I bought a Motorola Q9c a little over a month ago and I have been extremely satisfied with it. Especially since it was only $79.99 and that it's on a real network - Verizon.
But in all honesty, if the iPhone was on Verizon - I would have probably bought it. My wife's company gets breaks for Verizon so I added the unlimited bandwidth and text messaging which brought out plan to be about the same it was before we got her employee company break.
I purchased a few apps for the Q, mostly just a better PIM than the defaults and also a good backup program. I have all my accounts on IMAP with Gmail and now it syncs with my Q via IMAP.
The biggest downside is I'm pretty much off Thunderbird and back to Outlook but since I now use Gmail for 95% of my email activities - it's not as big a deal as it was. Plus, with live bookmarks in Firefox, I don't need to use Thunderbird for RSS as much either.
Like Sonic - I was still using my Palm T/X and Palm Desktop as it just worked. But now I'm 100% on my Q.
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So far I'm still committed to the Palm. For me, it does more things that I need.
Lately I've been using a lot of audio Bluetooth devices that use the A2DP protocol, which is inexplicably not supported by Apple.
Also, I need buttons for one-touch access to apps, web links, and messaging. Not having support for flash memory and not having a removable battery is also a deal-breaker for me.
Ideally, I'd like a phone with open software development freedom, a screen and web browser as good as Apple's, along with a real keyboard, expandable memory and a swappable battery. The iPhone's position sensing feature is also pretty cool.
Guess I'll just have to wait...
Hasta,
Boom
I'd love to get an iPhone.... if it was supported by Verizon.
My problem is that the AT&T coverage is at best sketchy. No 3G and usually only a bar of service on the old network. I use my phone as my primary contact device for work so it's vital that I can be reached here at my home.
I get great Verizon service here though.
When the iPhone is available on Verizon or the AT&T coverage improves I'll be picking one up.
[AK]Bribo
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I've never had an issue anywhere in NJ...top to bottom...and I've seen it all.
Dead center of the Pine Barrens last weekend - 4 bars.
NY is a different animal. But then again they elected Hillary.
2008 Wireless Call QualityJ.D. Power and Associates announced the results of its latest study concerning quality of cell phone calls. Verizon Wireless ranked number one in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and West Regions, and tied Sprint for number one in the Southwest. Alltel ranked well in the Southeast and North Central regions. Notably absent from the rankings are AT&T and T-Mobile. J.D. Power surveyed 22,000 people and asked them about dropped calls; static/interference; failed connection on the first try; voice distortion; echoes; no immediate voice mail notification; and no immediate text message notification.
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