What delusions might those be? Delusions about what?
That the iPhone 3GS didnt stir up the industry as much as the Droid did. Everyone has their panties in a bunch cause their phone isnt sitting pretty on the top of the list. That doesnt take away from the iphone, but Google and Moto have really worked to make the Droid a great phone, most diehard iphone fans that will walk away from the phone and call it shit simply because it doesnt have an Apple logo on it. Most people havent even TOUCHED the phone to base an opinion on it, just dropping links to other peoples opinions and following like sheep.
Im a diehard blackberry user but im willing to chalk it up to the Droid, its a good phone on a great network, if it had a better keyboard (i prefer portrait keyboards as well) i would contemplate leaving AT&T to go back to VZW for it. The Android software on it is really much better than everything before it, and with the new Droid update a lot of glitches have been fixed.
Bottom Line is that ATT has the crappiest network in America. Far higher liklihood of dropped calls or no 3G service. Prior to getting an iPhone I had Verizon for 14 years. How many dropped calls did I get in 14 years. ONLY TWO!! One gets more than that in a day with iPhone and ATT.
That the iPhone 3GS didnt stir up the industry as much as the Droid did.
I think I'm misunderstanding your point. Are you saying the iPhone DID stir up the industry as much as the Droid, or that it DIDN'T? Sorry, maybe i read your reply incorrectly.
I think I'm misunderstanding your point. Are you saying the iPhone DID stir up the industry as much as the Droid, or that it DIDN'T? Sorry, maybe i read your reply incorrectly.
the 3GS DID NOT cause as much of a stir in the industry as the Droid did for 2009.
Bottom Line is that ATT has the crappiest network in America. Far higher liklihood of dropped calls or no 3G service. Prior to getting an iPhone I had Verizon for 14 years. How many dropped calls did I get in 14 years. ONLY TWO!! One gets more than that in a day with iPhone and ATT.
Just like with PC's, some of the hardware coming out is amazing. Let's hope Apple adopts it, (even if there is an Apple tax.)
Some here would disagree, but with the rise of Android, we're seeing the PC vs. Mac battle again. Except in the smartphone format. Yes, Google somehow replaced Microsoft here, but it is what it is...
The biggest thing I'd like Apple to take from a hardware stance is an improved screen. With all these OLED screen coming out at higher resolutions, the iPhone's starting to look grainy.
the 3GS DID NOT cause as much of a stir in the industry as the Droid did for 2009.
14 million hits on Google for "3gs", 4 million for "droid" and a lot of them are for star wars.
Now Google isn't the greatest metric to measure things by, but it does help keep things in perspective. The Droid is the new thing and magazine editors have short memories (the Pre had more hype this year). It is largely being praised for two things: an Android phone that is actually good, and a phone not called the iPhone that doesn't suck. Not the greatest reasons for a lot of press. I'd love to try the Droid sometime though, it does look like a great phone, although it would probably seem better if I hadn't used an iPhone first.
14 million hits on Google for "3gs", 4 million for "droid" and a lot of them are for star wars.
Now Google isn't the greatest metric to measure things by, but it does help keep things in perspective. The Droid is the new thing and magazine editors have short memories (the Pre had more hype this year). It is largely being praised for two things: an Android phone that is actually good, and a phone not called the iPhone that doesn't suck. Not the greatest reasons for a lot of press. I'd love to try the Droid sometime though, it does look like a great phone, although it would probably seem better if I hadn't used an iPhone first.
We can also look at sales. Take the best Android-based release and compare to the worse iPhone OS release, the iPhone still wins hands down. If it?s just silly hype then the Pre easily beats the Droid.
It?s funny that it seems that even the Apple haters on this forum?s best argument is that you can?t include the iPhone in such stats because it?s too good compared to the competition.
@extremeskater. Okay pet-peeve department here. The right usage is "I couldn't care less" not "I could care less". Try to understand what you write. If you have the capacity to care even less then you already do, that means you still care a little bit. If you don't care at all, when you've hit bottom in the caring department and you can't go any lower, then you are unable to care less i.e. you "couldn't care less".
