what kind of cell phone do you have?

lumberjim · 10-18-2009, 08:24 PM

we're gonna upgrade soon....

verizon....

tell me what you love/hate about yours

wolf · 10-18-2009, 10:22 PM

Crackberry Bold is chock full of awesomeness.

Of course the battery pull resets are somewhat tedious, but you only have to do it like once a month. There's probably some software-related cure that I haven't bothered to look up.

Undertoad · 10-18-2009, 10:35 PM

The Curve has been joy. The Blackberry trackball is a great way to get around. Touch is oh-wow until you need precision -- that's my stance, and I'm sticking with it. I love its actual keyboard. Gmail integration is awesome, as is Google Search, Maps. The phone jack is (the correct) 3.5mm, the charging/connecting is (the correct) mini-USB. a really cool desktop charging cradle is $19.95 at crackberry.com where you can also find a free battery pull app called "QuickPull Free". Actually you could browse the whole Crackberry "free" section to see what software you can get for nothing: Pandora...

Undertoad · 10-19-2009, 03:51 AM

However.... all that said....

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/...roid-hands-on/

skysidhe · 10-19-2009, 07:16 AM

If I could do it over again I would buy a curve.

BrianR · 10-19-2009, 10:27 AM

Gee, I have a basic Motorola V-series phone. Never used it for internet, games, or anything else save the alarm clock function. I do use a Blue Parrot headset, but that's all. I send less than five texts a year. It's a PHONE people!

I have all the other gadgets that do what I need better...laptop, iPod, alarm clock etc.

glatt · 10-19-2009, 10:47 AM

My blackberry is about 3 years old. It looks very ugly. Nothing stylish about it at all, but I love the qwerty keyboard. I love it that the screen is recessed by a millimeter or two, which keeps it from getting all scratched up like my iPod. It's got the thumb wheel on the side, which works well. It's not tiny, but it's small enough to keep permanently in my pocket.

I wish it had a camera.

Pie · 10-19-2009, 10:50 AM

I re-bought my Sony W580i. Unbranded, unbroken!
Music, camera, PC Synchronization, pedometer, oh, yeah and a phone.
No goddamn data plan.

Fuck you, AT&T. I'll keep my $25/mo plan.

10-22-2009, 02:54 AM

I like Nokia phones. I have Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, cool phone, has unlimited music downloads.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2009, 02:47 AM

Motorola Droid versus iPhone 3GS versus Palm Pre

Total cost comparison.

TheMercenary · 10-29-2009, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

The Curve has been joy. The Blackberry trackball is a great way to get around. Touch is oh-wow until you need precision -- that's my stance, and I'm sticking with it. I love its actual keyboard. Gmail integration is awesome, as is Google Search, Maps. The phone jack is (the correct) 3.5mm, the charging/connecting is (the correct) mini-USB. a really cool desktop charging cradle is $19.95 at crackberry.com where you can also find a free battery pull app called "QuickPull Free". Actually you could browse the whole Crackberry "free" section to see what software you can get for nothing: Pandora...

second. I would add that it is smaller than most of the other crackberry's, and the print size can be adjusted to as large as you like, so it fits easily in my pocket.

Shawnee123 · 10-29-2009, 09:53 AM

Motorola Krave

Eh, I don't know. Texting isn't too easy...it's like the timing is off from one "button" to another, and when you turn it sideways to get the keyboard the "buttons" are just too small.

http://www.motorola.com/consumers/US...008406b00aRCRD

Undertoad · 10-29-2009, 10:16 AM

Google is going to keep on winning and winning and winning. Android will be the way.

Google just announced this, GPS navigation with Google maps, and it kills:

Cloud · 10-29-2009, 10:33 AM

I passed the Verizon/Blackberry kiosk at the mall the other day . . . rather smugly fending off the phone pimps with one word:

iphone!

lumberjim · 10-30-2009, 05:01 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/m...irst-hands-on/

10-18-2009, 08:24 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	what kind of cell phone do you have? we're gonna upgrade soon.... verizon.... tell me what you love/hate about yours __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-18-2009, 10:22 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Crackberry Bold is chock full of awesomeness. Of course the battery pull resets are somewhat tedious, but you only have to do it like once a month. There's probably some software-related cure that I haven't bothered to look up. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-19-2009, 10:27 AM	#6
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Gee, I have a basic Motorola V-series phone. Never used it for internet, games, or anything else save the alarm clock function. I do use a Blue Parrot headset, but that's all. I send less than five texts a year. It's a PHONE people! I have all the other gadgets that do what I need better...laptop, iPod, alarm clock etc. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

10-19-2009, 10:47 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My blackberry is about 3 years old. It looks very ugly. Nothing stylish about it at all, but I love the qwerty keyboard. I love it that the screen is recessed by a millimeter or two, which keeps it from getting all scratched up like my iPod. It's got the thumb wheel on the side, which works well. It's not tiny, but it's small enough to keep permanently in my pocket. I wish it had a camera. Attached Images

10-19-2009, 10:50 AM	#8
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I re-bought my Sony W580i. Unbranded, unbroken! Music, camera, PC Synchronization, pedometer, oh, yeah and a phone. No goddamn data plan. Fuck you, AT&T. I'll keep my $25/mo plan. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-18-2009, 10:35 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The Curve has been joy. The Blackberry trackball is a great way to get around. Touch is oh-wow until you need precision -- that's my stance, and I'm sticking with it. I love its actual keyboard. Gmail integration is awesome, as is Google Search, Maps. The phone jack is (the correct) 3.5mm, the charging/connecting is (the correct) mini-USB. a really cool desktop charging cradle is $19.95 at crackberry.com where you can also find a free battery pull app called "QuickPull Free". Actually you could browse the whole Crackberry "free" section to see what software you can get for nothing: Pandora...

10-19-2009, 03:51 AM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	However.... all that said.... http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/...roid-hands-on/

10-19-2009, 07:16 AM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	If I could do it over again I would buy a curve.

10-22-2009, 02:54 AM	#9
Melini Guest Posts: n/a	I like Nokia phones. I have Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, cool phone, has unlimited music downloads.

10-29-2009, 02:47 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Motorola Droid versus iPhone 3GS versus Palm Pre Total cost comparison. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-29-2009, 09:53 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Motorola Krave Eh, I don't know. Texting isn't too easy...it's like the timing is off from one "button" to another, and when you turn it sideways to get the keyboard the "buttons" are just too small. http://www.motorola.com/consumers/US...008406b00aRCRD __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-29-2009, 10:16 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Google is going to keep on winning and winning and winning. Android will be the way. Google just announced this, GPS navigation with Google maps, and it kills:

10-29-2009, 10:33 AM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I passed the Verizon/Blackberry kiosk at the mall the other day . . . rather smugly fending off the phone pimps with one word: iphone! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-30-2009, 05:01 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/m...irst-hands-on/ __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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