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tjdmom · 08-27-2009, 05:40 PM

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my iphone. I was never much of a phone person before. Always had the cheap one that came free with my plan. I decided to try the iphone as both my brother and sister had it and liked it. I don't know what I did without it before!

sdnylz · 08-27-2009, 05:41 PM

Get the Iphone. you have att already so go for it, you won't regret it. Don't get an unblocked one to use it with other company like tmobile. if you do this you can not updated (they throw free updates once in a while, if you update it will locked it again)

Iphone,Iphone, Iphone!

Britster · 08-27-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tmrhkr

I really want to get an Iphone. I am not due for an upgrade for a few months but I was captivated by the display model at BestBuy! I have an EnV2 now and it is okay but I am in love with all the apps. Did anyone here have any problems getting their phones with Verizon? Where did you buy your phones? Where they unlocked already? I have told dh I want my yorkie and my iphone for my birthday and Christmas.

I'm pretty sure it's impossible to get an iPhone on Verizon. The iPhone is a GSM phone. Which means it only accepts SIM cards. Verizon uses CDMA, which is a type of carrier that does not use SIM cards. T-Mobile you can get an unlocked iPhone though, I'm pretty sure.

Ivy Lucille · 08-27-2009, 06:14 PM

Iphone, hands down! I finally just got and I love it. I knew I would.

tmrhkr · 08-27-2009, 06:39 PM

Britster - thanks for the info - I was afraid I would run into a problem. Verizon is the only carrier in this area that has pretty good coverage and everybody I know has Verizon. I don't know what I will do now..

Britster · 08-27-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tmrhkr

Britster - thanks for the info - I was afraid I would run into a problem. Verizon is the only carrier in this area that has pretty good coverage and everybody I know has Verizon. I don't know what I will do now..

Aw, I'm sorry. Are you in Laurel, Maryland or is it a different Laurel? lol. Because I'm not too far from Laurel, MD and my coverage there is just the same as Verizon's and I'm now on AT&T. Used to have Verizon.

tmrhkr · 08-28-2009, 12:58 AM

I am in Laurel Delaware. I am going to have to look into switching to At&t if I want to get my iphone. I have some research to do..

Bianca · 08-28-2009, 02:18 AM

Any I phone or smart phone, you need a data plan. I had an upgrade so I gave it to my son and he got the Enter your location
He sold his IPhone and got this phone for free . All smart phones need a data plan and for me it was 30 bucks extra a month.

sdnylz · 08-30-2009, 03:33 PM

so what phone did you get Fidebra?

Erin · 08-30-2009, 05:26 PM

I think AT&T forces you to have a data plan, but I can't imagine not having it. I use it to look up phone numbers, driving directions, restaurant info, check the price of something on amazon.com before I buy it at Best Buy... SO much and I don't even use all of my apps. I love the Facebook app though

And Flickr and the weather apps. You can check radar if you are caught out in the rain. I have a "Tuner" app so I can play any am/fm radio station that has a stream online (most do) with no static. We can plug it into our radio in the car too. You can use it to track your diet, find movie times, look up coupons *Yowza!!* um... track your menstrual cycles (not kidding! helpful for those trying to have a baby) shopping lists, schedule my DVR on DirecTV... look up recipes.......

You can use it with or without a data plan on T-Mobile, even on T-Mo pre-paid, but you have to be a geek to do this because you have to hack the phone to make it work. (If you don't have a data plan the internet/apps work only on WiFi - an option if you have wi-fi at home/work/school.)

If you already have AT&T, get the $199 iPhone 3GS with the better camera and video camera. It's WAY faster than the first gen iPhone (pre-3G) and you'll use it for more than email! I guess the way to think about it is - do you look things up on the internet at home? Like do you google movie times and recipes for dinner and look at the radar? If so, you'll do the same on your iPhone.

Here, I took this with the video camera: http://www.youtube.com/user/yorkiemi.../0/1L5ngBalrZY

It does better outside and in good light. It doesn't work in low light because it doesn't have a flash. But it works fine if you are out in the car with no camera and want to take a pic.

Britster · 08-30-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Erin

I think AT&T forces you to have a data plan, but I can't imagine not having it. I use it to look up phone numbers, driving directions, restaurant info, check the price of something on amazon.com before I buy it at Best Buy... SO much and I don't even use all of my apps. I love the Facebook app though

And Flickr and the weather apps. You can check radar if you are caught out in the rain. I have a "Tuner" app so I can play any am/fm radio station that has a stream online (most do) with no static. We can plug it into our radio in the car too. You can use it to track your diet, find movie times, look up coupons *Yowza!!* um... track your menstrual cycles (not kidding! helpful for those trying to have a baby) shopping lists, schedule my DVR on DirecTV... look up recipes.......