As to what you think about Android v. iPhone, I couldn't care less about the whole debate.
What amazing new and secret technology is Verizon using to match 7.2Mbps HSDPA used in parts of the US and in a lot of places around the world?
Largest 3G, yes.
Fastest 3G, no.
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Speed trials...lol. You have been watching far too many tv ads. Its already been proven a long time ago Verizon has the fastest network and the larges 3G coverage. ATT also has the worst customer ratings.
14 million hits on Google for "3gs", 4 million for "droid" and a lot of them are for star wars.
Now Google isn't the greatest metric to measure things by, but it does help keep things in perspective. The Droid is the new thing and magazine editors have short memories (the Pre had more hype this year). It is largely being praised for two things: an Android phone that is actually good, and a phone not called the iPhone that doesn't suck. Not the greatest reasons for a lot of press. I'd love to try the Droid sometime though, it does look like a great phone, although it would probably seem better if I hadn't used an iPhone first.
The 3GS was official way early this year (whenever Apple has their yearly announcement for stuff) compared to the Droid which was kinda murky until October/November (also known as the Sholes too) so comparatively the 3GS had a bigger head start for getting more stories thus hits on Google.
I really think if people took a step back and were objective they would easily find things they like and dislike about the phone if they used one. IF its enough to sway you to switch is only determined by you and your preferences ultimately. By far the best Android phone out thus far without a doubt.
Who cares what Time says, they are utterly useless pos of a magazine which is going down in flames. They probably were paid off by Motorola and Verizon like all these other so called Top tens and the consumer reports which was also paid off by Verizon, these studies and top lists have nothing to do with anything anymore except money. What a bunch of BS!! Cannot wait for the day Time Magazine folds which should be soon!!!!
The iPhone is hands above the droid, can the droid do pinch and pull zoom, oh wait no. Can the droid take better photos than the iPhone, oh wait not even that. Can the droid break because of moving parts, oh yes. The droid is 2 years behind the iphone and is a hunk of metal crap that feels horrible in your hands. Whatever Time and other people say all I have to say is 100,000 droids sold on the first weekend and 1 million iPhone 3gs sold in one weekend, I guess consumers have spoken and what they say is the iPhone is the number one gadget for 2009 no matter what some stupid paid off magazine says!!!
The iPhone sold just as many droids did in the first weekend in the US in South Korea, what does that say?
You are right you cant compare the two the Droid does everything alot faster.
Are you on crack or just a troll? I've played with the Droid extensively and it's slow and clunky once you use it for more than an hour or two. It's probably just software that will be improved over time but right now your statement is completely false.
Compare where you live, work, drive for all major wireless carriers.
You really counted just 2 dropped calls in 14 years? I find that hard to believe.
I dont think anyone would keep count over how many dropped calls they have had over 14 years, this is obviously a lie!!! Also how could you be a verizon wireless subscriber for 14 years when Verizon wireless was founded in 1999 which is 10 years ago? That seems odd to me?
Here is some history for you
Verizon Wireless traces its roots to Bell Atlantic Mobile, NYNEX Mobile Communications, AirTouch Communications, PrimeCo Communications, and GTE Mobilnet. Bell Atlantic Mobile and NYNEX Mobile Communications merged in 1995 to create Bell Atlantic - NYNEX Mobile,[5] and in 1997 their namesake Baby Bell parents followed suit to form the new Bell Atlantic and their wireless subsidiary was renamed Bell Atlantic Mobile. Bell Atlantic Mobile and NYNEX Mobile Communications was created from Advanced Mobile Phone Service, Inc., which was a subsidiary of AT&T created in 1978 to provide cellular service nationwide. AMPS, Inc. was divided among the RBOCs as part of the Bell System Divestiture.
