View Full Version : Cellphone OS fanbois - your opinions, please
I have seen and spent several minutes using the new (AT&T) HTC Titan with Windows Phone "Mango," and it certainly seems to be the most modern, thoughtful, useful OS to date. Beautiful and elegant, as a matter of fact. I am first on my local store's waiting list, and as soon as they have stock I plan on upgrading.
I currently have an iPhone 3GS, and I have been an Apple fanboi for life, but recently gave up for various reasons and just don't care to be locked into their exclusive club (or pay for the privelege). I have never had an Android phone, but from a distance they look clunky, visually poorly designed, and prone to bugs (and I have read up on "Ice Cream Sandwich," which appears to be more of the same).
You all give the best geek love on the innerwebs, so please feel free to tell me why I shouldn't (or should) follow my plan. :p
I have seen and spent several minutes using the new (AT&T) HTC Titan with Windows Phone "Mango," and it certainly seems to be the most modern, thoughtful, useful OS to date. Beautiful and elegant, as a matter of fact. I am first on my local store's waiting list, and as soon as they have stock I plan on upgrading.
I currently have an iPhone 3GS, and I have been an Apple fanboi for life, but recently gave up for various reasons and just don't care to be locked into their exclusive club (or pay for the privelege). I have never had an Android phone, but from a distance they look clunky, visually poorly designed, and prone to bugs (and I have read up on "Ice Cream Sandwich," which appears to be more of the same).
You all give the best geek love on the innerwebs, so please feel free to tell me why I shouldn't (or should) follow my plan. :p
I can't speak to the Windoze phone, but I can comment on Android. The concept of an 'open' OS, multiple service providers, and various hardwae choices attracted me, but there are also issues because of this. The iPhone is more locked down, so the experience is more consistent. Android has much more ability to be customized, which causes issues since the experience varies based on providers and which flavor of the OS you have. I have a Captivate and I don't find it clunky @ all. However, I do find the OS slow (but I installed a hacked version of Froyo since I got tired of waiting for the update from ATT). There's just latency pulling up the apps screen and switching b/w screens despite having max memory (16GB internal and a 16GB external SD). It's a good phone, but it's just frustrating when you get the 'hourglass' trying to pull up apps, etc.
-Kevin
Spicoli
11-29-11, 02:32 PM
Love android.
WickerBill
11-29-11, 03:09 PM
I've heard very good things about Windows Phone, but I worry about their app market... will it ever catch up? It is supposedly much more intensive to write an app for WP than for iOS or Android.
They have over 40,000 apps now. For a user like me I doubt I would notice the difference between that and whatever number Apple/Google have.
Last night I dropped by the store and once again played with the Titan, plus a Galaxy S II phone. The main difference between that phone, other than being $50 more expensive, is the OS, which is Android. The screen is just a bit smaller but also quite a bit sharper, and the guy in the store said it is "LTE" instead of "4G," for whatever that is worth. And of course it also locks you into the Google world instead of the MS world. Having this choice is an embarrassment of riches, because, absent any alternatives, the Android seems to be an excellent product. But in comparison it still seems inferior to the other two systems. Maybe clunky is not the right word - more like busy and a little annoying. It is also visually unappealing (like 2001 called and they want their graphics back), but I am told it is totally customizable, so you don't have to live with the defaults like you do with the other two.
More confused than ever. :gomer:
Love android.
What do you love about it?
devilmaster
11-30-11, 11:10 AM
I've got the droid 3 from motorola....
teh biggest reason i'm a droid lover is that it offers a full touch screen with a slide out keyboard.. now with a 5 row keyboard
Open source means I have never paid for an app ever. I use it for work, it keeps me up to date on restaurant reviews of multiple review websites and such.
the latest edition of motoblur gives the screen movements that iphone users know well....
I have the home dock which turns it into a standard alarm clock radio and the car dock which turns it into a nice gps maps program...
I'm waiting patiently for the laptop dock that will be coming out soon... i've played with the laptop dock for the matrix and its a nice addon...
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WebOS is going to make a big comeback. Trust me on this. :gomer:
chop456
11-30-11, 02:28 PM
LG Android from Virgin. No contract, unlimited text and data and 300 minutes per month for $37 including tax.
WGAF what kind of OS it has? I have an extra ~$30/month to spend on beer. :thumbup:
I have an extra ~$30/month to spend on beer. :thumbup:
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cameraman
11-30-11, 08:54 PM
LG Android from Virgin. No contract, unlimited text and data and 300 minutes per month for $37 including tax.
And no service in 90% of Utah...
DagoFast
11-30-11, 09:02 PM
And no service in 90% of Utah...
