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JohnnyOnTheSpot
Banned by request
in Zocalo v2.0
Okay so a walk in the rain is probably is not the best idea for a cellulite phone.
As I'm walking the bloody thing disintegrates in front of my eyes.
(So much for the durability of stainless steel) "Well doc its destroyed."
So recommendations?
Should I abort my plan and switch to ATAT go for an Iphone?
Or should I continue with Vertical Horizon and get a blackberry variant?
As I'm walking the bloody thing disintegrates in front of my eyes.
(So much for the durability of stainless steel) "Well doc its destroyed."
So recommendations?
Should I abort my plan and switch to ATAT go for an Iphone?
Or should I continue with Vertical Horizon and get a blackberry variant?
Comments
Jake
I know its gimmicky and made by apple, and full of marketing puff. But the reality is, in terms of phones it is the most powerful, and best designed phone on the market. And on top of that, its really, really easy to use.
Its a nice phone, the biggest thing I like about it is the real tactile keyboard for texting. It still has a touchscreen, and being a windows phone, lots of software options. Eventually, I flashed the ROM with a version of software designed to make look like the slightly more advanced HTC Fuse with the touchflo software. It made operating the phone MUCH nicer than it was with its original software.
All that being said, I wish I had bought a dam iphone. The software upgrade process was thoroughly unenjoyable. Im pretty confident in my technical abilities and it was STILL a pain in the ass.
I can do a lot of things with my phone, but it takes a lot of extra steps to do them vs iphone applications.
Prime example. I have directv, and they let you remotely with your phone set your dvr to record shows. On my phone, I launch opera mobile, go to the website, log in (my info is saved), go to the link that lets me access remote recording, browse through the shows then select it to record. On the iphone, you click on the directv app, your info is already stored so no logging in and no clicking on a link. Just click the app and your already browsing shows.
Its just easy to use. Apps for everything, make it more than just a phone. My wife is eligible for an upgrade in June, shes getting an iphone. I have to wait till next year, or pay full price.
Did A# just compliment an Apple product? :p
Indeed I did. I'll go on the record as saying this is the first apple product I really like.
[SIZE="1"]*Note that I also acknowledge that OSX is not a bad operating system, especially with the Unix core, my main gripe with Apple stems from the people that use them and remain clueless as to what the operating system is capable of, and the insane pricing.[/SIZE]
Still no Slingbox app for the iPhone yet, or Hulu, but other than that, i love it.
Also, I'd suggest against jailbreaking if only because it can fuck up your shit :P for the iPod, losing your crap won't matter much, but for the iPhone, it's your phone!
I still find it shocking that it's taken Apple so long to implement such a fundamental feature.
Moderate use, turning off features you are not presently using, and telling it to check your e-mail far less often, you can easily get a full day out of it. Add in a dock at a couple locations where you'll be (Home, office) and you'll never have to worry about battery life. There are many articles online about increasing your batterylife on an Iphone, some for up to 3 days. (Although that kind of ruins the fun of it ;) ) Generally, so long as I can go from morning to night on a single charge, thats all I need. the knowledge for 3 day periods for roadtrips, etc.
My current phone will idle for five days in a high signal area. add in a few hours of talking and I'm still in the three day range. extended batteries bring it up to 10 days of mixed use. the iPhone lacks the ability to extend its life. Kind of the big downside of being a giant screen. :P I can live with my iTouch having unbearably awful battery life because I use it primarily for games, but my phone needs to be able to last at least one full day.
Just have to turn off the features you are not using to do it. or keep docks handy. :)