FabSwingers.com forum: htc v iphone

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

i have always said iphone are brilliant

but i have had to keep quiet when the htc lot come on and sing that phones praises as i hadnt used one

but now

yes now i have both

a work one and a pvt one

and i hate hate hate hate the htc

its rubbish

cant think what you lot are on about

its rot

its a windows operatied pile of rotting veg mass

its crap

i dont like it

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By *ortheastcoupleukCouple
over a year ago

easington were the sun dont shine

iphone4 here and love it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

yes !!!! welll done you!!!

iphone4 here too!! oh and 3g but i dont use that one as much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Which version of the HTC? The newer ones are running Android, although a few are running Win7 Mobile, which isn't compatible with 6.5 or backwards.

iPhone is nice from user point of view, but pain in the bum to develop for.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iphone 3gs here. Wouldn't be without it

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

As ElLongo says, it's all about which HTC phone you've got.

Most threads I've seen are praising the HTC Desire which runs Android (Google's mobile phone operating system). It's the combination of a brilliant operating system and good hardware.

iPhones and Android phones are the only ones to get. Any mobile phone running Windows is kinda like the ginger stepchild of the mobile phone world.

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By *andKCouple
over a year ago

Norfolk

"i have always said iphone are brilliant

but i have had to keep quiet when the htc lot come on and sing that phones praises as i hadnt used one

but now

yes now i have both

a work one and a pvt one

and i hate hate hate hate the htc

its rubbish

cant think what you lot are on about

its rot

its a windows operatied pile of rotting veg mass

its crap

i dont like it

Have to agree with you there I've got one from work, only place for it is the bottom of the draw until I can think of a way to 'lose' it

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

iPhone is nice from user point of view, but pain in the bum to develop for.

to develop for iphone you must use a MAC, and all apps have to be approved by Apple

However for Android anyone with the SDK can develop an app and put it on the Android market

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

it is is the HTC you are after.... like people have said.... get the ones that operate with the Android system rather than Windows.....

that being said..... I didn't think I could love an Iphone more that the 3gs... but my Iphone 4 is superb!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

iPhone is nice from user point of view, but pain in the bum to develop for.

to develop for iphone you must use a MAC, and all apps have to be approved by Apple

However for Android anyone with the SDK can develop an app and put it on the Android market"

Yup I know, and the whole provisioning this is a PITA, never mind the SDK and UI stuff, its like the dark ages!

Ok geek moment is over now, Mr Love You Long time is back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate all this app type phones I liked my old (ok very old lol) Nokia 3310 I knew how to use it and could call and text.

Im old I dont need to use a camera (I have a digital one) or video - I had to get my 7 year old to show me how to use my new phone!!!!

I have the HTC Desire (I think I may be wrong tho) and got it when my contract came up for renewal, I cant use half the things on it, in fact the internet (which it in the contract) was only set up 10 mins ago by my hubby.

Now he has the same phone and loves it, so I have come to the conclusion that I'm a technophobe

Oldest kid had a Nokia e63 and asked me to txt her mate on it with the keyboard what a palaver, all this tiny keys and hitting the wrong letter - it took less time on my old Sony Ericsson with hitting the number key 10 times for each letter

Shona

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

yeah yeah yeah whatever!!!!!!!!!!!

the Samsung Georgio Armani is where its at i'll have you know!!!!

it has this new fangled way of accessing the web called WAP - loads pages in a matter of minutes

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

oh i have no idea which one i hve

work gave it to me cos they no longer support email on iphones

so i had no choice

its a large one. big screen, touch etc its got a windows button on the bottom so i guess its windows

either way its rot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iphones are for mugs who buy into a brand name and nothing else. I find it laughable they some people pay more for less just because it has an "i" in the name.

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

"oh i have no idea which one i hve

work gave it to me cos they no longer support email on iphones

so i had no choice

its a large one. big screen, touch etc its got a windows button on the bottom so i guess its windows

either way its rot "

Sadly, you're right it's a Windows phone not an Android one.

It could be worse. My work phone is an old Nokia thing. State of the ark... it can make calls, but the ringtones are the old midi ones - y'know chirp chirp chirp kinda thing, not MP3s of Dizzy Rascal or whatever is "down wiv da kids" these days. I'm pretty sure it's the same phone that Del Boy was flogging in Only Fools & Horses, the one that changed the channel on the telly in the Nag's Head whenever he dialled a number

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

"Iphones are for mugs who buy into a brand name and nothing else. I find it laughable they some people pay more for less just because it has an "i" in the name."

I think you're right. Some people are like that. I have a friend who has taken her sim card from her work phone and put it in an iPhone she bought. The stupid thing about it is that her work sim is really restricted so she can't connect online or anything like that with her iphone, which kinda negates the whole point of having an iphone. She just like wandering around the building with her iphone in her hand, as if it's some kind of status symbol... even though 16 year old chavs have iphones these days too.

