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WaldoJ
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 Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 08:03 Post subject: [OTHER] phones |
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i need a new phone since iphone4 is forever on a waiting list 
recommend with prices and what not. hopefully available in canada. 
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Waargh
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 08:10 Post subject: |
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it will be so much easier if you indicated a price range
p.s. and y is i4 on waiting list? can't you get it cheap with a long plan?
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 08:16 Post subject: |
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| Waargh wrote: | it will be so much easier if you indicated a price range
p.s. and y is i4 on waiting list? can't you get it cheap with a long plan? |
yeah. 3 years it's 269, i got 60 or so fido dollars so i can get it for 200.
but it's on a waiting list to even get that. 
seriosuly... i don't want to pay moar than 300.
fido has ACER LIQUID E for 30$ for 3 years... but apperantly it's shit.
im purdy shure if i were to buy a hot phone, i can get a 700 dollar phone for 300.
i just need to know which phone is good enough and awesome enough to last me at least 2 years.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 08:41 Post subject: |
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| WaldoJ wrote: | | Waargh wrote: | it will be so much easier if you indicated a price range
p.s. and y is i4 on waiting list? can't you get it cheap with a long plan? |
yeah. 3 years it's 269, i got 60 or so fido dollars so i can get it for 200.
but it's on a waiting list to even get that.
seriosuly... i don't want to pay moar than 300.
fido has ACER LIQUID E for 30$ for 3 years... but apperantly it's shit.
im purdy shure if i were to buy a hot phone, i can get a 700 dollar phone for 300.
i just need to know which phone is good enough and awesome enough to last me at least 2 years. |
BS! I demand you get an iPhone 4! |
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 08:54 Post subject: |
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| sTo0z wrote: | | BS! I demand you get an iPhone 4! |
This or:
- Samsung Galaxy S (truly awesome Android-based phone, best choice)
- Motorola Milestone XT720
- the older Motorola Milestone with qwerty
- HTC Desire
- HTC Legend (cheapest)
Acer E is ok but it's Acer so skippity skip
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 15:00 Post subject: |
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| sTo0z wrote: | | WaldoJ wrote: | | Waargh wrote: | it will be so much easier if you indicated a price range
p.s. and y is i4 on waiting list? can't you get it cheap with a long plan? |
yeah. 3 years it's 269, i got 60 or so fido dollars so i can get it for 200.
but it's on a waiting list to even get that.
seriosuly... i don't want to pay moar than 300.
fido has ACER LIQUID E for 30$ for 3 years... but apperantly it's shit.
im purdy shure if i were to buy a hot phone, i can get a 700 dollar phone for 300.
i just need to know which phone is good enough and awesome enough to last me at least 2 years. |
BS! I demand you get an iPhone 4! |
either i wait forever for it at apple and pay full price for it plus taxrs so 800+
or i wait forever and get a contract.
i dont want to wait.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 17:11 Post subject: |
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you're welcome
Today I didn't even need to use my AK. I gotta say it was a good day. (c) - Ice Cube
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 17:34 Post subject: |
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galaxy s looks much like the iphone... 
and much pricer than the iphone.
Motorola XT720 is 450 w/o contract
but i can't find legit info on it
and i hate anything htc
if i go droid... can i get free games like i can with iphone?
ps. thanks 
pps. also win7 phones are os based and them phone are just like any other phones, no? If i get android phone lets say xt720... can i run win7m on it when it comes out? 
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 19:01 Post subject: |
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| WaldoJ wrote: | galaxy s looks much like the iphone...
and much pricer than the iphone.
Motorola XT720 is 450 w/o contract
but i can't find legit info on it
and i hate anything htc
if i go droid... can i get free games like i can with iphone?
ps. thanks
pps. also win7 phones are os based and them phone are just like any other phones, no? If i get android phone lets say xt720... can i run win7m on it when it comes out? |
if you get the moto droid ya you can (any android actually). It's easier to get free games on android than it is iOS. All you need to do is download the apk (same thing as IPA) pop it on the sd card, use a file browser like astro and install the apk. Don't even need to have root access due to android letting you download apps from the web and not just the market. |
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 20:17 Post subject: |
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i might go with xt720 as i can pick it up this weekend.
and use it for a year or two until the new iphone comes
i just need a proper sales pitch for android
since it's the only phone i can get at the moment
well there's also mobilicity and telus.
but yeah that's pretty much it.
http://www.telusmobility.com/en/ON/smartphones/index.shtml
http://mobilicity.ca/products/
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 21:07 Post subject: |
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do i need to unlock the xt720 to work with my provider or is already unlocked regardless of which provider i buy it from. Cause some phones like iphone and them shitty phones are locked to providers but when i checked several sites it says they work with other providers as well.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 21:55 Post subject: |
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It mostly depends on where you buy the phone/contract.
