Smart Phone

[DrNip]

Finally got me one, rofl! I went with the Samsung Captivate for only $48 at Wal-Mart. Thing blows away my o ladies I-Phone. She is going to go get one tomorrow too. Just a heads up if somebody here is looking to get a smart phone or upgrade Wal-Mart has ya covered for cheap.

[Witchdoctor]

is that with out a plan ?

or do you have to sign up for 2 years that price ?

[DrNip]

Sign up for two years. Been with them so long what's another two years. Without plan $600!

[Cyberjackal]

http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2695

Spec's aren't that bad for the price either. Used to work for Alltel as a smartphone specialist before it was bought out... I'd have to say it doesn't look too bad. I still prefer my BlackBerry or a Palm Treo, but you definitely can't argue with the price. I go AT&T now as well as I prefer the GSM networks to CDMA - especially where I live

[rickss69]

Does my MagicJack qualify as a smart phone? Saves me $50 a month...:)

[DOM]

Does my MagicJack qualify as a smart phone? Saves me $50 a month...:)
:laughing:

but you cant use it away from the house


@ nip so is it still the $30 extra to have a smart phone ?

[rickss69]

:laughing:

but you cant use it away from the house


@ nip so is it still the $30 extra to have a smart phone ?

I can if the new iPad comes with a usb port. ;)

[DrNip]

:laughing:

but you cant use it away from the house


@ nip so is it still the $30 extra to have a smart phone ?

No they have a $15 data plan now that they introduced last year which is what I have.

http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/data-plans.jsp

This phone was just introduced in what; June, July last year and it is already this price? I'm telling you, my wife has the 3G iphone and this thing beats it by a land slide. Her phone took for ever to load this forum whereas the Captivate is instant. Zooming in and zooming out of webpages are quick too. ATT has a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. You don't like it, simply return it.

[DOM]

damn my reg phone i pay 10 for net and i cant my contract isnt up only the wifes :P


but its 200 MB for $15 so they still suck lol

[HITandRUN]

Nice! I'm waiting a few more months for either the HTC Thunderbolt (http://www.htc.com/us/products/thunderbolt-verizon/?extcid=Thunderbolt-GoogleSEM&jadid=5913680890&jk=HTC%20thunderbolt&js=1&jmt=1_e_&jp=&jkId=8a8ae4d62d58c60e012d61e2dfee3502&jt=1&jsid=20718&&gclid=CK6V9qOKhqcCFUlN4AodpEXrfw) or the Motorola BIONIC. (http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/DROID-BIONIC-US-EN)

[DrNip]

I was wanting to wait but you can't best the price. Loving the swype feature. :D

[ether.real]

Rocking a Droid X here....can't beat Android...

[Cyberjackal]

Rocking a Droid X here....can't beat Android...

Nice heard a lot of good about it - tho never tried out the Android platform myself. I highly prefer BlackBerry & Palm Treos to everything else tho. Personally tried Motorola smartphones in the past too, but they suck up battery life like you wouldn't believe.

I'm currently using the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 - it works awesome for me.
found here: http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2431

Also just have the Samsung Eternity II (http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2686) that I use solely for business/work. Got it (the Eternity II) for free so I'm not complaining :thumbsup:

[OC Maximus]

I'm tired of my BB Bold. My next phone will be a Driod :D

[Neuromancer]

Any phone with a ringer off button is a smart phone to me :)

[kikicoco1334]

why don't we talk about who's phone sucks the most?
broken screen
broken microphone
broken keypad
can't talk out of it must use a wire of bluetooth!

OH YEAH I WIN!
what's my reword?

[OC Maximus]

Your reward is to get your ass kicked by MasterBlaster ;)

[kikicoco1334]

game on ho! :taunt:

[ether.real]

Nice heard a lot of good about it - tho never tried out the Android platform myself. I highly prefer BlackBerry & Palm Treos to everything else tho. Personally tried Motorola smartphones in the past too, but they suck up battery life like you wouldn't believe.

I'm currently using the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 - it works awesome for me.
found here: http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2431

Also just have the Samsung Eternity II (http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2686) that I use solely for business/work. Got it (the Eternity II) for free so I'm not complaining :thumbsup:

All smartphones suck up battery life, and Moto is typically a bit better than the competition on battery life right now. BB, while once cutting edge, has been completely surpassed by Android/iOS. Android is just straight up awesome.

[Patch]

Droid 2 user here.

For me it's mostly just a phone and an "anywhere I am" map of roads and services, but I don't think I could ever go back to not having google access on the fly.

Huge improvement over my old iphone. Partly because local AT&T towers suck, but I also much prefer a device that I can boss around instead of one that bosses ME around.

I haven't overclocked it though. It gets fairly hot when working hard just at stock clocks. And I'd actually be screwed if it died on me while out and about. :scared:

[ether.real]

Patch, spare batteries are $6 on Amazon. Buy a couple and keep em handy.

[Neuromancer]

Patch, spare batteries are $6 on Amazon. Buy a couple and keep em handy.

Excellent suggestion, my sister does that with her droid X..

What would be the bomb is if they included a chargeable internal battery/capacitor that would let you switch batteries without having to power down and back up.

Used my sisters DroidX the other day.. I was wondering if the screen size makes a difference. I have not used a droid2 yet.. was on my list of possibilities...

TBH its still a little too small for me for comfortable web browsing without a stylus. (Big guy with big hands) But if I understand the tech correctly it is not a capacitive screen so a stylus would not work anyway...

Slightly larger than a droid X... with a capacitive touch would be great and would let me web browse with ease.

[ether.real]

I think the next step after the Droid X in terms of size might be the Dell Streak. Thats a pretty big leap in size though. You can get stylus' that do work btw, they just need to be slightly conductive at the tip. My wife has special "smart phone gloves" she uses on her DX.