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Should I get an I-Phone?
#7788702 - 12/22/07 11:55 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i haven't had a cell phone in a little over two years and im ready for one. but i want to make sure it's one that i wont get board with. i want something fancy and i like the look of the i-phone.
it's $399 for the 8gb one with a two year contract. i would go with the cheapest monthly bill which is $59.99, only because i probley wont be calling a lot of people. but a cell phone would really come in handy.
are there any problems with this phone that any of you know about? how long has the phone been on the market? isn't at&t a pretty good service?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7788710 - 12/22/07 11:58 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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the phone is great AT&T SUCKS HARD. IMO it's not worth getting the phone because the service provider is, and has been, terrible.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7788718 - 12/22/07 12:00 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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what kind of phone would you suggest for someone like me that wants a fancy phone? the only cell phone i've ever had was one of those criket ones...i actually still have it.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7788720 - 12/22/07 12:01 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Anyone know anything about that new LG that seems to be Verizon's answer to the iPhone? All my friends have Verizon and like it, so maybe that would be a viable option if the phone is good.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7788726 - 12/22/07 12:04 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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ugh, cricket is a horrible service as well. I dunno, it depends on the person, verizon has a bunch of touch screen phones out right now, you can always go with a PDA phone if you like having an organizer and a web browser on your phone, in the end it really all depends on you.
here's some questions to answer when deciding what's best
1.) What features are most important to me? 2.) Flip Phone (clamshell) or Candy bar style, or slide phone? 3.) What service provider provides the coverage i need at the price i want with features i would like to have available? 4.) Is downloadable content important to me? 5.) Is internet connectivity important to me? 6.) Is the size of the phone important to me? 7.) Is the battery life of the phone important to me?
i could go on and on, but those are some things to take a look at when purchasing a phone.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: jewunit]
#7788729 - 12/22/07 12:05 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm really not sure, but I heard there's a way to hack your iPhone so that you can have any service provider. But I'm really not sure if you can even do it anymore.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: jewunit]
#7788732 - 12/22/07 12:05 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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The iphone operates on the EDGE network. If you've ever used it, it is EXTREMELY slow. Thus for all practical purposes, it's internet capabilities will only be active in a wi-fi "hotspot". Don't be fooled by the internet speeds you see on the display models in the stores.
Comparable data plans with different phones can be found on Verizon and Sprint networks.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7788745 - 12/22/07 12:11 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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coda said: 1.) What features are most important to me? internet and camera. email too.
2.) Flip Phone (clamshell) or Candy bar style, or slide phone? i would lke a slide phone but flip is cool too. what's candy bar style?
3.) What service provider provides the coverage i need at the price i want with features i would like to have available? i dont know.
4.) Is downloadable content important to me? yes.
5.) Is internet connectivity important to me? yes.
6.) Is the size of the phone important to me? yes.
7.) Is the battery life of the phone important to me? yes.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7788773 - 12/22/07 12:19 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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candy bar phones are the phones that don't flip or slide to cover the buttons. Here's a good one i forgot
how much are you willing to spend?
if you want an Iphone im assuming up to about 500$ right?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7788797 - 12/22/07 12:26 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/lg-voyager-vx10000-verizon/4505-6454_7-32640927.html?tag=txt
there's a decent phone on a network i like to promote. Seriously tho, spend some time on cnet working through the reviews and shit.
here are the top phones for the verizon network
http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-6454_7-81-110.html?tag=txt
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7788804 - 12/22/07 12:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I have an HTC touch.
If I were standing next to anyone with an iphone and we both downloaded ANY type of data (web pages, email, etc.) I would absolutely crush them on the EVDO network.
My monthly plan costs HALF of what you would pay for an iphone, (as well as being superior in other ways), and the phone was $250. In addition to that I'm running Windows mobile 6, which (in addition to being WIndows) has millions of third party applications and is completley customizable.
