Phone comparison questions

[Buehler445]

My Blackberry is quitting

I am looking at an iPhone or HTC Thunderbolt. I don't really know which to choose. I've looked through the app stores of both Droid and Apple, and they have comparable apps for what I would be looking for.

I also read JOhn's thread here.

A few specific questions I have

• When does the Iphone 5 come out?
• How will battery life compare between Iphone and HTC Thunderbolt?
• Will there be any issues with either phone synching to Outlook?
• Which phone is more durable (I understand the thunderbolt is pretty new)
• Is there any discernible difference in touch screen sensitivity or use?

My primary needs are durability, battery life, and signal strength (I live in the ****ing boonies).

Has anything changed since JOhn's thread? Is there anything else I should consider other than the typical "APPLE ROCKS"/"**** APPLE" arguments?

TIA.

[Reerun_KC]

Originally Posted by KC Fish

Not really. Both the iPhone and the Thunderbolt would access Exchange servers very simply. There isn't a lot of difference between the two regarding that...

Sweet thanks for the info...

We currently use Buehlers exchange server on our iphones... it was extremely easy to configure. I havent used the Thunderbolt yet, but if they get them, I am sure Old Man Buehler will be ringing my phone for help..

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by Simplex3

I'm with you there 100%. AT&T buying TMO won't help that at all.

Sprint is going to fight this merger from the sounds of it.

WASHINGTON — Sprint Nextel urged regulators to block AT&T Inc's $39 billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA.

Related ResourcesSix Ways to Reduce PCI Audit Scope Using Tokenization Best Practices in Encryption, Key Management and TokenizationManaging Risk Intelligently: How to Leverage Business Intelligence to Improve Risk Management and Boost the Bottom LineSprint, the No. 3 U.S. mobile carrier, said in a statement on Monday that the transaction would harm consumers and competition.

"Sprint will fight this attempt by AT&T to undo the progress of the past 25 years and create a new Ma Bell duopoly," said Vonya McCann, Sprint's senior vice president of government affairs.

Sprint already faces tough competition from its two bigger rivals, AT&T and Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc. The combination of AT&T and T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. operator, would leapfrog Verizon Wireless as market leader.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department are expected to take at least a year to review the proposed merger. (Reporting by Jasmin Melvin; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)

Copyright 2010 by Reuters. All rights reserved.

http://www.banktech.com/management-strategies/229400504

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Yeah, I'm going to buck up and get an Otter case I think. I may try to find a generic one like you have, but I could break the shit out of that phone in the 3 weeks I was waiting.



Droids will allow tethering? I'm not sure Verizon is real cool with that. They're pretty proud of that little receiver they sell. If there's a work around, this guy is interested. My tractor could use some laptopage.

Both the Thunderbolt and the iPhone will allow tethering. But it gets complicated after that. Both Verizon and AT&T would like to charge you an extra $20/month to tether. But both the Thunderbolt and the iPhone can be rooted/jailbroken to allow for free tethering and wifi hotspots.

[Simplex3]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

Sprint is going to fight this merger from the sounds of it.

http://www.banktech.com/management-strategies/229400504

Yeah, but I think the DOJ could tell GE, AT&T, and GM apart by the taste of their CEO's man-parts. I don't see any way the current administration blocks the deal. AT&T employs too many union people. I really hope I'm wrong.

[R8RFAN]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

I'm telling ya, if you want the most from your $ go check this out. Unless you really want to spend more $ than is necessary.

It's the best deal going.

I bought my kid one of these, she has 300 mins talk (she never uses) + unlimited text and data (which is alot of data for an android) for 25 bucks a month....

Not trying to push something on the guy that has no coverage with VM but if you got a kid and have service, this is the plan, they can't go over on anything, if they use all their talk mins up for the month you just can't call anymore until you renew your plan the nest month but the data and text all still work.

[sedated]

I considered the Virgin $25 plan. My issues were: the phones sucked, the range was pretty limited compared to the contract companies, and there is no 4g.

[DaKCMan AP]

I got the Thunderbolt about 2 weeks ago and love it so far.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Debtfreeandproud!

Virgin Mobile has a nice android for under 200 bucks and a 1200 min plan with unlimited text and data for like 40 a month with no contract.

