Now that you've gone iPhone, could you go back???

[Hayesimus]

State what you had before the iPhone and whether you could go back...


I had my KRZR. Its the only motorola I've ever given the time of day to. As far as just looks go, I could deal with it again. It was small, slim, and sleek. I cannot however deal with such a small screen and actual buttons anymore. Nope, alas, I'm stuck with the iPhones from now on. You?

[psylichon]

I had a Cingular 2125, and to be honest, I could go back for a day or two if I had to. It wasn't a bad phone. I had Google Maps, Opera Mini, NES emulator, 4 gigs of media, voice command. Not too shabby really. Plus my BT GPS actually worked with that version of Maps, so I still keep them in my glove box in times of emergency.

But no, I could not go back to that screen/web experience permanently.

[patrickj]

Cingular 8525 (HTC TyTN) - and no way could I go back - more because of how lame Windows Mobile is ...

[fury]

Motorola Razr V3m from Verizon

supposedly the "m" stood for Music, but it was nowhere near a decent music device... the music was all far too expensive, it didn't have a quality method of listening to it, the V-cast network was too expensive for not enough entertainment, and the web access was just laughable. The phone would run out of memory before finishing loading any page worth looking at.

The original revision I had could RECORD something and then I could play or use that as an alarm/ringtone/whatever I wanted... but when I had to have the phone replaced due to the charger socket no longer working, the updated revision I had no longer allowed me to do either of those things. CDMA = bad battery life. There was absolutely no value in the phone for me with all those things considered. I would not go back to it for any reason.

[Hayesimus]

Yeah. I haven't met a person yet that liked their Razr. It is apparently the most popular let down. I couldn't get past the looks of it. Its just so cheap looking.

[SwingOnThis]

Yeah. I haven't met a person yet that liked their Razr. It is apparently the most popular let down. I couldn't get past the looks of it. Its just so cheap looking.

Count me in that group. How/why was that thing so popular??

I could go back to a Blackberry or a Q if i had to but i'd definitely prefer not to.

[Hayesimus]

yeah i've also heard some pretty negative things about the Q but the blackberries seem to have a pretty reliable rep.

[Eragon]

I was more than happy to toss my Verizon XV6700 in favor of my work-supplied Blackberry. Now, my work-supplied Blackberry is tossed in my backpack, and all calls and outlook emails forwarded to my iPhone :smile:.

[Hayesimus]

I really think I'm hooked on iPhone. There would have to be something TREMENDOUSLY better for me to switch now.

[macgirl]

i had a treo 680 - total POS. i can go back to another phone for a little while (i have an old nokia 6620 i've used while snowboarding), but it's painful and i'd rather not do it unless i have to. ;)

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

Only for about a month if I sell my V1 iPhone.

[fury]

I could see myself going back to an HTC Tilt, if I had had one before I had the iPhone...only long enough for them to introduce tethering to the iPhone

(while I was in an AT&T store getting my iPhone's SIM card swapped, I had to activate it on the internet, and so to do that, the customer service tech had to tether my computer to his HTC Tilt so that I could connect to the internet and get iTunes to turn on my iPhone...so ironic...)

[gcvt]

I could NEVER go back to my RAZR....or Verizon for that matter!

[Runamuck]

I turned off my Blackberry and went "cold turkey" with the iPhone for about 3 months. Then last month, I re-instated my Blackberry service and got a new Pearl just for the size.

For corporate email, the iPhone is still worst-in-class IMHO. I'd rank it far below Blackberry and even most Windows Mobile devices. For non-corporate email, it's OK but still pretty sub-par considering it won't let you respond to emails offline.

And for the record...I think even the basic phone features of the iPhone are still quite inferior to what I get out of my Blackberry or most other phones. Slick interface, but utterly useless if it lacks key functionality.

So for now...I'm back to carrying two phones.

[Hayesimus]

I don't email. So, there is that...

[Griffinaz]

The last phone I used was a 6700 PDA phone with Sprint. I do not miss it locking up all the time. Missing calls because the phone froze but you didn't know until the following day when you went to check your mail and nothing responded. Reboot again. I love the iPhone but when it comes to corporate (exchange) email, it is seriously lacking in any kind of business level functionality.

[jjvaldez]

the last phone that i had was my bb it was ok .. email was super fast and cool... oh and i had a treo 650 with some program that let me watch movies... but once i got the iphone.... it is the BEST phone for me... even the email... the only thing that i miss is editing MS WORD docs and emailing them back..

