Does your wife want to trade phones? Hmmm I'll have to take it to the apple store.
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > Again, the flexibility offers some of you value to customize the phone > to be exactly what you want/need, just as a Linux system is far more > configurable than a Mac. Most of us have no use for this. I don't > *want* to have to root my phone, nor worry about the apps I'm > downloading (don't forget the Android bank app that had nothing to do > with that bank). Closed systems offer a benefit to offset that lack of > control, and when it comes to a dedicated device like my phone it's a > better proposition. There is no best device, just what suits your > needs. The only thing that some of the Android phones offer that I'd > like is the hot spot function, and ATT might have as much to do with > that as Apple. As use increases I think you'll see all of the carriers > ramp up data costs and institute tiered pricing. > My wife's 3G runs 4.1 like a champ. The only issue she has is that it > won't play our Handbraked movies without further conversion like my 4 > does due to the lower screen resolution. > > On Thursday, September 30, 2010, Edward Crosby <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've been down the Apple road and I'm not looking back. Yes, the iPhone > > had a great design and I never had any issues with the OS however I did > > have an issue with the closed system. > > That's the beauty of Android is that it is open and I can do anything I > > want with it...and still have a stable working phone. True, none of the > > Droids look as pretty as the iPhone but I'm not in a fashion show so I > > have no real issue with the design of my Droid 1. I did have a problem, > at > > first, with how heavy it is but I quickly got use to it since I hold > other > > heavy things all the time. :) > > The thing about Android is that it first started off pretty bad with the > > G1 running 1.6 however it progressed drastically to something really > > awesome in the last year, and it will only get better. > > Again, that article didn't really have an argument. > > > > -- > > Have a Better One, > > Edward Crosby > > http://www.edwardcrosby.com > > ----- > > "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > > Merlin Mann > > > >> Freedom and flexibility are inversely proportional to stability and > >> simplicity. Android has too many cooks; it suffers from the fractured > >> nature of having so many different user interfaces, versions utilized > (my > >> dad's crappy Moto Backflip still uses ver. 1.6), and no central quality > >> screening of apps. I permanently turned off all of the push functions on > >> my iPhone with one toggle and solved my battery issues (and could have > >> easily set up individual push rules for each app if desired). > >> I'm probably just one of the fortunate ones, but I really don't have any > >> reception issues with ATT. The only dead areas I hit are spots in my > >> hospital where the cell repeaters don't reach. I've had no issues with > >> dropped calls, either. I have no love for ATT, but they aren't any worse > >> than any other cell company I've dealt with. You want bad customer > >> service, deal with Comcast. They truly set the gold standard. > >> I guess this makes me a bigger Apple shill than Ed, but for my needs > >> Android just isn't there yet. Most of the handsets feel cheap and > >> plastic-y, and the OS/interface feels jittery and beta-ish when I've > >> played with it. The benefits of the handsets haven't been of value to me > >> yet; I don't need an HDMI out or FM radio. I have more onboard memory > than > >> I can use, I don't need a micro USB slot. The biggest boon to me as a > >> consumer is that they have forced a greater pace of innovation. > >> Competition is good for all of us. > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> On Sep 30, 2010, at 2:41 PM, "Edward Crosby" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> http://zd.net/bKqX7E > >>> > >>> Hey, Dr. Jen & Serv, do you have to constantly babysit your Droid X? > >>> I do have to agree with him about the heat issue. My Droid 1 gets super > >>> hot sometimes and it's rather annoying. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Have a Better One, > >>> Edward Crosby > >>> http://www.edwardcrosby.com > >>> ----- > >>> "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." > >>> Merlin Mann > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> Groups "The Unique Geek" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "The Unique Geek" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- Jim blog <http://jimpeluso.wordpress.com> "Keep moving Forward" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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