What kind of smart phone do you have?

[Dave]

I have a Nokia E71.

Stainless steel body, great form factor, all the features you could hope for, and fantastic battery life. It looks like a Blackberry, but doesn't feel like you're talking into a Pop-Tart. S60 takes some getting used to, but it's a quick OS.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Dave

I have a Nokia E71.

Stainless steel body, great form factor, all the features you could hope for, and fantastic battery life. It looks like a Blackberry, but doesn't feel like you're talking into a Pop-Tart. S60 takes some getting used to, but it's a quick OS.

and cheap too.

Nokia E71

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...kia-_-75205116

thanks very much for all the ideas, guys. I love it. A lot of ideas to look into.

[tomato]

gonna check the rest of the comments later, I'm at CNET right now, looking at your recommendations.

[DevilGirl]

iPhone 2g (second hand). I had an HTC Quickfire (Quicksilver?), not sure of the name anymore. I had so many issues with that phone and the touch screen. 6 months into use and it hardly worked at all for me. The boyfriend was able to upgrade his phone (iPhone 2g) to the iPhone 3g, and he gave me his 2g since I still had 1.5 years left on the contract before I could upgrade again for a lower price.

I love the iPhone. I wish I had the ability to send SMS (still not available on the 2g, even with most recent software release). The amount of apps out there are phenomenal. The ones I use the most are Facebook, LoseIt (helping me track my calorie intake so I can lose weight), Pandora, The Weather Channel, and of course text messaging. I have a bunch of games that I play when I'm bored or forgot to grab a book for the daily train ride. I also have an app for reading MS Word/Excel files on the phone (thank you Google Docs for the tranferrability too)!

[tomato]

OK, haven't yet decided about the phone but I've just ordered a bluetooth headset already (checked for compatibility, device appears compatible with most phones) and these things are kind of handy (mandatory in California if you want make calls while driving). I picked an inexpensive one, just in case I put it down somewhere and forget it, which I'm totally liable to do

what do you think?

http://reviews.cnet.com/headsets/mot...-33060971.html



phone purchase still ongoing I guess, still undecided
lots of info out there.

The Google phone (Nexus 1) is *really* tempting (I already liked the G1).

[Sir A.Y. Atoyot]

No smartphone yet, but when I get one it will be an iPhone. Not just because I'm an Apple fanboy (although I am) - I've read up on the whole field, and can't find any compelling reason to consider anything else.

[staypuft]

blackberry bold 9700, love it, i hate virtual keypads. battery is great, calling quality is real good. i came off an iphone and a g1. the bb is my choice overall so far. mostly because of call quality and battery life

[tomato]

Originally Posted by r3b3l

SIC I hate contracts

Word. So do I but if you're gonna stay with a company anyway, I guess it's OK. I was with sprint for almost 7 years because I didn't have a contract. Isn't that silly?

Originally Posted by CKaelin

I have an iphone 3g. Love it! Hate AT&T My g/f just got a Droid. It's really cool but has to be reboot every now nad then b/c of glitches. Verizon coverage is great around here.

Not a fan of AT&T either. I ditched them last year for their outrageous bills for my landline and went VOIP instead. No regret. In fact, I probably would have bought the iPhone already if another carrier had made the deal with Apple.

Originally Posted by AlexNet0

^+100,000

root and a good build of android from a decent coder *cough*CM*cough* makes the WORLD of difference with speed, battery life, glitches, everything.

I was actually dissatisfied with it until I did it.

the thing I love the most is the multitasking. everything you can think to do at once, it can do.

Ok, but I must have missed something here, what phone do you have? Looks like you found a hack that works for you. Let's talk later

Originally Posted by PK198105

rooting enables you to have acces to all the phone (areas where before it wouldn't let you enter now become accessible ), it gets rid of the carrier specific software which is inefficient and bogs down the phone, also if you get a custom ROM it will be optimized for performance by making the kernel (the main operation code) much more stable.The battery life will be extended by trimming out unnecessary parts of the software that would force the phone to almost a constant ON state (i.e gps always on or constant 3G connectivity).

I think I understand what you're saying. Kind of like reformating a computer when you get it out of the box to get rid of stuff you don't need that will bog down performance. I get the concept, not sure I'd be able to do it though. Did you find good info online about that?

Originally Posted by staypuft

blackberry bold 9700, love it, i hate virtual keypads. battery is great, calling quality is real good. i came off an iphone and a g1. the bb is my choice overall so far. mostly because of call quality and battery life

You know, I really do like tactile keypads, too.

[tomato]

A lot of 3G's in the comments, that's to be expected.

Steve Wozniak apparently has gone on record about his top 3 phones:

1) iPhone
2) Droid
3) Nexus 1

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/tech...e-wozniak.html

[tomato]

OK, so this is what you guys have given me so far.

