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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: Raisinhead on August 17, 2013, 09:19:12 PM
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I know there was a thread about this a while back, but couldn't find it on my phone. I figured the technology continuously changes, so it can't hurt to have a newer thread anyway.
I am still running with the iPhone. Been hooked on apple since they came out. I think I am ready to finally try something else. (samsung galaxy s4 active)
What do you have and how do you like it?
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I have the IPhone also but my wife has the Samsung and really seems to like it too. I think when I'm up for an upgrade ill get the Samsung just for a change of pace.
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funny this topic came up now. I currently have an Iphone and it will be the last one. My wife put a dispute on our charges because she didn't think I would buy a $5.00 app. Long story short she withdrew the dispute but Apple in their infinite wisdom disabled my ID and will now not allow me to update my apps, buy any more apps or basically anything with my phone. Multiple calls to Apple have ended with no resolution. I just hung up on a non-English speaking call taker. She was so arrogant that when I told her "I cannot understand what you're saying" she YELLED AT ME!!! I asked to speak to her supervisor to which she said "that's not possible until I ......." the rest of what she was saying I couldn't understand. I said are we seriously going to talk in circles? Before my blood pressure went too high I just hung up. I am selling it tomorrow and buying a Galaxy S4 active at ATT. I would really like to move to Verizon but I need the S4 active and Verizon doesn't offer it yet.
Thanks for letting me vent.
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Note2 here.
Almost a year. Lov it.
Droid is the way....
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Yeah, I haven't had any major issues with the apple stuff, just a little annoyed that I am stuck on the S versions and never get the new ones on my upgrades. And they haven't really done anything that innovative in a long time.
Android stuff work well with business applications? I use my phone for work all day.
I am 99% sure I will make the switch.
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Better for work if you use windows.
I have the Galaxy S4. I have had every iPhone except the 5 and this phone had made me a believer in Android.
Best phone I've had.
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Note 2... battery life is amazing for such a huge phone!! I can go allll day long without a charge and thats with playing online...
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Yeah, I am excited about the battery life. The Note2 is just too big.
I use outlook, but on a macair for work. Should still be fine I think.
All of these comments are making the choice seem easier. Havent had anyone say they were upset about the switch.
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Has anyone seen what the iOS7 is coming with this fall? I have an iPhone 5 and will continue with Apple. I just don't think Android will ever compare to the IOS from Apple.
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GzOne Commando II. For what I do, and how ruff I am with things, it is by far the best thing out there. It's water resistant shock resistant, and very relyable. To give an example, I had left my first one, (GzOne commando I) on the hood of my jeep one day, right in a spot where I couldn't see it and took off down the highway. It finally flew off at 55 mph and took a big tumble. I stopped and spun around to recover what I thought was left of it, only to find it ringing with an incoming call from Dawn. The outside got a little scratched up but other than that it was perfectly fine. The screen didn't even crack. Bat life isn't too bad. I can go pretty much all day using it almost constantly before needing to charge it. If I use it only here and there, I can got for about 2 days.
Another thing I do kinda like about it is its unique "outdoorsy" features it comes with. As it's geared toward people who like to get out. There are a few apps one can find that kinda sorta do something similar, but aren't quite as reliable.
http://www.casiogzone.com/us/4glte/
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I have the Galaxy s3 on Verizon. I have only had BlackBerry prior to this phone. the size is a bit too big for my liking, but I just live with it since the phone is so damn good. my favorite feature is Swyping to type rather than actual typing. it is amazing how it can get your words correct a 95% off the time. speech to text is nice too. I have to charge it every night or it will die the next day.
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I had an iphone from the start till the 4. The wife and I switched to the S3. The only things I miss or dont like is lack of a facetime style app, strange battery life and the speaker is on the back of the phone. Otherwise I think the s3 is supperior in every way.
The battery life I have to talk about. Some days I can use it, listen to pandora and still have battery end of day. Some days I can be out and about, barely use it, and it be dead by 3pm. Also mine is quirky about GPS. If I go somewhere (like work) where I lose all cell/gps signal I will have to restart my phone before I can use gps. My wifes s3 doesnt do that
Sent from S3
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You guys are making it hard for me lol. I currently have a iPhone 4 with AT&T and am out of contract. My plan was to switch to sprint when the iPhone 5s comes out so I could have unlimited Internet but you guys are making the move more complicated. This is my first iPhone and I absolutely love it.
Swyped while swervin'
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I have had the Blackberry, Samsung S2, Iphone 4s and Iphone 5. The simplest and most durable is the blackberry, but it is too basic. Since I am a PC guy, I find the Samsung the easiest to use, but is too unpredictable with the data usage and battery life. I have decided that the Iphones have enough features and are more controllable so I will be sticking with them.