Meanwhile, in June 1999, AirTouch Communications of San Francisco, California merged with UK-based Vodafone Group Plc, forming Vodafone AirTouch Plc. In September 1999, Vodafone AirTouch announced a $90-billion joint venture with Bell Atlantic Corp. to be called Verizon Wireless, and which would comprise the two companies' U.S. wireless assets: Bell Atlantic Mobile and AirTouch Paging. This wireless joint venture received regulatory approval in six months, and began operations as Verizon Wireless on April 4, 2000. On June 30, 2000, the addition of GTE Wireless' assets, in connection with the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE to form Verizon Communications, made Verizon Wireless the nation's largest wireless communications provider. Verizon held that position until Cingular's acquisition of AT&T Wireless in 2004, and again after their acquisition of Alltel in 2009.[6] For the joint venture, Verizon Communications owns 55% and UK-based Vodafone Group (formerly Vodafone AirTouch) owns 45%.[2] The name "Verizon," a portmanteau, is derived by combining the word "veritas," a Latin term that means "truth," and the word "horizon." Together, they are supposed to conjure images of reliability, certainty, leadership, and limitless possibilities.[7]
We can also look at sales. Take the best Android-based release and compare to the worse iPhone OS release, the iPhone still wins hands down. If it’s just silly hype then the Pre easily beats the Droid.
It’s funny that it seems that even the Apple haters on this forum’s best argument is that you can’t include the iPhone in such stats because it’s too good compared to the competition.
Between the Droid and Pre, I think it's more than just hype. While WebOS is a great OS, its success doesn't seem to match the hype. To me, it feels like the Pre has stopped dead in the water. I may be wrong, but I haven't seen much news in terms of its progress. The Pixi was released without that much hype.
The Droid has the backing of Android which is taking off at a tremendous rate. It's got a better future ahead of it, as more developers are boarding the Android ship than the WebOS ship. Not to mention it's on the larger and further reaching CDMA network.
Bottom Line is that ATT has the crappiest network in America. Far higher liklihood of dropped calls or no 3G service. Prior to getting an iPhone I had Verizon for 14 years. How many dropped calls did I get in 14 years. ONLY TWO!! One gets more than that in a day with iPhone and ATT.
Hey John, I have a question how can you have a service 4 years before the company that you had even existed. Verizon wireless was not a company until 1999 when air touch was acquired by Vodaphone and they got together with Bell to form Verizon wireless. And I very much doubt you only had two dropped calls in that time period.
So before you speak make sure you know what you are talking about, becuase there was no company called Verizon wireless 14 years ago.
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Was it laziness, poor hearing or deliberate irony?
Reminds me of a famous quote by (the late) Bill Safire: "Was it ignorance or apathy? I don't know, and I don't care."
posters from england seem to use better grammar and spelling then many usa (not all) posters.
Is this a subconscious slip or, to borrow from the last post, deliberate irony?
What delusions might those be? Delusions about what?
That the iPhone 3GS didnt stir up the industry as much as the Droid did. Everyone has their panties in a bunch cause their phone isnt sitting pretty on the top of the list. That doesnt take away from the iphone, but Google and Moto have really worked to make the Droid a great phone, most diehard iphone fans that will walk away from the phone and call it shit simply because it doesnt have an Apple logo on it. Most people havent even TOUCHED the phone to base an opinion on it, just dropping links to other peoples opinions and following like sheep.
Im a diehard blackberry user but im willing to chalk it up to the Droid, its a good phone on a great network, if it had a better keyboard (i prefer portrait keyboards as well) i would contemplate leaving AT&T to go back to VZW for it. The Android software on it is really much better than everything before it, and with the new Droid update a lot of glitches have been fixed.
That the iPhone 3GS didnt stir up the industry as much as the Droid did.
I think I'm misunderstanding your point. Are you saying the iPhone DID stir up the industry as much as the Droid, or that it DIDN'T? Sorry, maybe i read your reply incorrectly.
I think I'm misunderstanding your point. Are you saying the iPhone DID stir up the industry as much as the Droid, or that it DIDN'T? Sorry, maybe i read your reply incorrectly.
the 3GS DID NOT cause as much of a stir in the industry as the Droid did for 2009.
Bottom Line is that ATT has the crappiest network in America. Far higher liklihood of dropped calls or no 3G service. Prior to getting an iPhone I had Verizon for 14 years. How many dropped calls did I get in 14 years. ONLY TWO!! One gets more than that in a day with iPhone and ATT.
