help me find a new phone...

i totally love love love this phone:



the best smartphone i have ever had. here's more info too.

i considered the iphone, but did not want to go with the at+t hit or miss service around here.

That looks like a step up from what I'm looking at, the Samsung Eternity.

Question for iPhone devotees--how much of the love has to do with the iPod-type features? I never got an iPod, and don't really want one...

That looks like a step up from what I'm looking at, the Samsung Eternity.

Question for iPhone devotees--how much of the love has to do with the iPod-type features? I never got an iPod, and don't really want one...

i got an ipod touch 8 gb which is basicly the iphone without the phone. it will pretty much do everything the iphone will do including most applications.

As you already know my vote......iphone! I absolutely love mine and before it I was not really a phone person. I have the 16gb and don't know how to fill that thing up. Not sure what your friend is talking about, mine only cost me $15.00 a month extra. I would cut $15.00 a month out of my budget elsewhere if need be....it's worth it.

As you already know my vote......iphone! I absolutely love mine and before it I was not really a phone person. I have the 16gb and don't know how to fill that thing up. Not sure what your friend is talking about, mine only cost me $15.00 a month extra. I would cut $15.00 a month out of my budget elsewhere if need be....it's worth it.

I'm thinking that if I got one, the 8gb would be plenty for me...

I got the 8GB Ipod and have filled it already!

And since you are a big music person, I would assume you would do the same.

I got the 8GB Ipod and have filled it already!

And since you are a big music person, I would assume you would do the same.

I actually DON'T listen to a lot of music. I'm inundated 16 hours a day with it, so I like a little bit of peace and quiet. I listen to audio books on the road when I can.
I only have an iPod shuffle for running, and have never really wanted an iPod.

So are you saying that the 8gb isn't big enough? Do you think you should have got the 16gb?

I'm a long time blackberry owner and if you are with Att, they carry the best BB called the Bold. I do have to be honest though, if they would get some of the bugs worked out on the iphone I'd jump ship but I'm too hung up on using Yahoo IM and BB IM.

I only listen to my Ipod when traveling too and I went nuts putting EVERY cd I could get my hands on onto it, so 8GB works fine for me.

But since I have only only bought 4 cds in the last 10 years (Redd, Salty Dog, Waco, Dread) and am tone deaf and rhythmically deficient I figured you would have a greater need for space - I figured you would want all of your favorites on there, then all the shows you see, then all the shows you direct, and .................... road trip music for the drive to Sowal!

I say the I-Phone. It took me awhile to learn how to use mine (that's just me) but now that I fairly well know my way around, I love it. And you can download a lot of cool and useful applications. (You can also download a lot of crap, too.) I would love to own the 3G but supposedly there's not 3G service available here yet. Key word = "yet." Only downside is that if you send a lot of emails, the keyboard is more difficult than traditional phones.

Unless you are going to really use the internet on it what's the point of getting an iPhone? The data plan is ridiculously expensive unless you use it all the time or really need it all the time.

That's a lot of gig.

I love my ipod.....love my music!!! I had a first generation iphone and it was doodoo.

The blackberry is great as long as you don't drop it in the toilet. And, if you aren't an engineer type, get the tutorial so you'll know how to work the thang!

I have an Itouch. ChefEd has (had until it went in the bay) an Iphone. He adores his crackphone and has missed it terribly. My arguement against Iphone has always been that phones are abused and this thing costs a lot of money to replace if something happens, like falling out of your pocket into the bay.
With my Itouch I can access internet if there is wifi available, I have all music and apps available.

I do miss being able to hit ChefEd's Iphone for internet when we are driving but this has become a luxury and has never really been a necessity.

I noticed with his Iphone too that sometimes the touch screen did not respond and it had to be rebooted several times to clear. Also, if you plug it into a car stereo jack and unplug it while it is playing, it has a tendency to get stuck in headphone mode and it takes forever to convince it to work on the speaker again, resulting in inability to hear it ring, make or recieve calls without a headset.
Oh, and the Iphone cannot be used to play music from a docking station without first turning off the phone functionality, ie. turning it into an Itouch.

I have been using my razor for over two years and it has been great but I have been thinking of going to a more data friendly device. I hate blackberry's tiny little buttons. I send a lot of text messages.

I thought the samsung would only work in areas where there is that tv coverage functionality.

Unless you are going to really use the internet on it what's the point of getting an iPhone? The data plan is ridiculously expensive unless you use it all the time or really need it all the time.

That was the argument I heard last night against it.

My co-worker said that it has changed his life as far as time-management is concerned. He said that someone also gave him a book to read about it, which I'll probably do, too. He swears that it lowered his stress level because he was able to manage his life better. I could use some management.

