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jayjay1122 wrote:

Network, network, network!

 

The Verizon commercials about maps, as silly as it sounds, are true!

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Out of everything, I want to agree with these two sentences the most. A phone is only as good as it's network. I strongly believe that. On the flipside though, it depends on what you want your phone to do...

I've had both the iPhone 3GS and all Android phones (Aside from the Nexus and Behold II...yuck). I may be biased, but I really can't stand the small sandbox that Apple places people with iPhone's in. Don't get me wrong, I have said it many times before on this board, the iPhone is a good piece of hardware. But there's something to be said about an Open Source (a nod to somegirl) system that just kind of grabs people, and it's a difficult clutch to get out of.

You see, Android gives people the freedom to do pretty much anything they want with their phones. That goes true for any providider/manufaturer/developer that gets their hands on Android. I enjoy the fact that I have the freedom to do anything I want with my phone. I like having the freedom to use third party programs, not being tied down to just iTunes, or anything Apple branded. I love the fact that Android allows developers to create whatever they want -- they don't tell developers "No you can't put that on the market" (Apple, I already have parents thank you very much). I like the way I can change the face of Android at any time. With Android, you can make it personal, partial to you. With the iPhone OS, its like you're playing with a doll that tells you what to and not do to it.

Android is still very much in it's early stage. But I can tell you that it's nothing like the way it was back when the G1 Was first released. The rapid growth is startling, it's burgeoning and garnering so much attention it's silly.

Android devices do pretty much anything that the iPhone can do, if not, more.

But at the end of the day, it's what YOU want, and what fits YOUR needs.

Cheers!

Mike