WAY Off Topic: iPhones

[Hatfield]

I’m on the cusp of biting the bullet and buying a Motorola Droid X. I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. I’m on an ancient but rockin’ calling plan, plus I’m still getting a corporate discount that I no longer qualify for. But I also use a Mac, and obviously it’s pretty hard to beat the intergration of an iPhone with a Mac. A few years ago my VX-8100 died so I bought a VX-8700 off eBay and did an ESN swap to stay out of contract.

I would love to get an iPhone but don’t want to switch to AT&T. And I’ve been hearing Verizon iPhone rumors for years now but still nothing is on the horizon.

I finally went into a Verizon store to check out the Droid X. I have to say it looks pretty great, and here’s what I learned:

* I can still keep my rockin’ calling plan! I would just need to re-up my contract if I buy a subsidized phone.

* The data plan for the Droid is $29/month, but I could drop VCAST for which I’m already paying $15/month

* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.

The big stickler for me is app integration. Apparently on the Android platform, iCal and Address Book are synced through Google, which kinda creeps me out for reasons that are hard to articulate. But it’s been kind of a sticking point for me. But I just learned that Missing Sync has a direct Android <-> Mac gateway sync app for $30. That’s probably gonna be the thing that makes me cave in.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield] I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. [/quote]

Why would you want to stay out of contract. That’s 5 years Verizon was collecting your money but not giving you a handset subsidy.

Your flexibility-to-cancel option is out the money.

If you are going to be at anytime out of contract, you should be on T-Mobile. T-Mobile has two tier pricing. They charge non-subsidized customers less than subsidized customers on a monthly-basis.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield] I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. [/quote]

Why would you want to stay out of contract. That’s 5 years Verizon was collecting your money but not giving you a handset subsidy.

Your flexibility-to-cancel option is out the money.

If you are going to be at anytime out of contract, you should be on T-Mobile. T-Mobile has two tier pricing. They charge non-subsidized customers less than subsidized customers on a monthly-basis.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield] I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. [/quote]

Why would you want to stay out of contract. That’s 5 years Verizon was collecting your money but not giving you a handset subsidy.

Your flexibility-to-cancel option is out the money.

If you are going to be at anytime out of contract, you should be on T-Mobile. T-Mobile has two tier pricing. They charge non-subsidized customers less than subsidized customers on a monthly-basis.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield] I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. [/quote]

Why would you want to stay out of contract. That’s 5 years Verizon was collecting your money but not giving you a handset subsidy.

Your flexibility-to-cancel option is out the money.

If you are going to be at anytime out of contract, you should be on T-Mobile. T-Mobile has two tier pricing. They charge non-subsidized customers less than subsidized customers on a monthly-basis.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield] I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. [/quote]

Why would you want to stay out of contract. That’s 5 years Verizon was collecting your money but not giving you a handset subsidy.

Your flexibility-to-cancel option is out the money.

If you are going to be at anytime out of contract, you should be on T-Mobile. T-Mobile has two tier pricing. They charge non-subsidized customers less than subsidized customers on a monthly-basis.

[Coronita]

[quote=Hatfield]I’m on the cusp of biting the bullet and buying a Motorola Droid X. I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. I’m on an ancient but rockin’ calling plan, plus I’m still getting a corporate discount that I no longer qualify for. But I also use a Mac, and obviously it’s pretty hard to beat the intergration of an iPhone with a Mac. A few years ago my VX-8100 died so I bought a VX-8700 off eBay and did an ESN swap to stay out of contract.

I would love to get an iPhone but don’t want to switch to AT&T. And I’ve been hearing Verizon iPhone rumors for years now but still nothing is on the horizon.

I finally went into a Verizon store to check out the Droid X. I have to say it looks pretty great, and here’s what I learned:

* I can still keep my rockin’ calling plan! I would just need to re-up my contract if I buy a subsidized phone.

* The data plan for the Droid is $29/month, but I could drop VCAST for which I’m already paying $15/month

* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.

