Topic: Cell Phones (Read 911 times)

STiPete · « **on:** January 24, 2012, 08:32:12 AM »

Hey guys, I was thinking of getting a new cell phone for my gf for her birthday and was wondering if anyone had any feedback on any of the newest cell phones out there, specifically for a Verizon plan.. thanks!

I've heard mostly good things about the latest IPhone so I'm definitely leaning towards one of those as of now.

STiPete · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2012, 10:51:34 AM »

*crickets chirping*

TheBigChill · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2012, 01:02:11 PM »

iPhone for chicks. They just need something shiny that has Facebook, Yelp and Zappos apps.

SideshowBob · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2012, 02:31:13 PM »

I love my iPhone.

hookedontronics · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2012, 03:08:59 PM »

love my iphone, i'll never go back to a windows type phone

ed · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2012, 04:59:02 PM »

Galaxy Nexus

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2012, 05:04:19 PM »

iPhone has been very popular cant really go wrong there. Go iPhone if she already has tons of money invested in iTunes, apps specific to apple products or just in general doesnt seem interested in anything else. If this is not the case lots of really good android options out there that will work as well if not better.
All depends on what she is looking for if she has long nails might want to get one with a physical keyboard. For physical keyboard smartphones there is only one iphone so that is not an option, the droid 3 has a physical keyboard but is kinda out of date, there is the samsung stratosphere and depending on when her bday is the Droid 4 will be out in the next month or so.
Motorola Razr is a pretty sweet phone comes in white black or purple, and lets you expand the memory. LG spectrum just came out has all the stuff the razr has but is a touch thicker. Also samsung galaxy nexus is pretty sick I just picked one up super fast really nice big screen on it. If you are looking for a bargain probably best bang for the buck if you are not stuck on getting the iPhone and dont give a shit about 4g would be the HTC Incredible 2 very similar in size to iphone but features a bigger screen better camera and has expandable memory.

SideshowBob · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2012, 05:38:14 PM »

Excellent point, if you have a bunch of Apple stuff the iPhone is sweet for it's integrated nature. I can play all my 180 gigs of music in any of the 3 sets of speakers in my house using the iPhone as a remote for my iMac. Total setup time 2 minutes.

STiPete · « **Reply #8 on:** January 25, 2012, 08:22:44 AM »

Thank you guys for the feedback! Much appreciated!
The prices on these phones even with a 2 year plan are higher than ever.. I've been a Verizon Wireless customer since the mid 90's and I remember the days when you got a free phone when your 2 years was up haha Nowdays the retail price on these phones are 700 bucks or something.. its nuts, but they are more like mini laptops these days than phones.

TheBigChill · « **Reply #9 on:** January 25, 2012, 08:33:30 AM »

Can I just go ahead and turn this into a Apple VS. Android debate, now ? No? Ok.

I think the iPhone is great for anyone who just wants a nice smartphone, and has no intentions of tinkering.

spoolordie · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2012, 09:51:34 AM »

Cell Phones are now more a status item then, being useful(to some). I like the direction smartphones are going. For a business related application they are great. I dont have a smart phone, but would I like one yes. I think i'm just grumpy seeing kids ages 12-20 with smartphones with the intent only to update their FB status. As for people that work at a real job who use their phones as tools to be more efficient I applaud you.

14yr old girls with Droids without a care in the world make my blood boil.

End Rant
(If and when I get a smart phone I'd get an iPhone most likely....I just wish they supported flash video)

hookedontronics · « **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:13:04 PM »

my work used to have droids and i was constantly answering a million questions..."how do i do this...". even for me being 25 and pretty tech savy they were tricky to figure out. Now everyone has an iphone an no one asks questions because they are so user freindly, that's the bulk of why i love mine. it does everything and is super easy to use

skyphix · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2012, 02:02:13 PM »

Quote from: hookedontronics on January 25, 2012, 01:13:04 PM

my work used to have droids and i was constantly answering a million questions..."how do i do this...". even for me being 25 and pretty tech savy they were tricky to figure out. Now everyone has an iphone an no one asks questions because they are so user freindly, that's the bulk of why i love mine. it does everything and is super easy to use

Nearly opposite experience here... we have 10 or 12 droids and 20 blackberries, so many more questions/issues with the blackberries, even proportionately.

Turbaru · « **Reply #13 on:** January 25, 2012, 03:47:52 PM »

I have a BB Torch, its a piece, except for the camera. iPhone next time!

STiPete · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2012, 04:16:06 PM »

She currently has a Blackberry and hates it.. it has more issues and has a slower reboot than probably any other phone I've seen.

20 BLK WRX 04 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:20:23 PM »

Quote from: Turbaru on January 25, 2012, 03:47:52 PM

I have a BB Torch, its a piece, except for the camera. iPhone next time!

Quote from: STiPete on January 25, 2012, 04:16:06 PM

She currently has a Blackberry and hates it.. it has more issues and has a slower reboot than probably any other phone I've seen.

Quote from: skyphix on January 25, 2012, 02:02:13 PM

Nearly opposite experience here... we have 10 or 12 droids and 20 blackberries, so many more questions/issues with the blackberries, even proportionately.

