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Well you read it.... My phone bite the dust. Running with the ole Go-Phone from Wal-Mart right now. Anyone got a good reliable phone that yall like? I'm open to anything...

Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Depends on what you want to use it for. What is your cell phone carrier? The IPhone is AT&T only. Do you want to surf the net and do e-mail or just use it as a phone and that is it? A ton of options.

txab Senior Enthusiast

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Depends on what you want to use it for. What is your cell phone carrier? The IPhone is AT&T only. Do you want to surf the net and do e-mail or just use it as a phone and that is it? A ton of options.

 

+1 Carrier and how you want to use it will help determine what phone you need

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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I have Verizon and the Motorola Venture. I love it! I had the Razor before that, and it was a good phone too. I like the Motorola's and thats the only phone I'll buy.

AJE Enthusiast

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I like my G'Zone Boulder (through Verizon). Good if you drop it a lot or are likely to get it wet.

Bryan410 Enthusiast

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Dont know what Id do without my BB.

New storm is coming out thats thinner, lighter, better screen, no glitches, and faster. But that isnt until next month.

Seems once a week im seeing complaints about AT&Ts network with IPhone users but I think thats just in the larger centers.

Whatever carrier you use, just go to their store and play around with the phones on display.

Steveman Enthusiast

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I have an iphone 3G and its great, a lot better than my old flip phone. As some people have said it really depends on what you want to do with your phone. If you want to surf the internet, check email, and be able to look at maps on a easy to use phone, than get the iphone. Nothing beats the iphone in user friendliness, you can just pick it up and everything makes sense. Now the main drawback to the iphone is that its fragile. So if you have a history of dropping phones, I would recommend that you do not get an iphone unless you plan on getting a case for it. Also the other main drawback is the battery life. It sucks. Really for everything the iphone does its great but compared to other regular non-touchscreen phones its pretty bad. I have to charge mine, depending on usage, every day or every other day. I could go 4-6 days before with my old crappy phone that was pretty much just good at making calls.

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sab316 Enthusiast

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Well I'm with AT&T also. And my roommate has a Iphone and I play around on his all the time. It was nice having his the other day when we were in Birmingham, AL (We're from MS) and we needed directions.

 

Just not so fond of having to pay that extra money for the Media plan. I do need another Ipod though as mine met a watery grave about a year ago....

 

I'll have to check into this and see how much the media plan would make my bill total... Gotta love being a broke college kid :lol:

LawmanSS Senior Enthusiast

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I'll agree on the iPhone being bad on battery life...especially when you're surfing in 3G mode. It isn't horrific, but it isn't fantastic, either.

 

I, too, have read the horror stories about AT&T's network, but I have to say, in the two months I've been on it, I haven't experienced a single problem. I haven't had even one dropped call and have coverage in several areas that I didn't on Verizon. However, that could just be the case in the Pittsburgh Metro area...:lol:

 

For iPhone protection, I am loving the combination of the iSkin Solo FX case with a Power Support Crystal Film screen protector. You definitely need protection...iPhones are fragile and Apple's tendency to use copious amounts of gloss black and chrome make them susceptible to scratches.

sab316 Enthusiast

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Yeah I'll for sure get a case for it. And since my father and I own a lawn care business that I work at in the summer I'll keep my Go-Phone and use it while working. Because dust/sweat/mud/rain are usually not good for Iphones... I might just man up and throw the extra $30/month at it and get the Iphone. I need a new phone and a Ipod... why not just have both!

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