You would really benefit from a jailbroken iPhone 5S that's running the Octopus keyboard tweak (basically the iPhone running Z10's wonderful keyboard).
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What's your non-iPhone phone?
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You would really benefit from a jailbroken iPhone 5S that's running the Octopus keyboard tweak (basically the iPhone running Z10's wonderful keyboard).
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Heh. My friend works at Google and uses an iPhone lolI've always wondered how it's like to be using an iPhone if you're working for other mobile phone brands, especially Samsung.
I go back and forth between my iPhone 5s and Moto X. I really think Android gives me more features that I want, but iPhone still has a smoothness and usability that I cannot find on Android. In someways my iPhone has become my Blackberry of old (steady and reliable), but Android is the more powerful device and let's me do more. I am really conflicted at this point on which OS is best for my needs.
Heh. My friend works at Google and uses an iPhone lol
A lot of Google employees use MacBooks and iPhones, but they do have a good excuse, in that Google resides across all platforms and pushes their services to Android, iOS, desktop, and anywhere they can.
Samsung employees don't really get that excuse though, since they really are just building phones (among many other hardware products), rather than entire services around them.
Blackberry 9300. Physical keyboard, work issued and replaced for free if damaged/lost/broken/whatever.
My only phone is a Nokia Lumia 520.
This is my third phone since I got a S2 Skyrocket on contract almost 2 years ago now. It didn't last me even a year.. I got a Windows Phone because I was tired of Android for the time being.
This is my third phone since I got a S2 Skyrocket on contract almost 2 years ago now. It didn't last me even a year.
. I got a Windows Phone because I was tired of Android for the time being.
I carry a Motorola X for my secondary work phone. Feels just so great in the hand, and also has a nice display size for being such a slim profile device. It's also dang close to stock Android, so everything feels pretty fluid.
The primary reason I did not get an iPhone back in 2010 when I first got a smartphone is that I wanted a physical keyboard. My first smartphone was a Nokia N97. It featured a landscape slider keyboard.
I then upgraded to an HTC Desire Z. This phone also featured a landscape slider keyboard. There were not many to choose from at the time and this was the best keyboard phone I could find at the time. Also, I hated the N97 as it sucked for everything except typing and GPS. Ovi Maps was awesome at the time. I tried out the Desire Z and really liked it.
Last year, with no keyboard phones available, I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S3. I decided to stay with Android as I really liked the Android features that I know I would not have on an iPhone. I actually wanted a different Android phone, but due to carrier limitations and being pressed for time, the SGS3 seemed to be the best option at the time. After a year and a half, I still really like this phone. I was tempted by the Nexus 5, but am passing on it as my SGS3 still serves me very well.
I also have a second phone for work. It is a BlackBerry Tour 9630. I didn't really have much of a choice of phones due to internal business requirements at the time. I got this phone in 2010. iPhones were not part of our company standard devices, so it wasn't an option at the time.
The BB Tour is a CDMA phone and my carrier, Telus, is retiring their CDMA network in my area early next year. I will likely be getting a new phone then as my existing phone will no longer work. I don't know exactly which phone I will be getting as a replacement. It is most likely going to be an older iPhone. We use BlackBerrys and iPhones for work now. No Android phones or Windows Phones are in our corporate standard.
I then upgraded to an HTC Desire Z. This phone also featured a landscape slider keyboard. There were not many to choose from at the time and this was the best keyboard phone I could find at the time. Also, I hated the N97 as it sucked for everything except typing and GPS. Ovi Maps was awesome at the time. I tried out the Desire Z and really liked it.
Last year, with no keyboard phones available, I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S3. I decided to stay with Android as I really liked the Android features that I know I would not have on an iPhone. I actually wanted a different Android phone, but due to carrier limitations and being pressed for time, the SGS3 seemed to be the best option at the time. After a year and a half, I still really like this phone. I was tempted by the Nexus 5, but am passing on it as my SGS3 still serves me very well.
I also have a second phone for work. It is a BlackBerry Tour 9630. I didn't really have much of a choice of phones due to internal business requirements at the time. I got this phone in 2010. iPhones were not part of our company standard devices, so it wasn't an option at the time.
The BB Tour is a CDMA phone and my carrier, Telus, is retiring their CDMA network in my area early next year. I will likely be getting a new phone then as my existing phone will no longer work. I don't know exactly which phone I will be getting as a replacement. It is most likely going to be an older iPhone. We use BlackBerrys and iPhones for work now. No Android phones or Windows Phones are in our corporate standard.
No one else uses more than 1 phone?
Most people would have absolutely no reason to do so.
I have a Motorola Moto G complimenting my iPhone 4S. Great budget handset, still find my 2-year old secondhand 4S feels smoother than most Android devices I've had. Odd to think too the iPhone is worth more than the new G too!
