My ETF would be about $80 at this point in the contract, so not too bad... it's SO tempting to switch to T-Mo and get a N1. But I know if Apple comes out with this awesome 4th gen in June I am going to kick myself for switching... then again, they could come out with a 3Gs-like half-assed upgrade... hmmm...
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From iPhone 3GS To Nexus One | Excellent decision
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i bet this phone will be so much better on the verizon networkits a fast sexy phone
i-c
Um....what?
i thought about that too. but then i thought to myself, 'would apple add widgets, lamp shade notification system, google navigation and offer a phone you can buy unlocked without contract? I figured no more often than yes, so it wouldn't matter what Apple comes out with next, the point of my argument is that I think the Nexus One is better than the 3GS, not if the Nexus One is better than this unreleased iPhone tethered to a two-year contract with AT&T.
Hmmm, all very good points. Even if the new iPhone bumps its specs, I highly doubt they're going to be greater than the N1... and if they are, probably not by much. Who really needs a phone that's faster than 1 GHz anyway? The widgets, notification system, trackball lighting, and live wallpapers (lame, I know) are what I find most appealing about the N1.
Do we have any idea when AT&T is going to get its own Android phones, besides "the first half of 2010"?
I had all 3 iPhone and now the Nexus one I LOVE Apple BUT the nexus one blows the the iPhone away....
Funny, the first thing I did when I got the phone is replace the live wallpaper with a static wallpaper to free up RAM and CPU cycles for apps.
I doubt the live wallpaper really takes up that much system activity, but yes, I did the same thing.
I would stray away to an N1 or a HD2. There was a report not long ago that said that sources say the next iPhone update is an A+ update. Can't wait if it's true.
quick random question by MSU do u mean michigan state? and i meant that the nexus is coming for verizon in the spring and i think it will be greatly improvement
i-c
quick random question by MSU do u mean michigan state? and i meant that the nexus is coming for verizon in the spring and i think it will be greatly improvement
i-c
Yep, Michigan State indeed. Gotta represent the Alma Mater!!
Like, what is Jobs gonna say, it's a B- update? I find the report of him saying A+ is absolutely meaningless.
Well I'm not defending the idea that it will be an A+ update, we all hope but nobody knows. But he didn't have to say B-, he could of, you know, not said anything letter related at all
Eh, Apple's Midas Touch.
You can joke about that, but iPhone really changed my way of using a phone.
I used to change a mobile every 4-6 months going through almost every Nokia smartphone and win mobile devices till I tried iPhone 2G
haha - No it was my mistake. When I originally posted the thread I accidentally put "4 years" instead of "3 years".
Hey sn0warmy, thanks for coming to my defense! Of course, I WAS being kind of a smartass, as is my tendency, but only in a teasing kind of a way. Didn't mean any harm in it. If it had originally said '3 years', I would have let it slide
To the OP:
I also made the jump to the Nexus One after owning an iPhone for about two years now. I had the 3G a week after launch day and the 3GS on launch day. I had them both jailbroken and unlocked. I would say that my knowledge and background on the iPhone's capabilities are above average.
With that said, you have to understand that the Nexus One is not a full multi touch phone. When you say you aren't able to tap an icon sometimes and have it respond, please make sure you don't have any part of your hand/fingers touching the screen else where. It is very sensitive to this. I noticed this about a day after I got the Nexus One. This is one reason why I love the iPhone, it is so much easier to use with one hand. If they enabled full multi touch across the entire OS, the Nexus One would be much easier to use with one hand, which I like to do.
The visual voice mail using google voice doesn't mean you have to change your number. What it basically does is direct your voice mail to your google voice account so that you can view the transcribed voice mail on your google voice app. You still get calls to the same number. Google voice is extremely well implemented with the Nexus One compared to what garbage they had on the iPhone. And that being a jailbroken app.
The typing/keyboard is a lot harder to use if you are used to typing like me. I use one hand usually to send a sms and the iPhone just blows the Nexus One away as far as recognizing what you are trying to type.
On the copy/paste feature, the Nexus One apparently isn't capable or perhaps the android OS isn't capable of copying texts from the browser like the iPhone does. This is something I definitely miss.
I also do miss the iPod on the iPhone but it is something I am willing to trade off for the functionality of the Nexus One.
Overall, the touch screen functionality on the iPhone beats any phone on the market at the moment. It is the smoothest most responsive. The lack of background processes on the iPhone is what made me decide to make the jump to the Nexus One. This could only be done via backgrounder on a jailbroken iPhone. I got sick and tired of having to update/jailbreak every time a new firmware came out.
If I had to pick what I miss the most or what I wish the Nexus One had, it would be the touch screen capabilities of the iPhone.
