Comments on: How Many Cell Phones Does One Need? http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/04/18/how-many-cell-phones-does-one-need/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Nick Starr.com : Nick Starr dot com » Goodbye SureType, Hello GPS http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/04/18/how-many-cell-phones-does-one-need/#comment-122122 Nick Starr.com : Nick Starr dot com » Goodbye SureType, Hello GPS Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:06:49 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/04/18/how-many-cell-phones-does-one-need/#comment-122122 [...] with instant rebate. CRAP! I paid $518 with express shipping and tax. I was planning on getting a 2nd line from T-Mobile anyway for the Sidekick 3.So, I’m going to call them up when I get the 8800 in, [...] [...] with instant rebate. CRAP! I paid $518 with express shipping and tax. I was planning on getting a 2nd line from T-Mobile anyway for the Sidekick 3.So, I’m going to call them up when I get the 8800 in, [...]

]]> By: OM http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/04/18/how-many-cell-phones-does-one-need/#comment-119802 OM Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:58:34 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2007/04/18/how-many-cell-phones-does-one-need/#comment-119802 my thoughts are simple, you must have one large belt for all those devices. kidding, i think here in the US we get jerked by our data plans. they're very slow and offer very little content compared to data services in Europe and Asia. so personally, until we're officially on a 3G standard it's not worth it. plus think about how many people you know who use SMS that are non-techies. do they use T9? my wife and i prefer SMS messaging to communicate because it gets the point across, "dinner?"..."sure, italian"..."ok"..."7"..."see you there" is a sample of our conversation. but she still is sitting there typing every single letter of every word. when i discovered T9 is when i wanted to SMS the world and purchased a 1000 message plan from Cingular, now on T-Mobile i have the same 1000 message plan for my BB Pearl. i borrowed my wife's phone the other day and had to SMS google for a phone number and i've become dependent on a SureType keyboard. i'm going to wait about a year or 6 months for an iPhone because, although i'm usually an early adopter of technology, my guess is that the 1st and 2nd versions are going to be buggy. the best draw for me towards the iPhone will be the synchronization between iCal & Address Book. i'm not an ultimate power user but having a device that can synch well would be nice. just my opinion...don't hate me. OM my thoughts are simple, you must have one large belt for all those devices.

kidding, i think here in the US we get jerked by our data plans. they’re very slow and offer very little content compared to data services in Europe and Asia. so personally, until we’re officially on a 3G standard it’s not worth it. plus think about how many people you know who use SMS that are non-techies. do they use T9? my wife and i prefer SMS messaging to communicate because it gets the point across, “dinner?”…”sure, italian”…”ok”…”7″…”see you there” is a sample of our conversation. but she still is sitting there typing every single letter of every word.

when i discovered T9 is when i wanted to SMS the world and purchased a 1000 message plan from Cingular, now on T-Mobile i have the same 1000 message plan for my BB Pearl. i borrowed my wife’s phone the other day and had to SMS google for a phone number and i’ve become dependent on a SureType keyboard.

i’m going to wait about a year or 6 months for an iPhone because, although i’m usually an early adopter of technology, my guess is that the 1st and 2nd versions are going to be buggy. the best draw for me towards the iPhone will be the synchronization between iCal & Address Book. i’m not an ultimate power user but having a device that can synch well would be nice.

just my opinion…don’t hate me.

OM

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