Divided on which OS is better, I find both Android and iOS have their advantages. Much prefer iOS in tablets though.
Divided on which OS is better, I find both Android and iOS have their advantages. Much prefer iOS in tablets though.
I have an iphone 5 and have been considering adding a Note 3 for entertainment/work purposes. I love the screen on the Note 3. Can anyone speak to the ease/ability of swapping sims back and forth from the iPhone 5 to the Note 3? I know the 5 uses a nano and the Note 3 uses a micro, so an adapter would be required. I am on AT&T.
I have two old dumb phones in addition to my iPhone 5s.
One is an old Motorola flip phone, originally on the T-Mobile prepaid network. The other is an AT&T-branded Huawei candy bar phone, another prepaid phone.
Both are unlocked quad-band GSM phones, meaning I can easily take them abroad and pop in a local SIM for voice calls/SMS. One of the phones permanently lives in my car as a backup should anything happen to my iPhone.
Currently, both phones are equipped with Tru SIMs. At $0.15/min. for US voice calls, Tru SIM is a bit pricier than your typical $0.10/min. pay-as-you-go prepaid service, but you can take the SIM abroad and not pay roaming charges in probably 50+ countries. Plus, you get to keep the same phone number.
With Tru SIM, your account balance doesn't expire ever, as long as there is minimal account activity. For me, that means sending a text every month or so. Incoming texts are free (at least here in the US). Outgoing texts are something like $0.10 each, but I have no qualms registering these phones on Google Voice since I don't get dinged on forwarded SMS.
So that's it. Two backup phones that don't cost me more than $2-3 per year to maintain, plus the flexibility of having a cheap handset that'll function with most cellular networks on this planet. I wouldn't pay a monthly fee to maintain these phones' service (or see expired airtime vanish), but I'm willing to chuck in a couple of bucks annually.
When you travel, you really want a backup phone, in the same way that you might give a set of your house keys to a trusted friend/family member, and make photocopies of important documents (credit cards, passport, etc.).
One is an old Motorola flip phone, originally on the T-Mobile prepaid network. The other is an AT&T-branded Huawei candy bar phone, another prepaid phone.
Both are unlocked quad-band GSM phones, meaning I can easily take them abroad and pop in a local SIM for voice calls/SMS. One of the phones permanently lives in my car as a backup should anything happen to my iPhone.
Currently, both phones are equipped with Tru SIMs. At $0.15/min. for US voice calls, Tru SIM is a bit pricier than your typical $0.10/min. pay-as-you-go prepaid service, but you can take the SIM abroad and not pay roaming charges in probably 50+ countries. Plus, you get to keep the same phone number.
With Tru SIM, your account balance doesn't expire ever, as long as there is minimal account activity. For me, that means sending a text every month or so. Incoming texts are free (at least here in the US). Outgoing texts are something like $0.10 each, but I have no qualms registering these phones on Google Voice since I don't get dinged on forwarded SMS.
So that's it. Two backup phones that don't cost me more than $2-3 per year to maintain, plus the flexibility of having a cheap handset that'll function with most cellular networks on this planet. I wouldn't pay a monthly fee to maintain these phones' service (or see expired airtime vanish), but I'm willing to chuck in a couple of bucks annually.
When you travel, you really want a backup phone, in the same way that you might give a set of your house keys to a trusted friend/family member, and make photocopies of important documents (credit cards, passport, etc.).
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Galaxy note 2 as a spare phone and a powerhouse to do certain tasks. However i will sell it as it uses aws or t-mobile while my iPhone uses sprint cdma.
I've kept my old 4S around to fill in the gaps where my Lumia 920 lacks, but I've found that I've been using the 4S less and less as WP is becoming completed. Superb night time and indoor camera on the 920.
I have two numbers (private and company) so I must carry two phones
One is an iPhone, actually an iPhone 5 (still deciding if skip 5s or not), the second I change almost every year.
Now I have a Nokia Lumia 620, WP8.
In my house there are also a Galaxy S3 (my son's) and a Galaxy S4 Mini (my wife's).
One is an iPhone, actually an iPhone 5 (still deciding if skip 5s or not), the second I change almost every year.
Now I have a Nokia Lumia 620, WP8.
In my house there are also a Galaxy S3 (my son's) and a Galaxy S4 Mini (my wife's).
Nexus 5
And what a smooth fast beast it is,no lag at all and being stock android it is great for customization and tinkering on.
Love it!
And what a smooth fast beast it is,no lag at all and being stock android it is great for customization and tinkering on.
Love it!
Loved Nokia and S60 .... Still have my N73, N95-4 and E71-2 ... Was really sad to see Symbian getting axed
Loved Nokia and S60 .... Still have my N73, N95-4 and E71-2 ... Was really sad to see Symbian getting axed
Yeah, pretty sad indeed... I also still got N82 and N8 added to my Nokia collection
