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I do own an ipod, but to be honest I'm getting kind of frustrated with having to rely on Wi-Fi, I can never seem to get a connection with it. I want to be able to check my email at work or in town, and it always seems to come up as no available connection :/
I've been thinking about maybe getting something else, but I'm torn between:
Samsung Galaxy It seems to get great reviews, and it will aparently play any media file (whereas all of my favourite video's on youtube can't be played on ipod boo)
iphone Which I'm leaning towards the most just cause it sounds really cool heh
Or ipad Idk it seems a bit bulky to carry around, but when it comes to internet browsing I'm not a big fan of squinting at a small screen so it might be better in that respect...
Anyone on my flist own any of them, and what are you thoughts on which would be worth buying?
I've been thinking about maybe getting something else, but I'm torn between:
Samsung Galaxy It seems to get great reviews, and it will aparently play any media file (whereas all of my favourite video's on youtube can't be played on ipod boo)
iphone Which I'm leaning towards the most just cause it sounds really cool heh
Or ipad Idk it seems a bit bulky to carry around, but when it comes to internet browsing I'm not a big fan of squinting at a small screen so it might be better in that respect...
Anyone on my flist own any of them, and what are you thoughts on which would be worth buying?
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Date: 2011-02-09 01:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 01:18 am (UTC)With iphone aren't there restrictions on a lot of youtube video's? That's what reviews were saying
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Date: 2011-02-09 01:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 01:26 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 01:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 01:24 am (UTC)I mostly just use it for watching tv and for listening to music, it's just lately I find myself wanting to get something with 3G so I can surf the web as well
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Date: 2011-02-09 06:40 am (UTC)I don't know whether I'd like surfing the web on a screen as small as the iPhone's, but I would love to be able to work the Apps, because most of them are really convenient.
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Date: 2011-02-09 04:04 pm (UTC)It seems like it would be most useful say in an airport or library I guess, but sometimes I just want to check my email on the bus or a cafe or y'know wherever I feel like going on-line and nope, no signal for you.
I did find it hard to get used to the internet on such a small screen, but maybe I gave up too quickly because I could basically only get a signal with it at home anyway, and I'd rather just go on my laptop in that case than fiddle around with the ipod
ETA The size of the screen works fine for me for watching tv and music video's, which I didn't think it would, so going on-line with it would probably have been something I could have got used too as well. If y'know I could actually get on-line :P
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Date: 2011-02-09 01:29 am (UTC)I'm trying to decide between an iPhone or an Android, myself; my contract is up in March. My husband got a Blackberry, but that's because he didn't want to wait 'til the contract had run and had to get the best deal he could.
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Date: 2011-02-09 02:48 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 04:11 pm (UTC)And yeah the iPad seems like something that would be more practical for home use owning to its size, not to mention I would be scared to death of it getting stolen or broken at the amount that it costs!
I always feel like maybe I'm being a little too self-indulgent in getting those things though hee, because I can see how they would come in really handy for travelling, but I hardly ever go on any long journey's so I probably don't get as much use out of them as I could. But I wants them anyway :P
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Date: 2011-02-09 05:39 am (UTC)XWA
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Date: 2011-02-09 06:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 06:42 pm (UTC)As far as I'm aware, the main distinction between the Galaxy S and the iPhone4 is the fact that one is Android, the other is iOS. And maybe the taking out of the SD card to do file management on the computer.
The Samsung Galaxy Apollo I have most certainly does not have a bigger screen than the iPhone -- that's one of the reasons it's so (relatively) cheap.
The Galaxy tab seems like an inbetween solution between a Galaxy S and an iPad. It looks nifty, but I'm not sure it'd actually be useful.