It all depends on where you live.
Check here for wireless coverage: http://reviews.cnet.com/coveragemap/
Compare where you live, work, drive for all major wireless carriers.
You really counted just 2 dropped calls in 14 years? I find that hard to believe.
Just like with PC's, some of the hardware coming out is amazing. Let's hope Apple adopts it, (even if there is an Apple tax.)
Some here would disagree, but with the rise of Android, we're seeing the PC vs. Mac battle again. Except in the smartphone format. Yes, Google somehow replaced Microsoft here, but it is what it is...
The biggest thing I'd like Apple to take from a hardware stance is an improved screen. With all these OLED screen coming out at higher resolutions, the iPhone's starting to look grainy.
But I digress from the thread topic...
the 3GS DID NOT cause as much of a stir in the industry as the Droid did for 2009.
14 million hits on Google for "3gs", 4 million for "droid" and a lot of them are for star wars.
Now Google isn't the greatest metric to measure things by, but it does help keep things in perspective. The Droid is the new thing and magazine editors have short memories (the Pre had more hype this year). It is largely being praised for two things: an Android phone that is actually good, and a phone not called the iPhone that doesn't suck. Not the greatest reasons for a lot of press. I'd love to try the Droid sometime though, it does look like a great phone, although it would probably seem better if I hadn't used an iPhone first.
14 million hits on Google for "3gs", 4 million for "droid" and a lot of them are for star wars.
Now Google isn't the greatest metric to measure things by, but it does help keep things in perspective. The Droid is the new thing and magazine editors have short memories (the Pre had more hype this year). It is largely being praised for two things: an Android phone that is actually good, and a phone not called the iPhone that doesn't suck. Not the greatest reasons for a lot of press. I'd love to try the Droid sometime though, it does look like a great phone, although it would probably seem better if I hadn't used an iPhone first.
We can also look at sales. Take the best Android-based release and compare to the worse iPhone OS release, the iPhone still wins hands down. If it?s just silly hype then the Pre easily beats the Droid.
It?s funny that it seems that even the Apple haters on this forum?s best argument is that you can?t include the iPhone in such stats because it?s too good compared to the competition.
Yeah, real mature. What are you, 12? Maybe you should go join Teckstud.
He already did, in my ignore list.
As to what you think about Android v. iPhone, I couldn't care less about the whole debate.
Largest 3G, yes.
Fastest 3G, no.
Speed trials...lol. You have been watching far too many tv ads. Its already been proven a long time ago Verizon has the fastest network and the larges 3G coverage. ATT also has the worst customer ratings.
14 million hits on Google for "3gs", 4 million for "droid" and a lot of them are for star wars.
Now Google isn't the greatest metric to measure things by, but it does help keep things in perspective. The Droid is the new thing and magazine editors have short memories (the Pre had more hype this year). It is largely being praised for two things: an Android phone that is actually good, and a phone not called the iPhone that doesn't suck. Not the greatest reasons for a lot of press. I'd love to try the Droid sometime though, it does look like a great phone, although it would probably seem better if I hadn't used an iPhone first.
The 3GS was official way early this year (whenever Apple has their yearly announcement for stuff) compared to the Droid which was kinda murky until October/November (also known as the Sholes too) so comparatively the 3GS had a bigger head start for getting more stories thus hits on Google.
I really think if people took a step back and were objective they would easily find things they like and dislike about the phone if they used one. IF its enough to sway you to switch is only determined by you and your preferences ultimately. By far the best Android phone out thus far without a doubt.
The iPhone is hands above the droid, can the droid do pinch and pull zoom, oh wait no. Can the droid take better photos than the iPhone, oh wait not even that. Can the droid break because of moving parts, oh yes. The droid is 2 years behind the iphone and is a hunk of metal crap that feels horrible in your hands. Whatever Time and other people say all I have to say is 100,000 droids sold on the first weekend and 1 million iPhone 3gs sold in one weekend, I guess consumers have spoken and what they say is the iPhone is the number one gadget for 2009 no matter what some stupid paid off magazine says!!!
