what kind of cell phone/carrier do you have/use ?

smeags · March 23, 2010, 02:01:17 PM

didn't notice a thread out there about this and thought it'd be a good one to put out there and discuss and exchange info.

currently i have a htc dash smartphone through tmobile. poor man's blackberry that runs on a microsoft OS. older unit not a bad phone really. easy as hell to operate with some nice features. i have satisfied my two year contract a while ago and i'm waiting for the new htc phone to come out which is supposed to rival the i-phone that my friend who works for tmobile told me about. comes inbedded with the two transformer movies and broadcast in HD.

if i don't like the looks of it i may look to check out the i-phone itself. any word on whether it will be available through other carriers anytime soon ?

Seabiscuit36 · March 23, 2010, 02:08:14 PM

Verizon DROID. Love the phone, the signal is never an issue for me. Sucks paying 30 bucks extra to my bill for internetz all the time, but what can i say, i'm addicted to you.

BigEd76 · March 23, 2010, 02:15:03 PM

LG Dare, Verizon Wireless. Great phone for touch screen, texting and internet, but the camera and video are only decent for temporary captures....nothing you'd wanna keep. No issues with coverage or the basic plan, and with the merger our new company gives a 9% discount...

Sgt PSN · March 23, 2010, 02:17:26 PM

a buddy of mine at work has the droid and loves it. i just got an iphone a little more than a month ago and it's awesomeness is only rivaled by bourbon, bacon and jessica alba's mud nickle.

from what i can tell, both phones are practically identical in their abilities although verizon seems to be offering a pretty awesome deal on the droids (buy one, get one free) which is great if you have someone else to give the other phone too.

when comparing the phones straight up though, i think it's 6 one way and a half dozen the other. the phones themselves aren't really anything spectacular, it's the apps that make them so fun and useful. and it seems like both phones offer the same apps, although i'm sure there are some that are available for droid that aren't for iphone and vice versa.

if you're happy with verizon, then go with the droid. but if you're looking to switch carriers, then go to at&t and pick up an iphone. in either case, i don't think you'll be disappointed with the phone at all.

rjs246 · March 23, 2010, 02:20:06 PM

Storm. Verizon. The phone is fine and the reception is fine but electronic leashes can suck my ass. If I could throw the thing into the ocean and never see it again I would. And I'm pretty sure all of my friends can attest to that since I never call anyone. OK, so maybe that's just because I'm a jerk and I should stop blaming it on my phone but whatever. farg cell phones.

Seabiscuit36 · March 23, 2010, 02:21:57 PM

Ive thought about going back to a skytel pager, but i dont think they make them anymore

Sgt PSN · March 23, 2010, 02:24:41 PM

i don't really understand why people still carry pagers at all. yet i still see them. why?

ice grillin you · March 23, 2010, 02:28:13 PM

dont have a phone...use my girls when i need one...and i dont know what kind it is but its similar to the disposable burners on the wire

smeags · March 23, 2010, 02:29:13 PM

yeah i am going to check out the droid as wel. tmobile has a new family plan too where i could save another 60 per month while getting unlimted texts & internet. plus i can get new phones (the new htc for 200) and pay them off over 20 months interstate free. only thing with tmobile is horrible reception at the stadium area.

smeags · March 23, 2010, 02:31:41 PM

Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 23, 2010, 02:24:41 PM
i don't really understand why people still carry pagers at all. yet i still see them. why?

the only people i see using them are volunteer firemen and docs.

Sgt PSN · March 23, 2010, 02:33:35 PM

if you do a family plan, i think at&t is great because of the rollover minutes. between the 4 of us on the plan, we almost never even come close to using all of our minutes but even if we did, we've got so many saved up from rollover that we could never go through them all. i've been with them for about 5 years now (switched from sprint) and over those 5 years i've lived on the east coast, mid-west and west coast and the coverage has been excellent.

Sgt PSN · March 23, 2010, 02:34:53 PM

Quote from: smeags on March 23, 2010, 02:31:41 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on March 23, 2010, 02:24:41 PM
i don't really understand why people still carry pagers at all. yet i still see them. why?

the only people i see using them are volunteer firemen and docs.

right....but i don't understand why. you can page cell phones. or are pagers still more reliable in the sense that they don't lose signal so if it's an emergency, there's almost no chance of you missing out on the call?

charlie · March 23, 2010, 02:36:09 PM

I have a tmoblile pre paid thing that costs me, on average, $7 a month over the year. And i havent used it in at least 2 months.

MDS · March 23, 2010, 02:37:07 PM

blackberry tour. very solid. alls i do is call, text, go on interwebs and take pics. no complaints though i do enjoy re-affirming my stance that igy is 50.

smeags · March 23, 2010, 02:39:11 PM

Quote from: charlie on March 23, 2010, 02:36:09 PM
I have a tmoblile pre paid thing that costs me, on average, $7 a month over the year. And i havent used it in at least 2 months.

well now, you sound like a social butterfly.