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Talk me out of the iPhone

post #1 of 94
11/3/08 at 2:03am
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I'm in the market for a new cell phone / mp3 player / pda. The iPhone sticks out but having to use iTunes strongly turns me off, as does the automatic label of jagoff.

I currently use a Sony w580i and my severe gripe with it is that it doesn't have a headphone out. It doesn't have any real pda features and the browser is weak but that hasn't really burned me yet. If those features were stronger I might use them more.

Is there anything out there no more expensive than the iPhone that I should be considering?
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post #2 of 94
11/3/08 at 2:07am
Blackberry's have a 3.5mm headphone jack and have good sound quality. Take a look.
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post #3 of 94
11/3/08 at 2:08am
On screen keyboards suck, ATT sucks, no real time GPS, can't use it as a modem, no cut and paste, crappy 2mp camera, no Flash, no Stereo Bluetooth, no MMS messaging, no video recording...

If I were you I could strongly consider the HTC Touch Pro, HTC Titan (xv6800), or Blackberry
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post #4 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:00am
No real time GPS? Crappy phone? You better check again. Keyboard is great, ATT service is not bad either. Don't be a hater.
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post #5 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:04am
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Originally Posted by mortonjl View Post
No real time GPS? Crappy phone? You better check again. Keyboard is great, ATT service is not bad either. Don't be a hater.
So you can get real time turn by turn directions with the iPhone?

For my needs there are many better options.
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post #6 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:11am
I've had every phone, all the HTC's and the IPhone blows them away. The
3G has real time GPS with turn by turn directions and can give you directions to a destination from where you're sitting. The smart keyboard is great, even if you have fat fingers. I'd look into it further before you dismiss it, I can use any phone I like and it's my choice.
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post #7 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:29am
Blackberry Storm/Javelin
HTC Touch Dioamond
HTC Touch HD
Samsung Omnia

for the Windows mobile devices just get a cooked ROM from xda-developers
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post #8 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:31am
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Originally Posted by mortonjl View Post
I can use any phone I like and it's my choice.
Waaaaaah! You can also have your own party and cry if you want to.
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post #9 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:40am
What are you talking about????
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post #10 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:44am
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Originally Posted by mortonjl View Post
What are you talking about????
For personal use the iPhone is pretty nice... granted it has a few shortcomings ... for business use however, there are many better options. The OP wants to use it as a PDA and unless he is using it with a MAC a Windows Mobile based phone is going to be the better option for data synchronization with his calendar, Outlook, tasks, etc...
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post #11 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:50am
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Originally Posted by ZoNtO View Post
Waaaaaah! You can also have your own party and cry if you want to.
I was referring to this.
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post #12 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:53am
I was considering the iPhone myself but then it hit me, I don't want to combine my DAP and phone. In the same way I don't want to combine my phone and camera.

Also, as previously mentioned...no bluetooth file transfer, MMS etc etc. Not good.

I opted for a Nokia E71. Push email, 3g, OPERA MINI-The best mobile browser EVER, web radio, FM radio, qwerty, it really is the dogs knackers.
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post #13 of 94
11/3/08 at 5:54am
...oh and the E71 is thinner than the iPhone
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post #14 of 94
11/3/08 at 6:00am
Have you browsed the apps for the iPhone? There are about a dozen that are incredibly handy for me, like the HP 12C emulator. I love the 12C so much I have two of them. So having a 12C with me at all times is huge. Same with a set of statutes I got the other day and several others. Maybe there are shortcomings, but no other phone offers me so much.
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post #15 of 94
11/3/08 at 6:07am
Doesn't the E71 have a phone? I checked it out on phonescoop, looks like a great phone.
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