Phones and such.

[jackofallgeeks]

So, I'm thinking of getting a new phone (my "new every two" cycle is coming
up), and I'm thinking of getting something like this
if Verizon carries it. I've had a flip-phone for years now, but I'm always
afraid of snapping the things (and for good reason, as I've lost at least
two that way). I'm not a fan of slide-phones, and the old-style "candybar"
phones really are what I prefer. What I'd REALLY like is an iPhone, but I'm
unwilling to switch from Verizon (they've treated me well thus far, and
their company policies make me A LOT happier than what I've heard from their
competitors), so that's unlikely to happen for a while. Which is fine, as I
have an iTouch to hold me over until then.

And, while I'm on the subject, does anyone out there with an iPhone or
iTouch have any suggestion for fun/useful/clever apps I should look into?

Comments

[orangeicute.livejournal.com]

You may not be able to get an I phone, but the LG Dare comes very close, and is only offered through Verizon.

Lol, my dad has been talking about switching to verizon in december so I spend too much time looking at their phones, contemplating which one to get.

They dont really have any "candy bar" phones, at least none that I noticed.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=3885&changingCompletedOrder=

^thats the dare^
[if you hadn't already guessed]

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, the whole reason behind wanting an iPhone is that it is an iPhone. I don't mean that I'm some Apple fanboy who needs the iBrand or anything silly like that, but... Mostly, an iPhone is just the next logical step in my "device consolidation" program. The only things my iTouch can't do are (1) make phone calls and (2) get the Internet everywhere. The iPhone is an iTouch that does that: so with an iPhone, I can ditch another device (my RAZR).

The Dare, as cool as it is, isn't an iTouch++. It won't sync with my music library and it can't take advantage of Apple's App store. If it's an android (http://code.google.com/android/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=android) then it might get cool apps eventually, but I haven't heard much on that front.

Being iPhone-like isn't good enough for me. Unless there's a 1-to-1 correspondence, I'm probably not interested, and I'll just trade my RAZR in for some other feature-light cellphone; after all, I just need something that makes phone calls. (Though, I like the 5MP camera idea: then I don't need to carry around my Casio.)

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

I have been really pleased with the phone so far ( I am typing this on it right now) and it totally is a major device consolating tool (I don't bring my laptop anywhere with me anymore). Being that you have the touch, you are probably geting a similar experience less the calls. Did you check out the app store yet? Right now my fag apps are pandora which streams over 3g and the free vnc client, which I use as an ash client. I really can't wait for a decent gps tracking app, but I imagine that won't work on the touch.

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

wow I make major typos on my phone. It's my FAV apps and I use it as an ssh client

[starlight1184.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was actually just in a Verizon store today. Like you, I only need a phone that makes calls, sends texts, and can take a basic picture for memory purposes. VERY few of them out there! And I didn't see a single candy-bar phone. Lots of slides. Lots of whole keyboards. Lots of RAZR-style phones. Good luck!