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Phones What smartphone are you currently using?
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I have two numbers (one for work and one personal), on two accounts. Works great, I don't like giving my personal number to my clients, and I can mute my personal phone during my work day. If I'm going out I just leave my work phone at home.
A lot of people using multiple phones, myself included, just change sims out. I have a nano sim and use adapters to make it work with any type of phone.
I have two lines, business and personal.
I just set of the day with the phone of my fancy that morning. I will say its far more convenient carrying the Lumia and Nexus as np they use the same charging and USB standard. I have spare Apple cables at work to combat the iPhone incompatibility.
Galaxy S2 LTE 16gb on Jelly Bean. Still working like a charm and feels even snappier now with 4.1.2 compared to when I first got it with Gingerbread.
I don't have any desire to upgrade this year. I'm excited to see what Android 5.0 key lime pie brings. Though it may not come until next year as JB 4.3 is said to be announced at the next Google I/O.
I'm also excited to see what Apple does with iOS 7 and iOS 8.
I don't have any desire to upgrade this year. I'm excited to see what Android 5.0 key lime pie brings. Though it may not come until next year as JB 4.3 is said to be announced at the next Google I/O.
I'm also excited to see what Apple does with iOS 7 and iOS 8.
Wow still using the S2. I wish I could keep a phone that long. I just always want the latest thing out.
iPhone 5.
Had an LG N4, Nokia N9, HP Pre3, Omnia W (Samsung Focus Flash) but dumped all of them and returned to a certain fruity company. Ordered a GS4 and HTC One but cancelled after reading this sub-forum.
For me, nothing out there has beaten the overall experience of owning an iPhone...yet.
Had an LG N4, Nokia N9, HP Pre3, Omnia W (Samsung Focus Flash) but dumped all of them and returned to a certain fruity company. Ordered a GS4 and HTC One but cancelled after reading this sub-forum.
For me, nothing out there has beaten the overall experience of owning an iPhone...yet.
If I do not get the HTC One, I will probably get the iPhone 5. I don't think I can wait for the 5S as my home button is becoming a pain.
iPhone 5. Love the LTE. Not happy with the OS though.
Switching to nexus 4 in a week (will get next nexus in fall) because the iPhone has spoiled me to use a smartphone with direct updates from the software manufacturer and no carrier and OEM bloat/gimmicks.
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I loved the iPhone 4. The 5 is superior technically but for some reason I feel like the iPhone 4 was the best iPhone I ever had.
The battery life was stellar after several months and I could go play mc3 online on it for a couple hours and still have enough to last me the rest of the 24 hr period.
Also every ios version was jailbroken on it. 4.0,4.1,4.2,4,3,5.0,5.1. Tweaks were much more stable too. And I could always revert to whatever OS version I wanted on it. Good times
Switching to nexus 4 in a week (will get next nexus in fall) because the iPhone has spoiled me to use a smartphone with direct updates from the software manufacturer and no carrier and OEM bloat/gimmicks.
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I loved the iPhone 4. The 5 is superior technically but for some reason I feel like the iPhone 4 was the best iPhone I ever had.
The battery life was stellar after several months and I could go play mc3 online on it for a couple hours and still have enough to last me the rest of the 24 hr period.
Also every ios version was jailbroken on it. 4.0,4.1,4.2,4,3,5.0,5.1. Tweaks were much more stable too. And I could always revert to whatever OS version I wanted on it. Good times
I loved the iPhone 4. The 5 is superior technically but for some reason I feel like the iPhone 4 was the best iPhone I ever had.
The battery life was stellar after several months and I could go play mc3 online on it for a couple hours and still have enough to last me the rest of the 24 hr period.