Usually if you buy directly from the provider it will have netlock, but many shops offer phones without netlock, because they buy them somewhere else.
So when it says no netlock, it is probably unlocked.
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 22:55 Post subject: |
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so it's settled to 80%
what are the biggest draw backs of XT720?
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 23:23 Post subject: |
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Well it being from Motorola you're gunna get one of the better android devices by far including build quality. The CPU being 550 mhz might be a lil sluggish at times but theres "home launchers" that'll completely redo your screens (think of it as your desktop, like on the iphone) that can greatly improve performance like "Launcher Pro" which everyone who has an android pretty much uses.
If you go root access (jailbreak) you gain access to the ability to control your CPU speeds. Install a custom kernal and you can overclock it Motorola uses the speeds they do to help with battery but, set your profiles with setcpu and you can downclock while your phone "sleeps" (screen off)
My only thing is it looks like it doesn't have a physical keyboard, but since your an iphone user you won't be missing it anyways  , I personally like the bottom four buttons to be physical like on the droid 2 (I have the droid 1), but no biggy really.
Don't worry about the memory it comes with, it'll get 2.2 eventually (or just use root) to install apps to your SD card
Guess my only compaints on it after reading is no physical keyboard (again shouldn't bother you) and 2.1 (motorola is usually good about pushing updates)
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 23:25 Post subject: |
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| WaldoJ wrote: | so it's settled to 80%
what are the biggest draw backs of XT720? |
There are none except screen brightness and color - only if compared to AMOLED (latest HTCs) or Super AMOLED (Galaxy S). Don't get me wrong it's still 3.7" of awesomeness, but Galaxy S has THE best screen on the planet.
Otherwise XT720 = great design, metallic case, good camera etc.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 23:27 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | Well it being from Motorola you're gunna get one of the better android devices by far including build quality. The CPU being 550 mhz might be a lil sluggish at times |
We're talking about Droid2 here. It's 720mhz and not sluggish at all, i've tested it.
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 23:30 Post subject: |
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| Waargh wrote: | | SpykeZ wrote: | | Well it being from Motorola you're gunna get one of the better android devices by far including build quality. The CPU being 550 mhz might be a lil sluggish at times |
We're talking about Droid2 here. It's 720mhz and not sluggish at all, i've tested it. |
the Xt720 and the droid 2 are two completely different phones
ah I see the issue
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 23:37 Post subject: |
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ya read my post I just posted different cpu speeds in the uk. The one he'll end up getting is the speeds you stated.
But ya, the Droid 2 is the Droid 1 with a bit updated cpu and interface.
Droid 2 has a 1ghz cpu but only a 5mp camera as well as a physical keyboard
XT720
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 23:47 Post subject: |
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stop making canada look like a 3rd world country!!!
tomorrow i'll call fido and see if i can suck dick to get ahead of the waiting list for an iphone 4 then
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 19th Oct 2010 23:55 Post subject: |
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from what i heard the waiting list is huge for 16gb model but not so big for 32...
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Oct 2010 00:00 Post subject: |
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| WaldoJ wrote: | stop making canada look like a 3rd world country!!!
tomorrow i'll call fido and see if i can suck dick to get ahead of the waiting list for an iphone 4 then |
dunno man, from what I'm reading the XT720 doesn't seem all the bad. I run my droid at 800mhz and the 720 comes stock just short of that so it'll be all gravy. |
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Oct 2010 05:48 Post subject: |
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what about the nexus one
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| Posted: Wed, 20th Oct 2010 06:05 Post subject: |
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| WaldoJ wrote: | | what about the nexus one |
Heres a decent review of it
http://gizmodo.com/5443835/nexus-one-review
1GHz cpu will make it snappy HTC isn't a brand I prefer though as their phones are VERY lightweight and they feel such and they use a custom UI which gives you slower pushes for updates (the phone maker has to remake the update to work with their custom UI) and their phones don't feel very durable for what your paying.
But with that said they make the sleekest and some of the fastest androids. I'm a motorola fan when it comes to android, my friend likes the HTC's, I've used em and they're nice and can't go wrong. Motorola also uses physical keyboards which is an always a must for me with any phone I own so that was a big thing with me against HTC as well, but like I said, pick it up and try it out and see if it fits you. |
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