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Torn...EVO and iPad???

Thanks for the feedback everybody. Very interesting comments from most. Some...well...they just seem to be hating on iPad.

I am going to hold off on my purchase of the Evo.

The reason is two fold.

1) I resent that Sprint is charging the 4g fee...and it could be years, if ever, we see 4g in my city, 90 miles east of Houston. And, I have to pay twice...as the wife will want her phone upgraded...and she wanted an EVO the night we were at BestBuy. And, I am on a legacy plan that allows me to use my Smart Phone on the web, with out being on the $129+ plan. With the extra fees, it would be well over $149 (+taxes), per month.

2) The iPad is so dang useful as a large screen VERY portable computer. I take it everywhere. Sure, it is a LITTLE large to be walking into Lowes or the grocery store, who WGAF, the thing is awesome. I am not going to go back through this thread and dissect the iPad negativity...that was my intent of this post. I'll just sat that the iPad is the single most intuitive device I have ever (EVER) bought...and I have been buying various laptop and hand held devices for over 16 years (and computer technology since before that).

Anyway, I do look forward to my next smart phone...but for the time being, a NON-4g phone and the iPad will do. Hurry up Sprint with 4g everywhere...and hurry up competition with a more competitive plan!

Thanks!!
 
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1) I resent that Sprint is charging the 4g fee...and it could be years, if ever, we see 4g in my city, 90 miles east of Houston. And, I have to pay twice...as the wife will want her phone upgraded...and she wanted an EVO the night we were at BestBuy. And, I am on a legacy plan that allows me to use my Smart Phone on the web, with out being on the $129+ plan. With the extra fees, it would be well over $149 (+taxes), per month.
2) The iPad is so dang useful as a large screen VERY portable computer. I take it everywhere. Sure, it is a LITTLE large to be walking into Lowes or the grocery store, who WGAF, the thing is awesome. I am not going to go back through this thread and dissect the iPad negativity...that was my intent of this post. I'll just sat that the iPad is the single most intuitive device I have ever (EVER) bought...and I have been buying various laptop and hand held devices for over 16 years (and computer technology since before that).Thanks!!
Well 1) it is not a fee for 4g use. This has been debated endlessly and it just isn't what it is for. It is for truly unlimited data (no cap) and because it is a premium phone ( no need to argue this as it. Comes from Sprint and there are plenty of threads about it) i suspect all of Sprints Premium (whatever that is) Smart Phone going forward will have this 10 add on.
2). Like I have said before I have both the iPad and the Evo and what iPad can't Evo does to borrow from the Droid commercials. The iPad is a great living room, bedroom, and airplane device. But the Evo goes places the iPad can't and even if you have both you can get rid of AT&T entirely and use the Hotspot feature... That's what I do. Plus I have my laptop hooked up to it as well out in the field. Not taking anything away from the iPad but bringing it to grocery stores and movies is a bit silly.. And it does not make phone calls. Ditch your phone and the AT&T data plan and get the Evo with the Hotspot. Match made in heaven
 
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I don't know how I'd feel about an Android pad either... unless it dual booted Windows. IMO tablets should have a full scaled OS, not a stripped down phone OS.

That problem is twofold and I'll tell you why. The two reasons are speed and navigation. Also the reason of speed is related to battery performance.

A full scale OS is simply too fat for our current technology. There isn't a mobile processor out there that is fast enough to support full desktop OSs.

Even if we do have powerful enough mobile CPU's, the battery tech isn't there to support it. So we would have power sucking tablets.

The second problem is navigation. Desktop OSs were made for mice not fingers. Can you imagine navigating Win7 with your finger? It would be a nightmare.

For these reasons, this is why the HP slate died before it was even released. Throwing every feature and the kitchen sink doesn't make a killer device, it has to be implemented correctly.

People may dog the iPad all they want, but if people saw the keynote they would know that iOS was made for the iPad before the iPhone. This is why they're so similar, and is the sole reason why Apple is selling millions of these.

iOS addresses what a Full Scale OS doesn't, which are: OS Speed, battery life, and finger friendly navigation. There isn't a full scale OS in existence that can do all of this, so we have to turn to mobile OS, such as Android.
 
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Lol your not even worth arguing with. I need to stop wasting my time with people that can't grasp the obvious, and like the throw out semantics instead of carrying on an intelligible debate.

LOL...I spelled out the situation as it (obviously) stands. The fact that you don't want to acknowledge it, doesn't change that. As for semantics, I answered the original message based on that word. It's not semantics when someone else used it and I responded accordingly. That being said, I'll take a 4 player touch game on an iPad any day over whatever you can find on your convertible netbook. By the way...just how many of those things have been sold anyway?
 
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LOL...I spelled out the situation as it (obviously) stands. The fact that you don't want to acknowledge it, doesn't change that. As for semantics, I answered the original message based on that word. It's not semantics when someone else used it and I responded accordingly. That being said, I'll take a 4 player touch game on an iPad any day over whatever you can find on your convertible netbook. By the way...just how many of those things have been sold anyway?

I love how Apple fanboys quote "but it sold this much millions" when it comes to iPad, iPod, and iPhone, but when it comes to Macs, "Oh, sales don't mean anything"

And as I've seen someone state on here before, If sales was an indicator of quality, McDonalds must be the best cuisine on the planet.
 
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I love how Apple fanboys quote "but it sold this much millions" when it comes to iPad, iPod, and iPhone, but when it comes to Macs, "Oh, sales don't mean anything"

And as I've seen someone state on here before, If sales was an indicator of quality, McDonalds must be the best cuisine on the planet.

