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aylara

Techie geek smart phone help

Aug 18, 2010 07:26

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traceracer August 18 2010, 15:21:10 UTC

I have the droid and have no problem with downloading PDF documents. Haven't tried word or editing, though.

I do lots of twittering, facebooking and gmailing from it as well. Also, the newest droids act as network hotspots i believe.

dragonblink August 18 2010, 15:48:26 UTC

Check with Verizon to see what smartphones they offer -- it's generally cheaper (initially) in the US to get a phone through your provider because they usually reduce the price if you re-up your contract. And since Verizon doesn't use sim cards, I'm not sure you can do the "buy an unlocked phone somewhere else" thing.

Also I'd suggest hitting a brick-and-mortar store to play around with the phones in person, to see which ones fit your needs (and your hands) best. Most cellular store employees carry smartphones -- ask them how they like 'em.

theinfamousmom August 18 2010, 16:11:24 UTC

Yeah... the full service Verizon store in the Empire mall is usually incredibly busy, but the sales help there is excellent.

torent01 August 19 2010, 01:25:15 UTC

I really like my HTC Droid. It isn't the most recent version, but it handles email and everything else I need just fine.

tomstitzer September 21 2010, 02:29:05 UTC

Hi Susan! You've been friended! Anyway, I don't know if you made your decision yet but if you've already got a phone you're happy with, and all you need is a little device for what you mentioned, why not use the iPod Touch and get yourself a Verizon Mifi (Myfi?). It basically gives you a little card that is a mobile wifi hotspot. There are various data plans to choose from as well.

This could be the simplest answer being you already have a phone and an iPod Touch. On the touch itself, you can view PDFs in a number of programs, and if you get Documents to Go, the app (around $10 I think), you can create view and edit word and excel files. I don't know that there's an easy way to add comments to a PDF file however. Might be an app for that.

aylara September 21 2010, 05:04:17 UTC

Thank you! That MiFi thing looks pretty cool. :)

tomstitzer September 21 2010, 05:07:10 UTC

Yes, and from what I hear it works great. I'd have gone that way myself but I decided to go iPhone 4 all the way! Woohoo Apple!

aylara September 21 2010, 05:10:43 UTC

Damn. You are cooler than me, that is for sure.

Repeats to self, "I do not need another cool gadget... I do not need another cool gadget..."

tomstitzer September 21 2010, 03:04:17 UTC

Oh additionally, get a cheap earbud/mic set from buy.com and you can use Skype on the touch with the Myfi too. Oh and you can also do text messaging to phones within gmail as well. And do let me know what you eventually went with. I'm always interested in the tech people get. Seriously. True tech geek here.

aylara September 21 2010, 05:11:24 UTC

Well, first of all we have to stop going to Disneyland every weekend. Then I can analyze the monthly bill situation. I will let you know though. :D