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

ncongm@gmail.com 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.

The iPhone would be fine for what you describe, and a joy to use to boot.
I've owned one since July. Sorry about some of the idiots who have already
replied. This place (a.c.a) seems to have more than its share, at least when
the subject of the iPhone comes up. They obsess over a device they proclaim
to not care about. Very strange.

Don't believe the comments that EDGE is unusable too: I use it every single
day and have no complaints with it. Plus, you asked if it was OK for email
and perhaps a few Website. Of course it is. Sure, WiFi is faster, but that
by no means makes EDGE "100% unusable" <chuckle>.

In any case this is not the place to get an objective opinion. If you
haven't already, go down to an Apple store and try one for yourself.

Finally, there is another option. You can buy an iPhone and unlock it. This
can be done in less than 2 minutes with an app called ZiPhone. Anyone can do
it now. It will also let you access the hundreds, if not thousands, of
downloads for the iPhone--and I mean real third-party apps, not Web apps.
Some of these apps are truly amazing, and unlike anything available for
other platforms (iPhysics, for example). At the very least this will let you
try out the iPhone without committing to a contract with at&t.

Also visit everythingicafe.com to see how iPhone users feel about the
device. Surely you will find people in the same situation as you, though
keep in mind some are also diehard Apple supporters who like anything made
by Apple.



--
Mike

On Mar 14, 12:39*am, "Tinman" <a...@for.it> wrote:
> nco...@gmail.com 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.
>
> The iPhone would be fine for what you describe, and a joy to use to boot.
> I've owned one since July. Sorry about some of the idiots who have already
> replied. This place (a.c.a) seems to have more than its share, at least when
> the subject of the iPhone comes up. They obsess over a device they proclaim
> to not care about. Very strange.
>
> Don't believe the comments that EDGE is unusable too: I use it every single
> day and have no complaints with it. Plus, you asked if it was OK for email
> and perhaps a few Website. Of course it is. Sure, WiFi is faster, but that
> by no means makes EDGE "100% unusable" <chuckle>.
>
> In any case this is not the place to get an objective opinion. If you
> haven't already, go down to an Apple store and try one for yourself.
>
> Finally, there is another option. You can buy an iPhone and unlock it. This
> can be done in less than 2 minutes with an app called ZiPhone. Anyone can do
> it now. It will also let you access the hundreds, if not thousands, of
> downloads for the iPhone--and I mean real third-party apps, not Web apps.
> Some of these apps are truly amazing, and unlike anything available for
> other platforms (iPhysics, for example). At the very least this will let you
> try out the iPhone without committing to a contract with at&t.
>
> Also visit everythingicafe.com to see how iPhone users feel about the
> device. Surely you will find people in the same situation as you, though
> keep in mind some are also diehard Apple supporters who like anything made
> by Apple.
>
> --
> Mike- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

A satisfied iPhone user?
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