I am also scheduled to get GPS capability in the next few months, and have access to other perks like google maps. In sum: I think everything about my phone crushes the iphone.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7789402 - 12/22/07 03:12 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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coda said: candy bar phones are the phones that don't flip or slide to cover the buttons. Here's a good one i forgot
how much are you willing to spend?
if you want an Iphone im assuming up to about 500$ right?
yeah, right around $500. but only that much if the phone is nice. i might go over that price if the phone is just great.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7789412 - 12/22/07 03:15 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Ugh, I had Verizon for a year and it was the worst experience of my life. I've used every service provider and my best experience has been with T-Mobile and Sprint.
T-mobile has the blackberries and the new T-mobile Shadow which is badass. All of those are under $500 and quite badass.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7789425 - 12/22/07 03:19 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i just recently bought a Samsung M620 (Upstage) after I was tired of the free phone I got, its only my second phone. I picked it because the battery life is 6 hours with the additional plug in battery and it works as an mp3 player. It needed a 2 gig SD card put into it, as it only came with a 64 mb card. but Now I dont have to buy a cheapie mp3 player and I have one on my phone at all times, for when you have to wait or something.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7789430 - 12/22/07 03:21 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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coda said: http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/lg-voyager-vx10000-verizon/4505-6454_7-32640927.html?tag=txt
i like this one...two display screens...it's like a touch screen phone with a mini labtop inside of it. i think i was looking at this one a while back. but could i go to any website on this phone? could come to the shroomery and make/read some threads, or is it some kind of mobile version of the internet?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7789467 - 12/22/07 03:31 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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You'd be able to view and post here, but it would look a lot different. In this sense, it would appear as a "mobile" version.
Keep in mind, the voyager is not technically a "smartphone", no MS word, excel, or powerpoint. Also, because of this it will probably have limited thrid party applications (if at all).
Other than that, it'll do almost everything you want. Go look at it in the store (IMO that phone was kinda large and bulky). Be certain to price Verizon's data plans, since you'll need those for doing stuff on the web.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7789476 - 12/22/07 03:34 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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badchad said: You'd be able to view and post here, but it would look a lot different. In this sense, it would appear as a "mobile" version.
Keep in mind, the voyager is not technically a "smartphone", no MS word, excel, or powerpoint. Also, because of this it will probably have limited thrid party applications (if at all).
Other than that, it'll do almost everything you want. Go look at it in the store (IMO that phone was kinda large and bulky). Be certain to price Verizon's data plans, since you'll need those for doing stuff on the web.
i wont need ms word, excel, or powerpoint. i just want to get on the web. would i still be able to view videos from youtube? will it kill my wallet if i get on the internet a lot?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7789501 - 12/22/07 03:41 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't know for certain, but I doubt you'll be able to get youtube on it. The only reason I say this is because on more complex "smartphones" video is tricky, and somewhat limited.
As far as cost, look into data plans at Verizon. I'd take a wild guess that an unlimited data plan would cost $15-20/month. Briefly looking at Verizon, their data access plans start at $79.99/month
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7789521 - 12/22/07 03:49 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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your right...i should just read on and on until i know and then ill go in and ask a bunch of questions twice.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7789559 - 12/22/07 03:56 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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meh, I only know because I was in your same position about two weeks ago. For me personally, I needed something for work, with a pretty powerful scheduling system, and the ability to coordinate emails and such. Thus, I knew I wanted a full "smartphone" and since I am a windows guy, I knew I wanted to go with something running Windows mobile 6. Kinda like you, the cost of the phone wasn't a huge issue but the reoccuring cost of a monthly data plan was.
Sprint offered me the best deal known to man, and it was easy to sign with them. They only carried about 4 smartphones, so my choices were pretty easy.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7789575 - 12/22/07 03:59 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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can you view videos from the internet on the HTC touch?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7789629 - 12/22/07 04:08 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yes, there is youtube mobile. Understand though, that I am running Windows mobile 6, which, like "normal" windows, sometimes requires getting plugins, and new programs. As an example, I had to download "youtube pocket".
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7790867 - 12/22/07 11:01 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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1) pick any good service provider that uses a sim card 2) go to ebay and buy a new unlocked iphone(boxes are only opened to unlock) 3) ??? 4) Profit!
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: emrandel]
#7791058 - 12/22/07 11:46 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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emrandel said: Ugh, I had Verizon for a year and it was the worst experience of my life. I've used every service provider and my best experience has been with T-Mobile and Sprint.
