SOCIAL: the big question
brian kusler
brian.kusler at pobox.com
Mon Jul 27 23:13:34 PDT 2009
i don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but Sprint and Verizon
phones don't work overseas at all. not sure if that's a biggie for
you...
i use a sonyericsson c905 and i love it... but it's really more of a
digital camera that makes phone calls than vice versa. and it lets me
do data tethering to my laptop which is essential since i'm still on-
call all the time for work and do like the freedom of being able to
leave my house :)
i use my 1st gen iphone as an ipod touch now and still love it.
: b
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> 1. Re: the big question (Jennifer Day)
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> From: Jennifer Day <jennieday at gmail.com>
> Date: July 27, 2009 10:56:39 PM PDT
> To: Social at lists.deeptrouble.com
> Subject: Re: SOCIAL: the big question
>
>
> Has anyone weighed in yet on Credo? They run on the sprint network,
> and donate a portion of profits to non-profits and progressive
> lobbying.
>
> jd
>
>
> On 28/07/2009, at 3:53 PM, beth byrne wrote:
>
>> i have to weigh in on the sprint side. i have used them for 10+
>> years and have never had a problem with them. i think i have had 2
>> or 3 billing issues and they have fixed the immediately. i have a
>> great plan and pay pretty much nothing for it. the only places i
>> have had problems with coverage are the lost coast and montana (and
>> no one i was with had service either). i even had great reception
>> in my basement apartment.
>>
>> obviously since i have used sprint since the beginning of time i
>> can't really say much about types of phones from other providers,
>> but if you want my opinion on models, i would have to go with dan's
>> suggestion...
>>
>> good luck and looking forward to playing with your iphone apps ;-)
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Adrian Cotter <drainage at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Sprint sucked in our mission apartment. Haven't entirely seen if
>> at&t is any better yet
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:58 PM, Geoff Davis <geoff at geoffdavis.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Agreed, AT&T is not so great in the Haight, either. I had to get a
>> land line so I can make calls from my apartment.
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Greg Zhovreboff wrote:
>>
>> Yikes. What a thread!
>>
>> It's funny though because basically it sounds like AT&T v. Sprint.
>> As for coverage - especially if you live in the Mission - AT&T
>> f**king sucks. Like, a lot. I live at 14th & Guerrero and there is
>> (literally) a 4' x 4' square patch in my living room from which I
>> can make calls. And even there it's sketchy. I had an iPhone (3 of
>> them) and miss them dearly but they're not insureable under AT&T's
>> coverage so after breaking my 3rd one, I opted for the Crackberry
>> Bold. DON'T GET A BOLD!!! It's quite possibly the shittiest
>> smartphone ever. And that's coming from someone who owned a first
>> generation Samsung Blackjack.
>>
>> My understanding was that - at least back in the day - T-Mobile
>> simply leased AT&T's network. So it should be the same coverage.
>> Has that changed? I believe CREDO is an mvno off the Spring
>> network. That said, I've no idea about Sprint.
>>
>> Good luck (and don't get a Bold)!
>>
>> greg/viva
>>
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 4:22 PM, palak joshi wrote:
>>
>>
>> yes i like iphone.
>> BUT
>> they should give us video and flash. i know they give it in 3gs but
>> why not in my old iphone which i paid money for? hmph!
>> i dont like to text or reply to emails on iphone - my fingers hurt!
>> its strange its a virtual keyboard and it should not hurt at
>> all..becuase u are not supposed to press too hard! its a wierd kind
>> of stress that you feel when u try to type!
>> i drop my iphone all the time - now they have nice covers for
>> people like me. a rep once dropped a phone to show me how sturdy
>> his cover is !!!
>> if it was slightly bigger it would not fit in my hand but its just
>> the right size
>> attt did not drop my calls earlier so i would think its the iphone
>> that does it. i am used to it now and so are other people :)
>> it has very good picture resolution
>> it has an inbuilt nice ipod
>> the map is very useful
>> i love the voice recorder and record all my music lessons and
>> anyone who sings or says funny and nice things!