The big stickler for me is app integration. Apparently on the Android platform, iCal and Address Book are synced through Google, which kinda creeps me out for reasons that are hard to articulate. But it’s been kind of a sticking point for me. But I just learned that Missing Sync has a direct Android <-> Mac gateway sync app for $30. That’s probably gonna be the thing that makes me cave in.[/quote]

Not a big fan of Droid X..The big hump in back is a dealbreaker for me. By far the phone I like (next to my development Nexus One) is Samsung Galaxy S. The screen is just amazing…Biggest drawback of Galaxy S: no flash and ATT’s version is completely locked down (you can’t even adb push into it)..I’m sure someone can fix that though 🙂

BTW: despite the economy, I’ve noticed that apparently the demand for gadgets is pretty strong

Evo (Sprint) backordered.
DroidX and Incredible backordered.
Samsung Galaxy S getting hard to get too…

Go figure…

[Coronita]

[quote=Hatfield]I’m on the cusp of biting the bullet and buying a Motorola Droid X. I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. I’m on an ancient but rockin’ calling plan, plus I’m still getting a corporate discount that I no longer qualify for. But I also use a Mac, and obviously it’s pretty hard to beat the intergration of an iPhone with a Mac. A few years ago my VX-8100 died so I bought a VX-8700 off eBay and did an ESN swap to stay out of contract.

I would love to get an iPhone but don’t want to switch to AT&T. And I’ve been hearing Verizon iPhone rumors for years now but still nothing is on the horizon.

I finally went into a Verizon store to check out the Droid X. I have to say it looks pretty great, and here’s what I learned:

* I can still keep my rockin’ calling plan! I would just need to re-up my contract if I buy a subsidized phone.

* The data plan for the Droid is $29/month, but I could drop VCAST for which I’m already paying $15/month

* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.

The big stickler for me is app integration. Apparently on the Android platform, iCal and Address Book are synced through Google, which kinda creeps me out for reasons that are hard to articulate. But it’s been kind of a sticking point for me. But I just learned that Missing Sync has a direct Android <-> Mac gateway sync app for $30. That’s probably gonna be the thing that makes me cave in.[/quote]

Not a big fan of Droid X..The big hump in back is a dealbreaker for me. By far the phone I like (next to my development Nexus One) is Samsung Galaxy S. The screen is just amazing…Biggest drawback of Galaxy S: no flash and ATT’s version is completely locked down (you can’t even adb push into it)..I’m sure someone can fix that though 🙂

BTW: despite the economy, I’ve noticed that apparently the demand for gadgets is pretty strong

Evo (Sprint) backordered.
DroidX and Incredible backordered.
Samsung Galaxy S getting hard to get too…

Go figure…

[Coronita]

[quote=Hatfield]I’m on the cusp of biting the bullet and buying a Motorola Droid X. I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. I’m on an ancient but rockin’ calling plan, plus I’m still getting a corporate discount that I no longer qualify for. But I also use a Mac, and obviously it’s pretty hard to beat the intergration of an iPhone with a Mac. A few years ago my VX-8100 died so I bought a VX-8700 off eBay and did an ESN swap to stay out of contract.

I would love to get an iPhone but don’t want to switch to AT&T. And I’ve been hearing Verizon iPhone rumors for years now but still nothing is on the horizon.

I finally went into a Verizon store to check out the Droid X. I have to say it looks pretty great, and here’s what I learned:

* I can still keep my rockin’ calling plan! I would just need to re-up my contract if I buy a subsidized phone.

* The data plan for the Droid is $29/month, but I could drop VCAST for which I’m already paying $15/month

* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.

The big stickler for me is app integration. Apparently on the Android platform, iCal and Address Book are synced through Google, which kinda creeps me out for reasons that are hard to articulate. But it’s been kind of a sticking point for me. But I just learned that Missing Sync has a direct Android <-> Mac gateway sync app for $30. That’s probably gonna be the thing that makes me cave in.[/quote]

Not a big fan of Droid X..The big hump in back is a dealbreaker for me. By far the phone I like (next to my development Nexus One) is Samsung Galaxy S. The screen is just amazing…Biggest drawback of Galaxy S: no flash and ATT’s version is completely locked down (you can’t even adb push into it)..I’m sure someone can fix that though 🙂

BTW: despite the economy, I’ve noticed that apparently the demand for gadgets is pretty strong

Evo (Sprint) backordered.
DroidX and Incredible backordered.
Samsung Galaxy S getting hard to get too…

Go figure…

[Coronita]

[quote=Hatfield]I’m on the cusp of biting the bullet and buying a Motorola Droid X. I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. I’m on an ancient but rockin’ calling plan, plus I’m still getting a corporate discount that I no longer qualify for. But I also use a Mac, and obviously it’s pretty hard to beat the intergration of an iPhone with a Mac. A few years ago my VX-8100 died so I bought a VX-8700 off eBay and did an ESN swap to stay out of contract.

