[stoney]

For ease of use, you can't beat the iphone. For actual usable functionality: making calls, downloads, syncing to outlook, etc., it blows goat balls.

 

[blue]

I make lots of phone calls from mine. I also seem to have better coverage here than Verizon users. Weird.

I get awful coverage here...always bouncing between Edge and 3G. Very disappointing in that regard.

I do need to get a new one, though (cracked glass on the screen). I think the $99 one might be in the cards.

 

[TN]

I get awful coverage here...always bouncing between Edge and 3G. Very disappointing in that regard.

I do need to get a new one, though (cracked glass on the screen). I think the $99 one might be in the cards.

You will be the only hobo with an iphone.

 

[stevew]

so if you can get a 32 gig iphone for 299.00...why would you pay 399.00 for a 32 gig touch?

or will the touch come down in price?

 

[syadasti]

so if you can get a 32 gig iphone for 299.00...why would you pay 399.00 for a 32 gig touch?

or will the touch come down in price?

Thats with a contract which will total over two grand - the touch has no contract. A 3GS 32GB cost $499 off contract.

3G $99 8GB ($299 for ineligible upgraders)
3GS $199 16GB, $299 32GB ($399 and $499 for ineligible upgraders)

 

[stevew]

so...what are your thoughts on the palm pre syadasti?

 

[jonKranked]

so...what are your thoughts on the palm pre syadasti?

Probably going to be my next phone. Its coming to verizon late '09 / early '10. by then they should have the bugs worked out.

 

[syadasti]

so...what are your thoughts on the palm pre syadasti?

Its on Sprint so I wouldn't think about unless your primary home/work market has good coverage. Sprint is cheaper than Verizon or ATT but their coverage isn't as good either.

Like JonKranked, I'd wait to see how it launches on Verizon - should have great coverage. Hopefully Verizon does not put too many restrictions on it.

 

[4xBoy]

Hopefully Verizon does not put too many restrictions on it.

Yeah, that will happen.

 

[syadasti]

Yeah, that will happen.

Well SMS is finally coming to the iPhone and it seems tethering will eventually. Verizon should cave with the highly competitive market, they already have a more open device testing policy now.

Verizon has always had BB tethering but it cost $15/month extra. T-mobile includes free tethering with a data plan on the BB which was pretty slow when I used it a couple of years ago on EDGE coverage, but that is expected with the limited bandwidth.

 

[Radarr]

...but lately my service hasn't been great (I have a Razr now) and they keep telling me they're updating and adding more towers in our area soon.

ATT/Cingular fed me that crap for 6 months, and I believed it for a while. I think they actually did get everything "updated" in Eastern Washington. But by that time, it was a year later, and long after I canceled my contract and went back to Verizon.