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I have the iPhone 5 with AT&T and live it. I have the iPhone 4S with Verizon for work and my opinion Verizon is not as good. I had the S3 for a few days and battery life and typing ability was horrible.
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Any questions feel free to ask. I am not an apple or droid junkie so I will straight shoot it. Both def are better/worse in some field so I guess it depends on how you use your phone. I will say I am impressed but the new multi-tasking on samsung s4 where you can have them split screen top and bottom.
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I've had both, but since I switched to Android a few years back I will never have another I-phone. They are way to limited! Just the open market or "play store" alone make it worth the change.
I have a Note II now. The only bad thing I could say is that I have been through 4 of them in 8 months because I keep breaking the screen!!! (probably all my fault). If I had an upgrade right now I would go with the S4 active. And yes it is a big phone, but that's why I got it. It is like a small tablet & since I use my phone as a computer half the time it's perfect!
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I'm another that just traded my iPhone 4S to go back to Android. I really wasn't planning on getting a new phone but wife needed one. Long story short is that Sprint has several phones "buy one get one free". The GS4 was $199 after rebate. I didn't even realize I was eligible for an upgrade as well. So they gave me $150 trade in on my iPhone and we walked out with 2 GS4's for $50.
The Motorola Moto X might be worth taking a look at as well. Not sure what carriers have it. I know it's coming to Sprint "soon".
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You guys are making it hard for me lol. I currently have a iPhone 4 with AT&T and am out of contract. My plan was to switch to sprint when the iPhone 5s comes out so I could have unlimited Internet but you guys are making the move more complicated. This is my first iPhone and I absolutely love it.
Swyped while swervin'
I have the 5Gb limit on Verizon, but I have only come close to reaching it once. I uploaded a 15 minute video and watched it from Facebook ( //WTF//; hungover from the night before). I stream Pandora almost every day for a few hours a day and, of course, surf the web, but I never cross the 2Gb mark anymore. Perhaps if I had unlimited I might watch videos more frequently, but that isn't likely. I'm saying all of this to say, if your only reason for going with Sprint is to get the unlimited service, make sure you are actually going to cross some of the other service provider's limits.
I had Sprint for roughly 6 years with consistent service. BTW, while on Sprint, I could consistently experience missing signal which led to roaming and I could also experience consistent dropped calls. So, consistency isn't always a good thing. Now that I'm on Verizon, I will consistently avoid Sprint.
If I could control my smart phone destiny instantly, I would get the S4 active from AT&T, but I'm stuck with the S3 and Verizon for several years due to company policy. :(
Good luck.
PS: A guy at work had a Droid, but he switched to Iphone4 a few months back...he isn't an Apple disciple, but he does have most of the Apple ecosystem at home.
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Found out yesterday I had an update. Now my S3 has split screen multi tasking (only supported by some apps for now). Looks like it added 1 or 2 new motion actions to control the phone and a predictable keyboard. It also added a feature you can turn on where the phone will periodically use the front camera and if it sees you looking at the screen it wont turn off.
But had to use skype lastnight... I miss facetime
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I'm an iPhone addict for life. With that being said, the "open" market is really only great if you are a developer. For those that don't know how to write code or create apps, then the difference between 900,000 apps on iTunes or 850,000 on Android Market really doesn't matter.
It mostly comes down to how you are going to use the phone. What I like about the iPhone is that it's user friendliness. It's intuitive and easy to comprehend. And for every upgrade in phone, from iPhone 3 up to the iPhone 5, they all run the same. With the Android phones, you have so many different phones that are on the market and they all work differently.
Many people hate that Apple is so proprietary, but if you think about it, they are far less likely to be hacked, unless you jailbreak it, than any "open platform" phone.
Plus, Apple's new iOS coming out this fall will completely change the iPhone interface, with a ton of new features.
Check out the keynote from Apple about it. It's long so scroll through it towards the end.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qzUH9PJA1Ro&autoplay=1&desktop_uri=%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DqzUH9PJA1Ro%2526autoplay%253D1 (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qzUH9PJA1Ro&autoplay=1&desktop_uri=%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DqzUH9PJA1Ro%2526autoplay%253D1)
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I have a Galaxy S2 on straight talk and love it. Just wish the battery life was longer.
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Hmm, this comment, "And for every upgrade in phone, from iPhone 3 up to the iPhone 5, they all run the same." doesn't seem to jive with this comment, "Plus, Apple's new iOS coming out this fall will completely change the iPhone interface..."
It is a shame, IMHO, that Apple mucked with the physical connectors on the iPhone when they went to the 5. I do like having USB standard on my phone vs a proprietary interface, especially if the company is going to change the proprietary interface from phone-to-phone.
