Cell phones: Poll: What cell phone manufacturer are you loyal to and why?
- 7/3/07 3:41 PM
Nokia!Of course
by danny cena1067 - 8/24/07 12:18 AM In reply to: Smartphone-Apple? 2 words that do not belong together by jeeplikensconnoisseurs, subtly glides, meticulously considered, to complement the prestige, heighten the experience, exclusive audio accompaniment, award-winning composer, elegance, Zen-like, epitome of style and elegance, organic flowing lines, dynamic surfaces, tensile strength, destined to age with grace, bi-stable spring mechanism and stainless steel ball bearings, aural accompaniment, emotion that touches both heart and mind
IMO, has the best design and ease of use, sleekest looks, most brilliant screen, most logical menus, most flexibility. HANDS DOWN!!!
The Cult of the Mac Strikes Back! (Sorta)
by Beaters - 7/4/07 4:58 PM In reply to: who cares by ehallspqr*** is up with Mac people? I grant Mac makes nice laptops. I might even buy one next time. The question remains, though, of how one can have even evaluated a device like this in a couple of days let alone compared it against the competiton (Sony Ericsson W810i just for example).
I mean, for one thing, without having seen a Mac phone yet I already know: you are stuck with one service provider. No unlocked phone for you. You're at the mercy of your service provider. With many phones you can just remove your SIM card and plug it into another phone or buy another company's SIM card and plug it into your existing phone. Sony, Motorola, Nokia, almost all the major manufacturers provide this versatility. Apple? No, and I wonder why not.
And yet most people follow God?
by Mikayla82ca - 7/5/07 9:07 AM In reply to: The Cult of the Mac Strikes Back! (Sorta) by BeatersThey didnt ask "Have you tested this cell phone brand yet?" They asked "What brand are you loyal to?" A good % of the people that voted for mac, did so because they use their computers and are loyal to that brand. Of Course they are going to buy and Iphone. If Mac made white bread you can bet they would buy that over wonderbread. I like Macs, and ya, i got suckered into the Iphone. But I like it!!! (Steve jobs just walked out the door with his gun so I can speak freely now) Its an ok phone. But HEY it syncs with all my mac apps. And that makes me happy. 
not 31% own a Mac
by peter4012 - 7/11/07 11:01 PM In reply to: And yet most people follow God? by Mikayla82caThough the own a Mac - by anything Apple is a very plausible theory, and follows the gullable theory there is are two major problems
1st. the percentage of people that own Macs vs. otherPC's is considerably less than the poles 31-34 %
2nd. The question was very specifically " which CELL PHONE manufacturer are you LOYAL to " not which one are you interested in, which one would you buy, from which company would you expect the best product etc.
Defenition of Loyalty as it comes to products : " Have had one or more, will definatelly buy again "
APPLE should never even have been on the list
Nokia
by kogatheninja - 7/11/07 3:18 AM In reply to: The Cult of the Mac Strikes Back! (Sorta) by Beatersstarted out with nokia, as did most people and haven really used them over the recent years. but now their new N series is pretty good so i might go back.
"Mac' phone - love the words but
by peter4012 - 7/11/07 10:51 PM In reply to: The Cult of the Mac Strikes Back! (Sorta) by BeatersAs much as I love the 'wacky humor approach' and agree to the pathetic brainless follow anything public I have to give apple one excuse on the simm card - being formost a computer (or video I-pod)& phone second its very large memory systems doesn't lend itself well to a standard phone simm
and by the way Verizon insists on non removable simms
Very good Reason: to make stolen phones useless -
with all others, steal a better (or working phone) pop in you sim and you got a five finger upgrade (no not free service)
But I'm with you Mac's a good computer but a phone is something different - and since its 12 days old , lets see in 6 month when the bugs become known
Intelligent and open-minded?!
by money11465 - 7/4/07 11:25 PM In reply to: who cares by ehallspqrYou call yourself intelligent and open-minded when you blindly follow a product you haven't used? You call yourself that when you believe some silly company's propaganda? Okay, I see.
