which smart fone?

[BAD BOB]

time for a upgrade and thinking of going to the smart fone. verison has the android and the iphone. which is better to go with. i dont really need anything fancy with light supper high memory or crazy crap like that. What yall think?

[ForceFed4g63]

If you really want a smart "phone" and aren't going to do anything crazy with it just get an iphone.

[PapaBear]

iPhone if it's your first......

[adamcs]

i got a droid 4 for free from verizon after all the rebates, its a pretty good phone.

[chrisheltra]

I havent used both so I cant compare them but I like my iphone. Inb4randycallsiphoneonwersilliteratedumbfucks.

[BigdaddyDupree]

IPHONE is good for a tenth

[ShawnBoyMoody]

Never had an a iPhone but my droid x pisses me off on the regular. I wonder if iPhones have there own set of problems too tho.

[LadyInRed]

I havent used both so I cant compare them but I like my iphone. Inb4randycallsiphoneonwersilliteratedumbfucks.

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:mrgreen:


I have a HTC thunderbolt (android) that I love, though needs the battery replaced. If you're not gonna do all that much with it, the iphone is probably fine.

[ShawnBoyMoody]

lIf you're not gonna do all that much with it, the iphone is probably fine.

You mean there's more than porn and chp?

[Shane361]

Not sure how I lived before my IPhone...just sayn..lol.

[DolSVT00]

If you suck with computers and stuff that can get completely fucked if you don't know wtf you are doing get the I phone.

If your more of an advanced user, get the android its a more powerful platform.

[schardbody]

i've had nothing but android phones for the past few years, my best friend has an Iphone.

mine freezes, crashes, gets thrown down, cussed at, and i hate it.... i have to shut it down for a few minutes everyday randomly just to get internet to work again. (this goes for all the android phones i've had except the original mytouch i had, probably 10 or so android phones now.

his iphone never freezes, never crashes, he can watch youtube videos in my house, i cant even make a phone call in my house.

oh i need to switch to verizon.

[ShawnBoyMoody]

If you suck with computers and stuff that can get completely fucked if you don't know wtf you are doing get the I phone.

If your more of an advanced user, get the android its a more powerful platform.

Do you "tune" androids for beer?

[AverageJoe]

If you want a slide out keyboard, Droid 4. If you are fine with only having a touch screen, Galaxy Nexus or S III.

I would stay away from apple products, they are too proprietary and many of their products are overpriced. It's a fashion phone.

[AverageJoe]

If you suck with computers and stuff that can get completely fucked if you don't know wtf you are doing get the I phone.

If your more of an advanced user, get the android its a more powerful platform.

Don't interpret this to mean that android is harder to use, it's not.

[DolSVT00]

i've had nothing but android phones for the past few years, my best friend has an Iphone.

mine freezes, crashes, gets thrown down, cussed at, and i hate it.... i have to shut it down for a few minutes everyday randomly just to get internet to work again. (this goes for all the android phones i've had except the original mytouch i had, probably 10 or so android phones now.

his iphone never freezes, never crashes, he can watch youtube videos in my house, i cant even make a phone call in my house.

oh i need to switch to verizon.

Service has alot to do with it, but unlike IPhones, most android phones you get from a service provider like sprint or the rest come with bloatware loaded with shitty code. You really have to know wtf you are doing with an android. Its like windows, it holds the largest marketshare when it comes to smartphone and tablets therefore it is attacked the hardest with bloatware.

[1BAD4DR]

Droid commando. I fell off the jetski several times last week with it in my pocket, falls off the table, gets thrown, etc. No protective cases works like a champ. All ports are o ring sealed.

[WTFWSAT]

My droid razr maxx blows my old X out of the water. Battery life lasts about 2 days and thats using the phone constantly talk, text and internet. The X barly lasted 14 hrs. My 4G internet service is faster than my At&t dsl. I vote Droid.

[2001hawk]

I have Verizon and use a thunderbolt. Mine is awesome. Rarely ever reboot it and rarely ever have problems. I have heard of one girl I work with had the exact same phone and she complained about it, but I think it was all of the weird apps she was trying to run. My only problem is battery life in 4g but I toggle it over to 3g and get one or two days in between charges. On 4g you will get around four hours BTW. My sister and a bunch of relatives have the iphones. They complain sometimes but not that much I would say. I just haven't seen any reason to switch happy with my current and not interested in switching.

[PapaBear]

I haven't had any problems with my iphones. Put it in an otterbox, and it has been run over by dually Chevrolet, and went to bottom of pool and bottom of sink full of water, and has not hurt it yet.

[2001hawk]

My droid razr maxx blows my old X out of the water. Battery life lasts about 2 days and thats using the phone constantly talk, text and internet. The X barly lasted 14 hrs. My 4G internet service is faster than my At&t dsl. I vote Droid.

One of the things I like with mine I am sure can be done with any of the droid phones I can switch back and forth, so I leave it on 3g unless I am going to load some videos. I can load HD videos without buffering 99% of the time. I can also toggle over to 4g and load the same video inside buildings that some of the other guys can barely get service in twice as fast as it will play.

[WWhittle]

I have had both and would pick the iphone all day every day. as a matter of fact, I like my iphone and ipad so much, and have had zero problems, that I now want to switch all my computers to mac. When I deal with an Apple product, I always wonder why other companies have such a problem getting it "right". Of course, that's just my opinion. I typed this from my windows based PC, which i had to reboot because the hour glass was spinning and the computer was froze! Should have used the iPad!

[ForceFed4g63]

I love the sheeple tag lol. My how things have changed over the years...

I remember being made fun of forever because the only computers I had for 20 years were Apples, starting with the Apple II.

[schardbody]

Service has alot to do with it, but unlike IPhones, most android phones you get from a service provider like sprint or the rest come with bloatware loaded with shitty code. You really have to know wtf you are doing with an android. Its like windows, it holds the largest marketshare when it comes to smartphone and tablets therefore it is attacked the hardest with bloatware.

to me thats like calling corvette owners gay because you can make a mustang faster....

i have NO clue how to mod my phone, and have better things to do than learn how (no offense) so why not go Iphone which needs no modding (much like buying a new corvette over a new 5.0


i'm just saying for the person that doesnt know how to hack/mod/fuckup an android phone doesnt the iphone make more sense, especially when iphones are pretty problem free out the box and androids are "buggy".

just my experience and point of view, not attacking corvette owners, mustang owners, apple fans, android fans or phone hacks.

[chrisheltra]

I have had both and would pick the iphone all day every day. as a matter of fact, I like my iphone and ipad so much, and have had zero problems, that I now want to switch all my computers to mac.

Me too until I look at the price. :shock:

[DolSVT00]

to me thats like calling corvette owners gay because you can make a mustang faster....

i have NO clue how to mod my phone, and have better things to do than learn how (no offense) so why not go Iphone which needs no modding (much like buying a new corvette over a new 5.0


i'm just saying for the person that doesnt know how to hack/mod/fuckup an android phone doesnt the iphone make more sense, especially when iphones are pretty problem free out the box and androids are "buggy".

just my experience and point of view, not attacking corvette owners, mustang owners, apple fans, android fans or phone hacks.

