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Old 06-21-2010, 02:04 PM
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I used to be a BlackBerry user and really liked the phones but I made the switch in 08 and love it. I used to have cell phone envy and would want a new phone every 6 months when something better and cooler would come out, so the fact that I've had the same iPhone for over two years now says a lot.
But does that have more to do with AT&T's contract and the fact that upgrading your iPhone more frequently would be impractical?

I'd love to be a gadget person, but it's freaking expensive. Except for insurance or warranty replacements I keep my phone for at least the 2 year contract period. The only MP3 player I have is an ex-coworker's samsung. It's not that I don't like the pretty toys, but they've never seemed worth investing in.

I do want an ebook reader though I haven't figured out which one would be preferable and I don't know when I'd be able to get one for myself.
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:33 PM
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But does that have more to do with AT&T's contract and the fact that upgrading your iPhone more frequently would be impractical?

I'd love to be a gadget person, but it's freaking expensive. Except for insurance or warranty replacements I keep my phone for at least the 2 year contract period. The only MP3 player I have is an ex-coworker's samsung. It's not that I don't like the pretty toys, but they've never seemed worth investing in.

I do want an ebook reader though I haven't figured out which one would be preferable and I don't know when I'd be able to get one for myself.
No, I paid full price for my last BB because I got it too soon after my last upgrade, which I hated ( the pearl). I don't mind because I AM a gadget person. If it's shiny and electronic, I want it.
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:52 PM
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I am a gadget person, but I can never really afford to be so I never act on it. But I have come to a point where I can and I am treating myself to an iphone 4 as soon as I get my next paycheck. I have been back and forth about all the different types of smartphones, and I was at first skeptical of the iphone, but recently no other phone has compared and I want the new one very badly.
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:57 PM
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Old 06-21-2010, 04:39 PM
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I do want an ebook reader though I haven't figured out which one would be preferable and I don't know when I'd be able to get one for myself.
I have the HD2 (from T-Mobile) and through the B&N app it comes with, you can download and read books from the phone. It comes pre-loaded with 3 e-books already (Dracula, Pride and Prejudice, and something else) but you can purchase whatever e-book and read it from your phone.
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Old 06-21-2010, 04:46 PM
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I have the HD2 (from T-Mobile) and through the B&N app it comes with, you can download and read books from the phone. It comes pre-loaded with 3 e-books already (Dracula, Pride and Prejudice, and something else) but you can purchase whatever e-book and read it from your phone.

Phones are too small, even browsing the web my on vaguely blackberry shaped Samsung I have to scroll way too much.

I'd want a Kindle or Nook or Sony or something but they're all proprietary about their formats and i haven't done the research yet due to the price range. Also reading on a backlit screen is harder than the eInk.
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Old 06-21-2010, 04:47 PM
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Currently a blackberry user. I do want an Android phone and am leaning towards the Nexus One once its int store, whenever that'll be.
I thought the thing about the Nexus One was that you HAD to buy it directly from Google, and that it would not be in stores?

Live-in has it and totally loves it - he's a tech geek and really loves that he can change all the settings himself and it's all open source.

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I'd love to be a gadget person, but it's freaking expensive. Except for insurance or warranty replacements I keep my phone for at least the 2 year contract period. The only MP3 player I have is an ex-coworker's samsung. It's not that I don't like the pretty toys, but they've never seemed worth investing in.
I've had my current phone for almost 4 years now.

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I do want an ebook reader though I haven't figured out which one would be preferable and I don't know when I'd be able to get one for myself.
I have a Kindle (actually, it's Live-in's until I save enough to buy it from him so he can buy an iPad, but since he doesn't like the Kindle he lets me use it anyway), and I like it very much. The difference between us, though, is that he likes to read comic books which can't be read on the Kindle, and I like to read books and the backlight hurts my eyes eventually.

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I have the HD2 (from T-Mobile) and through the B&N app it comes with, you can download and read books from the phone. It comes pre-loaded with 3 e-books already (Dracula, Pride and Prejudice, and something else) but you can purchase whatever e-book and read it from your phone.
I have an eBook on my iPod Touch right now but I find I can't concentrate on the iPod long enough to actually do any significant reading. I've been "reading" Madame Bovary for about 6 months now and am only in chapter 8, and I swear to God I try to pick it up and read it at least once per week.
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Old 06-21-2010, 05:06 PM
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I have an eBook on my iPod Touch right now but I find I can't concentrate on the iPod long enough to actually do any significant reading. I've been "reading" Madame Bovary for about 6 months now and am only in chapter 8, and I swear to God I try to pick it up and read it at least once per week.
Oooh hmmm...maybe I won't read those books then lol. I have them on there to look like I actually use my phone for more than just texting and getting on facebook! lol.

But then again I'm not a fan of Dracula, P&P or Little Women.
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