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  1. #1
    Kevin Weaver
    Guest
    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:c16bf0bd-4e2b-4012-b8ba-b402383d9311@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    > Hey all,
    > I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    > contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    > switch to something more robust.
    >
    > Quick background --
    > I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    > lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    > Groups.) I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    > etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. I need a device that
    > will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    > the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    > access a few sites. [btw - when I've mentioned this before, people
    > go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    > emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    > do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    > the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    > liberates me I need a solution]
    >
    > So I'm exploring options.
    >
    > I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    > to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    > (BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    > do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    > things you like, etc.
    >
    > Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    > Thanks.



    It's what works for you.
    Go down and look at them all. What works for some, may not work for you.




    See More: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --




  2. #2

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On Mar 13, 2:31*pm, "Kevin Weaver" <[email protected]>
    wrote:
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >
    > news:c16bf0bd-4e2b-4012-b8ba-b402383d9311@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > > Hey all,
    > > I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    > > contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    > > switch to something more robust.

    >
    > > Quick background --
    > > I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    > > lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    > > Groups.) *I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    > > etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. *I need a device that
    > > will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    > > the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    > > access a few sites. *[btw - *when I've mentioned this before, people
    > > go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    > > emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    > > do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    > > the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    > > liberates me I need a solution]

    >
    > > So I'm exploring options.

    >
    > > I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    > > to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    > > (BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    > > do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    > > things you like, etc.

    >
    > > Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    > > Thanks.

    >
    > It's what works for you.
    > Go down and look at them all. What works for some, may not work for you.- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -


    I understand how to do the research and read the features. What I am
    looking for is real-world feedback from people who use these devices.
    Perhaps what works for one might be something I had not considered
    before and therefore it was good to have heard what they had to say.



  3. #3
    Mayor of R'lyeh
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:26:59 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Hey all,
    >I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    >contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    >switch to something more robust.
    >
    >Quick background --
    >I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    >lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    >Groups.) I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    >etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. I need a device that
    >will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    >the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    >access a few sites. [btw - when I've mentioned this before, people
    >go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    >emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    >do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    >the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    >liberates me I need a solution]
    >
    >So I'm exploring options.
    >
    >I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    >to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    >(BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    >do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    >things you like, etc.
    >
    >Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    >Thanks.


    You should get a computer for your home and read your personal email
    there. I'm tired of having to work twice as hard to make up for lazy
    leaches like you.



    --

    Why settle for the lesser evil?
    Cthulhu for president 2008.



  4. #4

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On Mar 13, 2:40*pm, Mayor of R'lyeh <[email protected]> wrote:
    > On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:26:59 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >Hey all,
    > >I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    > >contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    > >switch to something more robust.

    >
    > >Quick background --
    > >I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    > >lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    > >Groups.) *I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    > >etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. *I need a device that
    > >will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    > >the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    > >access a few sites. *[btw - *when I've mentioned this before, people
    > >go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    > >emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    > >do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    > >the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    > >liberates me I need a solution]

    >
    > >So I'm exploring options.

    >
    > >I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    > >to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    > >(BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    > >do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    > >things you like, etc.

    >
    > >Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    > >Thanks.

    >
    > You should get a computer for your home and read your personal email
    > there. I'm tired of having to work twice as hard to make up for lazy
    > leaches like you.


    HA! I was expecting some dumbass like you to troll this thread.

    Unless you're a highly functioning manager, like me, in my department
    and are overstepping your job function boundaries believe me -- you
    will never make up for anything (I doubt you could anyway). Do you
    actually think I don't have a computer at home?

    <Mayor's ass is killfiled>



  5. #5
    MuahMan
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --


    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:c16bf0bd-4e2b-4012-b8ba-b402383d9311@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    > Hey all,
    > I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    > contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    > switch to something more robust.
    >
    > Quick background --
    > I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    > lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    > Groups.) I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    > etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. I need a device that
    > will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    > the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    > access a few sites. [btw - when I've mentioned this before, people
    > go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    > emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    > do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    > the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    > liberates me I need a solution]
    >
    > So I'm exploring options.
    >
    > I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    > to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    > (BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    > do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    > things you like, etc.
    >
    > Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    > Thanks.


