Phones?

[Fransisco]

On one of the threads below gregpet talked about liking his android phone better than his blackberry.

What does everyone else think? Which phone do you prefer?

I just went through a couple of frustrating days with my blackberry. Frustrating enough that I'll be considering trying something else in a year when the contract is up.

Blackberry has been the standard for a number of years now but there's the iphone, androids, and I think a windows phone now.

[gregpet]

The Blackberry was great when we first got them and just got worse and worse to use. Didn't even bother waiting till our contract was up just went out and bought the Samsung Android outright, our choices are limited with good old Sasktel.

I prefer the Android since I do not care for all the proprietorship the comes with Apple and the Iphone. The windows based phones interest me but we could not wait any longer.

After 2 weeks with the Samsung I have no complaints and the touch screen is much easier to use than compared to the Blackberry. 3G service is improving in Sask. so we are pretty much covered everywhere.

[Fransisco]

I've learned that you have to treat these things like little computers.

Operating system needs to be updated every once and a while. And you have to be careful not to load the thing up with too much stuff or you run out of ram.

It could be that the amount of ram in the phone is the key to it running smoothly. Maybe that's more important than the platform. I don't know.

[mbratrud]

Gregpet, Are you comparing 1X to 3G I have Blackberry Torch with 3G and it performs just as good or better if you like editing documents than an IPhone ect. Fully Functional. So If you went from 1X to 3G that may have more to do with the difference than the actual phone.

I know one things is for damn sure is we have come a long way from the startack oh what 10 -12 years ago. WOW!

Just a heads up to anyone on the Manitoba border If you spend alot of time in Manitoba be careful about buying your phone from Sasktel. I am on 3G and went to Manitoba ag days and my phone was useless. MTS is teaming up with Rogers, where Sasktel teamed up with Bell. Anyways just a heads up to ask lots of questions about where these phones will work.

[gregpet]

No I don't think the network was a problem. Our phones would constantly hang up when sending or receiving texts. Coverage was really good but so far this phone just seems to be superior to the 8830's we had so not fair to compare old technology to this newer one.

One thing I have noticed is that the battery draws down fast when I am using the phone. Will sit on standby for the entire weekend but only about 5-7 hours of use from a full charge although I use it a lot. Dance for the girls 3 times a week and badminton the other two days gives me lots of time to kill.

[crusher]

What girls are you dancing for? Pics?

[cottonpicken]

Anybody rigging their ipad up with an air card?Pretty
sure this would be the most awesome thing for the
field.

[gregpet]

Unfortunately this ballet consists of 6 and 11 year olds. No one would come to watch me, that's for sure.

[Fransisco]

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/11/lawsuit-apple-turned-iphone-3gs-into-ibricks-to-boost-iphone-4.ars

[gregpet]

Another reason I don't care for Apple and prefer the Windows or Android operating systems. Which one are you leaning toward Fransisco?