Theres a diference, its better out of the box without any hacks, you just have to remove th bloatware and sometimes it gets tricky to do.

And because you can find so many thing that you have to pay for on apple but yet free for android, sme people get download happy and screw themselves.

Trust me theres no comparison like corvette and 5.0. androids have bigger screens twice the processing and video capability, twice the bandwith, twice the storge, twice the processors of any I phone out there.

[WWhittle]

Theres a diference, its better out of the box without any hacks, you just have to remove th bloatware and sometimes it gets tricky to do.

And because you can find so many thing that you have to pay for on apple but yet free for android, sme people get download happy and screw themselves.

Trust me theres no comparison like corvette and 5.0. androids have bigger screens twice the processing and video capability, twice the bandwith, twice the storge, twice the processors of any I phone out there.

So what you are saying is that you have to mod your droid to make it as good, reliable, whatever you want to call it, as an apple out of the box. But once modified, it is much better?

[DolSVT00]

So what you are saying is that you have to mod your droid to make it as good, reliable, whatever you want to call it, as an apple out of the box. But once modified, it is much better?

No, removing shit is not Modding.

You also have hundreds of Droid manufacturers not all of them are worth a shit and that's the problem too
There's only one manufacturer of I phones.

[Jonathan]

Galaxy S III

[schardbody]

Theres a diference, its better out of the box without any hacks, you just have to remove th bloatware and sometimes it gets tricky to do.

And because you can find so many thing that you have to pay for on apple but yet free for android, sme people get download happy and screw themselves.

Trust me theres no comparison like corvette and 5.0. androids have bigger screens twice the processing and video capability, twice the bandwith, twice the storge, twice the processors of any I phone out there.

i agree with some of that, but lets talk the average user. probably harder for someone like you to understand than me because i get a phone and i use it, thats about it. i do download some apps (i might have 5-10) but i mainly use it for the web/text/dial, basic data use i guess. i just feel like for alot of the average users the iphone will fit better. dont get me wrong i love androids operating system MUCH better than windows mobile, and if i had an iphone my opinion of it might be different, but Tmobile doesnt offer iphones:?

my screen is cracked now and Tmobile just stopped doing the "free upgrades" so i will likely go to verizon and use an iphone.

[chrisheltra]

No, removing shit is not Modding.

If you were discussing cars you wouldnt feel the same way.

As soon as you remove the a/c its a race car.

I have an Iphone and AT&T and I will continue to do so till the end of time or until I am no longer grandfathered into AT&T's unlimited data plan whichever comes first.

[Mach Killer]

Ive had droids and iPhones. Currently have the iPhone 4s and it's by far the best phone. If you want a good slim case for it get the life case. Kind of pricey but it's worth the money.

[DolSVT00]

If you were discussing cars you wouldnt feel the same way.

As soon as you remove the a/c its a race car.

I have an Iphone and AT&T and I will continue to do so till the end of time or until I am no longer grandfathered into AT&T's unlimited data plan whichever comes first.

Uninstalling software is not unbolting parts.
Enjoy 3g, my 4g is unlimited.
I set mine up as a wifi hotspot when I go on long trips, my kids pick up the signal on their tablet PC,s and watch Netflix and play modern warfare ........... At the same time............And all while shutting the fuk up in the back seat......

Try that shit with an I phone.

[AverageJoe]

I have had both and would pick the iphone all day every day. as a matter of fact, I like my iphone and ipad so much, and have had zero problems, that I now want to switch all my computers to mac. When I deal with an Apple product, I always wonder why other companies have such a problem getting it "right". Of course, that's just my opinion. I typed this from my windows based PC, which i had to reboot because the hour glass was spinning and the computer was froze! Should have used the iPad!

I used to work at a company that had an office full of macs and they had a lot more problems than any pc I have ever owned. Overpriced "pretty" junk.

[ForceFed4g63]

I used to work at a company that had an office full of macs and they had a lot more problems than any pc I have ever owned. Overpriced "pretty" junk.

Lol, couldn't be further from the truth. Spoken like someone who has never used one extensively.

[DolSVT00]

Lol, couldn't be further from the truth. Spoken like someone who has never used one extensively.

Not necessarily, it was most likely compatibility issues. Something apple has big problems with.

The same reason why 99% of buisnesses out there are running windows based PC's, and not mac's.

[schardbody]

Uninstalling software is not unbolting parts.
Enjoy 3g, my 4g is unlimited.
I set mine up as a wifi hotspot when I go on long trips, my kids pick up the signal on their tablet PC,s and watch Netflix and play modern warfare ........... At the same time............And all while shutting the fuk up in the back seat......

Try that shit with an I phone.

but is that the provider or the phone?

[ForceFed4g63]

Not necessarily, it was most likely compatibility issues. Something apple has big problems with.

The same reason why 99% of buisnesses out there are running windows based PC's, and not mac's.

True, but if a business didn't know that before they bought them then they need to be taken out back and shot.

[DolSVT00]

but is that the provider or the phone?

The phone, I do not pay for wifi hotspot like verizon requires. You can't even teather an I phone without modding, ive done it to many of them.

I dont tether, I hit a button, assign a password to the connection so not everyone can get it (because trust me I had a car follow me for 100 miles using my connection) and tell my kids to find the wifi.

[AverageJoe]

Lol, couldn't be further from the truth. Spoken like someone who has never used one extensively.

How do you know what I experienced? I used it enough to know that I typed a whole page of text in word that went "poof" and completely disappeared. I have spent a hell of a lot more time staring at that mint spinning around, than I have the hourglass on a pc. We had 4 desktops and 2 macbooks, every one of them had catastrophic failure within 2 years (motherboard, I think). We also had constant network connection issues with the "airport".


If you want to compare a mac to a cheap dell, hp, compaq, emachines, etc, then yes, macs are a little better. But for less money than a mac, you can have a custom pc built that will be faster and more reliable.

[chrisheltra]

Uninstalling software is not unbolting parts.
Enjoy 3g, my 4g is unlimited.
I set mine up as a wifi hotspot when I go on long trips, my kids pick up the signal on their tablet PC,s and watch Netflix and play modern warfare ........... At the same time............And all while shutting the fuk up in the back seat......

Try that shit with an I phone.

Luckily I dont have people who talk while I drive yet.

I was surfing the web on my laptop 3 years ago while using my unhacked iphone 3g as a wifi hotspot. Nothing new. Dont be fooled into thinking that droid invented that. Also dont be fooled into thinking Apple invented that.

[BigdaddyDupree]

RANDY HAS A RACE PHONE

[ForceFed4g63]

How do you know what I experienced? I used it enough to know that I typed a whole page of text in word that went "poof" and completely disappeared. I have spent a hell of a lot more time staring at that mint spinning around then I have the hourglass on a pc. We had 4 desktops and 2 macbooks, every one of them had catastrophic failure within 2 years (motherboard, I think). We also had constant network connection issues with the "airport".


