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07-08-2007, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by LA_Spartan
Aren't you an attorney? My secretary texts me quick questions when I'm in court, and I can respond right away. She texts me my messages so I can just click on someone's number instead of having to call her for messages and then write down the numbers while driving. And checking and responding to emails from anywhere, on my schedule, not just when I'm in the office. Its called saving time and being more efficient.
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I'm not talking about email.....the cell phone to cell phone txt messaging is what I don't get??..
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07-08-2007, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes
I'd also not exactly call myself an Apple fanatic.
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First step is admitting you have a problem.
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07-08-2007, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by AASpartan
Well...most of them are Trevor's. I'm worried for Mel. He might leave her for an iPhone.
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my Spartan is #7, Brian Hoyer. This is his team, his year.
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07-08-2007, 06:58 PM
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#504 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes
Heh, that's rich coming from the guy talking about selling crap sandwiches.
I'd also not exactly call myself an Apple fanatic. My main computer is a Dell.
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that Dell basically holds our music. you DO use the macbook as your main computer.
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"Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts...
and we are never, ever the same" ~Flavia Weedn
my Spartan is #7, Brian Hoyer. This is his team, his year.
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07-08-2007, 07:55 PM
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#505 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mel
that Dell basically holds our music. you DO use the macbook as your main computer.
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No surprise. From Trevor's posts today you can he's in the first stages of addiction: Denial and Anger.
Soon will come Bargaining, then depression and finally acceptance.
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07-08-2007, 08:11 PM
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#506 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rob
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On a typical cell phone, I agree. If you don't get the whole texting thing though, you don't get the target market. The iphone's keyboard actually works quite well after you get used to it based on what reviewers are saying. There are just some times when jumping on the web or email on a cell can be very handy.
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07-08-2007, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboSpartan
First step is admitting you have a problem.
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I'm a pretty lame Apple fanatic then considering that I've never actually bought an Apple computer. I guess anyone who owns an iPod should be considered an Apple fanatic.
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07-08-2007, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mel
that Dell basically holds our music. you DO use the macbook as your main computer.
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Hey, it's not my fault that work stuck me with a Macbook. 
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07-09-2007, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ming
Hi. I work in a company with about 200 technology nerds. I'm pretty much exposed to the entire gamut. My opinions are based off of now, not 5 years ago. Anyway, I know that quality of coverage changes from city to city. I'm only saying AT&T sucks here in LA. I have no experience in other cities using AT&T.
Have you used AT&T or Verizon in LA for any length of time?
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Nope. I just got back from Boston for a week and never had a problem (so add that to the list of major markets that I haven't had a problem in).
I will be in Anaheim later this month for a week ... I know that it isn't LA, but it is close.
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07-09-2007, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ming
1. AT&T's high speed data coverage is pathetic compared to Verizon in Los Angeles. Most of the city is not covered with 3G.
2. AT&T's 3G network is about 1/3 as fast as Verizon's.
3. AT&T's voice quality and coverage is also not as good as Verizon's.
So, yeah, they still have a ways to go before they catch up... at least from my perspective here in LA.
And I'll still probably get an iPhone and grudgingly sign a contract w/ AT&T.  |
AT&T uses HSDPA so your comments are not true. It is probably true that it is not as widely deployed yet as EVDO Rev A. However GR just got RevA earlier this year and will have HDSPA by the end of the year.
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Current HSDPA deployments now support 1.8 Mbit/s, 3.6 Mbit/s, 7.2 Mbit/s and 14.4 Mbit/s in downlink.
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Evolution-Data Optimized - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In addition to the increase in the maximum burst downlink rate from 2.45 Mbit/s to 3.1 Mbit/s, Rev. A has a significant improvement in the maximum uplink data rate, from 153 kbit/s to a maximum uplink burst rate of 1.8 Mbit/s.
Several networks are transitioning their customers to HSDPA networks. In Australia, Telstra has announced the closure of its EV-DO network and is moving customers to its faster HSDPA network. In South Korea, KTF and SK Telecom have stopped investing in their CDMA2000 networks and from early 2007 have begun transitioning customers to their new HSDPA networks.