[lensam]

Well, hopefully the new software will include that plus the opening of attatchments too. Ive had almost every Nextel sold except for the bricks and I do miss the Direct Connect but I think that is startin to die out now since Sprint took over, they promised better service by combining towers but I think it had gotten worse. As for the iPhone? Unless something like it comes out that is better, its stuck with me. I am very happy

[alex2539]

Ive had the iPhone since iDay and i started feeling a little bored with it... So i decided to try out the LG Vu... TV feature was cool, but I now know that the iPhone has spoiled me, and i cannot go without it...

[ravman]

I had the Cingular 8525. In terms of functionality, it kills the iPhone with its' eyes closed. But the Windoze GUI is terrible compared to the iPhone.

I still have the AT&T Tilt (for work). It's years ahead of the iPhone, but once again, the Windoze GUI lets it down.

[Starry]

I tried to go back to my Treo and couldn't handle it.. the clarity of the graphics on the screen has sold me for the Iphone.. the only thing that really gripes my butt is the fact that you can get a FREE phone from AT&T that is pretty cheap and you can take lowsy pictures with it and send it... but you can take AWESOME pics with the IPhone and CAN'T... WTF? I don't and probably will NEVER understand that! LOL

[Hayesimus]

oh yeah. fyi, starry, i'm diggin the new avatar. i'm a big fan of art, but an even bigger fan of art that makes fun of other art lol

[Youngbinks]

I could foresee making a switch away from iPhone but I wouldn't go for anything short of another smartphone. Nothing without a QWERTY keyboard that's for sure.

[jjvaldez]

yea the pic thing is really pissing me off... my gf is away right now and i keep getting the viewmymessage crap email that NEVER works...

i might get a phone with verizon and have 2 phones...

[why verizon, only cuz she has it]

[i robot]

I still carry a blackberry for work so in the imortal words of Hannah Montana 'I got the best of both worlds'....well until June whatever

[Hayesimus]

Yougbinks! New avatar! or is that your old one?

[aggieman]

I had a moto Q and a Treo 755p before the iPhone. I could never go back to those 2. Of course I've sold my iPhone and moved on to the Nokia N95-4. I could never move back to the 1st gen iPhone from the N95. The upcoming 3g iPhone might be a different story though. If it just adds 3g and GPS and there are no camera improvements, MMS, and more useful email and browers (mainly saving attachments or adding attachments), then I will have to make a decision at that point. If it adds all those things, I'm sold and the N95 will become my backup that I carry when I need a 5.0mp camera.

[Youngbinks]

Yougbinks! New avatar! or is that your old one?

It's new. I finally got around to doing the reveal so I thought I would switch the avatar up as well.

[spampy22]

Sold my iDay iPhone on Ebay so I can get the 3G in June. Man am I missing the iPhone, but no pain no gain!!!

[chris]

I go back and forth all the time. That's just a nature of having multiple phone sites. I do like the tweaking aspect associated with the other phones. I'm anxious to get the whole third party software party underway. I've got Sirius working on my Q 9h and in the past I've used Slingbox software on my phones. Those will be welcome additions to the iPhone.

The iPhone just kills the other touch screen devices. When I've jumped to a touchscreen device, I got annoyed real quick with the so called "touch" capabilities. I recently test drove the Tilt and wanted to pull my hair out trying to do something as simple as dialing. I did enjoy geeking out the software on it. Lots of fun tweaks, hacks, etc.

I recently went on vacation and the iPhone still remains at the top of the heap. Safari just rocks and web browsing is big for me. Absolutely nothing compares to it.

- Chris

[davis5050]

yeah i've also heard some pretty negative things about the Q but the blackberries seem to have a pretty reliable rep.
I had a Q first and it did have tv and mms plus i tethered my pc easily but I am stuck on the iphone from now on! LOVE IT!!!!!

[chris]

I think the Q gets a bad rap, because of Windows Mobile. Motorola needs to do a better job of "masking" the OS. For first time users, it's completely intimidating. I know Microsoft is trying to make improvements in 6.1. That being said, the iPhone is ridiculously easy to use. Powerful. Easy. They changed the game. Palm *was* the only manufacturer who really seemed to understand that UI was important.

[chris]

To answer the original question, no I couldn't go back.:laugh2:.... at least permanently.