If you want to compare a mac to a cheap dell, hp, compaq, emachines, etc, then yes, macs are a little better. But for less money than a mac, you can have a custom pc built that will be faster and more reliable.

We can argue all day long about what it's good for, but as for reliable, Mac wins that hands down all day every day. I've had pretty much every Mac that's been out since the Apple II and never had a problem with any of them.

The macbook I have now is going on 5 years old, and I have literally never had a problem with it, not even a tiny one, nothing. I have had 3 pc's in that same time period and every single one of them has gone kaput within months, even though none of them were used for anything more than surfing the internet and word processing.

[DolSVT00]

Luckily I dont have people who talk while I drive yet.

I was surfing the web on my laptop 3 years ago while using my unhacked iphone 3g as a wifi hotspot. Nothing new. Dont be fooled into thinking that droid invented that. Also dont be fooled into thinking Apple invented that.

I dont think droid invented it, Its been around since before smartphones.

I'm just saying, that your phone doesn't have that capability..... You know why?

Cause Apple doesn't want you to have it and service providers want you to pay a fee for it.

With a droid, nobody tells me WTF to do.

[chrisheltra]

How do you know what I experienced? I used it enough to know that I typed a whole page of text in word that went "poof" and completely disappeared. I have spent a hell of a lot more time staring at that mint spinning around then I have the hourglass on a pc. We had 4 desktops and 2 macbooks, every one of them had catastrophic failure within 2 years (motherboard, I think). We also had constant network connection issues with the "airport".


If you want to compare a mac to a cheap dell, hp, compaq, emachines, etc, then yes, macs are a little better. But for less money than a mac, you can have a custom pc built that will be faster and more reliable.

I dont know if ones better than the other because Ive never owned an apple computer but every windows based pc Ive ever owned has crashed.

[AverageJoe]

We can argue all day long about what it's good for, but as for reliable, Mac wins that hands down all day every day. I've had pretty much every Mac that's been out since the Apple II and never had a problem with any of them.

The macbook I have now is going on 5 years old, and I have literally never had a problem with it, not even a tiny one, nothing. I have had 3 pc's in that same time period and every single one of them has gone kaput within months, even though none of them were used for anything more than surfing the internet and word processing.

By chance, are you comparing a $2k mac to a $300 emachine?

[DolSVT00]

I dont know if ones better than the other because Ive never owned an apple computer but every windows based pc Ive ever owned has crashed.

You should get an apple, there's a reason your PC's crash.

[chrisheltra]

You should get an apple, there's a reason your PC's crash.

Maybe its because Im an illiterate dumb fuck?

[ForceFed4g63]

By chance, are you comparing a $2k mac to a $300 emachine?

Nope, comparing a sub $1300 macbook to $1300 + dell desktop.

[DolSVT00]

Maybe its because Im an illiterate dumb fuck?

Porn

[AverageJoe]

^Rep

[04ctd]

i have a Droid, HTC 4g evo

use PDA net to tether for free off of it, but cant use it as a wifi hotspot for free.

on my ~3rd phone in 2 years (battery, power plug, i broke it)

the voice "function" is AWESOME.

you hit the Voice Search button, and say "Navigate to Walmart, Saratoga springs, NY"

and it opens the GOOGLE navigator, and plots your course.

or say "send text to Zac my car needs washed"

and you get 100 reasons why it's too hot

it will do GOOGLE, text, phonecalls, Navigation, all with one button & voice commands

[chrisheltra]

Porn

Wont find any on my computer or web history.

[DolSVT00]

Wont find any on my computer or web history.

Cause you said you just crashed it, ofcourse its clean now that you reinstalled it..... stay away from WWW.bagofdicks.com from now on.

[WTFWSAT]

One of the things I like with mine I am sure can be done with any of the droid phones I can switch back and forth, so I leave it on 3g unless I am going to load some videos. I can load HD videos without buffering 99% of the time. I can also toggle over to 4g and load the same video inside buildings that some of the other guys can barely get service in twice as fast as it will play.

The razr picks up 4G automatically when its in area otherwise its 3g. I just did a quick search and found a shortcut app to switch back and forth. Ill give it a shot tomorrow leave it in 3g and see if the battery lasts longer than 2 days.

[ForceFed4g63]

Wont find any on my computer or web history.

I think I learned how to make that stuff disappear when I was 13 Chris...lol

[shts_weak]

Driod Razr maxx..i can go 2days with no charging..and i use it constantly..best phone i ever had.

[chrisheltra]

Cause you said you just crashed it, ofcourse its clean now that you reinstalled it..... stay away from WWW.bagofdicks.com from now on.

BTW did you get my text yesterday?

[namewastaken_0_0]

Bob,


To be on topic;



There are 3 major operating systems out on the market at this time and since I have used all 3 I can comment my findings and maybe assist you with a choice. Price will always be a factor as I am sure you do not want to spend xxx.xx$ for a phone when all you do is text and call.....and slight web surfing.


i-phone (running ios5, which ios6 is coming out like now I think)

The iphone is a great device and can cover all of your needs (calling, basic websurfing, and texting, and even multiple e-mail clients). However, iphones take years to become free on a plan, and are limited on data. And they have some flaws. Namely the screen, its made from first gen gorilla glass (Corning Glassware just released a new version that should be on the new iphone coming out). In which if dropped, pretty much from 2.5-3 feet will spider crack the whole screen (no dents, just spider the whole screen. The operating system (ios5) is quite nice, siri can be fun to play with but really not helpful (she gets an upgrade with ios6). Its a slick, easy to use device and app's can be had for free that will allow you to do many things (there are many apps that would assist you with even giving a customer at your hand the est price of labor and cost of parts).



Windows Phone 7.5 Mango:


I currently own an HTC Radar. Its quite nice, smooth, and easy to use. Its running Windows 7.5 Mobile (aka mango). Its front screen is called "metro" and will be used for Windows 8, which will streamline ALL microsofts product line, desktop, laptop, tablet, and smartphones. Much like apple, they are moving towards a streamline product base. Metro is a "tile" based icon and you flip through the tiles, they are live and real time so facebook tile will show you updates from friends you have etc.... A wonderful device, easy to use. And whats best is much like Apple, Microsoft is now "getting it" make the software match with the hardware specs. My phone is a single core processor with 256mb of memory and runs great. The phone I would recomend on this platform would be the Nokia Lumia 900, and the reason why is its polar opposite to the iphone:

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Android operating system using Ice Cream Sandwhich


This is always a great alternative to the previous 2 mentioned software platforms because there are a shitton of phones running various flavors of Android based operating systems. There are over 200-300 phone makes/models that run on this platform. They are all quite nice for what they are used for. I won't go into to much detail due to so many. But if you were to buy a phone with this and money is no object; HTC One X, or Samsung GS3.



With all that said, all of these phones will do what you need. No one phone is easier, no operating system is better. Because you will be doing the same thing, checking e-mail, web surfing, calling, receiving calls, and texting....