I have an phone...
by ehallspqr - 7/5/07 2:22 PM In reply to: Intelligent and open-minded?! by money11465....unlike most people bashing it. At least get off you ass and go to an Apple store and try it out. I arrived at my well thought-out conclusions after doing months of research online before I even bought the phone. Then I played with the iphone for 3 days before posting. How did you arrive at your intelligent opinion? Are you just gifted? And how did you make the decision to buy your own phone before you actually bought it? Did you get one loaned to you and test it for 6 months before you bought? No. You read about it, you may have previously used products from that same company, maybe you played with it at the phone company store for an hour or two and then you made the decision to buy it. Right? It's all a leap faith man. Sometimes your right, sometimes your dead wrong. Right know I feel I made a great choice and so do most of the people that bought the iphone. It is a perfect fit for me and I can live with it's shortcomings mentioned by the bashers. If I was worried about unlocked service, or silly ring tones, or running business aps on my phone (who really does that?) or getting the cheapest hardware and service or any of the other blah, blah, blah gripes I have heard by the bashers, then maybe I would have opted for something else. If any company ever comes out with every feature, every service for every single person who has some special want, then all you perfect world perfectionist can run out and buy it. Till then why don't you try holding your breath. I live in the world of reality and the iphone works the best for me out of all the smart phones I have owned. It is hands-down the best multi-media Smartphone yet and it will be well copied by every other cell phone or pocket PC maker in the years to come. Check back in a year and we will see who is right and who is eating their words about the iphone.
Can't argue with very good logic - but...
by peter4012 - 7/11/07 11:13 PM In reply to: I have an phone... by ehallspqrAbsolutelly impecably stated, and it does catch most of us ' downtalkers' a bit with our pant down ...
but .... anybody as smart, thoughtfull and inversigative as the writer has to also acknowledge that:
a) loyalty is earned and not granted on a product before its sold
b) obviously not 31-34 % bought one so what are they judging it on
c) question was loyalty - not interested, might buy etc.
Now I loved your last line and agree, lets see in six months, though unfortunatell I expect a let glorifiable outcome than you do.
But I loved you post, thurough, inteligent, logical and compassianate in what you like, and that no one can argue with. good luck- enjoy
iPhone = nannyphone, Why is the iPhone crippled?
by nutjob - 7/6/07 1:43 PM In reply to: who cares by ehallspqrNice phone I just wish Apple thought their users were smart. If it ws not crippled it would be a great phone.
My initial disposition was that it is very nice looking, decent ease of use but Apple decided to cripple it to make sure people do not make mistakes.
Safari on the iPhone is very good at the sites it can read. It reads very few sites. Web 2.0 sites are not accessible and cannot download anything via Safari. These functions were obviously crippled by Apple so you cannot get into any trouble downloading. This is the only “smart phone” that does not allow browser downloads.
What no SMS. What smart phone does not have SMS? What phone over $100 does not have some kind of SMS feature? This was eliminated because Apple did not have a go way to monitor your SMS messages.
ITunes is used to validate the phone, why? This in the future will allow Apple to monitor your calls and tell you who to call and when. It also keeps you hooked to ATT for five years. After the two years is up, you will not be able to use the phone with any other USA company. You will need a three way validation system (ATT, iTunes, and Sim card).
NO 3G. The iPhone comes with a 3G card; ATT has a 3G network but Apple choose to cripple the phone at 2.5. Why? Are you not paying for a 3G data plan.
No replicable battery and a recessed ear buds keep people connected to limited offerings of Apple. I am on the road 10 days a month and use iTunes on my home computer. Why do I need to bring an extra cord along?
The iPhone is a very good iPod but the phone sound quality and range is meddling.
In summary the iPhone is a very good mash up of ideals, it comes with high ease of use but it lacks functions that are standard on other phones, and is crippled in its use. If you have not used a smart phone in smart ways the iPhone is a will look like a very good purchase.