[Eragon]

To answer the original question, no I couldn't go back.:laugh2:.... at least permanently.

Like that saying from Meet the Robinsons, you have to keep moving forward. :tounge: WM has not kept up with the wants and needs of users, creating a huge void which Apple has filled. For me to go back to my XV6700 would certainly qualify as moving 10 steps back.

[Hayesimus]

Wow chris... NEW AVATAR!?!?! Bout time! All your friends are doin it! lol

[umbrabellator]

State what you had before the iPhone and whether you could go back...


I had my KRZR. Its the only motorola I've ever given the time of day to. As far as just looks go, I could deal with it again. It was small, slim, and sleek. I cannot however deal with such a small screen and actual buttons anymore. Nope, alas, I'm stuck with the iPhones from now on. You?

Interesting question, and one I have considered.

I look at some of the other phones out there like the one that is coming from Garmin and also the potential for the Android OS from Google.

But in the end, I love Apple products. I own an Intel iMac, an Intel MacBook, two iPods and the iPhone. I don't much like how Apple does business, but I love their products and because I am a Mac owner, I particularly love how all of their products interface and work so flawlessly together. That will keep me coming back to the iPhone.

Also, I just don't believe that any manufacturer will ever be able to beat Apple in the iPhone's fit and finish and its overall look. It is a piece of art, quite literally. None of the other so-called "iPhone killers" even come close.

[Hondamaker]

Loved my SLVR, never had a 'smartphone', and unless something cooler comes along, I'm stickin' with Apple.

[projectdarkside]

Cingular 8525 (HTC TyTN) - and no way could I go back - more because of how lame Windows Mobile is ...Even though WM is lame, the amount app's you can install on a WM phone is astounding!

[projectdarkside]

Yeah. I haven't met a person yet that liked their Razr. It is apparently the most popular let down. I couldn't get past the looks of it. Its just so cheap looking.Lol! "Most popular let down"!:tounge:

[psylichon]

The WM interface never bothered me. It certainly needs customization and shortcuts set up and such, but once you do that it's pretty fast. When it doesn't crash.

That said, the iPhone really needs no such tweaks and delivers a much better experience right out of the box. But, I guess only if you're geeky like me, WM isn't that bad.

[projectdarkside]

Well the HTC 8125 was my first smartphone, so I had nothing to compare to it quality wise. But my only qualm was that when you pressed the X button to close a program, it never actually "closed" the program ya kno?

[chris]

Well the HTC 8125 was my first smartphone, so I had nothing to compare to it quality wise. But my only qualm was that when you pressed the X button to close a program, it never actually "closed" the program ya kno?
Ah the beloved Task Manager. KILL ALL.:angry:

[psylichon]

Xbar, FTW.

Haha, even Xbar couldn't kill that dreaded task manager once launched, though. What was it with that evil spawn???

[Starry]

To answer the original question, no I couldn't go back.:laugh2:.... at least permanently.


Nice Hair Do Fearless Leader :)

[psylichon]

That's the bed-head of a genius.

[OJsakila]

my first smartphone was the ipaq. Remember that piece? God I hated that thing. Constant reboots... Like ten a daycompared to the iPhone's once a week reboot.

I will never go back. Only forward.

[Phxblue]

BlackBerry Curve. I go back to it frequently.

[projectdarkside]

Soooo...how about that new blackberry bold, and samsung instinct?

Personally I dont see why/ or what the blackberry Bold is being hyped about; the screen is small and the buttons are big! WTF!

and the "Instinct"s UI stinks, with stupid Wii like gimmicks that wont be used!

[Starry]

That's the bed-head of a genius.


Yes it is and he wears it well! LOL

[jjsquizz]

As much as I love my iPhone, I often switch back and forth between it and my Curve. BTW, has anyone checked out the Sprint Instinct? Ok, don't cringe because I said Sprint. Just check it out.

[jjsquizz]

Didn't read whole thread. Question already asked. I still would like to know what the consensus is. My bad.:embarrassed:

[xcissexc]

nokia 6102i and no way could i go back. the only other phone i would switch to if i had to would be iphone 2 or greater depend on how long it is from now :tounge:

[Hayesimus]

Didn't read whole thread. Question already asked. I still would like to know what the consensus is. My bad.:embarrassed:


Read the thread...

[theevilone]

cingular 8525 only as a back up phone. while the iphone is working no way I would go back.

[jagxk]

I have had a lot of phones through the years and I cannot image ever changing back to anything.

