Alternatives to iPhone?

[Saint Nick]

The iPhone looks cool, it dropped in price. Neat.

But, I'm not really down with paying $200 + (24 months * $80/month) = $2120 over the lifetime of that phone. What are some Sprint alternatives? My company gets a 20% discount on Sprint service and I would like to utilize that with a nice phone. Features important to me would be ability to play music, use GPS, check Gmail, and use the "intarw3b". I plan on getting the 450 "simply everything" plan. I am also partial to Motorola products

 

[NFS4]

"Accept no substitutes"

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Sprint HTC Mogul 6800

Sprint HTC Touch

 

[Anubis]

any other cellphone

 

[Specop 007]

Instinct.

 

[LtPage1]

You're describing the Moto Q.
Whatever you do, don't use an iPhone for any reason before you buy it- you'll be absolutely unable to use anything else afterwards. The Q would have been a fantastic smartphone exactly one year ago, but comparing its web browsing experience alone to the iPhones is like comparing Windows 3.1 to Mac OS X 10.5. Seriously.
Besides, you'll pay those kinds of data rates on a smartphone with internet, regardless.

 

[NFS4]

The actual hardware of the iPhone is really nothing all that impressive IMHO. The thing that makes the iPhone superior to just about every other phone on the market (if you want to do more than just talk) is the OS/interface. No other phone even comes close IMHO.

 

[Kelvrick]

Just develop telepathy like everyone else. Don't even need a phone.

 

[ViperVin2]

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Instinct.

x2. I can't wait for this phone.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Sprint HTC Mogul 6800

Sprint HTC Touch

Cingular 8925

 

[chiwawa626]

Although the HTC Touch has a nice form factor, it still runs on Windows Mobile. Because of that there is really no difference between it and any other windows mobile phone out there (they all suck). Theres nothing revolutionary about the HTC Touch anyway, just a crappy interface that looks cool on the commerical but you'll chuck it after a week.

Disclaimer: I'm not an apple fanboy, I actually work at MS and enjoy bashing our own products.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: NightDarker
The iPhone looks cool, it dropped in price. Neat.

But, I'm not really down with paying $200 + (24 months * $80/month) = $2120 over the lifetime of that phone. What are some Sprint alternatives? My company gets a 20% discount on Sprint service and I would like to utilize that with a nice phone. Features important to me would be ability to play music, use GPS, check Gmail, and use the "intarw3b". I plan on getting the 450 "simply everything" plan. I am also partial to Motorola products

You quote the iphone including the cost of the monthly contract...how much will your monthly sprint contract be?

Also, remember sprint is hemorrhaging money (they lost more $ than google made last quarter) and have a worse customer satisfaction rate than verizon (who seem to take sadistic pleasure in abusing their customers).

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: ViperVin2

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Instinct.

x2. I can't wait for this phone.

x3

Or the Bold, but it's not a touchphone so you most likely wouldn't like it.

 

[MajorMullet]

RIM has a new touch screen BlackBerry coming out code named "Thunder". It's exclusive to Verizon for now, but I guess it could come to Sprint eventually since they both use CDMA networks. Here's a picture of it (Link)

 

[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.

 

[chiwawa626]

If you're ok with Sprint be sure to try to get that SERO plan (employee rate plan, available for non-employees - see fatwallet) something like $30-$45 a month with unlimited data plan. You'll pay more than twice that anywhere else for a similar plan.

 

[ViperVin2]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: ViperVin2

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Instinct.

x2. I can't wait for this phone.

x3

Or the Bold, but it's not a touchphone so you most likely wouldn't like it.

What do you mean "it's not a touchphone" the Instinct is all touch screen.

 

[waggy]

LG voyager?

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: NightDarker
The iPhone looks cool, it dropped in price. Neat.

But, I'm not really down with paying $200 + (24 months * $80/month) = $2120 over the lifetime of that phone. What are some Sprint alternatives? My company gets a 20% discount on Sprint service and I would like to utilize that with a nice phone. Features important to me would be ability to play music, use GPS, check Gmail, and use the "intarw3b". I plan on getting the 450 "simply everything" plan. I am also partial to Motorola products

You quote the iphone including the cost of the monthly contract...how much will your monthly sprint contract be?

Also, remember sprint is hemorrhaging money (they lost more $ than google made last quarter) and have a worse customer satisfaction rate than verizon (who seem to take sadistic pleasure in abusing their customers).

With my 20% employee, it would be ~$250 + (24 months * $56/month) = ~$1594

Thats pretty approximated, though.

 

[Specop 007]

Originally posted by: NFS4
The actual hardware of the iPhone is really nothing all that impressive IMHO. The thing that makes the iPhone superior to just about every other phone on the market (if you want to do more than just talk) is the OS/interface. No other phone even comes close IMHO.

Again.

Instinct.

Ok ok, so technically no other phone does come close. But one will. Very soon.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: NightDarker

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: NightDarker
The iPhone looks cool, it dropped in price. Neat.

But, I'm not really down with paying $200 + (24 months * $80/month) = $2120 over the lifetime of that phone. What are some Sprint alternatives? My company gets a 20% discount on Sprint service and I would like to utilize that with a nice phone. Features important to me would be ability to play music, use GPS, check Gmail, and use the "intarw3b". I plan on getting the 450 "simply everything" plan. I am also partial to Motorola products

You quote the iphone including the cost of the monthly contract...how much will your monthly sprint contract be?

Also, remember sprint is hemorrhaging money (they lost more $ than google made last quarter) and have a worse customer satisfaction rate than verizon (who seem to take sadistic pleasure in abusing their customers).

With my 20% employee, it would be ~$250 + (24 months * $56/month) = ~$1594

Thats pretty approximated, though.

So the question is -- is an iphone worth $500 more? It seems not to you, and that's a totally legitimate decision. Just wanted to make sure you weren't making a lopsided comparison.

 

[Gibson486]

funny, I just read this today.....

http://www.boston.com/business...y/gallery/newphones08/

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: ViperVin2

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: ViperVin2

Originally posted by: Specop 007
Instinct.

x2. I can't wait for this phone.

x3

Or the Bold, but it's not a touchphone so you most likely wouldn't like it.

What do you mean "it's not a touchphone" the Instinct is all touch screen.

he was talking about the bold.

 

[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.

 

[NFS4]

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