Fool make companies rich
by peter4012 - 7/11/07 10:37 PM In reply to: who cares by ehallspqrI love your answer - it shows so much how ignorance is bliss -
no service history - no experience history - the only thing anyone knows is what 'apple' has brainwashed us with for 6 months -
You have one ?? willing to switch to a lousy provider to get one ??
willing to shell out the extra internet fees for slower service when WIFI is not available ?? Love your ringtones ? - well you can't download then to I-phone and one more little bug I find - but thats personal --- I dial numbers often by touch - especially my speed dials - now do that on a touch screen with no buttons - there is a reason why keyboards still have buttons -----
but more power to apple - I hope they got your 600 washingtons - they won't get mine - not even if the become available on a better service provider
Peter ( love verizon - Samsung - Palm )
lol
by strykernyc - 4/15/08 7:18 AM In reply to: who cares by ehallspqrapple users in general are satisfied very easy and can't think outside the box. apple throws a pc or phone or ipod and says this is what u are going to use but u cant do anything else other than what we tell you to do and u say ok master I am shallow and cant think outside the box.
apple is evil. why I can't build a computer and install the crappy apple os x? why I can't install windows or linux on a apple machine? why I cant install anything other than what apples wants me too on my iPhone? why I can't have anything i want on my iphone? in windows mobile phones u can dream of anything and u can make it real. think of anything and i bet there is a software for it.
I dont need a ipod, i dont need a iphone and i dont need a mac. my treo wm can do everything and wayyyy more than any iphone and my treo is my mp3 player. 8gbs of music on my phone nmm sweet plus is bluetooth and works perfect at home or on my car my custom build pc is wayyy better than any apple computer anyone out there has.
Agree
by jfodgers - 7/4/07 9:44 PM In reply to: Loyal to apple?? by _sorrow_Loyalty takes time. Apple should not even have been on the list
What? What's with the high percentage of "loyalty" to Apple?
by wazo502 - 7/5/07 12:03 PM In reply to: Loyal to apple?? by _sorrow_Did someone purposely spiked the poll or did a bunch of people became Apple slaves? I mean, I like Apple products ... but never for their version 1.0 ... if you know Apple history, they USE consumers like us to "TEST" their products. go and ask those who got the 1st version of Apple products. Total junk. Of course, they improve all the faulty area toward the end of the product cycle (usually the most reliable by the 4th or 5th version)
Back to cell phone: I've also used many cell phones ... I know Sony Ericsson has a really bad rap (I think they still do) ... but I love their features and functions (when your phone is problem free). The software side is intuitive, the phone is always feature rich with bluetooth and IR, good for transferring things on and off of the phone. I've used the k700i and the W850i - both nice phones. I have to say the same for Nokia -- my wife has used Nokia phones for a while -- they have cool phone designs (if you can get your hands on them, the European and Asian versions) I would say the same for Motorola - solid phones, good design if you like the razors.
It's all semantics, people
by natejohnstone - 7/5/07 12:43 PM In reply to: Loyal to apple?? by _sorrow_Look, the poll says which are you "loyal to." People answer questions as they self-define the terms. The originator of the poll didn't say "You must must have used the product for at least 6 months" or anything like that. Some people fall in love in the first few weeks of dating a person, and some people become loyal to a product right away--some take a very long time.
I just got my new Sony w810i a week ago, and I can tell you that I AM NOW A BIG SONY FAN. The phone rocks, the best phone I've ever had, and I will totally get a Sony for my next phone if possible.
Is my "loyalty" misplaced because--unbeknownst to me--the phone will brake in another month and I'll be mad? Perhaps, but in the moment I'm answering this question, I'm saying that I'm loyal to Sony.
Anti-Mac people are just as rabidly insane as Mac fanboys are. It would be quite amusing accept for the fact that they are so often mean-spirited as well. The difference is Mac fanboys are happy and having fun buying their new WonderPhone, anti-Mac people are...what..mad that others are happy?...jealous?...need more fiber?...I can't quite figure it out. If someone buys the iPhone and likes it, hooray for them--why should you care and call them names for liking a phone just because it was uber-hyped? For that matter, why do you care so much that they like their iPhone? If they are in love with Apple because they think their products are superior and want all their friends to enjoy those superior products as well, then who cares? I think the iPhone looks great, though I won't buy one until a later model that does what I need it to do. At that time, I might switch loyalties to Apple in the area of phones--though I think I'll always like Sony too.
But for now, if you've had a great experience with a phone, I'm happy for you. If you love your iPhone or N95 or Blackberry of PoS phone then that's wonderful for you. Lord knows I've had some bad phone experiences myself, so I hope others have good ones.
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