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Another cell phone thread
So what kind of phone is everyone using nowadays. The technology has changed a lot since the last time we had one of these threads. Android is selling faster then ios4, and windows phone 7 is coming out soon.
I was personally going to get the droid but that tech has become "old" i a matter of months. I think I'm going to wait on the htc desire hd now. I'm also wondering what Apple is going to do now in terms of hardware. New android phones are going to have 1ghz+ dual cores in them before the year end's. Maybe apple will start releasing two models a year from now on?
I was personally going to get the droid but that tech has become "old" i a matter of months. I think I'm going to wait on the htc desire hd now. I'm also wondering what Apple is going to do now in terms of hardware. New android phones are going to have 1ghz+ dual cores in them before the year end's. Maybe apple will start releasing two models a year from now on?
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however, i do think i'll be switching to android in a year or two... once the hardware and software combination matures to a point where it works as well (if not better) than the iPhone. it'll be nice to have a truly open and cloud-based phone instead of apple's walled garden of apps
200 daytime
unlim eve + wknds starting at 5pm
unlim fido to rogers/fido
unlim pic/vid/text messaging
500 mb of data
visual voicemail
call display
All for a whopping 42 bucks + tax every month. I feel like such a badass right now.
Here is their current coverage:
Their voice plans:
And their Blackberry data plans:
Just a couple of months ago, the red area only covered North Vancouver all the way down to the northern half of Richmond and western half of Burnaby.
With all the deals they're giving away on top of their already cheap rates, I'm pretty sure that in time you'll still be saving more than if you were to get a subscription with the other network providers.
I'd be joining Android as their system is the future. Google is incorporating it as well as all new cars are going to to have Android in their onboard systems as well.
With that said, I can't let go of my beloved BBM haha.
I drove down to seattle and picked up a Galaxy S Captivate, and I have to say that this phone is the bomb. The screen is, if not better, equal to that of the iphone 4. The processor is also a bit better. I'm loving the customizability of the OS the most.
Anyways, do you got any links to the cars incorporating android into their onboard systems. That would be pretty sweet. I think Microsoft has a giant headstart though. Bing maps is pretty cool, and if they can get some new features into sync, android won't top it. I wonder if the Ford-microsoft deal will expire.
Last thing, what's so great about bbm. Is it the whole thing about knowing when the other person read your message? It's be so much easier if everyone used whatsapp or gtalk.
For this reason, as it's strictly confidential between the users, RIM holds the largest portion of the corporate market. It's also you see a lot of dealers use bbm to make drops ;)
The corporate benefit is mainly that the BBM messages are "encrypted" meaning it's very difficult for a random hacker to intercept the messages. Regular text messages use an older type of technology that was invented in the 1990s, so the encryption level is very low... it's also why a regular phone can't tell you if the person has read the text message or not (the d/r thing on bbm).
BBM is a social network, just like MSN or Facebook. It's instant, easy to use, and perfect for people who like to chat with their friends. This is what's driving most of blackberries sales so far. Most people buy blackberries because their friends have them. Imagine if none of your friends had BBM... would you be as likely to buy it? If none of your friends were on Facebook would you join it? That's what I think anyways...
Personally even when I text I don't give out confidential information, I'm not sure about other people though. Not like you'd ever have to text out your SIN number or credit card number. Unless you're super shady, or conducting business over the internet, I don't see the need for the extra level of encryption, but that's just me.