Market and paying $... Safe?

Don't be sorry for any questions you have, especially coming from BB. I was in the same boat when I first got my G1, and I was coming from WinMobile.

Buying apps is completely safe. It uses Google's checkout service, which is very secure. As far as buying apps that are in different currencies, Google checkout service auto converts the currency for you. I did some research and bought a few paid apps that were in euros, and I technically paid less than what the actual conversion was supposed to be. Granted it was only a couple of pennies, but hey in this economy a couple of pennies here and there can amount to a lot.

If there is a way to use another form of payment, then I have no idea how to do that. Sorry.

 

LOL. No worries.

I was thinking about getting a BB Storm before I got my G1, but decided that Android OS seems to be way more user friendly than BB OS.

Here are the apps I have installed on my phone now:

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CarbonRed,1.0
ferrari,1.0
eBuddy,1.3.3
ES File Explorer,1.1.0.0
NewsRob,3.3.0
Twidroid PRO,2.7.6
Act 1 Video Player,2.0.0
Advanced Task Manager,3.8
AppControl,1.4.8.2
aTrackDog,3.10
AudioManager,1.0.4
Bar Control,1.1.0
Battery Status,2.2
Better Cut,1.5
Better Keyboard,4.0.1
Bloo,1.4.2b Beta
GDE,0.1.8.1
Handcent Font Pack3,1.0
Handcent Sms,2.9.18
i Music Tao,1.2.18
Lock 2.0,2.6.1
Mobile Banking,2.12
MountUSB,2.2
MyBackup Pro,2.2.0
Note Everything,2.7.0
Note Everything Pro,1.1.0
OI File Manager,1.1.0
Shazam,1.1
SMS Backup,1.1.0
Sticky Memo Widget Pro,1.2.1
Useful Switchers,1.3.0
Wallpaper Set & Save,1.1.008
Weather Widget Forecast Addon,1.2.2
Weather Widgets,2.9
Total 34 applications.

Here are some other apps I use every once and a while:

OffiViewer- Opens PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OpenDocument, and RTF documents. Only opens docs that are 1mb or less. That's the only downside. OffiViewer v0.6 Application for Android | Productivity

OpenTable-
- Find the 100 closest OpenTable restaurants in the US, Canada, UK/Ireland, Mexico and check availability
- Plan ahead and book reservations in another city
- Refine: filter results by cuisine, price, availability
- View restaurant menus (press menu!) - where available
- View fresh reviews from recent OpenTable diners
OpenTable v1.0.8 Application for Android | Lifestyle

Barcode Scanner- Scan barcodes on CDs, books, and other products, then look up prices and reviews, or search for a word in a book and find where it occurs. You can also scan QR Codes containing URLs, contact info, calendar events, and more. Barcode Scanner v3.01 Application for Android | Shopping

BeamReader PDF Viewer- View PDF files and e-mail attachments in their desktop quality. Documents are rendered locally on device.

Features:

* Fast full fidelity rendering
* Intuitive granular zoom and navigation
* Encrypted and password protected documents
* Text search
* Bookmarks
* Embedded links
BeamReader PDF Viewer v0.99.2 Application for Android | Productivity

DocumentsToGo Full Version- I actually just bought this app today, and I love it. I didn't have access to my computer and was able to edit my paper for one of my classes. $9.99 is price drop from what it was before ($24.99). It says that the sale for this app ends December 26, 2009.

In addition to Microsoft Word & Excel viewing, this key unlocks:

* Adobe PDF
* MS PowerPoint (ppt, pptx)
* EDITING
* Creating new
* Saving & sending changes
* Viewing & updating charts
* Zooming & formatting
* Password-protection
* 'Live Folder' for recently used docs
DocumentsToGo Full Version Key v2.003 Application for Android | Productivity

Pandora Radio- Pandora Radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available to stream music on your phone. Start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a "station" that plays their music and more music like it. Already a Pandora User? Just log in to enjoy your stations.
Pandora Radio v1.1.2 Application for Android | Multimedia

Aldiko Book Reader- Read and download thousands of books right on your Android phone. Browse huge catalogs of ebooks (most for FREE) or import your own ePub files. Comfortable and customizable reading experience (font type, color margin, night mode, etc.), bookmarks, full text search.
Aldiko Book Reader v1.2.2 Application for Android | Reference


Wow I'm getting a little too excited. LOL.

You can also check out http://androidanarchy.com. They have a pretty long list of the top free and top paid apps in the market right now.

Happy downloading!!!

 

No worries. Welcome to the wonderful world of Android.