I have the droid and love it. You can turn off the tactile response in the settings. I've got far more useful networking apps on the droid than my friends with Iphones and the best part is that I'm NOT on ATT!
Cameron On 3/12/2010 12:40 AM, Chuck Bartosch wrote: > Yeah, I haven't found tethering to make all that much sense either. My gf has > her iPhone jail broken, but honestly, I think she does it just because she > can...I haven't seen her do anything with it that actually mattered. I > haven't had a problem doing anything I needed (or wanted) to do without jail > breaking. > > I also have a Droid at the moment, but damn, I'll tell you, it's a annoying > as hell in comparison. And I really hate the little feedback vibration every > time I touch one of the permanent keys (maybe that can be turned off-I > haven't taken the time to delve too much into the options yet). I'll keep > using it for a few more days but so far it doesn't compare, even though > Verizon's 3G coverage IS a little but broader out this way (but, it's not as > much broader as I'd thought it was supposed to be). > > However, if I didn't have the iPhone as an option, I'd probably love the > Droid. Sure beats what I used to use, even if it doesn't quite meet (for me) > the iPhone standards. As always with this kind of thing, I'm sure YMMV. > > Chuck > > On Mar 11, 2010, at 6:04 PM, Data Technology wrote: > > >> Justin Wilson wrote: >> >>> The only benefit I have seen so far of Jailbreaking an iphone is being >>> able to tether it. Every App I have wanted to run I can find in the store. >>> >>> Justin >>> >>> >> I had thought that would be a great thing to have, then I could connect >> the laptop and have a bigger screen and kbd to browse with. >> But around here I don't have 3g available, so AT&T is slow for the internet. >> >> I then thought that I could just use a wi-fi connection (surly I could >> find one of those!) but then I thought, "you big dummy", if I can get a >> wi-fi connection on the phone to tether to the laptop then I could just >> connect to the wi-fi with the laptop ;) >> >> So I dont't think I really need tethering. >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > -------------- > Chuck Bartosch > Clarity Connect, Inc. > 200 Pleasant Grove Road > Ithaca, NY 14850 > (607) 257-8268 > > "When the stars threw down their spears, > and water'd heaven with their tears, > Did He smile, His work to see? > Did He who made the Lamb make thee?" > > > From William Blake's Tiger!, Tiger! > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
