I was dead-broke in college, but it doesn't mean I was a "hobo." It just meant that I didn't have much time to work, the job I DID have didn't pay well, and while I had enough to eat, it wasn't necessarily steak and lobster.
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Is iPhone a 'must have' on college compuses these days?
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I was dead-broke in college, but it doesn't mean I was a "hobo." It just meant that I didn't have much time to work, the job I DID have didn't pay well, and while I had enough to eat, it wasn't necessarily steak and lobster.
I am one such asian you speak of with an iPhone.
But seriously, you hope on the train, the grampa has an iPhone, the 12 year old kid has an iPhone, you get on the bus and half the ppl are on their iPhones. Walk to uni...etc etc.
And which Newtown is it you're from?
you're looking to start a war here my friend.
It sucks to BU
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Oh don't be so bitter, maybe next year BU will let NU have the bean pot...
My wife didn't say a word, just left the room. Knowing what's good for me I didn't either but there was some partying going on inside my body.
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Oh don't be so bitter, maybe next year BU will let NU have the bean pot...
My wife didn't say a word, just left the room. Knowing what's good for me I didn't either but there was some partying going on inside my body.
...touche...
we'll take it all soon enough...you just watch
The iPhone is NOT a must have, nor is it a replacement for my MBP. It just replaces my Motorola KRZR.....
I go to college in California and it is unbelievable how many iPhones are seen walking around campus.. It is a good thing I suppose, it just shows how alluring iPhones are to the current college generation.
...touche...
we'll take it all soon enough...you just watch
If you haven't gone to the Beanpot, go. It is unlike ANY other hockey game.
You see the true school spirit and love of the game.
The maintenance/engineering process team at work comprises of 26 techs. there are 9 iphones in the group. pretty significant when you consider the average age is 34.
I was looking at other options for my son, buy a ipod touch, subscribe to wifi, so he would have access while at home and on campus.
it came down to about a $3 difference when I compared the cost of the touch and phone, wifi or add the data plan, and how many devices he would be carrying.
The iPhone a by far not a have to have but an excellent addition.
I was looking at other options for my son, buy a ipod touch, subscribe to wifi, so he would have access while at home and on campus.
it came down to about a $3 difference when I compared the cost of the touch and phone, wifi or add the data plan, and how many devices he would be carrying.
The iPhone a by far not a have to have but an excellent addition.
I use an E71 which looks absolutely stunning when I pull it out in the sunlight. They ask if it is a blackberry because it shines from its metal and chrome trim. I have the means to get an iPhone 3GS but I absolutely need the QWERTY keyboard for emails and texts.
Oh and by the way,
Go MCPHS
Oh and by the way,
Go MCPHS
I guess it all depends, I'm just as fast on my iPhone's virtual keyboard as I am on QWERTY phones. What's MCPHS?
I'm sorry, as a university student, whoever says an iPhone is a "must have" is quite simply delusional (ignoring places where a smartphone may be explicitly required by the school, of course). Food, for example, is a "must have" for which most college students already cut corners. I would say a laptop, or at least a computer, is much more central to the contemporary college education than any phone.
Sure, my iPhone is a great convenience around campus, and my iPhone 2G experience is greatly enhanced by campus-wide wifi. That said, since the 3G was released, I saw an explosion of iPhone usage around campus, "necessary" or not.
Sure, my iPhone is a great convenience around campus, and my iPhone 2G experience is greatly enhanced by campus-wide wifi. That said, since the 3G was released, I saw an explosion of iPhone usage around campus, "necessary" or not.
No, an iPhone or smart phone is not must have gear on college campus. A laptop or netbook is.
A smart phone is just over and beyond what most people have. A regular, free phone is what most have.
After all, they are paying $10k/year for the privilege of going to college...
About Me: Got my BA in 2008. Currently a Graduate Student/ Graduate Assistant working with Undergrads on a daily basis.
A smart phone is just over and beyond what most people have. A regular, free phone is what most have.
After all, they are paying $10k/year for the privilege of going to college...
About Me: Got my BA in 2008. Currently a Graduate Student/ Graduate Assistant working with Undergrads on a daily basis.
oh I've been. It's a blast
Games at the garden are fun. I was also there for the east division semis...always a good time, with lots of spirit
to make this relevant to the thread...iPhone is definitely not a necessity...but it really is a luxury. I never knew how many uses I would have for my iPhone on a college campus until I got one. If i were to lose my iPhone, would I live? Yes. There are plenty of computer labs around campus and such....but it certainly is QUITE the convenient device to have.
10k..as if
Between tuition/fees/apartment/incidentals/T pass/ and other things $5500 a month
I guess it depends. I've been going to a college here in NYC since Jan '06 and am now getting my masters at the same school. Most people here seem to have sidekicks (*puke*), but I am seeing more iPhone's being used by professors and other grad students however.
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State schools might be that low (10k) , but not private universities.