    If you can't get on WiFi at work do not get an iPhone. EDGE is 100% unusable
    for surfing. It takes over 3 minutes load EPSN.com. If you can get on a wifi
    with it the browser is nice. The Blackberries tell you when you get an
    email, the iPhone doesn't. You have to actually check, which is annoying. I
    have both an BB8830 and an iPhone (won it for a doing a certain amount of
    volume with an affiliatte network). Overall the BB gets the slight nod.




  6. #6
    Mayor of R'lyeh
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:47:47 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Mar 13, 2:40*pm, Mayor of R'lyeh <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:26:59 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >Hey all,
    >> >I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    >> >contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    >> >switch to something more robust.

    >>
    >> >Quick background --
    >> >I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    >> >lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    >> >Groups.) *I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    >> >etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. *I need a device that
    >> >will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    >> >the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    >> >access a few sites. *[btw - *when I've mentioned this before, people
    >> >go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    >> >emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    >> >do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    >> >the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    >> >liberates me I need a solution]

    >>
    >> >So I'm exploring options.

    >>
    >> >I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    >> >to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    >> >(BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    >> >do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    >> >things you like, etc.

    >>
    >> >Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    >> >Thanks.

    >>
    >> You should get a computer for your home and read your personal email
    >> there. I'm tired of having to work twice as hard to make up for lazy
    >> leaches like you.

    >
    >HA! I was expecting some dumbass like you to troll this thread.


    Translation: You don't want to hear the truth.

    >
    >Unless you're a highly functioning manager, like me,


    Yeah, right. Playing on the computer all day and scheming to do it
    even more makes you something but it isn't 'highly functioning'.

    > in my department
    >and are overstepping your job function boundaries believe me -- you
    >will never make up for anything (I doubt you could anyway).


    All of the work you don't do while you're playing has to be made up by
    someone. And I know you don't have a job at my company. You'd have
    been gone a long time ago with your work 'ethic'.

    > Do you actually think I don't have a computer at home?


    Maybe you should use it sometime then.

    ><Mayor's ass is killfiled>



    Translation: The lazy coward can't stand to be told the truth.


    --

    Why settle for the lesser evil?
    Cthulhu for president 2008.



  7. #7
    MuahMan
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --


    "MuahMan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:c16bf0bd-4e2b-4012-b8ba-b402383d9311@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    >> Hey all,
    >> I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    >> contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    >> switch to something more robust.
    >>
    >> Quick background --
    >> I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    >> lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    >> Groups.) I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    >> etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. I need a device that
    >> will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    >> the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    >> access a few sites. [btw - when I've mentioned this before, people
    >> go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    >> emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    >> do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    >> the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    >> liberates me I need a solution]
    >>
    >> So I'm exploring options.
    >>
    >> I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    >> to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    >> (BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    >> do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    >> things you like, etc.
    >>
    >> Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    >> Thanks.

    >
    > If you can't get on WiFi at work do not get an iPhone. EDGE is 100%
    > unusable for surfing. It takes over 3 minutes load EPSN.com. If you can
    > get on a wifi with it the browser is nice. The Blackberries tell you when
    > you get an email, the iPhone doesn't. You have to actually check, which is
    > annoying. I have both an BB8830 and an iPhone (won it for a doing a
    > certain amount of volume with an affiliatte network). Overall the BB gets
    > the slight nod.


    Check out these graphs comparning the EDGE network and a EVDO network. Edge
    =dialup

    http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/5122523




  8. #8

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On Mar 13, 2:53*pm, Mayor of R'lyeh <[email protected]> wrote:
    > On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:47:47 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >On Mar 13, 2:40*pm, Mayor of R'lyeh <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:26:59 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"

    >
    > >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >> >Hey all,
    > >> >I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    > >> >contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    > >> >switch to something more robust.

    >
    > >> >Quick background --
    > >> >I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    > >> >lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    > >> >Groups.) *I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    > >> >etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. *I need a device that
    > >> >will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    > >> >the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    > >> >access a few sites. *[btw - *when I've mentioned this before, people
    > >> >go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    > >> >emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    > >> >do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    > >> >the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    > >> >liberates me I need a solution]

    >
    > >> >So I'm exploring options.

