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Thinking about switching from iPhone... have lots of questions...

That is actually a opinion but I see that you guys are only based on opinions not facts. You guys are really sad. People with supposed smart phones that do not really need smart phones or can not test the true functionality. Now when you guys wise up maybe we can have a true debate instead of a cry fest. Go on play with your so called smart phone. I will spread knowledge. When you are ready to learn check out youtube for some of my vidz. It will probably take you awhile but for guys get smart but maybe one day. And for the person acting like they know linux why do you not try looking up olly and windasm and that will tell you were I am at with your tech. Iphone (teenager/ pretty boy phone/ chick phone, not for people who are tech advanced), symbian (just crap), winmo (to hefty a program to run on phones right now/ not optimized). If you want a debate send my an invite and I will be ready to rip anyone apart with facts. Make sure you are ready because debate will not for the weak hearted.
 
Palm pre "may" have the edge on a couple specs. But overall; its not a winner. Bottom line is few people want one. Its questionable if Pre/ webos will even be around in 2 years; Android most definitely will be.
 
People are taking about the pre because it can do flash10 now? Cutting edge for teeagers. W-O-W.

Open source is where its at, open development and free tools... in hand with a marketplace for bigger applications and a development environment that is not hardware locked and restrictive.
 
kingcobra2010 said:
That is actually a opinion but I see that you guys are only based on opinions not facts. You guys are really sad. People with supposed smart phones that do not really need smart phones or can not test the true functionality. Now when you guys wise up maybe we can have a true debate instead of a cry fest. Go on play with your so called smart phone. I will spread knowledge. When you are ready to learn check out youtube for some of my vidz. It will probably take you awhile but for guys get smart but maybe one day. And for the person acting like they know linux why do you not try looking up olly and windasm and that will tell you were I am at with your tech. Iphone (teenager/ pretty boy phone/ chick phone, not for people who are tech advanced), symbian (just crap), winmo (to hefty a program to run on phones right now/ not optimized). If you want a debate send my an invite and I will be ready to rip anyone apart with facts. Make sure you are ready because debate will not for the weak hearted.
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:D Thanks for the entertainment today man... you are cracking me up. Trolls are such curious creatures... we should put them in zoo's to entertain little children... then they might bring some value into this world.
 
kingcobra2010 said:
once again misinformed. first you guys can predict the future two years out now you do not know that webos (palm is open source). get real come at the phone a little harder than that. You guys are making me laugh.
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There is no point debating a troll. Look at the sales. Pre is really struggling. Gartner agrees and has Pre/WebOS dead last in 2 years.

Gartner: Android to be No. 2 smartphone by 2012 - The H Open Source: News and Features
 
kingcobra2010 said:
once again misinformed. first you guys can predict the future two years out now you do not know that webos (palm is open source). get real come at the phone a little harder than that. You guys are making me laugh.
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Dont make so many assumptions with your adverts. Thanks for the great info tho :rolleyes:
 
I take the hint but sometimes when you own a faster car than the littler teenagers with their goofy looking cars , you toy around with them. It gives the teenagers something to hope for if they make something of themselves. I will leave to your little forum so you can be happy with yourself once more.
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I like the name calling. Shows me that I am talking to people with no facts. Little to no job and really are in a state of higgaldey pigldey. Bring facts not comments. Once again I get the last laugh because I can debate the facts instead crying comments.
 
So, Trick202:

What made you change from the iPhone?

Do you miss multitouch?

Does it allow you to save your apps in a way that you can restore them if you need to do a factory restore?

Do you live near Washington, DC where Verizon's service is strongest? If so, how have download times compared?
 
HI mate

I'm a Limey, so I can't tell you about reception, but:

Let me just say, I think the iPhone is a brilliant piece of kit. There are quite a few things I miss about it (itunes, ipod, great games, push ymail).

I don't miss multitouch - but really only ever used it to pinch zoom on maps and web. When using maps in the car while the phone was in a holster, I actually found it a real pain!

I changed from the iPhone because it was letting me down too much, had really poor battery life with my usage, was bulky, got boring, too many calls straight to vm without ringing in full signal situations.

I went back to Mr reliable: the BB Curve 8900. This was great for a while, but when the Hero came out I just had to give it a shot. So far, it's been great. Whenever I get bored with it, I just get on engadget and see how much ground android is making. It's a great platform to be part of. I also customise it a lot to keep it fresh.

