Comments on: Deciding on a Replacement Mobile Phone http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/20/deciding-on-a-replacement-mobile-phone/ Jason J. Thomas' Weblog: Now with more cowbell! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/20/deciding-on-a-replacement-mobile-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-46146 Paul Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:06:30 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1589#comment-46146 I understand no tying your phone or email address to an employer. But my suggestion was more to see if your current employer might contribute to you personal phone bill that you also happen to use for work. :-) I also look forward to future Android phones that are compelling enough to entice me enough to buy one. I understand no tying your phone or email address to an employer. But my suggestion was more to see if your current employer might contribute to you personal phone bill that you also happen to use for work. :-)

I also look forward to future Android phones that are compelling enough to entice me enough to buy one.

]]> By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/20/deciding-on-a-replacement-mobile-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-46145 JJT Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:19:38 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1589#comment-46145 @Paul: Given this economic climate, I would rather have my own phone for other reasons (given the way that I have seen RIFs occur at my employer for IT staff). Still, I really want to see other G1/Android phones, mainly to see what improvements the OS has and the hopefully better phones. @Baiken: I was reading some posts where the Storm battery was bad. I will have to talk to my sources. I know the BB--even the EDGE one I have for work--tends to burn battery power quickly when you have multiple applications polling the Internet for new stuff. Also, EVDO/3G sucks down battery life when you are doing any bit of push email. @Paul: Given this economic climate, I would rather have my own phone for other reasons (given the way that I have seen RIFs occur at my employer for IT staff). Still, I really want to see other G1/Android phones, mainly to see what improvements the OS has and the hopefully better phones.

@Baiken: I was reading some posts where the Storm battery was bad. I will have to talk to my sources. I know the BB–even the EDGE one I have for work–tends to burn battery power quickly when you have multiple applications polling the Internet for new stuff. Also, EVDO/3G sucks down battery life when you are doing any bit of push email.

]]> By: Baiken Matters http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/20/deciding-on-a-replacement-mobile-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-46143 Baiken Matters Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:11:26 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1589#comment-46143 I suggest doing more research on the storm. The wifey has one and while she loved it the first month, she has become frustrated with it recently --- biggest factor, she pretty much has to charge the phone twice a day. The battery sucks dangle. I suggest doing more research on the storm. The wifey has one and while she loved it the first month, she has become frustrated with it recently — biggest factor, she pretty much has to charge the phone twice a day. The battery sucks dangle.

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2009/01/20/deciding-on-a-replacement-mobile-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-46138 Paul Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:07:46 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/?p=1589#comment-46138 Given the 3 choices I'd get the G1. Why? Well simply because T-Mobile has been good to me and I can't complain about their coverage where I tend to travel. Also I choose to not give money to either Verizon or AT&T if I can help it. That being said if the iPhone was available either unlocked or on T-Mobile I would own one. If you do get a storm (which I'll lay odds that you will) can you get your employer to contribute to the cost (of the plan) and limit yourself to 1 blackberry? Given the 3 choices I’d get the G1. Why? Well simply because T-Mobile has been good to me and I can’t complain about their coverage where I tend to travel. Also I choose to not give money to either Verizon or AT&T if I can help it.

That being said if the iPhone was available either unlocked or on T-Mobile I would own one.

If you do get a storm (which I’ll lay odds that you will) can you get your employer to contribute to the cost (of the plan) and limit yourself to 1 blackberry?

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