- G1 HTC Dream
- G1 / recommend Nexus One
- HTC Hero (Sprint)
- Palm Pre : (2 devices)
- iPhone 3G : 9 of you (I didn't count the iPhone envy posts ;)
- iPhone 2G hand-me down: 1
- Blackberry Tour 9630 : 2
- Blackberry (older devices) recommended 4 times by Gideon ;)
- Blackberry bold
- Touch Pro 2
- Nokia N 900 recommendation
- Nokia E71
- Moto Droid: 2
- MyTouch 3 G non rooted.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by PK198105

tomato if you need real good info go on www.xda-developers.com

Thanks PK.

The "rooting" explanation is over my head right now. I gotta try to figure out the basics first.

Ultimately, I'm probably going to decide according to a combination of factors: cost to own, how it feels in the hand, call quality, design, speed

Right now I'm shopping for plans, as well, so this might limit my choice somewhat.

The Google Nexus phone is unlocked, and that's a strong point for me. I f'ing hate contracts.

[Shroomster]

Originally Posted by tomato

Thanks PK.

The "rooting" explanation is over my head right now. I gotta try to figure out the basics first.

Ultimately, I'm probably going to decide according to a combination of factors: cost to own, how it feels in the hand, call quality, design, speed

Right now I'm shopping for plans, as well, so this might limit my choice somewhat.

The Google Nexus phone is unlocked, and that's a strong point for me. I f'ing hate contracts.

it's unlocked yes but 'available for use' <<<note the quotes please
only on t-mobile......

[tomato]

Originally Posted by Shroomster

it's unlocked yes but 'available for use' <<<note the quotes please
only on t-mobile......

Yes, that's right.
If anyone is interested in the Google One, please note that right now, it only works on 3G on Tmobile, and on AT&T's Edge network.

A Nexus One for Verizon is coming out in March, so we'll see if they decide to manufacture a CDMA only phone/

I was thinking if they come up with a phone that works on *any* network, then I would consider it, even with a virtual keyboard.

But also keep in mind that not all carriers offer plans if you bring in your own phone. Sprint apparently doesn't (I asked).

shopping for plans is almost as complicated as shopping for the phone itself

[GeneralDon7]

I currently use a BB Curve 8350i for work, on a Nextel network. I love the phone but hate the network. For my personal use I have the Env Touch on Verizon, I actually looked at the iphone in the store and did not like the interface or the missing multitask ability, that I have on both of my phones. Plus its on AT&T's network which I hear nothing but complaints from people I know. My father always has call quality issues and call drops all the time (in NYC). My one friend that I know owns an iphone has gone through 4, cause they just stopped working(wasnt covered btw) and also complains of call quality. I actually tried the Droid in the Verizon store and was pretty impressed with it, I would have gotten that, if it wasnt for the additional data plan cost.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by GeneralDon7

I currently use a BB Curve 8350i for work, on a Nextel network. I love the phone but hate the network. For my personal use I have the Env Touch on Verizon, I actually looked at the iphone in the store and did not like the interface or the missing multitask ability, that I have on both of my phones. Plus its on AT&T's network which I hear nothing but complaints from people I know. My father always has call quality issues and call drops all the time (in NYC). My one friend that I know owns an iphone has gone through 4, cause they just stopped working(wasnt covered btw) and also complains of call quality. I actually tried the Droid in the Verizon store and was pretty impressed with it, I would have gotten that, if it wasnt for the additional data plan cost.

Oh really? I would have thought Nextel was alright?

I'm with you. I played with that Moto-Droid in the stores a bit, though, and that thing is FAST!! But like you, I left the store without the phone when they told me how much more my plan would cost.

People complain about AT&T here too. I read somewhere that San Francisco, New York and a couple of other large cities are really bad because those are the places where the iPod is really popular.

[tomato]

I went to TMobile last night to look and it see how it feels in my hand. They didn't have any!!!

They told me if I wanted to look at it I would have to order it online, then if I didn't like it, I 'd pay a $10 restocking fee.

First time someone asks me pay $10 to look at something I want to buy. Can't blame TMobile, though, they're just following Google's policy.

I wouldn't mind staying with TMobile. They're alright.

They actually do offer a slightly cheaper plan for individuals who will buy the phone full price online directly from Google, but you only save $130 over 2 years. The advantage is no contract, of course.

[Shroomster]

Originally Posted by tomato

I went to TMobile last night to look and it see how it feels in my hand. They didn't have any!!!

They told me if I wanted to look at it I would have to order it online, then if I didn't like it, I 'd pay a $10 restocking fee.

First time someone asks me pay $10 to look at something I want to buy. Can't blame TMobile, though, they're just following Google's policy.

I wouldn't mind staying with TMobile. They're alright.

They actually do offer a slightly cheaper plan for individuals who will buy the phone full price online directly from Google, but you only save $130 over 2 years. The advantage is no contract, of course.

i forgot to mention, right now the nexus one is only available through google.com/phone

[IllusionX]

i have an HTC touch for work.