OT but I really don't care.

[AkersTile]

Word of advice: Make sure you have a plan with unlimited texting. We got oldest SD a phone this week and she has sent me over 200 texts already.... and that's not counting everybody else she's texting. LOL

 

[TheGeekess]

I am a bit of a computer geek ... in fact, probably a bit more than a bit.

Anyway, there are a couple of suggestions I have.

one, keep the old Nokia for trips to Dad's house. have your daughter swap out the SIM card from the new to the old phone when she leaves and back when she comes back. That way, the phone doesn't wander off.

Two, I am VERY excited by the new Dell Lightning...but I am a WinMo guy.

Concur completely with Cyjeff's suggestions, CJane.

Jeff, have you played with an iPad yet? We've bought one for The Mom (age 74) for Mother's Day. I've spent the last couple of days setting it up for her. Very very cool.

 

[cyjeff]

Concur completely with Cyjeff's suggestions, CJane.

Jeff, have you played with an iPad yet? We've bought one for The Mom (age 74) for Mother's Day. I've spent the last couple of days setting it up for her. Very very cool.

I haven't played with one for more than a couple of minutes.

Looks cool though... just trying to justify adding it to the "on board arsenal".

 

[justalayman]

I haven't played with one for more than a couple of minutes.

Looks cool though... just trying to justify adding it to the "on board arsenal".

I'm trying to figure out why to get one at all. They are cool and fun to play with but especially after seeing one of the newest peripherals (a docking station with a built in keyboard) I'm trying to figure out why to get one rather than a laptop with WiFi and if needed, a phone dongle.


and if on Sprint or other phones with the same type of system: no SIM card.


as to implants: Sprint has family phone finder and there is an app called Loopt. If the phone has GPS, thos apps allow the phone to be located by other permitted phones.

 

[cyjeff]

I'm trying to figure out why to get one at all. They are cool and fun to play with but especially after seeing one of the newest peripherals (a docking station with a built in keyboard) I'm trying to figure out why to get one rather than a laptop with WiFi and if needed, a phone dongle.


and if on Sprint or other phones with the same type of system: no SIM card.


as to implants: Sprint has family phone finder and there is an app called Loopt. If the phone has GPS, thos apps allow the phone to be located by other permitted phones.

I actually made the nice Gen M'er in the apple store sad when I asked him that same question.

I said, "It is really cool. I have a laptop and a smartphone. What does this do that neither of those doesn't?"

He (she? hard to tell) was sad.... especially when I said that the phone and laptop are already traveling... and I need a reason to add ANY extra pounds.

Jane said T-Mobile... SIM cards.

 

[justalayman]

for a person that does not have a laptop (with WiFi of course) and simply wants the connection afforded for apps such as e-mail, facebook, and all those types of sites and generally surfing of the web, it is cool and probably plenty.

It does have an extremely user friendly interface, like the I-phone, but that is basically what it is; a big I-phone but unless you get the 3G model, it isn't even quite that.

Where I think it fails in design is it is obvious there has to be a cover over the screen. Maybe that was Apple's intent as a built in added sale to supply some sort of cover or case for the thing. I think that is a design flaw that it was not considered on the actual pad.

 

[cyjeff]

for a person that does not have a laptop (with WiFi of course) and simply wants the connection afforded for apps such as e-mail, facebook, and all those types of sites and generally surfing of the web, it is cool and probably plenty.

It does have an extremely user friendly interface, like the I-phone, but that is basically what it is; a big I-phone but unless you get the 3G model, it isn't even quite that.

Where I think it fails in design is it is obvious there has to be a cover over the screen. Maybe that was Apple's intent as a built in added sale to supply some sort of cover or case for the thing. I think that is a design flaw that it was not considered on the actual pad.

This hits me as a design concept... nothing more.

The problem is that Apple occasionally assumes that we have all sprung out of the ground without any existing technology but with a handful of credit cards and a desperate need to be cool.

 

[TheGeekess]

for a person that does not have a laptop (with WiFi of course) and simply wants the connection afforded for apps such as e-mail, facebook, and all those types of sites and generally surfing of the web, it is cool and probably plenty.

It does have an extremely user friendly interface, like the I-phone, but that is basically what it is; a big I-phone but unless you get the 3G model, it isn't even quite that.

Where I think it fails in design is it is obvious there has to be a cover over the screen. Maybe that was Apple's intent as a built in added sale to supply some sort of cover or case for the thing. I think that is a design flaw that it was not considered on the actual pad.

It all depends on what kind of end-user we're talking about, too. For an older person that hasn't worked a lot with PCs/laptops, and might carry a basic cell phone, it's a good choice. The simplicity of the design is breathtaking from a technical standpoint. (And no, I don't work for Apple nor do I shill for them!)

Not everybody needs/wants Interwebs access out in the wild. But there are enough wireless hotspots that if it was wanted....

 

[justalayman]

It all depends on what kind of end-user we're talking about, too. For an older person that hasn't worked a lot with PCs/laptops, and might carry a basic cell phone, it's a good choice. The simplicity of the design is breathtaking from a technical standpoint. (And no, I don't work for Apple nor do I shill for them!)

Not everybody needs/wants Interwebs access out in the wild. But there are enough wireless hotspots that if it was wanted....

I don't disagree and that is more or less what I implied with the "it's a big I-phone" statement. There is a group of folks that it actually has a use for. For the other 999,990 people that bought them in the last month: it's just the cool factor.

 

[justalayman]

The problem is that Apple occasionally assumes that we have all sprung out of the ground without any existing technology but with a handful of credit cards and a desperate need to be cool.

are you saying their assumption is wrong? Selling a million of those things in a month pretty much says the assumption is correct.