Uh, Mac computers actually sell pretty well, despite the recession. I find it funny that people are just gonna hate just to hate. Despite Apple being successful in laptops, mp3 players, phones, and now pretty close with a tablet all we keep hearing is.....

"Well those consumers are sheep"

Keep telling yourself that. The same people who said the "iPad is not going to be successful" were the same ones who went out and bought one. Is it really hard to believe that not one of those devices are actually "good"? Of course that would actually come to admitting that a device you hate is awesome.

Refrain yourself from buying certain devices just because you hate Steve Jobs or maybe even Steve Ballmer for some reason, I'll continue to buy devices based on my own opinions of why I think an iPod or Zune fits me. You're only hurting yourself by missing out on all the devices out there.

Oh and by the way, McDonalds is cheap, which is why the sell, bad analogy.
 
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Excellent post MrX8503. My thoughts exactly.

And IOWA if you're throwing the fanboy term in my direction then that's quite funny to hear since I like technology in general and like both Android and Apple products. If you read my post here rather then assuming things, you'd know that. I even like some Microsoft ones. Unlike some people I don't consider technology to be some holy crusade where everyone else is evil.

As far as sales numbers go, in order to have a successful eco-system you have to have decent sales numbers. I don't think a "convertible netbook" meets this threshold which is why I asked you how many they have sold. They aren't very common out in the wild. But I can easily find an iPad or laptop. Which leads me to think that a convertible netbook isn't a very successful product and therefore would not have much software written to take advantage of it's features (such as that four player gaming example given earlier).
 
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Excellent post MrX8503. My thoughts exactly.

And IOWA if you're throwing the fanboy term in my direction then that's quite funny to hear since I like technology in general and like both Android and Apple products. If you read my post here rather then assuming things, you'd know that. I even like some Microsoft ones. Unlike some people I don't consider technology to be some holy crusade where everyone else is evil.

As far as sales numbers go, in order to have a successful eco-system you have to have decent sales numbers. I don't think a "convertible netbook" meets this threshold which is why I asked you how many they have sold. They aren't very common out in the wild. But I can easily find an iPad or laptop. Which leads me to think that a convertible netbook isn't a very successful product and therefore would not have much software written to take advantage of it's features (such as that four player gaming example given earlier).

Your argument is flawed yet again Convertible netbooks run full fledged OS's, so all those iOs "apps" ? Yeah, all done with one "app" on the netbook. The browser. I like technology in general too. Which is why I don't settle for crap like the iPad. I should be able to do whatever I want with my devices, not what a CEO of some company I bought from thinks I should do with it. Period.

Anyone who lets a CEO of a company dictate what they can and cannot do with something they BOUGHT is indeed a sheep. Period.
 
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UMmmmm the evo can make phone calls....last i checked the Ipad can't. But you can root the evo and use your ipad through your evo....that could be fun.

Mine can. It can also send text messages. Oh and it can also let me browse the web and find out if information I think is correct infact IS correct instead of just posting something completely wrong. :rolleyes:
 
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Your argument is flawed yet again Convertible netbooks run full fledged OS's, so all those iOs "apps" ? Yeah, all done with one "app" on the netbook. The browser. I like technology in general too. Which is why I don't settle for crap like the iPad. I should be able to do whatever I want with my devices, not what a CEO of some company I bought from thinks I should do with it. Period.

Anyone who lets a CEO of a company dictate what they can and cannot do with something they BOUGHT is indeed a sheep. Period.

Dude a full OS on a tablet ain't gonna happen, unless we get faster mobile CPUs. This is why we're seeing Android tablets coming and the HP Slate Win7 was killed off.

You want to do what you want with your device? Ever heard of rooting or jailbreak? Sounds like you have a problem with the CEO not the device. The device could make you toast and you would still hate just to hate.
 
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Dude a full OS on a tablet ain't gonna happen, unless we get faster mobile CPUs. This is why we're seeing Android tablets coming and the HP Slate Win7 was killed off.

You want to do what you want with your device? Ever heard of rooting or jailbreak? Sounds like you have a problem with the CEO not the device. The device could make you toast and you would still hate just to hate.

I'm not going to support a company or it's products when the captain of the ship demands control over devices you bought, and has the power VIA OTA to remotely kill your device, and has in the past.
 
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I'm not going to support a company or it's products when the captain of the ship demands control over devices you bought, and has the power VIA OTA to remotely kill your device, and has in the past.

LOL..oh man. I guess you aren't buying any Android products either. Quick! Return the ones you may have already....before they kill something on it!!!
 
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True enough, but same can be said of any wireless phone. Point is, Google doesn't do it, nor I doubt they left a trojan on my phone that does it.

Nah not really... You can say Google doesn't do it which is completely true... Until they do it. I have never heard of anyone's phone being remotely wiped by Apple or Google or Microsoft or Nokia or BlackBerry. And they all mostly have the ability. The only phones I have ever heard of being remotely wiped are Prototypes that have gotten out.
 
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Nah not really... You can say Google doesn't do it which is completely true... Until they do it. I have never heard of anyone's phone being remotely wiped by Apple or Google or Microsoft or Nokia or BlackBerry. And they all mostly have the ability. The only phones I have ever heard of being remotely wiped are Prototypes that have gotten out.

Are you kidding? Man, google Apple bricking jailbroken iPhones....
 
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