The apps are what make an iphone (and Android phones) a smartphone. Personally I hate using smartphones as normal phones because they've got huge screens which end up looking manky once they've been held up to your ear for 10 minutes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

iphone all the way didnt want to get rid of my nokia 5230i loved that phone and 3 of them but iphone so much better than alot out there i ven got it on pay as you go

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you have an iPhone 4, be careful about the case you get. Some trap grit between it and the back which is glass and it has caused some back panels to shatter. (should have used gorilla glass)

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

Screen protector?

Couple of quid for a pack on Ebay depending on phone model, clear and self adhesive, peel off easily without leaving residue on teh screen,

I use them on my Galaxy S,

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"oh i have no idea which one i hve

work gave it to me cos they no longer support email on iphones

so i had no choice

its a large one. big screen, touch etc its got a windows button on the bottom so i guess its windows

either way its rot

Sadly, you're right it's a Windows phone not an Android one.

lol thats so funny

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Iphones are for mugs who buy into a brand name and nothing else. I find it laughable they some people pay more for less just because it has an "i" in the name."

ohhh bit harsh

after all i have to date resisted buying the ipad - got the phone got the macbook cant see how the pad can add - doesnt stop me wishing i could have one - just lucky for me they are 600gbp and thats too much to waste on a whim

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had an iphone, I hated it.. took it back, got a htc running andriod and never ever looked back..

I have a year old andriod phone and minus the fact I do not have a front facing camera it does everything the new iphone 4 does...

I also dont have to pay as much if anything for apps.. I can run several things that my ipod touch can not do. I also only pay £30 a month and have 1200 mins, and unlimited texts and net. So cheaper than most iphone plans.

I wanted to like the iphone, I wanted to like the ipad... but both had other things that were just so much better and cheaper.

Katie.x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i have always said iphone are brilliant

but i have had to keep quiet when the htc lot come on and sing that phones praises as i hadnt used one

but now

yes now i have both

a work one and a pvt one

and i hate hate hate hate the htc

its rubbish

cant think what you lot are on about

its rot

its a windows operatied pile of rotting veg mass

its crap

i dont like it

So dunna keep us in suspenders do ya like it or not??? xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i have always said iphone are brilliant

but i have had to keep quiet when the htc lot come on and sing that phones praises as i hadnt used one

but now

yes now i have both

a work one and a pvt one

and i hate hate hate hate the htc

its rubbish

cant think what you lot are on about

its rot

its a windows operatied pile of rotting veg mass

its crap

i dont like it

but you see your problem lies on the operating system.. try the andriod and be prepared to see why apple got upset.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i have always said iphone are brilliant

but i have had to keep quiet when the htc lot come on and sing that phones praises as i hadnt used one

but now

yes now i have both

a work one and a pvt one

and i hate hate hate hate the htc

its rubbish

cant think what you lot are on about

its rot

its a windows operatied pile of rotting veg mass

its crap

i dont like it

but you see your problem lies on the operating system.. try the andriod and be prepared to see why apple got upset. "

thank you but i must decline - the htc is a work phone - i am unable to replace it but i do have my apple to consul me at certain times xx

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By *ouplefunukCouple
over a year ago

North Bristol

I'm a fan of HTC and always have been. I had a Diamond before I got my HD2 and that was brilliant. The HD2 is an amazing piece of kit let down by the shite WinMo operating system.

So I've hacked it to run Android (the Desire HD rom from xda-developers) and it's frickin awesome now. It's now the phone it should have been.

I'm really not a fan of the iphone. Too poncey. Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastically engineered piece of kit, but I don't like it.

*Him*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have ran with HTC for a few years now, and for work they were briliant!

Last year, after running with the "Diamond Touch" and then moving on to HTC Hero or T-mobile G2 which incorporates personal AND business apps so smoothly its seemless!

"I phone" is a result of marketing/branding ...users have been brainwashed into thinking its their choice...but actually they have been massively duped!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can you bluetooth other (non apple) devices on your iPhone?

Can you replace the battery on your iPhone?

Can you change/increase the memory card size on your iPhone?

Can you watch flash media on your iPhone?

In summary;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

Sums it all up :o)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can you bluetooth other (non apple) devices on your iPhone?

Can you replace the battery on your iPhone?

Can you change/increase the memory card size on your iPhone?

Can you watch flash media on your iPhone?

In summary;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

Sums it all up :o)"

Jobs hates flash so won't have it on the iphone, to me it smacks of self indulgence and he is just denying his customers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to many people are apple brainwashed at the moment.

or jobbies as they are known

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"to many people are apple brainwashed at the moment.

or jobbies as they are known"

I would agree with you on that. Less for more money but it does look nice as an object i suppose.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we need to worry more about living day to day then about material things.

sure these toys are very nice but we lived without them before.

and all technology has done is make our lives harder and more complicated because as soon as one of them goes wrong we panic.

and it is hard to resist the 'i must have it' society we sadly live in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we need to worry more about living day to day then about material things.

sure these toys are very nice but we lived without them before.

and all technology has done is make our lives harder and more complicated because as soon as one of them goes wrong we panic.

and it is hard to resist the 'i must have it' society we sadly live in.

well said. I own an iPhone 4 and it's handy to have but it's just a phone. Nothing more.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Can you bluetooth other (non apple) devices on your iPhone?

