New Phone

Discussion in 'Tech Talk' started by EF2, Oct 28, 2009.

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Which phone?

  1. Blackberry Bold

    3 vote(s)
    13.6%
  2. Iphone

    9 vote(s)
    40.9%
  3. Droid (assuming it's going to be on AT&T as well as Verizon)

    7 vote(s)
    31.8%
  4. Other

    3 vote(s)
    13.6%
  1. Vandiego
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    Yea but you like the Eagles over there, so there's no accounting for taste.
     
  2. EF2
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    1. You know PA has the Steelers and Eagles right?
    2. You know Chicago has the Bears right?

    'Nuff said.
     
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    Haha, I'm a Colts fan, no one who lives in Chicago is from Chicago. And your mighty Steelers lost to the Raiders yesterday so ya, 'nuff said. :)
     
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    Here the thing Apple tried to get Verizon to take the Iphone but they said no since Apple wouldnt allow them to have some stuff there way.....


    So in saying that Verizon has now taken in what is known as the new Iphone AkA the Driod.

    Reason Att WILL never probly get something like the driod by HTC or Motorola since verizon wants to battle the Iphone, also Google is only with the Android system now and is backing it with Verizon and i think they are pulling away from Apple's Iphone

    PURE HOTTNESS

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    Specs

    ANDROIDâ„¢ PLATFORM
    Androidâ„¢ 2.0

    CDMA
    CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev. A

    SLIDER

    CAMERA
    Image stabilization, real-time color effects, scene modes, location tagging
    MEGAPIXELS
    5 MP
    DIGITAL ZOOM
    4x
    FLASH
    Dual LED
    FOCUS
    Automatic
    IMAGE EDITING TOOLS
    Cropping, rotating, Geo Tagging

    MUSIC ENABLED1
    MUSIC PLAYER
    Yes
    VIDEO CAPABLE
    VIDEO CAPTURE
    PLAYABLE FORMATS
    AAC, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, OGG, AMR WB, AMR NB, AAC+, MIDI
    STREAMING MEDIA
    Audio, Video
    VIDEO CAPTURE RATE
    DVD quality (720x480 resolution) up to 24 fps capture; up to 30 fps playback

    EMAIL3
    Corporate (Exchange 2003 and 2007), Gmail™, IMAP, POP3, Attachment and browser document viewer (Microsoft Office® and pdf)
    MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING (MMS)3
    PREDICTIVE TEXT
    TEXT MESSAGING (SMS)3
    Yes
    INSTANT MESSAGING (IM)3
    Google Talkâ„¢
    IMAGE FILE FORMATS
    BMP, PNG, GIF, JPEG
    VOICE MAIL3
    Standard voice mail, Verizon Visual Voice Mailâ„¢ (capable)

    WEB BROWSER
    Webkit HTML5 with geo location and multiple windows, Adobe with Flash Player 10.1(TM) Ready (for release date see Adobe.com)
    BLUETOOTH® TECHNOLOGY4
    Stereo Bluetooth® technology v2.1 + EDR (profiles supported: HFP, HSP, A2DP, AVRCP, PBAP, and OPP for video/still images)
    SYNCHRONIZATION
    Support for Corporate calendar, email and contacts (Exchange 2003 and 2007), Google contacts, calendar and Gmailâ„¢, Facebookâ„¢ contacts
    WIFI
    802.11 b,g
    DATA ACCESS5
    Yes
    CONNECTOR TYPE
    Micro USB
    DATA TRANSMISSION RATE5
    USB 2.0 High Speed
    GPS AND LOCATION SERVICES1
    aGPS (assisted), sGPS (simultaneous), Google Mapsâ„¢, Google Mapsâ„¢ Navigation (BETA), Google Latitudeâ„¢, Google Maps Street View, eCompass
    HEADSET JACK
    3.5 mm

    DISPLAY TYPE
    TFT
    COLORS
    Licorice w/brown sugar accents
    DISPLAY SIZE
    3.7"; WVGA (480 x 854 pixels); 16:9 widescreen
    WEIGHT
    6 oz.; 169 grams
    SIZE (H X W X D)
    2.4 x 4.6 x .5 in.; 60.00 x 115.80 x 13.70 mm
    ANTENNA TYPE
    Internal

    ACCELEROMETER
    Yes
    NETWORKS3
    CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO rev A
    PROCESSOR SPEED
    Arm® Cortex™ A8 processor 550 mHz
    REMOVABLE MEMORY7
    16 GB microSD pre-installed; supports up to 32 GB microSD expandable
    SENSORS
    Proximity, ambient light and eCompass
     
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    huh? you do know Google makes the Android stuff right? but what are you talking about synch? my Driod by Motorola doesnt really go throught google min i hook it up to my computer it does what ever it needs to do.


    Are you saying like when you hook your computer up to it OR trying to link to your computer through the net? Bc they got a corp calander that will add anything you want from your work calander then a personal one but not sure how to use that one.


    But enuff with my random babel the point is Google is the makers i think of the Android system so most things will go through google but there are apps you can get that will do stuff that google peeps apps wont do
     
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    I did handle the Droid this past weekend at Bestbuy. It felt pretty flimsy compared to an iPhone and BB.
     
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    erm........ you do know 90% of thoes cells are fake right? Like as in most arnt made out of what they really are and most time they are all plastic. Just go into a verizon store and ask to see the moto Droid they have some that you can test and play with.


    Dont see how its flimsy compair to a Idont...i mean Iphone, btw I work for best buy =P
     
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    more to the off topic but with 20+ years of supporting my Aints, its nice to see them do well (I was born just across the lake pontchartrain causeway in Mandeville), and I went to school at Tennessee so my other team would be the Colts... its a good year in football.

    its amazing how much time and money people spend on phones these days... i mean, go home and play pc games!
     
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    Yea, I'm about as lucky as they get, born and bred as a Colts fan, and Brees and Orton were my QB's at Purdue so I have my boys all over the NFL doing amazing this season.
     
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    Verizon is best in the US for service, not all there for phone quality but getting there. the deal with HTC is going to set them above the rest because of the network availability.

    plus near the end of the summer you will be able to move any phone from any network to another network. All phones will be portable(network to network moving). if not by the end of the summer then by the end of 2010.
     
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    actually you cant... you can bounce off of other networks but you bills still are att

    jailbreaking and unlocking are useless unless you wanna get apps. trust an apple tech
     
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    How exactly are you going to get a CDMA phone to work on a GSM network, iDEN Network, or XOHM?
     
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    ok ok ok... lol only networks that support similar qualities
     
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    Well it might be that way in the states, but in Canada it works. I have a Rogers iPhone which I unlocked to use with Fido. Maybe it's because Fido runs on the same network as Rogers, so it's possible, but my understanding of unlocking is that it should work on any carrier, regardless of network.
     
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    <----- Sprint Engineer for 7 years, so, guess who's right. :)
     
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    Well, I meant to say as long as it's GSM, since that's like the standard around here :p.
     
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    I switched from 1st generation iPhones to 3G S 2 or 3 months ago )
     
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    Well, this has caught my interest. How does it handle MS Office files? My only experience with Windows Mobile was with an HP iPAQ.