Name the Phone Your iPhone Will Replace

Can't wait to get rid of my BB Tour

I want to throw my BB Tour against the wall. Good phone at first but have had nothing but problems for past 6 months and have had at least 2 replacement phones. I hope I get the iphone on Monday like the tracking sheet says!:D
 
Eric374 said:
Same here, and yes, the trackball was crap. I am soooo glad to get rid of that phone, it's been ok but the constant lagging and lockups, not to mention the routine random restarts have me wanting something different.
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Yup, I went from loving that phone to really really really hating it. I was hoping something would go wrong with it so I could get an Incredible under warranty replacement. Unfortunately, my problems were mostly software. I had some serious lag and ghost calls.

What really annoyed me is how much work it was to maintain that phone. First, I was told that if I wanted to gain speed, I needed to root it, which is not that easy a process and also a bit nerveracking. Secondly, I had several apps just to manage apps, and had to use a task killer otherwise my battery would be dead in 2 hours. Third, I had to use this crappy software (Salling Media Sync) to put my music on, and each sync would take about an hour because I wasn't paying for the full version.
 
Mine is an AT&T iPhone 4. It replaced an LG Venus from Verizon. After terrible service (both customer and network) I decided to give the competitor a try. I've never been happier.
 
tophat1 said:
Yup, I went from loving that phone to really really really hating it. I was hoping something would go wrong with it so I could get an Incredible under warranty replacement. Unfortunately, my problems were mostly software. I had some serious lag and ghost calls.

What really annoyed me is how much work it was to maintain that phone. First, I was told that if I wanted to gain speed, I needed to root it, which is not that easy a process and also a bit nerveracking. Secondly, I had several apps just to manage apps, and had to use a task killer otherwise my battery would be dead in 2 hours. Third, I had to use this crappy software (Salling Media Sync) to put my music on, and each sync would take about an hour because I wasn't paying for the full version.
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I totally feel your pain. I went through all that crap as well, rooted the phone, tried all the custom ROM's, and guess what? It's still a pos. It was cool when I first got it, as it was my first smartphone, but the lag on that phone even when overclocked is just ridiculous. My biggest beef with it is even with all the tweaking and adjusting to the thing I still have calls that come in, the phone rings, screen stays black, and I can't answer the call no matter what. So, I have to call people back and hope that they're still there. OR, sometimes the phone doesn't even ring at all, even if it's just sitting beside me when I'm on the couch, not even touching it. The only way I know I've missed a call is the fact that Google Voice gives me a "missed call" notification, and the phone didn't even ring! Sure, I can check my email, surf the web, etc, but the phone function should be #1 priority IMHO.
 
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My iPhone replaced the previous iPhone. But before I ever got an iPhone I had a Blackberry Pearl.
 
I'll be upgrading this summer to the next iteration of the iPhone, which will replace my original iPhone 2G - still using it and still going strong! My iPhone replaced that skinny Motorola thing that everybody had.
 
My iPhone 4 replaced my blackberry bold. Battery life and email were great on blackberry but everything else absolutely stunk.
 
The Verizon iPhone 4 that is sitting in a FedEx warehouse no more than 15 minutes away from me, but won't be getting here until Monday will replace my Samsung Omnia.

Back when I got it, on paper it was everything a smartphone should be and more... 5MP Camera, WiFi, 3G, flash (via the downloadable browser SkyFire), optical mouse, Music Player, 8GB internal storage and microSD card slot that would hold up to a 16GB chip. However, in practicality, the sluggish, overly complicated layout of the Windows Mobile 5.1 operating system was utter crap. The music player was **** to deal with, 16GB microSD cards are not cheap, SkyFire was sluggish, WiFi was a bitch to configure and the sluggish Windows Mobile OS didn't help... it was a mess. I will remark positively on my camera and optical mouse though; they proved to be great and will be missed as I move on.

I have been waiting for the iPhone to come to vzw for ages, and it's finally here. I haven't been this excited since my MacBook Pro!
 
HTC Droid Eris. It hasn't been a terrible phone, but only because it's rooted and as others have said takes a good deal of maintaining. Of course the worst thing about the phone is actually using it as a phone.
 
The good old Droid....lol maybe one day it will become a collector's item.

Can't believe someone bought it from me for $200!
 
The Original Motorola Droid - which, while novel at the time, has greatly lost it's performance.
 
LG EnV Touch

This phone treated me well for almost two years. I'll be putting it to rest this Tuesday night. Funny how phones only last a few years. Like there is a Two year time bomb built in. I can't wait till the UPS truck arrives!
 
Would be nice to see a poll...

1 - Android

2 - Windows Mobile

3 - BlackBerry

4 - Dumbphone

5 - iPhone 4 (AT&T -> Verizon)

6 - Other
 
Iphone 4 will be replacing a Motorola Razr I've been lugging around the last four years. I've never owned a smart phone and I've never had a data plan. So this phone should definitely be a breath of fresh air.
 
Monday by 10:30 it'll replace a Blackberry Pearl. The Pearl will be buried in the snow and won't be seen again until the Spring thaw.
 
This will replace my Motorola Droid. Not that I didn't like it, but my son shattered the screen, and now I need a new phone. I've been waiting for an iPhone on Verizon a while. Had the 3GS for AT&T but the service just didn't work out for me.

I'll miss the free GPS, Voice Search, and the larger screen of the Droid.

Can't wait for better integration with my Mac, more polished UI, better camera, higher res screen, and integrated iPod.
 
Darthdingo said:
What ? ok...if you want a downgrade I guess.


I have a rooted EVO woth custom rom, this phone is hands down the best smartphone available today still. My brother and Sister both have the iPhone4, and it feels outdated and stale compared to my phone, plus the tiny wristwatch size screen sucks on the iPhone4.
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poor battery life, sluggish slow performance, lower quality camera, poor pixel density in comparison to iPhone...sounds like the only advantages you have is 4G when it comes to things that arent just personal preference
 
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