That looks like a step up from what I'm looking at, the Samsung Eternity.

Question for iPhone devotees--how much of the love has to do with the iPod-type features? I never got an iPod, and don't really want one...

I have been using my Ipod on my i phone alot more than I thought. When I walk I use it. I also bought some little speakers that I can plug into the iphone and when I am by the pool or somewhere else I want music without using headphones. Bam, I have it. You also can upload books and many other things as well, not just music.

Unless you are going to really use the internet on it what's the point of getting an iPhone? The data plan is ridiculously expensive unless you use it all the time or really need it all the time.

The data plan for me is $30 and is well worth it. I check my email quite frequently and also sowal and FB from it as well. I like being able to find a place with the Maps feature, clicking the peg and then going to the website if I need to. To me the $30 is well spent.

The problem with my iphone is that it just wouldn't hold a charge. A two min. call would completely drain the battery..... I hear the new ones have to be charged every night now. I liked all of the features.

My everthing plan on my bb is $99.99 - unlimited everything, inclusive of net, email, texting and GPS, which I love and all kinds of other stuff that I don't use.

There is probably a "manage life" app.

I have been using my Ipod on my i phone alot more than I thought. When I walk I use it. I also bought some little speakers that I can plug into the iphone and when I am by the pool or somewhere else I want music without using headphones. Bam, I have it. You also can upload books and many other things as well, not just music.

The data plan for me is $30 and is well worth it. I check my email quite frequently and also sowal and FB from it as well. I like being able to find a place with the Maps feature, clicking the peg and then going to the website if I need to. To me the $30 is well spent.

My friend sold me with this, too...

There is probably a "manage life" app.

You're thinking of the Pomegranate! (See "iPhone killer" thread.)

I have an Itouch. ChefEd has (had until it went in the bay) an Iphone. He adores his crackphone and has missed it terribly. My arguement against Iphone has always been that phones are abused and this thing costs a lot of money to replace if something happens, like falling out of your pocket into the bay.
With my Itouch I can access internet if there is wifi available, I have all music and apps available.

I do miss being able to hit ChefEd's Iphone for internet when we are driving but this has become a luxury and has never really been a necessity.

I noticed with his Iphone too that sometimes the touch screen did not respond and it had to be rebooted several times to clear. Also, if you plug it into a car stereo jack and unplug it while it is playing, it has a tendency to get stuck in headphone mode and it takes forever to convince it to work on the speaker again, resulting in inability to hear it ring, make or recieve calls without a headset.
Oh, and the Iphone cannot be used to play music from a docking station without first turning off the phone functionality, ie. turning it into an Itouch.

I have been using my razor for over two years and it has been great but I have been thinking of going to a more data friendly device. I hate blackberry's tiny little buttons. I send a lot of text messages.

I thought the samsung would only work in areas where there is that tv coverage functionality.

my samsung works everywhere providing there is the faintest signal. which there ain't much of in certain places

That was the argument I heard last night against it.

My co-worker said that it has changed his life as far as time-management is concerned. He said that someone also gave him a book to read about it, which I'll probably do, too. He swears that it lowered his stress level because he was able to manage his life better. I could use some management.

holy moly he needs to take a step back and breathe

There is probably a "manage life" app.

along with the fart application and the dog whistle application. both of which i bought

No iPhone for me yet. If I get a new phone right now, they're going to charge me out the wazzoo because I'm "not eligible for an upgrade." My old phone seems to be working now, anyway...que sera, sera...

The unlimited data plan also lets you take advantage of Pandora (there's an app) for the iPhone. I'm limited to the elevator music that Sprint plays through their knock off. The iPhone also works on Grayton Beach to the waters edge. ;-)

The baby shaker app was a pretty big flop as well:

'Baby Shaker' app pulled from iPhone store - Wireless- msnbc.com

The unlimited data plan also lets you take advantage of Pandora (there's an app) for the iPhone. I'm limited to the elevator music that Sprint plays through their knock off. The iPhone also works on Grayton Beach to the waters edge. ;-)

I love me some Pandora--that's what I listen to at work (when I can stand it.)

But I listen to elevator music on Pandora...

The baby shaker app was a pretty big flop as well:

'Baby Shaker' app pulled from iPhone store - Wireless- msnbc.com

we were just talking about this apll saturday night. when i purchased my dog whistle app. to balst out the ears of the constantly barking ankle biter dog behind us.

My old Samsung flip was the most rugged phone going, held a charge, great small yet legible screen, saved vm and missed calls forever. Since I've been a crackberry, when I drop it in the toilet, I take the old flip to the store and they reset it until the new BB comes in........will never get rid of that one.