Buying an iPhone - Page 3

**KhaOZ** · 07-15-2008, 12:30 AM

edited my last message a lot.

**KhaOZ** · 07-15-2008, 01:11 AM

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The iPhone 3G may be a must-have gadget for some, but for other people, it's got one big catch: the AT&T contract. Even though it will be possible to buy prepaid iPhones this time around, the handset will still be physically locked to AT&T's network. While AT&T has a terrific phone selection and a very speedy 3G network, the carrier hasn't fared well in our annual reader surveys, with respondents citing Sprint and T-Mobile as offering better prices and Verizon as featuring better network quality.

Both Sprint and Verizon have recently debuted direct assaults on Apple's phone. And while these new entries might not exude the sheer sexiness of the iPhone, they should satisfy the cravings of touch-screen lovers who don't want to make the carrier switch.

LG's new Dare VX9700 for Verizon is better than the iPhone in some ways. Take the camera, for instance: It's a 3.2-megapixel shooter with a bright flash that can take full VGA, 640-by-480 videos. The Dare also supports subscription music from Rhapsody. And you can use it as a 3G modem for your PC, unlike the iPhone.

But most important, the Dare, like Apple's phone, is fun to use. It has all sorts of interesting little interface touches, such as a Favorites screen with photos of your contacts, which replaces boring old speed dial. And like the iPhone, the Dare just works. The touch screen is accurate, the accelerometer rotates the screen as expected, and the applications run quickly and smoothly. We were so impressed with the Dare, it's our new Editors' Choice feature phone for Verizon.

-PCMAG

Good little read for people who like the iphone but may not want to deal with ATT, or maybe ATT has shitty coverage in your area etc.

**eighteesix / Killya** · 07-15-2008, 08:32 AM

those other phones arent multi touch though. cant pinch, flick, swipe, etc.

also, who the fuck needs copy and paste? i havent even thought about needing it.

none of apple's ipods have stereo bluetooth, so naturally the iphone doesnt either.

how many phones actually have mobile tv?

**KhaOZ** · 07-15-2008, 03:10 PM

The dare does have multitouch and allows you to flick, swipe etc, it just doesn't have the software for pinch yet, but that could come in an update. The picture viewer works exactly like the iphone where you flick one way or the other to move side to side.

**eighteesix / Killya** · 07-15-2008, 10:53 PM

then it doesnt have multi-touch. i described it incorrectly. multi-touch is where you are actually using more than one finger (like pinch), but flicking and swiping is just one finger.

**lhurgoyf** · 07-16-2008, 09:14 AM

I've been considering getting an iPhone... it is a drastic change from a Razr on shittastic Alltel. Almost double the monthly price... But what has got me interested is the wide array of Apps that can be got as well as the functionality if I were to jail break it. I find myself listening to Pandora all day long at work and then have to switch to my iPod in the car or anywhere I go without a computer; having that on my phone is pretty much a killer app for me.

It's a lot to pay for a flashy new phone and I will probably end up waiting till the end of the year to see if they do a price cut on it like they did the first one. Either way, even after hearing people complain about At&T, I somehow doubt how it could be any worse than Alltel.

**eighteesix / Killya** · 07-16-2008, 08:00 PM

no price cut. its already half of what it was.

also, you wont be able to jailbreak this one, or so they say.

**Gooshy** · 07-16-2008, 10:53 PM

Just got my 3G. It's orgasmic.

**eighteesix / Killya** · 07-16-2008, 11:30 PM

size/color?

**lhurgoyf** · 07-16-2008, 11:34 PM

Its already been jailbroken http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/4234...t-on-our-hands

And everything comes down in price, so we'll see.