Producers interest in CDMA is decreasing too. Nokia stated their decision to pull out of CDMA R&D, with the intention to continue CDMA business in selected markets.[
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07-11-2007, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by bulldogg
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For Europe? Yes. It won't be iPhone II in the U.S. though. That won't come until next summer. An iPhone Nano is probably next for the U.S.
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07-11-2007, 11:24 AM
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Custom ringtones are here, this time by hackers....it''ll probably be in an official update soon...
YouTube - iPhone Ringtones
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07-12-2007, 07:54 PM
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Really frustrated with the Power Support LCD film. The instructions tell you to remove the film from a protective wrapper and then apply it to the iPhone. Well, you're left to guess at which side of the film goes on the iPhone face.
Needless to say, I screwed up... twice. I had a 50/50 shot on each film. Trial and error you ask? I didn't pay attention to which side I had attempted to apply, so I once again had to guess on the second film.
By the way, if you get absolutely anything on the "adhesive" side of the film (dust, cat hair, etc)... you're completely ****ed because there is no way to get it off.
I re-ordered the product and I'm dropping a return in the mail.
It's frustrating because my screen has one tiny little nick so far and I hate the idea it's still vulnerable. Worst ****ing instructions ever
The Case-Mate leather flip case is also garbage.
So basically I spent $50 on these two products and now I have the hassle of returning them
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07-12-2007, 08:32 PM
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#64 Brendon Moss
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Originally Posted by Trevor Barnes
For Europe? Yes. It won't be iPhone II in the U.S. though. That won't come until next summer. An iPhone Nano is probably next for the U.S.
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WOTS is that the Nano iPhone will have a holiday impact
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if my mom would get out from underneath you she might be able to say something to me once in a while.........
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07-12-2007, 10:44 PM
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I've had problems the last few days with my Treo freezing up so I went into the Verizon store tonight. After spending a hour trying different fixes, they replaced the phone for free, even though it was out of warranty, for my patience. (another example of why Verizon has the best customer service).
Anyway, so I start asking them about upgrading my phone and ask how much it would cost to upgrade to an iPhone? Another salesman comes over and shifts into complete anti-iPhone mode. He tells me the cost is ridiculous for what you get and that you can't measure the cost of giving up the greatest wireless network in the world. He then started telling me about how repairs can only be made at Apple stores and if you don't live near one, you're screwed, etc. etc.
Verizon has clearly had training courses in blasting the iPhone.
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07-12-2007, 10:52 PM
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I replaced my treo last week with an iPhone. So far I am happy
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07-12-2007, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by docpjk
I replaced my treo last week with an iPhone. So far I am happy
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My contract with Verizon ends next February. I'm hoping to switch and get iPhones for my wife and I. Only hitch is her sister in Texas uses Verizon and they probably talk about 15 hours/month in network. We'll have to get her sister to switch too.
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07-12-2007, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by LA_Spartan
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There was a PDF going around that was an official Verizon document that had all these talking points for customer service reps to use if someone starts talking about iPhones.
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07-12-2007, 11:35 PM
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#21 Otis Wiley
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I can understand the attraction of the Iphone, it's a neat device. I don't understand why everyone is lauding it as such a revelutionary device. Touchscreen phones have been around for years. The interface is nice, and the browser is nice, but it doesn't do anything new. There is no integrated GPS, the data speed is weak, and it doesn't support bluetooth stereo headphones. I recently purchased a sprint mogul, and while it isn't perfect I am loving it. My plan smokes the Iplan. Maybe I am missing something, but I don't see what the Iphone has other than a lot more hype.
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07-12-2007, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mrob
That's because the only Verizon "upgrade" to an iPhone would be leaving Verizon for AT&T.
The Verizon script trashing Apple and iPhone was also leaked on the Interwebs a few weeks ago--most of the major wireless carriers sent prepared scripts and FAQs about the iPhone to each of their brick and mortar stores in an attempt to stop their customers from jumping ship when they realized they couldn't use an iPhone on their networks.
Doesn't look like that strategy worked.
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You mean LA shouldn't buy Verizon's response to the iPhone....a cell phone designed by Prada? 
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but opera mini is an excellent cell phone browser. Use it on my SE 790i and it works quite well. The experience of the cell internet has now been blown away by the iPhone's Safari browser but the opera mini is good enough for much of the internet.