    >
    > >> >I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    > >> >to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    > >> >(BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    > >> >do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    > >> >things you like, etc.

    >
    > >> >Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    > >> >Thanks.

    >
    > >> You should get a computer for your home and read your personal email
    > >> there. I'm tired of having to work twice as hard to make up for lazy
    > >> leaches like you.

    >
    > >HA! *I was expecting some dumbass like you to troll this thread.

    >
    > Translation: You don't want to hear the truth.
    >
    >
    >
    > >Unless you're a highly functioning manager, like me,

    >
    > Yeah, right. Playing on the computer all day and scheming to do it
    > even more makes you something but it isn't 'highly functioning'.
    >
    > > in my department
    > >and are overstepping your job function boundaries believe me -- you
    > >will never make up for anything (I doubt you could anyway).

    >
    > All of the work you don't do while you're playing has to be made up by
    > someone. And I know you don't have a job at my company. You'd have
    > been gone a long time ago with your work 'ethic'.


    Why do you think I don't do my work? I'm a top-rated performer every
    year with nothing but accolades for what I produce. I get my work
    done on time or ahead of deadlines without fail and go way more than
    the extra mile. You've got a very twisted mentality.



  9. #9

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On Mar 13, 2:50*pm, "MuahMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >
    > news:c16bf0bd-4e2b-4012-b8ba-b402383d9311@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > > Hey all,
    > > I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    > > contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    > > switch to something more robust.

    >
    > > Quick background --
    > > I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    > > lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    > > Groups.) *I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    > > etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. *I need a device that
    > > will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    > > the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    > > access a few sites. *[btw - *when I've mentioned this before, people
    > > go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    > > emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    > > do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    > > the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    > > liberates me I need a solution]

    >
    > > So I'm exploring options.

    >
    > > I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    > > to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    > > (BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    > > do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    > > things you like, etc.

    >
    > > Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    > > Thanks.

    >
    > If you can't get on WiFi at work do not get an iPhone. EDGE is 100% unusable
    > for surfing. It takes over 3 minutes load EPSN.com. If you can get on a wifi
    > with it the browser is nice. The Blackberries tell you when you get an
    > email, the iPhone doesn't. You have to actually check, which is annoying. I
    > have both an BB8830 and an iPhone (won it for a doing a certain amount of
    > volume with an affiliatte network). Overall the BB gets the slight nod.- Hide quoted text -


    Great feedback. Great to know. Thanks!



  10. #10
    Mayor of R'lyeh
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:00:22 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >On Mar 13, 2:53*pm, Mayor of R'lyeh <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:47:47 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >On Mar 13, 2:40*pm, Mayor of R'lyeh <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:26:59 -0700 (PDT), "[email protected]"

    >>
    >> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >> >Hey all,
    >> >> >I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    >> >> >contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    >> >> >switch to something more robust.

    >>
    >> >> >Quick background --
    >> >> >I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    >> >> >lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    >> >> >Groups.) *I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,
    >> >> >etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. *I need a device that
    >> >> >will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    >> >> >the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    >> >> >access a few sites. *[btw - *when I've mentioned this before, people
    >> >> >go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    >> >> >emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    >> >> >do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    >> >> >the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    >> >> >liberates me I need a solution]

    >>
    >> >> >So I'm exploring options.

    >>
    >> >> >I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    >> >> >to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    >> >> >(BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    >> >> >do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    >> >> >things you like, etc.

    >>
    >> >> >Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    >> >> >Thanks.

    >>
    >> >> You should get a computer for your home and read your personal email
    >> >> there. I'm tired of having to work twice as hard to make up for lazy
    >> >> leaches like you.

    >>
    >> >HA! *I was expecting some dumbass like you to troll this thread.

    >>
    >> Translation: You don't want to hear the truth.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> >Unless you're a highly functioning manager, like me,

    >>
    >> Yeah, right. Playing on the computer all day and scheming to do it
    >> even more makes you something but it isn't 'highly functioning'.
    >>
    >> > in my department
    >> >and are overstepping your job function boundaries believe me -- you
    >> >will never make up for anything (I doubt you could anyway).

