Alternatives to iPhone?

[Mermaidman]

Palm Centro $150-$50 rebate=$100
Sprint SERO Plan: $30/mo for 500 minutes, unlimited text and data, unlimited nights beginning at 7 PM!!!

Best deal ever. Unless you need to look cool, in which case go for the iPhone.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
I saw a commercial for the Instinct before You Don't Mess With the Zohan this past weekend and I really wasn't impressed. It's more like a LG Voyager clone rather than anything comparing to the iPhone (which is more of a Smart Phone). Personally, I prefer my HTC phone.

whats wrong with the voyager? just got one heh

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: NFS4
LOL, I didn't realize that the Instinct was an actual phone. I thought you guys were just being silly

Haha, no its a real phone

 

[Saint Nick]

Well, I have about a month to make a decision. Our contract with Alltel expires mid-July. If iPhone was on another carrier, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. AT&T just seems like a rip.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: waggy
whats wrong with the voyager? just got one heh

Oh don't get me wrong; I don't think there's really anything wrong with it. But it's still not a Smart Phone.

 

[ThePresence]

I have the HTC Mogul and I'm getting tried of it.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: NFS4
LOL, I didn't realize that the Instinct was an actual phone. I thought you guys were just being silly

Haha, no its a real phone

Looks like a cheap iPhone knock-off -- plus it's on Sprint. Double suck.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
I have the HTC Mogul and I'm getting tried of it.

I heard that Apple will issue you an iphone loaner if you have to send in your iphone for a recall

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: waggy
whats wrong with the voyager? just got one heh

Oh don't get me wrong; I don't think there's really anything wrong with it. But it's still not a Smart Phone.

oh ok.

so far its a good phone for me. far more uses then i really need. mainly wanted it for the full keyboard LOL

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: ThePresence
I have the HTC Mogul and I'm getting tried of it.

I heard that Apple will issue you an iphone loaner if you have to send in your iphone for a recall

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: NFS4
LOL, I didn't realize that the Instinct was an actual phone. I thought you guys were just being silly

Haha, no its a real phone

Looks like a cheap iPhone knock-off -- plus it's on Sprint. Double suck.

Cheap iPhone knockoff? I'm not seein it. Elaborate.

 

[KeypoX]

i had an iphone and for me its not that good. As i use skype in conjunction and iphone can only run one app at a time making it useless to me. but it does have a large community with alot of 3rd party programs. Nokia n95 is spec better, way better but less of a community

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_N95

iPhone is better for one reason marketing...

everything apple makes is 2nd rate but they know how to market... but right now iPhone is the best for a cell phone i think i havent had a regular cell phone in about a year, but mad expensive.

 

[ric1287]

at this point you could probably buy a gen 1 iPhone for <$100 and mess around with it to see if you like it.

Thats what I'll be doing if Apple/Att turn buying a gen 2 into a cluster-fuck as it seems like they are.

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: ric1287
at this point you could probably buy a gen 1 iPhone for <$100 and mess around with it to see if you like it.

Thats what I'll be doing if Apple/Att turn buying a gen 2 into a cluster-fuck as it seems like they are.

lol show me where to get that and i will buy 100 shit 1000

they still sell on ebay for 500+

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: ric1287
at this point you could probably buy a gen 1 iPhone for <$100 and mess around with it to see if you like it.

Thats what I'll be doing if Apple/Att turn buying a gen 2 into a cluster-fuck as it seems like they are.

lol show me where to get that and i will buy 100 shit 1000

they still sell on ebay for 500+

Same here.

 

[Descartes]

The iPhone is, for me, the best when it comes to the OS. I'm largely a business user, and though many business features are lacking, the increased productivity I get from it vs. a SmartPhone or similar is worth the sacrifice. The SmartPhone has more business features, but so much of it is just so cumbersome that the effort isn't worth it.

I hope this next version of the iPhone gets it closer to where it needs to be for business users.

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: KeypoX

Originally posted by: ric1287
at this point you could probably buy a gen 1 iPhone for <$100 and mess around with it to see if you like it.

