phone thread for mobile phones

animal companion

all right, so this thing



is a horrible piece of crap. i have gone through three replacements and five phone failures, and i am facing the fifth of them now. i am sick of dealing with the things and i want to invest in a phone that will, if nothing else, last a while. i also need an mp3 player, and i know a lot of you roll with these



do they play nice with PCs? are they worth every penny?

if you resent the iphone, what do you roll with? what are the alternatives? longevity is key.

phoooone thread

#pipe

I love my iPhone

but I can see why some dudes don't like them

if you want your phone to be a great phone then the iPhone is probably not for you

but I like it because it carries all my music and audiobooks and email and internet and a few games and videos all in one little sexy thing

#pipe

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

UnbreakableVow

The iPhone is pretty rad.

I'm all about WordFu, Puzzle Quest and Rogue.

Peggle on May 12!

Fiz

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

None of my old phones needed that, and I never got close to filling my ipods with that much before I upgraded to the iphone

I love it so much. Totally dependent on it

thanimations

everyone I know that has an iPhone loves it, but I'm stuck with a ghetto Blackberry. Don't get a Blackberry if you want to be listening to music, but these things seem built pretty solid compared to other phones.

UnbreakableVow

While I do have an iPhone, I also have a separate iPod for music-in-the-car purposes.

My iPhone has about 800 or so tracks on it. My actual iPod has close to 18 gigs.

Fiz

If I could suggest one iPhone game, it would be Zen Bound. Super fun game that makes perfect use of the touch-screen interface

And every time I push it Lucky Cynic is all

#pipe

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

SirToasty

#pipe wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

Some people like to have all of their music in one spot. Like me. I bought a 16GB card to use in my DSi so I wouldn't have to buy a new mp3 player. My last one was only 6GB and I hated having to delete stuff in order to fit new stuff on it.

redhead

someday I will get a phone that I can also use as like an organizational tool of some type

all of my phones so far have been very straightforward "it makes calls" kinds of phones, which has been fine until recently.

but now it seems like I really could find uses for a phone that I could put notes on, use to keep track of upcoming deadlines, and so on

#pipe

SirToasty wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

Some people like to have all of their music in one spot. Like me. I bought a 16GB card to use in my DSi so I wouldn't have to buy a new mp3 player. My last one was only 6GB and I hated having to delete stuff in order to fit new stuff on it.

those people are stupid

it takes five minutes to change the music on your iPod and you'd happily pay an extra few hundred bucks for storage for music you probably never even listen to

thanimations

redhead wrote: »

someday I will get a phone that I can also use as like an organizational tool of some type

all of my phones so far have been very straightforward "it makes calls" kinds of phones, which has been fine until recently.

but now it seems like I really could find uses for a phone that I could put notes on, use to keep track of upcoming deadlines, and so on

this is exactly why I got a Blackberry

if you have a lot on your plate, you'll be so glad you have a smartphone of some kind, plus you can always write little notes or stories if you get bored

SirToasty

#pipe wrote: »

SirToasty wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

Some people like to have all of their music in one spot. Like me. I bought a 16GB card to use in my DSi so I wouldn't have to buy a new mp3 player. My last one was only 6GB and I hated having to delete stuff in order to fit new stuff on it.

those people are stupid

it takes five minutes to change the music on your iPod and you'd happily pay an extra few hundred bucks for storage for music you probably never even listen to

Well, I only paid $35 for the card.

Tox

My Hue.



Is over a year old and good as new. It's easily the most indestructible phone I've ever owned with an outer display. I'll give it another year or so, then probably upgrade to the latest generation of the Hue. I was seriously considering a RAZR, but those thing are flimsy pieces of shit. I've seen people drop them once and they never work again.

My favorite was my old Nextel Motorola i530.


Fuck dropping, I've thrown that thing. It never broke. I loved that phone.

Dog

I currently have a BlackBerry which is fuckawesome, however I also just sold my iPod in preparations for the probable-but-not-confirmed new iPhones that will be announced at WWDC. I figured it was time to consolidate etc.

SirToasty

I have an LG AX260. Also known as the Scoop or the Rumor.