I'm in London until May and have an international Blackberry. I hate this damn thing. I just want my moto droid back

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2012, 09:39:36 PM »

blackberry has fallen way behind the times for sure, we sell 1 blackberry for every 100 droids and iphones, either way you go a massive improvement,

PS...Droids dont require tinkering just the folks who buy them just like to do so because they can.

byroll01 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2012, 11:30:38 PM »

I'm SUPER happy with my Nokia E71 running on straight talk through walmart. Unlimited everything for $45 a month. a couple of months ago they introduced 2 droid phones and my wife got one. Besides our house being in a poor reception area for the Sprint towers it runs on, she's been thrilled with it. My phone runs off at&t towers and I have service everywhere. My Nokia runs java so I don't get a lot of apps...but I do have gmail, Facebook and a wifi hotspot app.

I just saw a pop up that soon straight talk is going to offer a 4" dual core LG optimus 2x. I may be getting my first droid at that point...

Spanky WRX · « **Reply #18 on:** January 26, 2012, 03:42:59 AM »

you can tinker with iphones. jailbreaking it is very simple

plus the iphone actually has a battery life

09legacyseoo7 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 26, 2012, 07:45:09 AM »

Quote from: Spanky WRX on January 26, 2012, 03:42:59 AM

you can tinker with iphones. jailbreaking it is very simple plus the iphone actually has a battery life

Since rooting/jailbreaking is probably irrelevant to this topic I will skip even talking about that. The second part is 100% false, my galaxy nexus and my droid x2 actutally get better battery life then most of the people that I work with that have iphones especially the 4s which has some rather large issues holding a charge (I have been a corporate sales person for Verizon for 4 years). My nexus is in 4g 95% of the day which tends to use more battery, and both have bigger screens end of story. Since there is more then 1 droid on the market perhaps not generalizing to one phone would be helpful to this topic.

Moral to the story do your research and either way you go you will get a great phone as a gift for you girlfriend. I like both phones and just want to make sure people dont get the iPhone because its the iPhone where the droid could be better for their purposes

TheBigChill · « **Reply #20 on:** January 26, 2012, 08:11:21 AM »

Since it's release, the iPhone has been, and will continue to be a device that is merely playing catch-up with already proven devices. Nothing about each iteration released is new, no matter what cool name you give the feature. Like everything Apple sells, it's success is based purely on marketing, hype, and trends. Not innovative features and strong hardware.

Edit: Yes, I have an iPhone too. It stays in my top dresser drawer, condemned to a life of obsolescence.

TheBigChill · « **Reply #21 on:** January 26, 2012, 08:28:45 AM »

Quote from: byroll01 on January 25, 2012, 11:30:38 PM

I'm SUPER happy with my Nokia E71 running on straight talk through walmart. Unlimited everything for $45 a month. a couple of months ago they introduced 2 droid phones and my wife got one. Besides our house being in a poor reception area for the Sprint towers it runs on, she's been thrilled with it. My phone runs off at&t towers and I have service everywhere. My Nokia runs java so I don't get a lot of apps...but I do have gmail, Facebook and a wifi hotspot app.

I just saw a pop up that soon straight talk is going to offer a 4" dual core LG optimus 2x. I may be getting my first droid at that point...

I had the same phone for a bit. It's pretty good. Was released almost 4 years ago, and had a front facing camera, even back THEN. PM me if you want to know how to use your $45 plan and ST SIM card in any unlocked GSM or ATT branded Android phone :0) That's what I doooo.

madlife · « **Reply #22 on:** January 26, 2012, 09:26:54 AM »

Quote from: 09legacyseoo7 on January 25, 2012, 09:39:36 PM

blackberry has fallen way behind the times for sure, we sell 1 blackberry for every 100 droids and iphones, either way you go a massive improvement,

PS...Droids dont require tinkering just the folks who buy them just like to do so because they can.

Blackberries were the shit because of the Blackberry Enterprise Server which integrated corporate email to a cell phone in a manner like no other phone could. Now with Microsoft exchange active sync and just about every PDA utilizing it {especially droids and iphones}, Blackberries no longer have any edge in today's market. Their phones were never really spectacular, but they would pull email/calendars/contacts though like no other. I get my email on my phone before in Outlook...

Once finance gives me the money to upgrade our exchange server, We will probably move away from them. Also I agree with spoolordie that the most people use their PDAs mostly for facebitch, twatting, and i'll add music player. The only "data" feature I use on my blackberry is Spotify.

Personally I miss my basic cell phone with t9 predictive txt. At least I could try to txt while driving. I don't even bother with the BB cause all my txts will say something like "jkldfhldsa hfdsalffadsf sa "

I really want to go on a rant about social media, PDAs, and shit, but i'll stay on topic

singincanary · « **Reply #23 on:** January 26, 2012, 09:35:15 AM »

I have the HTC Thunderbolt and am quite happy with it. I know its free with a 2 year contract right now.

SideshowBob · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2012, 09:38:01 AM »

Txting while driving is a non issue on iPhone-

Pre- 4S download Dragon Dictation... works very well.
4S has Siri

Also, use the app Voxer with your friends, it's actually pretty handy and fun to boot.

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