I do believe Randy is right, the carrier is pretty much the main thing you should be interested in when it comes to picking the right phone.


My work gave me a blackberry and the middle scroll button broke the next day. RIM is going out of business, they have tripped up too many times. And now that Apple has support for Exchange servers for e-mail clients and I think Android will or does now support Exchange......Blackberry will be a thing of the past here soon.

In closing, good luck. Don't listen to the slander. All 3 platforms are wonderful to work on. All 3 can be customized in any way shape and form. You can get a droid to run a custom ROM of Apples software if you so choose.

Make sure to get the warranty replacement program, you being a mech I would look into Otterbox defender series as a case. And go to: http://www.bestskinsever.com/ to get a full cover skin. These are 1 time investments that will ensure your phone is pristine and will not break easily. And you can always sell it when your renewal is up and with these protective screens and cases it will be a 9/10 flawless to get more money for them.


Hope this was semi helpful!


Any more questions I can answer.



Also, Forcefed, stop being a macfag ^__^

[namewastaken_0_0]

Driod Razr maxx..i can go 2days with no charging..and i use it constantly..best phone i ever had.

First gen Razr Maxx's and Razr's are having wifi issues. Something is wrong with the antenna's. There was a silent recall for this. I think this also affected 4g.

[namewastaken_0_0]

The razr picks up 4G automatically when its in area otherwise its 3g. I just did a quick search and found a shortcut app to switch back and forth. Ill give it a shot tomorrow leave it in 3g and see if the battery lasts longer than 2 days.

Battery life should not be affected in this regard. I maybe mistaken. But no phone has dual antenna's.....so it will still try to attach to a 4g carrier. And keep looking. That is to say its a 4g phone. Out in Orangeburg I have 2g and just g. Pretty sad~


Now, if you want to save battery.....cut off the wi-fi unless you intend on using it. Roaming for that can kill it deed.

[DolSVT00]

BTW did you get my text yesterday?

Ya I think so

[ForceFed4g63]

Also, Forcefed, stop being a macfag ^__^

Lol, just describing my personal experiences.

[chrisheltra]

Battery life should not be affected in this regard. I maybe mistaken. But no phone has dual antenna's.....so it will still try to attach to a 4g carrier. And keep looking. That is to say its a 4g phone. Out in Orangeburg I have 2g and just g. Pretty sad~


Now, if you want to save battery.....cut off the wi-fi unless you intend on using it. Roaming for that can kill it deed.

Battery life is also affected by gps tracking, screen usage time, screen brightness among other things. Cut down on any or all of these and any phone battery life will increase.

The most common complaint I read about any smart phone is battery life. I remember when my old "dumb" flip phones would last for days because it only got used while placing a call. :hysterical:

[DolSVT00]

Battery life is also affected by gps tracking, screen usage time, screen brightness among other things. Cut down on any or all of these and any phone battery life will increase.

The most common complaint I read about any smart phone is battery life. I remember when my old "dumb" flip phones would last for days because it only got used while placing a call. :hysterical:

Ya I never got that.

Get a laptop, and try and use it for 10 hours...... What? not hapening? oh thats common sense.....

Try to use a phone to do the same thing as you would with a laptop that would be dead in 4 hours and then complain it doesn't last more than 10-12........

Just dont make sense to me.

[bambooi]

Galaxy s3 here. I had a droid x before that. I like the android software better than apple's

[namewastaken_0_0]

We can argue all day long about what it's good for, but as for reliable, Mac wins that hands down all day every day. I've had pretty much every Mac that's been out since the Apple II and never had a problem with any of them.

The macbook I have now is going on 5 years old, and I have literally never had a problem with it, not even a tiny one, nothing. I have had 3 pc's in that same time period and every single one of them has gone kaput within months, even though none of them were used for anything more than surfing the internet and word processing.


I can build a PC that runs Windows 7 that will last longer, and preform better than any mac product and still remain with in budget of the Mac product in question.

Does not mean I am better, or more right.


Apple consumers: They want something to work out of the box with little to no customizlability. They pay a high premium for this.

Windows based PC's: Poor people. And people who want to customize the shit out of their custom made pc to do whatever they want because its their property. And no one will tell them any different.

I could never own an apple laptop/desktop/tablet.....for the life of me I could not see spending that much money on something I do not need.

[chrisheltra]

I can build a PC that runs Windows 7 that will last longer, and preform better than any mac product and still remain with in budget of the Mac product in question.

Does not mean I am better, or more right.


Apple consumers: They want something to work out of the box with little to no customizlability. They pay a high premium for this.

Windows based PC's: Poor people. And people who want to customize the shit out of their custom made pc to do whatever they want because its their property. And no one will tell them any different.

I could never own an apple laptop/desktop/tablet.....for the life of me I could not see spending that much money on something I do not need.

Speaking of high prices... I was window shopping for SSHD's the other day for shits and giggles. :shock: $$$

[namewastaken_0_0]

Ya I never got that.

Get a laptop, and try and use it for 10 hours...... What? not hapening? oh thats common sense.....

Try to use a phone to do the same thing as you would with a laptop that would be dead in 4 hours and then complain it doesn't last more than 10-12........

Just dont make sense to me.

My Samsung NC10 netbook rated at 7 hr's gave me 10.5 of light websurfing and basic use (MS office products).

Goes back to customizing it for your needs. Took me a lot of tinkering to get that 10.5 hr's. Reinstalling a custom version of Windows XP.

My HTC Radar lasts about a day and a half with everything on minus wifi. No internet sharing etc etc....

[namewastaken_0_0]

Speaking of high prices... I was window shopping for SSHD's the other day for shits and giggles. :shock: $$$

SSHD?


SSD's?

[WWhittle]

Uninstalling software is not unbolting parts.
Enjoy 3g, my 4g is unlimited.
I set mine up as a wifi hotspot when I go on long trips, my kids pick up the signal on their tablet PC,s and watch Netflix and play modern warfare ........... At the same time............And all while shutting the fuk up in the back seat......

Try that shit with an I phone.

I can "mod" my iphone and do the same thing....for free.....???

[DolSVT00]

I can "mod" my iphone and do the same thing....for free.....???

Teather yes, brodcast a signal, no, and 4g...... Not supported on I phone, so no you can't.

[namewastaken_0_0]

Teather yes, brodcast a signal, no, and 4g...... Not supported on I phone.

Was just about to post this :bigthumb:

[ForceFed4g63]

I can build a PC that runs Windows 7 that will last longer, and preform better than any mac product and still remain with in budget of the Mac product in question.

Does not mean I am better, or more right.


Apple consumers: They want something to work out of the box with little to no customizlability. They pay a high premium for this.

Windows based PC's: Poor people. And people who want to customize the shit out of their custom made pc to do whatever they want because its their property. And no one will tell them any different.

I could never own an apple laptop/desktop/tablet.....for the life of me I could not see spending that much money on something I do not need.