    >>
    >> All of the work you don't do while you're playing has to be made up by
    >> someone. And I know you don't have a job at my company. You'd have
    >> been gone a long time ago with your work 'ethic'.

    >
    >Why do you think I don't do my work?


    Because you bragged about not doing your work. Could that be it?

    > I'm a top-rated performer every
    >year with nothing but accolades for what I produce.


    This is Usenet. We're all top rated managers, CEOs and
    multi-millionaires who spend our time hobnobbing with the rich and
    famous when we're not posting.
    The truth is that you're most likely some boring guy with some boring
    run of the mill job. Every place I've ever worked the guys like you
    who played on the Internet were the ones no one counted on to get
    anything done. Everyone else in their department did all the work no
    matter what the offenders rank. If you really are a 'top rated'
    manager its because your people are carrying the load you should be
    shouldering and you're taking the credit.

    > I get my work
    >done on time or ahead of deadlines without fail and go way more than
    >the extra mile. You've got a very twisted mentality.


    No, I've got experience with lazy leaches like you represent yourself
    to be.
    And your killfile seems to be broken.



    --

    Why settle for the lesser evil?
    Cthulhu for president 2008.



  11. #11
    nospamatall
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    MuahMan wrote:

    > Check out these graphs comparning the EDGE network and a EVDO network.
    > Edge =dialup


    both are primitive and on the way out.



  12. #12
    MuahMan
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --


    "nospamatall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > MuahMan wrote:
    >
    >> Check out these graphs comparning the EDGE network and a EVDO network.
    >> Edge =dialup

    >
    > both are primitive and on the way out.



    He wasn't asking which device to get in 3-5 years. So your advice is go
    with super slow Edge? Dialup speeds are really what you suggest?




  13. #13
    HawaiiMacAddict
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    On 2008-03-13 09:00:44 -1000, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> said:

    > On Mar 13, 2:50*pm, "MuahMan" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>
    >> news:c16bf0bd-4e2b-4012-b8ba-b402383d9311@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>> Hey all,
    >>> I'm seriously considering getting out of my current Verizon phone
    >>> contract and paying all the money I'm going to have to pay to make the
    >>> switch to something more robust.

    >>
    >>> Quick background --
    >>> I work for Big Corporate America where I'm essentially cut off from a
    >>> lot of things during the day while at work (thank god not Google
    >>> Groups.) *I can't access my personal email (gmail, yahoo, road runner,

    >
    >>> etc) and I'm blocked from a lot of websites. *I need a device that
    >>> will allow me to at least check personal email (so I can cut down on
    >>> the amount of personal emails I get and make at work) and perhaps
    >>> access a few sites. *[btw - *when I've mentioned this before, people

    >
    >>> go on tangental rants about how I shouldn't want to check personal
    >>> emails while at work, don't I work?, etc -- that's up to me and yes, I
    >>> do work -- very hard... but I've had enough of being cut off during
    >>> the day and being so restricted and until I can get another job that
    >>> liberates me I need a solution]

    >>
    >>> So I'm exploring options.

    >>
    >>> I'm thinking the best solution is to go with the iPhone, but I wanted
    >>> to get some feedback from users of either iPhones or other devices
    >>> (BlackBerry, Palm, etc) on what works, what doesn't work, what you can
    >>> do, what you can't do, features, things you don't like (usability),
    >>> things you like, etc.

    >>
    >>> Any feedback on devices is greatly appreciated.
    >>> Thanks.

    >>
    >> If you can't get on WiFi at work do not get an iPhone. EDGE is 100% unusab

    > le
    >> for surfing. It takes over 3 minutes load EPSN.com. If you can get on a wi

    > fi
    >> with it the browser is nice. The Blackberries tell you when you get an
    >> email, the iPhone doesn't. You have to actually check, which is annoying.

    > I
    >> have both an BB8830 and an iPhone (won it for a doing a certain amount of
    >> volume with an affiliatte network). Overall the BB gets the slight nod.- H

    > ide quoted text -
    >
    > Great feedback. Great to know. Thanks!


