yes yes i know, not another "Should I get an iPhone or iPod touch" thread, but let's face it, every time there's a feature upgrade on these devices, there's going to be someone who was a fence sitter who is thinking about making the leap.
Here's my situation. I have always wanted an iPhone. I think they are cool and useful devices, but the reality of the situation was that there were at least 35 things (yes I made a list) that the iPhone could not do for the first 2 generations that I thought were serious enough to keep me from making the switch.
I am in school and I work two full jobs, so I needed a device that could do certain things that the iPhone couldn't, like being able to type up research papers on my phone, read pdfs and Microsoft documents, have a dated to-do list, cut and paste, and a multitude of other things that my Palm Treo and Blackberry could do. I won't go into it all now, because it's really not that important anymore.
I graduate in December and and won't need to do schoolwork on the go anyway, but now the current generation of iPhones can do most of what was on my list that kept me from getting one. The app store has been a godsend in fixing alot of the software issues and making programs available that i thought should have been included on the phone from day one.
Now here's my situation:
I am currently on Sprint, have never had a single issue with it, have a Blackberry Curve that is less than a year old and was free with an upgrade (will be one year in December, at which time my contract will also expire) that does everything I want it to, and my phone bill is $65 a month for all the minutes I use talking (less than 200 a month), unlimited data and texting. I love the push email which is free, and the opera browser gives me a better browsing experience than my old Treo, but still nothing like the iPhones. It also has a very nice turn by turn voice GPS, and still and video camera.
If I were to get an iPod touch, and I'm suspecting they will be upgraded in September, just a short time away, I'd get all of the fun of the iPhone with the apps, games and all, but I'd miss out on the connectivity and GPS features, and I'm afraid I'd get frustrated not being able to connect to the Internet. There are scant few wifi hotspots in my area.
On the other hand, I could get an iPhone in December, but it would mean leaving Sprint and my $65 a month for all I need to another network, a 2 year contract and paying about $40 more a month for the same stuff I was getting on Sprint but on a flashier device. And I don't like the thought of discarding a perfectly good and still fairly new Blackberry. If I get a new gadget, i like to try and get at least 2 years out of it. Oh sure I'd sell it on eBay or something, but it still seems wasteful.
Pros and Cons to either decision. What do y'all think?
---Ashley
Here's my situation. I have always wanted an iPhone. I think they are cool and useful devices, but the reality of the situation was that there were at least 35 things (yes I made a list) that the iPhone could not do for the first 2 generations that I thought were serious enough to keep me from making the switch.
I am in school and I work two full jobs, so I needed a device that could do certain things that the iPhone couldn't, like being able to type up research papers on my phone, read pdfs and Microsoft documents, have a dated to-do list, cut and paste, and a multitude of other things that my Palm Treo and Blackberry could do. I won't go into it all now, because it's really not that important anymore.
I graduate in December and and won't need to do schoolwork on the go anyway, but now the current generation of iPhones can do most of what was on my list that kept me from getting one. The app store has been a godsend in fixing alot of the software issues and making programs available that i thought should have been included on the phone from day one.
Now here's my situation:
I am currently on Sprint, have never had a single issue with it, have a Blackberry Curve that is less than a year old and was free with an upgrade (will be one year in December, at which time my contract will also expire) that does everything I want it to, and my phone bill is $65 a month for all the minutes I use talking (less than 200 a month), unlimited data and texting. I love the push email which is free, and the opera browser gives me a better browsing experience than my old Treo, but still nothing like the iPhones. It also has a very nice turn by turn voice GPS, and still and video camera.
If I were to get an iPod touch, and I'm suspecting they will be upgraded in September, just a short time away, I'd get all of the fun of the iPhone with the apps, games and all, but I'd miss out on the connectivity and GPS features, and I'm afraid I'd get frustrated not being able to connect to the Internet. There are scant few wifi hotspots in my area.
On the other hand, I could get an iPhone in December, but it would mean leaving Sprint and my $65 a month for all I need to another network, a 2 year contract and paying about $40 more a month for the same stuff I was getting on Sprint but on a flashier device. And I don't like the thought of discarding a perfectly good and still fairly new Blackberry. If I get a new gadget, i like to try and get at least 2 years out of it. Oh sure I'd sell it on eBay or something, but it still seems wasteful.
Pros and Cons to either decision. What do y'all think?
---Ashley
I travel frequently and have found that a dedicated device for watching video would be very useful.