>> its a nice screen size
>> it lets you facebook easily if u are into it
>>
>> Its also a good looking piece of machine.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Alexandra Longsworth <alongsworth at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>> Hi Sunny,
>>
>> I have to weigh in for the iphone - I've never had coverage issues,
>> and I'm really happy with the interface; I check email all the
>> time, and it's seamless.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alexandra Longsworth
>>
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> From: beth byrne <beth.byrne at gmail.com>
> Date: July 27, 2009 11:02:38 PM PDT
> To: Social at lists.deeptrouble.com
> Subject: Re: SOCIAL: the big question
>
>
> it's been touched on i think, but barely. it is the one company i
> have considered switching to, but i haven't been motivated to make
> the jump. yet...
> b
>
> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Jennifer Day <jennieday at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> Has anyone weighed in yet on Credo? They run on the sprint network,
> and donate a portion of profits to non-profits and progressive
> lobbying.
>
> jd
>
>
> On 28/07/2009, at 3:53 PM, beth byrne wrote:
>
>> i have to weigh in on the sprint side. i have used them for 10+
>> years and have never had a problem with them. i think i have had 2
>> or 3 billing issues and they have fixed the immediately. i have a
>> great plan and pay pretty much nothing for it. the only places i
>> have had problems with coverage are the lost coast and montana (and
>> no one i was with had service either). i even had great reception
>> in my basement apartment.
>>
>> obviously since i have used sprint since the beginning of time i
>> can't really say much about types of phones from other providers,
>> but if you want my opinion on models, i would have to go with dan's
>> suggestion...
>>
>> good luck and looking forward to playing with your iphone apps ;-)
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Adrian Cotter <drainage at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Sprint sucked in our mission apartment. Haven't entirely seen if
>> at&t is any better yet
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:58 PM, Geoff Davis <geoff at geoffdavis.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Agreed, AT&T is not so great in the Haight, either. I had to get a
>> land line so I can make calls from my apartment.
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Greg Zhovreboff wrote:
>>
>> Yikes. What a thread!
>>
>> It's funny though because basically it sounds like AT&T v. Sprint.
>> As for coverage - especially if you live in the Mission - AT&T
>> f**king sucks. Like, a lot. I live at 14th & Guerrero and there is
>> (literally) a 4' x 4' square patch in my living room from which I
>> can make calls. And even there it's sketchy. I had an iPhone (3 of
>> them) and miss them dearly but they're not insureable under AT&T's
>> coverage so after breaking my 3rd one, I opted for the Crackberry
>> Bold. DON'T GET A BOLD!!! It's quite possibly the shittiest
>> smartphone ever. And that's coming from someone who owned a first
>> generation Samsung Blackjack.
>>
>> My understanding was that - at least back in the day - T-Mobile
>> simply leased AT&T's network. So it should be the same coverage.
>> Has that changed? I believe CREDO is an mvno off the Spring
>> network. That said, I've no idea about Sprint.
>>
>> Good luck (and don't get a Bold)!
>>
>> greg/viva
>>
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2009, at 4:22 PM, palak joshi wrote:
>>
>>
>> yes i like iphone.
>> BUT
>> they should give us video and flash. i know they give it in 3gs but
>> why not in my old iphone which i paid money for? hmph!
>> i dont like to text or reply to emails on iphone - my fingers hurt!
>> its strange its a virtual keyboard and it should not hurt at
>> all..becuase u are not supposed to press too hard! its a wierd kind
>> of stress that you feel when u try to type!
>> i drop my iphone all the time - now they have nice covers for
>> people like me. a rep once dropped a phone to show me how sturdy
>> his cover is !!!
>> if it was slightly bigger it would not fit in my hand but its just
>> the right size
>> attt did not drop my calls earlier so i would think its the iphone
>> that does it. i am used to it now and so are other people :)
>> it has very good picture resolution
>> it has an inbuilt nice ipod
>> the map is very useful
>> i love the voice recorder and record all my music lessons and
>> anyone who sings or says funny and nice things!
>> its a nice screen size
>> it lets you facebook easily if u are into it
>>
>> Its also a good looking piece of machine.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Alexandra Longsworth <alongsworth at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>> Hi Sunny,
>>
>> I have to weigh in for the iphone - I've never had coverage issues,
>> and I'm really happy with the interface; I check email all the
>> time, and it's seamless.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alexandra Longsworth
>>
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>> night and day, to make you like everybody else means to fight the
>> hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop
>> fighting.”
>> –E.E. Cummings
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