[Panache010]

This was a nice topic. I had a BB Pearl. the ONLY 2 things I miss are 1) Cut & Paste 2) the ability to save pics to the device from a web site

[projectdarkside]

Both of which are missing from the iPhone, but hoping for in v2.0

[jjsquizz]

Read the thread...

Like you never made a mistake. And JJ, Shame on both of you. I DID apologize. God day gentleman. That would be good day.

[goobs22xx]

I go back and forth from my iPhone to my 8125. The features on the 8125 are well beyond that of the iPhone's, but you can't beat just the overall interface of the iPhone.

Why can't someone just get it right the first time?

[projectdarkside]

HELLZ YEAH! ANOTHER 8125'er!!

[Hayesimus]

Like you never made a mistake. And JJ, Shame on both of you. I DID apologize. God day gentleman. That would be good day.


I wasn't retaliating against you, if there was another thread, the fine. I'd point it out too, even provide the link to it. I'm just not gonna do your homework so you can see the results lol.

[jjvaldez]

Like you never made a mistake. And JJ, Shame on both of you. I DID apologize. God day gentleman. That would be good day.


shame on me?? what are you talking about??? you didn't make a mistake... you skipped page one.. and didnt read the thread topic...

good day...

[Hayesimus]

WHOA fellas! Let's not get this thread locked too! haha

[gotpancakes]

Some old rate WinMoble phone... Nope never going back to real buttons or non full web browsing as opposed to a choppy water down browser

[Hayesimus]

EXACTLY. I don't even know how to use real buttons anymore. I'm kinda wishing i had a virtual keyboard for my desktop lol

[wjp09]

I could go back, and I did. I think however if I had my Unlim texting with the iPhone it would make it tougher. I now have the Samsung Glyde on Verizon and I like it. I will never forget the iPhone, it took my crazy cool phone virginity. It was my first love and it will be difficult to forget it. :D

[jjsquizz]

I could go back, and I did. I think however if I had my Unlim texting with the iPhone it would make it tougher. I now have the Samsung Glyde on Verizon and I like it. I will never forget the iPhone, it took my crazy cool phone virginity. It was my first love and it will be difficult to forget it. :D

I played with a Glyde. Liked it a lot, but I can't get ready for Verizon. I am waiting until I can get my hands on a Samsung Instinct. I love my iphone, but I don't think the V2 is going to be all that is should be. We'll see. So Instinct will be my next choice.

[projectdarkside]

Only "+" I could I see in Glyde and Instinct is that generally the data plans are cheaper and as fast if not faster than 3G

[jjsquizz]

That's why I said that unless there's loads of changes in the V2 iphone, I just might give the Instinct a try. I do have the 30 day trial period, so if it doesn't work out, I still have my V1 iphone. Plus that everything inclusive plan for $99.00 Sprint has sounds pretty good.

[projectdarkside]

That's why I said that unless there's loads of changes in the V2 iphone, I just might give the Instinct a try. I do have the 30 day trial period, so if it doesn't work out, I still have my V1 iphone. Plus that everything inclusive plan for $99.00 Sprint has sounds pretty good.Good Luck dude! I love the iPhone mostly for its design- cause no one wants to show off an ugly phone- and the features/functionality second:tounge: The "everything" plan sounds awesome, I'd love to go month to month using all the data, text, and talk time without worrying about anything!
-Does At&t have something similar to that?

http://www.macdailynews.com/gfx/article_gfx/070208_samsung.jpghttp://www.thesmartpda.com/Samsung-Instinct.jpg

[jjsquizz]

I'm not too sure, but I think At&T's plan like that is only for voice. Not good. I just want to hold that instinct in my hand. But I don't think you can beat the plan.

[Joseph B]

My previous phone was a basic $19.95 device from Verizon.

It had no camera. It couldn't play mp3s. It had no ability to read emails. For contacts, calendar, and notes functionality I carried a separate Palm device.

So, "NO!" I couldn't go back!! I'm too hooked! The iPhone is not only my portable office but also my personal entertainment center. I get a real kick out of reviewing PDF's attached to emails one minute, and then viewing a rented copy of "The Simpsons Movie" the next! I also have thousands of my favorite songs on the thing which I play when I'm in my car. (Did I mention that the iPhone is also my first and only iPod??)