Thats what I'll be doing if Apple/Att turn buying a gen 2 into a cluster-fuck as it seems like they are.

lol show me where to get that and i will buy 100 shit 1000

they still sell on ebay for 500+

wait a week or 2 and the prices will fall on ebay. Or go to craigslist. Gen 1's will not be selling for $400+ for much longer.

Thank god i sold mine for $400 before wwdc

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: ric1287
at this point you could probably buy a gen 1 iPhone for <$100 and mess around with it to see if you like it.

LOL, you're joking right? If anything, the fact that the first gen iPhone can still be activated through iTunes and won't have the restrictions found on the iPhone 3G, PLUS the fact that it will get the 2.0 software makes it still attractive.

Hell, I sold an 8GB iPhone with major water damage under the screen for $230 on eBay a few weeks ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...hone8gb_unlocked_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...hone8gb_unlocked_1.jpg

Granted, the new iPhone 3G has been announced since then, but I doubt that prices will fall that fast.

 

[Dumac]

*NSFW* Obligatory *NSFW*

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: ric1287
at this point you could probably buy a gen 1 iPhone for <$100 and mess around with it to see if you like it.

LOL, you're joking right? If anything, the fact that the first gen iPhone can still be activated through iTunes and won't have the restrictions found on the iPhone 3G, PLUS the fact that it will get the 2.0 software makes it still attractive.

Hell, I sold an 8GB iPhone with major water damage under the screen for $230 on eBay a few weeks ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...hone8gb_unlocked_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...hone8gb_unlocked_1.jpg

Granted, the new iPhone 3G has been announced since then, but I doubt that prices will fall that fast.

a quick check shows they have fallen by almost $100 already. So...yeah.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I don't know why some people don't consider the Voyager to be a "smart phone" or what really constitutes a "smart phone" but from what I can tell, it can do pretty much the same amount of things the iphone can do, it has a full keyboard, touchscreen, etc.

That said, I don't understand the fascination with having a "high end" phone in the first place. Who the wants to surf the net or play a game or send an email on a 3 inch screen?

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
I don't know why some people don't consider the Voyager to be a "smart phone" or what really constitutes a "smart phone" but from what I can tell, it can do pretty much the same amount of things the iphone can do, it has a full keyboard, touchscreen, etc.

That said, I don't understand the fascination with having a "high end" phone in the first place. Who the wants to surf the net or play a game or send an email on a 3 inch screen?

Agreed.

I need 0-9, Talk and End. Thats it. Thats all I want. I dont care about crappy MP3's, the shitty camera, watching movies I can hardly see or any of the other weird things people do.

I just want ring ring ring hello good bye.

But to each their own.

 

[Saint Nick]

I'm up in the air here. Apparently Sprint is a joke as far as service goes. AT&T is expensive. I haven't heard much about Verizon. A lot of my friends are on it. Our company also gets a discount on that carrier, too.

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
I don't know why some people don't consider the Voyager to be a "smart phone" or what really constitutes a "smart phone" but from what I can tell, it can do pretty much the same amount of things the iphone can do, it has a full keyboard, touchscreen, etc.

That said, I don't understand the fascination with having a "high end" phone in the first place. Who the wants to surf the net or play a game or send an email on a 3 inch screen?

Agreed.

I need 0-9, Talk and End. Thats it. Thats all I want. I dont care about crappy MP3's, the shitty camera, watching movies I can hardly see or any of the other weird things people do.

I just want ring ring ring hello good bye.

But to each their own.

I like the idea of GPS. I travel a lot, or at least try to, and it'd be nice to have

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: ric1287

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: ric1287
at this point you could probably buy a gen 1 iPhone for <$100 and mess around with it to see if you like it.

LOL, you're joking right? If anything, the fact that the first gen iPhone can still be activated through iTunes and won't have the restrictions found on the iPhone 3G, PLUS the fact that it will get the 2.0 software makes it still attractive.

Hell, I sold an 8GB iPhone with major water damage under the screen for $230 on eBay a few weeks ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...hone8gb_unlocked_2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...hone8gb_unlocked_1.jpg

Granted, the new iPhone 3G has been announced since then, but I doubt that prices will fall that fast.

a quick check shows they have fallen by almost $100 already. So...yeah.

Still going for $440+ for unlocked 8GB iPhones

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Still going for $440+ for unlocked 8GB iPhones

Nice link.