I can totally understand that. But as for me personally, the longevity I've gotten out of my one macbook has been well worth it. When you compare it with the PC's I've owned, it's paid for itself several times over.

[chrisheltra]

SSHD?


SSD's?

They go by both abbreviations but yes. SSHD=solid state hard drive. SSD=solid state drive. Same thing. Some of my computer failures in the past were caused by broken HDD's. SSD have to be more reliable and faster with no moving parts but damn the current prices. Gotta love new tech prices.

[chrisheltra]

Teather yes, brodcast a signal, no, and 4g...... Not supported on I phone, so no you can't.

Was just about to post this :bigthumb:

Not sure I understand the difference. More info please.

[namewastaken_0_0]

They go by both abbreviations but yes. SSHD=solid state hard drive. SSD=solid state drive. Same thing. Some of my computer failures in the past were caused by broken HDD's. SSD have to be more reliable and faster with no moving parts but damn the current prices. Gotta love new tech prices.

They are actually quite lower than when they first came out. If you want a deal on one tell me how many GB you're looking for and I can let you know a price. SSD is the quick way that most techie's use.....so I am used to that.

Also, the tech behind a SSD is still very premature. A normal spinning HDD will last longer than an SSD. Depending on the brand you may have had some crummy HDD's. I stick to Seagate and Western Digital. Good power supply can cause a HDD to last longer.....and not filling up a HDD helps too.

SSD's have an X amount of write time. As in, if you write 7,000 things over one area, that part will fade and no longer produce a writable area. Yes 7k writes seems like a lot. But a normal spinning HDD will last well over a million writes IIRC (I maybe slightly wrong but you get the point).

SSD will mature when they start producing organic flash memory......then....you will see a huge improvement. Also SSD's are limited in their speed with the operating system you install.

[namewastaken_0_0]

Not sure I understand the difference. More info please.

Tether means you have internet for one device. Sometimes it even means using the data cord. I have not used tethering
on an iphone, so unsure if it has to be hardwired or not. But still can only be used on one device.


Broadcasting means you can give up to 5 devices internet access.

[WWhittle]

My kids can connect to my iphone with one of our ipads that doesn't have it's own wireless service. They can do all the things on the ipad that you could do if it was at home on my home network and all the things the other ipad can do that has it's own internet service- call it what you want, but it's doing the same thing best I can tell.

[DolSVT00]

My kids can connect to my iphone with one of our ipads that doesn't have it's own wireless service. They can do all the things on the ipad that you could do if it was at home on my home network and all the things the other ipad can do that has it's own internet service- call it what you want, but it's doing the same thing best I can tell.

You have to pay for that, and its not unlimeted nor is it as fast as my 4g

[namewastaken_0_0]

My kids can connect to my iphone with one of our ipads that doesn't have it's own wireless service. They can do all the things on the ipad that you could do if it was at home on my home network and all the things the other ipad can do that has it's own internet service- call it what you want, but it's doing the same thing best I can tell.

Yours is jailbroken or no?

[chrisheltra]

Tether means you have internet for one device. Sometimes it even means using the data cord. I have not used tethering
on an iphone, so unsure if it has to be hardwired or not. But still can only be used on one device.


Broadcasting means you can give up to 5 devices internet access.

Gotcha. As long as I can stream my pandora and place calls from my phone to my car via bluetooth Im a happy camper.

[WWhittle]

You have to pay for that, and its not unlimeted nor is it as fast as my 4g

I don't pay anything for it, it IS unlimited and i don't give a shit about 4g. Mine is fast enough.

[WWhittle]

Tether means you have internet for one device. Sometimes it even means using the data cord. I have not used tethering
on an iphone, so unsure if it has to be hardwired or not. But still can only be used on one device.


Broadcasting means you can give up to 5 devices internet access.

Still don't get the difference. I can turn mine into a WIFI Hotspot. What's the difference between that, and what you are talking about?

[WWhittle]

Yours is jailbroken or no?

It was. I just put it back to normal.

[DolSVT00]

I don't pay anything for it, it IS unlimited and i don't give a shit about 4g. Mine is fast enough.

If your doing that on an I phone, you're one of the few, I can't get them to do that when I mod them. And people ask me to do it, wired to the tab yes, but at&t catches you.

[namewastaken_0_0]

Still don't get the difference. I can turn mine into a WIFI Hotspot. What's the difference between that, and what you are talking about?

Its not a hotspot. Its allowing that one ipad to connect.


And 3g vs 4g.....my friend....you should care about lol.....
I am getting 20mb down and 2mb up from T-mobile when in 4g range.


Pretty snazzy if you ask me.

[namewastaken_0_0]

If your doing that on an I phone, you're one of the few, I can't get them to do that when I mod them. And people ask me to do it, wired to the tab yes, but at&t catches you.

Older 3gs can by getting att phone sim card or whatever they use, for the regular unlimited plan..... or do the same and switch it over to tmobile. Or get this:

http://www.meritline.com/unlock-card-for-iphone-4---p-66423.aspx?hq_e=el&hq_m=2483221&hq_l=98&hq_v=5d86080432

[WWhittle]

Its not a hotspot. Its allowing that one ipad to connect.


And 3g vs 4g.....my friend....you should care about lol.....
I am getting 20mb down and 2mb up from T-mobile when in 4g range.


Pretty snazzy if you ask me.

I believe one of my iPads is 4G (Verizon LTE?) and it's not that impressive to me. Maybe it's because my iPhone and iPad does what it's suppose to do when I push the button anyway. No crazy loading times, etc.

And I'm pretty sure it's a hotspot. Multiple devices can connect.

This is the one I used: http://ipad-os.net/mywi-for-iphoneipadfree-download-deb/

Never had any problems with Verizon. Maybe the problems are with AT&T.

[namewastaken_0_0]

If your doing that on an I phone, you're one of the few, I can't get them to do that when I mod them. And people ask me to do it, wired to the tab yes, but at&t catches you.

Not that it would pay well, but I overheard HR saying they are hiring a welding inspector.....

[chrisheltra]

I cant stand jailbroken phones. I did it a few years ago to one of my old Iphones and I felt it made it very sluggish. Doubt Ill ever do it again. I can see where 4g would be beneficial if you use alot of bandwidth like in randys case during travel with his kids or what not. With my current wireless needs its not necessary for me.

Last time I did it you did need to mod your phone to tether (not jailbreak) but you couldnt use it as a broadcast station AFAIK but I dont need that feature and havent looked into it. Neither of those features are built into my ATT iphone 4.

I do however still have true unlimited data on ATT. Word is verizon is phasing out current unlimited data customers to a tiered data plan. Is that true?

[DolSVT00]

Not that it would pay well, but I overheard HR saying they are hiring a welding inspector.....

I do pretty good where I'm at right now. Where at, ill pass the word though

[WWhittle]

I cant stand jailbroken phones. I did it a few years ago to one of my old Iphones and I felt it made it very sluggish. Doubt Ill ever do it again. I can see where 4g would be beneficial if you use alot of bandwidth like in randys case during travel with his kids or what not. With my current wireless needs its not necessary for me.