T-mobile has the blackberries and the new T-mobile Shadow which is badass. All of those are under $500 and quite badass.
Yea you might wanna check t-mobile out there service is either hit or miss though definitely check your coverage area.
I've got a sidekick 3 with them (I'm posting from it now) and I like it a lot. The main seller for t-mobile with me was unlimited internet and text for $20/month (on top of phone bill). When I was looking at data plans with other carriers they were expensive as fuck and weren't unlimited.
The downside to the sidekick is it can't send pic mail even though it has a camera (it can email pics however and receive pic mail) or view video online. I'm pretty sure some of the black berrys/smart phones they offer are set up for pic mail and video though.
On the I-phone: I HATE the touch screen keyboard. I don't know if my fingers are larger than average or what but when I was messing with the I-Phone in the store I kept hitting wrong letters by accident, give me a real keyboard ANYDAY!
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: disturbed]
#7791079 - 12/22/07 11:54 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I want an iphone but I'm too broke right now.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7791098 - 12/23/07 12:03 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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rumor has it on my end is they are crappy
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I got an Iphone about a month ago, sickest piece of machinery ever concocted.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7792137 - 12/23/07 11:04 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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My friend has one and he swears by it. He says the only down said is that it is kinda hard to text on that phone because of the touch screen.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: failbot999]
#7792272 - 12/23/07 12:03 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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HUBSonDUBS said: I got an Iphone about a month ago, sickest piece of machinery ever concocted.
sickest as in bad ass or sickest as in poor quality? 
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is this safe though?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: failbot999]
#7792770 - 12/23/07 02:35 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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I love my Iphone, all the phones that I had before, were nothing compare to this one. Then I didnt own a smartphone before.
The only part that I dislike about the iphone is the batery life.
SO far the applications are evolving. I am still waiting for a movie streamer over the web from ur pc. It can be done with music using a program call Webot., but not videos yet. Shit I hope teh dude that made the PimpStreamer for psp starts coding one for the iphone.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7792914 - 12/23/07 03:27 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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coda said: the phone is great AT&T SUCKS HARD. IMO it's not worth getting the phone because the service provider is, and has been, terrible.
is there anyway to do like people here are saying but change from AT&T to another service provider? or would that make the price of the phone go up?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7792998 - 12/23/07 03:59 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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well, if you can find an unlockable phone then yes it technically is possible to do so. However, i don't know if apple licenses unlocked phones (i would think no since they have an exclusive deal with at+t) so that would mean some modification was done to the phone which may cause any warranty to be void.
But the theory behind it is sound. You can buck "unlocked" phones and use any service provider that uses SIM cards. You just call up or go in store to sign up for the service and tell them you already have a handset, it's not required for you to tell them what model when you sign up. Then you get your SIM card and place it in the phone and you have service.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7793040 - 12/23/07 04:10 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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so i would buy an unlocked Iphone, go into a store to buy a service plan which is set up on a sim card and tell them that i already have a phone, place the sim card into my Iphone, and i would have a working Iphone without AT&T service and without a warranty?
would i still be able to get videos, music, and the other fun things?
how hard is it to set up the sim card?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7793117 - 12/23/07 04:33 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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If you can find an unlocked iphone, then yes, it should be possible. However after spending a few minutes on google i don't know if you'd want to. Lot's of articles proving that an update on your phone will disable the hack and render your phone useless. I dunno, to me it's just not worth it, but if you want to take a chance on it that's on you.
Do a search for your self on "unlocked Iphones" on google and read.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7793173 - 12/23/07 04:49 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i cant use google anyways, helping my brother got me banned.
i guess, since i haven't had a phone in a while, i should probley just play by the rules.
would i be able to take mp3s from my PC and put them on the LG Voyager - VX10000? what about online games like backgammon or checkers? id like to play those with other people on my phone. and play nes roms on a cell phone would be pretty nice too.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7793281 - 12/23/07 05:29 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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helping my brother got me banned.
banned from google? How is that possible?
as for the MP3's im sure there's a way to transfer them from your PC. Dunno about the games and shit, you can always ask a verizon rep about that shit.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7793386 - 12/23/07 06:07 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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badchad said: I have an HTC touch.
