# what smartphone to buy?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 26, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123 "2008-10-26T20:09:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/21 "2008-10-27T10:05:47Z")
yea, the nokia stuff is great. I wish they made more for CDMA. I’ve heard rumors they are flirting with VZW again. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/22 "2008-10-27T14:10:51Z")
> [@Needles350Z](#): > > N95 has a 5MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens w/ 30fps video recording, real satellite GPS (non-network dependent, you don’t need to have cell service to use the GPS, think: driving through remote areas, been there! saved my life! and it’s completely free turn by turn) Between built in functionality and freeware It will do anything any other phone can do thanks to the open OS -plus you can all but ditch your iPod, digital cam, video cam, and tomtom/Garmin. Gives you the spontaneity of always having these devices with you. No contract with AT&T needed either. Just go in and get a SIM card and plug it in. I have no contract, I can switch to T-Mobile at will. Pretty cool you can download the maps to the phone for GPS if you are in the middle of no where. That is one thing that I hated on my phone last week in Indiana. Spotty cell phone service could not find me and load the map even tho the GPS knew where it was. The phone tho seems pretty impressive other than its non 3G. Just clunky lookin. Liked my samsung double flip phone but never a big fan of the smart phone slider. ---
**Author:** ![almostBrett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/almostbrett/32/5249_2.png) [@almostBrett](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/almostBrett)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/23 "2008-10-27T15:34:00Z")
> [@Needles350Z](#): > > Is Verizon absolutely crucial? If there’s any way to pry away from Verizon, I’d get a Nokia N95-3 or -4. I personally left Verizon to go with SIM capable phones. I’ve had Windows Mobile 5, 6, and both iPhones, and the N95 literally annihilates them in every day usability. Not only that but there’s like 10,000 apps, and almost all are free (like text conversation like you wanted), and the few that are not free can easily be had for free. > . i guess ive never really thought about switching and never really thought any other service was decent. i looked at the nokia phones you were talking about, i dunno they seem huge as hell. and im a skinny jeans fggt so i dunno how that would work lol blackberrys are pretty cool… im just not sure which one im into ---
**Author:** ![almostBrett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/almostbrett/32/5249_2.png) [@almostBrett](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/almostBrett)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/24 "2008-10-27T15:37:31Z")
the curve looks almost the same as my q… whats so special about the curve… i like it, but jw ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/25 "2008-10-28T06:32:52Z")
> [@almostBrett](#): > > the curve looks almost the same as my q… whats so special about the curve… i like it, but jw people can pretend to be important executives saying they have a blackberry:mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/26 "2008-10-28T06:39:13Z")
I have a blackberry enterprise server at work and i am taking full advantage of it as soon as im elgible for a new phone.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/27 "2008-10-28T06:41:45Z")
just because you have a BB, doesnt mean you can jump on a BES. you need a CAL as well. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/28 "2008-10-28T06:58:20Z")
all covered buddy. I manage this thing every day. Im glad i can finally activate my own instead of the 50 people here that dont even deserve them. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/29 "2008-10-28T07:15:09Z")
good deal :tup: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/30 "2008-10-28T07:19:17Z")
I guess im getting the Samsung i770 whenever it hits the market… ---
**Author:** ![Needles350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@Needles350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Needles350Z)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/31 "2008-10-28T08:16:09Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Pretty cool you can download the maps to the phone for GPS if you are in the middle of no where. That is one thing that I hated on my phone last week in Indiana. Spotty cell phone service could not find me and load the map even tho the GPS knew where it was. > > The phone tho seems pretty impressive other than its non 3G. Just clunky lookin. Liked my samsung double flip phone but never a big fan of the smart phone slider. The N95-3 and -4 are 3G, actually 3.5G. I wirelessly tether my laptop via BT or WiFi to my N95 over 3.5G speeds! The clunkyness can be overcome by getting an E71-2. Very thin, non-slider PDA style phone and just as capable. It’s quite a bit smaller in the pocket than my iPhone was. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/32 "2008-11-02T09:16:48Z")
> [@almostBrett](#): > > and im a skinny jeans fggt 🦨🦨🦨 FGGT ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/33 "2008-11-03T06:38:25Z")
> [@Needles350Z](#): > > The N95-3 and -4 are 3G, actually 3.5G. I wirelessly tether my laptop via BT or WiFi to my N95 over 3.5G speeds! > > The clunkyness can be overcome by getting an E71-2. Very thin, non-slider PDA style phone and just as capable. It’s quite a bit smaller in the pocket than my iPhone was. Completely missed that part on the wikipedia article. Are you refering to UTMS as 3.5G? ---
**Author:** ![Needles350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@Needles350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Needles350Z)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123/34 "2008-11-04T13:02:02Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Completely missed that part on the wikipedia article. > > Are you refering to UTMS as 3.5G? “HSDPA release 5” is referred to as 3.5G. You can see the little 3.5G icon in the upper left: Here’s a shot of my task manager while browsing the web, navigating with Garmin, listening to music, browsing the gallery etc. Couldn’t do that with my crap iPhone! Still have 65MB of RAM left to open up a few more programs: [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-smartphone-to-buy/57123.md?page=1)