Last time I did it you did need to mod your phone to tether (not jailbreak) but you couldnt use it as a broadcast station AFAIK but I dont need that feature and havent looked into it.

The only time I saw any slowdown is if I changed the entire theme (i think that's what it was called) otherwise it seemed to be the same, just with a bunch of cool free stuff.

[namewastaken_0_0]

I believe one of my iPads is 4G (Verizon LTE?) and it's not that impressive to me. Maybe it's because my iPhone and iPad does what it's suppose to do when I push the button anyway. No crazy loading times, etc.

And I'm pretty sure it's a hotspot. Multiple devices can connect.

This is the one I used: http://ipad-os.net/mywi-for-iphoneipadfree-download-deb/

Never had any problems with Verizon. Maybe the problems are with AT&T.

That's illegal. With Randy and his Droid its acceptable. And my Windows7.5 phone, its built in and no charge is applied.


As you can see from the first and only post on that link, ATT could find out and charge you up the ass for that. Knowing ATT they will find out and back charge anyone caught with this device.

[namewastaken_0_0]

I do pretty good where I'm at right now. Where at, ill pass the word though

Husqvarna

[WWhittle]

That's illegal. With Randy and his Droid its acceptable. And my Windows7.5 phone, its built in and no charge is applied.


As you can see from the first and only post on that link, ATT could find out and charge you up the ass for that. Knowing ATT they will find out and back charge anyone caught with this device.

I don't have ATT. You guys would argue with a stop sign.
Read my very first post regarding all this- I said "if i mod my phone."

[chrisheltra]

That's illegal. With Randy and his Droid its acceptable. And my Windows7.5 phone, its built in and no charge is applied.


As you can see from the first and only post on that link, ATT could find out and charge you up the ass for that. Knowing ATT they will find out and back charge anyone caught with this device.

Yes if they catch you they may charge/back charge the shit out of you. Thats why I quit doing it. Didnt really hurt my feelings though. But in Wes case that doesnt seem to be an issue.

[schardbody]

woah, i think someone should find out what badbob intents to do with his smart fone!

[namewastaken_0_0]

Word is verizon is phasing out current unlimited data customers to a tiered data plan. Is that true?

If you were grandfathered in, you keep the unlimited data.

But they try to take advantage of you when you renew your contract to make you believe you lost unlimited data. Or they ask you to change your plan (any change in plans causes them to get rid of your unlimited data).


I was a data hog when I was at Comcast (maps, maps, maps....and websites to pass the time waiting on idiot customers). I never went over 2.43gb of data. That was up and down x-fer. So their 4gb max plan isn't bad. Just stupid as hell it is the same price as the unlimited plan (29.99/month).

[namewastaken_0_0]

I don't have ATT. You guys would argue with a stop sign.
Read my very first post regarding all this- I said "if i mod my phone."

Verzion would still do the same. Chew through an ass of bandwidth on 3g....they will still try to find out why and see that your phone issued IP addresses and back charge you.


No different. Not arguing, just making you aware.

[chrisheltra]

If you were grandfathered in, you keep the unlimited data.

But they try to take advantage of you when you renew your contract to make you believe you lost unlimited data. Or they ask you to change your plan (any change in plans causes them to get rid of your unlimited data).


I was a data hog when I was at Comcast (maps, maps, maps....and websites to pass the time waiting on idiot customers). I never went over 2.43gb of data. That was up and down x-fer. So their 4gb max plan isn't bad. Just stupid as hell it is the same price as the unlimited plan (29.99/month).

I havent researched it thoroughly but thats kinda what I gathered too. Its not mandatory but they try to pressure you into it. Also if you buy a new phone at a reduced price with a contract you no longer get unlimited data. Forcing you to buy a retail priced phone to keep it.

[Bradleyrj]

I have a Motorola Atrix 2. Not sure if its available from Verizon but its Android and I love it.

[WWhittle]

That is correct about Verizon- I am grandfathered in with unlimited everything and everytime I do anything, they try to trick me out of it. I wonder if that's something they are intentionally trying to trick me out of, or if they just aren't thinking....

[chrisheltra]

That is correct about Verizon- I am grandfathered in with unlimited everything and everytime I do anything, they try to trick me out of it. I wonder if that's something they are intentionally trying to trick me out of, or if they just aren't thinking....

Its intentional.

[1997b4c]

If you want problems go with android.

[1997b4c]

That is correct about Verizon- I am grandfathered in with unlimited everything and everytime I do anything, they try to trick me out of it. I wonder if that's something they are intentionally trying to trick me out of, or if they just aren't thinking....

Same here. I swear it pops up on there screen to attempt to sell me some new bullshit plan every time I call.

[DolSVT00]

They try to get me too, me my wife and kids have the old unltd data plans. I go through 10g a month usually from streaming media.

[94FormulaBird]

My gf and me have had the same 2 iPhone 3GS since 2/2010...not 1 issue other than now wanting the iPhone 4s

[namewastaken_0_0]

If you want problems go with android.

:roll:

[chrisheltra]

My gf and me have had the same 2 iPhone 3GS since 2/2010...not 1 issue other than now wanting the iPhone 4s

Id personally wait to see what happens with the iphone 5.

[namewastaken_0_0]

Id personally wait to see what happens with the iphone 5.

True for his case. Having his iphone for so long, may as well wait till end of the year, first quarter of next year.

[chrisheltra]

True for his case. Having his iphone for so long, may as well wait till end of the year, first quarter of next year.

I skipped buying the 4s because there wasnt enough of an upgrade for my liking from the 4 to justify buying one. I intend to wait until the 5 comes out to make up my mind. One thing I intend to do next time is buy the model with the most storage space. Currently their biggest is 64gb wonder if the 5 will be larger?

[namewastaken_0_0]

I skipped buying the 4s because there wasnt enough of an upgrade for my liking from the 4 to justify buying one. I intend to wait until the 5 comes out to make up my mind. One thing I intend to do next time is buy the model with the most storage space. Currently their biggest is 64gb wonder if the 5 will be larger?

Most likely not. Apple isn't notorious for having large storage for the most part. Space and heat become issues when you add more flash memory.

Plus more work for the processor to process the storage.



PS: get the photoshop you needed?

[WWhittle]

I skipped buying the 4s because there wasnt enough of an upgrade for my liking from the 4 to justify buying one. I intend to wait until the 5 comes out to make up my mind. One thing I intend to do next time is buy the model with the most storage space. Currently their biggest is 64gb wonder if the 5 will be larger?

I'm waiting on the 5 too. I wonder when it will actually come out?

[chrisheltra]

PS: get the photoshop you needed?

Not yet.

[chrisheltra]

I'm waiting on the 5 too. I wonder when it will actually come out?

Not sure yet. Any release date info available right now is a rumor.

[DolSVT00]

Do I phones have flash yet?

[namewastaken_0_0]

Not yet.

Need to be on a laptop or desktop?