If I were standing next to anyone with an iphone and we both downloaded ANY type of data (web pages, email, etc.) I would absolutely crush them on the EVDO network.
My monthly plan costs HALF of what you would pay for an iphone, (as well as being superior in other ways), and the phone was $250. In addition to that I'm running Windows mobile 6, which (in addition to being WIndows) has millions of third party applications and is completley customizable.
I am also scheduled to get GPS capability in the next few months, and have access to other perks like google maps. In sum: I think everything about my phone crushes the iphone.
I'm so glad I chose to open this thread even though I don't want an iPhone. That HTC Touch looks sick as fuck! I'm due for an upgrade on Sprint right now & I think I'm gonna go pick that up with my X-Mas money.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: coda]
#7793685 - 12/23/07 08:19 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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coda said:
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helping my brother got me banned.
banned from google? How is that possible?
oh sorry, i was thinking of ebay.
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belligerent said: I'm so glad I chose to open this thread even though I don't want an iPhone. That HTC Touch looks sick as fuck! I'm due for an upgrade on Sprint right now & I think I'm gonna go pick that up with my X-Mas money.
i think im just going to go with this phone as well.
i want to get one within the first 3 months of 2008. so i have plenty of time to look around. i just dont want to buy one and then see one that i think i might have liked better, since ill most likely be stuck with it for 2 years.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7793730 - 12/23/07 08:34 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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The HTC Touch cell phone for Sprint boasts an innovative touch screen, a sleek interface, and a nice set of features, but the lack of a sizable keyboard really limits the usability of this device.
I read a few reviews about the phone and that really pops out at me. If you want to be texting and using the net a workable keyboard is a must. Using phones to browse the net and send email/text with a crappy keyboard is just miserable, i hate sending texts on my tiny ass touchpad. That's definitely something you would want to check out in person before you buy it. Also, they sell an unlocked version of it (legally), i personally hate sprints network so i would suggest checking into tmobile or another provider that uses SIM cards. But that's just me
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7793749 - 12/23/07 08:38 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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In theory, unlocking an iphone and using it on another network would be a great solution. However, keep in mind two things: First off, it is a very real possibility that you may "brick" your iphone (and other phones) by screwing around with it (e.g. unlocking and adding software. This will ruin the phone and make it completely unusable.
Second, even if you could, I don't think the Apple's hardware wold support the higher speed networks.
The iphone is a sweet machine, however the few times I've used it, I found the internet speeds to be extremely slow. This, and the cost of the monthly data plan were huge drawbacks for me.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7793825 - 12/23/07 09:09 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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yah, this was already discussed
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: badchad]
#7998824 - 02/09/08 12:58 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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what about this one...
http://bluetoothimports.com/htctocrveung.html
...?
it's an HTC Touch, but it's so expensive...why?
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7999370 - 02/09/08 08:22 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thats a Touch "cruise". It's a slightly different model. I'm not sure why its so much. My guess is that the price is due to you buying it from a third pary vendor. IMO your best bet is to get your phone when you sign a contract, you get heavy discounts for doing so.
I couldn't be happier with my HTC touch. I think its one hell of a phone. It is going to be available for Verizon by the end of March (supposedly). I'd choose it over an iphone any day, but thats just my opinion.
-------------------- ...the whole experience is (and is as) a profound piece of knowledge. It is an indellible experience; it is forever known. I have known myself in a way I doubt I would have ever occurred except as it did. Smith, P. Bull. Menninger Clinic (1959) 23:20-27; p. 27. ...most subjects find the experience valuable, some find it frightening, and many say that is it uniquely lovely. Osmond, H. Annals, NY Acad Science (1957) 66:418-434; p.436
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7999396 - 02/09/08 08:37 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I-PHONE SUCKS BALLS!!!
This phone is sooooooo much better:
The O2 XDA IIs
This phone runs windows mobile. I have an older model of this phone, and with it I can play Neo-Geo, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo games. Can the I-Phone do that? Hell no. Fuck a bunch of I-Phone.
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Re: Should I get an I-Phone? [Re: LayYouIn]
#7999466 - 02/09/08 09:25 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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It's called an iPhone, n00b!
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