I've owned it since September, and I still find new uses for it daily. With the imminent emergence of the 2.0 software and the app store, it's pretty evident that this trend will continue unabated for the foreseeable future.

[joe]

I loved my SE T610 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_T610) especially because I could do so much with the BlueTooth including tethering without ever taking it out of my pocket. But there's no way I would go back to anything else. Just waiting for tethering at the App Store. :laugh2:

[coinstar99]

I sold my iPhone and got a Treo 750 and then an AT&T Tilt and guess what, I am buying my iPhone back off the guy I sold it to. I don't care that its only a month away, the iPhone 3G only adds the 3G for me, I just miss the phone itself, I am dying with this horrendous windows mobile devices. My issue was originally not having a physical keyboard and now that I have a Voyager I use for work so I have a physical keyboard. I argued up and down about how I was unhappy with my iPhone and now I take everything single thing I said back. I can't wait to have an iPhone again!

[projectdarkside]

I sold my iPhone and got a Treo 750 and then an AT&T Tilt and guess what, I am buying my iPhone back off the guy I sold it to. I don't care that its only a month away, the iPhone 3G only adds the 3G for me, I just miss the phone itself, I am dying with this horrendous windows mobile devices. My issue was originally not having a physical keyboard and now that I have a Voyager I use for work so I have a physical keyboard. I argued up and down about how I was unhappy with my iPhone and now I take everything single thing I said back. I can't wait to have an iPhone again!Man you went from riches to rags to more rags back to riches:tounge:

[Wes61991]

Before my iPhone I had a LG VX9400 from Verizon. Would I go back? Hell no!

[projectdarkside]

Before my iPhone I had a LG VX9400 from Verizon. Would I go back? Hell no!Wow it looks like a pretty good phone, atleast to have before the iPhone came along ya kno:smile:
http://www.howardchui.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/lg-vx9800.jpg

[Wes61991]

Yeah i enjoyed it but the iPhone is so much better. Though I did enjoy watching tv on it.

[projectdarkside]

HAHA now you can watch T.V, movies, and Youtube videos from your iPhone :)

[Hayesimus]

I do miss my KRZR actually. Just because it was sexy looking and it was very durable. Didn't have to baby it like I do the iPhone. But yeah, I couldn't live without my touch screen now...

[kneshoba]

I had a razr(first addition) then a treo(can't remember the model)then a 8125(Office and emailing attachments was the only reason for it) back to the razr then the iPhone I can't see myself going anywhere else. I like the ease of the UI, my wife has a tilt and she is always tinkering on it to make it easier for to her use. Firmware 2.0 will catch up the iPhone with features that come with other mobiles, just my opinion. Honestly mms, video recording, bt files to and from my mac is what's missing for me. For now

[Hayesimus]

Hey, I love your avatar. Is that a boxer? You should post some pics of your pets in the pet thread.

[Elbacanazo920]

I Enjoyed the Razr it was actually the first cool phone i had (Moved from Nextel) But leaving my iPhone is blasphemy

[Hayesimus]

FYI, the RAZR wasn't cool. :p I always thought it looked cheap. The KRZR looked so much better. Felt sturdier too. The RAZR 2 isn't bad. Curious if they will make a KRZR 2.

[kneshoba]

Hey, I love your avatar. Is that a boxer? You should post some pics of your pets in the pet thread.

Yes, That's my pup Maximus, also I have 2 more named Poncho and Jada, I will post some more pics on the pet thread.

[Hayesimus]

MAXIMUS!?!?! My four legged counterpart! lol

[rmfnla]

Count me in that group. How/why was that thing so popular??

I could go back to a Blackberry or a Q if i had to but i'd definitely prefer not to.

Because it was the first really thin phone.

I liked the way mine fit into my pocket (I refuse to wear a holster unless I'm carrying a gun) but I hated the OS more than anything.

I've had several high-end phones before my iPhone and no, I wouldn't go back to any of them.

My wife finally gave up her Razor but she didn't want an iPhone, even though I offered.

I actually felt pity for her.

[projectdarkside]

FYI, the RAZR wasn't cool. :p I always thought it looked cheap. The KRZR looked so much better. Felt sturdier too. The RAZR 2 isn't bad. Curious if they will make a KRZR 2.I had used to think that the razr was cool back in 2005 when they were $250-300 dollars and I knew 1 guy in the whole school who had one.
-It went from knowing one guy with a razr, to every other person I met having one:angry::tounge: I knew only one person even now who had a Krzr, and it was surprisingly on sprint- cause back then sprint had NO cool phones lol- and it did pretty well:smile:

I Enjoyed the Razr it was actually the first cool phone i had (Moved from Nextel) But leaving my iPhone is blasphemy
- I guess you "also" become tired and annoyed of that "Chirp" feature lol!