[namewastaken_0_0]

Do I phones have flash yet?

No. You have to download another browser to get flash enabled (firefox and such, or opera)

[WWhittle]

Do I phones have flash yet?

I don't know. I think theres an app.

[namewastaken_0_0]

Not sure yet. Any release date info available right now is a rumor.

There is a website, in which insiders assist with product launches and such.

October 26th is one day, and November 19th is the other. It has not been decided.

[chrisheltra]

Do I phones have flash yet?

Never will. I predict flash will be obsolete before apple uses it. lol

Need to be on a laptop or desktop?

Laptop.

[namewastaken_0_0]

Never will. I predict flash will be obsolete before apple uses it. lol



Laptop.

Meet me somewhere this Saturday night? I have version 6

[chrisheltra]

Meet me somewhere this Saturday night? I have version 6

Ill be in Myrtle this weekend but Im interested. Is it an original or pirated version? Is it registrable?

[namewastaken_0_0]

Ill be in Myrtle this weekend but Im interested. Is it an original or pirated version? Is it registrable?

It will be fully registered.


The rest you should not concern yourself about :hysterical:


edit, just let me know when you have time on the weekends

[chrisheltra]

It will be fully registered.


The rest you should not concern yourself about :hysterical:

10-4 :hysterical:

Do you need it returned or is it for keeps? Ill get with you some time next week to pick it up. When and where is good for you?

[BAD BOB]

by the looks of it i may just go with the iphone if i change over. i went and looked at some of them today. i dont think it will be worth spending the extra 100 dollars when changing to go with the ipone4s over the 4

[1998ta__1991rs]

Speaking of high prices... I was window shopping for SSHD's the other day for shits and giggles. :shock: $$$

I put a SSHD in my laptop about 2 months ago and it made a world of difference.

www.crucial.com

[Red99T/A]

Can anybody point me in the right direction on how to get rid of all the bloatware and shit off my Droid? Its the original droid and I would love to mod it, but I have no idea how. Not trying to hijack. Oh and my vote is for a droid product of some kind. I am wanting to get a X2 sooner or later.

[LXtasy]

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/529393_10151111709815090_938853095_n.jpg

[yota]

i use pc's but i also have ipods and an iphone 4... i like the iphone, personally, since it is easy to navigate and i dont have to fuck with it... i put my music on there, plug it into my stereo and jam out driving down the road, talk, text, web, etc... my only complaint is that while my ipods (ipod touch 3 and 4) will store the password to my home network and automatically connect to it, my iphone will not for some reason and if it ever disconnects from my wifi, i have to manually re-enter the password again to get it to connect...

[Mike]

I'm happy with my razr. Just got the ICS upgrade, and my phone is completely stock bloatware and all.



I put a SSHD in my laptop about 2 months ago and it made a world of difference.

www.crucial.com

:bigthumb:

Everyday computing is just slightly faster, but it really shines with programs that are reading/writing a bunch of data. Most noticeable computer upgrade I have seen in a while.

[BigdaddyDupree]

thats weird my iphone hooks into all the wifi's that i go near that i have logged into. my house, my gfs house and work are all password protected.

[WWhittle]

thats weird my iphone hooks into all the wifi's that i go near that i have logged into. my house, my gfs house and work are all password protected.

Mine does too. I think there is a setting for it.

[yota]

if someone knows how to fix it, i would love to know... both of my ipods do it, but looking back and forth between the three, i can't find any differences as far as the networking settings... it's annoying to say the least cause my password is long as shit :hysterical:

[WWhittle]

if someone knows how to fix it, i would love to know... both of my ipods do it, but looking back and forth between the three, i can't find any differences as far as the networking settings... it's annoying to say the least cause my password is long as shit :hysterical:

I would just reset the network settings, then log back into the network and see if it remembers it after that.

[2001hawk]

The razr picks up 4G automatically when its in area otherwise its 3g. I just did a quick search and found a shortcut app to switch back and forth. Ill give it a shot tomorrow leave it in 3g and see if the battery lasts longer than 2 days.

Battery life should not be affected in this regard. I maybe mistaken. But no phone has dual antenna's.....so it will still try to attach to a 4g carrier. And keep looking. That is to say its a 4g phone. Out in Orangeburg I have 2g and just g. Pretty sad~


Now, if you want to save battery.....cut off the wi-fi unless you intend on using it. Roaming for that can kill it deed.

I just go into the phone's settings and change them so that it won't try to use the 4g. The girl at work was using one of the apps that did it. She also had a bunch of other crap on there. I can't say it specifically that app that did it but I have always done it my way and never had a problem. There are threads all over the droid forums on how to turn off the 4g for each phone. After you do it a few times you will be able to do it by memory. It only takes a minute.

[brewerz28]

I have an Iphone and AT&T and I will continue to do so till the end of time or until I am no longer grandfathered into AT&T's unlimited data plan whichever comes first.

Joe has hated on my iphone and the fact that i've had a mac computer for over 5 years with no problems. Guess as he says..im still just a fan boy.

I guess Joe needs a droid for work purposes....:cheers:finger:

[minytrker]

I have had both and would pick the iphone all day every day. as a matter of fact, I like my iphone and ipad so much, and have had zero problems, that I now want to switch all my computers to mac. When I deal with an Apple product, I always wonder why other companies have such a problem getting it "right". Of course, that's just my opinion. I typed this from my windows based PC, which i had to reboot because the hour glass was spinning and the computer was froze! Should have used the iPad!

Couldnt have said it better myself.....I actually had to re-boot my damn pc so I could print something earlier today, lol. My wife, me, and my brothers all have iphones and ipads, only problem was I had a 3gs with a bad battery but they swapped it right out. I thought the ipad was a waste of money until i bought my wife one, they are actually pretty handy to have. I dont think she has even touched a computer since she got the ipad last year.I had HTC phones before iphone and the iphone hands down beats in reliability and ease of use. I have mine jail broke so I can do pretty much anything the android phones can do.

[minytrker]

by the looks of it i may just go with the iphone if i change over. i went and looked at some of them today. i dont think it will be worth spending the extra 100 dollars when changing to go with the ipone4s over the 4

I have both, I hardly ever use the extra features on the 4S. I got the 4s just because I got it for cheap and my brother wanted my old iphone.

[blubyu87gt]

I just go into the phone's settings and change them so that it won't try to use the 4g. The girl at work was using one of the apps that did it. She also had a bunch of other crap on there. I can't say it specifically that app that did it but I have always done it my way and never had a problem. There are threads all over the droid forums on how to turn off the 4g for each phone. After you do it a few times you will be able to do it by memory. It only takes a minute.

The app that works best is called phone info. All it does is opens up a menu that normally needs coding put in to access. You can change a lot of settings in it. Including what network the device connects to. The only one needed is "phone info" You want to always choose one with auto PRL in the name when using a SIM equipped phone (any of the VzDubya 4G ones) as the others generally just kill your signal all together.

