I phone which one ??

Wayne

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I have an iPhone 3GS worst phone i have ever owned absolute piece of dog dirt. Drops calls constantly poor signal unless your climbing a phone mast. Battery life less than a day unless you turn off all the features than make it an iPhone.

That said I have over £300 worth of apps on my phone mainly medical and wildlife stuff which are great so I am stuck with upgrading to another iPhone or losing my apps.

I am posting on my iPad which I love. Would replace instantly if broke. Both iphone and iPad spend as much time outdoors as I do.
 

ritch

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Probably worth stopping then eh? :D

Look, my first computer was a 386. I was building my own 12 months later, by the time the first pentium class came out, I was running a water cooled, peltier system, made with copper plumbing, a heater matrix from an old vauxhall astra and a pump out of a fish tank. I've run every operating system Microsoft have released since MS DOS and several versions of Linux. Anyone who can remember installing Windows 95 onto a blank HDD, can surely remember what a joke "plug & play" was back then, as well as what often was days spent trying to configure drivers for various expansion cards, but it didnt matter. Aside from several ipod's, my Iphone is the first apple product I have ever owned of any significance. I am about the furthest you can be from an apple fan boy, but I am most definitely a fan of the iphone, simply because it is a superb product. It would be much easier to make that point if someone else made the damned thing, but they didn't, apple made it and credit where it's due. The only fanboys are people who are so dug into their favourite trench, they refuse to open their eyes to anything else. If someone else makes a better phone, even a better copy, I'd probably buy one, but until they do, I'll stick with the iphone because it's an amazing piece of technology, that is silky smooth to operate and effortless in use.

I remeber back when apple was only talked about quite loosley as more of a working machine so serious developers would be able to understand it.
With some really good marketing they have made themselve this image that you either love or hate.
To begin with i was the latter but i recently purchased the iphone 4s and its the best phone i have ever had after having a samsung omnia 2 i was put off touchscreen phones.
add me to the fanboy list if you must.
 

andyross

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I used to hate Apple and the way you were tied into them and their products. I tried several Android phones and watched my smug faced Iphone loving wife smiling at me when my Android phones kept crashing or stalling. I eventually gave way and got an Iphone 4S and have not looked back since. They simply work and do it well with backup like you get from no other company, well maybe Spyderco. The only problem I have now is a smug wife saying I told you so :rolleyes:. Go for the 4S 'cos its cool to talk to your phone.
Cheers Andy
 

Big Stu 12

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One thing I have noticed with users of Apple equipment is that most of them when asked for a straight, concise answer why the apple is better it just is seem to be the answer they give no Real pro and cons for and against any other piece of equipment, yes their may be a couple that can.

in the end its just that apple is better......YES BUT WHY.....???. dont get me wrong but please give me a real reason why an Iphone is better then an Andriod.

Myself I have a galaxy ace just about to change my contract to another phone, but looking at it most the people I know can only tell me their Iphone is better.... but never been able to tell me why it is better other then it all boils down to it being a cl*t phone, and its an apple, its smaller it, looks better, I can use itunes on it, theres loads of app's on it, and on it goes..........

Yes I will be buying another android cause its better for me, it does what I, the apps are handy, if it was not because of the ability to get on the internet, if i really need to ( which I hate to do cause the screen on a phone is way to small to sensibly used the internet).....oh and I can use it as aphone,

I have a separate GPS, and a MP3 player, I am not one for wrapping everything into one item that drains the battery at a stupid rate so I can not use any of it with out a mains supply.
 

vinnyp68

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You will of course be less likely to be mugged for your Android phone :) seriously just get an iPhone you will only wish you had in the first place but have to live with the mistake for 18 months till the contract ends. Get it on the 3 network, tethering is free with as much as you can eat data. Then get one of these, http://www.lifeproof.com/shop/cases/iphone-4-4s, you won't regret it
 

Bucephalas

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I use an iphone but I'm not an Apple fan.
It does cut off calls because the proximity sensor is rubbish and your "ear" will end the call. I have to press the "show keypad" option when making/answering.

iTunes is the worlds WORST piece of cr*p imo.

I bought my 12 year old a Galaxy something or other and she loves it. She can transfer music and files etc wirelessly at a push of a button!
Darn it!

I would recommend Three as best value for such a beast though.
 

calibanzwei

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Oooo, more Apple bashing. I like it ;)
On a related note, someone mentioned the other day when they realised when Apple became over inflated with self importance - back in the day, when you closed your laptop the Apple logo used to be the right way up for you. Now it's the other way round, so its the right way up for others when the laptops open.
 
The 3GS or the 4S

BUT NOT THE IPHONE 4 It has serious Issues

the 4s is the better of the two but cost more
The 4s has a better camera,
A face to face camera so you can use video conferencing like Skype etc...,
Better Battery Life.

But if those things aren't an issue for you then the 3GS is the way to go.
I recently got the 3GS its great, and worth it, The 4S is Much better but was £10p/m extra on my contract for 24 months = £240 or a one off payment of £220
I got the 3GS and kept the wife happy.
 

Gill

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I forgot about this thread,I got a Samsung Galaxy s11 a while back and i must say i really like it ,very easy to use .Now my questions are what apps do i want /need and i take it this can get a virus without protection?
 

Steve13

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Speaking as an technology dinosour I find my I phone 4s I have so easy to use , I love it .

Got a good deal on it too on contract

We have 3g's for work and the difference is well worth the extra IMO
 

rik_uk3

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I forgot about this thread,I got a Samsung Galaxy s11 a while back and i must say i really like it ,very easy to use .Now my questions are what apps do i want /need and i take it this can get a virus without protection?

Galaxy 2 too owner here, its a great phone.

Virus protection is available
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivirus&hl=en

Lots of applications for free, Google skymaps is wonderful
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5nb29nbGUuYW5kcm9pZC5zdGFyZHJvaWQiXQ..

US Army survival guide
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidtrainer.survive&feature=search_result

Survival guide
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLm1heC5TdXJ2aXZhbEd1aWRlIl0.

Met office
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.gov.metoffice.android&feature=search_result

Yell
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yell.launcher2&feature=search_result

Dutch oven calculator
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mwls.oven&feature=search_result

Camping recipes
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bookandroid.campingrecipes&feature=search_result

AA Caravan and Camping site guide, you never know you might need to find a site quick

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theaa.aabob.candc&feature=search_result

Compass

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apksoftware.compass&feature=search_result

Video converter, converts films on you PC you can then play on your phone
http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

Turn your S2 into a kindle

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.kindle&
feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hbWF6b24ua2luZGxlIl0.

Turn text and PDF files to kindle format

http://calibre-ebook.com/

There are thousands of application to choose from, enjoy
 

dwardo

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Just received a new HTC One X, very happy with it. Very fast quad processor that actually manages to keep up with my work stuff.
Oh and spekky 48k rubber keys for my first and yes my 128 was better than a commador! Nerd me up :)
 

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