God, they sure do make ugly machines. But if the thing can make clear and reliable phone calls, it has a serious advantage over iPhone/AT&T in my area!
People still make phone calls?
God, they sure do make ugly machines. But if the thing can make clear and reliable phone calls, it has a serious advantage over iPhone/AT&T in my area!
And since this phone will be running Eclair (Android 2.0), and its open source and completely customizable, I fully expect it to look better upon release or you can simply change it around yourself to your likings.
Huh? You're not making sense. AT&T was indeed called Cingular back when negciations between them and Apple were going around. They were in the process of re-branding themselves as AT&T at that time, but that doesn;t change anything to begin with.
Verizon was considered first because of their subscriber base. When they turned Apple down, they went to the next largest carrier - AT&T. At the time, Sprint was still reeling from the acquisition of Nextel and I believe they were hemorrhaging customers too.
I like their theres a map for that commercial better. Verizon has possibly the worst selection of phones of all the U.S. carriers. They couldnt even get the Palm Pre first.
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So, the argument here is that Android will be successful just like Linux is successful. If you don't like how it works, you can just change it and recompile the kernel!
Sorry, that's about the LEAST compelling argument for an open source phone ever.
God, they sure do make ugly machines. But if the thing can make clear and reliable phone calls, it has a serious advantage over iPhone/AT&T in my area!
A real keyboard?
Since when is touchscreen a step backward? I prefer a touchscreen keyboard to a "real" one any day.
Maybe the smart phone selection but the regular phone selections have a very good slection. ATT regular phones, horrible
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So, the argument here is that Android will be successful just like Linux is successful. If you don't like how it works, you can just change it and recompile the kernel!
Sorry, that's about the LEAST compelling argument for an open source phone ever.
Eh, I'll just stick with T-Mobile, which has the best plans in terms of value if you live in the North East (well, from Maryland up).
Then again, I don't even need any of that fancy smancy 3G.
A real keyboard?
Since when is touchscreen a step backward? I prefer a touchscreen keyboard to a "real" one any day.
Actually, I think the least compelling argument for a truly open source phone is that it introduces one more element of randomness into a piece of technology that we depend on quite a bit.
Apple's draconian lock-down of their phones' technology can be annoying, but I'm guessing it dramatically reduces the hardware/software error rate -- which is nice a thing when you consider that there are times (car dead on roadside, emergency situation at home) when the last thing you want is your cell phone being finicky because of the stuff you've installed.
There's a balance to be struck, though.
It's the usability of the device, not the specs, but some people are too thick to understand that.
iDon't support concurrent web access and voice calls.
iDon't support international network standards (like GSM).
iDon't have over 85,000 APPs (at least not yet).
iDo want complete control of all hardware and Apps on your smart phones.
iWill have to buy another phone for international travel.
iWill disable features that do not benefit my bottom line.
iWIll nickel and dime you for everything.
iWill bash the other carriers..until my network fails under the same pressure when it is finally "tested".
No. On the long run, it's always the open platform - the one that runs on many different devices from many different manufacturers - that wins.
I agree that there are things that the iPhone doesn't do that many including myself would like, however the things that the iPhone does cant be matched on any device. I have used BB, Android, WM, and WebOS and all the browsers are pathetic compared to the iPhone. Second none of the others have an iPod, I dont want to carry another music player. I think that the amount of "razr" people that have adopted the iPhone speak to how well it does most of the things you want.
it was like 3 teams trading players.
Apple had secured Cingular as the carrier for the iphone.
Right around the same time Apple secured Cingular, Cingular bought the wireless side of ATT and SBC and Bell South bought the other side of ATT. Then SBC and Bell south, now ATT bought the wireless side back from Cingular making the modern day "new" ATT landline and wireless (more bars in more places).
I'm not giving up my iPhone for an Android (or Pre, or anything device), but I have become quite a hater of AT&T and I do hope Apple ends the exclusivity agreement.
Even though it's not going to make me switch phones, I think it's good for Apple to get some heat. Hopefully it'll keep them from getting too comfy with their position and keep them innovating.
iDon't support concurrent web access and voice calls.
iDon't support international network standards (like GSM).
iDon't have over 85,000 APPs (at least not yet).
iDo want complete control of all hardware and Apps on your smart phones.
iWill have to buy another phone for international travel.
iWill disable features that do not benefit my bottom line.
iWIll nickel and dime you for everything.
iWill bash the other carriers..until my network fails under the same pressure when it is finally "tested".