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01 July 2009
Bumping a Greenie Over Here. . . Since it's not getting much attention over there.→[More:] What cellphone do you currently have, and do you like it or hate it and why?
G1, love it, because it can do everything an iPhone can do, and more, and T-Mobile beats the pants off of ATT (in Chicago, at least.)
But I also like it for nerdy reasons. Non-nerds might prefer a Pre or iPhone.
Ultimately, I was spoiled by having a phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard, and when it came time for a new phone, it had to have that. For the most part, once you decide you need a physical QWERTY, you're limited to behemoths of phones. Of all that I looked at, the G1 beats them all.
It's got a touch screen, so it's not invincible, but the body is rock-solid, and they make some pretty durable cases as well.
Oh, and "greenie" is typically a euphemism for amphetamines, so in theory, "bumping a greenie" would be snorting amphetamines. Probably not recommended.
I've got a Razr. I neither love nor hate it. It's lasted for a few years of constant pocket-carry and moderately rough use, which is the main thing I ask of a cellphone (its eventual replacement will have a better camera, though).
Another G1 owner. Like it: great web browser, nice user interface, capacitive touchscreen (i.e finger not stylus, lots of functions and free apps available.
Would love it except for two problems: short battery life, long boot-up time.
I'm generally pretty tech-happy, but for some reason that doesn't extend to phones at all. The idea of a long boot-up time for a phone just makes me laugh and laugh and laugh.