Samsung Blade: Great resolution, compact, LED and beep every minute so you know you missed a call unlike most phones these days. Texting function is now outdated.

Palm Treo 755p: Good software, great PIM device, texting app great, buggy and sometimes slow, average look.

Palm Centro: Good software like the 755, but much faster and super stylish. But very hard for me text unless I was maybe 12 yrs old.

Samsung Instinct: Tried for a day but enough to tell me the Web was the worst since I have been using sprint phones, the scrolling is bad at times, no emoticons for texting??, the sprint tv is still very bad – why is this even on any phones???

There you have it. I have been fed up with the many Samsung product crashes or just now being able to text comfortably.

I am moving towards an iPhone. I worked around computers for many years and have always wanted a Mac but can’t afford one.

My reasons for wanting an iPhone and I’m not going to argue like people love doing so these days:
- It’s like having a mini mac kind of
- The graphics are super cool, best i have seen
- I love the apps, like the Myspace App, Ebay App and I have uverse so i can record from my DVR soon i hope
- I love the internet, it actually feels like an internet

In closing, hey why compare the iPhone to anything. That is what people try to do these days. Apple has trillions of dollars and do you think any other phone company does… or even the same guys who designed the mac operating system. I would own a Mac for it is a super amazing system not only looks but the way it operates. I do own a PC, but sometimes we can’t always have the top dog.

Whew, glad to get that out of my system ;p

The iPhone has a much better user interface and the browser is far better than the Instinct first version browser. Another disadvantage of the Instinct is the fact that the calendar is not able to sync with ANYTHING, nor does Sprint plan to develop this, but there is a rumor of third party plans to develop this – we’ll see. The Instinct does NOT have wi-fi capability.

The Instinct has some distinct advantages over the iPhone. I will list them because there are a few.

1. GPS Navigation is much better
2. Picture Messaging (incoming and outgoing) – Neither is available on iPhone
3. Records video
4. Stream music through bluetooth headset – to do this with iPhone you need to buy a bulky adapter that sticks out of the base of the phone.
5. Removable battery (you get an extra one with the phone)
6. Phone is not as “fragile” as the iPhone

I have used both for an extended period of time and I am torn. I would have no major gripes with the Instinct if it were wi-fi capable and if the browser were replaced and the calendar sync inability were changed. The iPhone would be a lock if the items above were corrected. Evenstill, there is the price difference. For the price, the Instinct is much better. That might be different if AT&T decided to include text messaging with their data plan – currently you must purchase Data, Messaging, & Minutes separately.

Considering everything I have mentioned I ultimately chose the Instinct. You will have to decide for yourself.

The pictures are decent. The web resolution is not good. Not awful, but not good. The one thing for sure the Iphone has. Browsing is quite quick.

I love the email sync, that was a big deal maker on decided to keep the phone. The sound is good, and gets pretty loud.

You are getting what you pay for. It’s worth $129.00 but I would never pay full price which is $500 something.

WARNING- You can lose your contacts switching to the Instinct from a really older model.

Youtube works satisfactory.

This is not a Smartphone. It’s the perfect phone for the rookie-techie That enjoys features but doesn’t really need them.

Nick
Nickolisish79@aol.com

I didn’t mean to watch porn videos. Being able to browse porn pics from my fav websites is good enough for me. As far as porn video, here’s something interesting happened one day: I was browsing phonefav.com’s dictionary called LookWayUp. And as I was browsing for different word meanings, I kept clicking links, and voila–some homemade porn video came up!!!! The particular video wasn’t a big turn on for me so I didn’t bother to figure out how I got to it, didn’t bother to check for its link, or didn’t try to replicate it. All I know it’s an Apple Quicktime video file. That’s all I can say about porn video.

I haven’t had problem of running out of battery, but your suggestion of getting a car charger sounds like a good plan.

Here’s what I did with my stylus: Cut a foot-long heavy-duty fine black thread. One end of this string was tied to the stylus head. Once tied, I applied a small amount of superglue to the stylus head to secure the thread knot permanently. The other end of the string was tied to the right side part of the leather case that holds the bottom of the Instinct. Again, I applied a thin film of superglue to secure the knot permanently. Measured & Cut a piece of black rubber and inserted it in the magnetic latch of the case. Once the rubber was in place, I inserted the stylus through the latch. The stylus is basically held in place by the rubber against the leather flap part of the case. Haven’t had any problem. I always have my stylus ready. The leather case I’m talking about is the Samsung brand Instinct holder/cover. It’s a nice case for my Instinct—it’s sturdy, it’s protective, it’s great for holding the phone. By the way, I don’t use the built-in stylus holder of the case since it’s in the way of the Live Search button. Lastly, Whoever designed the case forgot to cut a hole for the camera lens. So I have to make a hole for the lens by cutting approximately ½” hole in the right spot. Worked for me.

One other thing I liked about my Instinct which I forgot to mention in my first posting. I use Word to type all my school notes. Then I simply upload my Word files to Google Documents. So now I’m able to read my notes anywhere I go just by accessing Google Docs on my Samsung Instinct. Those Word files and tables sure look sharp on my Instinct. Ahh!!!! The power of free cloud computing.

Thanks for reading my post and commenting to it.