iphone vs anything else
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- nikdaum0
For as little as I talk on a cell phone, paying any of the monthly fees for the iPhone just doesn't make sense. If you total up the two year monthly cost plus tax it's a pretty hefty chunk of change, even on the cheapest plan with data. I'd much rather have a dumb phone and spend the hundreds of dollars I'd save in service fees on something else.
- wademd0
The Iphone is pretty worth it, especially the gps features. The only problem is signing that 3 year contract to get it at a good price.
For instance in Toronto they have the Red Rocket app, and you can type in your destination, and it will tell you how to get there using public transit, where to walk to the stop, what bus to take, where to get off, and you can track your movements which is awesome! I dont have one, but if I was willing to sign with Rogers for 3 years I totally would get that for my next new phone,
I am totally fine with Koodo and not having to pay system access fees and free text messaging. I settled for the Ipod Touch
- bocca0
iphone and mac are for urban fags. HTC all the way!
- slinky0
guy is pretty annoying but the HTC Magic looks nice...
- M_C_P0
Seriously, think about this when handling other people's phones.
- M_C_P0
It makes web surfing a joy when i'm poopin'. For some, this may be the ultimate deal breaker.
- slinky0
- moko mean booger in Spanish. I see this has having limited market appeal.robotron3k
- vaxorcist0
iPhones are great, but AT&T sucks in my neighborhood.. too bad...
- Sustenance0
I have verizon, but I don't see the purpose of having the ability to rage on the internet on the go. Plus, I usually have my laptop with me so I just use that.
- kgvs720
I would like to get a smart phone, I just don't justify the cost of internet. $35 for internet service for a mobile device, when I pay $42 for Comcast internet. The greedy telcos don't one a single standard and the government allows it to continue.
You can't even tether legally on an iphone or g1? WTF!
- mg330
I'm not a fanboy by any means, but let me just say this: I've had my iphone 3G since last August, and I am still impressed with it every single time I use it. I can't imagine having anything less for a cell phone.
- emukid0
i use both my desktop pc and mbp. i like them both equally. its not about apple vs something for me. i'd just like a decent phone that has a battery that doesn't die on me very quickly, and has some gps and some other useful mobile web capabilities.
- CyBrain0
You'd really have to hate ATT to go with something other than an iPhone. Especially if you're a Mac user.
- < ignorant comment of the daymonospaced
- Doesn't Everyone hate AT&T? I always used TMobile when I lived in the stateswademd
- scarabin0
plus i figure for something that you carry on your person every fucking day of your life you should invest in something nice.
people penny pinch on the wrong things in life
- scarabin0
you can fuck around with android and a hundred other knockoff wannabes, BUT WHY
iphones aren't really that expensive anymore and you use a mac anyway
- scarabin0
think of it this way:
you're already willing to spend 50-60 bucks a month for JUST phone service.
if iphone is 100 bucks a month, subtract that 60 and you'll see that you're getting the same service you're normally getting, but for 40 bucks extra you're getting stuff like:
• gps and mapping (you'll never get lost again)
• all instant messengers
• email
• a full-fledged browser and everything the web offers
• everything that apps offer (good games, utilities, stupid shit to play with, shazam)
• an entire fucking ipod
- PIITB0
i got an iphone and love it. Worth every penny to me.