[X4U] iPhone vs Android for Mac users, and iPhone 5 soon?

[Crandon David]

I would not agree with this statement at all. I think the user  
experience is probably overall a little better with the iphone, but  
android is great as well, assuming you get a good phone.

I don't doubt you know people who have dislikes about android, but it  
definitely isn't a representable sample.


On Jul 28, 2011, at 6:39 PM, Jens Selvig wrote:

> I have been using an iPhone for about 4 months. ATT version. I've  
> had great experiences with the phone both in terms of throughput  
> and dropped calls. Not one of my friends that has an Android phone  
> likes it very well. I don't think the user experience is anything  
> like the quality of the iPhone. :)
>
> I started out with the 250 meg plan and upgraded to the 2 gig plan.  
> YMV
>
> Jens
>
>
> On Jul 28, 2011, at 7:23 PM, Joe Sporleder wrote:
>
>> How do you all feel about the iPhone or iOS and the Android  
>> platform? I would think among Mac users that the iPhone would be  
>> the predominate choice. I know one can use a Google account as an  
>> intermediary to share between iCal, Address Book and your Android  
>> phone, but movies, music, not easy.
>>
>> My Blackberry has seen its better days and I'm hoping it lasts  
>> until September so that I can see if the iPhone gets an update. I  
>> live in an area of Kansas where there isn't much for GSM based  
>> providers, but I do have good coverage from Verizon and a couple  
>> of regional providers. If I stick with Verizon I can get the  
>> iPhone, but it'd cost me roughly $100-110 per month for the plan I  
>> want, or if I can settle for an Android based smartphone, I can  
>> save about $35 a month or so with the regional carriers that work  
>> good for where I live and travel. All of the plans I've looked at  
>> and the prices I'm quoting include tethering/mobile wifi hotspot -  
>> so either way, if I happen to have my iPad or MacBook, they can  
>> get onto the Internet through my smartphone too. Of course, for  
>> convenience, I often only have room/need for just the smartphone.
>>
>> If you were in my shoes, would the iPhone be worth the extra $400  
>> per year? Too bad the other regional carriers can't get the  
>> iPhone, I wouldn't need to be asking you all your opinion, I'd  
>> already have the iPhone.
>>
>> Joe
>
> Jens Selvig
> ...Lost in Montana...
>
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