Smartphones..which one are you using

Yeah, it had a nice feel to the interface. If you've ever used a zune, its got a lot of similarlities, but also uses a lot of pieces from the iphone + android interfaces
 
Just realized that I can now watch pron on my droid.


I win. Case closed.


:lol: :trout: :nutkick: :head: :D
 
My new EVO just came in the mail today, its a dam sxe fone. we'll see how it compares o the touch pro platform in a couple of days
 
T-AD said:
Just realized that I can now watch pron on my droid.


I win. Case closed.


:lol: :trout: :nutkick: :head: :D
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Yup, you can visit all those free pron youtube like sites because Droid does flash.

Whereas Apple were wanting a ton of money from Adobe to put flash on IPhone... the only losers here are the IPhone customers... no pron for u.
 
Sad part is, and I say this honestly (and probably pathetically), I'm not really into pron!! I'm much more of a hands-on sorta guy. And while the Droid is sexy in a dorky sort of way, it's also not a very pretty phone. :lol:


But, pron access FTW. :head:
 
I am in the same boat as OP is.

I need a new phone but don't text and don't want a full keyboard or a touch screen, but don't want a phone with zero features.

I guess all this gadgety "I do everything on my phone" stuff is here to stay.

what happened to the simpler times!
 
andrewT said:
I am in the same boat as OP is.

I need a new phone but don't text and don't want a full keyboard or a touch screen, but don't want a phone with zero features.

I guess all this gadgety "I do everything on my phone" stuff is here to stay.

what happened to the simpler times!
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I just sold a Coleco Vision on ebay.


Aaah...nostalgia... :D
 
You could always find an original Model iPhone, jailbreak it and go with tmobile....

You don't need a data plan or SMS plan. i did it for over a year using only WiFi for my internet acess when I needed it.
 
andrewT said:
I am in the same boat as OP is.

I need a new phone but don't text and don't want a full keyboard or a touch screen, but don't want a phone with zero features.

I guess all this gadgety "I do everything on my phone" stuff is here to stay.

what happened to the simpler times!
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I have one of those original Motorola phones that come with an attached battery in a briefcase... it has not features.. its just a simple phone.. I can sell it o you for cheap :32:
 
I STILL say bagphones got the best reception!!!


Discuss.


/discussion. :)
 
The iPhone interface is much better than the blackberry. Haven't tried the Torch, it doesn't get released in Canada for another 2 weeks.

I noticed not many bb fans here. I basically need my phone for emails/txts/calls and that's it. I also sync it to my Outlook Calendars which is a lifesaver for knowing your schedule. I'm not looking to be able to play games or swing lightsabers. It has the same google maps app now, and most of the medical apps. I'm happy.
 
Steveoph said:
The iPhone interface is much better than the blackberry. Haven't tried the Torch, it doesn't get released in Canada for another 2 weeks.

I noticed not many bb fans here. I basically need my phone for emails/txts/calls and that's it. I also sync it to my Outlook Calendars which is a lifesaver for knowing your schedule. I'm not looking to be able to play games or swing lightsabers. It has the same google maps app now, and most of the medical apps. I'm happy.
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oh come on, with a smartphone you can control this

 
I use my iphone for the Apps, I have workout trackers and calorie logs, gym playlists, plus I have my class and homework schedule with alerts, my alarm clock and I sync with Google Exchange.... it's a life saver....

Although I am thwarted by the lack of pron...
 
Another plus, at my gym on the treadmills you can dock your iphone, plug in your headphones,use the touch screen on the treadmill to pick your songs all the while charging up your iphone..
 
D3vildog said:
I use my iphone for the Apps, I have workout trackers and calorie logs, gym playlists, plus I have my class and homework schedule with alerts, my alarm clock and I sync with Google Exchange.... it's a life saver....

Although I am thwarted by the lack of pron...
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Ditto, mostly, except it's Droid, and it's not so much workout trackers as it is everything else. ;) :lol:


Oh, and pron. :D
 
i will put this out there this EVO's screen is just recawkulously huge, its crazy to look at other phones after owning this one.
 
lyfespan said:
i will put this out there this EVO's screen is just recawkulously huge, its crazy to look at other phones after owning this one.
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Yeah, I have used the EVO, and the 4g is freaking blazing. Not only can you get pron... but you don't even have to wait for it to buffer.

When going from 3g to 4g... its like upgrading from a go cart to a Ferrari.
 
DAdams91982 said:
Yeah, I have used the EVO, and the 4g is freaking blazing. Not only can you get pron... but you don't even have to wait for it to buffer.

When going from 3g to 4g... its like upgrading from a go cart to a Ferrari.
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But what if you have a go cart that IS a Ferrari? Eh? Now what?

:trout:
 
DAdams91982 said:
Yeah, I have used the EVO, and the 4g is freaking blazing. Not only can you get pron... but you don't even have to wait for it to buffer.

When going from 3g to 4g... its like upgrading from a go cart to a Ferrari.
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also loving the fact that you can use the wireless network for phone calls too since i get crappy service at my pad, turn on wireless and viola, clear as day
 
pool_shark said:
I was doing that on my old Treo 700P. Any phone with a web browser can do it, you just have to find the right sites.
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No need with open source type phones... you will always have codecs to run any type of media. Closed systems are just that... very closed.
 