I guess I could throw in no volume rocker on headphones also =/
I also made the jump to the Nexus One after owning an iPhone for about two years now. I had the 3G a week after launch day and the 3GS on launch day. I had them both jailbroken and unlocked. I would say that my knowledge and background on the iPhone's capabilities are above average.
With that said, you have to understand that the Nexus One is not a full multi touch phone. When you say you aren't able to tap an icon sometimes and have it respond, please make sure you don't have any part of your hand/fingers touching the screen else where. It is very sensitive to this. I noticed this about a day after I got the Nexus One. This is one reason why I love the iPhone, it is so much easier to use with one hand. If they enabled full multi touch across the entire OS, the Nexus One would be much easier to use with one hand, which I like to do.
The visual voice mail using google voice doesn't mean you have to change your number. What it basically does is direct your voice mail to your google voice account so that you can view the transcribed voice mail on your google voice app. You still get calls to the same number. Google voice is extremely well implemented with the Nexus One compared to what garbage they had on the iPhone. And that being a jailbroken app.
The typing/keyboard is a lot harder to use if you are used to typing like me. I use one hand usually to send a sms and the iPhone just blows the Nexus One away as far as recognizing what you are trying to type.
On the copy/paste feature, the Nexus One apparently isn't capable or perhaps the android OS isn't capable of copying texts from the browser like the iPhone does. This is something I definitely miss.
I also do miss the iPod on the iPhone but it is something I am willing to trade off for the functionality of the Nexus One.
Overall, the touch screen functionality on the iPhone beats any phone on the market at the moment. It is the smoothest most responsive. The lack of background processes on the iPhone is what made me decide to make the jump to the Nexus One. This could only be done via backgrounder on a jailbroken iPhone. I got sick and tired of having to update/jailbreak every time a new firmware came out.
If I had to pick what I miss the most or what I wish the Nexus One had, it would be the touch screen capabilities of the iPhone.
I guess I could throw in no volume rocker on headphones also =/
Research
hey! im doing a UK college study of people's attitudes towards both smartphones and was hoping i could gain ur participation? its quite short, informal and IP address recognition has been disabled to preserve anonymity.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MG25XFT
really hope u dnt mind me posting here but its a genuine piece of research that requires your opinions.
Cheers ppl
hey! im doing a UK college study of people's attitudes towards both smartphones and was hoping i could gain ur participation? its quite short, informal and IP address recognition has been disabled to preserve anonymity.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MG25XFT
really hope u dnt mind me posting here but its a genuine piece of research that requires your opinions.
Cheers ppl
Is that all?
I actually envy you for your phone. I have a 3G (my second) and it's getting very dated. I saw a few of these new HTC and other phones and the screens they have...! My iPhone looked dated compared to them. On your list, a few of the problems I would not have and all of them are related to the phone function and they are just about convenience.
Whereas the advantages of the Nexus affect most tasks. I really want one now. Is it Mac-compatible?
I actually envy you for your phone. I have a 3G (my second) and it's getting very dated. I saw a few of these new HTC and other phones and the screens they have...! My iPhone looked dated compared to them. On your list, a few of the problems I would not have and all of them are related to the phone function and they are just about convenience.
Whereas the advantages of the Nexus affect most tasks. I really want one now. Is it Mac-compatible?
I'm pretty sure it is. It's just USB and it mounts like a removable drive on a PC.
Everything is synced with google as far as data, apps, contacts goes.
Your comments are interesting.
You can easily select text from a browser by clicking on the menu button and then select text. Then you highlight what you want to copy.
I did find it harder to type on the Nexus One than the iPhone the first few days, but honestly, it's about the same now. You'll get used to it. A plus is that you get more options for the word and not just one when you type so you can complete larger words much more easily.
I don't know about full multitouch across the whole OS. I get multitouch everywhere I think it needs to be. Maybe I don't understand. It's just fine for me.
Hey sn0warmy, thanks for coming to my defense! Of course, I WAS being kind of a smartass, as is my tendency, but only in a teasing kind of a way. Didn't mean any harm in it. If it had originally said '3 years', I would have let it slide
No worries, no offense taken. It's an online forum. It wouldn't be fun if you couldn't give each other a hard time.
Wow, when I initially setup Google Voice on the N1 it changed my number and everything so I disabled it. After reading this post i went in and realized I could set Google Voice to only handle my voicemail. This solved the problem completely and now I have visual voicemail again!
Thanks a lot!!
Haha - Enjoy it, it's an awesome school. When it comes time to get a place with friends make sure you live on M.A.C. Street.
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Well, I have to say that a lot of these comments and suggestions have really helped me become acquainted with the phone and add the features that it lacked. I'm going to update the OP as I now have a change of heart about the phone.
Actually, that is exactly the kind of device that I really want! No iTunes, just a simple, traditional drag-and-drop. Great!