Comments on: Smartphones Now: First-time buyer’s guide, 2007 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:58:24 -0500 hourly 1 By: Tom Clark http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-552058 Tom Clark Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:14:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/#comment-552058 You're omitting one more smartphone OS, available in the US (although not terribly numerous here, I'll admit): the Symbian OS. I got it when I signed on with T-Mobile four years ago with a Nokia 3650, and like it enough that I bought a Nokia E70 on Ebay last year. It's not the fastest OS, but oh does it do smartphone stuff! Hugely capable, with lots of programs available. (I didn't pay anything for my Google Maps...) Check out (among many other sites, none of which I have any stake in): http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/ http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/ http://www.smartphones-show.com/ You’re omitting one more smartphone OS, available in the US (although not terribly numerous here, I’ll admit): the Symbian OS. I got it when I signed on with T-Mobile four years ago with a Nokia 3650, and like it enough that I bought a Nokia E70 on Ebay last year. It’s not the fastest OS, but oh does it do smartphone stuff! Hugely capable, with lots of programs available. (I didn’t pay anything for my Google Maps…)

Check out (among many other sites, none of which I have any stake in):
http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/
http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/
http://www.smartphones-show.com/

]]> By: David H Dennis http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-545686 David H Dennis Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:51:07 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/#comment-545686 The iPhone is indeed lacking many of those smartphone features, but it's still a stretch not to include it. True: No Office integration, no wireless sync, no cut and paste, and no third party applications until next year. But I think the superior web experience to any other phone more than makes up for these shortcomings. If you do most of your work on the web, it's a smartphone, since third parties have customized their web sites to work as applications. No other smartphone has a good enough web browser for this to be the case. Incidentally, Blackberry doesn't support creating or editing Office documents out of the box, either, so really it doesn't qualify. If you keep in Blackberry, for the sake of completeness I really think you need to include iPhone. D A very loyal iPhone owner! The iPhone is indeed lacking many of those smartphone features, but it’s still a stretch not to include it. True: No Office integration, no wireless sync, no cut and paste, and no third party applications until next year.

But I think the superior web experience to any other phone more than makes up for these shortcomings. If you do most of your work on the web, it’s a smartphone, since third parties have customized their web sites to work as applications. No other smartphone has a good enough web browser for this to be the case.

Incidentally, Blackberry doesn’t support creating or editing Office documents out of the box, either, so really it doesn’t qualify. If you keep in Blackberry, for the sake of completeness I really think you need to include iPhone.

D

A very loyal iPhone owner!

]]> By: Jameson http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-545428 Jameson Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:04:15 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/#comment-545428 Honestly, the iPhone really should be included here. It matches a lot of the specs above and it's too revolutionary to be ignored. Honestly, the iPhone really should be included here. It matches a lot of the specs above and it’s too revolutionary to be ignored.

]]> By: ding http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-545136 ding Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:30:15 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/#comment-545136 thanks for this; i've been delaying getting one (i'm one of those who thinks she doesn't 'need' it) but now my work and personal needs are starting to converge. i'm still balking at pricing one out and doing all the research for what my needs are, but this is a good start. thanks for this; i’ve been delaying getting one (i’m one of those who thinks she doesn’t ‘need’ it) but now my work and personal needs are starting to converge. i’m still balking at pricing one out and doing all the research for what my needs are, but this is a good start.

]]> By: JJ http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-545085 JJ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:31:19 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/smartphones-now-first-time-buyers-guide-2007/#comment-545085 The iCrack is the only smartphone you need. NOW GIVE ME MY DAMN FREE EARBUDS! http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/ultimate-ears-superfi-4vi-the-review-and-the-giveaway-yes-that-means-free-stuff/ The iCrack is the only smartphone you need.

NOW GIVE ME MY DAMN FREE EARBUDS!

http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/21/ultimate-ears-superfi-4vi-the-review-and-the-giveaway-yes-that-means-free-stuff/

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