Help me choose a new phone

**DiscipleDOC** · 12-16-10, 09:43 AM

As a birthday gift to me, I'm gonna get me a new phone. What should I get?

six_storm · 12-16-10, 09:59 AM

1. Get Verizon. AT&T sucks.
2. Right now Droid X is the flagship phone unless you want a physical keyboard, you can get a Droid 2 or Droid Pro.
3. You may want to wait for more 4G phones to be available for VZW. Just sayin.

My Droid 1 is still rocking and I love it.

Q · 12-16-10, 10:24 AM

I really like my Droid Incredible, but the games really rock on the iPhone. It's the difference, literally, from playing the freeware Linux Distro Games (Android) and playing a PSP or better (iPhone).

The nice thing about Android is that you can SSH tunnel and RDP. And I rarely even do that because I'd have to be VERY desperate to use it in that fashion.

**Destroy** · 12-16-10, 10:36 AM

I'm biased towards physical keyboards so any new Android with keyboard should do fine with your provider of choice. You always get 30days to try it out.

That said, I have a Blackberry and love it cause it gets things done quickly via the tons of keyboard shortcuts.

**zoomy942** · 12-16-10, 10:38 AM

RAZR2.

I love smartphones, dont get me wrong. but i love saving money more. lower monthly bills ftw.

AthlonXP1800 · 12-16-10, 11:46 AM

Wait for LG Optimus 2X with dual core Tegra 2.

Stoneyguy · 12-16-10, 02:15 PM

I have the Captivate and love it. The GPS on it isn't the best though.

You may want to check out the Samsung Windows 7 phone as well. I forget the name of it, but it looks sweet.

Albo · 12-16-10, 03:25 PM

Go play with a Windows 7 Phone. I think that'd be the best bet. Either that or the Captivate, IMO. But I'd look at Windows 7, don't rule that out.

Drolfrawd · 12-16-10, 04:00 PM

just a note of caution, it is my hunch that the windows 7 phones will get badly hacked.
jussayin for precautionary purposes

I got an iphone from my work about a month ago it is really awseome 2 cents.

I will need to give it back in a month and become Drol the foneless.

12-16-10, 04:54 PM

I have the Vibrant (T Mobile version of the Captivate) and it is nice except the GPS blows almost as much as Oprah's ass after a big pot of pinto beans and mexican cornbread for dinner... almost.
Many times it has reported us driving 100mph on the highway and off a bridge into the ocean.

Albo · 12-16-10, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by betterdan

Many times it has reported us driving 100mph on the highway and off a bridge into the ocean.

Sazar · 12-17-10, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

As a birthday gift to me, I'm gonna get me a new phone. What should I get?

What do you want out of it?

That will help determine what would be a great fit for you

I got to play with a Venue Pro today at a T-Mobile store (was picking up my stop-gap corporate phone till I get my hands on the VP) and Windows 7 was AWESOME. But, I personally use an iPhone 4. Both products are great but both are "polished" differently.

View Poll Results: What phone should I get?
iPhone 4	4	28.57%
Droid X	2	14.29%
Captivate	4	28.57%
Other (explain)	4	28.57%
Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll

12-16-10, 09:43 AM	#1
DiscipleDOC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama, Planet Earth Posts: 5,943	Help me choose a new phone As a birthday gift to me, I'm gonna get me a new phone. What should I get?

12-16-10, 09:59 AM	#2
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Re: Help me choose a new phone 1. Get Verizon. AT&T sucks. 2. Right now Droid X is the flagship phone unless you want a physical keyboard, you can get a Droid 2 or Droid Pro. 3. You may want to wait for more 4G phones to be available for VZW. Just sayin. My Droid 1 is still rocking and I love it.

12-16-10, 10:24 AM	#3
Q Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,798	Re: Help me choose a new phone I really like my Droid Incredible, but the games really rock on the iPhone. It's the difference, literally, from playing the freeware Linux Distro Games (Android) and playing a PSP or better (iPhone). The nice thing about Android is that you can SSH tunnel and RDP. And I rarely even do that because I'd have to be VERY desperate to use it in that fashion.

12-16-10, 10:36 AM	#4
Destroy Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,994	Re: Help me choose a new phone I'm biased towards physical keyboards so any new Android with keyboard should do fine with your provider of choice. You always get 30days to try it out. That said, I have a Blackberry and love it cause it gets things done quickly via the tons of keyboard shortcuts. __________________ Vista64 Home Premium Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R CPU E8500 with Corsair H50 cooler HIS 6970, always 19x10res Memory 8 Gig OCZ 1000@1024 Display Westinghouse 37" LVM-37w1 LCD monitor

12-16-10, 10:38 AM	#5
zoomy942 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bellevue, ID Posts: 5,331	Re: Help me choose a new phone RAZR2. I love smartphones, dont get me wrong. but i love saving money more. lower monthly bills ftw.

12-16-10, 11:46 AM	#6
AthlonXP1800 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4,352	Re: Help me choose a new phone Wait for LG Optimus 2X with dual core Tegra 2. __________________ Intel Core i7 3770K, Corsair H80 liquid cooler with Noctua S12-1200 fan, ASUS P8Z77V with UEFI 1606, 16GB Samsung Green 30nm DDR3-RAM, Pioneer DVR-217DBK 22x DVD-RW, Corsair AX850 PSU, Western Digital 2TB SATA3 hard drive, Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic, CanonScan N650U scanner, Microsoft Internet Keyboard, ASDA Wheel Mouse Optical, Sirus's 2 3D speakers, 32inch Sharp LC32LE600 LED TV, EVGA Geforce GTX 670 SC 4GB with Geforce 306.23 driver, 30Mb broadband Virgin Media VMDG480 Super Hub, Aspire Xplorer Midi Tower, Windows 8 Pro 64bit.

12-16-10, 02:15 PM	#7
Stoneyguy Mechwarrior Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kaplan, LA Posts: 2,253	Re: Help me choose a new phone I have the Captivate and love it. The GPS on it isn't the best though. You may want to check out the Samsung Windows 7 phone as well. I forget the name of it, but it looks sweet. __________________ CPU - 2600K GPU - (2)MSI 570GTX MoBo - Asus P8P67 WS Revolution RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) HDDs - (1) Intel 510 120GB SSD(1) 300 gig Raptor (1) Hitachi 2TB Deskstar (1) Western Digital 1TB Black OS - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Case - Cooler Master Stacker PSU - Corsair HX1000 Monitor - Gateway FHD2400 Sound-HT Omega eCLARO

12-16-10, 03:25 PM	#8
Albo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: MA, USA Posts: 3,633	Re: Help me choose a new phone Go play with a Windows 7 Phone. I think that'd be the best bet. Either that or the Captivate, IMO. But I'd look at Windows 7, don't rule that out.

12-16-10, 04:00 PM	#9
Drolfrawd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,787	Re: Help me choose a new phone just a note of caution, it is my hunch that the windows 7 phones will get badly hacked. jussayin for precautionary purposes I got an iphone from my work about a month ago it is really awseome 2 cents. I will need to give it back in a month and become Drol the foneless.

12-16-10, 04:54 PM	#10
betterdan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help me choose a new phone I have the Vibrant (T Mobile version of the Captivate) and it is nice except the GPS blows almost as much as Oprah's ass after a big pot of pinto beans and mexican cornbread for dinner... almost. Many times it has reported us driving 100mph on the highway and off a bridge into the ocean.