Also every ios version was jailbroken on it. 4.0,4.1,4.2,4,3,5.0,5.1. Tweaks were much more stable too. And I could always revert to whatever OS version I wanted on it. Good times
You can have mine if you want, we'll do a swap for your iPhone 5
I have an iphone 5 and galaxy s3
I switched off the gs3 a month ago and haven't missed it at all. The iphone 5 battery lasts me more than a day where the s3 I would have to plug it in in the middle of my shift at work which is a pain when your only option is to leave it out back where it could get stolen
Also not happy with how weak the s3 antenna is
My iphone 5 gets full LTE in spots where the s3 couldn't seem to keep a strong signal which also contributed to the poor battery life
Android is nice but the extra features are pointless when I can't use them because my battery will die on me
I switched off the gs3 a month ago and haven't missed it at all. The iphone 5 battery lasts me more than a day where the s3 I would have to plug it in in the middle of my shift at work which is a pain when your only option is to leave it out back where it could get stolen
Also not happy with how weak the s3 antenna is
My iphone 5 gets full LTE in spots where the s3 couldn't seem to keep a strong signal which also contributed to the poor battery life
Android is nice but the extra features are pointless when I can't use them because my battery will die on me
You can have mine if you want, we'll do a swap for your iPhone 5
Heh, time for a nexus 4 now. Going to leave iOS for a year or two and then we will see where it stands later. I am sure iOS will get some overhauling this year but i doubt it will be a lot.
That is why i want next nexus to be made by motorola. Their antenna strength is great and means much better battery life when connected to cellular networks. The nexus 4 from LG is fine on wifi but takes a hit on 3G and i think the cellular hardware is more responsible for bad battery life than android OS.
Sony Xperia T. While I love the hardware, I am a bit perplexed by Android. When everything works fine, the phone is a pleasure to use. Otherwise, I just want to throw it to the wall and break it into pieces. I may try to root it and go for a custom ROM.
iPhone 5. Love the LTE. Not happy with the OS though.
Switching to nexus 4 in a week (will get next nexus in fall) because the iPhone has spoiled me to use a smartphone with direct updates from the software manufacturer and no carrier and OEM bloat/gimmicks.
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I loved the iPhone 4. The 5 is superior technically but for some reason I feel like the iPhone 4 was the best iPhone I ever had.
The battery life was stellar after several months and I could go play mc3 online on it for a couple hours and still have enough to last me the rest of the 24 hr period.
Also every ios version was jailbroken on it. 4.0,4.1,4.2,4,3,5.0,5.1. Tweaks were much more stable too. And I could always revert to whatever OS version I wanted on it. Good times
gonna wait until after the I/O to see if they do a refresh on it?
As someone said earlier, my signature says it all...
Right now my primary is the LG Optimus G and I've got the iPhone 5 and S3. My Note 2 arrives tomorrow (I had one before but stupidly sold it and missed it dearly). I'll then sell the S3 and keep the OG, Note 2, and iPhone 5. The Note 2 will probably be my daily driver at that point with the OG being my backup. Eventually the iPhone 5 is going to my wife to replace her 4S. I may or may not use an upgrade to get the 5S later this year. I haven't decided yet.
Right now my primary is the LG Optimus G and I've got the iPhone 5 and S3. My Note 2 arrives tomorrow (I had one before but stupidly sold it and missed it dearly). I'll then sell the S3 and keep the OG, Note 2, and iPhone 5. The Note 2 will probably be my daily driver at that point with the OG being my backup. Eventually the iPhone 5 is going to my wife to replace her 4S. I may or may not use an upgrade to get the 5S later this year. I haven't decided yet.
I'm more or less in agreement here, I had a 4S and still believe it to be the best iPhone I have owned, there was just something about it. (I did have a iPhone 5 for a couple of months)
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 for my personal phone. It's the best phone I have ever used.
I have a BlackBerry Tour 9630 for work. It is adequate for work purposes. Batterly life is awesome.
When I am at work, I put my SGS3 in airplane mode and turn on my BB. I don't like taking personal calls and messages while at work. I may turn it on during breaks if I am expecting a message. After work, I turn by BB off and switch off airplane mode on my SGS3. I occasionally do on call support for work. When I do, I forward my BB phone number to my SGS3, so I don't have to carry around 2 phones all the time.
I used to have two phones just so I could have one main phone I kept for a long time and other I could replace every few months so I could try out new phones all the time. I went through BlackBerries and Android phones at a rate of around five a year back in the day. The main phone was the one I actually used as a phone and it's the number I gave out. The secondary phone I didn't even bother putting a call or text plan on, I just had internet.
I'd still be doing that now if I could afford it