Tons of people had one too once they got cheaper but everyone seems to hate them now. Apparently they break really easily. Everyone I know that used to have one had to replace it. However, mine has experienced zero problems since I got it a year ago. I am quite satisfied with it.

Kuribo's Shoe

the razr is indeed a piece of shit

so is just about every other motorola phone

the best phone I ever saw was called the G'Zone



ugly as shit, but you could chuck that motherfucker off a mountain and I bet it'd still call out

#pipe

if you were making your phone indestructible

why would you make it a flip and not a brick

shit don't make no sense

Fiz

My iPhone has a huge case on it because I tend to drop it a lot. I am honestly amazed that it still works perfectly after all this time.

The last time I had it and my keys in one hand, and they started to fall. I instinctively grabbed for the keys

Nothing would have happened if those had fallen. Dammit

PiptheFair

my iphone is pretty great

I kinda wish they had a replacement policy though

Kuribo's Shoe

#pipe wrote: »

if you were making your phone indestructible

why would you make it a flip and not a brick

shit don't make no sense

you should see the flip on this thing though

you could take the thing and try to bend it in your hands, it woudn't budge

it was awesome

redhead

#pipe wrote: »

SirToasty wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

Some people like to have all of their music in one spot. Like me. I bought a 16GB card to use in my DSi so I wouldn't have to buy a new mp3 player. My last one was only 6GB and I hated having to delete stuff in order to fit new stuff on it.

those people are stupid

it takes five minutes to change the music on your iPod and you'd happily pay an extra few hundred bucks for storage for music you probably never even listen to

why are some iphone owners so defensive about this

whenever someone mentions choosing not to buy an iphone, especially if they say it's because it can't hold all their music, an iphone guy will pop up to call them dumb

it's not an insult to you if someone doesn't want the iphone, and it's not like it devalues your purchase. some people care enough about having all their music in one place to let it affect whether they buy. not a big deal.

Donovan Puppyfucker

Nokia 6500 slide.

Dog

I hope the new iPhone is 32 gigs so I can put all of the music I listen to on it.

I like having all my music in one place because I never know what I'm going to want to listen to that day.

Big Red Tie

redhead wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

SirToasty wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

Some people like to have all of their music in one spot. Like me. I bought a 16GB card to use in my DSi so I wouldn't have to buy a new mp3 player. My last one was only 6GB and I hated having to delete stuff in order to fit new stuff on it.

those people are stupid

it takes five minutes to change the music on your iPod and you'd happily pay an extra few hundred bucks for storage for music you probably never even listen to

why are some iphone owners so defensive about this

whenever someone mentions choosing not to buy an iphone, especially if they say it's because it can't hold all their music, an iphone guy will pop up to call them dumb

it's not an insult to you if someone doesn't want the iphone, and it's not like it devalues your purchase. some people care enough about having all their music in one place to let it affect whether they buy. not a big deal.

because it is dumb
if you say dumb things you will be called dumb

Dog

like man it would have sucked to be at pax last year and all "whoops i forgot to change out my playlists and now i cant listen to the shit i got a hankering for"

#pipe

redhead wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

SirToasty wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

Some people like to have all of their music in one spot. Like me. I bought a 16GB card to use in my DSi so I wouldn't have to buy a new mp3 player. My last one was only 6GB and I hated having to delete stuff in order to fit new stuff on it.

those people are stupid

it takes five minutes to change the music on your iPod and you'd happily pay an extra few hundred bucks for storage for music you probably never even listen to

why are some iphone owners so defensive about this

whenever someone mentions choosing not to buy an iphone, especially if they say it's because it can't hold all their music, an iphone guy will pop up to call them dumb

it's not an insult to you if someone doesn't want the iphone, and it's not like it devalues your purchase. some people care enough about having all their music in one place to let it affect whether they buy. not a big deal.

it's not me defending the iPhone really, if they came out with a 30 gig iPhone I'd call that dumb too

I do it with people who need to buy another terrabyte external drive every year and regular iPods are up to what 80 gig now?

Most people listen to their core group of records and have other records in their collection they've listened to a handful of times, put it on when the mood strikes or the situation calls for it.

