I'm in the same boat. I am not an Apple lover and used Blackberry and other keyboard equipped phones but I ended up with Apple 3Gs because it not only is an awesome product feature-wise but it has apps. This reminds me of so many different format wars (e.g. VHS vs Beta Max/ 8 track/ cassette,Apple vs PC) and the winner always ended up as the one that had the most content to use with it. iPhone has apps - great apps and it seems that the entire world is writing apps for iPhone. If any company is writing an as a service for their customers (food, transportation, software houses, etc) they will always write for the iPhone first (and many times only iPhone).Tboy:
I've owned nothing but smart phones of various makes since 2004. I wouldn't own anything else. Like you I dislike Apple as a company and the my shit don't stink attitude of apple users. But, I did get an iPhone last year and I have to say it's freaking awesome. Yes, there are things I don't like about it. I didn't like the lack of a keyboard, but I got used to the on screen one and it's not as bad as I thought it would be. The lack of a replaceable battery is a big downer and the camera is garbage (it's actually pretty good in daylight, but it sucks in low light at the lack of a flash really hurts it. My last nokia phone had a camera/flash as good as my normal digital camera). I also really dislike the way that Apple make is so hard to customize it and the worst think of all is the iTunes software which above all else would give me reason to switch to another phone.
I never had any intention of buying a regular mac computer and owning the iphone has solidified that, once a decent alternative comes in the next year or two I will probably switch away from the iphone.
That said, it IS an amazing phone. It really is. No other phone has close to the amount of software that the iphone does. Yes there's lots of shit to wade through but there's a good or excellent app to do just about anything you can imagine on it. Give it a try, a real try before you slag it off.
Oh, you didn't realize .... iPhone is a phone !!! And for us people who don't talk on the phone 24 hours - yeah, it is a little handy to combine the functionality of many devices into one device. But you are right - why not carry a separate mp3 player (a phone is not an mp3 player), and a palm pilot (a phone is not a PDA), and DVD player (a phone is not a DVD player) and a GPS (or a street guide(s) (a phone is not a GPS), and a Camera (a phone is not a camera) a computer with a browser (a phone is not a browser), books (a phone should not hold books or audio books) ...... actually I don't think my grampa liked a car with a built in radio (a car is just a car).All those apps. How about one that allows you to use your phone for...wait for it...a PHONE.
Sure IF you're a pilot that app would be good.
IF you really really need a app that makes your phone laugh when you shake it
IF you really need an app that tells you the name of the song that's playing on the radio (but you won't need the radio because the iphone does everything)
IF you really really need an app that tells you where the closest starbucks is,
But if you're trying to tell me I (or anyone) should get an iphone so they can spend more money to get a bunch of apps that they don't need or want, then, what does that tell you?
... I purchased both phones, on two separate plans, with NO contract, for the price of 1 iphone with no contract. In fact, both my plans total less than ONE iphone contract.
Bingo. The OP wanted tips on buying the phone, not an argument.If guys are asking opinions on the iPhone - give them your solution but demeaning the value of a product and those who chose it because of some personal anti-Apple vibe doesn't help them. Just IMHO
lol tips on buying the phone? It's easy: walk into store, lay down your money, leave with the phone.....not very complicated lol....Bingo. The OP wanted tips on buying the phone, not an argument.
I'm not sure of how many GPS sattelites there are.well, you shouldn't be using it while on an airplane lol......but then again, if you are, and still getting a signal, that's because you're free from all ground clutter. You should get amazing signals from more than the 5 required sattelites....(I believe gps works on 5 doesn't it?)
There's a lot. Rub can correct me but I think a GPS device uses 5 to locate itself on the surface. So you have to figure at least 5 per quadrant, x 4 x 2 so that'd be about 40? Rub? where are you?......I'm not sure of how many GPS sattelites there are.
The nice thing about Navigon is everything is stored on the iPhone thus avoiding roaming charges when using it in the States.
You are still wrong. Funny.Ok, so I wasn't exactly correct, and since I said "I believe" I wasn't entirely wrong........So, moral of the story is: you might be able to use your iphones for locating the beer store up north....but not very quickly due to satellite signal issues. That will help immensely if you're doing turn by turn: turn left 100 yds behind you lol........
But still: 5 miles outside Huntsville you can't use it......how many other places can't you?
It does.. Like DJK said, it works in airline mode (cell features turned off, doesn't mean you are in a plane for sure)..Have you tried it? Not saying it doesn't but there is a difference between "should" and "does". My buddies Iphone "should" work up there as rogers says it has the area covered but he doesn't get a signal...bell does though.
I know it's more than 3 because when reading up on it I was surprised because you only really need 3 for triangulation. Back in the Loran days it used 3 tower chains to plot your position......It does.. Like DJK said, it works in airline mode (cell features turned off, doesn't mean you are in a plane for sure)..
I'm pretty sure that only 4 satellites are needed for GPS to work..
The thread is still alive - I thought tboy & I had pretty well capped the last comments.It does.. Like DJK said, it works in airline mode (cell features turned off, doesn't mean you are in a plane for sure)..
I'm pretty sure that only 4 satellites are needed for GPS to work..
http://firebug.sourceforge.net/gps_tests.htmThe thread is still alive - I thought tboy & I had pretty well capped the last comments.
From my foggy memory, I thought that in outer space you need 5 satellites but that the surface of the earth itself is used if 4 satellites are required. Anyone ?