Optimus V

If I a) was thrifty or b) didn't have an iPhone through work, that would be a heckava deal.

[R8RFAN]

Originally Posted by sedated

I considered the Virgin $25 plan. My issues were: the phones sucked, the range was pretty limited compared to the contract companies, and there is no 4g.

If you can get and need 4G then that's cool but 4g is in very limited places.
If you need or have to have the latest and greatest phone, a prepaid carrier is probably not going to make you happy.

I use the E71 Nokia on Straight talk , it is a gsm phone that runs on ATT towers, some straight talk phones run on Verizon but I drive 2000+ miles per week and I drop virtually the same places I dropped when I had a contract phone from Verizon for 45 bucks a month unlimited everything.

[R8RFAN]

Originally Posted by Pittsie

If I a) was thrifty or b) didn't have an iPhone through work, that would be a heckava deal.

Yea I get a corporate Fedex discount of 22% thru Verizon but it's still cheaper to go with Straight talk.If the company was paying my bill, I would get an Iphone and a Verizon plan though.

[bigdaddychieffan]

I was a android user for 2 years having had a original droid and then the droid incredible. In the beginning I loved both phones. But I had major league glitches with both. I would get a ton of force closes on apps and most worked great but definitely not all of the time. The proximity sensor on both phones went out after about 6 months of use, or at least got real glitchy. The advantade for me with android is that it is non-tethered to iTunes. I got a iPhone about a month ago. I was fairly use to the iOS platform since I have an iPad. I really love this phone. I have the Verizon version so I can't talk and surf at the same time but I could care less about that. All of the apps so far have worked flawlessly and I haven't had any apps freeze up. I got it knowing a new iPhone was probably on the horizon, but Verizon is suppose to be ending unlimited data plans this summer so I am hoping to get grandfathered in with this phone or at the bare minimum being able to keep unlimited til my contract is up. Long story short I like the iOS software better than android. Open platform is cool but inherent glitches are not.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by bigdaddychieffan

I was a android user for 2 years having had a original droid and then the droid incredible. In the beginning I loved both phones. But I had major league glitches with both. I would get a ton of force closes on apps and most worked great but definitely not all of the time. The proximity sensor on both phones went out after about 6 months of use, or at least got real glitchy. The advantade for me with android is that it is non-tethered to iTunes. I got a iPhone about a month ago. I was fairly use to the iOS platform since I have an iPad. I really love this phone. I have the Verizon version so I can't talk and surf at the same time but I could care less about that. All of the apps so far have worked flawlessly and I haven't had any apps freeze up. I got it knowing a new iPhone was probably on the horizon, but Verizon is suppose to be ending unlimited data plans this summer so I am hoping to get grandfathered in with this phone or at the bare minimum being able to keep unlimited til my contract is up. Long story short I like the iOS software better than android. Open platform is cool but inherent glitches are not.

This is a pretty good point regarding both. Apps are pretty much equal on both phones, but the quality and stability of those apps are still varied on their respective platforms. iPhone apps must go through a Naziesque performance requirement test before being admitted into the App store. I'm not a huge fan of the stringent approval process, but it does ensure stability and performance for iOS apps. Android is much more lax in this regard, and they allow developers much more freedom in development. Which is why we've seen Malware issues targeting Android already. If you take the time to tweak your Android device, this issue can be eliminated pretty easily on Android. But it's still a consideration.

[Simplex3]

I've had the exact opposite experience with the iPhone/Droid. My Droid 1 never has issues and the iPhones I used to have to develop on were non-stop problems.

However the whole "plug it into my computer to sync" thing is a deal breaker. There's this new thing called the Internet, Apple doesn't seem to have heard of it.

[Scorp]

Absolutely love my Tbolt. If you bump charge and use an use an auto task killer the battery will last all day.

[SLAG]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Maybe I should re-read that review. It was balls ass late last night when I read it.

EDIT: Here's the quote

The thunderbolt shipped without a way to turn off LTE on the device..

Reportedly there is an update that will enable the function to disable LTE...Also it has been said that on the pre-production thunderbolt models that function was there but was missing on the retail ones...

on sprint - you can enable 4g at will etc.. since they released the device..