DAdams91982 said:
No need with open source type phones... you will always have codecs to run any type of media. Closed systems are just that... very closed.
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Even with android there are certain websites that have flash content that can't be played with the default browsers.

For instance, go to southparkstudios, neither the stock android browser nor dolphin can play the episodes, but skyfire can.

A lot of websites are now using html 5 content, that wasn't out when I had the Treo 700P, html 5 makes it easier for mobile devices to play the content.
 
airram479 said:
I seems nowadays there is almost no way around this. I have been using the same POS Nokia for god knows how long. I have been looking around and no one is really selling a "middle of the road" phone anymore..it's either smartphone or POS phone with no features.

Someone point me in the right direction.
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I got the Droid2 on release day, August 12th... not really impressed with the Froyo 2.2 OS, but it just got rooted last week which unlocks some features. We'll see how everything goes moving along into the future, but the camera is horrible.
 
Outstanding said:
I got the Droid2 on release day, August 12th... not really impressed with the Froyo 2.2 OS, but it just got rooted last week which unlocks some features. We'll see how everything goes moving along into the future, but the camera is horrible.
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The camera isn't very good. I noticed that it does work a lot better when the lighting is really good.

Download vignette from the market, it enhances the colors and makes the camera take better pics.
I like the D2 as is with the exception of not being able to sync with outlook notes and tasks, and the email apps suck.
I wish they would make chattermail for Android.
 
pool_shark said:
The camera isn't very good. I noticed that it does work a lot better when the lighting is really good.

Download vignette from the market, it enhances the colors and makes the camera take better pics.
I like the D2 as is with the exception of not being able to sync with outlook notes and tasks, and the email apps suck.
I wish they would make chattermail for Android.
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Repped! :)

You're right... outdoors that 5mp camera does amazing. I'm going to download it now before I forget :)

EDIT: Awe man, it's paid :( I hate spending even $2.99 on an App. Thanks though!
 
pool_shark said:
Even with android there are certain websites that have flash content that can't be played with the default browsers.

For instance, go to southparkstudios, neither the stock android browser nor dolphin can play the episodes, but skyfire can.

A lot of websites are now using html 5 content, that wasn't out when I had the Treo 700P, html 5 makes it easier for mobile devices to play the content.
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Just pulled that site and shows up on the droid incredible.

Who uses HTML 5? Many browsers still do not have the code supported, so developing a HTML 5 site is a bit premature... though not unheard of. HTML 5 will make flash and the like completely obsolete.
 
Outstanding said:
Repped! :)

You're right... outdoors that 5mp camera does amazing. I'm going to download it now before I forget :)
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There is a free trial version, the pay version is $3, it has frequent updates. I downloaded a week after I got the phone and they have had 4 updates already.
 
DAdams91982 said:
Just pulled that site and shows up on the droid incredible.

Who uses HTML 5? Many browsers still do not have the code supported, so developing a HTML 5 site is a bit premature... though not unheard of. HTML 5 will make flash and the like completely obsolete.
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Youtube has been using html 5 for over a year.
The site shows up yes, but can you watch the videos?
 
pool_shark said:
There is a free trial version, the pay version is $3, it has frequent updates. I downloaded a week after I got the phone and they have had 4 updates already.
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Oh, alright so the trial version is just as good at enhancing photos as I take them, or do I have to go back to the photo afterward and self edit using this app? Thanks!
 
Outstanding said:
Oh, alright so the trial version is just as good at enhancing photos as I take them, or do I have to go back to the photo afterward and self edit using this app? Thanks!
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The trial version only lets you use 1.3mp I think.

Here is an example of the enhances using vignette.
The app takes over for the camera, you don't have to go back and edit but you can.
 

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pool_shark said:
Youtube has been using html 5 for over a year.
The site shows up yes, but can you watch the videos?
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Yes, I can watch the videos.

Youtube is not HTML 5... it has an opt in to try it in the 5 format though.

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The reason being is that current browsers do not support the real HTML 5 functionality... you can read it on that page.
 
DAdams91982 said:
Yes, I can watch the videos.

Youtube is not HTML 5... it has an opt in to try it in the 5 format though.

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The reason being is that current browsers do not support the real HTML 5 functionality... you can read it on that page.
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I tried over the weekend to watch the videos and it didn't work using Dolphin, that's why I installed skyfire. Now it is working, maybe over the weekend I just didn't wait long enough for it to work. It sat at loading and initializing forever.

I read last year that youtube was using html 5 along with flash, a co-worker and I were debating it and there was nothing you had to do to use it, it was just there. That apparently has changed.
 
Wierd cause the current batch of browsers don't support it without an interpreter. Though I am using firefox 4 beta, I will have to check that out. I bet they had the site checking versioning and switching to 5 if it could support it, but W3C ran into problems a while ago in dev. Probably made it optional then.
pool_shark said:
I tried over the weekend to watch the videos and it didn't work using Dolphin, that's why I installed skyfire. Now it is working, maybe over the weekend I just didn't wait long enough for it to work. It sat at loading and initializing forever.

I read last year that youtube was using html 5 along with flash, a co-worker and I were debating it and there was nothing you had to do to use it, it was just there. That apparently has changed.
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