Comments on: Gone to the Dark Side, Have I http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jerry Wright http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-184173 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:51:28 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-184173 Hey John… I just bought an HTC Eris smartphone on my daughter’s existing Verizon plan. As a phone, it is great. Better than my Razr. But you know, I use it mostly for reading. You’ll hear some kvetching about battery life, but with some tweaking you can actually get a couple of days out of it.

If you are thinking about upgrading out of the Storm (as you note, the red-headed stepchile) I’d seriously look at the Eris. (Goddess of discord indeed!!)

–Jerry

]]> By: The Gray Area http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-182216 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:26:29 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-182216 Well, if it’s cool enough for Scalzi, it should be cool enough for the little man. If he doesn’t like his Xmas gift it’s your fault. They do look really good, but most everything apple makes looks great.

]]> By: Chuck Gordon http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-182207 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:25:36 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-182207 Got me a refurb 8GB Touch last year, for cheap, to see if I’d like it. To date, I’ve really enjoyed it (get the Settlers of Catan app!) and am getting ready to step up to an iPhone …

The US History app is priceless, and PhotoFlipper and CropSmart are great mini-tools for dealing with images. I’ve got no-internet-needed maps of DC (street and Metro) as well as similar maps for Munich, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Strasbourg and Freiburg (needed them during holiday over there in October) as well as a handy Dutch phasebook (I can get by auf Deutsch and a bit of French, but not much Dutch).

The voice app, IIRC is standard with the 3.0+ system update … no mike for mine, but it’ll be irrelevant after I upgrade to the iPhone.

]]> By: Natalie Ford http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-182113 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:14:40 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-182113 *smiles*
Welcome to the shiny side!
P.S. The post before yours on my LJFriends default view was from CMV (yuki_onna on LJ):

http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/549027.html

Tere must be something in the air!

]]> By: Erbo http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-181937 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:54:47 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-181937 Welcome, from a household full of iPhone owners. :-)

Actually, my mother has a Touch as well, and she uses Skype on it to gain most of the benefits of an iPhone without dealing with AT&T. (I already was an AT&T customer, from back when they were AT&T before they were Cingular, so the iPhone was a logical step up.)

I honestly think that devices like the iPhone (and the Touch, to the extent it shares that lineage) are the “wave of the future” in computing. It’s the first step to what Jeff Duntemann was thinking of when he wrote his essay “Jiminy!” back in ’92. One does need to keep up with the times.

]]> By: LeftField http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-181885 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:15:32 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-181885 As for carriers? Verizon sucks where I live, AT&T has much better signal. I also do not like Verizon’s unlimited texting plan that has a limit.

]]> By: ytimynona http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-181778 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:40:24 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-181778 The iPod touch is a small computer disguised as an mp3 player. This I discovered when my little sister bought one and proceeded to use it as such, making me jealous of her tiny-computing powers.

]]> By: Maia http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-181752 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:02:21 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-181752 My iPod touch was my first and only apple product (something my sister hated since she’s an apple freak). I loved it so much. Then a month ago it got stolen which confirms to me that I’m not supposed to have apple products. (but I was sososo upset when that happened, I really did love that little thing)

]]> By: Deb http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-181726 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:18:25 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-181726 MarkHB @58
What? You presume I STILL haven’t read the directions? Well, you’re right. Thanks again for the info! And I totally agree about the mice, but if you install 3rd party software to speed up the new Magic Mouse it’s actually not that bad (but don’t quote me on that).

Dr Rocketscience @73
LOL! You are spot on.

As for iPhone starting on AT&T and migrating, I’m sure the AT&T deal was very profitable for Apple. Verizon didn’t NEED the deal. The rumors that iPhone would be available on other carriers has been around for a long time now. iPod touch is a great option for those of us who like our Verizon and still want the rest of the fun stuff…

]]> By: Fiona http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/12/08/gone-to-the-dark-side-have-i/#comment-181715 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:26:35 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=9313#comment-181715 Welcome to the world of Apple.

I love my iTouch. I hope the rumor of Apple ending their exclusive contract with At&T is true–I’ve wanted and iPhone since they first came out, but the wireless coverage is awful here, so I live with a Blackberry for now.

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