One more excellent reason to avoid Utah! :laugh:
DagoFast
11-30-11, 09:20 PM
I'm on my last week with a windoze phone. A winmo 6.5 to be exact. Be fore-warned, when MSFT goes to 8, they'll drop support for your mango 7.5 phone faster than a stripper dumps you when the last dollar leaves your wallet. There are boatloads of orphaned winmo phones that haven't seen a software update in years. Plus, there has not been a new program available in the windows marketplace for over a year. Finally, MSFT closed the "myphone" website earlier this year that gave the older phones a wireless cloud based contact, picture, text and email backup. Not to mention the ability to "find" a lost phone and/or lock or wipe the data. And there was no provision made to bring the older phones along to the newer windows live website.
So, this morning I had a heaping helping of Apple flavored koolaide and pulled the trigger on a new iPhone 4S. They are still offering software updates and support and programs for their much older 3G phones.
Sure, Ziggy might beat me up for being yuppie scum, but it's a risk I'm willing to take. :D
Spicoli
11-30-11, 10:36 PM
What do you love about it?
It's not apple and it's not blackberry.:thumbup:
It is fast, it is easy to use, it never ever bogs down or freezes. HTC Evo 4g rig. I am a simple user....google calendar (love it), about 1000 mostly business contacts on the google cloud, streams without hesitation, runs pandora without ever hiccuping, camera is stellar, and surfs super quick. Every app you could want and more.
It works for me, and tou are old like me so just go buy it.
I know of no one who does windoze fone, and I hang out with all the cool kids.:tony:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/8927164/Software-on-Android-phones-tracking-every-key-stroke.html
Yikes. I am already uncomfortable with Google, this just makes it worse, and it underlines the criticism that Android is too open to malicious uses.
Spickles, you better delete that goat porn.
FWIW I love my iPhone 4. I think it has made me more popular and many of my friends think it makes me more attractive.
Plus, it probably pisses Spickles off that I've said this. In fact, I'm listening to the Eagles on it right now. :p :D
Spicoli
12-01-11, 01:28 PM
FWIW I love my iPhone 4. I think it has made me more popular and many of my friends think it makes me more attractive.
Plus, it probably pisses Spickles off that I've said this. In fact, I'm listening to the Eagles on it right now. :p :D
Sticks and stones.:D
I find Android to be pretty cool, but confusing at first.
The way I see it (but I am most likely suffering from Idiot's Disease), Android is stripped down to just about nothing as an operating system. To do even the most rudimentary tasks (like browsing directories), you need an App.
Easy to get, free, etc.
Once you have your Apps, and you know where they are (where did I put that App for browsing directories again? :p ), it is a pretty lean, mean, operating machine.
Running Android 2.2.2 on a Moto Cliq2, an Acer Iconia A500 running some flavor of 3.x.
I'm a bit ashamed to note that I set these devices up, DL'ed a few Apps to get started, and haven't run them hard at all. They do what I asked them to do, but I haven't really learned them. :o Phone actually has a HW bug and needs to be replaced.
iPAD2 is en route to the G@Home as we speak. I'll set that up, give it to the Mrs. and kids, and TAKE BACK MY ACER!!! (enough DRAMA for ya?) Then I can get down to some real piracy and pr0n!
DagoFast
12-02-11, 03:14 PM
Sprint outdid themselves and delivered the new iPhone yesterday or about 4 days early. :thumbup:
After spending a minimum of time using it, all I have to say is holy moley! It's like going from a 1950's Watson roadster to to a 1996 Reynard! Buh bye windoze! :rofl:
TravelGal
12-02-11, 10:15 PM
So who's offering the best contracts for these wonders? I'm reading this thread with great interest because I decided this week that Santa is bringing me a phone that does more than make phone calls. I am at last persuaded to upgrade to this century.
LG Android from Virgin. No contract, unlimited text and data and 300 minutes per month for $37 including tax.
WGAF what kind of OS it has? I have an extra ~$30/month to spend on beer. :thumbup:
Shopping for one of the kids. This just might work...
So you just buy the phone, activate, then the Virgin snags the airtime off of Sprint?
So who's offering the best contracts for these wonders? I'm reading this thread with great interest because I decided this week that Santa is bringing me a phone that does more than make phone calls. I am at last persuaded to upgrade to this century.
Everything you need to know about buying a smartphone (http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/16/2565102/smartphone-buyers-guide)
Good luck, TGal
chop456
12-03-11, 08:59 AM
Shopping for one of the kids. This just might work...
So you just buy the phone, activate, then the Virgin snags the airtime off of Sprint?
Yep. :)
If porting a number, do that before deactivating the old account.
TravelGal
12-03-11, 10:12 PM
Everything you need to know about buying a smartphone (http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/16/2565102/smartphone-buyers-guide)
Good luck, TGal
Good luck is right. Honestly, it surely has everything I need to know. Amazing! I'll be right at it after getting TravelMom's 200 Christmas cards ready and making the imaging disks of my new computer. As in, don't expect to hear from me for a while. :D
And G., I have very good luck with my dinosaur, I mean Virgin USA Phone. Good web support and good live customer support once you crack the code and get through the perky computer voice help.
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