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Russell Griswold

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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2009, 12:52:29 AM »

Pretty good for a camera phone.
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3626/spiderakb.jpg
Frost, that is an awesome shot!  :o
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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2009, 08:23:08 AM »

Pretty good for a camera phone.
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3626/spiderakb.jpg
Frost, that is an awesome shot!  :o

By awesome he means nightmare-inducing. 
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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2009, 08:55:45 AM »

Posting model numbers is pointless, unless you really know your shit or you look it up.

I use the Samsung Behold.



The biggest problem I have with my smart phone is with the touchscreen keyboard in text messaging.  I spend way too much time deleting and correcting my messages due to crappy T9 texting and tiny tiny buttons.  This phone would have been way better if it came with a stylus.

Another feature I wish this phone had that it does not is personalized text message ring tones for each contact.  You can change the text message ring tone, but its one size fits all.  :(

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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #18 on: July 27, 2009, 11:24:06 AM »

Pretty good for a camera phone.
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3626/spiderakb.jpg
Frost, that is an awesome shot!  :o

I agree. Is it a rare shot (quality, not subject), or do you consistently get higher quality images?
I have taken a few really great photos with my iPhone3G, but it's a bit hit or miss. The photos are always adequate, usually good, and occasionally great.
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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #19 on: July 27, 2009, 09:20:33 PM »

I agree. Is it a rare shot (quality, not subject), or do you consistently get higher quality images?
I have taken a few really great photos with my iPhone3G, but it's a bit hit or miss. The photos are always adequate, usually good, and occasionally great.

Its typical, one of the selling points is the higher quality camera. It has a 5 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss optics. I dont know who Carl Zeiss is but he seems to have some good cell phone optics.
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« Reply #20 on: July 27, 2009, 09:52:51 PM »

The biggest problem I have with my smart phone is with the touchscreen keyboard in text messaging.  I spend way too much time deleting and correcting my messages due to crappy T9 texting and tiny tiny buttons.  This phone would have been way better if it came with a stylus.
Touch screens can be really different. Can you use a stylus with your phone?

http://www.ipodobserver.com/ipo/article/iPhone_Touch_Screen_Different_Than_Competition/
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While about 38 million phones shipped in 2006 with some kind of touch screen feature, most use resistive technology. This technology has two layers of glass or plastic which can compress and locate the finger or stylus position on a thin metallic, resitive surface.

The iPhone uses the more advanced projected capacitive technology, and those don’t need actual contact. Capacitive sensors behind the glass sense when the electrical field is disturbed. They can detect the finger from as far as 2 mm away. This allows for a more intuitive feel as the finger can glide across the surface. Since there’s no resistive film, this kind of display can also be brighter.

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« Reply #21 on: July 27, 2009, 10:35:33 PM »

I have the iPhone 3G. Handy to take care of business stuff when I'm away. The phone itself is a neat gadget, but the data plan is a bit steep.

Good stuff-
My kids love the games you can download.
Good to keep the kids quiet and occupied  at the doc's office.
Good as a bargaining chip when the kids are rowdy at the doc's office.

Complaints-
I'm all thumbs on scrolling through web pages, always end up clicking an advert or some small link.
Camera is kinda shitty.
10mb dl limit.. c'mon.

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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #22 on: July 27, 2009, 11:13:54 PM »

I agree. Is it a rare shot (quality, not subject), or do you consistently get higher quality images?
I have taken a few really great photos with my iPhone3G, but it's a bit hit or miss. The photos are always adequate, usually good, and occasionally great.

Its typical, one of the selling points is the higher quality camera. It has a 5 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss optics. I dont know who Carl Zeiss is but he seems to have some good cell phone optics.

Like Hasselhoff, he's been dead for a hundred years and is very popular among the Germans.

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Zeiss was a German lens crafter, revolutionized a bunch of shit.  One of the patriarchs of modern lens craft, the business still bears his name and is known for top notch stuff.  Thats why his name is splattered all over anything with a lens, doesn't necessarily mean the rest of the item is quality, but its a good selling point. 



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Re: Smartphones
« Reply #23 on: July 27, 2009, 11:49:09 PM »

Posting model numbers is pointless, unless you really know your shit or you look it up.

I use the Samsung Behold.



The biggest problem I have with my smart phone is with the touchscreen keyboard in text messaging.  I spend way too much time deleting and correcting my messages due to crappy T9 texting and tiny tiny buttons.  This phone would have been way better if it came with a stylus.

Another feature I wish this phone had that it does not is personalized text message ring tones for each contact.  You can change the text message ring tone, but its one size fits all.  :(



http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Retractable-Stylus-Removable-Instinct/dp/B001LPMZ6A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1248752828&sr=8-1

BAM.  Under $20.

Or if you're a real cheapskate...

http://www.amazon.com/elago-Retractable-Removable-Touchscreen-wireless/dp/B0028YFQ5U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1248752828&sr=8-2
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« Reply #24 on: July 27, 2009, 11:57:12 PM »

I know you can buy one, but i go even cheaper.  The screen isn't heat sensitive, its pressure sensitive.  So i just use pens and pencils or whatever is sharp and pointy.

If it had come with a stylus though, I'd like to be able to insert it in to the phone like the nintendo ds's stylus, so I wouldn't lose it.
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« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2009, 12:05:07 AM »

You can attach it to the phone somehow!  It says so!
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« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2009, 01:47:08 PM »

The Motorola Droid has been released.

http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/
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« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2009, 02:09:54 PM »

T9 is garbage if you don't always text in English.
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« Reply #28 on: November 06, 2009, 05:56:47 PM »

Damn.. $40/month plus $1.99 per mb of web browsing, plus fees for texting, etc.
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« Reply #29 on: November 06, 2009, 07:08:38 PM »

Damn.. $40/month plus $1.99 per mb of web browsing, plus fees for texting, etc.
Yeah, you pretty much need to go with the $100/month plan.
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