You can use it with or without a data plan on T-Mobile, even on T-Mo pre-paid, but you have to be a geek to do this because you have to hack the phone to make it work. (If you don't have a data plan the internet/apps work only on WiFi - an option if you have wi-fi at home/work/school.)

If you already have AT&T, get the $199 iPhone 3GS with the better camera and video camera. It's WAY faster than the first gen iPhone (pre-3G) and you'll use it for more than email! I guess the way to think about it is - do you look things up on the internet at home? Like do you google movie times and recipes for dinner and look at the radar? If so, you'll do the same on your iPhone.

Here, I took this with the video camera: YouTube - yorkiemischief's Channel

It does better outside and in good light. It doesn't work in low light because it doesn't have a flash. But it works fine if you are out in the car with no camera and want to take a pic.

LOVE all the iPhone lovers in here! Haha.

nana911 · 08-30-2009, 08:15 PM

If you don't want to pay for the data plan, want access to net if you really need to, email etc...just not pay that damn iphone data thing.. rockin camera and full qwerty keyboard.. Samsung Impression is a great phone. the camcorder on it is great, I love it...

08-27-2009, 05:41 PM	#32
sdnylz Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woodland Park, NJ Posts: 251	Get the Iphone. you have att already so go for it, you won't regret it. Don't get an unblocked one to use it with other company like tmobile. if you do this you can not updated (they throw free updates once in a while, if you update it will locked it again) Iphone,Iphone, Iphone! __________________ sdnylz and Sasha

08-27-2009, 06:14 PM	#34
Ivy Lucille ♥♥beats @ my feet! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PA Posts: 4,814	Iphone, hands down! I finally just got and I love it. I knew I would. __________________ Jamie, Mom to Mayzie and Mozes

08-30-2009, 03:33 PM	#39
sdnylz Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woodland Park, NJ Posts: 251	so what phone did you get Fidebra? __________________ sdnylz and Sasha

08-30-2009, 05:26 PM	#40
Erin Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 3,306	I think AT&T forces you to have a data plan, but I can't imagine not having it. I use it to look up phone numbers, driving directions, restaurant info, check the price of something on amazon.com before I buy it at Best Buy... SO much and I don't even use all of my apps. I love the Facebook app though And Flickr and the weather apps. You can check radar if you are caught out in the rain. I have a "Tuner" app so I can play any am/fm radio station that has a stream online (most do) with no static. We can plug it into our radio in the car too. You can use it to track your diet, find movie times, look up coupons Yowza!! um... track your menstrual cycles (not kidding! helpful for those trying to have a baby) shopping lists, schedule my DVR on DirecTV... look up recipes....... You can use it with or without a data plan on T-Mobile, even on T-Mo pre-paid, but you have to be a geek to do this because you have to hack the phone to make it work. (If you don't have a data plan the internet/apps work only on WiFi - an option if you have wi-fi at home/work/school.) If you already have AT&T, get the $199 iPhone 3GS with the better camera and video camera. It's WAY faster than the first gen iPhone (pre-3G) and you'll use it for more than email! I guess the way to think about it is - do you look things up on the internet at home? Like do you google movie times and recipes for dinner and look at the radar? If so, you'll do the same on your iPhone. Here, I took this with the video camera: http://www.youtube.com/user/yorkiemi.../0/1L5ngBalrZY It does better outside and in good light. It doesn't work in low light because it doesn't have a flash. But it works fine if you are out in the car with no camera and want to take a pic. Last edited by Erin; 08-30-2009 at 05:28 PM.

08-30-2009, 08:15 PM	#42
nana911 threadkillin' 6 pack Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,242	Att Samsung Impression If you don't want to pay for the data plan, want access to net if you really need to, email etc...just not pay that damn iphone data thing.. rockin camera and full qwerty keyboard.. Samsung Impression is a great phone. the camcorder on it is great, I love it... __________________ lorelei, wife to gerry , momma to bear , baxter ,baby and bug

08-27-2009, 05:40 PM	#31
tjdmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 5,847	I LOVE LOVE LOVE my iphone. I was never much of a phone person before. Always had the cheap one that came free with my plan. I decided to try the iphone as both my brother and sister had it and liked it. I don't know what I did without it before!

08-27-2009, 06:39 PM	#35
tmrhkr Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 55	Britster - thanks for the info - I was afraid I would run into a problem. Verizon is the only carrier in this area that has pretty good coverage and everybody I know has Verizon. I don't know what I will do now..

08-28-2009, 12:58 AM	#37
tmrhkr Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 55	I am in Laurel Delaware. I am going to have to look into switching to At&t if I want to get my iphone. I have some research to do..

08-28-2009, 02:18 AM	#38
Bianca No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York Posts: 761	Any I phone or smart phone, you need a data plan. I had an upgrade so I gave it to my son and he got the Enter your location He sold his IPhone and got this phone for free . All smart phones need a data plan and for me it was 30 bucks extra a month.