Cell phone or Smart phone?

I think his general point was that people paying for what they are honestly using are going to get the short end of the stick. The more AT&T & Verizon think people are side stepping what they feel should be paid, the higher the rates will go.

While I agree in principle of paying for what one uses, I disagree that they should be able to tell you how to use the data you have paid for. If you pay for data, it should be yours to use as you see fit, whether it be directly on your phone or tethered.

 

Picked up an HTC Hero S today. I would have waited til closer to school start, but I have 30 days to figure if I like this. Rather figure out before I'm too busy to return if I don't...so far so good. $100 out of pocket...not too bad for a Droid.

 

Apple released the latest update for the 4s. Allowing it to display the 4G up top.

One down...one to go. Apple network is being overwhelmed at the moment.

 

I found a article earlier today that mfg's are switching to batteries that cannot be replaced in the coming phones. I do not know anything about iphone, so this is mainly toward the android sets.

With as much power as the current phones take to operate everything, it is definitely something to consider. Having to send your phone off to a mfg or anywhere else to get fixed or buy a back up is not cool.

So until the chip sets can better manage battery life, pop the back off to see what you are getting.

Edit: add link http://bigfatuniverse.wordpress.com...-out-replaceable-batteries-and-storage-cards/

 

I-phone has always been a fixed battery. People have had issues with the new 4s. Updates were supposed to address the fast battery drain, but didn't.

I found a user friendly fix for mine and the wife, that didn't require a download patch. Turn off apps that are not in use, don't just minimize them. We gained a 50% increase in battery life on day one.

Droid manufacturers may be screwing the pooch with this move.

 

Disclaimer: ...have not read the entire thread...

GET A SMARTPHONE!!!!

Was that clear enough?

If you're an advanced computer user, the Android based phones will be your best choice. If you're a novice and like things very simple, get an iPhone. iPhones were made with "the average Joe" in mind; Apple made them fancy enough for most users but simple enough that my 56 year old father who still can't type more than 20 words per minute can pick it up and learn to use it relatively quickly.

Power users, like me, HATE the iPhone. It's so restrictive. I shouldn't have to "jailbreak" my phone, voiding the warranty. If you are a power user, you should ultimately ask yourself what you can afford, but consider this: If you walk into AT&T or whomever and sign up for a 2-year contract, you're going to be stuck with that phone for 2 more years. Getting a phone that's already a year old means it'll be obsolete within 6 months. If you can afford it, always get the latest and the greatest. (Again, power users only!)

That's not to say that the Android isn't for new-to-the-smartphone users. It has a little steeper learning curve, but once you realize all that you can do with the Android that you can't do with the iPhone (or, is at least A LOT harder to do), you'll never want to look at an iPhone again.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I love it. I can do so much more with it than my old iPhone (which I just sold on eBay for waaaay too much, but I'm not complaining), and what I can do with it, I can do a lot easier. No iTunes, all drag-n-drop, an app market free of Apple's asinine rules, etc., etc., etc.

If you're thinking of picking up an Android-based phone, visit www.droidthing.com and compare phones side by side. Then, go find reviews of the phones you come up with.

Now, WHY get a smartphone? It takes the place of or is used for my calculator, trip notebook, shower timers, truck stop guide, exit services ("NextExit" book), Lists of all types, Alarm Clock, Checklist (for ensuring I do things in the right order and never forget to do them; a habit I picked up from getting my pilot's license), camera, BluRay video camera, call screening, internet access for my laptop, Level 3 weather radar (same as used by storm chasers), Trip Journal (app my friends can benefit from by retracing my trip in Google Earth, and more), gas price hunter, XBox (I don't play it anymore with what I can do on my phone--Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, NFL, flight simulator, etc), Audio Books, Kindle, News, watch my shows I've recorded at home on my DVR, Netflix, streaming music (Pandora), dash cam, access all my financial info from accounts to budgets to investments, shop for anything from movie tickets to plane tickets to eBay (and sell--again, sold my iPhone USING the eBay app on my Droid!), Facebook, **VIDEO CHAT** with my daughter, live GPS location updates (so my family can see where I am at any moment)...........That's just what *I* do with the phone. There are so many more things you can do with a smartphone.

Hope this helps and wasn't very repetitive. Again, I didn't read the whole thread.

 

i agree i love my droid but ohhhh boy, you just started something.....oh ya...you just watch...there will be at least 1 person replying to your post to tell you how "wrong" you are .




American Trucker

 

I've had both. Used Droid for the past 2 years. I don't see the issue with either system.

Die hard Droid users are quick to slam the I-phone. But much of the information is false, weak, or just plain misleading.

Quick question.....Any Droid users actually READ an article about I-phone being subject to viruses or being hacked ???

Please provide a link....not your opinion.

Droid
http://ourlibro.com/2011/08/06/250/

I-phone
None existent in factory form. Jail broke phones are susceptible.

 

With more flexibility comes more responsibility. What you have with a droid is essentially a miniature computer running the *nix operating system. That said, get an antivirus, anti-spyware, firewall app just like you would for the computer.

Having had both, my opinions are based on experience and mostly factual. Nothing misleading. Only thing I would lead you to believe is that the Droid is the better platform overall and certainly the better platform for power users like me. So, die hard Droid users quick to slam the iPhone? Yes, likely because they include the "power users" I am talking about. If you've had both and don't see the "issue" as to why people like me dislike the iPhone, then you aren't a power user. If you were, you'd be screaming at the top of your lungs at Apple like a teenager with over-controlling parents.

 

Are you saying you're a hard core gamer on the phone?

Power users?? Define power use ??

I have many news apps, mapping apps, many truck stop apps, surf the web, occasionally posting on here. Play on facebook with family and friends.

I use a few apps dealing with astronomy. Photo editting software, Pay my bills with my phone. Balance my checkbook. Weather apps, GPS routing when my other GPS fails....the list goes on and on.

I've only purchased 2 apps. One dealing with security (private files), and the other because I wanted the app, ad free.

All that said, I still like a Droid. But I refuse to sell the I-phone short on functionality.

It's NOT a teen toy....by far.