If I do a full restore (rare), everything is synched back through google (contacts etc), and when I go to the app market, it tells me what I have dowloaded - the only pain is that I have to DL them again.
Biggest hassle? Laying everything out the way you want it again - but it's also nice to mix things up :)

Would I go back to iPhone? Maybe. I still like them. For now though, Android is holding my attention more than any other device/platform I've tried.
 
Wow, I was foolish to assume you were looking at the Motorola Droid. I do imagine that your experience with service is quite different than mine. The iPhone hasn't been an option for me here because AT&T's service in this area is pretty poor. It's good to know that the Hero is fun for you.
Verizon will be getting an iPhone next year, so that might be an option for me, too. I am mainly speculating since I won't be elligible for a new phone for a few months.
 
You see, that is my locality getting the best of me again. In the States, most people's signatures are links to porn sites, so I don't look at them. (Just kidding. I see all of you guys out there hastily seeing if people's signatures are clickable!) :D
 
for those of you who have switched from an iphone i have a question which does not seem to be addressed. i think im one of the 3 people in the world who did not jump on the gmail train i still use yahoo and mobile me as primary email on my iphone 3gs. how is an android device with other email accounts idc if it doesnt have push as long as i can get ym emails the same and check in status bar. i know i will need to use a gmail account for primary email for google checkout but how does it handle others?

I have had an 4 different blackberries( storm, curve 8330, bold curve 8900) iphone 3g and now an iphone 3gs. honestly im so sick of the iphone because i miss themes and customizing more than just lockscreen wallpapers. and people say just jailbreak it but jailbreaking sucks! it was orth it on the os 2.2.1 but since 3.0 it does not offer much if you dont make your own apps.

I really want a phone i can customize and being able to use status bar is like my fav feature. i have been trying to wait out an android device on AT&T because my service in my area is amazing. so i will either be unlock a mytouch or g1 or going to sprint or vzw for the eris or hero. (i am not a motorola fan)

so for those of you who have made the switch how are other emails?
 
kingcobra2010 said:
If you are still using the iphone, then your just letting life pass you by.

My oh my, king cobra -- are you friggin' serious? Gadgets are nice, and I myself am looking forward to getting the Motorola Droid (my first smartphone), and I find it interesting to read about Android etc on this forum . .. . but if you think the core of one's life is getting the latest gadgetry, you have got a skewed view of what life's about!!!

And I don't mean to pick on you personally. There are plenty of people on sites like this that are a bit TOO intense in their chasing of the latest gadgetry!! Sometimes it kinda bums me out ... Makes me wanna curl up with a good book and/or a good woman.
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kingcobra2010 said:
Before you buy any phone think long and hard. Do you want a phone that is old tech (iphone) and the only reason you buy it because your friends have one. Or do you want to be the first phone that will impress your friends and will than likely be the standard after people realize its functionality.
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How about buying a phone simply because of its utility? Ever think of that? Some of us actually buy a phone so we can get stuff done.

That the only two reasons you presume we would choose a phone have only to do with an abiding concern over what our friends think says a lot about you. And the fact that you have used this narrow (and incorrect) presumption as a springboard for the rest of your posts makes your bloviation here largely irrelevant.

Between the iPhone and Android, I would pick Android for the following reasons.

1. Android is open development. This broadens the range of developers, which advances the speed of development and feature additions.

2. Android runs on multiple hardware platforms. Need a keyboard? Want an IR remote control for your TV? Want a bar code scanner? With Android, you select the hardware features you want instead of the features Apple thinks you need. This distinction will only get more relevant as more handsets come to market.

3. Android is now (or will be very shortly) available from all the major carriers. You can upgrade hardware and even switch carriers without losing or having to re-enter all your data.

4. Android lets you do whatever you want, whatever you need. It's the platform for those who appreciate practical utility without any insecure concern for impressing or emulating others.

Edit: In the interest of full disclosure, I should add that I do think the iPhone is pretty nice, though it's just not for me for several reasons, but primarily since it doesn't have a real keyboard. I'm also not an Android user, though I plan to change that when my current contract expires.
 
I used to have a sony palmOS pda. Back in those days palmos was on several pdas. It didn't matter that palm couldn't keep up with hardware because others like Sony could. There were also thousands of apps. One problem: the OS was stuck in the past and they just kept dragging it for as long as they could.
Today, the more modern webOS runs only on Palm phones and has very few apps. Apparently you can only use html/javascript to program them? That doesn't look like something with a strong future.
The iphone is in a much stronger position than Palm. But I don't think Apple is prepared for rapid change. They want to be in control of everything for a nice seamless experience and yet their app store is full of junk. That's what happens when you make an OS that appeals to casual mac users first. There are some nice gems but most tend to be lousy developers.
 
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