    While the initial complaint is indeed true - that EDGE is indeed slower
    than EDVO - it takes a bit more to pull up ESPN.com than, say,
    macrumors.com on a cell phone. Additionally, he's leaving out that on
    the iPhone, with a REAL browser, you get the real webpage (minus flash
    and java), not the WAP version, also known as the wannabe internet for
    those mobile devices that can't hack it.

    I'll stop ranting against the non-Mac people here. In June, iPhone
    firmware 2.0 will be released. That release will have enterprise
    support for iPhone, so the Crackberry will most certainly seen less and
    less in the workspace. I bought my iPhone on the first day, and have
    never looked back. I'm not allowed to use it on my company's network,
    and the building in which I work has extra shielding against emanations
    (thank you, US Army grrrr), so any cellphone is pretty much useless
    about 3-5 feet inboard of the exterior windows/walls.

    I have used a Treo before and believe me, you will LOVE the typing on
    the iPhone, once you get accustomed to the keyboard layout. Thank God
    for no tiny chiclet styled "keys". It's not that I have large fingers,
    but it's much easier to type on my iPhone than on my former Treo, which
    was dumped for the iPhone. Yes, there are more apps for the Treo and
    Crackberry, but that will change in June, once developers can start
    distributing their iPhone apps.

    I say wait until at least late June to do an honest comparison between
    the iPhone and the pretenders. You can tell by my comments that I am
    heavily biased towards the iPhone, but that's because, at least for me,
    there is NO other phone that can compare. You must do your own
    research, but wait until at least late June, so that the iPhone will
    have a comparable enterprise-level software suite and the beginning of
    new apps.




  14. #14
    Kevin Weaver
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --

    "nospamatall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > MuahMan wrote:
    >
    >> Check out these graphs comparning the EDGE network and a EVDO network.
    >> Edge =dialup

    >
    > both are primitive and on the way out.




    Might be primitive but not on the way out.
    You think AT&T would just let all the iPhone users out of a contract ?




  15. #15
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: Should I get an iPhone or some other similar device? --


    "HawaiiMacAddict" wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On 2008-03-13 09:00:44 -1000, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> said:


    > While the initial complaint is indeed true - that EDGE is indeed slower
    > than EDVO - it takes a bit more to pull up ESPN.com than, say,
    > macrumors.com on a cell phone. Additionally, he's leaving out that on the
    > iPhone, with a REAL browser, you get the real webpage (minus flash and
    > java), not the WAP version, also known as the wannabe internet for those
    > mobile devices that can't hack it.


    And yet, despite the "REAL browser," many websites have created "iPhone
    formatted webpages." Which, of course, makes perfect sense, because mobile
    formatted webpages (like WAP, XHTML, etc.) have multiple purpose- one, of
    course, is for the less-featured browsers of "wannabe" phones, but
    stripped-down sites also help deal with the small displays (even the
    iPhone's beautiful display is a tenth of the size of a laptop monitor- just
    because it CAN display a "real" page doesn't make it comfortable to read!
    Also, mobile pages load quickly even with the less-than-broadband speeds
    many phones work at. ESPN's WAP page loads much quicker than their real
    page!

    I use a good many WAP/mobile webpages on my home PC (at least the ones that
    let me and don't use my User Agent to redirect me to the "real" site.
    Accuweather's PDA page (before they ruined it!) used to pop up a nice simple
    5-day forcast without animated GIFs, popups and adverts of the full
    Accuweather site.


    > I'll stop ranting against the non-Mac people here. In June, iPhone
    > firmware 2.0 will be released. That release will have enterprise support
    > for iPhone, so the Crackberry will most certainly seen less and less in
    > the workspace.


    Doubtful. The iPhone will support Exchange, not BES. Too many corporations
    are hung up on the perceived advantages of BES to switch. Windows Mobile
    introduced EAS (Exchange over Activesync- the Exchange support the iPhone
    will use) several years ago and it hasn't convinced the enterprise to give
    up BES.

    What iPhone enterprise support WILL do, is let the corporate higher-ups use
    their personal iPhones for Exchange without giving the IT guys heart attacks
    about "security." The rank-and-file will still be Crackberried.






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