Can you replace the battery on your iPhone?

Can you change/increase the memory card size on your iPhone?

Can you watch flash media on your iPhone?

In summary;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

Sums it all up :o)"

ohhhh bah humbug - i love the iphone for other reasons!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a HTC magic - its recently been updated to Android 2.2 its like having a new phone, its brilliant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"we need to worry more about living day to day then about material things.

sure these toys are very nice but we lived without them before.

and all technology has done is make our lives harder and more complicated because as soon as one of them goes wrong we panic.

and it is hard to resist the 'i must have it' society we sadly live in.

Only if you are weak willed and have more money than sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got a Nokia N8 and my son has an iPhone which I've played around with.I honestly prefer the Nokia

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I gt arfway down 123 dis 456 thread viX43 then slashed my bidual784 e app 2 by 4 wrists.

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By *olf64Man
over a year ago

redditch

htc desire hd is awesome

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By *entscotscplCouple
over a year ago

falkirk ish

goot a new htc desire hd last week and its awsome its simply the best

r n l

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will stick with my blackberry.

I have no real use for an overpriced phone that makes fart noises and will be upgraded 12months from now with technology that is already avialable now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Can you bluetooth other (non apple) devices on your iPhone?

Can you replace the battery on your iPhone?

Can you change/increase the memory card size on your iPhone?

Can you watch flash media on your iPhone?

In summary;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

Sums it all up :o)

ohhhh bah humbug - i love the iphone for other reasons!

I rest my case

What was it someone said "iPhone, a success of form over function" ?

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By *lack_BoltMan
over a year ago

oxford

"Can you bluetooth other (non apple) devices on your iPhone?

Can you replace the battery on your iPhone?

Can you change/increase the memory card size on your iPhone?

Can you watch flash media on your iPhone?

In summary;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

Sums it all up :o)

ohhhh bah humbug - i love the iphone for other reasons!

I rest my case

What was it someone said "iPhone, a success of form over function" ?

Mmmmmmmm?

Problem is most consumers don't use and don't care about Bluetooth.

Most consumers never need to and have no interest in replacing the battery.

Most consumers aren't interested in increasing the memory card size.

And Flash is such a bug ridden piece of junk that most people are better off without it anyway.

So their reasons may not be yours, but it's all about choice. Use the phone you're happy with and don't try to convert others to your cause. The iPhone / iTunes ecosystem is a highly convenient, consistent, and stable platform, but it doesn't mean you have to use it if you don't want to.

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By *J QMan
over a year ago

durham

I got a iphone 3gs for work and a galaxy s for pvt and i do prefer iphone, easier to type and menus etc... And being a bit of a gadget man that worked for T Mo for a long time, I like to think I know what I am talking about!! But dont all Men!! lol!! Iphone on my next upgrade defo!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The problem I have with Apple devices is that they are proprietary and only run Apple software (which you can only buy from Apple, unsurprisingly).

I much prefer open source computing.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

whilst i KNOW i dont have more money than sense - i do know i like the apple stuff - i find it fits my uses simply and well and i just adore the designs they have - im over my sulk on the htc - i have to use it for work so i will - im hearing there is a new ipad due out in april does anyone know if this is right?

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over a year ago

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By *heAddamsCouple
over a year ago

corbridge

"we need to worry more about living day to day then about material things.

sure these toys are very nice but we lived without them before.

and all technology has done is make our lives harder and more complicated because as soon as one of them goes wrong we panic.

and it is hard to resist the 'i must have it' society we sadly live in.

I have both an iphone and an ipad. Neither have made my life harder or more complicated, in fact the exact opposite.

I am no longer tied to my desk at work, as I can now have all emails delivered to my ipad or phone whilst out of the office.

I can work on the train for the whole of the three hour journey to London, without worrying if the battery on the ipad is going to pack in, and also without having to worry about a dodgy wifi connection.

And I can use the ipad unobtrusively in meetings, with the "Pages" and "Numbers" software giving me the equivalent of Microsoft Word and Excel.

I am definitely not one of the "i must have it" society, in fact it took four trips to PC World before i eventually bought the ipad, but you would now have to prise it from my grasp!

And there is a new one out in around April. With a camera and some sort of USB connection.

AND - most importantly - it is brilliant for browsing fab!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"im hearing there is a new ipad due out in april does anyone know if this is right?"

Knowing apple who redesign products every year so that apple nerds queue up to have the latest design, that is most likely right.

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