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We recently moved from a family of iPhones to a Droid and Droid Incredible. I can't believe we didn't make the move sooner, although I suppose the Incredible isn't old enough to have made it much sooner. Regardless, for those not wanting as large of a phone, check out the Droid 2, due out imminently: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/see-what-droid-does-...
Having just moved from the iPhone experience of 3 years to an android experience. YES, YES, and YES! The android is the true fully featured phone. With the iPhone, I felt the need to tether because surfing the web is so clunky. Now, even though I have the power to tether, I don't. Because its so much easier and fun on my Milestone! The annoyances that plague this guy, well, doesn't really affect me, apart from the di…
With the iPhone, I felt the need to tether because surfing the web is so clunky. Can you elaborate?
Apart from that, the screen is too small to navigate well, so it ends up being tedious. 99% of my complaints, however, are due to the slow speed. It's just unusable, period.
We recently moved from a family of iPhones to a Droid and Droid Incredible. I can't believe we didn't make the move sooner, although I suppose the Incredible isn't old enough to have made it much sooner. Regardless, for those not wanting as large of a phone, check out the Droid 2, due out imminently: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/see-what-droid-does-...
How is the Incredible? I'm about to get one on Friday when my $50 credit comes in.
> "Wifi Tethering. I don’t need to tether often, but when I do, I do. I rooted my phone quickly, just so I could use one of the many apps in the Marketplace to tether my laptop via Wifi. Worked flawlessly, no extra charge." That's tantamount to saying "I jail-broke my iPhone quickly, so I could use one of the many apps on Cydia to tether my laptop via WiFi" ... except you don't need an app for that because tethering…
> "Wifi Tethering. I don’t need to tether often, but when I do, I do. I rooted my phone quickly, just so I could use one of the many apps in the Marketplace to tether my laptop via Wifi. Worked flawlessly, no extra charge." That's tantamount to saying "I jail-broke my iPhone quickly, so I could use one of the many apps on Cydia to tether my laptop via WiFi" ... except you don't need an app for that because tethering…
Tethering is also built into Froyo, which I've been happily using since May. Also, "no cellular data while you're in a call" is a CDMA vs GSM issue, not an Android/iOS/Blackberry issue.
" Every couple of days, you do need to reboot the phone. " Love how this was tossed out there as an afterthought. Huge, obnoxious deal-breaker. I love losing state every 2 days! /sarcasm
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With the iPhone, I felt the need to tether because surfing the web is so clunky. Can you elaborate?
I have an iPhone and I think I know what the GP is saying (although I haven't tried Android). I have a 3G which is basically unusable for the web because it's so slow , and I haven't even put iOS 4 on it. Apart from that, however, Safari basically just has no features. The form filling is so broken that, when I type half my email address in and it offers to fill it out, I tap on it to dismiss it and it fills the box…
To me (a Droid user since day 1), the back button and the whole workflow of launching other apps from within an original app started off as something I liked, but it's kind of a strange concept. When it works well (open a browser from an app, press back, and you're back in the original app), it's really nice, but sometimes these nested apps get a bit confusing. For instance: open a link from a Twitter client, and it brings you to the browser. Hit home, and then open the browser. Personally, I would expect to go to the link the Twitter client sent you to. However, this is nowhere to be found, instead you're at the last page you used the browser directly for.
I've become used to this, but it really isn't that intuitive for new users. I've handed my phone to my mom, and she's definitely had issues with where the back button is taking her.
Also, I've noticed a few games that don't implement the back button, and pressing it, rather than doing what you'd expect (bringing you a pause screen, the game's menu, etc.), it dumps you on the home screen. Granted, this is the app developer's fault, but it's just another area where the back button does something strange.
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With the iPhone, I felt the need to tether because surfing the web is so clunky. Can you elaborate?
I have an iPhone and I think I know what the GP is saying (although I haven't tried Android). I have a 3G which is basically unusable for the web because it's so slow , and I haven't even put iOS 4 on it. Apart from that, however, Safari basically just has no features. The form filling is so broken that, when I type half my email address in and it offers to fill it out, I tap on it to dismiss it and it fills the box…
> "Wifi Tethering. I don’t need to tether often, but when I do, I do. I rooted my phone quickly, just so I could use one of the many apps in the Marketplace to tether my laptop via Wifi. Worked flawlessly, no extra charge." That's tantamount to saying "I jail-broke my iPhone quickly, so I could use one of the many apps on Cydia to tether my laptop via WiFi" ... except you don't need an app for that because tethering…
It's built into Froyo (Android 2.2) as well.
- every couple of days, you do need to reboot the phone
Don't know if that's a phone-specific issue. Haven't had to reboot my Nexus One except for the Froyo update and instaling third-party ROMs.
- no cellular data while you are in a call
Limitation of the Verizon network. If the iPhone goes to Verizon it too will have that restriction.