XWA
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Date: 2011-02-09 06:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 05:55 am (UTC)I know that the internet/email is most important in your decision making (and I don't know what you can get on the Galaxy) but I also love all the apps you can get (and by apps, I mean gaaames, lots of gaaames!). If you're into that, of course. :D
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Date: 2011-02-09 06:07 pm (UTC)For my ipod I've just got tetris and bejeweled which isn't very adventurous of me I know *g*
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Date: 2011-02-09 06:01 am (UTC)iPhone - don't have one. AT and T in the my area + the iPhone is grim for making calls. I end up loaning my verizon blackberry to people that actually need to make a phone call. I'm waiting to see what the experience is with the Verizon iPhone.
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Date: 2011-02-09 08:31 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 08:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 06:44 pm (UTC)The ipad does appeal to me, but I guess the price tag is what makes me keep hesitating and ask myself if it's really something that's gonna be all that necessary, especially if I'm going to buy the ipone (which will be more useful to take around with me) and so won't really need both. But at the same time I would love to own one if only it wasn't so expensive *g* It just seems like it would be a bit of an indulgence but I don't know.
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Date: 2011-02-09 07:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 07:28 pm (UTC)What do you mostly use it for, going on-line? And do you find that it serves a similar purpose to your laptop, or do you still find yourself using both?
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Date: 2011-02-10 01:25 am (UTC)I don't even have a laptop. So this has been GREAT for me while I've spent so much time ill and horizontal!
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Date: 2011-02-09 02:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-09 04:00 pm (UTC)And yeah I am leaning towards iPhone at the moment. iPod is all very well, but remember when we were lost and of course you can't use the map feature or the internet unless you actually have available wi-fi nearby, which isn't really that useful! And stupid unhelpful bus driver :P
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Date: 2011-02-09 05:56 pm (UTC)and while i HATE AT&T...
so i use my ipod ALL the time. on the bus, my workouts etc. and it's nice to have it all in one easily transported thing. the camera was also the other reason i switched. i hated having to lug around both my phone and my camera when going out. the camera's not amazing...but it's very nice. it takes decent pics and video.
and of course...twitter, facebook, my email (2 personal and my work account!)
i've fallen in love. begrudgingly. :)
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Date: 2011-02-09 06:51 pm (UTC)Like I was saying above, my ipod has a lot of those features like being able to check email, but having to rely on wi-fi hasn't made it very useful for me. I would sooner just get an iphone at this point, and take out a contract for it.
Do you find it easy to check livejournal on your iphone? I found it a bit fiddly when I was trying it out on my ipod, but it might have been that I just didn't give myself enough time to get used to it
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Date: 2011-02-15 04:27 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-23 09:07 pm (UTC)My only issue is not being able to view websites that use adobe flash and some youtube videos not being supported. But I would not be without it. :)
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Date: 2011-02-23 09:15 pm (UTC)And yeah I find that with my ipod, I don't know if it's just bad luck but none of my 26 favoured youtube video's will play on my ipod :/ That's the only thing that makes me question getting an iphone really though
How do you know which appls and games to d/l? I've been a bit non-adventurous so far with what games I d/l, so I'd love if you have any recs :) I used to love playing comp games when I was younger, but these days I'm kind of just stuck on tetris and bejeweled which get a bit monotonous after a while...
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Date: 2011-02-26 10:26 am (UTC)Some of my other favourite games are: Touch Pets, Angry Birds. Dexter the game, Solitaire City, Surfacer+, Drop7, WS: Aurora, Flood It, Zen Bound, Cut the Rope, Farmville,I like a couple of the games in Gamebox 1 and I downloaded some megadrive games I used to play too, like Sonic and Earthworm Jim but I haven't played on them much as I find the controls a bit fiddly.
I've sometimes googled for recommended apps or otherwise I just search through the top rated apps in the app store. I've gone a bit mad downloading apps really as I've just checked and I have 169 apps downloaded lol.
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Date: 2011-03-03 11:34 pm (UTC)Hee I'm really indecisive at the moment, I've started eying up the new ipad now :P http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/ipad-2-news-and-latest-rumours-900232
I don't know, I probably won't get anything until next year anyway because I only brought my ipod last may, so it feels like a bit of a waste to replace it already. I'm thinking next year is the time to buy, I'm just spending a lot of time weighing up my options!