getting tp2 today...thinking about iphone..whos have both?

[mswlogo]

I think the top 3 phones are the Tp2, VZW Droid and iPhone.

You just have decide what you want.

To me more than half of the "Customizations" are just to get the TP2 functioning reasonably. Once I get that (and I may have just that), I don't plan on mucking with it and move on to other joys.

You have to factor in Plan costs, Phone Performance, Core Applications and "Fun Applications".

No question iPhone has a lot of "Fun Applications". But it's a matter of opinion about it's network performance as a phone for some parts of the country. My experience is that it's poor as a phone. In dense areas areas it's probably fine.

As far as core apps I think the iPhone is a bit behind or neck and neck with the top 3 phones.

Plan wise iPhone is really expensive.

If iPhone had a reasonble cost plan and network performance I'd probably have one.

For me Network and cost come first.

VZW is very expensive too.

Droid is a nice phone. Wimpy key board but over all a nice phone, and some of it's core apps are really awesome like Google Nav that you can speak too.

But I can get an inexpensive plan on sprint (SERO) but not every can get that and get 90% Network performance of Verizon. But even new plans are cheaper on Sprint.

My "core" apps on TP2 are pretty darn good (iGuidance, fancy calculator, google maps, email (Exchange), contacts, Voice Command etc.). The rest is just a gravy (fun apps) that I don't want to pay for.

There is no right or wrong choice, you just have to decide for yourself.

With a lot of work, I don't find TP2 sluggish what so ever. But it's a bit crazy what you have to learn and fiddle with to get there.

By the way I talk on the phone with Voice Command while navigating all the time and you can't do that with an iPhone. iPhone cannot multi-task believe it or not. It's like the old Palms that it can only do one thing at a time. It gives you impression it multi tasks because it restores state. But if you get a call while navigating your hosed. You have to choose one or the other. You might be able to receive a call while navigating but I don't believe you can use the voice command while navigating.

Android on TP2 may be option some day too. But I think it may end up being doggy and not worth running.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by mswlogo

I think the top 3 phones are the Tp2, VZW Droid and iPhone.

You just have decide what you want.

To me more than half of the "Customizations" are just to get the TP2 functioning reasonably. Once I get that (and I may have just that), I don't plan on mucking with it and move on to other joys.

You have to factor in Plan costs, Phone Performance, Core Applications and "Fun Applications".

No question iPhone has a lot of "Fun Applications". But it's a matter of opinion about it's network performance as a phone for some parts of the country. My experience is that it's poor as a phone. In dense areas areas it's probably fine.

As far as core apps I think the iPhone is a bit behind or neck and neck with the top 3 phones.

Plan wise iPhone is really expensive.

If iPhone had a reasonble cost plan and network performance I'd probably have one.

For me Network and cost come first.

VZW is very expensive too.

Droid is a nice phone. Wimpy key board but over all a nice phone, and some of it's core apps are really awesome like Google Nav that you can speak too.

But I can get an inexpensive plan on sprint (SERO) but not every can get that and get 90% Network performance of Verizon. My "core" apps on TP2 are pretty darn good (iGuidance, fancy calculator, google maps, emails, contacts etc.). The rest is just a gravy (fun apps) that I don't want to pay for.

There is no right or wrong choice, you just have to decide for yourself.

With a lot of work, I don't find TP2 sluggish what so ever. But it's a bit crazy what you have to learn and fiddle with to get there.

By the way I talk on the phone with Voice Command while navigating all the time and you can't do that with an iPhone. iPhone cannot multi-task believe it or now. IT's like the old Palms that it can only do one thing at a time. It gives you impression it multi tasks because it restores state. But if you get a call while navigating your hosed.

Android on TP2 may be option some day too. But I think it may end up being doggy and not worth running.

Pretty right for the most part... only to be fair the iphone actually can multitask if you jailbreak it.

[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

Pretty right for the most part... only to be fair the iphone actually can multitask if you jailbreak it.

Really, I was not aware of that. Good to know. thx.

I thought that was an OS limitation. Is it like a "setting" to only run that way. Any idea why they disable it?

[biglee]

I've had both as I used to be ATT and Sprint. I thought the Iphone was a great "entertainment" device (ie Ipod), but stunk as a phone. It had terrible battery life and it just wasn't what I needed in a phone.

My TPII on the other hand, has been great. The phone is great, the internet is zippy, it handles email, excel, word, etc without any hiccups. And, most importantly, the battery is very good.

[NIKKG]

Get the iPhone if you just want your phone to work right without headaches and want to use all sorts of apps.

Get the TP2 if you like to use an antique outdated OS so you can remember the “good ole’ days” and have nothing better to do than have constant patches and updates instead of actually using your phone.

[brownhornet]

Originally Posted by NIKKG

Get the iPhone if you just want your phone to work right without headaches and want to use all sorts of apps.

Get the TP2 if you like to use an antique outdated OS so you can remember the “good ole’ days” and have nothing better to do than have constant patches and updates instead of actually using your phone.

This is about to get interesting lol

[Rager02]

Originally Posted by NIKKG

Get the iPhone if you just want your phone to work right without headaches and want to use all sorts of apps.

Get the TP2 if you like to use an antique outdated OS so you can remember the “good ole’ days” and have nothing better to do than have constant patches and updates instead of actually using your phone.

actually more correct would be get iphone if you want a regular phone with some nice eye candy.
keep tp2 if you want more out of your phone and want to push it to the limits.
you have to jailbreak to multitask?that is bad not a smart device.
ps nikkig you would think with all the tp2 bashing you do you would have got rid of your tp2 and would be rocking an iphone you must not dislike it as much as you claim.

[x10guy]

wow, some pretty good and intelligent posts in this thread.

Once I saw, the words "TP2 or iphone" in the title, I was like "uh oh, here we go again..."

Edit: OK, I spoke too soon... lol. The inevitable is happening.

[jateshk]

Ok picked up the TP2. Ok ive played with MANY custom roms in TP1. And honestly after a few months on each custom rom there was something wrong with it.

TP2 looks nice, feels nice...but its the same ol Win. Should i update to custom rom. Will the custom roms be like the TP1 roms where there will be some items not working?

[*king*]

Originally Posted by gmaine02

actually more correct would be get iphone if you want a regular phone with some nice eye candy.
keep tp2 if you want more out of your phone and want to push it to the limits.
you have to jailbreak to multitask?that is bad not a smart device.
ps nikkig you would think with all the tp2 bashing you do you would have got rid of your tp2 and would be rocking an iphone you must not dislike it as much as you claim.

Could Nikkig=Exil3d ?