iPhone on Verizon

[o3jeff]

Randi picked up her iPhone 4G last night, it's pretty slick. I will probably get one In a month or two

Tell her she is holding it wrong!

 

[dmc]

My IPhone 4 for work just arrived... Looks nice... Setting it up now..

 

[bvibert]

Just picked up a LG Ally Android phone. Liking it so far...

 

[severine]

Just picked up a LG Ally Android phone. Liking it so far...

And I went with a Palm Pre Plus. Yup, caved to the smartphone. Liking it so far, though the apps offered for the Palm are not as plentiful or nice as what I have on my iPod. Working on synching my iTunes library right now...

 

[Glenn]

bvib and sev,
Congrats! The addiction begins! Good luck with the new phones/toys.

 

[severine]

bvib and sev,
Congrats! The addiction begins! Good luck with the new phones/toys.

Thanks! I feel like I need to get rid of some redundant gadgets now.

 

[bvibert]

bvib and sev,
Congrats! The addiction begins! Good luck with the new phones/toys.

Thanks, I knew I wouldn't be disappointed, now I just need to figure everything out.

 

[WJenness]

My phone is barely hanging on at this point... I've had to adopt a dance of removing the battery, plugging in the charger, putting the battery back in and then turning the phone on in order for it to boot.

Droid X comes out in three days...

-w

 

[dmc]

Day 3 with the new Iphone...

Love the battery life! And the front face camera.. Also takes great PIX and vides...
Seems to have a bit better reception.

 

[bvibert]

My phone is barely hanging on at this point... I've had to adopt a dance of removing the battery, plugging in the charger, putting the battery back in and then turning the phone on in order for it to boot.

Droid X comes out in three days...

-w

Good luck with it holding on!

Let us know how you like the Droid X when you get it.

 

[o3jeff]

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-issue-iphone4-problems-dropped-calls-lab-test-confirmed-problem-issues-signal-strength-att-network-gsm.html
lol at using duct tape

 

[bvibert]

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-issue-iphone4-problems-dropped-calls-lab-test-confirmed-problem-issues-signal-strength-att-network-gsm.html
lol at using duct tape

I was thinking that the problem might be easily fixed with a piece of clear tape, but I guess duct tape is way more core!

 

[dmc]

I was thinking that the problem might be easily fixed with a piece of clear tape, but I guess duct tape is way more core!

or you could do like many of us and but a cheap "bumper" to protect the side...

Still a great phone - Consumer Reports even rates it the best smart phone.. :roll::roll:

 

[o3jeff]

And I went with a Palm Pre Plus. Yup, caved to the smartphone. Liking it so far, though the apps offered for the Palm are not as plentiful or nice as what I have on my iPod. Working on synching my iTunes library right now...

What was your reasoning in choosing the Palm?

 

[severine]

What was your reasoning in choosing the Palm?

#1 It is its own hotspot for no extra charge (Verizon was charging $40/month for this service prior). Helpful for when I'm out of the area and need to work on something for school as I often have to get online to do research and wifi isn't always available.

#2 Ease of use. The gestures are pretty cool and (once I was informed that it was operated with the gestures) I found it easier to navigate than the other smartphones I was considering (iPhone not being part of the equation since we decided not to switch to AT&T at this time).

#3 Slide out keyboard. Must, must, must for me--I don't really like virtual keyboards on something the size of a phone. On the iPad, it doesn't seem bad but I don't want to rely on a touchscreen for typing. The Palm Pre Plus's keyboard is sort of rubberized, too, which minimizes slippage onto wrong keys.

#4 Size/feel. Ergonomic. Comfortable in my hands and not too big/too small.

 

[dmc]

What was your reasoning in choosing the Palm?

I bet there's a few guys in an office somewhere cheering someone bought one...

I was a Palm user(sounds bad) for over a decade..

 

[severine]

I bet there's a few guys in an office somewhere cheering someone bought one...

I was a Palm user(sounds bad) for over a decade..

I didn't know it when I chose it, but I guess a lot of reviewers felt it is a real contender against iPhone and one of the best smartphones out there (battery life being the only real downside).

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/palm-pre-plus-verizon/4505-6452_7-33941250.html
(This first link has links to other reviews within it.)

http://gizmodo.com/5453043/palm-pre-plus-review

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=16314&review=Verizon+Palm+Pre+Plus+webOS

http://www.amazon.com/Palm-Pre-Plus..._1_9?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1279044466&sr=8-9

 

[dmc]

I had 2 versions of the Handspring/Palm Trio - it was the shti back then... Also had Handspring and Palm PDAs..

I used a Trio until I smashed it snowboarding... And was forced to use a BBY for my old job...

 

[dmc]

Turning back the hands of the Palm Clock
http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2006/06/turning_back_th_1.html


Memory lane...

 

[drjeff]

I had 2 versions of the Handspring/Palm Trio - it was the shti back then... Also had Handspring and Palm PDAs..

I used a Trio until I smashed it snowboarding... And was forced to use a BBY for my old job...

My wife was in LOVE with her trio, when she recently upgraded she stuck with Palm, trying to look for a software continuity kind of thing. I forgot the exact model of the Pre she got, but lets just say that she's not nearly as enamored with her Pre as she was with her trio. For just a pure data/e-mail machine, the trio was awesome back in its day.

Now, maybe under HP's guidance, Palm will be able to introduce a cutting edge product in the coming months/years that might be be able to help it gain back some of the market share that it once had - who knows?????