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Title: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 05, 2012, 04:49:08 PM: Lots of Christmas sales going on for the Samsung. But is the iPhone worth the full price?
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bob33 on December 05, 2012, 04:55:49 PM: I hate Apple. Good quality, but a very closed system. You must buy everything from them.

I prefer Android.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 05, 2012, 05:04:51 PM: Lately I had wanted to get away from Android because it is run by Google and I feel they know too much about people and everything as it is. However, some research had led me to believe that Apple pulls the same antics about developing a 'profile' on you and selling it to whomever they choose. So I guess the only way to get away from it all would be to have an old analog phone and I don't think those even work on the networks anymore.

:tinfoil:
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Mudman on December 05, 2012, 05:07:58 PM: I regressed to a samsung stupid flip phone! It does text and has a camera but thats it! I love my stupid simple phone.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Austrian Hunter on December 05, 2012, 05:10:49 PM: I have had every IPhone there is. Now the 5. I wont own another phone that's for sure. All my laptops and PC are Windows based but just pulled the trigger on my first Macbook Pro and love every bit about it. Yes it's worth it!!
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: billythekidrock on December 05, 2012, 05:14:06 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on December 05, 2012, 05:04:51 PM
Lately I had wanted to get away from Android because it is run by Google and I feel they know too much about people and everything as it is. However, some research had led me to believe that Apple pulls the same antics about developing a 'profile' on you and selling it to whomever they choose. So I guess the only way to get away from it all would be to have an old analog phone and I don't think those even work on the networks anymore.

:tinfoil:

All companies do it. Same with those 'free' aps. Nothing is truly free.
I just read an article about a flashlight app that has the capability to send photos back to it's maker without the users knowledge.
Title: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: jackelope on December 05, 2012, 05:30:31 PM: I just went from a stupid phone to a iPhone 4S. I paid $69 for it with my upgrade. I wouldn't pay full price for any phone. Verizon was offering a 8gb iPhone 4 for free when I got this one. The 5 was $169. Why people pay full price is beyond me. I will say this phone is awesome. We've got another iphone with thr wife, a mini Mac and an ipad at home too. They're all cool ad heck once you figure out the OS.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 05, 2012, 05:31:25 PM: Quote from: billythekidrock on December 05, 2012, 05:14:06 PM
All companies do it. Same with those 'free' aps. Nothing is truly free.
I just read an article about a flashlight app that has the capability to send photos back to it's maker without the users knowledge.

See that's the kind of s* I'm talking about. I think in the future I'm going to start paying for more apps rather than taking the free ones.

One point in favor of the iPhone is that I heard that an app can't read and steal your personal info from other apps on your phone. Not sure if anyone here can confirm or dispel that.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 05, 2012, 05:33:52 PM: Quote from: jackelope on December 05, 2012, 05:30:31 PM
I just went from a stupid phone to a iPhone 4S. I paid $69 for it with my upgrade. I wouldn't pay full price for any phone. Verizon was offering a 8gb iPhone 4 for free when I got this one. The 5 was $169. Why people pay full price is beyond me. I will say this phone is awesome. We've got another iphone with thr wife, a mini Mac and an ipad at home too. They're all cool ad heck once you figure out the OS.

Since we have a MBP I thought that using the iCloud would be cool. Very convenient to take photos with the phone and for it to sync with the puder. Then I read about that guy. (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all/)
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: grundy53 on December 05, 2012, 05:36:03 PM: I have a Casio G'zOne Commando. I got it because it's waterproof, shock proof, and the screen is HIGHLY scratch resistant. It fits my lifestyle (hunting the wetside :chuckle:) I love it I've soaked it, dropped it smashed it and it still looks new almost 2 years later.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: bobcat on December 05, 2012, 05:41:54 PM: I also just got a. New iPhone 4S. It was $50 and our monthly bill actually went down by $15. I love it. It's a phone, a camera, a calculator, a GPS, a video game, an Internet browser, etc, etc, etc.

Probably my favorite thing about it is the aerial photos. Just wish I had this thing 20 years ago.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: vandeman17 on December 05, 2012, 05:43:22 PM: Quote from: grundy53 on December 05, 2012, 05:36:03 PM
I have a Casio G'zOne Commando. I got it because it's waterproof, shock proof, and the screen is HIGHLY scratch resistant. It fits my lifestyle (hunting the wetside :chuckle:) I love it I've soaked it, dropped it smashed it and it still looks new almost 2 years later.

