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As tempting as it is to jump on the Android bandwagon, here are some of my reasons for sticking with my iPhone 3GS. * I don't live in the San Francisco area bu
by MrRage 16y ago
As tempting as it is to jump on the Android bandwagon, here are some of my reasons for sticking with my iPhone 3GS.
* I don't live in the San Francisco area bubble, so I get great service. The only time it was crappy was the one day I was on vacation in midtown Manhattan.
* I still have over a year left on my contract. But even when it's up, I'm going to stick with my iPhone until it dies. The only thing that would possibly get me to switch is if my monthly payments would be at least $20 less than what I pay now for the same level of service.
* What I really wanted in a smart phone is a good web browser, which the iPhone has. I do use a handful of apps from the store, but they're not essential to me.
* My whole family uses at&t, so free minutes. I talk with my brother in NYC for hours each week and no minutes are eaten up.
Saying all that, I'll probably won't be buying Apple products for a long time because of all the usual complaints.
- grayrest 16y agoI jumped because I'm in NYC. I thought I'd be disappointed but I love the custom keyboards (swype) and that you can press and hold (aka long press) the search button and say "Directions to 88th and 2nd" or "hacker news" or "pizza" and it magically does what I want it to do. As such, I actually think android is the better platform for people who don't use apps.
- doron 16y agoAgreed, Swype is utterly fantastic, any other keyboard input feels primitive in comparison.
- MrRage 16y agoI guess my main point is there are millions of us between NYC and San Francisco that don't have these issues and are happy with the iPhone. I've just never had any issues, but that's the price I pay for living in crappy city in a red state. Totally understand switching if you have bad service. BTW, my experience with NYC is that the bad spots seemed "localized". Up in Washington Heights where my brother lives service is fine. But maybe that neighborhood is the boondocks by Manhattan standards.