Oh, and yeah, the cost is a factor, but I had my last phone for 4 years, and I figured I would get a high-end one now and keep it for a long time, so I wouldn't get obsolete as fast as I would with a cheaper one.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
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Consuela - Jun 27, 2011 8:57:00 am PDT #17056 of 25501
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Polter-Cow - Jun 27, 2011 9:01:24 am PDT #17057 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My impetus behind buying a smartphone now is that my company will pay for part of it and the monthly costs as long as I install the Good application that allows me to check work e-mail on my phone. And I can buy a new one in 18 months (assuming I'm still here, of course). The Exhibit is actually twenty bucks cheaper than the CLIQ 2; I figure I go for the cheaper phone now and then once I actually know what I want from a smartphone, I can shell out for the better phone later (the Galaxy looks really cool, but it's $70 more than the Exhibit).
Gris - Jun 27, 2011 9:18:18 am PDT #17058 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Apparently the GX2 and the HTC Sensation 4G are the phones to get on T-mobile, but definitely more expensive.
Rob - Jun 27, 2011 12:14:33 pm PDT #17059 of 25501
PC, did you consider the Nexus S? It has the advantage of being a pure Google experience phone, which means it should get upgrades faster.
Polter-Cow - Jun 27, 2011 12:25:55 pm PDT #17060 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Nexus S is Sprint; I'm on T-Mobile.
Rob - Jun 27, 2011 2:32:42 pm PDT #17061 of 25501
It's also on T-Mobile, I assure you, as I have a T-Mobile Nexus S sitting in front of me right now.
Polter-Cow - Jun 27, 2011 2:49:07 pm PDT #17062 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Huh, I don't see it as an option on the website. Weird.
Jon B. - Jun 27, 2011 4:47:52 pm PDT #17063 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Huh. According to this page, it's also available for Virgin Mobile, which is news to me.
le nubian - Jun 28, 2011 5:01:01 am PDT #17064 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
so, google has a new feature where you can search all elements of google (all their "apps") at the same time. I am not sure how best to use this.
omnis_audis - Jun 28, 2011 3:32:18 pm PDT #17065 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
It seems the Pope launched a Twitter account today. NBC Nightly news did a little story on it, joking "how many vatican people does it take...". Then, on the iPad NBC News app, they have some b-roll footage without any commentary, just the filming of the event. It's rather entertaining. Seeing all these guys showing the Pope how to zoom. At one point, it looked like 4 folks were touching the screen at once. I wonder if the Apple Engineers factored that in when developing the product.