When handheld storage makes such a difference in price, it makes no sense to me that someone would pay so much more for storage they've convinced themselves they need because they can't go to the store without Billy Joel's entire discography when the only song they've actually listened to is Piano Man.

Kuribo's Shoe

yeah my ipod touch is 8 gigs and that's easily enough for me

though I am gonna pick up an ipod shuffle for working out

love my touch but that fucker's clunky

SirToasty

#pipe wrote: »

redhead wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

SirToasty wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

#pipe wrote: »

why do you need more than 16 gigs?

music, mostly

why do you need to carry more than 10 days worth of music in your pocket?

Some people like to have all of their music in one spot. Like me. I bought a 16GB card to use in my DSi so I wouldn't have to buy a new mp3 player. My last one was only 6GB and I hated having to delete stuff in order to fit new stuff on it.

those people are stupid

it takes five minutes to change the music on your iPod and you'd happily pay an extra few hundred bucks for storage for music you probably never even listen to

why are some iphone owners so defensive about this

whenever someone mentions choosing not to buy an iphone, especially if they say it's because it can't hold all their music, an iphone guy will pop up to call them dumb

it's not an insult to you if someone doesn't want the iphone, and it's not like it devalues your purchase. some people care enough about having all their music in one place to let it affect whether they buy. not a big deal.

it's not me defending the iPhone really, if they came out with a 30 gig iPhone I'd call that dumb too

I do it with people who need to buy another terrabyte external drive every year and regular iPods are up to what 80 gig now?

Most people listen to their core group of records and have other records in their collection they've listened to a handful of times, put it on when the mood strikes or the situation calls for it.

When handheld storage makes such a difference in price, it makes no sense to me that someone would pay so much more for storage they've convinced themselves they need because they can't go to the store without Billy Joel's entire discography when the only song they've actually listened to is Piano Man.

Except most people carry an artist's entire discography because they like to listen to ALL of it. I have every studio album from all of my favorite artists and I listen to it all. If you could somehow change out the music you wanted from anywhere then you would have a point. If I suddenly decide I want to listen to a certain band and find out I can't because it isn't on my mp3 player then I am going to be a bit bummed. It is nice to have everything there when you need it and some people don't mind spending a bit of money for a luxury.

Dog

32 gigs would be perfect size

#pipe

my 16 gig iPhone has never been more than half full

even with full audiobooks and vodcasts and episodes of venture brothers

thanimations

having 30 gigs of portable music is insane, but I do it anyways simply because if I want to listen to something, I want it right now

but admitting I have a problem is the first step, right?

Kuribo's Shoe

and pipe is a dude who likes his music and likes it high quality

and that's on the real las vegas tip

Dog

i think i had about 26 or 27 gigs on my ipod before i sold it


live music takes up hella space

Kuribo's Shoe

guys what are some good headphones

the in-ear ones hurt my ears and the ones that go over your head are clunky and slippery

what do I do

what

do I do

SirToasty

I filled up my 6 gig Zen Micro so quickly. 16 gigs is pretty much perfect for my library right now. I do keep off some stuff that I absolutely do not listen to though.

Dog

shoe i use these when im working out, they're pretty good

UnbreakableVow

I have an 80 gig iPod. No real reason for it, but it was only slightly more expensive than the 40. Like really slightly.

It's mostly filled up with digital movies I'll never watch, just because I can. I don't buy these damn things, they just give them out like candy whenever you buy DVDs/Blu-rays.

#pipe

Kuribo's Shoe wrote: »

guys what are some good headphones

the in-ear ones hurt my ears and the ones that go over your head are clunky and slippery

what do I do

what

do I do

when you say in-ear, do you mean buds like the standard ipod ones?

I had the same problem - I used these for a long time which are very comfy and light and you can easily wear them all day and they sound pretty great for the price

then I got a pair of these for secret satans last year, and I'll never look back. Sound great, I wear them all day at work and they never hurt.

Kuribo's Shoe

robothero wrote: »

shoe i use these when im working out, they're pretty good

hmm, kinda pricey, but they do look fairly comfy

thanks for the tip, hoss