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unhappy iphone user comment

Emmiemouse said:
I absolutely agree!!! My hubby wanted a Droid so I got dragged over to the dark side - without my iPhone. :( I resent the statements by some on the forum that basically labels iPhone users as "dummies". :mad:

I'm a college educated, business woman who works LONG days. :o I also have 2 small kids. :D I don't want to spend precious downtime learning how to use a device that's supposed to make my life easier. The phone should be user friendly and ready to meet my needs - day one - out of the store/box. :p I shouldn't have to void the warranty with hacks or "roots" -or- read manuals and online tutorials to make my android phone work with the same quick ease and efficiency of my iPhone.

The android phones come pre-loaded with so much JUNK that it's frustrating to navigate. Some of that can be deleted, but most of it can't. In addition to the time wasted pre-programming for "quick ease" - the extra steps also make it daunting for those who aren't tech savvy. For example: when I want to call someone, I want to hit the phone button, hit their name, phone auto-dials. I don't want to create a shortcut, hit their name, be sure I got phone not FB, text or email, shrink the keyboard, press dial ... and don't get me started on voice mail! :mad:

Personally I'd love to see something in the line of HTC sense ... with pre-loaded user friendly apps or shortcuts (phone that works as described above, voice mail key that auto-dials and logs in so you can hit one button and hear/delete the msg) plus the ability to delete battery draining JUNK like footprint. :D:D:D
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Thanks for proving the point people are making about iphone users being tech-illiterate.
 
Emmiemouse said:
I absolutely agree!!! My hubby wanted a Droid so I got dragged over to the dark side - without my iPhone. :( I resent the statements by some on the forum that basically labels iPhone users as "dummies". :mad:

I'm a college educated, business woman who works LONG days. :o I also have 2 small kids. :D I don't want to spend precious downtime learning how to use a device that's supposed to make my life easier. The phone should be user friendly and ready to meet my needs - day one - out of the store/box. :p I shouldn't have to void the warranty with hacks or "roots" -or- read manuals and online tutorials to make my android phone work with the same quick ease and efficiency of my iPhone.

The android phones come pre-loaded with so much JUNK that it's frustrating to navigate. Some of that can be deleted, but most of it can't. In addition to the time wasted pre-programming for "quick ease" - the extra steps also make it daunting for those who aren't tech savvy. For example: when I want to call someone, I want to hit the phone button, hit their name, phone auto-dials. I don't want to create a shortcut, hit their name, be sure I got phone not FB, text or email, shrink the keyboard, press dial ... and don't get me started on voice mail! :mad:

Personally I'd love to see something in the line of HTC sense ... with pre-loaded user friendly apps or shortcuts (phone that works as described above, voice mail key that auto-dials and logs in so you can hit one button and hear/delete the msg) plus the ability to delete battery draining JUNK like footprint. :D:D:D
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I don't understand. Mine did all that out of the box, everything was on the homescreen.
 
My Desire came with a big button labled "Phone" on the home screen. I pressed that and made a call ... Not quite sure about where all the else in the business woman post came from. It worked straight out of the box (well, I had to add SIM and battery =/ )
 
The iPhone is powered and can connect to a network through the sheer power of user stupidity mixed with the smugness born of overpaying for an Apple product. We actually need to put battery and SIM card in before our phones will function, and that's just too much complicated techy stuff for super-important, super-special businesspeople. :(
 
I've had my droid about three weeks. I don't see where people say it is difficult to use. Using the get started guide that came with it I figured out pretty much everything on the phone. To me it seems pretty intuitive. No, it isn't as easy to make a call as on my old phone, but I downloaded quickdialer and now it's very easy. I've played with some iphones since I've had this phone and I definitely think I made the right choice.
 
i kept trying to move icons around on the ip4 like u do on android...epic fail...i duno wtf it thought i was trying to do to it hehe
 
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