TheMarchingMule
Headphoneus Supremus
Hey guys, I'm about to go to college in a few months (Dodge College/Chapman University) as a Screenwriting major, and like my dad keeps telling me, I'm always going to be on the move, considering the people I need to be involved with.
So with that being said, I know I'll need a smartphone with me; it'll be a graduation gift from my parents.
But lately my mom has been antsy from me saying that I'll wait until July/August for a graduation gift (iPhone 3G/Blackberry 9000); she's worried about her "status" amongst her sisters and brothers: "When they come over [next two weeks from now], they'll ask what we got for you as a graduation gift, and I'll be saying 'nothing.'"
So yes, I'm basically being forced to buy a phone right on the brink of release of two new smartphones (again, iPhone 3G and Blackberry 9000).
I really do love the iPhone for what it's worth: touch screen, smooth interface, able to be Jailbreaked.
But I also don't like: its recessed headphone jack, and the virtual keyboard is a love/hate relationship for me after usding my friend's iPod Touch. I like seeing the words appear on the screen immediately after I press the letter, not half a second later. Also, knowing I don't have 3G will always bug me; the thing goes slow enough being only a few hundred feet from a wireless access point.
For the Blackberry, I'll admit I don't know much about them. I played with them a few times in a Circuit City store, and even from their UI, they are all business. But at the same time, I don't like the lack of "fun" factor that the iPhone excels at. Also, those small keyboard buttons...jeepers!
Anyway, it'd be great if anybody who owns one or both company smartphones came in this topic and helped push me to one side or the other. Again, I'm leaning towards the iPhone for its simplicity and versitality, but hey...who knows at this rate.
Thanks in advance to all who stop by and reply!
So with that being said, I know I'll need a smartphone with me; it'll be a graduation gift from my parents.
But lately my mom has been antsy from me saying that I'll wait until July/August for a graduation gift (iPhone 3G/Blackberry 9000); she's worried about her "status" amongst her sisters and brothers: "When they come over [next two weeks from now], they'll ask what we got for you as a graduation gift, and I'll be saying 'nothing.'"
So yes, I'm basically being forced to buy a phone right on the brink of release of two new smartphones (again, iPhone 3G and Blackberry 9000).
I really do love the iPhone for what it's worth: touch screen, smooth interface, able to be Jailbreaked.
But I also don't like: its recessed headphone jack, and the virtual keyboard is a love/hate relationship for me after usding my friend's iPod Touch. I like seeing the words appear on the screen immediately after I press the letter, not half a second later. Also, knowing I don't have 3G will always bug me; the thing goes slow enough being only a few hundred feet from a wireless access point.
For the Blackberry, I'll admit I don't know much about them. I played with them a few times in a Circuit City store, and even from their UI, they are all business. But at the same time, I don't like the lack of "fun" factor that the iPhone excels at. Also, those small keyboard buttons...jeepers!
Anyway, it'd be great if anybody who owns one or both company smartphones came in this topic and helped push me to one side or the other. Again, I'm leaning towards the iPhone for its simplicity and versitality, but hey...who knows at this rate.
Thanks in advance to all who stop by and reply!