:yeah:
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 05, 2012, 05:57:20 PM: Updated: iPhone 4S added by popular demand.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: archery288 on December 05, 2012, 06:40:11 PM: Picked up the iPhone 5 about a month ago. I like the bigger screen over my iPhone 4. Definitely a lot faster with the 4G service on downloads. I wouldn't want any other phone personally.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Basket Rack on December 05, 2012, 07:01:38 PM: Just got the new Samsung Galaxy 3, real happy with it so far no complaints other than we will not have 4G service in my area until March.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 05, 2012, 07:07:45 PM: Walmart beats the crap out of any phone ( in stock ) compared to all retailers. I went back to the Samsung Rugby flip phone. $1.04. It's the 2nd one I've owned and is the best. I don't need all that expensive WESTSIDER junk to communicate.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: jrebel on December 05, 2012, 07:11:18 PM: Both me and the wife got the Razor M last month and love them.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Mudman on December 05, 2012, 07:45:29 PM: Quote from: CAMPMEAT on December 05, 2012, 07:07:45 PM
Walmart beats the crap out of any phone ( in stock ) compared to all retailers. I went back to the Samsung Rugby flip phone. $1.04. It's the 2nd one I've owned and is the best. I don't need all that expensive WESTSIDER junk to communicate.
:tup:Thats my phone too! :chuckle: I agree totally.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: huntnphool on December 05, 2012, 07:51:21 PM: I have had a iPhone since it came out and won't be changing unless Apple makes some bad changes. At the same time my brother in law has purchased every iPhone killer since, always looking for something that works better, he still hasn't found it. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Widgeondeke on December 05, 2012, 08:11:38 PM: I got my first Android phone 2 weeks ago. Picked up the GS III from Costco for Sprint; Only cost me $120.
Very happy
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: bullcanyon on December 05, 2012, 08:26:01 PM: Razr maxx for the battery life. I have had no issues with it. Well outside of face planting it on concrete... Several guys at work roll the htc rezound. Couple have had problems with it. If I was forced to buy a new one today. It would probably be the galaxy s3. That is a bad mofo. Not sure the battery is as good as mine, but it has twice the ram.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Biggerhammer on December 06, 2012, 03:58:52 PM: Quote from: Bob33 on December 05, 2012, 04:55:49 PM
I hate Apple. Good quality, but a very closed system. You must buy everything from them.

I prefer Android.

Apple is a system of perfection and a top end quality product in fit, finish, material and function. :tup:

Microsoft...Puuuuuuft.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Russ McDonald on December 06, 2012, 04:02:09 PM: Just bought the wife a Razr HD and I have a Bionic. Have had Motorola phones for a long time.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: hrd2fnd on December 06, 2012, 04:06:56 PM: Not on the list, but purchased the Nokia 920 with Windows 8 am very happy with the purchase.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: goosewhacker on December 06, 2012, 04:11:08 PM: I just bought an S3 and really like it. I bought a map app with an overlay of WA public lands, and with the GPS function I found some new areas to hunt that I didn't know existed. Went back to the field a few days later and shot some geese on public land that I had no idea was public. I never saw this area on the paper map. Only bad thing is battery life if you use it for more than a phone. Might be a westsider toy but I will be using the map apps!
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Doublelunger on December 08, 2012, 12:39:15 PM: Quote from: hrd2fnd on December 06, 2012, 04:06:56 PM
Not on the list, but purchased the Nokia 920 with Windows 8 am very happy with the purchase.

I have the lumia 900. I'm very happy with it too. I had the iphone 4 and the lumia blows it out of the water.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 08, 2012, 03:14:11 PM: Sprint bastages promised us 4G service in my area two years ago.. still waiting >:(

I'm leaning toward the iPhone for the sake of information security and Apple's corporate integrity compared to that of Google. I think I'm willing to take a lesser phone that costs more that will keep less of my private info floating around cyberspace. Its really a lesser of two evils. Reminds me of the election.

Pretty tough decision as Samsung Galaxy's are buy one, get one free right now :(
Title: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: briancorneal on December 08, 2012, 07:42:06 PM: Love my iphone. I hated android and that if you delete a program, it's just like windows and leaves files belonging to the program. Iphone is much more user friendly in my opinion.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 24, 2012, 09:12:16 PM: We went with the iPhone 5. Seems like a solid, well built phone. Too early to tell whether we like the software (iOS vs Android) or not. We also choose the white over black--has a very elegant and classy look to it. :twocents:

Thanks all for your input.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Kola16 on December 24, 2012, 09:26:40 PM: I just recently (a couple days ago) got a LG Lucid (Verizon 4G even in the hills :yike: :IBCOOL: ). So far I really like, and the price was pretty good :drool:
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Caseyd on December 24, 2012, 09:33:19 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on December 24, 2012, 09:12:16 PM
We went with the iPhone 5. Seems like a solid, well built phone. Too early to tell whether we like the software (iOS vs Android) or not. We also choose the white over black--has a very elegant and classy look to it. :twocents:

Thanks all for your input.

:tup: you won't be disappointed
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: madmack76 on December 24, 2012, 09:44:06 PM: i got a iphones 4s 6 months ago i didnt keep it for 8 hrs and it was returned to the store dont like the fact that every process required 2-3 more steps than it did on the android took it back, got a sony experia it kicks butt.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: Bean Counter on December 25, 2012, 12:16:11 AM: BTW it was on sale for $127 at WMT. Big factor in the decision.
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: BullMagnet76 on December 25, 2012, 12:34:06 AM: I got my Galaxy s3 for $180 from Costco, it is a way better phone than the iphone
Title: Re: Your Recent Mobile Phone Purchase
Post by: S&W38spc on December 26, 2012, 11:03:02 AM: Quote from: vandeman17 on December 05, 2012, 05:43:22 PM
Quote from: grundy53 on December 05, 2012, 05:36:03 PM
I have a Casio G'zOne Commando. I got it because it's waterproof, shock proof, and the screen is HIGHLY scratch resistant. It fits my lifestyle (hunting the wetside :chuckle:) I love it I've soaked it, dropped it smashed it and it still looks new almost 2 years later.

:yeah:
Yep I got this one too!