I agree, the app world doesn't matter much.
Clark
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Hmm, this comment, "And for every upgrade in phone, from iPhone 3 up to the iPhone 5, they all run the same." doesn't seem to jive with this comment, "Plus, Apple's new iOS coming out this fall will completely change the iPhone interface..."
It is a shame, IMHO, that Apple mucked with the physical connectors on the iPhone when they went to the 5. I do like having USB standard on my phone vs a proprietary interface, especially if the company is going to change the proprietary interface from phone-to-phone.
I agree, the app world doesn't matter much.
Clark
That was a typo. iPhone 4/4s/5 all run on the same iOS. The new iOS coming in the fall will be a complete change for the iPhones, but they will all still be able to download the new iOS, so they will run on the same platform. That's what I meant to say.
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Plus, Apple's new iOS coming out this fall will completely change the iPhone interface, with a ton of new features.
Check out the keynote from Apple about it. It's long so scroll through it towards the end.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qzUH9PJA1Ro&autoplay=1&desktop_uri=%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DqzUH9PJA1Ro%2526autoplay%253D1 (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qzUH9PJA1Ro&autoplay=1&desktop_uri=%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DqzUH9PJA1Ro%2526autoplay%253D1)
I googled the ios7 and read it apples site. Sounds like the Galaxy and the iphone are getting closer and closer to each other everyday with their features. It really is coming down to just a few details that makes your decision on if you want an apple or a droid.
When I got my S3 I realized how many things were close to the iphone. Now I see with IOS7 they are adding things like Air Drop (similar idea to the "bump" sharing of the galaxy). The multi tasking where it shows a screen shot of the program for apple is just like the galaxy except the galaxy scrolls up and down and you swipe to the side to end the program. The control center is exactly what the galaxy already has and it is a very useful thing! Like I said, its really becoming do you want a bigger screen and smaller battery life or not? lol (I know they have more differences, but you get my point)
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I just got an s3 on verizon with work. My personal is the iphone 4s. So far I love the new s3. I can even get my itunes songs on the new phone and more of the apps that I had to pay for on apple were free for the s3. Battery life is comparable to the iPhone, if not slightly better. The screen is awesome. My whole house is apple stuff, so I was a fanboy for a while, but the s3 is changing that.
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There haven't been many people that were all apple (like I am), that made the switch and weren't happy about it. Trying my hardest to hold off till they announce the new one, but we will see.
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S3 here, was all apple and still half apple. I use drop box as a cloud to share most things I need between devices. I love the S3, I can do way more with it than I ever could with any apple product. Make the change and never look back.
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1st post with this sweet S4 Active
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Congrats on lifting the veil. //cheers2//
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Congrats on lifting the veil. //cheers2//
Yeah, this thing is pretty sick! I am enjoying learning everything with it.
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Envy is running high on this end //letseat//
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Ok with all the talk about the S4 i went and picked one up. My first impression was "this thing rocks" but the more I played with it the more it became apparent that I am completely ruined by apples operating system. I just couldn't get used to the texting keyboards and how to move around. The bottom line is I wasn't impressed enough to keep it. I'll just keep putting up with apple crap for a little while longer.
It's official, I have become my parents. "I don't want to try the new fangled DVD player! My VCR works just fine!" LOL
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Ok with all the talk about the S4 i went and picked one up. My first impression was "this thing rocks" but the more I played with it the more it became apparent that I am completely ruined by apples operating system. I just couldn't get used to the texting keyboards and how to move around. The bottom line is I wasn't impressed enough to keep it. I'll just keep putting up with apple crap for a little while longer.
It's official, I have become my parents. "I don't want to try the new fangled DVD player! My VCR works just fine!" LOL
That's what I did when I got the S3 I tried for a couple of days and couldn't keep it. Apple all the way. So Easy.
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Apple is simple, that's for sure. I gave my mom my old iphone and she picked it up really quick. The Galaxy is a bit different esp when you the home button at the bottom and a back and a settings button all outside of the app. Once you learn to use those its gets good
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Did any of you 'S3 trial users' try Swyping on the Swype keyboard? I came from BlackBerry, so the typical (i.e., Apple) keyboard was/is horrendous, but I have found the swyping to be awesome. I don't believe Samsung pushes the Swype keyboard knowledge, so that is why I am asking.
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Did any of you 'S3 trial users' try Swyping on the Swype keyboard? I came from BlackBerry, so the typical (i.e., Apple) keyboard was/is horrendous, but I have found the swyping to be awesome. I don't believe Samsung pushes the Swype keyboard knowledge, so that is why I am asking.
