Galaxy S3 and it is amazing. It is better than the iPhone 4S, but then again the 4S is a year old and that is brand new. The iphone 5 is out in October (i think) and that will be a class above everything. It will be awesome.
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Already I am hearing about problems with the iphone 5 and it's not even out yet.
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Like?
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I have a HTC Desire, due to be replaced in October and it runs like a dream. My iPhone using friends all have issues with freezing, crashing, random reboots, plus they all have to use Itunes.
I will be sticking with android and probably HTC because it runs like magic.
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Android user here. Love it cuz I can check the updates while at work.
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I have two androids at home. One for self. One for wife. We like the price better than iPad.
Way better.
And for the things that I do, it's all there.