[Elbacanazo920]

FYI, the RAZR wasn't cool. :p I always thought it looked cheap. The KRZR looked so much better. Felt sturdier too. The RAZR 2 isn't bad. Curious if they will make a KRZR 2.

When You have nextel The Motorola M-3788 looks more advanced than their phones

[projectdarkside]

^^ Lol! THATS BAD!
http://www.thegioididong.com/DTDD/Image/Sanpham/bmotorola-m3788.gif

[phsycology]

I had just started using the Motorolla Z800 Rizr (I think it was called), but don't think that I could go back to my beloved Sony Ericsson K800i now that I have had a taste of the iPhone. :D

[coinstar99]

I just got my iPhone back, as I had said at some point in this thread, and I have to say that I don't ever want to go back to a dumb windows mobile device again. It just doesn't stack up with how much of a pleasure it is to use the iPhone.

[projectdarkside]

I just got my iPhone back, as I had said at some point in this thread, and I have to say that I don't ever want to go back to a dumb windows mobile device again. It just doesn't stack up with how much of a pleasure it is to use the iPhone.Which windows mobile device did you have:gasp:

[coinstar99]

Which windows mobile device did you have:gasp:



When I got rid of my iPhone for that brief and painful time I used a 750 and a Tilt. I had a Curve for a day so I didn't really mention that device. I enjoyed everything the tilt did, but when it came to ease of use, having to pull the stylus out all the time, and the slow response time when I would open the thing up, drove me crazy. Its such a pleasure to turn on the iPhone send a fast text and close it down, easy and convenient. I will say this to anyone that thinks of going to another device after the iPhone. Think twice, no three times, maybe four times! I can understand going cause you need Blackberry email for work, but the iPhone is an excellent device and its going to keep getting better.

[danielfillmore]

it would be tough to go back but if i had to it would have to be one of these new touch screen devices that just came out

[phsycology]

If I had to go back, I would probably use the new LG with the touch panel.

[projectdarkside]

When I got rid of my iPhone for that brief and painful time I used a 750 and a Tilt. I had a Curve for a day so I didn't really mention that device. I enjoyed everything the tilt did, but when it came to ease of use, having to pull the stylus out all the time, and the slow response time when I would open the thing up, drove me crazy. Its such a pleasure to turn on the iPhone send a fast text and close it down, easy and convenient. I will say this to anyone that thinks of going to another device after the iPhone. Think twice, no three times, maybe four times! I can understand going cause you need Blackberry email for work, but the iPhone is an excellent device and its going to keep getting better.Haha, those werent such bad phone's, I mean that compete with the iPhone ofcourse but they do pretty good when it comes to email and texting :)
-I know totally know what you were going through with the tilt, cause the on-screen options were to small to use you finger with, coupled with slow response time... but thats window for ya:tounge:

Your one of the few people on this forum who has had top tier phones before having an iPhone and having that experience makes your opinion much more valuable:wink:

[OJsakila]

after a year and a half with the extremley buggy HP Ipaq, I could never go back to that POS.
Constantly flashing firmware. A thousand reboots a day... Very high maintenence ...It just was a little before its time, I guess. I really don't consider myself an iPhone "fanboy" but spend a little time with the Ipaq and the iPhone is a Godsend in comparison.

I don't think I've rebooted this week yet!

[gotzaiPhone]

I could never go back to any other phone ever again. I've had razr's, i series moto phones, blackjacks and others I can't even think of now and none of them even come close to this phone. To be honest, I HATED apple until a friend of mine convinced me to look into the iPhone. I had no reason not to like apple other than being a windows fan bouy, but within 5 minutes of playing with the iphone for the first time, I was hooked. Now I'm saving my $$$$ for a MacBook and getting the iphone 3G when it comes out. Its like a freaking drug.... As sad as that sounds.

[Hayesimus]

Junkie.... :p

[phsycology]

I could never go back to any other phone ever again. I've had razr's, i series moto phones, blackjacks and others I can't even think of now and none of them even come close to this phone. To be honest, I HATED apple until a friend of mine convinced me to look into the iPhone. I had no reason not to like apple other than being a windows fan bouy, but within 5 minutes of playing with the iphone for the first time, I was hooked. Now I'm saving my $$$$ for a MacBook and getting the iphone 3G when it comes out. Its like a freaking drug.... As sad as that sounds.