The iPhone sold just as many droids did in the first weekend in the US in South Korea, what does that say?
You are right you cant compare the two the Droid does everything alot faster.
Are you on crack or just a troll? I've played with the Droid extensively and it's slow and clunky once you use it for more than an hour or two. It's probably just software that will be improved over time but right now your statement is completely false.
It all depends on where you live.
Check here for wireless coverage: http://reviews.cnet.com/coveragemap/
Compare where you live, work, drive for all major wireless carriers.
You really counted just 2 dropped calls in 14 years? I find that hard to believe.
I dont think anyone would keep count over how many dropped calls they have had over 14 years, this is obviously a lie!!! Also how could you be a verizon wireless subscriber for 14 years when Verizon wireless was founded in 1999 which is 10 years ago? That seems odd to me?
Here is some history for you
Verizon Wireless traces its roots to Bell Atlantic Mobile, NYNEX Mobile Communications, AirTouch Communications, PrimeCo Communications, and GTE Mobilnet. Bell Atlantic Mobile and NYNEX Mobile Communications merged in 1995 to create Bell Atlantic - NYNEX Mobile,[5] and in 1997 their namesake Baby Bell parents followed suit to form the new Bell Atlantic and their wireless subsidiary was renamed Bell Atlantic Mobile. Bell Atlantic Mobile and NYNEX Mobile Communications was created from Advanced Mobile Phone Service, Inc., which was a subsidiary of AT&T created in 1978 to provide cellular service nationwide. AMPS, Inc. was divided among the RBOCs as part of the Bell System Divestiture.
Meanwhile, in June 1999, AirTouch Communications of San Francisco, California merged with UK-based Vodafone Group Plc, forming Vodafone AirTouch Plc. In September 1999, Vodafone AirTouch announced a $90-billion joint venture with Bell Atlantic Corp. to be called Verizon Wireless, and which would comprise the two companies' U.S. wireless assets: Bell Atlantic Mobile and AirTouch Paging. This wireless joint venture received regulatory approval in six months, and began operations as Verizon Wireless on April 4, 2000. On June 30, 2000, the addition of GTE Wireless' assets, in connection with the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE to form Verizon Communications, made Verizon Wireless the nation's largest wireless communications provider. Verizon held that position until Cingular's acquisition of AT&T Wireless in 2004, and again after their acquisition of Alltel in 2009.[6] For the joint venture, Verizon Communications owns 55% and UK-based Vodafone Group (formerly Vodafone AirTouch) owns 45%.[2] The name "Verizon," a portmanteau, is derived by combining the word "veritas," a Latin term that means "truth," and the word "horizon." Together, they are supposed to conjure images of reliability, certainty, leadership, and limitless possibilities.[7]
We can also look at sales. Take the best Android-based release and compare to the worse iPhone OS release, the iPhone still wins hands down. If it’s just silly hype then the Pre easily beats the Droid.
It’s funny that it seems that even the Apple haters on this forum’s best argument is that you can’t include the iPhone in such stats because it’s too good compared to the competition.
Between the Droid and Pre, I think it's more than just hype. While WebOS is a great OS, its success doesn't seem to match the hype. To me, it feels like the Pre has stopped dead in the water. I may be wrong, but I haven't seen much news in terms of its progress. The Pixi was released without that much hype.
The Droid has the backing of Android which is taking off at a tremendous rate. It's got a better future ahead of it, as more developers are boarding the Android ship than the WebOS ship. Not to mention it's on the larger and further reaching CDMA network.
Bottom Line is that ATT has the crappiest network in America. Far higher liklihood of dropped calls or no 3G service. Prior to getting an iPhone I had Verizon for 14 years. How many dropped calls did I get in 14 years. ONLY TWO!! One gets more than that in a day with iPhone and ATT.
Hey John, I have a question how can you have a service 4 years before the company that you had even existed. Verizon wireless was not a company until 1999 when air touch was acquired by Vodaphone and they got together with Bell to form Verizon wireless. And I very much doubt you only had two dropped calls in that time period.
So before you speak make sure you know what you are talking about, becuase there was no company called Verizon wireless 14 years ago.