03-12-2012, 05:15 PM | #1 |
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Dang Phones
I'm switching to Verizon. Just after travelling as much as I do, they have the best nationwide coverage [even in the most ridiculous of places] and I am willing to pay their higher rates.
The question right now, stay with Droid or go iPhone. I don’t own anything MAC, and have never used iAnything. I have windows and ubuntu machines. And, I use a Toshiba Thrive tablet. My email addresses are Google hosted and I live by my Google calendar. Will an iPhone play nice with them? I’m just really tired of choosing a Droid [I’ve had 3] and they don’t have cases or other accessories available. I use my phone for everything – even running my business with Quickbooks apps, etc. And, I’m sure my new business partners would love me to be able to use Facetime. Thoughts?
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03-12-2012, 05:35 PM | #2 | |
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Battery life is excellent. iPhone4s is faster but a little worse when it comes to battery life. gmail and google calendar work fine. Solid product |
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03-12-2012, 05:35 PM | #3 | |
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03-12-2012, 05:37 PM | #4 |
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There are plenty of google apps on the iphone so I think they may play friendly.
I was on the anti-i whatever. I have my iphone 4S and love it. Wife's getting one at the end of the month. I still won't buy a macbook because they just cost to much. |
03-12-2012, 05:40 PM | #5 |
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I've got verizon, and thinking of switching to the iPhone next... though I won't be due till next year. hopefully the 4G will be available, as OSP says... the speed is insane
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03-12-2012, 05:47 PM | #6 |
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I agree with OSP. If you can hold off, wait for the next iPhone and hope that it comes with LTE.
I run 3 gmail addresses through my iPhone without problems. It syncs up fine with my Windows machine, but I gave up trying to futz it to work with my Fedora box. One of the rather nice benefits of switching from my old Droid X to the iPhone is not really having to worry about a new phone coming out in 3 months that makes my current one obsolete. I don't have to wonder if my phone is getting the next version of the OS, or how long of a delay from Google's release to actual carrier release I'll have to wait. Wasn't expecting that, but it's a nice benefit. Also, Magpul cases are $9, and are among the best cases I've had for any phone.
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03-12-2012, 05:51 PM | #7 |
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I don't know if they will do LTE. LTE eats battery... and it's bulky in size. So who really knows with Apple.
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03-12-2012, 06:01 PM | #8 |
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This. Whatever phone you get for Verizon, make sure you have LTE. Right now only Android phones have it. The iPad 3 was just released with LTE capability so Id expect the next iPhone to have it.
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03-12-2012, 06:12 PM | #9 |
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I have the Droid Razr Maxx 4G LTE on Verizon....I seldom turn my PC on except to game anymore....it's just as fast/convenient to surf on my mobile. Battery life isn't an issue with the Razr Maxx....I can usually make it 2 full days without needing a charge.
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03-12-2012, 07:08 PM | #10 |
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Since youre a new comer, your gonna have to choose a data limit. So make sure you know how much data you use now.
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