sulu17

Hi Guys,

I needed to get a new phone since my blackberry is dying.
I got a apple 3GS yeseterday to hold me off since droid x and incredible is not available. However apple will only check for emails every 15 min. It won't check any faster. My blackberry was instant.
I run a business where I need need to know soon as email comes in or I might lose orders... This is life line for me.
So 3GS is going back, and Iphone 4 is out of questions(probably same problem).

I have 3 choices. Which would you recommend?

1. ATT captivate(samsung galaxy s)
Good:
good screen
ATT has economical plan w/ 900min and 2GB internet for $85 per month
Free tethering with samsung kies
bad:
might have gps problem
no flash: this might be huge since it's is almost useless as camera indoors

2. verizon droid x

everything looks good but the the screen is older kind

bad :
verizon is expensive: 900min and internet and tethering is $120 per month.
I suppose I can get by with less minutes for $100.

3. verizon incredible

almost good as others and no real problem but still verizon is expensive

Which would you recommend. Now that i have 3GS, I can wait until I get any of the phones and return this one.
As I said, my reall needs are email(fast check), internet, good call quality, sometimes use of camera.


Please help me guys.

lunatic59

Honestly, if push email were that critical, I'd stick with a Blackberry. It's the one thing it does incredibly well.

UKseagull

How about using K-9?
k9mail - Project Hosting on Google Code

marefin

I'm using the Captivate it now and it's an awesome phone in my opinion. But if e-mail is REALLY important to you BlackBerry is the way to go hands down. A few of my friends have the BlackBerry 9780 (or something like that) and we tested how fast an e-mail shows up on the phone. With the BlackBerry it was almost instant.

A.Nonymous

What kind of accounts do you have? POP, IMAP, or ActiveSync?

sulu17

Hi guys

thank you for the replies.
Actually I just figured out the problem. By using google apps and gooble mobile sync, I was able push my email to iphone. It's almost instant.

I will probably use this one for little bit until I can get real phone for me and give to wife.

I am still torn between droid x(big screen) and captivate(reasonable monthly bill). I just read sprint will have galaxy s as well, but with led flash and kerboard, so this might be perfect. Sprint has pretty goo priced for $90 for all services as well (900 min and internet). Verizon is simply too expensive with $60 for tethering. I know I probably won't use this but when I need to it's for really urgent business.

My question still is between galaxy s and droid x which would you recommend? I am still asking because I am getting older and bigger screen simply is nicer to read

marefin

Droid X is faster and you can sideload apps and Captivate has an amazing screen and you can't sideload apps.

JJackson

I have a Droid X and it's incredibly useful. I am very satisfied with the quality of the phone and the service Verizon provides.

marefin

I wish I could've left AT&T before I upgraded to the Captivate, but I have rest of my family on my plan as well so couldn't. AT&T is just horrible now. It was good when it was Cingular but not anymore.

rlb4

Droid X is not faster. Captivate(Galaxy S) is currently the fastest phone available. You can sideload app very easily without rooting using Android Central's Sideload Wonder Machine.

Sideload Android apps all you want with the Sideload Wonder Machine | Android Central

cyberkamote

Since you need emails on the go and would want an alternative from a Blackberry (although, yeah Blackberry is still the best in PUSH emails):

I would say you go for a droid phone with at least 1Ghz of processor speed + a QWERTY keypad (lets admit it typing is still faster with a physical keypad, I hope you dont mind the physical size tho') + the bigger in-phone memory the better (I believe emails will be stored in the phone memory for Exchange ActiveSync).

I did not name a specific phone model so you could widen your search.

(post made with assumption that you will use Exchange ActiveSync)