Something you have to take into consideration when buying the phone is that Android is a platform used on hundreds of devices. It's an "open" free software that you or any OEM can obtain and code to your liking not just cellular communications equipment either. With this in mind you shouldn't hold a negative outlook on all Andorid equipped phones because company "X" sucked at building the software into their hardware. Also many like to "skin" their own UI on top of it that can be litterally horrible but specific to the single company (and even vary from phone to phone within a company).

With the iPhone they have one product line. They control the hardware and software. As such it is not as personal, fun, or techy. However, the shit is going to just work, most the time.

[1998ta__1991rs]

iphones also have good resale, if you pay $200 or so with a contract through verizon, once you upgrade in 1-2 yrs you can still probably get your money back out of them

[PapaBear]

iphones also have good resale, if you pay $200 or so with a contract through verizon, once you upgrade in 1-2 yrs you can still probably get your money back out of them

16GB iPhone 4S's are for sale all over ebay that don't work, because of water damage, and still selling for $400. That's just crazy.

[namewastaken_0_0]

16GB iPhone 4S's are for sale all over ebay that don't work, because of water damage, and still selling for $400. That's just crazy.

Selling? Or for sale?

Don't see how water damage phone or electronic device of any kind could sell for much of anything.


In China you can buy an iphone 4s for 60 bucks American

[PapaBear]

Selling? Or for sale?

Don't see how water damage phone or electronic device of any kind could sell for much of anything.


In China you can buy an iphone 4s for 60 bucks American

Selling.

And sure they are, you can fix them for CHEAP and sell them for full price. I bought a water damaged one, took it apart, cleaned off corrosion, replaced litmus paper, and resold it. Made $200 in about 2 hours.

[DolSVT00]

I'm happy with my razr. Just got the ICS upgrade, and my phone is completely stock bloatware and all.


I mod mine, so I had ICS for about a year. It was nice on a dual core clocked to around 1600mhz, but Ive switched to the latest jellybean mod now and its a big improvement.

I tell anyone that thinks their phone is badazz run youtube desktop style and watch a video like you would on your PC not the app, not fullscreen, but webpage style, then benchmark it while watching the video, if it doesn't lag, your junk is right, if it lags your junk is slow.

[namewastaken_0_0]

I mod mine, so I had ICS for about a year. It was nice on a dual core clocked to around 1600mhz, but Ive switched to the latest jellybean mod now and its a big improvement.

I tell anyone that thinks their phone is badazz run youtube desktop style and watch a video like you would on your PC not the app, not fullscreen, but webpage style, then benchmark it while watching the video, if it doesn't lag, your junk is right, if it lags your junk is slow.

That means mine is badass.

Windows Phone 7.5 and up (8 is coming later this year). Has native desktop web browsing already programed into it. I watch youtube off it all the time. On 4g and wifi.

One thing Microsoft is doing right these days, software.

[blubyu87gt]

I mod mine, so I had ICS for about a year. It was nice on a dual core clocked to around 1600mhz, but Ive switched to the latest jellybean mod now and its a big improvement.

I tell anyone that thinks their phone is badazz run youtube desktop style and watch a video like you would on your PC not the app, not fullscreen, but webpage style, then benchmark it while watching the video, if it doesn't lag, your junk is right, if it lags your junk is slow.

But does it have AC?

If not, racephone.

[ShawnBoyMoody]

But does it have AC? If not, racephone.

Rep.

[white99ta]

galaxy s3 is pretty awesome and you dont have to use itunes to do anything

[blubyu87gt]

Very interested in the GS3 but my RAZR with a six axis controller and SNES, PS1, Genesis, and N64 emulators keeps me on the fence lol.

[namewastaken_0_0]

galaxy s3 is pretty awesome and you dont have to use itunes to do anything

itunes, or gmail account......same difference.....

[BAD BOB]

Thanks for the input. I went ahead with the iPhone

[Matts94Z28]

Thanks for the input. I went ahead with the iPhone

Time to buy a prius and become vegan.

[blubyu87gt]

Time to buy a prius and become vegan.

So 2011. Now it's Volts and organic. Someone needs to get with the times and upgrade to 4S.

[BAD BOB]

Time to buy a prius and become vegan.

Haters gonna hate! Oh and one of my vehicles does run off e85

[namewastaken_0_0]

Thanks for the input. I went ahead with the iPhone

Get an otter box defender series case (has a hip clip).


And get a good skin for it; google best skins ever.....first link.



Enjoy it!

[94FormulaBird]

Get an otter box defender series case (has a hip clip).


And get a good skin for it; google best skins ever.....first link.



Enjoy it!

i have the heavy duty otter box on my 3GS...has a hard case, protective film over screen, and a rubber skin that fits over the whole thing....my dad ran it over one day with their suburban...couple scratches on the corners of the hard case...worked just a good as before

[Mach Killer]

Life case! Yes it's $80 but it's really water proof. And drop proof and has a built in screen protector. Plus it's half the size as an otter box defender

[Rattletrap]

Selling.

And sure they are, you can fix them for CHEAP and sell them for full price. I bought a water damaged one, took it apart, cleaned off corrosion, replaced litmus paper, and resold it. Made $200 in about 2 hours.
I dont want to spend $200 on a phone but would like a different heap than this BB.....

[yota]

i like my otterbox... the lifeproof cases are pretty badass as well, i just dont like the feel of them as much... i might switch when i get stationed near an ocean again though since the lifeproof offers better protection for sand/water/etc...

[Mach Killer]

They are a little hard to get used to. Has your otter box stretched out any? I had them on a few phones and the only issue was them stretching in the corners. But I herd they use a different material now.

[yota]

the one in my ipod touch is a little bit stretched after a year and a half, but it has been taken off and put back on a lot... the otterbox on my iphone is basically brand new so i haven't had time to see yet

[Slowleen]

android 4.0 > Iphone> android 2.3

The new 4.0 thats on the new phones makes for a better phone then what apple is offering now, especially if you can get 4g coverage. I'd definitely pick an iphone over android 2.3, which is going away at a rapid pace, its the one with all the issues of being slow/freezing ect. It will really come down to prefernce, my entire family has iphones, and i have an old htc evo, and some friends with new droid 4.0's...and the new droids are better imo, but iphones have all the snazzy extras. If you can hold out until october, the new iphone 5 w/ 4g is supposed to be coming out. My contract is up around then and i'll have a hard time deciding what to do

[04ctd]

iPhone 4 is as good as a droid.

wife had a iphone 3, and she used my driod all the time.

she went to the AT&T store few years back, phone was $200, but she only wanted to pay $100, so they told her they were cheaper on line, and they were $100 online, but they had "refurbs" for $50.

she used it for two years, went to get an iPhone 4 (she REALLY wanted the speech to text functionality) and it was $100, and they gave her $50 trade in on her iPhone 3.

crazy.



as a general rule, if we are driving, and she is using her phone's keyboard & google, and I pick up my phone and say "NAVIGATE TO WENDY'S IN WALTERBORO"

my phone will be in the navigate mode and spouting directions before she can get hers to do anything useful.