I use it sometimes. Depends on how big of a word I am spelling. to big and I forget which letter to swipe to next //LMAO// but it is fast and pretty damn accurate
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Did any of you 'S3 trial users' try Swyping on the Swype keyboard? I came from BlackBerry, so the typical (i.e., Apple) keyboard was/is horrendous, but I have found the swyping to be awesome. I don't believe Samsung pushes the Swype keyboard knowledge, so that is why I am asking.
I use it sometimes. Depends on how big of a word I am spelling. to big and I forget which letter to swipe to next //LMAO// but it is fast and pretty damn accurate
Sometimes it can even predict what you meant, even if you type something else. The key is to get the first letter correct and hope you most of the remaining characters correct. It is frustrating when you (i.e., I) screw up multiple words in the same sentence...then I question if it is worth using. The voice-to-text is pretty darn good also, but I'm sure Apple can compete in that arena pretty well.
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I use voice to text all the time. A little weird having to say "question mark" to get the ? but hey its works. Only if I could by voice, or can I?
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the voice to text on my s3 works great, so much better than the iPhone, that I actually use it
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Swpe is the greatest
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the voice to text on my s3 works great, so much better than the iPhone, that I actually use it
I use this all the time!!!! Especially when driving
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the voice to text on my s3 works great, so much better than the iPhone, that I actually use it
I use this all the time!!!! Especially when driving
No doubt. Sure beats the heck out of "I'm sorry, I can't take any requests right not". Or I say (very clearly) "Text Peggy" and Siri says "I can't find Honey in your contact list".
Still diggin' the S4.
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Yeah, swipe was the only keyboard I could use. (Fat fingers!) when I took the s4 back the sales guy showed me a $2 app that will make your keyboard just like the iPhone it even makes auto correct work like the iPhone. It wouldn't have changed my mind but it would have made things a little easier in the transition.
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the voice to text on my s3 works great, so much better than the iPhone, that I actually use it
I use this all the time!!!! Especially when driving
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Just did the 7 upgrade for the iPhone. A lot different so far.
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Just did the 7 upgrade for the iPhone. A lot different so far.
It's definitely going to take some getting used to!
Posted using my neighbors WiFi.
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Just did the 7 upgrade for the iPhone. A lot different so far.
I just downloaded it too. So far, I'm not liking it.
I may be a little impatient, but all the "cool" transitions and fade-outs when opening apps takes too long, and all the white everywhere when it used to be grey or black uses up your battery life much quicker. I like the old iOS... But it's too late to go back. :/
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I just moved from the Samsung s3 to the Droid Turbo (64gb model). This new phone is so freaking fast! The Samsung was annoying the crap out of me with hesitation and delayed response, so I pulled the trigger on something new. So far I am impressed and the switch has not been painful, but it has been time-consuming.
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My new Note 4 is smokin. Wife loves her new S4. I6s for the kids soon. I hate apple stuff.
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Jacqie is getting and Galaxy S5 in the next few days. Doug is the Note 4 that much better than the 3?
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Yes note 3 fit me had reception problems for starters. Also better in task manager and many other things and speed is nuts.
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Company provided IPhone 5 i think. who knows, all i know is i get email, can send txt, make calls. I dont gripe as they pay the bill .
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Company provided IPhone 5 i think. who knows, all i know is i get email, can send txt, make calls. I dont gripe as they pay the bill .
Likewise.
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Company provided IPhone 5 i think. who knows, all i know is i get email, can send txt, make calls. I dont gripe as they pay the bill .
Likewise.
X3
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I have the s5 and like it.
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I have a pay-as-you-go Kyocera cheap android phone ($20 from target with discounts). I don't worry much about breaking or losing it.
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I switched back to iPhone 6. I had too many issues with my Samsung.
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My phone was smart back when I got it.......in '09. I'm "upgrading" to my wife's Note II & getting her a new Note IV.
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Weird. I use droid all over the world and use a lot of services and apps and have never had a problem. I love that I can load 64gb of movies and shows on my memory card and watch them minimized in a corner movable box while I work thru emails or browse. We use skype, vpns, go to meeting stuff alot too.
What problems have you had with a droid?
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Besides my Samsung s3 getting slow as new os loads were available and forced on me, I have not had any droid problems, but I've only had that s3 and the very fresh Turbo. So far, so good.
The Swype keyboard and gestures are the best things about droid, for me.
I was on the fence between s5, the Turbo, and the LG G3, but ultimately chose the Turbo due to the battery life and 3gb of ram. The battery life on the new chipsets is unreal...check it out.
The turbo does have a flaw related to talking and surfing at the same time...but that should be fixed by the end of the year. It wasn't a concern for me...I rarely talk on my phone. The irony isn't lost on me!