Lol I know what you mean. My dad used to change phones every few months,but he's had the iPhone from iDay, and is still not bored with it. That's a record for him lol.

lol at Hayes for the Junkie comment :p

[psylichon]

We were discussing this late night in chat last night. I say, the next time you're really pissed off about no MMS, no cut-and-paste, or whatever, just go fire up safari and do some surfing and know that you're getting the best mobile browsing experience available, period. Then fire up your iPod and know that you're listening to the coolest MP3 player ever. Then go play a jailbreak game that uses the accelerometer and dream about where this is going with the AppStore.

Every device must be taken as a whole. While other devices may seem tempting on paper due to their specs, they often fail as a "whole experience" sort of thing. This is where the iPhone accels...

All just my opinion here.

[phsycology]

We were discussing this late night in chat last night. I say, the next time you're really pissed off about no MMS, no cut-and-paste, or whatever, just go fire up safari and do some surfing and know that you're getting the best mobile browsing experience available, period. Then fire up your iPod and know that you're listening to the coolest MP3 player ever. Then go play a jailbreak game that uses the accelerometer and dream about where this is going with the AppStore.

Every device must be taken as a whole. While other devices may seem tempting on paper due to their specs, they often fail as a "whole experience" sort of thing. This is where the iPhone accels...

All just my opinion here.

A-MEN brother!!!! :p
I don't think I could have said that better myself.

[Saverino]

A-MEN brother!!!! :p
I don't think I could have said that better myself.

I was in that chat last night :laugh2:

I feel special :smile:

But yeah that couldnt have been said any better.

[projectdarkside]

Awww dont get ****y haha!

[marklynn70]

No going back from here, only what is yet to come.

[projectdarkside]

Nice Quote or saying :)
Might go in my sig :D . . .

[winterymix]

I've had my iPhone since last August, and I thought I was getting bored with it..similar to Coinstar99. I convinced my wife I wanted a different phone with a physical keyboard, and better voice quality. So I gave her my iPhone and bought a Moto Q 9h. I told all my friends that the Q rocked and how it did so many things the iPhone couldn't. Secretely, after about 3 days with the Q, I was missing my iPhone.
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The internet on the Q was pathetic compared to what Safari could do. Everytime I used the net to do anything, a little voice in the back of my head would be saying, "This would be SO much easier and SO much prettier on your iPhone." I had also forgotten what non-threaded texting was like. It's horrible. I missed my threaded texting. Bad.

Finally, after about 3 weeks with the Q, I told my wife I wanted my iPhone back & gave her the Q. She didnt really care either way. She mostly uses her phone just as a phone & texting device, so the Q suits her needs.

I will never again take my iPhone for granted, nor switch to another device without a great amount of thought, research and knowledge. I will in all likelyhood be buying a iPhone 3g in August & putting back my v1 as a backup. I'm a bit dissappointed that we're still missing Flash, MMS and better Bluetooth support, but it's like a previous poster in this threat said, you have to take the iPhone as a whole. There are some things it should do, that it doesn't do at all.... then there are some things it does better than anything else on the market. All comes down to which features are important to you.

-Winterymix

[coinstar99]

Haha, those werent such bad phone's, I mean that compete with the iPhone ofcourse but they do pretty good when it comes to email and texting :)
-I know totally know what you were going through with the tilt, cause the on-screen options were to small to use you finger with, coupled with slow response time... but thats window for ya:tounge:

Your one of the few people on this forum who has had top tier phones before having an iPhone and having that experience makes your opinion much more valuable:wink:

I have had it all ! I have worked for wireless companies since 1998 so if its out I have used it . Almost always had high end stuff and it all boiled down to recently, I got my iPhone got rid of it cause I wanted a physical keyboard and there is not a phone out there that does what the iPhone does . The Tilt and the Curve and even the Treo 750 are great devices and for text and email they do their job and they do it well. I even used the Q9c for Sprint for a while and there just isn't anything that does what the iPhone does or does it as well . I think anyone that had a serious chance to use the iPhone would agree. Its just a pleasure to use . I am always happy to help anyone that asks, and offer unbiased advice. Look at my sig, its my job .