I would love to get an iPhone but don’t want to switch to AT&T. And I’ve been hearing Verizon iPhone rumors for years now but still nothing is on the horizon.

I finally went into a Verizon store to check out the Droid X. I have to say it looks pretty great, and here’s what I learned:

* I can still keep my rockin’ calling plan! I would just need to re-up my contract if I buy a subsidized phone.

* The data plan for the Droid is $29/month, but I could drop VCAST for which I’m already paying $15/month

* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.

The big stickler for me is app integration. Apparently on the Android platform, iCal and Address Book are synced through Google, which kinda creeps me out for reasons that are hard to articulate. But it’s been kind of a sticking point for me. But I just learned that Missing Sync has a direct Android <-> Mac gateway sync app for $30. That’s probably gonna be the thing that makes me cave in.[/quote]

Not a big fan of Droid X..The big hump in back is a dealbreaker for me. By far the phone I like (next to my development Nexus One) is Samsung Galaxy S. The screen is just amazing…Biggest drawback of Galaxy S: no flash and ATT’s version is completely locked down (you can’t even adb push into it)..I’m sure someone can fix that though 🙂

BTW: despite the economy, I’ve noticed that apparently the demand for gadgets is pretty strong

Evo (Sprint) backordered.
DroidX and Incredible backordered.
Samsung Galaxy S getting hard to get too…

Go figure…

[Coronita]

[quote=Hatfield]I’m on the cusp of biting the bullet and buying a Motorola Droid X. I have been out-of-contract with Verizon for about 5 years now. I’m on an ancient but rockin’ calling plan, plus I’m still getting a corporate discount that I no longer qualify for. But I also use a Mac, and obviously it’s pretty hard to beat the intergration of an iPhone with a Mac. A few years ago my VX-8100 died so I bought a VX-8700 off eBay and did an ESN swap to stay out of contract.

I would love to get an iPhone but don’t want to switch to AT&T. And I’ve been hearing Verizon iPhone rumors for years now but still nothing is on the horizon.

I finally went into a Verizon store to check out the Droid X. I have to say it looks pretty great, and here’s what I learned:

* I can still keep my rockin’ calling plan! I would just need to re-up my contract if I buy a subsidized phone.

* The data plan for the Droid is $29/month, but I could drop VCAST for which I’m already paying $15/month

* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.

The big stickler for me is app integration. Apparently on the Android platform, iCal and Address Book are synced through Google, which kinda creeps me out for reasons that are hard to articulate. But it’s been kind of a sticking point for me. But I just learned that Missing Sync has a direct Android <-> Mac gateway sync app for $30. That’s probably gonna be the thing that makes me cave in.[/quote]

Not a big fan of Droid X..The big hump in back is a dealbreaker for me. By far the phone I like (next to my development Nexus One) is Samsung Galaxy S. The screen is just amazing…Biggest drawback of Galaxy S: no flash and ATT’s version is completely locked down (you can’t even adb push into it)..I’m sure someone can fix that though 🙂

BTW: despite the economy, I’ve noticed that apparently the demand for gadgets is pretty strong

Evo (Sprint) backordered.
DroidX and Incredible backordered.
Samsung Galaxy S getting hard to get too…

Go figure…

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield]
* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.[/quote]

I think that’s a lot of money to be paying every month.

Don’t know about Droid… but on the iPhone 4, you can jailbreak it and install an app called MyWi. That allows to tether or create an ad hoc mobile wifi hotspot free of monthly charges.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield]
* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.[/quote]

I think that’s a lot of money to be paying every month.

Don’t know about Droid… but on the iPhone 4, you can jailbreak it and install an app called MyWi. That allows to tether or create an ad hoc mobile wifi hotspot free of monthly charges.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield]
* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.[/quote]

I think that’s a lot of money to be paying every month.

Don’t know about Droid… but on the iPhone 4, you can jailbreak it and install an app called MyWi. That allows to tether or create an ad hoc mobile wifi hotspot free of monthly charges.

[briansd1]

[quote=Hatfield]
* I can do mobile broadband shared via WiFi for another $20/month. The service is capped at 2 GB/mo. Currently I have a MiFi card capped at 5 GB/mo. I’m paying another $59/mo for that, but I’ve never come anywhere near the 5 GB cap.[/quote]

I think that’s a lot of money to be paying every month.

Don’t know about Droid… but on the iPhone 4, you can jailbreak it and install an app called MyWi. That allows to tether or create an ad hoc mobile wifi hotspot free of monthly charges.

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