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Originally Posted by artsygrrl
Wow, guys, you convinced me to steer clear of those bastards. I appreciate the enlightening info. BTW, I'm a teacher, not by any means wealthy.
Everyone I know has a laptop and they use it constantly. A laptop just seems too practical for me. Anyway, I alreadyu have a desktop.
Next question...is there a difference between a Smart phone and an iPhone?
What about the one you have? Do ya like it/does it suck? What features are worth having?
My current phone is from the Flintstones era.
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an iphone is a smartphone. in other words a little computer. there are all kinds that go with all sorts of different networks. last i read (somewhere i don't recall), the droid has been outselling the iphone for the past 6 months (and it works on verizon, and has flash, etc).
i wouldn't want a smart phone. i don't want to have email following me everywhere. i answer email twice a day. otherwise it's a huge timesuck.
also, there are the "data charges " (about $40/mo) that you have to pay ON TOP of your cellphone bill. i have the cheapest cellphone ($25) and it's a prepay. when at home/ office, i just call w/ google voice (for free) and when im out i have no need to be constantly twattering about my whereabouts, so the prepay suffices.
if you wanna try the "joys" of a smartphone without the monthly overpays and without the ipad pricetag get yourself an ipod touch. you could get the cheapest one of the line (8Gb, $229) and don't let the aple store twats give you the upsell-- it's what they are trained to do. but don't jump into this yet.
because, as an educator, you *might* get a discount-- those are generally for computers + applecare, but every now & then it's possible to get cheeper toys:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/findyourschool
and finally: apple sells refurbished products in their website. they are a little bit hidden but you can find them. the beauty of this is that besides being cheaper, they come w/ the same 1yr warranty as the new ones.
refurbs for teh win:
http://store.apple.com/us/search?fin...co=MTA4MTQ4MzQ
sweet deal here:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/FB...co=MTY3ODQ5OTY $149 instead of $229
that's the perfect trial balloon for your ambitions. they come w/ wifi, itunes, you can get the same crummy apps, bookface, and everything that the iphone has except for the AT&T-tethered line+ the stoophid data charges. monthly obligations are the fastest road to financial slavery.
oh and i dont know anything about the knockoffs btw